Rutgers vs #4 West Virginia
November 12, 1988 1:02pm at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Rutgers
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 39 | 117 | 30 | 87 | 1 | 12 | 2.2 |
| Michael Botti | 23 | 76 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 12 | 3.3 |
| James Cann | 6 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 3.0 |
| Brett Snyder | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Scott Erney | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Vince Hall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Tom Tarver | 4 | 0 | 16 | -16 | 0 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 57 | 321 | 28 | 293 | 3 | 26 | 5.1 |
| Anthony "A.B." Brown | 22 | 115 | 4 | 111 | 0 | 18 | 5.0 |
| Major Harris | 11 | 91 | 20 | 71 | 0 | 26 | 6.5 |
| Craig Taylor | 12 | 64 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 18 | 5.3 |
| Reggie Rembert | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| Undra Johnson | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 3.5 |
| Rico Tyler | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Eugene Napoleon | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Greg Jones | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 15 | 32 | 3 | 197 | 1 | 44 | 5 |
| Tom Tarver | 9 | 12 | 0 | 131 | 1 | 44 | 4 |
| Scott Erney | 6 | 19 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Eric Young | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 18 | 0 | 130 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Major Harris | 7 | 14 | 0 | 130 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Greg Jones | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 15 | 197 | 1 | 44 | 13.1 |
| Randy Jackson | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
| Brett Snyder | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| Tyrone McQueen | 2 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 15.5 |
| James Jenkins | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| Michael Botti | 3 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 6.0 |
| Eric Young | 2 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 8.5 |
| James Cann | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| Scott Blanche | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| Vince Hall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Andre Yates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 130 | 1 | 48 | 18.6 |
| Reggie Rembert | 1 | 48 | 1 | 48 | 48.0 |
| Calvin Phillips | 2 | 29 | 0 | 25 | 14.5 |
| Keith Winn | 2 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 14.0 |
| Grantis Bell | 2 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 46 |
| Matthew O'Connell | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 46 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 38 |
| Lance Carion | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 38 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 158 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Snyder | 1 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Eric Young | 2 | 36 | 23 | ||||||
| Damian McGuire | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Vince Hall | 1 | 19 | 19 | ||||||
| Ron Allen | 1 | 92 | 92 | ||||||
| Scott Blanche | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 23 | 3 | 39 | 34 |
| Grantis Bell | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||||
| Jamie LeMon | 2 | 35 | 18 | ||||||
| Eugene Napoleon | 1 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Jeff Price | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Theron Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Darrell Whitmore | 1 | 34 | 34 | ||||||
| Bo Orlando | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 103 | 197 | 158 | 10 | 0 | 468 |
| Michael Botti | 75 | 18 | 93 | |||
| Ron Allen | 92 | 92 | ||||
| Eric Young | 17 | 36 | 53 | |||
| Brett Snyder | 5 | 34 | 10 | 49 | ||
| Randy Jackson | 44 | 44 | ||||
| Tyrone McQueen | 31 | 31 | ||||
| James Cann | 18 | 13 | 31 | |||
| James Jenkins | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Scott Blanche | 12 | 11 | 23 | |||
| Vince Hall | 1 | 3 | 19 | 23 | ||
| Scott Erney | 4 | 4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 297 | 130 | 66 | 8 | 39 | 540 |
| Anthony "A.B." Brown | 111 | 111 | ||||
| Reggie Rembert | 24 | 48 | 72 | |||
| Major Harris | 71 | 71 | ||||
| Craig Taylor | 64 | 64 | ||||
| Jamie LeMon | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Darrell Whitmore | 34 | 34 | ||||
| Grantis Bell | 25 | 8 | 33 | |||
| Calvin Phillips | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Keith Winn | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Eugene Napoleon | 3 | 23 | 26 | |||
| Undra Johnson | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Rico Tyler | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Jeff Price | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Bo Orlando | 5 | 5 |
| Rutgers | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 16 | 22 |
| Rushing | 6 | 15 |
| Passing | 8 | 6 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 87 | 293 |
| Rushing Attempts | 39 | 57 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.2 | 5.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 3 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 117 | 321 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 30 | 28 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 197 | 130 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 15-32-3 | 7-18-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.2 | 7.2 |
| Average Per Completion | 13.1 | 18.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 284 | 423 |
| Total Offense Plays | 71 | 75 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.0 | 5.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-20 | 11-72 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-191 | 4-87 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 38.2 | 21.8 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-10-0 | 2-8-0 |
| Average Per Return | 10.0 | 4.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-161-1 | 4-66-0 |
| Average Per Return | 26.8 | 16.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 3-39-1 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 30:32 | 29:28 |
| Third Down Conversions | 5 of 17 | 7 of 16 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2- | 5- |
Rutgers
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 56 | 16 | 72 | 2.0 | 0 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Glenn Miller | 7 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Darrin Czellecz | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10 | |||||||||
| Doug Kokoskie | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Tim Lester | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Pat Udovich | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Vaughn McKoy | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Bouchard | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Ivan Mayes | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| George Bankos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7 | |||||||||
| Charles Paugh | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Conlan | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Carter Giles | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Elnardo Webster | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Dwight Giles | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| James Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Steve Tomkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Joe Altomare | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Rich Humphreys | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Clint Person | 1 | 0 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 15 | 60 | 5.0 | 0 | 8.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 0 | |
| 49 | Chris Haering | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 22 | Bo Orlando | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 66 | Theron Ellis | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 87 | Renaldo Turnbull | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 45 | Robert Pickett | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 98 | Jim Gray | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 94 | Chris Parker | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 17 | ||||||||
| 11 | Darrell Whitmore | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 34 | |||||||||
| 5 | Preston Waters | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 53 | Ted Kester | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Steve Grant | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 73 | Scott Summits | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 46 | Eric "E.J." Wheeler | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 23 | Darren Fulton | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 95 | Pat Marlatt | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 84 | James "Skip" Fuller | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 96 | Harold Ortiz | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13:56 | WVU - Darrell Whitmore 34 yd interception return TD (Kick by Charlie Baumann Good) | 7-0 |
| 1 | 13:43 | RU - Ron Allen 92 yd kickoff return TD (Kick by Carmen Sclafani Good) | 7-7 |
| 2 | 7:06 | RU - Carmen Sclafani 35 yd FG, 14-56 7:54 | 7-10 |
| 2 | 6:10 | WVU - Reggie Rembert 48 yd TD pass from Major Harris (Kick by Charlie Baumann Good), 3-72 0:56 | 14-10 |
| 2 | 1:31 | WVU - Undra Johnson 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Charlie Baumann Good), 6-74 1:28 | 21-10 |
| 3 | 9:03 | RU - Carmen Sclafani 40 yd FG, 8-54 3:08 | 21-13 |
| 3 | 4:40 | WVU - Craig Taylor 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Charlie Baumann Good), 10-69 4:23 | 28-13 |
| 4 | 13:09 | WVU - Craig Taylor 18 yd rush TD (Kick by Charlie Baumann Good), 5-43 1:46 | 35-13 |
| 4 | 7:33 | RU - Michael Botti 2 yd rush TD (Rush by Tom Tarver Fail), 3-48 0:35 | 35-19 |
| 4 | 0:35 | RU - Vince Hall 3 yd TD pass from Tom Tarver (Pass by Tom Tarver Fail), 6-73 2:28 | 35-25 |
Attendance: 32,517
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Start Time: 1:02pm
Officials: Gene Steratore (Back Judge), John Daniels (Field Judge), Donald Guman (Head Linesman), Al Hynes (Line Judge), John Soffey (Referee), Roger Parramore (Side Judge), Jim Owens (Umpire)
Temperature: 47 • Wind: SW 6mph • Weather: Sunny, 41% humidity
Rutgers
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | James Jenkins |
| LT | William Milano |
| LG | Nicholas Urda |
| C | Jeffrey Erickson |
| RG | John Kutz |
| RT | Steve Tardy |
| SE | Eric Young |
| FL | Brett Snyder |
| QB | Scott Erney |
| TB | James Cann |
| FB | Michael Botti |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Keith Winn |
| LT | Rick Phillips |
| LG | John Stroia |
| C | Kevin Koken |
| RG | Bob Kovach |
| RT | Brian Smider |
| FL | Reggie Rembert |
| SE | Calvin Phillips |
| QB | Major Harris |
| TB | Anthony "A.B." Brown |
| FB | Craig Taylor |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| ILB | Doug Kokoskie |
| ILB | Pat Udovich |
| CB | Darrin Czellecz |
| CB | John Blanton |
| OLB | Mike Conlan |
| DE | Tim Lester |
| FS | Vaughn McKoy |
| SS | Jeffrey Newman |
| DT | Steve Tomkins |
| DT | George Bankos |
| NG | Carter Giles |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| ILB | Theron Ellis |
| ILB | Chris Haering |
| SS | Bo Orlando |
| SLB | Robert Pickett |
| FS | Darrell Whitmore |
| WLB | Renaldo Turnbull |
| DT | Mike Fox |
| DT | Chris Parker |
| SCB | Willie Edwards |
| MG | Jim Gray |
| WCB | Alvoid Mays |
Damian McGuire, Matthew O'Connell, Glenn Miller, Charles Paugh, Scott Blanche, Dwight Giles, Tyrone McQueen, Carmen Sclafani, Ron Allen, Joe Altomare, Mike Bouchard, Rich Humphreys, Randy Jackson, Ivan Mayes, Elnardo Webster, Andre Yates, Vince Hall, Tom Tarver, Clint Person
1-Grantis Bell, 4-Steve Grant, 5-Preston Waters, 8-Charlie Baumann, 14-Greg Jones, 15-Jamie LeMon, 18-Lance Carion, 23-Darren Fulton, 25-Lawrence Drumgoole, 29-Rico Tyler, 33-Eugene Napoleon, 34-Undra Johnson, 35-Lee Javins, 41-Dave Lockwood, 42-Dan "Zippy" Shearer, 46-Eric "E.J." Wheeler, 51-Jeff Price, 53-Ted Kester, 73-Scott Summits, 84-James "Skip" Fuller, 93-Dale Jackson, 95-Pat Marlatt, 96-Harold Ortiz, 97-Lonnie Brockman, 99-Basil Proctor