Pitt vs West Virginia
September 26, 1987 12:08pm at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV
Pitt
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 44 | 185 | 23 | 162 | 0 | 33 | 3.7 |
| Craig Heyward | 32 | 119 | 4 | 115 | 0 | 13 | 3.6 |
| Adam Walker | 8 | 60 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 33 | 6.8 |
| Prentiss Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sal Genilla | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 0 | 6 | -2.3 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 54 | 241 | 53 | 188 | 0 | 23 | 3.5 |
| Eugene Napoleon | 12 | 98 | 10 | 88 | 0 | 23 | 7.3 |
| Anthony "A.B." Brown | 28 | 90 | 11 | 79 | 0 | 14 | 2.8 |
| Major Harris | 11 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1.2 |
| Gary Basil | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 18 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Sal Genilla | 7 | 18 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 14 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Major Harris | 8 | 14 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 72 | 0 | 14 | 10.3 |
| Chuck Williams | 3 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 13.0 |
| Bill Osborn | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| Michael Stewart | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Craig Heyward | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Eric Seaman | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 79 | 0 | 30 | 9.9 |
| Harvey Smith | 2 | 37 | 0 | 30 | 18.5 |
| John Talley | 5 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 5.8 |
| Keith Winn | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 327 | 40.9 | 58 |
| John Rasp | 8 | 327 | 40.9 | 58 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 52 |
| Lance Carion | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 52 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Tuten | 3 | 23 | 18 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry White | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | -6 | -6 | |||
| John Talley | 2 | 39 | 20 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 169 | 72 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 264 |
| Craig Heyward | 115 | 8 | 123 | |||
| Adam Walker | 54 | 54 | ||||
| Chuck Williams | 39 | 39 | ||||
| Henry Tuten | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Bill Osborn | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Michael Stewart | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Eric Seaman | 5 | 5 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 188 | 79 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 315 |
| Eugene Napoleon | 88 | 88 | ||||
| Anthony "A.B." Brown | 79 | 79 | ||||
| John Talley | 29 | 39 | 68 | |||
| Harvey Smith | 37 | 37 | ||||
| Keith Winn | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Major Harris | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Terry White | -6 | 15 | 9 | |||
| Gary Basil | 8 | 8 |
| West Virginia | Pitt | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 14 | 13 |
| Rushing | 10 | 7 |
| Passing | 2 | 5 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 188 | 162 |
| Rushing Attempts | 54 | 44 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 241 | 185 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 53 | 23 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 79 | 72 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 8-14-0 | 7-18-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.6 | 4.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 9.9 | 10.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 267 | 234 |
| Total Offense Plays | 68 | 62 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-35 | 8-60 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-291 | 8-327 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 41.6 | 40.9 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-15-0 | 3-23-0 |
| Average Per Return | 7.5 | 7.7 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-33-0 | 0-0- |
| Average Per Return | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0- | 0-0- |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 26:32 | 33:28 |
| Third Down Conversions | 3 of 13 | 6 of 17 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-13 | 3-23 |
Pitt
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 61 | 18 | 79 | 3.0 | 31 | 9.0 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ezekial Gadson | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2.0 | 20 | 3.0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Billy Owens | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1.0 | 11 | 3.0 | 26 | ||||||||
| Troy Washington | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Jon Carter | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Marc Spindler | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Wall | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Burt Grossman | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Gary Richard | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Tony Siragusa | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Quintin Jones | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| J. Christy | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Cornell Holloway | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Adam Walker | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Eryck Griffin | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Daniel Crossman | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 26 | 71 | 2.0 | 13 | 6.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 98 | David Grant | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1.0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 54 | Darnell Warren | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 45 | Robert Pickett | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.0 | 7 | |||||||
| 47 | Willie Edwards | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Bo Orlando | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 94 | Chris Parker | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Terry White | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 93 | Dale Jackson | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 70 | Brad Hunt | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 49 | Chris Haering | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 66 | Theron Ellis | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 97 | Lonnie Brockman | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Preston Waters | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 53 | Ted Kester | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 61 | Mike Fox | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 95 | Pat Marlatt | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:10 | Pitt - Jeff VanHorne 41 yd FG, 8-17 4:29 | 3-0 |
| 2 | 11:09 | WVU - Charlie Baumann 28 yd FG, 10-70 4:01 | 3-3 |
| 4 | 2:45 | Pitt - Jeff VanHorne 40 yd FG, 4--2 2:05 | 6-3 |
Attendance: 65,079
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Start Time: 12:08pm
Temperature: 60 • Wind: SW 7 knots • Weather: Clear, crisp, sunny
Largest crowd ever at Mountaineer Field. Largest crowd ever to see a sporting event in West Virginia.
Pitt
West Virginia
Billy Owens, John Rasp, Gary Richard, Prentiss Wright, Daniel Crossman, Marc Spindler, Henry Tuten, Adam Walker, Cornell Holloway, Eric Seaman, Eryck Griffin, Sal Genilla, Tony Siragusa, Jeff VanHorne, Jon Carter, Ezekial Gadson, Quintin Jones, Jerry Wall, Chuck Williams, Craig Heyward, Burt Grossman, Bill Osborn, Troy Washington, Michael Stewart, J. Christy
2-Terry White, 5-Preston Waters, 7-John Talley, 8-Charlie Baumann, 9-Major Harris, 18-Lance Carion, 22-Bo Orlando, 28-Anthony "A.B." Brown, 31-Gary Basil, 33-Eugene Napoleon, 45-Robert Pickett, 47-Willie Edwards, 49-Chris Haering, 53-Ted Kester, 54-Darnell Warren, 61-Mike Fox, 66-Theron Ellis, 70-Brad Hunt, 81-Keith Winn, 88-Harvey Smith, 93-Dale Jackson, 94-Chris Parker, 95-Pat Marlatt, 97-Lonnie Brockman, 98-David Grant