Boston College vs West Virginia
October 13, 1979 1:30pm at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA
Boston College
West Virginia
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 51 | 256 | 37 | 219 | 2 | 69 | 4.3 |
Jay Palazola | 17 | 157 | 23 | 134 | 1 | 69 | 7.9 |
Shelby Gamble | 21 | 63 | 12 | 51 | 1 | 17 | 2.4 |
Dan Conway | 11 | 32 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 2.7 |
Kevin Benjamin | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
Leo Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 59 | 296 | 21 | 275 | 1 | 27 | 4.7 |
Robert Alexander | 20 | 103 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 19 | 5.0 |
Oliver Luck | 21 | 112 | 18 | 94 | 0 | 27 | 4.5 |
Eldridge Dixon | 14 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 13 | 4.4 |
Ray Armstrong | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 5.5 |
Cedric Thomas | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
Curlin Beck | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 7 | 19 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
Jay Palazola | 7 | 19 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 8 | 14 | 2 | 97 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Oliver Luck | 8 | 14 | 2 | 97 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 7 | 113 | 0 | 43 | 16.1 |
Robert Rikard | 2 | 56 | 0 | 43 | 28.0 |
Tom Carr | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
Jon Schoen | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 9.5 |
Tim Sherwin | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
Scott Nizolek | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 8 | 97 | 2 | 24 | 12.1 |
Rich Duggan | 3 | 43 | 1 | 24 | 14.3 |
Cedric Thomas | 3 | 37 | 0 | 24 | 12.3 |
Darrell Miller | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
Robert Alexander | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 6 | 243 | 40.5 | 0 |
John Cooper | 6 | 243 | 40.5 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 0 |
Curt Carion | 4 | 150 | 37.5 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 21 |
Cyril Keniry | 1 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
Kevin Benjamin | 2 | 14 | 13 | ||||||
Steve Giordano | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Jeff Dziama | 1 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
Jerry Stabile | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fulton Walker | 3 | 11 | 10 | ||||||
Ray Armstrong | 2 | 19 | 19 | ||||||
Curlin Beck | 1 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
Reggie McLee | 1 | 10 | 10 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 219 | 113 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 376 |
Jay Palazola | 134 | 134 | ||||
Robert Rikard | 56 | 56 | ||||
Shelby Gamble | 51 | 51 | ||||
Dan Conway | 30 | 30 | ||||
Tom Carr | 24 | 24 | ||||
Jeff Dziama | 21 | 21 | ||||
Jon Schoen | 19 | 19 | ||||
Kevin Benjamin | 3 | 14 | 17 | |||
Tim Sherwin | 12 | 12 | ||||
Cyril Keniry | 9 | 9 | ||||
Scott Nizolek | 2 | 2 | ||||
Leo Smith | 1 | 1 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 275 | 97 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 423 |
Robert Alexander | 100 | 8 | 108 | |||
Oliver Luck | 94 | 94 | ||||
Eldridge Dixon | 61 | 61 | ||||
Cedric Thomas | 6 | 37 | 43 | |||
Rich Duggan | 43 | 43 | ||||
Ray Armstrong | 11 | 19 | 30 | |||
Curlin Beck | 3 | 11 | 14 | |||
Fulton Walker | 11 | 11 | ||||
Reggie McLee | 10 | 10 | ||||
Darrell Miller | 9 | 9 |
Boston College | West Virginia | |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 15 | 19 |
Rushing | 9 | 13 |
Passing | 5 | 6 |
Penalty | 1 | 0 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 219 | 275 |
Rushing Attempts | 51 | 59 |
Average Per Rush | 4.3 | 4.7 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 256 | 296 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 37 | 21 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 113 | 97 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-19-0 | 8-14-2 |
Average Per Attempt | 5.9 | 6.9 |
Average Per Completion | 16.1 | 12.1 |
Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 332 | 372 |
Total Offense Plays | 70 | 73 |
Average Gain Per Play | 4.7 | 5.1 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-2 | 5-3 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-25 | 3-25 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 6-243 | 4-150 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 40.5 | 37.5 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-9-0 | 3-11-0 |
Average Per Return | 9.0 | 3.7 |
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-14-0 | 4-40-0 |
Average Per Return | 4.7 | 10.0 |
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-21-0 | 0-0-0 |
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
Possession Time | ||
Third Down Conversions | 7 of 16 | 5 of 12 |
Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-10 | 2-10 |
Boston College
# | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 36 | 51 | 87 | 1.0 | 12 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | |
Jeff Dziama | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |||||||||
Jim Budness | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
Bill Stephanos | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Cyril Keniry | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
Jerry Stabile | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
Clint Gaffney | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
Joe Nash | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Jack Kent | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Joe Ferraro | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | 6 | ||||||||||
Rich Dyer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
Jeff Ryan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
Steve Moriarty | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Doug Alston | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Russell Joyner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
Kevin Jez | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Robert Poles, Jr | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Vic Crawford | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Steve Giordano | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Leo Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Jon Schoen | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Mike Gunn | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Lew Reynolds | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
93 | Danny Fox | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
# | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 30 | 41 | 71 | 1.0 | 21 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
46 | Walter Easley | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
40 | Fulton Walker | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
27 | Jerry Holmes | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.0 | 21 | 1 | ||||||||
97 | John Bendana | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||
23 | Everett Pettaway | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
15 | Sedrick King | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||
90 | Darryl Talley | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
95 | Delbert Fowler | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
98 | Danny Lee | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
91 | Todd Campbell | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
55 | Mike Dawson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | |||||||||
65 | Dave Oblak | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
26 | Allen Moreland | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
70 | Mark Cuneo | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
Andy Holliday | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
50 | Dennis Fowlkes | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Mike Engle | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
99 | Calvin Turner | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 11:38 | BC - Shelby Gamble 17 yd rush TD (Kick by John Cooper Fail) | 0-6 |
2 | 13:36 | WVU - Rich Duggan 7 yd TD pass from Oliver Luck (Kick by Steve Sinclair Good) | 7-6 |
2 | 10:11 | WVU - Eldridge Dixon 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Steve Sinclair Good) | 14-6 |
2 | 0:49 | BC - John Cooper 42 yd FG | 14-9 |
3 | 8:35 | BC - Jay Palazola 69 yd rush TD (Pass by Jay Palazola Fail) | 14-15 |
3 | 1:32 | BC - John Cooper 42 yd FG | 14-18 |
4 | 3:50 | WVU - Darrell Miller 9 yd TD pass from Oliver Luck (Kick by Steve Sinclair Fail) | 20-18 |
Attendance: 21,640
Score By Quarter
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Virginia | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
Boston College | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
Start Time: 1:30pm
Officials: John Joyce (Back Judge), John Tierney (Field Judge), John Hillard (Head Linesman), Paul Tighe (Line Judge), Joe Klimschot (Referee), James Reilly (Umpire)
Temperature: 54 • Wind: SW 16mph • Weather: Overcast, cold
Boston College
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
TE | Tim Sherwin |
LT | Karl Swanke |
LG | Gerry Raymond |
C | Bill Chaplick |
RG | Casey Muldoon |
RT | Greg Cantone |
SE | Robert Rikard |
FL | Kevin Dempsey |
QB | Jay Palazola |
HB | Shelby Gamble |
FB | Dan Conway |
West Virginia
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
TE | Rich Duggan |
LT | Frank Kinczel |
LG | Al Thomas |
C | Pat Conachan |
RG | Jim Himic |
RT | Gordon Gordon |
SE | Darrell Miller |
FL | Cedric Thomas |
QB | Oliver Luck |
TB | Ray Armstrong |
FB | Curlin Beck |
Pos | Defense |
---|---|
CB | Jerry Stabile |
CB | Jeff Ryan |
DE | Jack Kent |
FS | Rich Dyer |
DE | Clint Gaffney |
LB | Jim Budness |
SS | Doug Alston |
LB | Jeff Dziama |
DT | Joe Nash |
DT | Bill Stephanos |
NG | Joe Ferraro |
Pos | Defense |
---|---|
CB | Everett Pettaway |
CB | Sedrick King |
SS | Fulton Walker |
LB | Walter Easley |
LB | Mike Dawson |
FS | Jerry Holmes |
DE | Delbert Fowler |
DE | Darryl Talley |
DT | Calvin Turner |
DT | Danny Lee |
NG | Todd Campbell |
Steve Andrien, John Loughery, Steve Moriarty, Scott Nizolek, Robert Poles, Jr, Lew Reynolds, Mark Roopenian, Jon Schoen, Leo Smith, Bob Walton, Lee Wezenski, Ed Kulas, Gary Kowalski, Jack Belcher, Kevin Benjamin, Tom Carr, John Cooper, Vic Crawford, Steve Giordano, Mike Gunn, Kevin Jez, Russell Joyner, Cyril Keniry, 93-Danny Fox, 97-Bob Good
Andy Holliday, Billy Evans, Mike Engle, 1-Steve Sinclair, 4-Eldridge Dixon, 5-Curt Carion, 14-Doug Banda, 24-Reggie Armstead, 26-Allen Moreland, 31-Robert Alexander, 44-Reggie McLee, 50-Dennis Fowlkes, 59-Kevin Osborne, 60-Chuck Gambill, 65-Dave Oblak, 70-Mark Cuneo, 78-Kenny Allen, 79-Jay Krohe, 82-John Foy, 84-Dave Johnson, 85-Mark Raugh, 97-John Bendana