Rutgers vs #19 West Virginia
November 11, 1989 12:10pm at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV
Rutgers
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 52 | 201 | 24 | 177 | 1 | 19 | 3.4 |
| James Cann | 29 | 97 | 6 | 91 | 1 | 12 | 3.1 |
| Scott Erney | 11 | 52 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 3.4 |
| Michael Botti | 8 | 37 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 19 | 4.3 |
| Henry Henderson | 3 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 5.0 |
| Vince Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 43 | 289 | 14 | 275 | 1 | 59 | 6.4 |
| Major Harris | 16 | 177 | 14 | 163 | 1 | 59 | 10.2 |
| Garrett Ford, Jr. | 16 | 77 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 14 | 4.8 |
| Rico Tyler | 8 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 3.3 |
| Eugene Napoleon | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 18 | 31 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Scott Erney | 18 | 31 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 19 | 0 | 139 | 2 | 59 | 1 |
| Major Harris | 10 | 19 | 0 | 139 | 2 | 59 | 1 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 18 | 153 | 0 | 22 | 8.5 |
| Gary Melton | 4 | 53 | 0 | 22 | 13.3 |
| Scott Blanche | 6 | 44 | 0 | 11 | 7.3 |
| Tyrone McQueen | 3 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 10.0 |
| Randy Jackson | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6.5 |
| James Cann | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 |
| Michael Botti | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 139 | 2 | 59 | 13.9 |
| Reggie Rembert | 3 | 81 | 2 | 59 | 27.0 |
| Adrian Moss | 3 | 44 | 0 | 23 | 14.7 |
| Greg Dykes | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| Garrett Ford, Jr. | 3 | -1 | 0 | 5 | -0.3 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 188 | 37.6 | 45 |
| Daryle Pellegrino | 5 | 188 | 37.6 | 45 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 48 |
| Greg Hertzog | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 48 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 71 | 63 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Roberts | 3 | 71 | 63 | ||||||
| Henry Henderson | 1 | 26 | 26 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 78 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jett | 3 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Carl Hayes | 3 | 63 | 22 | ||||||
| TEAM | 1 | -12 | -12 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 177 | 153 | 26 | 71 | 0 | 427 |
| James Cann | 91 | 8 | 99 | |||
| Marshall Roberts | 71 | 71 | ||||
| Gary Melton | 53 | 53 | ||||
| Scott Blanche | 44 | 44 | ||||
| Henry Henderson | 15 | 26 | 41 | |||
| Michael Botti | 34 | 5 | 39 | |||
| Scott Erney | 37 | 37 | ||||
| Tyrone McQueen | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Randy Jackson | 13 | 13 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 275 | 139 | 78 | 23 | 0 | 515 |
| Major Harris | 163 | 163 | ||||
| Reggie Rembert | 81 | 81 | ||||
| Garrett Ford, Jr. | 77 | -1 | 76 | |||
| Carl Hayes | 63 | 63 | ||||
| Adrian Moss | 44 | 44 | ||||
| James Jett | 15 | 23 | 38 | |||
| Rico Tyler | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Greg Dykes | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Eugene Napoleon | 9 | 9 |
| West Virginia | Rutgers | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 19 | 20 |
| Rushing | 14 | 14 |
| Passing | 5 | 6 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 275 | 177 |
| Rushing Attempts | 43 | 52 |
| Average Per Rush | 6.4 | 3.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 289 | 201 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 14 | 24 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 139 | 153 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 10-19-0 | 18-31-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 7.3 | 4.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 13.9 | 8.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 414 | 330 |
| Total Offense Plays | 62 | 83 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.7 | 4.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-3 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 1-15 | 2-10 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-181 | 5-188 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 45.3 | 37.6 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-11-0 | 3-71-1 |
| Average Per Return | 2.8 | 23.7 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-78-0 | 1-26-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.5 | 26.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 22:46 | 37:14 |
| Third Down Conversions | 6 of 11 | 9 of 18 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-15 | 1-4 |
Rutgers
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 38 | 83 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Udovich | 8 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Bouchard | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Elnardo Webster | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Shawn Williams | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Darrin Czellecz | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Pete Kofitsas | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| John Blanton | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Glenn Miller | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Ron Allen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Vaughn McKoy | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Joseph Savoy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Rich Humphreys | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Scott Miller | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Marshall Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Finetti | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Joe Freed | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Dennison | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 67 | 36 | 103 | 2.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Chris Haering | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 66 | Theron Ellis | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | |||||||||
| 4 | Steve Grant | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Darrell Whitmore | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 97 | Lonnie Brockman | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 28 | Sam Wilson | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Darren Fulton | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 87 | Renaldo Turnbull | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 98 | Jim Gray | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 61 | Mike Fox | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Basil Proctor | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 73 | Scott Summits | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Tim Newsom | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 84 | James "Skip" Fuller | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 40 | Ted Kester | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | Lawrence Drumgoole | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 46 | Eric "E.J." Wheeler | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:55 | WVU - Reggie Rembert 11 yd TD pass from Major Harris (Kick by Brad Carroll Good), 6-87 2:09 | 0-7 |
| 1 | 2:32 | RU - James Cann 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Doug Giesler Good), 17-80 6:23 | 7-7 |
| 1 | 1:20 | WVU - Major Harris 59 yd rush TD (Kick by Brad Carroll Good), 5-78 1:12 | 7-14 |
| 2 | 4:13 | RU - Doug Giesler 26 yd FG, 17-67 7:35 | 10-14 |
| 2 | 3:37 | RU - Marshall Roberts 63 yd punt return TD (Kick by Doug Giesler Good) | 17-14 |
| 3 | 8:12 | RU - Doug Giesler 24 yd FG, 11-73 4:37 | 20-14 |
| 3 | 0:17 | WVU - Reggie Rembert 11 yd TD pass from Major Harris (Kick by Brad Carroll Good), 9-79 3:22 | 20-21 |
Attendance: 61,336
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| West Virginia | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Start Time: 12:10pm
Officials: George Cullen (Back Judge), Robbins (Field Judge), Joseph Reichwein (Head Linesman), James Grabowski (Line Judge), Joseph Shirk (Referee), Walter Lucas (Side Judge), David Hicks (Umpire)
Temperature: 49 • Wind: SW 15mph • Weather: Cloudy
Rutgers
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Scott Blanche |
| LT | William Milano |
| LG | Nicholas Urda |
| C | Jeffrey Erickson |
| RG | Steve Tardy |
| RT | William Hiros |
| SE | Tyrone McQueen |
| FL | Gary Melton |
| QB | Scott Erney |
| TB | James Cann |
| FB | Michael Botti |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Adrian Moss |
| LT | Jack Linn |
| LG | Scott Parker |
| C | Jeff Price |
| RG | Dale Wolfley |
| RT | Matt Wracher |
| WR | Greg Dykes |
| WR | Reggie Rembert |
| QB | Major Harris |
| TB | Eugene Napoleon |
| FB | Rico Tyler |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| LCB | Ron Allen |
| RCB | Marshall Roberts |
| ILB | Mike Bouchard |
| ILB | Pat Udovich |
| SS | Darrin Czellecz |
| OLB | Tim Lester |
| OLB | Rich Humphreys |
| FS | Vaughn McKoy |
| NT | Pete Kofitsas |
| LDT | Scott Miller |
| RDT | Charles Paugh |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| CB | Darren Fulton |
| CB | Preston Waters |
| WLB | Renaldo Turnbull |
| SS | Basil Proctor |
| MLB | Chris Haering |
| LB | Theron Ellis |
| FS | Darrell Whitmore |
| LB | Lonnie Brockman |
| DT | Scott Summits |
| DT | Mike Fox |
| NG | Chris Gray |
Vince Hall, Henry Henderson, Doug Giesler, Glenn Miller, John Blanton, Joseph Savoy, Mike Conlan, Randy Jackson, Elnardo Webster, Jerry Dennison, Mike Finetti, Joe Freed, Shawn Williams, Daryle Pellegrino
James Jett, 4-Steve Grant, 10-Greg Hertzog, 13-Brad Carroll, 19-Tim Newsom, 25-Lawrence Drumgoole, 28-Sam Wilson, 31-Carl Hayes, 32-Garrett Ford, Jr., 40-Ted Kester, 46-Eric "E.J." Wheeler, 84-James "Skip" Fuller, 95-Warren Suber, 98-Jim Gray
