Boston College vs West Virginia
October 15, 1977 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Boston College
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 59 | 175 | 50 | 125 | 2 | 15 | 2.1 |
| Joe O'Brien | 32 | 122 | 10 | 112 | 0 | 15 | 3.5 |
| Mike Curry | 11 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 2.6 |
| Jerry Stabile | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Dan Conway | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 |
| John Cassidy | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Ken Smith | 8 | 4 | 40 | -36 | 0 | 2 | -4.5 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 25 | 73 | 36 | 37 | 1 | 13 | 1.5 |
| Walter Easley | 9 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 3.4 |
| Jim Tackett | 5 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 |
| Dave Riley | 6 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 3.2 |
| Paul Lumley | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 |
| Dan Kendra | 4 | 0 | 31 | -31 | 0 | 0 | -7.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 17 | 25 | 1 | 183 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Ken Smith | 17 | 25 | 1 | 183 | 1 | 26 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 15 | 1 | 93 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Dan Kendra | 6 | 15 | 1 | 93 | 0 | 30 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 17 | 183 | 1 | 26 | 10.8 |
| Steve Giordano | 4 | 63 | 1 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Paul McCarty | 3 | 62 | 0 | 26 | 20.7 |
| Pete LaBoy | 2 | 32 | 0 | 23 | 16.0 |
| Joe O'Brien | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 3.0 |
| Mike Godbolt | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Mike Curry | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 3.5 |
| Jerry Stabile | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| John Cassidy | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 93 | 0 | 30 | 15.5 |
| Randy Swinson | 2 | 49 | 0 | 30 | 24.5 |
| Rich Duggan | 2 | 31 | 0 | 19 | 15.5 |
| Cedric Thomas | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Dave Riley | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 46 |
| Jim Walton | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 46 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 40 |
| Ken Hatton | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 40 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Curry | 2 | 36 | 20 | ||||||
| Paul McCarty | 1 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
| Jack Kent | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 100 | 88 | 3 | 48 | 20 | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Fulton Walker | 1 | 88 | 88 | 2 | 40 | 20 | |||
| Kevin Berkey | 1 | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Paul Lumley | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Jody McKown | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 161 | 183 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 401 |
| Joe O'Brien | 112 | 9 | 121 | |||
| Paul McCarty | 62 | 21 | 83 | |||
| Mike Curry | 29 | 7 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Steve Giordano | 63 | 63 | ||||
| Pete LaBoy | 32 | 32 | ||||
| Jerry Stabile | 9 | 6 | 15 | |||
| Mike Godbolt | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Dan Conway | 6 | 6 | ||||
| John Cassidy | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 68 | 93 | 48 | 100 | 35 | 344 |
| Fulton Walker | 40 | 88 | 128 | |||
| Randy Swinson | 49 | 49 | ||||
| Jody McKown | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Rich Duggan | 31 | 31 | ||||
| Walter Easley | 31 | 31 | ||||
| Dave Riley | 19 | 4 | 23 | |||
| Jim Tackett | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Kevin Berkey | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Cedric Thomas | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Paul Lumley | -2 | 8 | 6 |
| West Virginia | Boston College | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 8 | 23 |
| Rushing | 4 | 12 |
| Passing | 3 | 8 |
| Penalty | 1 | 3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 37 | 125 |
| Rushing Attempts | 25 | 59 |
| Average Per Rush | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 73 | 175 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 36 | 50 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 93 | 183 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-15-1 | 17-25-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.5 | 10.8 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 130 | 308 |
| Total Offense Plays | 40 | 84 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-2 | 2-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 8-69 | 8-69 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-131 | 5-196 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 32.8 | 39.2 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-100-1 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 50.0 | 0.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-48-0 | 3-57-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.0 | 19.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-35-1 | 1-0-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Boston College
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 34 | 18 | 52 | 3.0 | 31 | 4.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rich Scudellari | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Jeff Dziama | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Paul Murphy | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Jack Kent | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Jeff Ryan | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Chuck Morris | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Lew Reynolds | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Fred Smerlas | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Rives Robertson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.0 | 13 | ||||||||
| Mike Gunn | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Jim Sheridan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 2.0 | 11 | ||||||||
| Dave Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Dave Poirier | 1 | 0 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 76 | 41 | 117 | 3.0 | 31 | 10.0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 0 | |
| 58 | Bob Tomko | 17 | 3 | 20 | 2.0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 55 | Jeff Macerelli | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1.0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1 | Harold Woods | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1.0 | 8 | |||||||||
| 56 | Doc Holliday | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Jody McKown | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1.0 | 6 | 2.0 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 1 | |||||
| 51 | Fran Gleason | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | |||||||
| 15 | Kevin Berkey | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 65 | Joe Jelich | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 82 | Robin Meeley | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 45 | Lester Johnson | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 | John LaSavage | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Fulton Walker | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 95 | Delbert Fowler | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 19 | 1.0 | 19 | 1 | ||||||
| 25 | Larry Holbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 42 | A.C. Mullens | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 37 | Terry Bowden | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 97 | John Bendana | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:41 | BC - Tim Moorman 41 yd FG | 3-0 |
| 1 | 1:03 | BC - Steve Giordano 19 yd TD pass from Ken Smith (Kick by Tim Moorman Good) | 10-0 |
| 2 | 9:15 | WVU - Walter Easley 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Bill McKenzie Good) | 10-7 |
| 2 | 8:57 | WVU - Jody McKown 35 yd interception return TD (Kick by Bill McKenzie Good) | 10-14 |
| 2 | 2:16 | WVU - Bill McKenzie 42 yd FG | 10-17 |
| 2 | 0:14 | BC - John Cassidy 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Tim Moorman Good) | 17-17 |
| 3 | 8:29 | WVU - Fulton Walker 88 yd punt return TD (Kick by Bill McKenzie Good) | 17-24 |
| 4 | 7:49 | BC - John Cassidy 2 yd rush TD (Pass by Mike Godbolt Good) | 25-24 |
| 4 | 3:44 | BC - Tim Moorman 22 yd FG | 28-24 |
Attendance: 36,211
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 10 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Officials: James Egan (Back Judge), John O'Rourke (Field Judge), James McGuckin (Head Linesman), Edward Stakem (Line Judge), William R. Parkinson (Referee), Foster Grose (Umpire)
Temperature: 0
Boston College
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Tim Sherwin |
| LT | Karl Swanke |
| LG | Jim Rourke |
| C | Bill Chaplick |
| RG | John Schmeding |
| RT | Greg Cantone |
| WR | Mike Godbolt |
| FL | Paul McCarty |
| QB | Ken Smith |
| HB | Joe O'Brien |
| FB | Dan Conway |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Randy Swinson |
| LT | Jim Himic |
| LG | Terry Alessi |
| C | Clay Singletary |
| RG | Randy Weppler |
| RT | Jay Krohe |
| SE | Cedric Thomas |
| FL | Rich Duggan |
| QB | Dan Kendra |
| TB | Dave Riley |
| FB | Walter Easley |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| ILB | Jeff Dziama |
| CB | Jeff Ryan |
| CB | Kelly Elias |
| ILB | Rich Scudellari |
| OLB | Dave Poirier |
| OLB | Jack Kent |
| S | Paul Murphy |
| RDE | Bob Moore |
| RDT | Fred Smerlas |
| LDE | Jim Sheridan |
| LDT | Chuck Morris |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| CB | Harold Woods |
| CB | John LaSavage |
| SS | Kevin Berkey |
| LB | Jeff Macerelli |
| FS | Tom Pridemore |
| DE | Doc Holliday |
| DE | Fran Gleason |
| LB | Bob Tomko |
| DT | Lester Johnson |
| DT | Robin Meeley |
| MG | Joe Jelich |
Doug Alston, Ed Kulas, Pete LaBoy, Jerry Madden, Tim Moorman, Lew Reynolds, Rives Robertson, Jerry Stabile, Jim Walton, Dave Johnson, Junior Hogan, Mike Gunn, Ike Bogosian, Anthony Brown, Tom Carr, John Cassidy, Peter Cassidy, Mike Curry, Steve Giordano, Mark Ciruolo, Lee Wezenski, Mike Dell'Aquia
Jim Tackett, Jody McKown, Fulton Walker, 7-Mark "Dutch" Hoffman, 25-Larry Holbert, 30-Bill McKenzie, 35-Paul Lumley, 37-Terry Bowden, 42-A.C. Mullens, 47-Ken Hatton, 50-James "Rocky" Gianola, 52-Jack Palmer, 60-Chuck Gambill, 64-Al Thomas, 71-Al Pisula, 76-Wayne Gatewood, 83-Ben McDay, 87-Pete McConnell, 88-Manuel Rodriguez, 89-Matt Grimone, 95-Delbert Fowler, 97-John Bendana