Pitt vs West Virginia
October 17, 1970 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 81 | 288 | 29 | 259 | 4 | 20 | 3.2 |
| Dennis Ferris | 39 | 149 | 5 | 144 | 2 | 11 | 3.7 |
| David Garnett | 14 | 81 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 20 | 5.8 |
| Anthony Esposito | 16 | 44 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 2.6 |
| Philip Sgrignoli | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4.5 |
| John Moss | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Thomas Hasbach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| David Havern | 8 | 2 | 22 | -20 | 0 | 2 | -2.5 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 37 | 277 | 3 | 274 | 4 | 52 | 7.4 |
| Bob Gresham | 15 | 150 | 1 | 149 | 1 | 52 | 9.9 |
| Ed Williams | 20 | 120 | 2 | 118 | 3 | 27 | 5.9 |
| Ralph "Tom" Williams | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 16 | 0 | 138 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| David Havern | 11 | 16 | 0 | 138 | 1 | 21 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 17 | 0 | 139 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Mike Sherwood | 9 | 16 | 0 | 139 | 1 | 33 | |
| Jim Braxton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 138 | 1 | 21 | 12.5 |
| William Pilconis | 5 | 61 | 1 | 16 | 12.2 |
| Anthony Esposito | 3 | 44 | 0 | 16 | 14.7 |
| Doug Gindin | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| Dennis Ferris | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 6.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 139 | 1 | 33 | 15.4 |
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 44 | 1 | 33 | 22.0 |
| Ed Williams | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| Chris Potts | 3 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 10.3 |
| Wayne Porter | 2 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 9.0 |
| Nate Stephens | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 40 |
| Joseph Spicko | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 40 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 36 |
| Kim West | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 36 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Salter | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| David Garnett | 3 | 67 | |||||||
| James Parros | 3 | 97 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Jenkins | 2 | 19 | |||||||
| Jim Braxton | 4 | 84 | |||||||
| Bob Gresham | 1 | 24 | |||||||
| Ed Williams | 1 | 15 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 279 | 138 | 164 | 3 | 0 | 584 |
| Dennis Ferris | 144 | 12 | 156 | |||
| David Garnett | 81 | 67 | 148 | |||
| James Parros | 97 | 97 | ||||
| Anthony Esposito | 42 | 44 | 86 | |||
| William Pilconis | 61 | 61 | ||||
| Doug Gindin | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Philip Sgrignoli | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Bryant Salter | 3 | 3 | ||||
| John Moss | 3 | 3 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 274 | 139 | 123 | 19 | 0 | 555 |
| Bob Gresham | 149 | 24 | 173 | |||
| Ed Williams | 118 | 33 | 15 | 166 | ||
| Jim Braxton | 44 | 84 | 128 | |||
| Chris Potts | 31 | 31 | ||||
| Leon Jenkins | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Wayne Porter | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Nate Stephens | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Ralph "Tom" Williams | 7 | 7 |
| Pitt | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 28 | 18 |
| Rushing | 20 | 10 |
| Passing | 7 | 7 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 259 | 274 |
| Rushing Attempts | 81 | 37 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.2 | 7.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 4 | 4 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 288 | 277 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 29 | 3 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 138 | 139 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 11-16-0 | 9-17-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Average Per Completion | 12.5 | 15.4 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 397 | 413 |
| Total Offense Plays | 97 | 54 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.1 | 7.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-22 | 4-40 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-112 | 4-129 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.3 | 32.3 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-3-0 | 2-19-0 |
| Average Per Return | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-164-0 | 6-123-0 |
| Average Per Return | 27.3 | 20.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | ||
| Possession Time | ||
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | - | - |
Pitt
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 41 | 43 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Andy Mollura | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Lloyd Weston | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| George Feher | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Charles Hall | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| John Stevens | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Reginald Frye | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Ralph Cindrich | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Robert Baierl | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| William Ramos | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Ken Shumaker | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Dave McGrath | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Bryant Salter | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Ernest Webster | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Howard Broadhead | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| John Lewis | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| David Oldshue | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Fred Tolhurst | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Joel Klimek | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Richard Lozier | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| TEAM | 4 | 0 | 4 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 58 | 69 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 75 | Danny Wilfong | 9 | 12 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 18 | David Morris | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 53 | Terry King | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 73 | Charlie Fisher | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 82 | John Hale | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 21 | Leon Jenkins | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Doug Charley | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 89 | Bob Sims | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 55 | Danny Smith | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 52 | David Benn | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 24 | Mike Slater | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 50 | Dale Farley | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 | Tom Geishauser | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 26 | Jack Hines | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| TEAM | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Ed Williams 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Bill Samuelson Good) | 7-0 | |
| 1 | WVU - Ed Williams 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Bill Samuelson Good) | 14-0 | |
| 2 | WVU - Ed Williams 8 yd rush TD (Kick by Bill Samuelson Good) | 21-0 | |
| 2 | Pitt - Dennis Ferris 1 yd rush TD (Rush by David Havern Good) | 21-8 | |
| 2 | WVU - Bob Gresham 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Bill Samuelson Good) | 28-8 | |
| 2 | WVU - Jim Braxton 33 yd TD pass from Mike Sherwood (Kick by Bill Samuelson Good) | 35-8 | |
| 3 | Pitt - Dennis Ferris 2 yd rush TD (Pass by Joel Klimek ) | 35-16 | |
| 3 | Pitt - David Garnett 5 yd rush TD (Pass by Joel Klimek Good) | 35-24 | |
| 4 | Pitt - Anthony Esposito 1 yd rush TD | 35-30 | |
| 4 | Pitt - William Pilconis 5 yd TD pass from David Havern | 35-36 |
Attendance: 44,479
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Pitt | 0 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 36 |
Officials: S.M. Juenger (Back Judge), W.W. Sibson (Field Judge), Clifford Fair (Head Linesman), R.W. Van Lengen (Referee), James Flowers (Umpire)
Temperature: 44 • Wind: NW 12mph • Weather: Partly cloudy, cold
Pitt
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Joel Klimek |
| LT | Bruce Harkiewicz |
| LG | Dan Lynn |
| C | Robert Kuziel |
| RG | John Simpson |
| RT | Ernest Webster |
| SE | Steve Moyer |
| FL | James Parros |
| QB | David Havern |
| HB | Dennis Ferris |
| FB | Anthony Esposito |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Jim Braxton |
| LT | John Houghton |
| LG | Bob Zitelli |
| C | Dick Roberts |
| RG | Tim Horvath |
| RT | Terry Voithofer |
| SE | Chris Potts |
| SE | Wayne Porter |
| QB | Mike Sherwood |
| HB | Bob Gresham |
| FB | Ed Williams |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| LCB | Charles Hall |
| RCB | Bryant Salter |
| S | Andy Mollura |
| MLB | Ralph Cindrich |
| LLB | Dave McGrath |
| RLB | Robert Baierl |
| S | John Lewis |
| LDT | Lloyd Weston |
| RDT | John Stevens |
| RDE | Fred Tolhurst |
| LDE | David Oldshue |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| LCB | Leon Jenkins |
| RCB | Mike Slater |
| MLB | Terry King |
| FS | Doug Charley |
| RLB | Bill Samuelson |
| LLB | David Benn |
| SS | David Morris |
| RDE | John Hale |
| RDT | Danny Wilfong |
| LDT | Charlie Fisher |
| LDE | Bob Sims |
William Beinecke, Thomas Hasbach, Doug Gindin, Gary Patterson, John Moss, Reginald Frye, George Feher, Ken Shumaker, William Ramos, Joseph Baranick, David Garnett, William Pilconis, Thomas Porreca, Philip Sgrignoli, Joseph Spicko, Henry Alford, Howard Broadhead, Tim Hornish, Richard Lozier, Art Venzin, Louis Julian
11-Dick Ward, 15-Kim West, 20-Rick Weiskircher, 23-Tom Geishauser, 25-John Billetz, 26-Jack Hines, 27-Algie LaBrasca, 36-Ralph "Tom" Williams, 50-Dale Farley, 55-Danny Smith, 61-B.C. Williams, 62-Mike McVay, 70-Adam Gluchoski, 71-Fred McMillan, 79-John Flinchum, 80-Ron Goodwin, 83-Russ Sweickert, 83-Frank Samsa, 86-Ken Osleger, 87-Scott Hindsley, 88-Nate Stephens