George Washington vs West Virginia
November 17, 1934 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
George Washington
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 212 | 6 | 206 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans | 19 | 79 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 4.1 | |
| Ben Plotnicki | 9 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| George Jenkins | 7 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Frank Kavalier | 9 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Herb Reeves | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Ray Hanken | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Dale Prather | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 29 | 108 | 18 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Benny Thomas | 14 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 3.9 | |
| Joe Zaleski | 3 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.3 | |
| Patsy Slate | 7 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1.4 | |
| Jimmie Scott | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| George "Eck" Allen | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Ben Plotnicki | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 16 | 4 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Gocke | 7 | 12 | 2 | 94 | 1 | ||
| Jimmie Scott | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George "Eck" Allen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Ray Hanken | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 13.4 |
| Patsy Slate | 4 | 53 | 1 | 13.3 | |
| Herbert "Babe" Barna | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | |
| Benny Thomas | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | |
| Robert Kyle | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 343 | 38.1 | 0 |
| Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans | 9 | 343 | 38.1 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 327 | 36.3 | 0 |
| Patsy Slate | 9 | 327 | 36.3 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 0 |
| Ben Plotnicki | 1 | 40 | |||||||
| George Jenkins | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans | 1 | 22 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Vargo | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Joe Poilek | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 207 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 281 |
| Ben Plotnicki | 62 | 40 | 102 | |||
| Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans | 77 | 22 | 99 | |||
| George Jenkins | 28 | 0 | 28 | |||
| Frank Kavalier | 24 | 24 | ||||
| Ray Hanken | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||
| Herb Reeves | 11 | 11 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 91 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 |
| Benny Thomas | 55 | 16 | 71 | |||
| Patsy Slate | 10 | 53 | 63 | |||
| Joe Zaleski | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Herbert "Babe" Barna | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Robert Kyle | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Jimmie Scott | 1 | 1 |
| West Virginia | George Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 8 | 8 |
| Rushing | 3 | 6 |
| Passing | 5 | 2 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 91 | 206 |
| Rushing Attempts | 30 | 51 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 108 | 212 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 17 | 6 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 94 | 12 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-16-4 | 2-6-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.9 | 2.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 13.4 | 6.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 185 | 218 |
| Total Offense Plays | 46 | 57 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 1-5 | 3-25 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 9-327 | 9-343 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 36.3 | 38.1 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | -24-0 | -32-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | -59-0 | -45-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-0-0 | 4-62-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
George Washington
| # | 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 | 62 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ben Plotnicki | 1 | 40 | |||||||||||||
| George Jenkins | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans | 1 | 22 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 26 | John Vargo | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Joe Poilek | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | GWU - Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans 15 yd rush TD (Kick by Harry Deming Good) | 7-0 | |
| 2 | WVU - Patsy Slate 29 yd TD pass from Jack Gocke (Kick by Angelo Onder Good) | 7-7 | |
| 3 | GWU - Harry Deming 18 yd FG | 10-7 |
Attendance: 6,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Officials: Dan Daugherty (Field Judge), L.A. Young (Head Linesman), Dex Very (Referee), F.S. Bergin (Umpire)
George Washington
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Bill Parrish |
| LT | Harry Deming |
| LG | Henry Strayer |
| C | Kenneth Rathjen |
| RG | Sidney Kolker |
| RE | Orville Wright |
| RT | William Clark |
| QB | George Jenkins |
| FB | Frank Kavalier |
| RH | Ray Hanken |
| LH | Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Angelo Onder |
| LT | Joe Stydahar |
| LG | Arthur Swisher |
| C | Herb Stewart |
| RE | Charles "Tod" Goodwin |
| RG | Louis Fidler |
| RT | John Vargo |
| QB | Jimmie Scott |
| FB | Benny Thomas |
| LH | Robert Kyle |
| RH | Patsy Slate |
Dale Prather, Ben Plotnicki, Herb Reeves, Arnold Benefield, Charles Mann, Herman Breazeal, Ed Watts, Bernie Witucki
13-Carl Hall, 18-Fred Wilson, 20-George "Eck" Allen, 21-Jack Gocke, 24-Joe Poilek, 29-Herbert "Babe" Barna, 30-Sam Mawhinney, 32-Anthony Forte, 48-Joe Zaleski