Penn State vs West Virginia
October 27, 1923 at Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
Penn State
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 57 | 166 | 6 | 160 | 2 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Harry Wilson | 25 | 70 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 2.7 | |
| Hobie Light | 14 | 43 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 2.9 | |
| Bill Helbig | 11 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3.2 | |
| H.R. Johnson | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| TEAM | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 37 | 75 | 20 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Nick Nardacci | 11 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2.6 | |
| Fred "Jack" Simons | 20 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 1.2 | |
| Gus Ekberg | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | |
| Armin Mahrt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hobie Light | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Patton | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred "Jack" Simons | 2 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Gus Ekberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Harry Wilson | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19.0 | |
| Ted Artelt | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 19.5 |
| Nick Nardacci | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20.0 | |
| Pete Barnum | 1 | 19 | 1 | 19.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 365 | 40.6 | 0 |
| Hobie Light | 8 | 336 | 42.0 | |
| Harry Wilson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 484 | 34.6 | 0 |
| Pete Barnum | 7 | 243 | 34.7 | |
| Gus Ekberg | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | |
| Fred "Jack" Simons | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Patton | 3 | -4 | |||||||
| H.R. Johnson | 2 | 50 | |||||||
| Harry Wilson | 2 | 42 | |||||||
| Jules Prevost | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Bas Gray | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Nardacci | 3 | 15 | 2 | 25 | |||||
| Pete Barnum | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Charles Howard | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Fred "Jack" Simons | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 160 | 26 | 42 | 50 | 0 | 278 |
| Harry Wilson | 67 | 19 | 42 | 128 | ||
| H.R. Johnson | 12 | 50 | 62 | |||
| Hobie Light | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Bill Helbig | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Ted Artelt | 7 | 7 | ||||
| TEAM | 6 | 6 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 55 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 134 |
| Nick Nardacci | 29 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 89 | |
| Fred "Jack" Simons | 23 | 0 | 23 | |||
| Pete Barnum | 19 | 0 | 19 | |||
| Gus Ekberg | 3 | 3 |
| Penn State | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 11 | 4 |
| Rushing | 10 | 2 |
| Passing | 1 | 2 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 160 | 55 |
| Rushing Attempts | 57 | 37 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.8 | 1.5 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 166 | 75 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 6 | 20 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 26 | 39 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 2-5-1 | 2-4-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.2 | 9.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 13.0 | 19.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 186 | 94 |
| Total Offense Plays | 62 | 41 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-3 | 4-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 1-15 | 0-0 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 9-365 | 14-484 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 40.6 | 34.6 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-46-0 | 4-15-0 |
| Average Per Return | 9.2 | 3.8 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-42-0 | 3-25-0 |
| Average Per Return | 14.0 | 8.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Penn State
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bas Gray | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | Fred "Jack" Simons | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSU - Harry Wilson 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Harry Wilson Good) | 0-7 | |
| 3 | WVU - Nick Nardacci 20 yd TD pass from Fred "Jack" Simons (Kick by Nick Nardacci Good) | 7-7 | |
| 4 | WVU - Pete Barnum 19 yd TD pass from Fred "Jack" Simons | 13-7 | |
| 4 | PSU - Harry Wilson 1 yd rush TD | 13-13 |
Attendance: 30,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Officials: J. Thompson (Field Judge), E.J. Ryan (Head Linesman), C.A. Eberle (Referee), J.J. Cosgrove (Umpire)
Penn State
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Calvin Frank |
| LT | Ernie McCann |
| LG | August "Mike" Michalske |
| C | Bas Gray |
| RE | Ted Artelt |
| RG | Joe Bedenk |
| RT | Jules Prevost |
| QB | Johnny Patton |
| FB | Harry Wilson |
| RH | Bill Helbig |
| LH | Hobie Light |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Fred Graham |
| LT | Carl Louis Davis |
| LG | Dixon Pinkney |
| C | Philip Hill |
| RG | Walter "Red" Mahan |
| RE | Charles Tallman |
| RT | Charles Howard |
| QB | Pete Barnum |
| FB | Nick Nardacci |
| LH | Gus Ekberg |
| RH | Fred "Jack" Simons |
H.R. Johnson, Dick Schuster
Patrick Quarles, 16-Armin Mahrt
