Virginia Tech vs West Virginia
October 14, 1978 at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 74 | 0 | 8 | 346 | 2 | 0 | 4.7 |
| Steve Casey | 20 | 101 | 0 | 5.1 | |||
| Dennis Scott | 6 | 70 | 0 | 11.7 | |||
| Mickey Fitzgerald | 16 | 65 | 0 | 4.1 | |||
| Scott Dovel | 17 | 52 | 1 | 3.1 | |||
| Ed Lewis | 10 | 49 | 0 | 4.9 | |||
| Mike Romagnoli | 4 | 17 | 1 | 4.3 | |||
| Chip Keatley | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 39 | 0 | 7 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Robert Alexander | 14 | 75 | 0 | 5.4 | |||
| Dane Conwell | 9 | 65 | 0 | 7.2 | |||
| Oliver Luck | 5 | 36 | 0 | 7.2 | |||
| Eldridge Dixon | 6 | 18 | 0 | 3.0 | |||
| Fulton Walker | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | |||
| Doug Banda | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | -7 | -7.0 |
| TEAM | 2 | -14 | 0 | -7.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 15 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Casey | 7 | 15 | 0 | 130 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 20 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Luck | 3 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Mark "Dutch" Hoffman | 2 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 130 | 0 | 17 | 18.6 |
| Ron Zollicoffer | 2 | 71 | 0 | 35.5 | |
| Dave Dolphin | 3 | 40 | 0 | 13.3 | |
| Ellis Savage | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| Dennis Scott | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 50 | 0 | 9 | 10.0 |
| Darrell Miller | 2 | 26 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| Eldridge Dixon | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Steve Lewis | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Rich Duggan | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 0 |
| Dave Smigelsky | 4 | 170 | 42.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 216 | 36.0 | 0 |
| Curt Carion | 6 | 216 | 36.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No results found. | |||||||||
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No results found. | |||||||||
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 354 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 484 |
| Steve Casey | 101 | 101 | ||||
| Dennis Scott | 70 | 2 | 72 | |||
| Ron Zollicoffer | 71 | 71 | ||||
| Mickey Fitzgerald | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Scott Dovel | 52 | 52 | ||||
| Ed Lewis | 49 | 49 | ||||
| Dave Dolphin | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Ellis Savage | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Mike Romagnoli | 17 | 17 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 198 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 |
| Robert Alexander | 75 | 75 | ||||
| Dane Conwell | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Oliver Luck | 36 | 36 | ||||
| Eldridge Dixon | 18 | 9 | 27 | |||
| Darrell Miller | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Steve Lewis | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Rich Duggan | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Fulton Walker | 4 | 4 |
| Virginia Tech | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 23 | 13 |
| Rushing | 19 | 9 |
| Passing | 3 | 4 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 346 | 171 |
| Rushing Attempts | 74 | 41 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | ||
| Yards Lost Rushing | ||
| NET YARDS PASSING | 130 | 50 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-15-0 | 5-20-3 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.7 | 2.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 18.6 | 10.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 476 | 221 |
| Total Offense Plays | 89 | 91 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.3 | 2.4 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 8-3 | 7-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 10-70 | 3-23 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-170 | 6-216 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 42.5 | 36.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | -- | -- |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | -- | -- |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 3-- | 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 | - | - |
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| No results found. | |||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| No results found. | |||||||||||||||
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| No results found. | |||
Attendance: 40,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Dave Dolphin, Scott Dovel, Eric King, Dave Smigelsky, Ron Zollicoffer, Mike Romagnoli, Ed Lewis, Mickey Fitzgerald, Ellis Savage, Dennis Scott, Chip Keatley, Steve Casey
1-Steve Sinclair, 5-Curt Carion, 7-Mark "Dutch" Hoffman, 12-Oliver Luck, 14-Doug Banda, 24-Eldridge Dixon, 31-Robert Alexander, 32-Dane Conwell, 33-Steve Lewis, 40-Fulton Walker, 81-Darrell Miller, 88-Rich Duggan