Pitt vs West Virginia
October 9, 1920 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 56 | 275 | 16 | 259 | 4 | 0 | 4.6 |
| Thomas Davies | 15 | 127 | 0 | 127 | 2 | 8.5 | |
| Thomas Holleran | 6 | 51 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Orville Hewitt | 12 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 3.4 | |
| John Anderson | 8 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2.4 | |
| G.H. McCracken | 8 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Franklin Byers | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3.7 | |
| J.J. Laughran | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 54 | 167 | 13 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Carl Beck | 17 | 77 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 4.4 | |
| Homer Martin | 15 | 47 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Paul "Biz" Dawson | 13 | 30 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Howard Lentz | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.7 | |
| Ross Lytle | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 11 | 2 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davies | 2 | 8 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
| J.J. Laughran | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Magarall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Homer Martin | 1 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Paul "Biz" Dawson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 |
| G.H. McCracken | 1 | 54 | 0 | 54.0 | |
| Thomas Holleran | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22.0 | |
| Thomas Davies | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 9.3 |
| Howard Lentz | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18.0 | |
| Joseph V. Harrick | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| Carl Beck | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 0 |
| Thomas Davies | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | |
| Franklin Byers | 1 | 39 | 39.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 332 | 33.2 | 0 |
| Carl Beck | 7 | 209 | 29.9 | |
| Ross Lytle | 3 | 123 | 41.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 131 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Thomas Davies | 6 | 109 | 2 | 40 | |||||
| Thomas Holleran | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Franklin Byers | 1 | 16 | |||||||
| J.J. Laughran | 1 | 20 | |||||||
| Herb Stein | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| G.H. McCracken | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Paul "Biz" Dawson | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |||||
| Howard Lentz | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | |||||
| Carl Beck | 1 | 65 | |||||||
| Homer Martin | 2 | 36 | 2 | 30 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 259 | 94 | 60 | 131 | 10 | 554 |
| Thomas Davies | 127 | 18 | 40 | 109 | 294 | |
| Thomas Holleran | 48 | 22 | 6 | 76 | ||
| G.H. McCracken | 12 | 54 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Orville Hewitt | 41 | 41 | ||||
| Franklin Byers | 11 | 16 | 27 | |||
| J.J. Laughran | 1 | 20 | 21 | |||
| John Anderson | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Herb Stein | 10 | 10 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 154 | 28 | 89 | 67 | 30 | 368 |
| Carl Beck | 75 | 1 | 65 | 141 | ||
| Homer Martin | 45 | 36 | 30 | 111 | ||
| Howard Lentz | 4 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 62 | |
| Paul "Biz" Dawson | 26 | 13 | 2 | 41 | ||
| Joseph V. Harrick | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Ross Lytle | 4 | 4 |
| Pitt | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 12 | 9 |
| Rushing | 10 | 7 |
| Passing | 2 | 2 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 259 | 154 |
| Rushing Attempts | 56 | 54 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.6 | 2.9 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 5 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 275 | 167 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 16 | 13 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 94 | 28 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 3-11-2 | 3-11-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.5 | 2.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 31.3 | 9.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 353 | 182 |
| Total Offense Plays | 67 | 65 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.3 | 2.8 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-2 | 7-4 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-30 | 2-10 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-155 | 10-332 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 38.8 | 33.2 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 8-131-0 | 4-67-1 |
| Average Per Return | 16.4 | 16.8 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-60-0 | 6-89-0 |
| Average Per Return | 20.0 | 14.8 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-10-0 | 2-30-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | ||
| Possession Time | ||
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | - | - |
Pitt
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Herb Stein | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| G.H. McCracken | 1 | 0 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Homer Martin | 2 | 30 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Howard Lentz 18 yd TD pass from Homer Martin | 6-0 | |
| 1 | Pitt - Thomas Davies 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Thomas Davies Good) | 6-7 | |
| 1 | Pitt - Thomas Holleran 33 yd rush TD (Kick by Thomas Davies Good) | 6-14 | |
| 2 | Pitt - Orville Hewitt 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Thomas Davies Good) | 6-21 | |
| 3 | Pitt - Thomas Davies 5 yd rush TD (Kick by Thomas Davies Good) | 6-28 | |
| 3 | WVU - Carl Beck 65 yd punt return TD (Kick by Homer Martin Good) | 13-28 | |
| 4 | Pitt - Franklin Byers 9 yd rush TD | 13-34 |
Attendance: 22,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Pitt | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
Officials: D.W. Merriman (Head Linesman), N.A. Tufts (Referee), Walter Eckerall (Umpire)
Pitt
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | John McCrory |
| LT | L. Markowitz |
| LG | J.D. Bond |
| C | Herb Stein |
| RG | John McClean |
| RE | Harold Williams |
| RT | W.D. Gourley |
| QB | Thomas Holleran |
| FB | Orville Hewitt |
| RH | G.H. McCracken |
| LH | Thomas Davies |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Russ Meredith |
| LT | William Johnson |
| LG | Joe Setron |
| C | Samuel Emsweller |
| RE | Joseph V. Harrick |
| RG | Robert H.C. Kay |
| RT | Summerville Nicholson |
| QB | Paul "Biz" Dawson |
| FB | Homer Martin |
| LH | Howard Lentz |
| RH | Carl Beck |
Fred Ewing, Herskowitz, Kelly, Magarall, Charles Bowser, A.E. Edgar, Franklin Byers, Jack Sack, John Clark, John Anderson, J.J. Laughran
Ross Lytle, John Buchevecky
