Virginia Tech vs West Virginia
November 7, 1987 1:00pm at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Rg | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 44 | 182 | 33 | 149 | 1 | 40 | 3.4 |
| Earnie Jones | 24 | 98 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 14 | 4.1 |
| Erik Chapman | 11 | 58 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 40 | 2.3 |
| Jon Jeffries | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 |
| Rich Fox | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Sean Donnelly | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2.3 |
| Rushing | No. | Rg | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 68 | 342 | 25 | 317 | 3 | 40 | 4.7 |
| Anthony "A.B." Brown | 30 | 169 | 0 | 169 | 1 | 20 | 5.6 |
| Major Harris | 18 | 88 | 18 | 70 | 0 | 40 | 3.9 |
| Eugene Napoleon | 5 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11 | 7.0 |
| Craig Taylor | 6 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2.8 |
| Undra Johnson | 5 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2.6 |
| John Talley | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3.5 |
| Rico Tyler | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 15 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Erik Chapman | 9 | 15 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 14 | 0 | 95 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Major Harris | 5 | 13 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Ben Reed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 63 | 1 | 14 | 7.0 |
| David Everett | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 11.5 |
| Steve Johnson | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 7.5 |
| Sean Donnelly | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 4.5 |
| Rich Fox | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Karl Borden | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Brian McCall | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 95 | 1 | 35 | 15.8 |
| Anthony "A.B." Brown | 2 | 44 | 0 | 35 | 22.0 |
| Calvin Phillips | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| John Talley | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| Harvey Smith | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| Grantis Bell | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 265 | 37.9 | 53 |
| Eddie Neel | 7 | 265 | 37.9 | 53 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 49 |
| Lance Carion | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 49 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 76 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myron Richardson | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Ralph Brown | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| Jeff Roberts | 2 | 24 | 15 | ||||||
| Jon Jeffries | 1 | 37 | 37 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grantis Bell | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 18 | |||
| Eugene Napoleon | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Jeff Price | 1 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| John Talley | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 149 | 63 | 76 | 17 | 0 | 305 |
| Earnie Jones | 98 | 98 | ||||
| Jon Jeffries | 11 | 37 | 48 | |||
| Myron Richardson | 15 | 11 | 26 | |||
| Erik Chapman | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Jeff Roberts | 24 | 24 | ||||
| David Everett | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Sean Donnelly | 7 | 9 | 16 | |||
| Steve Johnson | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Rich Fox | 8 | 6 | 14 | |||
| Karl Borden | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Ralph Brown | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Brian McCall | 4 | 4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 317 | 95 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 475 |
| Anthony "A.B." Brown | 169 | 44 | 213 | |||
| Major Harris | 70 | 70 | ||||
| John Talley | 7 | 15 | 24 | 46 | ||
| Eugene Napoleon | 35 | 5 | 40 | |||
| Grantis Bell | 5 | 18 | 5 | 28 | ||
| Calvin Phillips | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Craig Taylor | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Undra Johnson | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Harvey Smith | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Jeff Price | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rico Tyler | 6 | 6 |
| West Virginia | Virginia Tech | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 23 | 10 |
| Rushing | 17 | 9 |
| Passing | 4 | 1 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 317 | 149 |
| Rushing Attempts | 68 | 44 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 342 | 182 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 25 | 33 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 95 | 63 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-14-0 | 9-15-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.8 | 4.2 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.8 | 7.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 412 | 212 |
| Total Offense Plays | 82 | 59 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-4 | 2-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-44 | 8-68 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-179 | 7-265 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 35.8 | 37.9 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-5-0 | 2-17-0 |
| Average Per Return | 5.0 | 8.5 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-58-0 | 4-76-0 |
| Average Per Return | 14.5 | 19.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0- | 0-0- |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 4-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 33:40 | 26:20 |
| Third Down Conversions | 7 of 15 | 5 of 16 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | 1 of 2 | 0 of 1 |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-9 | 2-16 |
Virginia Tech
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 53 | 24 | 77 | 2.0 | 16 | 5.0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Cockrell | 7 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Martin | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | ||||||||
| Ralph Brown | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Greg Drew | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Scott Hill | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.0 | 7 | ||||||||
| Carter Wiley | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Eddie Neel | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Leslie Bailey | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| John Granby | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jock Jones | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Whitten | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Darwin Herdman | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Scott Rice | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Rodney Varney | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Brian McCall | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tim Boitnott | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Will Gowin | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Victor Jones | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Rich Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 35 | 30 | 65 | 2.0 | 9 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 49 | Chris Haering | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 54 | Darnell Warren | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 98 | David Grant | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 59 | Eric Lester | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Terry White | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 94 | Chris Parker | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | |||||||
| 70 | Brad Hunt | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 22 | Bo Orlando | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 84 | James "Skip" Fuller | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Preston Waters | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 66 | Theron Ellis | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 97 | Lonnie Brockman | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 93 | Dale Jackson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Stacy Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 42 | Dan "Zippy" Shearer | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Andrew Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 65 | Scott Parker | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 41 | Joe Ayuso | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 47 | Willie Edwards | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | Lawrence Drumgoole | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:55 | VT - Chris Kinzer 45 yd FG, 7-26 3:35 | 3-0 |
| 1 | 3:09 | WVU - Harvey Smith 13 yd TD pass from Major Harris (Kick by Charlie Baumann Good), 6-32 3:23 | 3-7 |
| 2 | 5:50 | VT - Brian McCall 4 yd TD pass from Erik Chapman (Kick by Chris Kinzer Good), 7-30 3:06 | 10-7 |
| 3 | 5:11 | WVU - Craig Taylor 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Charlie Baumann Good), 13-79 5:29 | 10-14 |
| 4 | 13:59 | WVU - Anthony "A.B." Brown 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Charlie Baumann Good), 12-63 5:17 | 10-21 |
| 4 | 6:46 | VT - Erik Chapman 40 yd rush TD (Pass by Erik Chapman Fail), 9-76 2:57 | 16-21 |
| 4 | 3:22 | WVU - Eugene Napoleon 4 yd rush TD (Kick by Charlie Baumann Good), 9-74 3:24 | 16-28 |
Attendance: 47,322
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Start Time: 1:00pm
Temperature: 53 • Wind: SSW 10-15 knots • Weather: Cool & smoky, worsening as game goes on
Virginia Tech
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West Virginia
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-Carter Wiley, -Rich Fox, -Rodney Varney, -Scott Hill, -Scott Rice, -Darwin Herdman, -Jimmy Whitten, -Jock Jones, -John Granby, -Jon Jeffries, -Karl Borden, -Ralph Brown, -Rich Williams, -Tim Boitnott, -Randy Cockrell, -Myron Richardson, -Earnie Jones, -Steve Johnson, -Victor Jones, -Chris Kinzer, -David Everett, -Eddie Neel, -Sean Donnelly, -Bobby Martin, -Brian McCall, -Erik Chapman, -Greg Drew, -Jeff Roberts, -Leslie Bailey, -Will Gowin
1-Grantis Bell, 2-Terry White, 4-Stacy Smith, 5-Preston Waters, 6-Andrew Jones, 7-John Talley, 8-Charlie Baumann, 9-Major Harris, 13-Ben Reed, 18-Lance Carion, 20-Craig Taylor, 22-Bo Orlando, 25-Lawrence Drumgoole, 28-Anthony "A.B." Brown, 29-Rico Tyler, 33-Eugene Napoleon, 34-Undra Johnson, 41-Joe Ayuso, 42-Dan "Zippy" Shearer, 47-Willie Edwards, 49-Chris Haering, 51-Jeff Price, 54-Darnell Warren, 59-Eric Lester, 65-Scott Parker, 66-Theron Ellis, 70-Brad Hunt, 82-Calvin Phillips, 84-James "Skip" Fuller, 88-Harvey Smith, 93-Dale Jackson, 94-Chris Parker, 97-Lonnie Brockman, 98-David Grant