1957
| H/A/N | Games | Wins | Losses | Ties | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 |
| Home | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .875 |
| Away | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
| Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp. Rank | Conf. | Site | Location | H/A | OTs | WVU | Opp | W/L | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | Virginia | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 6 | 6 | T | 21,000 | ||||
| Sep 28 | Virginia Tech | * | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 14 | 0 | W | 26,000 | |||
| Oct 5 | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium | Madison, WI | A | 13 | 45 | L | 38,889 | ||||
| Oct 12 | Boston University | University Field | Boston, MA | A | 46 | 6 | W | 9,000 | ||||
| Oct 18 | George Washington | * | Griffith Stadium | Washington, DC | A | 34 | 14 | W | 8,000 | |||
| Oct 26 | William & Mary | * | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 19 | 0 | W | 20,000 | |||
| Nov 2 | Penn State | Beaver Field | University Park, PA | A | 6 | 27 | L | 27,600 | ||||
| Nov 9 | Pitt | Pitt Stadium | Pittsburgh, PA | A | 7 | 6 | W | 48,745 | ||||
| Nov 16 | Wake Forest | Bowman Gray Stadium | Winston-Salem, NC | A | 27 | 14 | W | 5,000 | ||||
| Nov 23 | Syracuse | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 7 | 0 | W | 26,000 |
| Rushing | GP | No. | Rg | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg./g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 546 | 2585 | 250 | 2333 | 22 | 65 | 233.7 |
| Larry Krutko | 9 | 100 | 424 | 21 | 401 | 5 | 44.6 | |
| Ray Peterson | 10 | 60 | 419 | 25 | 394 | 2 | 65 | 39.4 |
| Ralph Anastasio | 9 | 64 | 325 | 11 | 314 | 2 | 34.9 | |
| Bill McClure | 10 | 59 | 305 | 7 | 298 | 1 | 29.8 | |
| Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 9 | 46 | 275 | 7 | 268 | 1 | 29.8 | |
| Dave Rider | 10 | 43 | 242 | 15 | 227 | 0 | 22.7 | |
| Dick Longfellow | 10 | 55 | 250 | 87 | 163 | 2 | 16.3 | |
| Glen Shamblin | 10 | 32 | 126 | 3 | 123 | 3 | 12.3 | |
| Noel Whipkey | 8 | 25 | 74 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 9.1 | |
| Mel Reight | 6 | 17 | 58 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 8.8 | |
| Ronnie Santicola | 6 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Chuck Simpson | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Mickey Trimarki | 9 | 39 | 65 | 67 | -2 | 4 | -0.2 |
| Passing | GP | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked | Avg./g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 58 | 130 | 15 | 708 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 70.8 |
| Dick Longfellow | 10 | 32 | 78 | 6 | 405 | 3 | 60 | 40.5 | |
| Mickey Trimarki | 9 | 26 | 49 | 8 | 303 | 1 | 33.7 | ||
| Chuck Simpson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Receiving | GP | No. | Yds | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 58 | 718 | 12.5 | 4 | 62 | 72.3 |
| Ralph Anastasio | 9 | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 1 | 62 | 12.0 |
| Ray Peterson | 10 | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 1 | 60 | 10.1 |
| Mel Reight | 6 | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 0 | 15.0 | |
| Roger Chancey | 10 | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Bill McClure | 10 | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Bruce McClung | 10 | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 5.3 | |
| Terry Fairbanks | 10 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 4.4 | |
| Phil Messinger | 7 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 5.7 | |
| Dennis Jones | 10 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 3.2 | |
| Dave Rider | 10 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 2.6 | |
| Glen Shamblin | 10 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Ronnie Santicola | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 3.3 | |
| Bill Ford | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| John Bowles | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 2.6 | |
| Ben McComb | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.7 | |
| Noel Whipkey | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.4 | |
| Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 26 | 216 | 0 | 25 | 507 | 0 | 12 | 72 | 0 |
| Dave Rider | 7 | 56 | 4 | 91 | 1 | 22 | |||
| Ray Peterson | 6 | 34 | 2 | 47 | |||||
| Bill McClure | 5 | 60 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Ralph Anastasio | 4 | 25 | 3 | 72 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Mel Reight | 3 | 32 | 4 | 101 | |||||
| Dick Longfellow | 1 | 9 | 1 | 15 | |||||
| Larry Krutko | 4 | 57 | |||||||
| Mickey Trimarki | 3 | 53 | 1 | 16 | |||||
| Noel Whipkey | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 1 | 20 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| Glen Shamblin | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| Joe Nicely | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Charles Hageder | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Bob Guenther | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Roger Chancey | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| John Bowles | 1 | 4 |
| # | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Letter | Captain | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dick Longfellow | QB | 5' 9" | 175 | Jr | * | Spencer, WV | |
| 12 | Chuck Simpson | QB | 6' 0" | 185 | Jr | Charleston, WV | ||
| 15 | Mickey Trimarki | QB | 6' 1" | 195 | Sr | * | Burgettstown, PA | |
| 21 | Ray Peterson | HB | 5' 11" | 175 | So | * | Falls Church, VA | |
| 22 | Dave Rider | HB | 5' 11" | 180 | So | * | War, WV | |
| 24 | Ralph Anastasio | HB | 5' 11" | 165 | Sr | * | Follansbee, WV | |
| 25 | Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | HB | 5' 9" | 190 | Sr | * | Follansbee, WV | |
| 32 | Glen Shamblin | FB | 5' 10" | 200 | So | * | Sissonville, WV | |
| 34 | Noel Whipkey | FB | 5' 10" | 200 | Jr | * | Charleston, WV | |
| 42 | Mel Reight | HB | 5' 10" | 180 | Jr | * | Etna, PA | |
| 43 | Ronnie Santicola | HB | 5' 11" | 180 | Sr | Oakmont, PA | ||
| 44 | Bill McClure | HB | 6' 0" | 180 | Jr | * | Charleston, WV | |
| 45 | Terry Fairbanks | E | 6' 1" | 200 | Jr | * | Parsons, WV | |
| 49 | Larry Krutko | FB | 6' 1" | 210 | Sr | * | Carmichaels, PA | |
| 51 | Joe Wirth | C | 6' 0" | 200 | So | Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| 54 | Tom Domen | C | 5' 11" | 205 | Sr | * | Fredericktown, PA | |
| 55 | J.D. Miller | C | 6' 1" | 210 | Jr | Sewickley, PA | ||
| 56 | Chuck Billak | C | 5' 11" | 190 | So | * | Ronco, PA | |
| 60 | Bill Ford | G | 5' 11" | 202 | Jr | Centerville, PA | ||
| 61 | Joe Nicely | G | 6' 1" | 220 | Sr | * | Rupert, WV | |
| 62 | Carl Dannenberg | G | 6' 1" | 220 | So | * | Wheeling, WV | |
| 63 | Bob Guenther | G | 6' 0" | 195 | Sr | * | * | Clairton, PA |
| 64 | Charles Hageder | G | 5' 10" | 200 | So | * | North Braddock, PA | |
| 65 | Bill Lopasky | T | 6' 0" | 220 | So | Lehman, PA | ||
| 66 | Chuck Howley | G | 6' 2" | 220 | Sr | * | Wheeling, WV | |
| 68 | Jerry Keeney | T | 6' 0" | 210 | So | Clairton, PA | ||
| 72 | Paul Sharkady | T | 6' 1" | 225 | Sr | * | Centerville, PA | |
| 73 | Bill Trozzo | T | 6' 1" | 230 | Jr | * | Rillton, PA | |
| 74 | Jim Pickett | T | 6' 3" | 230 | Sr | * | Jeannette, PA | |
| 75 | Jim Hillen | T | 6' 1" | 230 | Jr | * | Smock, PA | |
| 77 | Dick Guesman | T | 6' 4" | 245 | Jr | * | Brownsville, PA | |
| 79 | Ed Sommer | G | 5' 11" | 210 | Jr | * | Point Pleasant, WV | |
| 80 | Rick Rodesky | E | 6' 4" | 220 | So | Rivesville, WV | ||
| 81 | Ben McComb | E | 6' 2" | 200 | So | Sewickley, PA | ||
| 83 | John Bowles | E | 6' 2" | 200 | Jr | * | Bluefield, WV | |
| 85 | Bruce McClung | E | 6' 4" | 205 | Jr | * | Rupert, WV | |
| 86 | Tony Tallarico | E | 6' 2" | 180 | So | Lorado, WV | ||
| 87 | Roger Chancey | E | 6' 2" | 225 | Sr | * | Pomeroy, OH | |
| 88 | Phil Messinger | E | 6' 3" | 190 | Jr | Clarksburg, WV | ||
| 89 | Dennis Jones | E | 6' 2" | 205 | Sr | * | Monongah, WV |
Southern Conference Standings
| # | Team | Conf. Games | W | L | T | % | Overall | W | L | T | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VMI | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 |
| 3 | Furman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 |
| 4 | Citadel | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 |
| 5 | Richmond | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 |
| 6 | William & Mary | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 |
| 7 | Davidson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 |
| 9 | George Washington | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
| 10 | Washington & Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |