Virginia Tech vs West Virginia
October 30, 1976 1:30pm at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 76 | 278 | 43 | 235 | 2 | 18 | 3.1 |
| Roscoe Coles | 22 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 2 | 18 | 4.5 |
| George Heath | 13 | 57 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 9 | 3.9 |
| Paul Adams | 14 | 45 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 9 | 3.1 |
| David Lamie | 8 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 2.1 |
| Dennis Scott | 6 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 2.7 |
| Dickie Holway | 3 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2.7 |
| Chuck Nuttycombe | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Billy King | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Mitcheal Barnes | 7 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 0 | 4 | -1.1 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 30 | 138 | 23 | 115 | 0 | 18 | 3.8 |
| Paul Lumley | 13 | 67 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 12 | 5.2 |
| Lee Dowell | 6 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 5.2 |
| Dwyane Woods | 4 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 6.3 |
| Dan Kendra | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 42 | 0 |
| Mitcheal Barnes | 4 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 42 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 15 | 35 | 5 | 175 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Dan Kendra | 15 | 34 | 4 | 175 | 1 | 37 | |
| Jeff Fette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 68 | 1 | 42 | 17.0 |
| Moses Foster | 2 | 58 | 1 | 42 | 29.0 |
| Paul Adams | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 5.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 15 | 175 | 1 | 37 | 11.7 |
| Steve Lewis | 5 | 91 | 1 | 37 | 18.2 |
| Ben McDay | 3 | 39 | 0 | 15 | 13.0 |
| Rich Duggan | 2 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 10.5 |
| Lee Dowell | 3 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 5.0 |
| Paul Lumley | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 4.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 48 |
| George Roberts | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 48 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 44 |
| Jeff Fette | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 44 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 53 | 20 |
| Greg Payne | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 25 | |||
| Stuart Patterson | 2 | 16 | |||||||
| Gary Smith | 1 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Gene Bunn | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Jerry Sheehan | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Berkey | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Lee Dowell | 2 | 10 | |||||||
| Walter Easley | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Dwyane Woods | 1 | 31 | 31 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 243 | 68 | 25 | 7 | 53 | 396 |
| Roscoe Coles | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Moses Foster | 58 | 58 | ||||
| Paul Adams | 44 | 10 | 54 | |||
| George Heath | 51 | 51 | ||||
| Greg Payne | 25 | 7 | 32 | |||
| Jerry Sheehan | 20 | 20 | ||||
| David Lamie | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Stuart Patterson | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Dennis Scott | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Gary Smith | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Dickie Holway | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Chuck Nuttycombe | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Gene Bunn | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Billy King | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 123 | 175 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 348 |
| Steve Lewis | 91 | 91 | ||||
| Paul Lumley | 67 | 9 | 76 | |||
| Lee Dowell | 31 | 15 | 10 | 56 | ||
| Dwyane Woods | 25 | 31 | 56 | |||
| Ben McDay | 39 | 39 | ||||
| Rich Duggan | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Walter Easley | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Kevin Berkey | 3 | 3 |
| Virginia Tech | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 19 | 15 |
| Rushing | 14 | 7 |
| Passing | 2 | 8 |
| Penalty | 3 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 235 | 115 |
| Rushing Attempts | 76 | 30 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 278 | 138 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 43 | 23 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 68 | 175 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 4-6-0 | 15-35-5 |
| Average Per Attempt | 11.3 | 5.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 17.0 | 11.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 303 | 290 |
| Total Offense Plays | 82 | 65 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-2 | 2-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 8-95 | 4-59 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-199 | 6-233 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 39.8 | 38.8 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-7-0 | 2-30-0 |
| Average Per Return | 7.0 | 15.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-25-0 | 4-47-0 |
| Average Per Return | 25.0 | 11.8 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 5-53-0 | 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 | - | - |
Virginia Tech
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 47 | 14 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rick Razzano | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Tom Beasley | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Stollings | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Gary Smith | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Gene Bunn | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tom Cooper | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Stuart Patterson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Keith McCarter | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Bill Houseright | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Steve Cannon | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Faulkner | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Scott Holoway | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Chip Keatley | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Snell | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Dale Babione | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Curt Lowery | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Kent Knupp | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mark Steadman | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Sheehan | 1 | 20 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 79 | 20 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | Tom Pridemore | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 78 | Chuck Smith | 9 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 50 | Ken Culbertson | 8 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 51 | Fran Gleason | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 65 | Joe Jelich | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Johnny Schell | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 55 | Jeff Macerelli | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 20 | Leon Carter | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 71 | Al Pisula | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 90 | Ken Braswell | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 47 | Paul Jordan | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Kevin Berkey | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Billy McLee | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Dan Kendra | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Lester Johnson | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 80 | Rock Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 60 | Bill Robb | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Rich Duggan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 86 | Harry "Buzzy" Thornton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Paul Lumley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:49 | VT - Moses Foster 16 yd TD pass from Mitcheal Barnes (Kick by Paul Engle Good) | 0-7 |
| 3 | 8:08 | VT - Paul Engle 34 yd FG | 0-10 |
| 3 | 7:06 | VT - Roscoe Coles 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Paul Engle Good) | 0-17 |
| 3 | 5:03 | WVU - Steve Lewis 11 yd TD pass from Dan Kendra (Kick by Bill McKenzie Good) | 7-17 |
| 4 | 14:19 | VT - Roscoe Coles 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Paul Engle Good) | 7-24 |
Attendance: 39,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Virginia Tech | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Start Time: 1:30pm
Temperature: 54 • Wind: SSE 15mph • Weather: 90% chance of rain
Virginia Tech
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Mickey Fitzgerald |
| LT | Keith Gibson |
| LG | Barry Miller |
| C | Blair Buskirk |
| RG | Leonard Walker |
| RT | Rondal Davis |
| SE | Moses Foster |
| QB | Mitcheal Barnes |
| FB | Paul Adams |
| RH | George Heath |
| LH | Roscoe Coles |
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 | Dwyane Woods |
| FB | Paul Lumley |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| LCB | Tom Cooper |
| RCB | Gene Bunn |
| WLB | Mike Stollings |
| SLB | Rick Razzano |
| FS | Dale Babione |
| SS | Eddie Snell |
| NG | Curt Lowery |
| RDE | Keith McCarter |
| LDE | Stuart Patterson |
| RDT | Mike Faulkner |
| LDT | Tom Beasley |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| RCB | Johnny Schell |
| LCB | Harold Woods |
| SS | Tom Pridemore |
| LLB | Ken Culbertson |
| RLB | Jeff Macerelli |
| FS | Paul Jordan |
| LDT | Chuck Smith |
| RDE | Ken Braswell |
| MG | Joe Jelich |
| RDT | Norm Patterson |
| LDE | Fran 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