1959

H/A/NGamesWinsLosses%
All Games1037.300
Home523.400
Away514.200
DateRankOpponentOpp. RankConf.SiteLocationH/AOTsWVUOppW/LAttendance
Sep 19 Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MDA 727L28,000
Sep 26 Richmond *Old Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WVH 107W10,000
Oct 2 George Washington *Griffith StadiumWashington, DCA 108W10,000
Oct 9 Boston University BU FieldBoston, MAA 07L8,500
Oct 17 Pitt20Old Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WVH 2315W31,500
Oct 24 Syracuse6Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NYA 044L35,000
Oct 31 Penn State7Old Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WVH 1028L15,000
Nov 7 USC6L.A. Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CAA 036L34,000
Nov 14 Virginia Tech *Old Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WVH 012L8,000
Nov 21 Citadel *Old Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WVH 1420L7,000
RushingGPNo.RgLossNetTDLongAvg./g
Totals104991891218167370167.3
Ray Peterson10116542375052 50.5
John Marra84722232190 27.4
Bob Benke105819731941 19.4
Dave Rider948188101780 19.8
Tom Huston105715061440 14.4
Danny Williams1039133301031 10.3
Curt Harmon92910001000 11.1
Dick Herrig8279922770 9.6
Roger Holdinsky7197313601 8.6
Carmen Pomponio10248126552 5.5
Jim Bargeloh8206114470 5.9
Dale Evans693523120 2.0
Bob Lively815050 0.6
John Keller54512-70 -1.4
TEAM41019-190 -4.8
PassingGPCompAttIntYdsTDLongSackedAvg./g
Totals10511601657810057.8
Danny Williams102899103101  31.0
Carmen Pomponio10194842240  22.4
Dale Evans6282260  4.3
Ray Peterson10230180  1.8
Roger Holdinsky702000  0.0
ReceivingGPNo.YdsAvg.TDLongAvg./G
Totals105158011.41058.0
John Marra81617711.11 22.1
Bob Timmerman1068914.80 8.9
Ray Peterson107618.70 6.1
Dave Hess1035819.30 5.8
Ben McComb644812.00 8.0
Bob Benke1024120.50 4.1
Dick Struck823919.50 4.9
Dave Rider94317.80 3.4
Dick Herrig822010.00 2.5
Ray Borlie911616.00 1.8
Roger Holdinsky711515.00 2.1
Dale Evans6133.00 0.5
Curt Harmon91-9-9.00 -1.0
Tom Huston101-9-9.00 -0.9
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals2520204379801512930
Ray Peterson834 10228 221 
John Marra7122 5125    
Dick Herrig36 572 13030
Carmen Pomponio320 358    
Dave Rider25 232 233 
Roger Holdinsky16 578 10 
Bob Benke19 122    
Danny Williams   483    
Jim Bargeloh   338    
Curt Harmon   219 216 
John Keller   233    
Ray Borlie   110    
Bill Lopasky      124 
Elmer "Pete" Tolley      25 
Dale Evans      10 
Glenn Bowman      10 
Bob Timmerman      10 
Joe Wirth      10 
#NamePosHtWtClassLetterCaptainHometown
10Carmen PomponioQB5' 11"185Jr* Youngstown, OH
11Dick DaileyQB6' 1"185So  Martinsburg, WV
12Dale EvansQB5' 11"190So  Thomas, WV
14John HanlonQB6' 4"200So  Silver Spring, MD
15Danny WilliamsQB6' 0"175Jr* Beckley, WV
21Ray PetersonHB5' 11"175Sr* Falls Church, VA
22Dave RiderHB5' 11"180Sr* War, WV
23Jim BargelohHB5' 8"175So  Parkersburg, WV
24Roger HoldinskyHB5' 11"175So* Moundsville, WV
25Dick HerrigHB6' 1"165So* Point Pleasant, WV
26John KellerQB5' 10"170So  Dunbar, WV
31Glenn BennettFB5' 9"207So  Hinton, WV
32Tom HustonFB6' 1"205Jr* Arlington, VA
33Harry CrissFB5' 9"185Jr  Library, PA
34Curt HarmonFB6' 1"200So* Caretta, WV
35Bob BenkeFB6' 0"210Jr* Star Junction, PA
36Bob LivelyC6' 2"195Jr  Oceana, WV
37Bob HeeterFB5' 11"185So  Falls Church, VA
41John MarraHB5' 10"180Jr* Shinnston, WV
42Eli KosanovichHB6' 1"190So  Weirton, WV
43Allen BurgerHB6' 0"180So  Moorestown, NJ
44Henry DavidHB5' 9"170So  Moorestown, NJ
45John ThackstonP-K6' 0"170Sr  Beckley, WV
46Sam DayHB6' 1"180Jr  Sarasota, FL
51Joe WirthC6' 0"200Sr* Pittsburgh, PA
52Ed KenskyC6' 0"190Jr  Clairton, PA
53Charles LanasaC5' 11"200Jr  Etna, PA
54Charles BonarG6' 1"210Jr  Moundsville, WV
55Vearl HaynesC6' 2"197So* Grantsville, WV
60Jay YeardleyG5' 11"185So  Parkersburg, WV
61Glenn BowmanG6' 0"210Jr* Charleston, WV
62Carl DannenbergG6' 1"220Sr* Wheeling, WV
63Paul GattoG6' 1"200So  Vandergrift, PA
64Fred AdkinsG5' 11"206So* Huntington, WV
65Bill LopaskyG6' 0"220Sr**Lehman, PA
66Dick StruckE6' 2"226So* Upper Darby, PA
67Elmer "Pete" TolleyG6' 0"200Jr* Bartley, WV
68Jerry KeeneyT6' 0"210Sr  Clairton, PA
69Gerald GerwigG5' 10"185So  Gassaway, WV
70Bill DumbauldT6' 5"245Jr  Huntington, WV
71Tom BatemanT5' 11"210So  Perryopolis, PA
72Fred DeluzioT6' 2"205So  Jeannette, PA
73Bill WinterT6' 1"230So* Ripley, WV
75Tom ArriganT6' 3"210So  Meadville, PA
76Larry FoltzT6' 1"225Jr  Newell, WV
77Bob FletcherT6' 0"260So* Winchester, VA
78John PetersT6' 1"205So  Shady Spring, WV
79Charles MartinG6' 2"200So  Lookout, WV
80Tom McFaddenE6' 2"195Jr  Euclid, OH
81Ben McCombE6' 2"200Sr* Sewickley, PA
82Ray BorlieE6' 4"200Jr* Portage, PA
83Ray BazzoliE6' 2"198So  Meadowlands, PA
84Bob LavelleE6' 1"205So  Jeannette, PA
85Dieter GarrettE6' 1"180So  Dunbar, WV
86Frank MonerrisE6' 3"180So  Madison, WV
87Charles DownsE6' 3"180So  Harrisville, WV
88Bob TimmermanE6' 3"188So* Ellwood City, PA
89Dave HessE6' 2"200So* Bridgeport, WV
Southern Conference Standings
#TeamConf. GamesWLT%OverallWLT%
1VMI6501.91710811.850
2Citadel6510.83310820.800
3Virginia Tech4310.75010640.600
4Furman5320.60010370.300
5Richmond8431.56310451.450
6West Virginia4220.50010370.300
7William & Mary7250.28610460.400
8Davidson5050.0009180.111
8George Washington5050.0009180.111