Virginia Tech vs West Virginia
November 7, 1987 1:00pm at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | 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. | Gain | 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
West Virginia
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