Virginia Tech vs West Virginia
November 3, 1979 1:35pm at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 63 | 308 | 25 | 283 | 2 | 28 | 4.5 |
| Kenny Lewis | 18 | 105 | 1 | 104 | 1 | 28 | 5.8 |
| Cyrus Lawrence | 24 | 98 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 18 | 4.0 |
| Tony Blackmon | 11 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 9 | 5.1 |
| Mickey Fitzgerald | 4 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 7.3 |
| Sidney Snell | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2.0 |
| Steve Casey | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 3 | -1.8 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 47 | 252 | 20 | 232 | 2 | 35 | 4.9 |
| Robert Alexander | 14 | 119 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 35 | 8.5 |
| Eldridge Dixon | 13 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 21 | 4.5 |
| Oliver Luck | 20 | 74 | 20 | 54 | 1 | 16 | 2.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 19 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Casey | 7 | 19 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 13 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 17 | 0 | 125 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Oliver Luck | 8 | 17 | 0 | 125 | 2 | 27 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 40 | 1 | 11 | 5.7 |
| Sidney Snell | 4 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 7.3 |
| Paul Watkins | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Cyrus Lawrence | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Kenny Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 125 | 2 | 27 | 15.6 |
| Cedric Thomas | 3 | 53 | 1 | 25 | 17.7 |
| Darrell Miller | 2 | 45 | 1 | 27 | 22.5 |
| Mark Raugh | 2 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 12.0 |
| Eldridge Dixon | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 58 |
| Dave Smigelsky | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 58 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 58 |
| Curt Carion | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 58 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Dovel | 2 | 51 | |||||||
| Billy Hite | 1 | 41 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 87 | 85 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| Fulton Walker | 2 | 87 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Curlin Beck | 3 | 46 | |||||||
| Eldridge Dixon | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Mickey Walczak | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| Dennis Fowlkes | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Sedrick King | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 290 | 40 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 422 |
| Kenny Lewis | 104 | 1 | 105 | |||
| Cyrus Lawrence | 97 | 3 | 100 | |||
| Tony Blackmon | 56 | 56 | ||||
| Scott Dovel | 51 | 51 | ||||
| Billy Hite | 41 | 41 | ||||
| Sidney Snell | 4 | 29 | 33 | |||
| Mickey Fitzgerald | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Paul Watkins | 7 | 7 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 232 | 125 | 61 | 87 | 8 | 513 |
| Robert Alexander | 119 | 119 | ||||
| Fulton Walker | 87 | 0 | 87 | |||
| Eldridge Dixon | 59 | 3 | 0 | 62 | ||
| Oliver Luck | 54 | 54 | ||||
| Cedric Thomas | 53 | 53 | ||||
| Curlin Beck | 46 | 46 | ||||
| Darrell Miller | 45 | 45 | ||||
| Mark Raugh | 24 | 24 | ||||
| Mickey Walczak | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Dennis Fowlkes | 8 | 8 |
| West Virginia | Virginia Tech | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 20 | 17 |
| Rushing | 13 | 14 |
| Passing | 5 | 2 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 232 | 283 |
| Rushing Attempts | 47 | 63 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 252 | 308 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 20 | 25 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 125 | 40 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 8-17-0 | 7-19-3 |
| Average Per Attempt | 7.4 | 2.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.6 | 5.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 357 | 323 |
| Total Offense Plays | 64 | 82 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.6 | 3.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-4 | 2-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-40 | 5-50 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-126 | 4-160 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 42.0 | 40.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-87-1 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 43.5 | 0.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-61-0 | 3-92-0 |
| Average Per Return | 12.2 | 30.7 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 3-8-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 4-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | ||
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | - | - |
Virginia Tech
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 46 | 17 | 63 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Danny Hill | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Chris Cosh | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lewis Stuart | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2.0 | |||||||||||
| Padro Phillips | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Matt Mead | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Jerome Pannell | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Nate Parker | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | |||||||||||
| Mike Faulkner | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Paul Davis | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Scharnus | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Kovac | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| John Gambone | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mickey Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Borden | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Bill Britts | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Lawrence Young | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Rob Purdham | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 66 | 19 | 85 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 90 | Darryl Talley | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| 46 | Walter Easley | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| 98 | Danny Lee | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| 97 | John Bendana | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 50 | Dennis Fowlkes | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2.0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 40 | Fulton Walker | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 15 | Sedrick King | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 95 | Delbert Fowler | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| 99 | Calvin Turner | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 65 | Dave Oblak | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 27 | Jerry Holmes | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 55 | Mike Dawson | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 | Everett Pettaway | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Mike Engle | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 84 | Dave Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 24 | Reggie Armstead | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:17 | VT - Dennis Laury 24 yd FG | 3-0 |
| 2 | 11:09 | WVU - Fulton Walker 85 yd punt return TD (Kick by Steve Sinclair Fail) | 3-6 |
| 2 | 5:02 | VT - Cyrus Lawrence 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Dennis Laury Fail) | 9-6 |
| 2 | 4:55 | VT - Sidney Snell 3 yd TD pass from Steve Casey (Rush by Steve Casey Fail) | 15-6 |
| 2 | 4:11 | VT - Kenny Lewis 30 yd rush TD (Pass by Tony Blackmon Good) | 23-6 |
| 3 | 5:53 | WVU - Cedric Thomas 26 yd TD pass from Oliver Luck (Kick by Steve Sinclair Good) | 23-13 |
| 3 | 2:43 | WVU - Oliver Luck 16 yd rush TD (Kick by Steve Sinclair Good) | 23-20 |
| 4 | 12:42 | WVU - Darrell Miller 27 yd TD pass from Oliver Luck (Kick by Steve Sinclair Good) | 23-27 |
| 4 | 1:59 | WVU - Eldridge Dixon 25 yd rush TD (Kick by Steve Sinclair Good) | 23-34 |
Attendance: 27,531
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
Start Time: 1:35pm
Officials: Earl Barnett (Back Judge), Joseph DiRenzo Jr. (Field Judge), Alvin Kelley (Head Linesman), W.H. Burke (Line Judge), Raymond Bower (Referee), Tony Amato (Umpire)
Temperature: 49 • Wind: SW 10mph • Weather: Partly cloudy
Virginia Tech
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Paul Watkins |
| LT | Wally Browne |
| LG | Gary Smith |
| C | Roe Waldron |
| RG | Steve Wirt |
| RT | Wayne Mutter |
| SE | Mike Giacolone |
| QB | Steve Casey |
| TB | Kenny Lewis |
| FB | Mickey Fitzgerald |
| WB | Sidney Snell |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Mark Raugh |
| LT | Gordon Gordon |
| LG | Jim Himic |
| C | Pat Conachan |
| RG | Al Thomas |
| RT | Frank Kinczel |
| SE | Darrell Miller |
| FL | Cedric Thomas |
| QB | Oliver Luck |
| TB | Robert Alexander |
| FB | Eldridge Dixon |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| CB | Paul Davis |
| CB | Jerome Pannell |
| SS | Mike Scharnus |
| LB | Chris Cosh |
| FS | Matt Mead |
| LB | Lewis Stuart |
| NG | Danny Hill |
| RDT | Mike Faulkner |
| LDE | Rob Purdham |
| LDT | Doug McDougald |
| RDE | Nate Parker |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| CB | Reggie Armstead |
| CB | Sedrick King |
| LB | Walter Easley |
| DE | Darryl Talley |
| SS | Fulton Walker |
| LB | Mike Dawson |
| FS | Jerry Holmes |
| DE | Delbert Fowler |
| DT | Danny Lee |
| DT | John Bendana |
| MG | Dave Oblak |
Tom Webb, Padro Phillips, Mike Borden, John Scott, John Ludlow, Jeremiah Thomas, Dennis Laury, Cyrus Lawrence, Bobby Allen, Billy Hite, Bill Britts, Scott Dovel, Mike Kovac, Lawrence Young, John Gambone, Dave Smigelsky, Mike Zouzalik, Tony Blackmon
Mike Engle, 1-Steve Sinclair, 5-Curt Carion, 14-Doug Banda, 20-Curlin Beck, 23-Everett Pettaway, 30-Mickey Walczak, 50-Dennis Fowlkes, 59-Kevin Osborne, 84-Dave Johnson, 99-Calvin Turner