Duquesne vs West Virginia
September 26, 1931 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Duquesne
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 35 | 105 | 33 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Al DeLuca | 7 | 50 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| Valery Trambley | 11 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Silvio Zaninelli | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Fred Christina | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Boots Sepsi | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| George Chacko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Charles Devinney | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.3 | |
| Larry Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 | -8.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 53 | 206 | 8 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Leo Dotson | 18 | 93 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 5.2 | |
| John Doyle | 21 | 79 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 3.8 | |
| Bill Parriott | 10 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1.9 | |
| Carl White | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Douglas Stone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Jake Sebulsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 25 | 4 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Sullivan | 3 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Charles Devinney | 3 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Al DeLuca | 4 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Valery Trambley | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Fred Christina | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Parriott | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 |
| Al DeLuca | 4 | 56 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| Valery Trambley | 2 | 30 | 0 | 15.0 | |
| Charles Devinney | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| Ed Powell | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | |
| Silvio Zaninelli | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Larry Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| John Doyle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 310 | 38.8 | 0 |
| Silvio Zaninelli | 6 | 220 | 36.7 | |
| Al DeLuca | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | |
| Ben Pawlina | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 232 | 29.0 | 0 |
| John Doyle | 7 | 194 | 27.7 | |
| Douglas Stone | 1 | 38 | 38.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Devinney | 4 | 22 | 1 | 14 | |||||
| Valery Trambley | 1 | 20 | |||||||
| Boots Sepsi | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| TEAM | 1 | 9 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 75 |
| John Doyle | 4 | 54 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Bill Parriott | 1 | 70 | |||||||
| Wilbur Sortet | 1 | 16 | 1 | 15 | |||||
| Leo Dotson | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Jake Sebulsky | 1 | 75 | 75 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 80 | 127 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 272 |
| Al DeLuca | 48 | 56 | 104 | |||
| Valery Trambley | 11 | 30 | 20 | 61 | ||
| Charles Devinney | -1 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 55 | |
| Silvio Zaninelli | 10 | 6 | 16 | |||
| Ed Powell | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Boots Sepsi | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Fred Christina | 6 | 6 | ||||
| TEAM | 9 | 9 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 198 | 1 | 86 | 54 | 96 | 435 |
| John Doyle | 79 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 140 | |
| Leo Dotson | 93 | 0 | 93 | |||
| Bill Parriott | 19 | 70 | 89 | |||
| Jake Sebulsky | 0 | 75 | 75 | |||
| Wilbur Sortet | 16 | 15 | 31 | |||
| Carl White | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Douglas Stone | 1 | 1 |
| West Virginia | Duquesne | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 12 | 11 |
| Rushing | 12 | 4 |
| Passing | 0 | 6 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 198 | 72 |
| Rushing Attempts | 53 | 35 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.7 | 2.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 206 | 105 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 8 | 33 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 1 | 127 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 1-7-1 | 12-25-4 |
| Average Per Attempt | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 1.0 | 10.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 199 | 199 |
| Total Offense Plays | 60 | 60 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 3-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-15 | 4-35 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-232 | 8-310 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 29.0 | 38.8 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-54-0 | 4-22-0 |
| Average Per Return | 13.5 | 5.5 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-86-0 | 3-43-0 |
| Average Per Return | 43.0 | 14.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 4-96-1 | 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 | - | - |
Duquesne
| # | 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 | |||
| Boots Sepsi | 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 | 4 | 96 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 29 | Leo Dotson | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| John Doyle | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Jake Sebulsky | 1 | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Wilbur Sortet | 1 | 15 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | WVU - John Doyle 1 yd TD pass from Bill Parriott (Kick by Bill Parriott Good) | 0-7 | |
| 3 | DUQ - Charles Devinney 1 yd rush TD | 6-7 | |
| 4 | WVU - Jake Sebulsky 75 yd interception return TD (Kick by Wilbur Sortet Good) | 6-14 |
Attendance: 10,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Officials: E.W. Hoban (Head Linesman), Dex Very (Referee), Cal Bolster (Umpire), Tom Thorpe (Umpire)
Duquesne
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Stafford Murphy |
| LT | Armand Niccolai |
| LG | Ted Amman |
| C | Ben Barrett |
| RE | Al Krankota |
| RG | Folio |
| RT | Jack Donahue |
| QB | Charles Devinney |
| FB | Silvio Zaninelli |
| LH | Valery Trambley |
| RH | Fred Christina |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Earl Sprouse |
| LT | Lawrence Beall |
| LG | Isaac Lewis |
| C | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| RE | Wilbur Sortet |
| RG | Charles Anderson |
| RT | Fred Schweitzer |
| QB | Bill Parriott |
| FB | Leo Dotson |
| LH | John Doyle |
| RH | Jake Sebulsky |
Jim O'Donnell, Ben Pawlina, Ed Powell, Ben Ciccone, Al DeLuca, Henry Weinberg, Gerald Baker, George Chacko, Boots Sepsi, Larry Sullivan, Mike Ferrare, Maroon Antoon
14-Morris Drobeck, 17-Robert Hamilton, 18-Carl White, 21-Douglas Stone, 22-Edwin Baker, 23-Bill Karr, 31-George Haddock, 36-James Mazzei, 38-Homer White, 44-Frank Lough
