Penn State vs West Virginia
October 23, 1976 1:30pm at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Penn State
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 59 | 175 | 31 | 144 | 2 | 11 | 2.4 |
| Matt Suhey | 14 | 43 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 2.8 |
| Mike Guman | 12 | 35 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 2.5 |
| Bob Torrey | 6 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 4.8 |
| Anthony Alguero | 7 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2.4 |
| Steve Geise | 6 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2.7 |
| Larry Suhey | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2.7 |
| Rich Milot | 4 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1.8 |
| Scott Fitzkee | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Chuck Fusina | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Doug Hostetler | 2 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 | 2 | -5.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 38 | 117 | 42 | 75 | 0 | 15 | 2.0 |
| Lee Dowell | 8 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 3.1 |
| Dwyane Woods | 7 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 3.6 |
| Walter Easley | 8 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 3.0 |
| Paul Lumley | 4 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Dave Riley | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Rich Duggan | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1.0 |
| Cedric Thomas | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Dan Kendra | 4 | 0 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -4 | -6.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 16 | 27 | 2 | 266 | 2 | 39 | 0 |
| Chuck Fusina | 15 | 24 | 1 | 261 | 2 | 39 | |
| Doug Hostetler | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 31 | 2 | 112 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Dan Kendra | 7 | 17 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 25 | |
| Rich Duggan | 5 | 14 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 15 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 16 | 266 | 2 | 39 | 16.6 |
| Mickey Shuler | 3 | 63 | 1 | 39 | 21.0 |
| Jim Cefalo | 2 | 50 | 0 | 39 | 25.0 |
| Tom Donovan | 2 | 43 | 0 | 27 | 21.5 |
| Mike Guman | 2 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 16.5 |
| Scott Fitzkee | 2 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 13.5 |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| Bob Torrey | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Anthony Alguero | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Steve Geise | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Rich Milot | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 112 | 0 | 25 | 9.3 |
| Cedric Thomas | 3 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 11.3 |
| Ben McDay | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| Paul Lumley | 5 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 4.6 |
| Steve Lewis | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| Walter Easley | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 180 | 36.0 | 50 |
| Scott Fitzkee | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 50 |
| Dan Leri | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 39 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 319 | 35.4 | 47 |
| Jeff Fette | 9 | 319 | 35.4 | 47 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 77 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 46 | 42 |
| Rich Mauti | 4 | 62 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 13 | |||
| Neil Hutton | 2 | 15 | 9 | ||||||
| Doug Hostetler | 1 | 42 | 42 | ||||||
| Matt Millen | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 132 | 30 | 2 | 30 | 29 |
| Kevin Berkey | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Lee Dowell | 2 | 59 | 30 | ||||||
| Cedric Thomas | 2 | 31 | 28 | ||||||
| Dwyane Woods | 2 | 42 | 25 | ||||||
| Leon Carter | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Billy McLee | 1 | 29 | 29 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 144 | 266 | 13 | 77 | 46 | 546 |
| Rich Mauti | 21 | 13 | 62 | 96 | ||
| Mike Guman | 30 | 33 | 63 | |||
| Mickey Shuler | 63 | 63 | ||||
| Jim Cefalo | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Tom Donovan | 43 | 43 | ||||
| Matt Suhey | 39 | 39 | ||||
| Bob Torrey | 29 | 9 | 38 | |||
| Scott Fitzkee | 7 | 27 | 34 | |||
| Doug Hostetler | -10 | 42 | 32 | |||
| Anthony Alguero | 17 | 8 | 25 | |||
| Steve Geise | 16 | 7 | 23 | |||
| Neil Hutton | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Rich Milot | 7 | 5 | 12 | |||
| Larry Suhey | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Matt Millen | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Chuck Fusina | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 100 | 112 | 132 | 3 | 30 | 377 |
| Lee Dowell | 25 | 59 | 84 | |||
| Cedric Thomas | 3 | 34 | 31 | 68 | ||
| Dwyane Woods | 25 | 42 | 67 | |||
| Paul Lumley | 13 | 23 | 36 | |||
| Walter Easley | 24 | 8 | 32 | |||
| Billy McLee | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Ben McDay | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Steve Lewis | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Dave Riley | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Rich Duggan | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Kevin Berkey | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Leon Carter | 1 | 1 |
| West Virginia | Penn State | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 12 | 22 |
| Rushing | 5 | 10 |
| Passing | 6 | 11 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 75 | 144 |
| Rushing Attempts | 38 | 59 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 117 | 175 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 42 | 31 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 112 | 266 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 12-31-2 | 16-27-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 3.6 | 9.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 9.3 | 16.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 187 | 410 |
| Total Offense Plays | 69 | 86 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.7 | 4.8 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-40 | 9-100 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 9-319 | 5-180 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 35.4 | 36.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-3-0 | 6-77-0 |
| Average Per Return | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-132-0 | 1-13-0 |
| Average Per Return | 22.0 | 13.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-30-0 | 2-46-0 |
| 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 | 53 | 26 | 79 | 5.0 | 27 | 6.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bruce Clark | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | ||||||||
| Kurt Allerman | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Tony Petruccio | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Matt Millen | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Bernard Robinson | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Bill Crummy | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Zumbach | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Joe Diminick | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Chuck Benjamin | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Gary Petercuskie | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Ron Crosby | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Lance Mehl | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Joe Diange | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Ron Hostetler | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.0 | 7 | ||||||||
| Tom DePaso | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Paul Matasavage | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Steve Wanamaker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Randy Sidler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Scott Hettinger | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Andy Onkotz | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Hart | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Joe Lally | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Rick Donaldson | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Neil Hutton | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Matt Bahr | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Doug Hostetler | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 42 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 84 | 63 | 147 | 0 | 8.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Jeff Macerelli | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1.0 | 3 | |||||||||
| Kevin Berkey | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| 65 | Joe Jelich | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1.0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 50 | Ken Culbertson | 8 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Johnny Schell | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Harold Woods | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 86 | Harry "Buzzy" Thornton | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2.0 | 14 | |||||||||
| 51 | Fran Gleason | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 90 | Ken Braswell | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Leon Carter | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Billy McLee | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||
| 78 | Chuck Smith | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 80 | Rock Lindsay | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Tom Pridemore | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 91 | Norm Patterson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 56 | Doc Holliday | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 70 | Clay Singletary | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 47 | Paul Jordan | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 63 | Bob Ochs | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Dan Kendra | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Lester Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 75 | Steve Earley | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 17 | John LaSavage | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:26 | PSU - Steve Geise 7 yd TD pass from Chuck Fusina (Kick by Matt Bahr Good) | 7-0 |
| 1 | 7:34 | PSU - Matt Bahr 30 yd FG | 10-0 |
| 1 | 3:39 | PSU - Matt Bahr 40 yd FG | 13-0 |
| 1 | 0:28 | PSU - Mickey Shuler 16 yd TD pass from Chuck Fusina (Pass by Chuck Fusina Fail) | 19-0 |
| 2 | 0:12 | PSU - Chuck Fusina 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Matt Bahr Good) | 26-0 |
| 3 | 0:55 | PSU - Matt Suhey 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Matt Bahr Good) | 33-0 |
Attendance: 37,672
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 33 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Start Time: 1:30pm
Officials: James Egan (Back Judge), John O'Rourke (Field Judge), James McGuckin (Head Linesman), Edward Stakem (Line Judge), William R. Parkinson (Referee), Lawrence Ellis (Umpire)
Penn State
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Mickey Shuler |
| LT | George Reihner |
| LG | Paul Renaud |
| C | Keith Dorney |
| RG | Ron Argenta |
| RT | Brad Benson |
| FL | Jim Cefalo |
| SE | Tom Donovan |
| QB | Chuck Fusina |
| HB | Steve Geise |
| FB | Anthony Alguero |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Ben McDay |
| LT | Wayne Gatewood |
| LG | Tom Antion |
| C | Clay Singletary |
| RG | Steve Earley |
| RT | Tom Creeden |
| FL | Manuel Rodriguez |
| SE | Steve Lewis |
| QB | Dan Kendra |
| TB | Dave Riley |
| FB | Paul Lumley |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| LCB | Neil Hutton |
| RCB | Bernard Robinson |
| ILB | Bruce Clark |
| ILB | Matt Millen |
| OLB | Ron Hostetler |
| OLB | Kurt Allerman |
| S | Gary Petercuskie |
| RDT | Chuck Benjamin |
| LDE | Joe Diange |
| RDE | Ron Crosby |
| LDT | Tony Petruccio |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| RCB | Johnny Schell |
| LCB | Harold Woods |
| LLB | Ken Culbertson |
| RLB | Jeff Macerelli |
| FS | Paul Jordan |
| SS | Tom Pridemore |
| LDT | Chuck Smith |
| RDE | Ken Braswell |
| MG | Joe Jelich |
| RDT | Norm Patterson |
| LDE | Fran Gleason |
John Andress, Doug Hostetler, Joe Lally, Rick Donaldson, Mike Guman, Rich Milot, Dan Leri, Larry Suhey, Matt Suhey, Scott Fitzkee, Joe Diminick, Greg Kubas, Rich Mauti, Tom DePaso, Bob Torrey, Bill Crummy, Matt Bahr, Andy Onkotz, Rocco English, Kevin Hart, Glenn Zumbach, Paul Suhey, Randy Sidler, Tony Williott, Rob Shukri, Steve Wanamaker, George Schechterly, Earl Thompson, Paul Matasavage, Daryle Tate, John Dunn, Chuck Correal, Eric Cunningham, Pete Harris, Scott Hettinger, Lance Mehl, Irv Pankey, Herb Menhardt, Frank Case, Bob Hladun, Bruce Austin
Jeff Fette, Kevin Berkey, Leon Carter, Lee Dowell, Rich Duggan, Walter Easley, Billy McLee, Dwyane Woods, Cedric Thomas, 9-Tom Loadman, 17-John LaSavage, 25-Larry Holbert, 30-Bill McKenzie, 43-Greg Anderson, 45-Lester Johnson, 56-Doc Holliday, 60-Bill Robb, 63-Bob Ochs, 66-Jack Cardoso, 68-Randy Weppler, 71-Al Pisula, 79-Jay Krohe, 80-Rock Lindsay, 82-Robin Meeley, 86-Harry "Buzzy" Thornton, 87-Garnet Edwards