Rutgers vs West Virginia
November 6, 1923 at Polo Grounds, New York, NY
Rutgers
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 30 | 74 | 7 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Henry Benkert | 11 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2.9 | |
| Homer Hazel | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Henry Keiler | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2.5 | |
| Austin Singer | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1.2 | |
| C. Hoyt Terrill | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 76 | 383 | 0 | 383 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Fred "Jack" Simons | 23 | 139 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Gus Ekberg | 17 | 66 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 3.9 | |
| George Hill | 12 | 64 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 5.3 | |
| Nick Nardacci | 18 | 58 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 3.2 | |
| Doug Bowers | 3 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.7 | |
| Woody Bruder | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| Pete Barnum | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Waite | 3 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Homer Hazel | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred "Jack" Simons | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Pete Barnum | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Woody Bruder | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 18.8 |
| Warner Moore | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30.0 | |
| Homer Hazel | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26.0 | |
| C. Hoyt Terrill | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Nick Nardacci | 2 | 20 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 255 | 42.5 | 0 |
| Homer Hazel | 6 | 255 | 42.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 0 |
| Pete Barnum | 4 | 146 | 36.5 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| C. Hoyt Terrill | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Henry Benkert | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Austin Singer | 1 | 20 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Nardacci | 2 | 53 | 3 | 45 | |||||
| George Hill | 2 | 10 | |||||||
| Fred "Jack" Simons | 1 | 17 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 67 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 170 |
| Henry Benkert | 32 | 8 | 40 | |||
| Homer Hazel | 11 | 26 | 37 | |||
| Warner Moore | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Austin Singer | 7 | 20 | 27 | |||
| C. Hoyt Terrill | 7 | 19 | 0 | 26 | ||
| Henry Keiler | 10 | 10 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 383 | 20 | 62 | 63 | 0 | 528 |
| Nick Nardacci | 58 | 20 | 45 | 53 | 176 | |
| Fred "Jack" Simons | 139 | 17 | 156 | |||
| George Hill | 64 | 10 | 74 | |||
| Gus Ekberg | 66 | 66 | ||||
| Doug Bowers | 38 | 38 | ||||
| Woody Bruder | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Pete Barnum | 4 | 4 |
| Rutgers | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 6 | 25 |
| Rushing | 3 | 21 |
| Passing | 3 | 2 |
| Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 67 | 383 |
| Rushing Attempts | 30 | 76 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.2 | 5.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 3 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 74 | 383 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 7 | 0 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 75 | 20 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 4-10-0 | 2-7-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 7.5 | 2.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 18.8 | 10.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 142 | 403 |
| Total Offense Plays | 40 | 83 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-33 | 10-76 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-255 | 4-146 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 42.5 | 36.5 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-0-0 | 4-63-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 15.8 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-8-0 | 4-65-0 |
| Average Per Return | 8.0 | 16.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-20-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Rutgers
| # | 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 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Austin Singer | 1 | 20 |
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| No results found. | |||||||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Nick Nardacci 9 yd TD pass (Kick by Gus Ekberg ) | 7-0 | |
| 2 | RU - Henry Keiler 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Homer Hazel Good) | 7-7 | |
| 2 | WVU - George Hill 21 yd rush TD (Kick by Gus Ekberg Good) | 14-7 | |
| 3 | WVU - Nick Nardacci 15 yd rush TD | 20-7 | |
| 4 | WVU - Gus Ekberg 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Gus Ekberg Good) | 7-27 |
Attendance: 20,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
Officials: J. Thompson (Field Judge), E.D. Thorp (Head Linesman), W.G. Crowell (Referee), F.W. Murphy (Umpire)
Rutgers
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Benjamin Gibson |
| LT | Bernard Freedman |
| LG | Carl Fuchs |
| C | E. Gaynor Brennan |
| RE | Robert Lincoln |
| RG | William Kingman |
| RT | George Smith |
| QB | C. Hoyt Terrill |
| FB | Homer Hazel |
| RH | Carl Waite |
| LH | Henry Benkert |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Fred Graham |
| LT | Carl Louis Davis |
| LG | Dixon Pinkney |
| C | Philip Hill |
| RE | Charles Tallman |
| RG | Walter "Red" Mahan |
| RT | Charles Howard |
| QB | Pete Barnum |
| FB | Gus Ekberg |
| RH | Fred "Jack" Simons |
| LH | Nick Nardacci |
Austin Singer, William Anderson, Kenneth Ruch, Arthur Ozais, Warner Moore, Terrill C. Hoyt, Henry Keiler
George Hill, 2-Aaron Oliker, 5-Doug Bowers, 14-Woody Bruder, 20-Pierre Hill, 45-Lou Titley
