#12 Pitt vs West Virginia
November 10, 1979 1:30pm at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Pitt
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 44 | 174 | 27 | 147 | 2 | 31 | 3.3 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 13 | 59 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 20 | 3.7 |
| Wayne DiBartola | 7 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 31 | 6.9 |
| Fred Jacobs | 8 | 31 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 3.4 |
| Ray Jones | 7 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 2.4 |
| Randy McMillan | 4 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3.3 |
| Dan Marino | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 0 | 5 | -1.2 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 46 | 108 | 57 | 51 | 1 | 9 | 1.1 |
| Oliver Luck | 29 | 74 | 54 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0.7 |
| Eldridge Dixon | 6 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Robert Alexander | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1.3 |
| Dane Conwell | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 |
| Cedric Thomas | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Curlin Beck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 28 | 1 | 232 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 14 | 28 | 1 | 232 | 1 | 37 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 30 | 5 | 153 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Oliver Luck | 12 | 30 | 5 | 153 | 1 | 24 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 232 | 1 | 37 | 16.6 |
| Benjie Pryor | 5 | 88 | 1 | 25 | 17.6 |
| Ralph Still | 2 | 49 | 0 | 25 | 24.5 |
| Mike Dombrowski | 3 | 40 | 0 | 19 | 13.3 |
| Ken Bowles | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| Randy McMillan | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Julius Dawkins | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Ray Jones | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 153 | 1 | 24 | 12.8 |
| Darrell Miller | 5 | 76 | 0 | 21 | 15.2 |
| Mark Raugh | 3 | 45 | 0 | 24 | 15.0 |
| Cedric Thomas | 1 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| Dane Conwell | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 8.0 |
| Robert Alexander | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 141 | 35.3 | 38 |
| Dave Trout | 4 | 141 | 35.3 | 38 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 51 |
| Curt Carion | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 51 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 83 | 46 |
| Jo Jo Heath | 4 | 26 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 64 | 46 | |
| Steve Fedell | 1 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| Terry White | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jay Pelusi | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Jerry Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Reggie McLee | 2 | 53 | |||||||
| Curlin Beck | 1 | 14 | |||||||
| Dennis Fowlkes | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 153 | 232 | 21 | 26 | 83 | 515 |
| Jo Jo Heath | 21 | 26 | 64 | 111 | ||
| Benjie Pryor | 88 | 88 | ||||
| Ralph Still | 49 | 49 | ||||
| Artrell Hawkins | 48 | 48 | ||||
| Wayne DiBartola | 48 | 48 | ||||
| Mike Dombrowski | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Ken Bowles | 37 | 37 | ||||
| Fred Jacobs | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Randy McMillan | 13 | 9 | 22 | |||
| Ray Jones | 17 | 2 | 19 | |||
| Steve Fedell | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Julius Dawkins | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Jay Pelusi | 6 | 6 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 153 | 67 | 0 | 10 | 281 |
| Darrell Miller | 76 | 76 | ||||
| Reggie McLee | 53 | 53 | ||||
| Mark Raugh | 45 | 45 | ||||
| Cedric Thomas | 3 | 19 | 22 | |||
| Dane Conwell | 6 | 16 | 22 | |||
| Oliver Luck | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Curlin Beck | 0 | 14 | 14 | |||
| Eldridge Dixon | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Dennis Fowlkes | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Robert Alexander | 9 | -3 | 6 |
| West Virginia | Pitt | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 17 | 17 |
| Rushing | 8 | 6 |
| Passing | 7 | 10 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 51 | 147 |
| Rushing Attempts | 46 | 44 |
| Average Per Rush | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 108 | 174 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 57 | 27 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 153 | 232 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 12-30-5 | 14-28-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.1 | 8.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 12.8 | 16.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 204 | 379 |
| Total Offense Plays | 76 | 72 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.7 | 5.3 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 7-5 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-26 | 8-72 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-233 | 4-141 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 38.8 | 35.3 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 4-26-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-67-0 | 1-21-0 |
| Average Per Return | 22.3 | 21.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-10-0 | 5-83-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | ||
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | - | - |
Pitt
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 15 | 66 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 83 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Green | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2.0 | |||||||||||
| Rickey Jackson | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2.0 | |||||||||||
| Bill Neill | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1.0 | |||||||||||
| Jerry Boyarsky | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Terry White | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dave Bucklew | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.0 | |||||||||||
| Jay Pelusi | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Steve Fedell | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||
| Jo Jo Heath | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 1 | |||||||||
| Lynn Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Ray Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Rich Kraynak | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Carlton Williamson | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mark Reichard | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 63 | 22 | 85 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 95 | Delbert Fowler | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 50 | Dennis Fowlkes | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| 27 | Jerry Holmes | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 90 | Darryl Talley | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 40 | Fulton Walker | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 98 | Danny Lee | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 97 | John Bendana | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 99 | Calvin Turner | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 46 | Walter Easley | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 24 | Reggie Armstead | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Sedrick King | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 82 | John Foy | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 31 | Robert Alexander | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 55 | Mike Dawson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Curlin Beck | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 64 | Al Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 12:42 | Pitt - Ray Jones 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Mark Schubert Good) | 7-0 |
| 2 | 9:41 | Pitt - Mark Schubert 42 yd FG | 10-0 |
| 3 | 11:46 | WVU - Steve Sinclair 22 yd FG | 10-3 |
| 4 | 14:10 | Pitt - Benjie Pryor 8 yd TD pass from Dan Marino (Kick by Mark Schubert Good) | 17-3 |
| 4 | 10:12 | WVU - Cedric Thomas 19 yd TD pass from Oliver Luck (Kick by Steve Sinclair Good) | 17-10 |
| 4 | 9:17 | Pitt - Fred Jacobs 4 yd rush TD (Kick by Mark Schubert Good) | 24-10 |
| 4 | 4:07 | WVU - Oliver Luck 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Steve Sinclair Good) | 24-17 |
Attendance: 38,681
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
Start Time: 1:30pm
Officials: Joseph DiRenzo, Jr (Back Judge), Walter Lucas (Field Judge), James McGuckin (Head Linesman), Earl Birdy, Jr (Line Judge), Raymond Bower (Referee), Lawrence Ellis (Umpire)
Temperature: 49 • Wind: WSW 7mph • Weather: Overcast, cool and rainy
Last game at Old Mountaineer Field
Pitt
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Benjie Pryor |
| LT | Bob Gruber |
| LG | Dan Fidler |
| C | Russ Grimm |
| RG | Emil Boures |
| RT | Mark May |
| FL | Ken Bowles |
| SE | Ralph Still |
| QB | Dan Marino |
| TB | Ray Jones |
| FB | Randy McMillan |
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 |
|---|---|
| LCB | Terry White |
| RCB | Lynn Thomas |
| S | Jo Jo Heath |
| SS | Carlton Williamson |
| MLB | Jay Pelusi |
| OLB | Mark Reichard |
| LDT | Greg Meisner |
| RDE | Rickey Jackson |
| LDE | Hugh Green |
| RDT | Bill Neill |
| MG | Jerry Boyarsky |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| CB | Reggie Armstead |
| CB | Sedrick King |
| DE | Delbert Fowler |
| LB | Walter Easley |
| DE | Darryl Talley |
| SS | Fulton Walker |
| LB | Mike Dawson |
| FS | Jerry Holmes |
| DT | Danny Lee |
| DT | John Bendana |
| MG | Dave Oblak |
Fred Jacobs, Artrell Hawkins, Mike Dombrowski, Wayne DiBartola, Rich Kraynak, Barry Compton, Scott Jenner, Dave Bucklew, Mark Schubert, Dave Trout, Steve Fedell, Jeff Pelusi, Julius Dawkins
Dane Conwell, 1-Steve Sinclair, 5-Curt Carion, 14-Doug Banda, 20-Curlin Beck, 23-Everett Pettaway, 30-Mickey Walczak, 44-Reggie McLee, 50-Dennis Fowlkes, 59-Kevin Osborne, 82-John Foy, 99-Calvin Turner