#20 Pitt vs West Virginia
November 11, 1978 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 47 | 297 | 10 | 287 | 6 | 50 | 6.2 |
Ray Jones | 18 | 169 | 0 | 169 | 2 | 50 | 9.4 |
Larry Sims | 11 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 12 | 4.9 |
Rick Trocano | 6 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 3.5 |
Barry Compton | 4 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 4.8 |
Russell Carter | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 3.5 |
Gordon Jones | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
Steve Harris | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
Willie Collier | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 |
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 40 | 100 | 65 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 0.9 |
Robert Alexander | 11 | 39 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 2.8 |
Garnet Edwards | 3 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 7.0 |
Mike Williams | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 |
Eldridge Dixon | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
Terry Bowden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
Billy McLee | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Dane Conwell | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 |
Mark "Dutch" Hoffman | 13 | 21 | 50 | -29 | 0 | 5 | -2.2 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 17 | 21 | 2 | 218 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
Rick Trocano | 13 | 17 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 23 | |
Richard Delaney | 4 | 4 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 32 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 9 | 24 | 1 | 113 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
Mark "Dutch" Hoffman | 8 | 20 | 1 | 101 | 1 | 31 | |
Mike Williams | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 17 | 218 | 1 | 32 | 12.8 |
Gordon Jones | 4 | 67 | 1 | 32 | 16.8 |
Larry Sims | 4 | 52 | 0 | 11 | 13.0 |
Steve Gaustad | 4 | 42 | 0 | 13 | 10.5 |
Ray Jones | 3 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 8.0 |
Benjie Pryor | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
K. Williams | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 9 | 113 | 1 | 31 | 12.6 |
Steve Lewis | 2 | 36 | 1 | 31 | 18.0 |
Robert Alexander | 2 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 13.0 |
Darrell Miller | 2 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 13.0 |
Rich Duggan | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
Dane Conwell | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
Robin Meeley | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 50 |
Joseph Gasparovic | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 50 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 10 | 358 | 35.8 | 54 |
Curt Carion | 10 | 358 | 35.8 | 54 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 4 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Jo Jo Heath | 3 | 32 | |||||||
Ray Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | ||||
Dave DiCiccio | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Jerry Holmes | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Robert Alexander | 3 | 67 | |||||||
Terry Bowden | 1 | 13 | |||||||
Billy McLee | 1 | 15 | |||||||
John Garcia | 1 | -2 | -2 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 293 | 218 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 562 |
Ray Jones | 169 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 207 | |
Larry Sims | 54 | 52 | 106 | |||
Gordon Jones | 9 | 67 | 76 | |||
Steve Gaustad | 42 | 42 | ||||
Jo Jo Heath | 32 | 32 | ||||
Benjie Pryor | 23 | 23 | ||||
Rick Trocano | 21 | 21 | ||||
Barry Compton | 19 | 19 | ||||
Russell Carter | 14 | 14 | ||||
K. Williams | 10 | 10 | ||||
Dave DiCiccio | 5 | 5 | ||||
Richard Delaney | 4 | 4 | ||||
Steve Harris | 3 | 3 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 64 | 113 | 95 | 12 | 0 | 284 |
Robert Alexander | 31 | 26 | 67 | 124 | ||
Steve Lewis | 36 | 36 | ||||
Darrell Miller | 26 | 26 | ||||
Garnet Edwards | 21 | 21 | ||||
Billy McLee | 0 | 15 | 15 | |||
Terry Bowden | 1 | 13 | 14 | |||
Rich Duggan | 13 | 13 | ||||
Jerry Holmes | 12 | 0 | 12 | |||
Mike Williams | 9 | 9 | ||||
Robin Meeley | 6 | 6 | ||||
Eldridge Dixon | 6 | 6 | ||||
Dane Conwell | -4 | 6 | 2 |
Pitt | West Virginia | |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 27 | 12 |
Rushing | 14 | 4 |
Passing | 12 | 6 |
Penalty | 1 | 2 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 283 | 35 |
Rushing Attempts | 50 | 40 |
Average Per Rush | 5.7 | 0.9 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 6 | 0 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 297 | 100 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 14 | 65 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 218 | 113 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 17-26-2 | 9-24-1 |
Average Per Attempt | 8.4 | 4.7 |
Average Per Completion | 12.8 | 12.6 |
Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 501 | 148 |
Total Offense Plays | 76 | 64 |
Average Gain Per Play | 6.6 | 2.3 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-3 | 0-0 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 8-106 | 5-66 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 3-139 | 10-358 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 46.3 | 35.8 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-33-0 | 2-12-0 |
Average Per Return | 8.3 | 6.0 |
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-34-0 | 5-95-0 |
Average Per Return | 17.0 | 19.0 |
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-5-0 | 2-(-2)-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 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 0 | 10.0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
Mike Balzer | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Dave DiCiccio | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
Richard Delaney | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 9 | ||||||||||
Glenn Meyer | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Steve Fedell | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Lynn Thomas | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Dave Bucklew | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Rickey Jackson | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | ||||||||||
Jo Jo Heath | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Jeff Pelusi | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Alvin Chesley | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Yogi Jones | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
Hugh Green | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||
Jimbo Covert | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | 29 | ||||||||||
Carlton Williamson | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Sal Sunseri | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Wallace Thomas | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Dave Trout | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Dave Logan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Mark Reichard | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Greg Meisner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 11 | ||||||||||
Bill Neill | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
# | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 38 | 40 | 78 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | ||
51 | John Garcia | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | -2 | |||||||||
17 | John LaSavage | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
23 | Jerry Holmes | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
65 | Joe Jelich | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||
80 | Jeff Seals | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
91 | Norm Patterson | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
95 | Delbert Fowler | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | |||||||||
56 | Doc Holliday | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
42 | Garnet Edwards | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
90 | Ken Braswell | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
73 | Keith Jones | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
97 | John Bendana | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
86 | Dave Sarkus | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
15 | Sedrick King | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | Jamie Keys | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
5 | Curt Carion | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
26 | Malcolm Hunter | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
21 | Terry Bowden | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
55 | Jeff Macerelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
52 | Jack Palmer | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 9:51 | Pitt - Rick Trocano 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Mark Schubert Good), 11-86 5:09 | 0-7 |
1 | 5:00 | Pitt - Larry Sims 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Mark Schubert Good), 10-56 3:34 | 0-14 |
2 | 0:21 | Pitt - Larry Sims 4 yd rush TD (Kick by Mark Schubert Good), 14-70 4:54 | 0-21 |
3 | 11:51 | Pitt - Ray Jones 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Mark Schubert Good), 5-55 2:11 | 0-28 |
3 | 8:56 | WVU - Steve Lewis 5 yd TD pass from Mark "Dutch" Hoffman (Kick by Steve Sinclair Good), 7-74 3:25 | 7-28 |
3 | 6:34 | Pitt - Ray Jones 10 yd rush TD (Kick by Mark Schubert Good), 5-82 1:35 | 7-35 |
3 | 4:35 | Pitt - Gordon Jones 32 yd TD pass from Richard Delaney (Kick by Dave Trout Good), 2-27 0:35 | 7-42 |
4 | 14:13 | Pitt - Russell Carter 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Dave Trout Good), 2-24 0:47 | 7-49 |
4 | 7:35 | Pitt - Dave Trout 51 yd FG, 7-17 1:45 | 7-52 |
Attendance: 53,074
Score By Quarter
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Pitt | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 52 |
Officials: John O'Rourke (Back Judge), Vincent Price (Field Judge), Alvin Kelley (Head Linesman), Thomas Adams (Line Judge), William R. Parkinson (Referee), Foster Grose (Umpire)
Temperature: 58 • Wind: SW 7-8mph • Weather: Sunny
Pitt
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
TE | Steve Gaustad |
LT | Ed Gallagher |
LG | Dan Fidler |
C | Walt Brown |
RG | Matt Carroll |
RT | Bob Gruber |
FL | Ralph Still |
SE | Gordon Jones |
QB | Rick Trocano |
HB | Larry Sims |
HB | Ray Jones |
West Virginia
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
TE | Rich Duggan |
LT | Tom Creeden |
LG | Al Thomas |
C | Pat Conachan |
RG | Jim Himic |
RT | Randy Weppler |
FL | Billy Evans |
SE | Steve Lewis |
QB | Mark "Dutch" Hoffman |
RB | Fulton Walker |
RB | Dane Conwell |
Pos | Defense |
---|---|
CB | Lynn Thomas |
CB | Jo Jo Heath |
RLB | Alvin Chesley |
FS | Mike Balzer |
LLB | Jeff Pelusi |
SS | Jeff Delaney |
DT | Bill Neill |
DT | Jimbo Covert |
MG | Dave Logan |
RDE | Dave DiCiccio |
LDE | Hugh Green |
Pos | Defense |
---|---|
CB | John LaSavage |
CB | Malcolm Hunter |
DE | Doc Holliday |
WLB | Ken Braswell |
SLB | Calvin Turner |
SS | Jamie Keys |
FS | Jerry Holmes |
DE | Delbert Fowler |
DT | Al Pisula |
DT | John Bendana |
MG | Dave Sarkus |
Richard Delaney, Rocky DeStefano, Joseph Gasparovic, Emil Boures, Wallace Thomas, Yogi Jones, Dave Bucklew, Terry White, Cliff Moore, Russell Carter, Steve Harris, Dan Noble, Dan Spiranic, Barry Compton, Mark Schubert, Jim Morsillo, Kurt Brechbill, Willie Marsh, Jerry Boyarsky, Willie Collier, Steve Fedell, Rickey Jackson, Mark May, Greg Meisner, Glenn Meyer, Carlton Williamson, Dave Trout, Mark Reichard, Benjie Pryor, K. Williams, Sal Sunseri, Randy Bentley, Michael Chobany
1-Steve Sinclair, 5-Curt Carion, 6-Mike Williams, 11-Jody McKown, 15-Sedrick King, 21-Terry Bowden, 24-Eldridge Dixon, 31-Robert Alexander, 42-Garnet Edwards, 44-Reggie McLee, 50-Billy McLee, 51-John Garcia, 52-Jack Palmer, 55-Jeff Macerelli, 59-James "Rocky" Gianola, 60-Chuck Gambill, 65-Joe Jelich, 70-Mark Cuneo, 73-Keith Jones, 77-Gordon Gordon, 79-Jay Krohe, 80-Jeff Seals, 81-Darrell Miller, 82-Robin Meeley, 91-Norm Patterson