West Virginia vs Westminster
October 14, 1897 at WVU Athletic Field, Morgantown, WV

West Virginia
Westminster
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals4226418246305.9
George Whitham9832811 9.0
Joseph Noble13801791 6.1
Henry White4370370 9.3
James Smith3160160 5.3
George R. Krebs1150150 15.0
Louis Yeager72715121 1.7
Harry O. Cole12020 2.0
TEAM44040 1.0
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals724-200-0.3
Whelan22020 1.0
Albert Berry10000 0.0
Edmundson404-40 -1.0
PassingAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals000000
No results found.
PassingAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals000000
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ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals00000.0
No results found.
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals00000.0
No results found.
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals621535.80
Louis Yeager621535.8 
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals200.00
Whelan2 0.0 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals2503450000
Louis Yeager10 345    
Harry O. Cole15       
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals100100000
Whelan10       
John Donaldson   10    
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals24604550296
George Whitham81    81
Joseph Noble79    79
Louis Yeager12 450 57
Henry White37    37
James Smith16    16
George R. Krebs15    15
Harry O. Cole2  5 7
TEAM4    4
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals200002
Whelan2  0 2
 West VirginiaWestminster
First Downs210
 Rushing200
 Passing  
 Penalty10
NET YARDS RUSHING246-2
 Rushing Attempts427
 Average Per Rush5.9-0.3
 Rushing Touchdowns30
 Yards Gained Rushing2642
 Yards Lost Rushing184
NET YARDS PASSING  
 Completions-Attempts-Int----
 Average Per Attempt0.00.0
 Average Per Completion0.00.0
 Passing Touchdowns  
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS246-2
 Total Offense Plays427
 Average Gain Per Play5.9-0.3
Fumbles: Number-Lost2-17-6
Penalties: Number-Yards0-01-10
PUNTS-YARDS6-2152-
 Average Yards Per Punt35.80.0
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD2-5-01-0-0
 Average Per Return2.50.0
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD3-45-01-0-0
 Average Per Return15.00.0
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD----
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD0-0-00-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards  
Possession Time  
Third Down Conversions of of
Fourth Down Conversions of of
Red Zone Scores-Chances--
Sacks By: Number-Yards--
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00000000
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#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00000000
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Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
1 WVU - Joseph Noble 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Louis Yeager Good)0-6
1 WVU - George Whitham 25 yd rush TD (Kick by Louis Yeager Good)0-12
2 WVU - Louis Yeager 10 yd rush TD (Kick by Louis Yeager Good)0-18
Score By Quarter
TeamTotal
Westminster0
West Virginia18
Officials: Stannaid (Referee), Whyte (Umpire)
West Virginia
PosOffense
LERichard Welch
LTHarry O. Cole
LGGeorge R. Krebs
CEdward G. Donley
RGJames Smith
RERobert Lynn Osborne
RTHenry White
QBGeorge Anderson
FBLouis Yeager
RHGeorge Whitham
LHJoseph Noble
Westminster
PosOffense
LEKuhn
LTMonroe Witherspoon
LGJ.W. Scott
CAnderson
RER.A. Taggart
RGW. Marshall
RTJohn Donaldson
QBAlbert Berry
FBWhelan
RHEdmundson
LHL.K. Peacock
William Whitham, Joseph Hendershot, Philip Konrad, Amos Stanley, Hayes Keener
Erving, McMahon, L.M. Wright, Wolf