#1 Pitt vs West Virginia
November 13, 1976 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 63 | 394 | 44 | 350 | 3 | 30 | 5.6 |
Tony Dorsett | 38 | 217 | 18 | 199 | 3 | 30 | 5.2 |
Matt Cavanaugh | 19 | 150 | 26 | 124 | 0 | 29 | 6.5 |
Bob Hutton | 5 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3.4 |
Tom Yewcic | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 44 | 153 | 54 | 99 | 0 | 17 | 2.3 |
Walter Easley | 16 | 77 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 17 | 4.7 |
Dwyane Woods | 13 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 3.2 |
Manuel Rodriguez | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
Paul Lumley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
Dan Kendra | 13 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 0 | 11 | -1.8 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 8 | 14 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Matt Cavanaugh | 8 | 14 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 12 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 8 | 24 | 1 | 70 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
Dan Kendra | 8 | 24 | 1 | 70 | 2 | 17 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 8 | 49 | 0 | 12 | 6.1 |
Jim Corbett | 4 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 6.8 |
Willie Taylor | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
Gordon Jones | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3.5 |
Bob Hutton | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 8 | 70 | 2 | 17 | 8.8 |
Steve Lewis | 6 | 74 | 2 | 17 | 12.3 |
Walter Easley | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 |
Dwyane Woods | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 45 |
Larry Swider | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 45 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 9 | 318 | 35.3 | 44 |
Jeff Fette | 9 | 318 | 35.3 | 44 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 3 | -10 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
J.C. Wilson | 2 | -9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Willie Taylor | 1 | -1 | |||||||
Tom Sindewald | 2 | 21 | |||||||
Bob Hutton | 1 | 15 | |||||||
Randy Reutershan | 1 | 0 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lee Dowell | 3 | 26 | |||||||
Dwyane Woods | 1 | 14 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 350 | 49 | 36 | -10 | 2 | 427 |
Tony Dorsett | 199 | 199 | ||||
Matt Cavanaugh | 124 | 124 | ||||
Bob Hutton | 17 | 3 | 15 | 35 | ||
Jim Corbett | 27 | 27 | ||||
Tom Sindewald | 21 | 21 | ||||
Willie Taylor | 12 | -1 | 11 | |||
Tom Yewcic | 10 | 10 | ||||
Gordon Jones | 7 | 7 | ||||
J.C. Wilson | -9 | 2 | -7 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 123 | 70 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 233 |
Walter Easley | 75 | -1 | 74 | |||
Steve Lewis | 74 | 74 | ||||
Dwyane Woods | 41 | -3 | 14 | 52 | ||
Lee Dowell | 26 | 26 | ||||
Manuel Rodriguez | 5 | 5 | ||||
Paul Lumley | 2 | 2 |
Pitt | West Virginia | |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 25 | 15 |
Rushing | 22 | 7 |
Passing | 2 | 4 |
Penalty | 1 | 4 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 350 | 99 |
Rushing Attempts | 63 | 44 |
Average Per Rush | 5.6 | 2.3 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 394 | 153 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 44 | 54 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 49 | 70 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 8-14-0 | 8-24-1 |
Average Per Attempt | 3.5 | 2.9 |
Average Per Completion | 6.1 | 8.8 |
Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 399 | 169 |
Total Offense Plays | 77 | 68 |
Average Gain Per Play | 5.2 | 2.5 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 8-5 | 2-0 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-50 | 1-15 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 4-169 | 9-318 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 42.3 | 35.3 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-(-10)-0 | 0-0-0 |
Average Per Return | -3.3 | 0.0 |
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-36-0 | 4-40-0 |
Average Per Return | 9.0 | 10.0 |
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-2-0 | 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 | - | - |
Pitt
# | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 40 | 38 | 78 | 6.0 | 52 | 6.0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
Arnie Weatherington | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Jim Cramer | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||
Randy Holloway | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 24 | 3.0 | 24 | ||||||||
Al Romano | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.0 | 14 | ||||||||
Ed Wilamowski | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Leroy Felder | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
Cecil Johnson | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.0 | 14 | ||||||||
Bob Jury | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
J.C. Wilson | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Donald Parrish | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Jeff Delaney | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Alvin Chesley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
Jeff Pelusi | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Dave Logan | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Randy Reutershan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Mark O'Toole | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Steve Gaustad | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
# | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 59 | 25 | 84 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
78 | Chuck Smith | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.0 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
50 | Ken Culbertson | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
1 | Harold Woods | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
47 | Paul Jordan | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||
51 | Fran Gleason | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
55 | Jeff Macerelli | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
13 | Johnny Schell | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
65 | Joe Jelich | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
43 | Greg Anderson | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
22 | Tom Pridemore | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
82 | Robin Meeley | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
90 | Ken Braswell | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
80 | Rock Lindsay | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
91 | Norm Patterson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
45 | Lester Johnson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
68 | Randy Weppler | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
86 | Harry "Buzzy" Thornton | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
56 | Doc Holliday | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 7:33 | Pitt - Tony Dorsett 17 yd rush TD (Kick by Carson Long Good) | 0-7 |
1 | 0:50 | WVU - Bill McKenzie 22 yd FG | 3-7 |
2 | 12:32 | Pitt - Tony Dorsett 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Carson Long Good) | 3-14 |
3 | 11:41 | Pitt - Carson Long 27 yd FG | 3-17 |
3 | 4:03 | WVU - Steve Lewis 14 yd TD pass from Dan Kendra (Kick by Bill McKenzie Good) | 10-17 |
4 | 9:05 | Pitt - Tony Dorsett 30 yd rush TD (Kick by Carson Long Good) | 10-24 |
4 | 3:11 | WVU - Steve Lewis 9 yd TD pass from Dan Kendra (Pass by Dan Kendra Fail) | 16-24 |
Attendance: 56,500
Score By Quarter
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
Pitt | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Officials: Paul Baetz (Back Judge), James P. Brownlee (Field Judge), Rich Farina (Head Linesman), Earl Birdy, Jr (Line Judge), Raymond Bower (Referee), Lawrence Ellis (Umpire)
Temperature: 36 • Wind: W 15mph • Weather: Cold, partly cloudy
Pitt
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
TE | Jim Corbett |
LT | John Hanhauser |
LG | Matt Carroll |
C | John Pelusi |
RG | Tom Brzoza |
RT | George Messich |
SE | Gordon Jones |
FL | Willie Taylor |
QB | Matt Cavanaugh |
TB | Tony Dorsett |
FB | Bob Hutton |
West Virginia
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
TE | Ben McDay |
LT | Wayne Gatewood |
LG | Tom Antion |
C | Clay Singletary |
RG | Steve Earley |
RT | Tom Creeden |
SE | Steve Lewis |
FL | Cedric Thomas |
QB | Dan Kendra |
TB | Dwyane Woods |
FB | Paul Lumley |
Pos | Defense |
---|---|
LCB | J.C. Wilson |
RCB | Leroy Felder |
ROV | Jeff Delaney |
S | Bob Jury |
LLB | Arnie Weatherington |
RLB | Jim Cramer |
RDT | Randy Holloway |
LDT | Donald Parrish |
RDE | Cecil Johnson |
LDE | Ed Wilamowski |
MG | Al Romano |
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 |
Larry Swider, Walt Brown, Dave DiCiccio, Steve Gaustad, Dave Logan, Mark O'Toole, Tom Sindewald, Tom Yewcic, Daniel Zelahy, Jeff Pelusi, Bob Gruber, Kurt Brechbill, Larry Felton, Carson Long, Kurt Kovach, George O'Korn, Joseph Stone, Mike Balzer, Alvin Chesley, Randy Reutershan, Art Bortnick, John Takacs, Ron Boone, Scott McKeel
Manuel Rodriguez, Bill McKenzie, Jeff Fette, Lee Dowell, Walter Easley, 9-Tom Loadman, 12-Tommy Bowden, 18-Rich Duggan, 20-Leon Carter, 25-Larry Holbert, 43-Greg Anderson, 45-Lester Johnson, 56-Doc Holliday, 66-Jack Cardosa, 68-Randy Weppler, 80-Rock Lindsay, 82-Robin Meeley, 86-Harry "Buzzy" Thornton