Rutgers vs #15 West Virginia
November 12, 1983 1:30pm at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV
Rutgers
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 37 | 140 | 94 | 46 | 1 | 17 | 1.2 |
| Vernon Williams | 15 | 81 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 17 | 5.4 |
| Albert Smith | 7 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 |
| Len Bellezza | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Dwayne Hooper | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 | 1 | -2.0 |
| Jacque LaPrarie | 11 | 22 | 87 | -65 | 0 | 17 | -5.9 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 97 | 20 | 77 | 2 | 16 | 1.7 |
| Ron Wolfley | 13 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Pat Randolph | 17 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 1.3 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 5 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 2.8 |
| Tom Bowman | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4.0 |
| Tom Gray | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 |
| John Holifield | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Gary Mullen | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | -5 | -5.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 31 | 1 | 130 | 0 | 18 | 9 |
| Jacque LaPrarie | 14 | 31 | 1 | 130 | 0 | 18 | 9 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 17 | 30 | 1 | 279 | 3 | 45 | 1 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 17 | 28 | 1 | 279 | 3 | 45 | 1 |
| Kevin White | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 130 | 0 | 18 | 9.3 |
| Andrew Baker | 5 | 55 | 0 | 16 | 11.0 |
| Len Bellezza | 4 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 8.8 |
| Alan Andrews | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 10.0 |
| Boris Pendergrass | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| Albert Smith | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 17 | 279 | 3 | 45 | 16.4 |
| Rich Hollins | 7 | 97 | 0 | 22 | 13.9 |
| Willie Drewrey | 3 | 64 | 1 | 45 | 21.3 |
| Gary Mullen | 2 | 54 | 1 | 40 | 27.0 |
| Rob Bennett | 2 | 33 | 1 | 21 | 16.5 |
| Wayne Brown | 2 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 11.0 |
| Ron Wolfley | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 350 | 31.8 | 36 |
| Gary Liska | 11 | 350 | 31.8 | 36 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 55 |
| Steve Superick | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 55 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 115 | 38 | 1 | 26 | 26 |
| Dan Errico | 2 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 26 | 26 |
| Jim Schedeneck | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 64 | 38 | |||
| Albert Smith | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Willie Drewrey | 2 | 33 | 30 | ||||||
| Gary Mullen | 2 | 37 | 19 | ||||||
| Steve Newberry | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 117 | 130 | 115 | 37 | 26 | 425 |
| Dan Errico | 34 | 29 | 26 | 89 | ||
| Vernon Williams | 81 | 81 | ||||
| Jim Schedeneck | 64 | 8 | 72 | |||
| Albert Smith | 35 | 4 | 17 | 56 | ||
| Andrew Baker | 55 | 55 | ||||
| Len Bellezza | 1 | 35 | 36 | |||
| Alan Andrews | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Boris Pendergrass | 16 | 16 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 77 | 279 | 37 | 33 | 20 | 446 |
| Rich Hollins | 97 | 97 | ||||
| Willie Drewrey | 64 | 33 | 97 | |||
| Gary Mullen | -5 | 54 | 37 | 86 | ||
| Ron Wolfley | 29 | 9 | 38 | |||
| Rob Bennett | 33 | 33 | ||||
| Wayne Brown | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Pat Randolph | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Steve Newberry | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Jeff Hostetler | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Tom Bowman | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Tom Gray | 7 | 7 | ||||
| John Holifield | 2 | 2 |
| West Virginia | Rutgers | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 20 | 13 |
| Rushing | 2 | 6 |
| Passing | 15 | 6 |
| Penalty | 3 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 77 | 46 |
| Rushing Attempts | 45 | 37 |
| Average Per Rush | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 97 | 140 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 20 | 94 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 279 | 130 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 17-30-1 | 14-31-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 9.3 | 4.2 |
| Average Per Completion | 16.4 | 9.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 356 | 176 |
| Total Offense Plays | 75 | 68 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.7 | 2.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-48 | 7-75 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-300 | 11-350 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 42.9 | 31.8 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-33-0 | 3-37-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.5 | 12.3 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-37-0 | 5-115-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.5 | 23.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-20-0 | 1-26-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 30:48 | 29:12 |
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 9-87 | 1-9 |
Rutgers
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 54 | 11 | 65 | 1.0 | 9 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tyronne Stowe | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Dumont | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Carl Howard | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1.0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Robert Dumont | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Dan Errico | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | |||||||
| Lionel Washington | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Barry Buchowski | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Bill Beschner | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Harold Young | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Andre Cox | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Joe Corbin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| John Cummins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Harry Swayne | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Will Dunster | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Anthony Sagnella | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| William Houston | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 58 | 18 | 76 | 9.0 | 87 | 12.0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 0 | |
| 45 | Steve Hathaway | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2.5 | 29 | 4.0 | 31 | |||||||
| 8 | Anthony Daniels | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 49 | Derek Christian | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Van Richardson | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | |||||||
| 50 | Matt Smith | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Mike Scott | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 47 | Ed Hughes | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 96 | Jim Merritts | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 44 | Tim Agee | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 92 | Brad Minetree | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 28 | Steve Newberry | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||
| 95 | Ernie Anderson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 6 | 1.0 | 11 | |||||||
| 59 | Scott Dixon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 2.0 | 17 | |||||||
| 97 | Rich Walters | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | |||||||
| 94 | Chris Genther | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 17 | 1.0 | 12 | |||||||
| 31 | Arthur Ashe | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 91 | West Turner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | |||||||||
| 5 | Travis Curtis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 55 | Dave Oblak | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Paul Woodside | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 38 | Dave Preston | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 99 | Jeff Lucas | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 30 | Fred Smalls | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:20 | WVU - Gary Mullen 40 yd TD pass from Jeff Hostetler (Kick by Paul Woodside Good), 6-80 2:40 | 0-7 |
| 1 | 7:57 | WVU - Willie Drewrey 45 yd TD pass from Jeff Hostetler (Kick by Paul Woodside Good), 6-61 2:53 | 0-14 |
| 1 | 3:44 | RU - Albert Smith 4 yd rush TD (Kick by Tom Angstadt Good), 12-81 4:13 | 7-14 |
| 2 | 9:19 | WVU - Jeff Hostetler 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Paul Woodside Good), 15-74 5:28 | 7-21 |
| 3 | 6:26 | WVU - Rob Bennett 21 yd TD pass from Jeff Hostetler (Kick by Paul Woodside Good), 3-42 1:11 | 7-28 |
| 4 | 13:15 | WVU - Ron Wolfley 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Paul Woodside Good), 6-49 1:32 | 7-35 |
Attendance: 51,317
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| West Virginia | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Start Time: 1:30pm
Temperature: 29 • Wind: NW 10-20mph • Weather: Bitter cold and overcast
Rutgers
West Virginia
Harry Swayne, Harold Young, Lionel Washington, Gary Liska, Carl Howard, Dwayne Hooper, Robert Dumont, Joe Corbin, Andrew Baker, Dan Errico, Bill Beschner, Jim Dumont, Alan Andrews, Barry Buchowski, John Cummins, Tyronne Stowe, Jim Schedeneck, Will Dunster, Andre Cox, Len Bellezza, Tom Angstadt, Vernon Williams, Albert Smith, Anthony Sagnella, Boris Pendergrass, Jacque LaPrarie, William Houston
1-Gary Mullen, 3-Paul Woodside, 5-Travis Curtis, 8-Anthony Daniels, 11-Steve Superick, 14-Kevin White, 15-Jeff Hostetler, 19-Wayne Brown, 20-John Holifield, 22-Tom Bowman, 24-Pat Randolph, 27-Mike Scott, 28-Steve Newberry, 30-Fred Smalls, 31-Arthur Ashe, 32-Tom Gray, 36-Ron Wolfley, 37-Van Richardson, 38-Dave Preston, 44-Tim Agee, 45-Steve Hathaway, 47-Ed Hughes, 48-Willie Drewrey, 49-Derek Christian, 50-Matt Smith, 55-Dave Oblak, 59-Scott Dixon, 84-Rob Bennett, 88-Rich Hollins, 91-West Turner, 92-Brad Minetree, 94-Chris Genther, 95-Ernie Anderson, 96-Jim Merritts, 97-Rich Walters, 99-Jeff Lucas