Virginia Tech vs West Virginia
October 30, 1976 1:30pm at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech
West Virginia
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals76278432352183.1
Roscoe Coles2210001002184.5
George Heath1357651093.9
Paul Adams1445144093.1
David Lamie83417170152.1
Dennis Scott616016092.7
Dickie Holway31138062.7
Chuck Nuttycombe2606043.0
Billy King1101011.0
Mitcheal Barnes7816-804-1.1
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals30138231150183.8
Paul Lumley13670670125.2
Lee Dowell6310310175.2
Dwyane Woods4261250186.3
Dan Kendra71422-800-1.1
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals460681420
Mitcheal Barnes46068142 
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals153551751370
Dan Kendra15344175137 
Jeff Fette011000 
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals46814217.0
Moses Foster25814229.0
Paul Adams210095.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals1517513711.7
Steve Lewis59113718.2
Ben McDay33901513.0
Rich Duggan22101210.5
Lee Dowell315075.0
Paul Lumley29084.5
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals519939.848
George Roberts519939.848
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals623338.844
Jeff Fette623338.844
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals1771252555320
Greg Payne17712525   
Stuart Patterson      216 
Gary Smith      11515
Gene Bunn      122
Jerry Sheehan      12020
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals23044731000
Kevin Berkey23       
Lee Dowell   210    
Walter Easley   16    
Dwyane Woods   13131   
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals2436825753396
Roscoe Coles100    100
Moses Foster 58   58
Paul Adams4410   54
George Heath51    51
Greg Payne  257 32
Jerry Sheehan    2020
David Lamie17    17
Stuart Patterson    1616
Dennis Scott16    16
Gary Smith    1515
Dickie Holway8    8
Chuck Nuttycombe6    6
Gene Bunn    22
Billy King1    1
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals1231754730348
Steve Lewis 91   91
Paul Lumley679   76
Lee Dowell311510  56
Dwyane Woods25 31  56
Ben McDay 39   39
Rich Duggan 21   21
Walter Easley  6  6
Kevin Berkey   3 3
 Virginia TechWest Virginia
First Downs1915
 Rushing147
 Passing28
 Penalty30
NET YARDS RUSHING235115
 Rushing Attempts7630
 Average Per Rush3.13.8
 Rushing Touchdowns20
 Yards Gained Rushing278138
 Yards Lost Rushing4323
NET YARDS PASSING68175
 Completions-Attempts-Int4-6-015-35-5
 Average Per Attempt11.35.0
 Average Per Completion17.011.7
 Passing Touchdowns11
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS303290
 Total Offense Plays8265
 Average Gain Per Play3.74.5
Fumbles: Number-Lost5-22-2
Penalties: Number-Yards8-954-59
PUNTS-YARDS5-1996-233
 Average Yards Per Punt39.838.8
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD1-7-02-30-0
 Average Per Return7.015.0
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD1-25-04-47-0
 Average Per Return25.011.8
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD5-53-00-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD0-0-00-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards  
Possession Time  
Third Down Conversions of of
Fourth Down Conversions of of
Red Zone Scores-Chances--
Sacks By: Number-Yards--
Virginia Tech
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals471461 0 000055300
 Rick Razzano819           
 Tom Beasley347           
 Mike Stollings336           
 Gary Smith336       115  
 Gene Bunn505       12  
 Tom Cooper505           
 Stuart Patterson303       216  
 Keith McCarter303           
 Bill Houseright213           
 Steve Cannon202           
 Mike Faulkner202           
Scott Holoway202           
 Chip Keatley112           
 Eddie Snell112           
 Dale Babione101           
 Curt Lowery101           
 Kent Knupp101           
 Mark Steadman101           
 Jerry Sheehan          120  
West Virginia
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals792099 0 00400000
22Tom Pridemore12315     1     
78Chuck Smith9211           
50Ken Culbertson8311           
51Fran Gleason718           
65Joe Jelich718     1     
13Johnny Schell707           
55Jeff Macerelli257           
20Leon Carter426           
71Al Pisula404           
90Ken Braswell404     1     
47Paul Jordan224           
 Kevin Berkey213           
31Billy McLee202           
 Dan Kendra202           
45Lester Johnson202           
80Rock Lindsay101           
60Bill Robb101           
 Rich Duggan101           
86Harry "Buzzy" Thornton101     1     
 Paul Lumley101           
Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
15:49VT - Moses Foster 16 yd TD pass from Mitcheal Barnes (Kick by Paul Engle Good)0-7
38:08VT - Paul Engle 34 yd FG0-10
37:06VT - Roscoe Coles 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Paul Engle Good)0-17
35:03WVU - Steve Lewis 11 yd TD pass from Dan Kendra (Kick by Bill McKenzie Good)7-17
414:19VT - Roscoe Coles 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Paul Engle Good)7-24
Attendance: 39,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
West Virginia00707
Virginia Tech7010724
Start Time: 1:30pm
Temperature: 54 • Wind: SSE 15mph • Weather: 90% chance of rain
Virginia Tech
PosOffense
TEMickey Fitzgerald
LTKeith Gibson
LGBarry Miller
CBlair Buskirk
RGLeonard Walker
RTRondal Davis
SEMoses Foster
QBMitcheal Barnes
FBPaul Adams
RHGeorge Heath
LHRoscoe Coles
West Virginia
PosOffense
TEBen McDay
LTWayne Gatewood
LGTom Antion
CClay Singletary
RGSteve Earley
RTTom Creeden
FLManuel Rodriguez
SESteve Lewis
QBDan Kendra
TBDwyane Woods
FBPaul Lumley
PosDefense
LCBTom Cooper
RCBGene Bunn
WLBMike Stollings
SLBRick Razzano
FSDale Babione
SSEddie Snell
NGCurt Lowery
RDEKeith McCarter
LDEStuart Patterson
RDTMike Faulkner
LDTTom Beasley
PosDefense
RCBJohnny Schell
LCBHarold Woods
SSTom Pridemore
LLBKen Culbertson
RLBJeff Macerelli
FSPaul Jordan
LDTChuck Smith
RDEKen Braswell
MGJoe Jelich
RDTNorm Patterson
LDEFran Gleason
Bill Houseright, Paul Engle, Mark Steadman, Kent Knupp, Jerry Sheehan, George Roberts, Dickie Holway, Dennis Scott, Chip Keatley, Steve Cannon, Larry Schmidt, Greg Birtsch, Greg Payne, Billy King, Chuck Nuttycombe, Dave Dolphin, David Lamie, Gary Smith, Rick Harman, Scott Holoway
Walter Easley, Kevin Berkey, Lee Dowell, Rich Duggan, Bill McKenzie, Jeff Fette, 9-Tom Loadman, 17-John LaSavage, 20-Leon Carter, 25-Larry Holbert, 31-Billy McLee, 43-Greg Anderson, 45-Lester Johnson, 60-Bill Robb, 63-Bob Ochs, 68-Randy Weppler, 71-Al Pisula, 79-Jay Krohe, 80-Rock Lindsay, 82-Robin Meeley, 86-Harry "Buzzy" Thornton