Penn State vs West Virginia
October 31, 1970 at Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA
Penn State
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 61 | 349 | 4 | 345 | 5 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 13 | 93 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 7.2 | |
| Franco Harris | 13 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 4.8 | |
| Gary Deuel | 2 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 27.0 | |
| Joel Ramich | 5 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Glen Cole | 2 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15.0 | |
| Fran Ganter | 9 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2.7 | |
| John Hufnagel | 6 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 3.2 | |
| Mike Cooper | 4 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Mike Reitz | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Eric Bass | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Ken Andrews | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 40 | 112 | 85 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Ed Williams | 15 | 57 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Bob Gresham | 8 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 2.4 | |
| Andrew "Pete" Wood | 5 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 3.2 | |
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | |
| Bernie Galiffa | 2 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 | -5.0 | |
| Mike Sherwood | 8 | 2 | 67 | -65 | 0 | -8.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 16 | 0 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hufnagel | 5 | 10 | 0 | 69 | 1 | ||
| Mike Cooper | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 20 | 32 | 3 | 251 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Galiffa | 9 | 16 | 1 | 150 | 1 | ||
| Mike Sherwood | 11 | 16 | 2 | 101 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 15.4 |
| Greg Edmonds | 3 | 48 | 1 | 16.0 | |
| Scott Skarzynski | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26.0 | |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| Paul Gabel | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| Fran Ganter | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 20 | 251 | 1 | 0 | 12.6 |
| Chris Potts | 7 | 94 | 0 | 13.4 | |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 47 | 1 | 47.0 | |
| Nate Stephens | 2 | 39 | 0 | 19.5 | |
| Wayne Porter | 3 | 30 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Andrew "Pete" Wood | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 | |
| Robin Kaser | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | |
| Ed Williams | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| John Billetz | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 187 | 37.4 | 57 |
| Bob Parsons | 5 | 187 | 37.4 | 57 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 212 | 26.5 | 40 |
| Kim West | 7 | 212 | 30.3 | 40 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 53 | 3 | 27 | 18 |
| Mike Smith | 4 | 91 | 1 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Gary Hull | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| George Landis | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Steve Prue | 1 | 26 | |||||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 1 | 53 | 53 | ||||||
| Jack Ham | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Laslavic | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Jenkins | 1 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Ed Williams | 3 | 49 | |||||||
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| Frank Samsa | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| Andrew "Pete" Wood | 1 | 19 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 345 | 108 | 53 | 135 | 27 | 668 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 93 | 53 | 146 | |||
| Mike Smith | 91 | 9 | 100 | |||
| Franco Harris | 63 | 13 | 76 | |||
| Gary Deuel | 54 | 54 | ||||
| Greg Edmonds | 48 | 48 | ||||
| Fran Ganter | 24 | 8 | 32 | |||
| Glen Cole | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Joel Ramich | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Steve Prue | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Scott Skarzynski | 26 | 26 | ||||
| John Hufnagel | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Mike Cooper | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Jim Laslavic | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Paul Gabel | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Gary Hull | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Mike Reitz | 8 | 8 | ||||
| George Landis | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Eric Bass | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Ken Andrews | 3 | 3 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 102 | 251 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 458 |
| Ed Williams | 56 | 8 | 49 | 113 | ||
| Chris Potts | 94 | 94 | ||||
| Jim Braxton | 11 | 47 | 15 | 73 | ||
| Andrew "Pete" Wood | 16 | 17 | 19 | 52 | ||
| Nate Stephens | 39 | 39 | ||||
| Wayne Porter | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Bob Gresham | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Frank Samsa | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Robin Kaser | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Leon Jenkins | 10 | 10 | ||||
| John Billetz | 5 | 5 |
| Penn State | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 18 | 16 |
| Rushing | 13 | 5 |
| Passing | 5 | 9 |
| Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 345 | 27 |
| Rushing Attempts | 61 | 40 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 5 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 349 | 112 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 4 | 85 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 108 | 251 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-16-0 | 20-32-3 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.8 | 7.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.4 | 12.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 453 | 278 |
| Total Offense Plays | 77 | 72 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.9 | 3.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 10-90 | 2-30 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-187 | 8-212 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.4 | 26.5 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-123-0 | 1-10-0 |
| Average Per Return | 20.5 | 10.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-53-0 | 7-99-0 |
| Average Per Return | 53.0 | 14.1 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 3-27-0 | 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 | - | - |
Penn State
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jack Ham | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Heller | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Gary Gray | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Steve Prue | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Smith | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Jim Laslavic | 1 | 18 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 82 | John Hale | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 50 | Dale Farley | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 72 | Cliff Harris | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 73 | Charlie Fisher | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:36 | PSU - Fran Ganter 1 yd rush TD (Kick by John Hull Good), 3-6 | 0-7 |
| 1 | 9:27 | PSU - John Hufnagel 8 yd rush TD (Kick by John Hull Good), 1-8 | 0-14 |
| 2 | 13:23 | PSU - Gary Deuel 51 yd rush TD (Kick by John Hull Good), 4-69 | 0-21 |
| 2 | 3:16 | PSU - Greg Edmonds 42 yd TD pass from John Hufnagel (Kick by John Hull Good), 2-46 | 0-28 |
| 3 | 11:54 | PSU - Franco Harris 4 yd rush TD (Kick by John Hull Good), 8-45 | 0-35 |
| 4 | 8:14 | PSU - Mike Cooper 1 yd rush TD ( by John Hull ), 17-89 | 0-42 |
| 4 | 1:27 | PSU - Jim Braxton 47 yd TD pass from Bernie Galiffa (Pass by Robin Kaser Good), 6-85 | 8-42 |
Attendance: 48,932
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Penn State | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Officials: Daniel Martino (Back Judge), Louis Koerber (Field Judge), J. Vincent Presto (Head Linesman), Paul Bertha (Referee), Lawrence Ellis (Umpire)
Temperature: 52 • Wind: SE 12-15mph • Weather: Overcast
Penn State
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Jim McCord |
| LT | Vic Surma |
| LG | Bob Holuba |
| C | Warren Koegel |
| RG | Bob Knechtel |
| RT | Dave Joyner |
| SE | Greg Edmonds |
| QB | John Hufnagel |
| TB | Lydell Mitchell |
| FB | Franco Harris |
| WB | Gary Deuel |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LT | John Houghton |
| LG | B.C. Williams |
| C | Dick Roberts |
| RG | Tim Horvath |
| RT | Terry Voithofer |
| SE | Wayne Porter |
| SE | Chris Potts |
| QB | Mike Sherwood |
| FB | Ed Williams |
| RH | Jim Braxton |
| LH | Bob Gresham |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| LCB | George Landis |
| RCB | Mike Smith |
| ILB | Jack Ham |
| ILB | Gary Gray |
| S | Terry Stump |
| OLB | Gary Hull |
| OLB | John Skorupan |
| LDT | Frank Ahrenhold |
| RDT | Jim Heller |
| RDE | Steve Prue |
| LDE | Bruce Bannon |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| LCB | Leon Jenkins |
| RCB | Mike Slater |
| LLB | David Benn |
| FS | Rick Weiskircher |
| MLB | Danny Smith |
| RLB | Dan Hannahs |
| SS | David Morris |
| RDT | Danny Wilfong |
| RDE | Russ Sweickert |
| LDT | Charlie Fisher |
| LDE | Bob Sims |
Doug McArthur, Bill Ericsson, Mark Koiwai, Glen Cole, John Hull, Craig Lyle, Jim Laslavic, Paul Gabel, Scott Skarzynski, Ken Andrews, Mike Reitz, Jerry Bulvin, Eric Bass, Fran Ganter, Mike Cooper, Joel Ramich, Doug Allen, Gary Carter, Gregg Ducatte, Charlie Mesko, Bob Parsons, Doug Rothgaber, Charlie Wilson, Kevin Ward, John Lewchenko, Marshall Wagner, Gary Klosser, George San Fillipo, John Susko, John Williams, Bob Swartz, Darrell Rutter, Bob Spirnak, Carl Cayette, Mike Botts, Charlie Adams, Wayne Munson, Jack Aumiller, John Booth, Barry Johnson, Larry Ludwig, Steve Davis, Carl Schaukowitch, Tom Shoemaker, Bob Rickenbach, Mike Spires, Jim Trent, Ron Pavlechko
10-Doug Charley, 12-Bernie Galiffa, 15-Kim West, 23-Tom Geishauser, 25-John Billetz, 26-Jack Hines, 27-Algie LaBrasca, 31-Robin Kaser, 36-Ralph "Tom" Williams, 40-Andrew "Pete" Wood, 41-Steve Fleming, 50-Dale Farley, 53-Terry King, 57-Gerald Schultze, 60-Bill Samuelson, 65-Bob Zitelli, 71-Fred McMillan, 72-Cliff Harris, 79-John Flinchum, 82-John Hale, 83-Frank Samsa, 84-Art Holdt, 86-Ken Osleger, 87-Scott Hindsley, 88-Nate Stephens