#11 Penn State vs #18 West Virginia
October 28, 1972 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Penn State
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 64 | 293 | 34 | 259 | 1 | 30 | 4.0 |
| John Cappelletti | 34 | 154 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 15 | 4.5 |
| John Hufnagel | 13 | 79 | 32 | 47 | 0 | 30 | 3.6 |
| Bob Nagle | 9 | 32 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 3.3 |
| Walt Addie | 7 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 |
| Brian Masella | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 29 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Brian Chiles | 12 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 3.0 |
| Kerry Marbury | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0.7 |
| Bernie Galiffa | 7 | 0 | 44 | -44 | 0 | 0 | -6.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 15 | 0 | 158 | 2 | 67 | 0 |
| John Hufnagel | 7 | 15 | 0 | 158 | 2 | 67 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 21 | 37 | 2 | 341 | 1 | 62 | 0 |
| Bernie Galiffa | 21 | 37 | 2 | 341 | 1 | 62 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 158 | 2 | 67 | 22.6 |
| Kenn Andrews | 1 | 67 | 1 | 67 | 67.0 |
| Dan Natale | 3 | 45 | 1 | 21 | 15.0 |
| Bob Rickenbach | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| Chuck Herd | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 21 | 341 | 1 | 62 | 16.2 |
| Danny Buggs | 7 | 126 | 1 | 23 | 18.0 |
| Marshall Mills | 3 | 92 | 0 | 62 | 30.7 |
| Nate Stephens | 6 | 87 | 0 | 21 | 14.5 |
| Bernie Kirchner | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| Kerry Marbury | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 5.5 |
| Brian Chiles | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 55 |
| Brian Masella | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 55 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 264 | 33.0 | 50 |
| Bob Sims | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 50 |
| Steve Soroka | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 53 | 43 | 4 | 141 | 68 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| Gary Hayman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 27 | |||
| Buddy Ellis | 1 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| John Skorupan | 1 | 43 | 43 | ||||||
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 68 | 68 | ||||||
| Gregg Ducatte | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Randy Crowder | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 174 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Buggs | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Kerry Marbury | 3 | 138 | 100 | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 2 | 31 | 21 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 259 | 158 | 141 | 53 | 10 | 621 |
| John Cappelletti | 154 | 12 | 68 | 234 | ||
| Gary Hayman | 73 | 0 | 73 | |||
| Kenn Andrews | 67 | 67 | ||||
| John Hufnagel | 47 | 47 | ||||
| Dan Natale | 45 | 45 | ||||
| John Skorupan | 43 | 43 | ||||
| Bob Nagle | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Bob Rickenbach | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Walt Addie | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Chuck Herd | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Buddy Ellis | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Randy Crowder | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Brian Masella | 7 | 7 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 43 | 341 | 174 | 5 | 0 | 563 |
| Kerry Marbury | 7 | 11 | 138 | 156 | ||
| Danny Buggs | 126 | 5 | 5 | 136 | ||
| Marshall Mills | 92 | 92 | ||||
| Nate Stephens | 87 | 87 | ||||
| Brian Chiles | 36 | 8 | 44 | |||
| Artie Owens | 31 | 31 | ||||
| Bernie Kirchner | 17 | 17 |
| West Virginia | Penn State | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 18 | 22 |
| Rushing | 2 | 16 |
| Passing | 15 | 6 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | -1 | 259 |
| Rushing Attempts | 29 | 64 |
| Average Per Rush | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 48 | 293 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 49 | 34 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 341 | 158 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 21-37-2 | 7-15-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 9.2 | 10.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 16.2 | 22.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 340 | 317 |
| Total Offense Plays | 66 | 79 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.2 | 4.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 3-3 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-65 | 6-43 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-264 | 6-237 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 33.0 | 39.5 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-5-0 | 4-101-0 |
| Average Per Return | 5.0 | 25.3 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-174-1 | 3-73-0 |
| Average Per Return | 29.0 | 24.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 2-10-0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gregg Ducatte | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Randy Crowder | 1 | 10 |
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| No results found. | |||||||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14:47 | WVU - Kerry Marbury 100 yd kickoff return TD (Kick by Frank Nester Fail) | 0-6 |
| 1 | 9:10 | PSU - Dan Natale 7 yd TD pass from John Hufnagel (Kick by Alberto Vitiello Good) | 7-6 |
| 1 | 6:40 | PSU - Alberto Vitiello 32 yd FG | 10-6 |
| 2 | 10:17 | PSU - Kenn Andrews 67 yd TD pass from John Hufnagel | 16-6 |
| 2 | 1:51 | PSU - Safety | 18-6 |
| 2 | 1:31 | PSU - Bob Nagle 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Alberto Vitiello Good) | 25-6 |
| 2 | 0:31 | WVU - Danny Buggs 18 yd TD pass from Bernie Galiffa | 25-12 |
| 3 | 5:02 | WVU - Brian Chiles 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Frank Nester Good) | 25-19 |
| 4 | 3:35 | PSU - Alberto Vitiello 25 yd FG | 28-19 |
Attendance: 37,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
Officials: Stephen Juenger (Back Judge), Emil Narick (Field Judge), Paul Girolamo (Head Linesman), Paul Bertha (Referee), Dean Kearsh (Umpire)
Temperature: 62 • Wind: SW 5mph • Weather: Overcast skies
Penn State
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Bob Rickenbach |
| LT | Paul Gabel |
| LG | Mark Markovich |
| C | Jack Baiorunos |
| RE | Dan Natale |
| RG | Carl Schaukowitch |
| RT | Charlie Getty |
| FL | Jim Scott |
| QB | John Hufnagel |
| HB | John Cappelletti |
| FB | Bob Nagle |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Nate Stephens |
| LT | Dan Larcamp |
| LG | Walt Bragg |
| C | Gerald Schultze |
| RG | Doug Stevens |
| RT | Bill Samuelson |
| SE | Marshall Mills |
| FL | Danny Buggs |
| QB | Bernie Galiffa |
| TB | Kerry Marbury |
| FB | Brian Chiles |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| LCB | Buddy Ellis |
| RCB | Jack Koniszewski |
| ILB | Ed O'Neil |
| ILB | Jim Laslavic |
| OLB | Larry Ludwig |
| S | Gregg Ducatte |
| OLB | John Skorupan |
| RDT | Jim Heller |
| LDT | Randy Crowder |
| RDE | Bruce Bannon |
| LDE | Dave Graf |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| LCB | Rick Weiskircher |
| RCB | Tom Geishauser |
| SS | David Morris |
| FS | Doug Charley |
| RLB | Bruce Huffman |
| LLB | Tom Zakowski |
| MLB | Billy Joe Mantooth |
| LDT | Dennis Reid |
| RDT | Jeff Merrow |
| LDE | Bob Sims |
| RDE | Frank Samsa |
Doug Allen, Alberto Vitiello, Brian Masella, Chris Devlin, Walt Addie, Gary Hayman, Mike Orsini, Phil LaPorta, Chuck Herd, Kenn Andrews, Tom Williams, John Reihner, Frank Williams, Craig Lyle, Steve Stilley, John Nessel, Jim Bradley, Gary Debes, Buddy Tesner
11-Mike Michael, 15-Ade Dillon, 21-Charlie Miller, 22-John Everly, 24-Artie Owens, 25-John Billetz, 27-Dick Hart, 31-Eddie Russell, 33-Mike Nelson, 34-Frank Nester, 35-Marcus Mauney, 41-Steve Soroka, 51-John Withers, 52-Sam Nastase, 54-Fred McMillan, 62-Dan Resenic, 66-Rick Stump, 70-Adam Gluchoski, 75-Ron Brown, 82-David Jagdmann, 85-Russ Sweickert, 86-Bernie Kirchner, 87-John Adams, 91-John Spraggins