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
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West Virginia
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-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