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 |
| 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- |
| 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
Temperature: 49 • Wind: SW 15mph • Weather: Cloudy
Rutgers
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 |
|---|---|
| CB | Preston Waters |
| CB | Darren Fulton |
| LB | Lonnie Brockman |
| WLB | Renaldo Turnbull |
| SS | Basil Proctor |
| MLB | Chris Haering |
| LB | Theron Ellis |
| FS | Darrell Whitmore |
| DT | Scott Summits |
| DT | Mike Fox |
| NG | Chris Gray |
Vince Hall, Joseph Savoy, Tyrone McQueen, John Blanton, Scott Blanche, Scott Miller, Glenn Miller, Vaughn McKoy, Doug Giesler, Scott Erney, Darrin Czellecz, Michael Botti, Henry Henderson, Pat Udovich, Ron Allen, Mike Bouchard, Shawn Williams, Marshall Roberts, Gary Melton, Pete Kofitsas, Joe Freed, Mike Finetti, Jerry Dennison, Elnardo Webster, Randy Jackson, Rich Humphreys, Mike Conlan, James Cann, 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, 98-Jim Gray