#20 Pitt vs West Virginia
November 8, 1975 1:25pm at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Pitt
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 43 | 197 | 9 | 188 | 0 | 22 | 4.4 |
| Tony Dorsett | 22 | 112 | 5 | 107 | 0 | 22 | 4.9 |
| Elliott Walker | 12 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 3.8 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 9 | 40 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 20 | 4.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 63 | 272 | 22 | 250 | 2 | 23 | 4.0 |
| Artie Owens | 17 | 106 | 5 | 101 | 1 | 23 | 5.9 |
| Ron Lee | 17 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 12 | 3.8 |
| Dwyane Woods | 7 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 5.3 |
| Danny Williams | 10 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 3.1 |
| Heywood Smith | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 3.5 |
| Jeff Fette | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Paul Jordan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Dan Kendra | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 0 | 9 | -1.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 14 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 8 | 14 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 28 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 17 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dan Kendra | 7 | 12 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 26 | |
| Danny Williams | 2 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 26 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 93 | 2 | 28 | 11.6 |
| Jim Corbett | 3 | 37 | 0 | 26 | 12.3 |
| Gordon Jones | 2 | 32 | 1 | 28 | 16.0 |
| Rodney Clark | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 5.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 135 | 0 | 26 | 15.0 |
| Randy Swinson | 3 | 54 | 0 | 26 | 18.0 |
| Tommy Bowden | 3 | 51 | 0 | 19 | 17.0 |
| John "Bubba" Coker | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| Artie Owens | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 255 | 36.4 | 40 |
| Larry Swider | 7 | 255 | 36.4 | 40 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 44 |
| Jeff Fette | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 44 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Jones | 5 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 22 | |||
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 69 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Mark Burke | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Woods | 2 | 51 | 33 | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 1 | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Steve Dunlap | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 188 | 93 | 59 | 37 | 0 | 377 |
| Tony Dorsett | 107 | 10 | 25 | 142 | ||
| Gordon Jones | 32 | 34 | 37 | 103 | ||
| Elliott Walker | 45 | 45 | ||||
| Jim Corbett | 37 | 37 | ||||
| Matt Cavanaugh | 36 | 36 | ||||
| Rodney Clark | 14 | 14 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 258 | 135 | 69 | 5 | 4 | 471 |
| Artie Owens | 101 | 4 | 18 | 123 | ||
| Dwyane Woods | 37 | 51 | 88 | |||
| Ron Lee | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Randy Swinson | 54 | 54 | ||||
| Tommy Bowden | 51 | 51 | ||||
| Danny Williams | 31 | 31 | ||||
| John "Bubba" Coker | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Heywood Smith | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Jeff Fette | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Mark Burke | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Steve Dunlap | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Paul Jordan | 3 | 3 |
| West Virginia | Pitt | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 20 | 11 |
| Rushing | 13 | 7 |
| Passing | 7 | 3 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 250 | 188 |
| Rushing Attempts | 63 | 43 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 272 | 197 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 22 | 9 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 135 | 93 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 9-17-0 | 8-14-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 7.9 | 6.6 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.0 | 11.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 385 | 281 |
| Total Offense Plays | 80 | 57 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-2 | 2-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-47 | 4-44 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-264 | 7-255 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.7 | 36.4 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-5-0 | 5-37-0 |
| Average Per Return | 1.3 | 7.4 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-69-0 | 3-59-0 |
| Average Per Return | 23.0 | 19.7 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-4-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | ||
| Possession Time | 35:09 | 24:51 |
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | - | - |
| # | 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 | |||
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West Virginia
| # | 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | Mark Burke | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 55 | Steve Dunlap | 1 | 4 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4:12 | WVU - Ron Lee 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Bill McKenzie Good) | 0-7 |
| 4 | 14:24 | Pitt - Gordon Jones 28 yd TD pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Kick by Carson Long Good) | 7-7 |
| 4 | 12:22 | WVU - Artie Owens 23 yd rush TD (Kick by Bill McKenzie Good) | 7-14 |
| 4 | 7:55 | Pitt - Tony Dorsett 9 yd TD pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Kick by Carson Long Good) | 14-14 |
| 4 | 0:00 | WVU - Bill McKenzie 38 yd FG | 14-17 |
Attendance: 35,298
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
Start Time: 1:25pm
Temperature: 63 • Wind: 12 mph • Weather: skies overcast, threat of rain
Bill McKenzie wins game on last second, 38 yard field goal
| Team | Quarter | Start Spot | Start Time | Obtained | End Spot | End Time | Result | Plays | Yards | Possession |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt | 3 | own 45 | 0:26 | PUNT | opp 0 | 14:24 | TD | 4 | 55 | 1:02 |
| Pitt | 1 | own 17 | 2:35 | PUNT | own 45 | 14:11 | Punt | 8 | 28 | 3:24 |
| Pitt | 1 | own 18 | 15:00 | KO | own 23 | 13:09 | Punt | 3 | 5 | 1:51 |
| WVU | 4 | own 27 | 14:24 | KO | opp 0 | 12:22 | TD | 6 | 73 | 2:02 |
| WVU | 1 | own 40 | 13:09 | PUNT | own 39 | 11:45 | Punt | 3 | -1 | 1:24 |
| WVU | 2 | own 15 | 14:11 | PUNT | opp 49 | 11:00 | Punt | 7 | 36 | 3:11 |
| Pitt | 1 | own 30 | 11:45 | PUNT | own 39 | 10:00 | Punt | 3 | 9 | 1:45 |
| Pitt | 2 | own 7 | 11:00 | PUNT | own 16 | 9:27 | Punt | 3 | 9 | 1:33 |
| WVU | 3 | own 33 | 15:00 | KO | opp 6 | 9:22 | FUM | 11 | 61 | 5:38 |
| Pitt | 3 | own 5 | 9:22 | FUM | own 16 | 8:36 | FUM | 3 | 9 | 0:46 |
| WVU | 2 | opp 49 | 9:27 | PUNT | own 46 | 7:59 | DOWNS | 4 | -5 | 1:28 |
| Pitt | 4 | own 30 | 12:22 | KO | opp 0 | 7:55 | TD | 11 | 70 | 4:27 |
| WVU | 1 | own 35 | 10:00 | PUNT | opp 42 | 6:50 | Punt | 7 | 23 | 3:10 |
| WVU | 4 | own 21 | 7:55 | KO | own 24 | 6:20 | Punt | 3 | 3 | 1:35 |
| Pitt | 1 | own 25 | 6:50 | PUNT | own 28 | 5:02 | Punt | 3 | 3 | 1:48 |
| Pitt | 4 | own 47 | 6:20 | PUNT | opp 36 | 4:13 | INT | 6 | 17 | 2:13 |
| WVU | 3 | opp 16 | 8:36 | FUM | opp 0 | 4:12 | TD | 8 | 16 | 4:24 |
| Pitt | 3 | own 30 | 4:12 | KO | own 36 | 2:41 | Punt | 3 | 6 | 1:31 |
| WVU | 1 | own 28 | 5:02 | PUNT | own 47 | 2:35 | Punt | 6 | 19 | 2:27 |
| WVU | 2 | own 20 | 4:48 | FG | opp 39 | 1:23 | Punt | 9 | 41 | 3:25 |
| Pitt | 2 | own 20 | 1:23 | PUNT | own 46 | 1:13 | FUM | 1 | 26 | 0:10 |
| WVU | 4 | own 35 | 4:13 | INT | opp 17 | 0:57 | FUM | 8 | 48 | 3:16 |
| WVU | 2 | opp 46 | 1:13 | FUM | opp 40 | 0:32 | Punt | 3 | 6 | 0:41 |
| WVU | 3 | own 24 | 2:41 | PUNT | own 22 | 0:26 | Punt | 3 | -2 | 2:15 |
| Pitt | 4 | own 13 | 0:57 | FUM | own 12 | 0:10 | Punt | 3 | -1 | 0:47 |
| Pitt | 2 | own 40 | 0:32 | PUNT | own 46 | 0:03 | INT | 3 | 6 | 0:29 |
| WVU | 2 | own 39 | 0:03 | INT | own 41 | 0:00 | HALF | 1 | 3 | 0:03 |
| WVU | 4 | opp 48 | 0:10 | PUNT | opp 22 | 0:00 | FG | 2 | 26 | 0:10 |
Pitt
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Jim Corbett |
| LT | John Hanhauser |
| LG | Matt Carroll |
| C | John Pelusi |
| RG | Tom Brzoza |
| RT | Joseph Stone |
| FL | Rodney Clark |
| SE | Gordon Jones |
| QB | Matt Cavanaugh |
| TB | Tony Dorsett |
| FB | Elliott Walker |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Randy Swinson |
| LT | Wayne Gatewood |
| LG | Bob Kaminski |
| C | Al Gluchoski |
| RG | Steve Earley |
| RT | David Van Halanger |
| FL | Steve Lewis |
| SE | Scott MacDonald |
| QB | Dan Kendra |
| TB | Artie Owens |
| FB | Heywood Smith |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| LCB | Jim Farley |
| RCB | Leroy Felder |
| ROV | Jeff Delaney |
| S | Dennis Moorhead |
| LLB | Arnie Weatherington |
| RLB | Jim Cramer |
| LDE | Randy Cozens |
| RDE | Ed Wilamowski |
| MG | Al Romano |
| RDT | Randy Holloway |
| LDT | Donald Parrish |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| LCB | Chuck Braswell |
| RCB | Johnny Schell |
| SS | Tom Pridemore |
| LLB | Steve Dunlap |
| RLB | Ray Marshall |
| FS | Mark Burke |
| LDT | Chuck Smith |
| MG | Ken Culbertson |
| RDT | Rick Lukowski |
| LDE | Andy Peters |
| RDE | Gary Lombard |
Larry Swider, Mike Shaffer, Mike Balzer, Bob Jury, Randy Reutershan, Gary Silvestri, Willie Taylor, Dave Treiber, Dave Logan, Karl Farmer, Kurt Kovach, Tom Perko, Larry Felton, Cecil Johnson, Carson Long, Curtis Smith, George Link, Charles Bonasorte, Bob Hutton, Tom Sindewald
Brian Gates, 1-Ben Williams, Jr, 9-Tom Loadman, 10-Jeff Fette, 12-Tommy Bowden, 16-Danny Williams, 20-Leon Carter, 30-Bill McKenzie, 32-Dave Riley, 35-Paul Lumley, 40-Ron Lee, 43-Greg Anderson, 44-Dwyane Woods, 47-Paul Jordan, 51-Fran Gleason, 53-Greg Dorn, 60-Jeff Macerelli, 62-Dave Wilcher, 66-Rick Pennypacker, 70-Clay Singletary, 73-Tom Antion, 77-Rick Shaffer, 82-Robin Meeley, 86-Harry "Buzzy" Thornton, 89-John "Bubba" Coker, 90-Ken Braswell