Manhattan vs West Virginia
November 11, 1939 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Manhattan
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 37 | 118 | 24 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Johnny Supulski | 21 | 69 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 3.0 | |
| Joe Migdal | 4 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| Bill Proch | 4 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3.8 | |
| John Spisak | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.4 | |
| McNulty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Eddie Fay | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 44 | 106 | 20 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| John Carliss | 17 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 3.6 | |
| Harry Clarke | 16 | 33 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1.9 | |
| Charley Seabright | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Sam Pinion | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 0 | -0.5 | |
| Charley Hockenberry | 5 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 17 | 2 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Supulski | 6 | 12 | 2 | 104 | 2 | ||
| Eddie Fay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| John Spisak | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 15 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charley Seabright | 3 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Bob White | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Sam Pinion | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| John Carliss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 19.4 |
| Smolenski | 2 | 45 | 0 | 22.5 | |
| Homer Farabaugh | 2 | 41 | 1 | 20.5 | |
| John Spisak | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25.0 | |
| Jimmy Sarullo | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24.0 | |
| Ellwood Varner | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17.0 | |
| Frank Gnup | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| John Carliss | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| Charley Hockenberry | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| Albert Baisi | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| Richard Dolly | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| Charley Seabright | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | 0 |
| Frank Gnup | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | |
| Johnny Supulski | 2 | 53 | 26.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 349 | 34.9 | 0 |
| Charley Seabright | 6 | 181 | 30.2 | |
| Charley Hockenberry | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | |
| John Carliss | 1 | 35 | 35.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 0 |
| Johnny Supulski | 2 | 49 | |||||||
| Bonadio | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Frank Gnup | 1 | 25 | |||||||
| John Spisak | 1 | 11 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Clarke | 2 | 16 | 2 | 46 | |||||
| Sam Pinion | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| John Carliss | 2 | 36 | |||||||
| Joe Czajka | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Sam Mandich | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 101 | 155 | 0 | 49 | 44 | 349 |
| Johnny Supulski | 62 | 49 | 111 | |||
| Smolenski | 45 | 45 | ||||
| John Spisak | 7 | 25 | 11 | 43 | ||
| Homer Farabaugh | 41 | 41 | ||||
| Frank Gnup | 3 | 25 | 28 | |||
| Jimmy Sarullo | 24 | 24 | ||||
| Joe Migdal | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Ellwood Varner | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Bill Proch | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Bonadio | 8 | 8 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 88 | 50 | 90 | 16 | 0 | 244 |
| John Carliss | 61 | 14 | 36 | 111 | ||
| Harry Clarke | 31 | 46 | 16 | 93 | ||
| Albert Baisi | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Richard Dolly | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Joe Czajka | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Charley Hockenberry | -7 | 14 | 7 | |||
| Charley Seabright | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| West Virginia | Manhattan | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 12 | 11 |
| Rushing | 8 | 5 |
| Passing | 3 | 5 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 86 | 94 |
| Rushing Attempts | 44 | 37 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 106 | 118 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 20 | 24 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 50 | 155 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 5-15-3 | 9-17-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 3.3 | 9.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 10.0 | 17.2 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 136 | 249 |
| Total Offense Plays | 69 | 54 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-1 | 4-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-20 | 2-25 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 10-349 | 6-218 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 34.9 | 36.3 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-16-0 | 2-49-0 |
| Average Per Return | 5.3 | 24.5 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-90-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 3-44-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Manhattan
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bonadio | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Frank Gnup | 1 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| John Spisak | 1 | 11 |
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 | |||
| 27 | Sam Mandich | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MC - Ellwood Varner 17 yd TD pass from Johnny Supulski (Kick by Joe Migdal Good) | 7-0 | |
| 1 | MC - Homer Farabaugh 7 yd TD pass from Johnny Supulski | 13-0 | |
| 2 | WVU - John Carliss 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Charley Seabright Good) | 13-7 | |
| 4 | MC - Johnny Supulski 1 yd rush TD | 19-7 | |
| 4 | MC - Johnny Supulski 1 yd rush TD | 19-7 |
Attendance: 10,279
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Officials: Cal Bolster (Field Judge), E. Hockenberry (Head Linesman), R.A. Dufour (Referee), A.M. Barron (Umpire)
Manhattan
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Homer Farabaugh |
| LT | Art Jocher |
| LG | Donlan |
| C | Bonadio |
| RG | Jerry Fall |
| RE | Ellwood Varner |
| RT | Czekalski |
| QB | Frank Gnup |
| FB | Joe Migdal |
| RH | Bill Proch |
| LH | Eddie Fay |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Joe Czajka |
| LT | Albert Baisi |
| LG | John Rockis |
| C | Bill Jennings |
| RE | Robert Mellace |
| RG | Jess Richardson |
| RT | Walt Pike |
| QB | Charley Seabright |
| FB | John Carliss |
| LH | Harry Clarke |
| RH | Tom Davies |
Johnny Supulski, John Spisak, Crowley, Herb Borman, Hedemark, Gaynor, McNulty, Marone, Jimmy Sarullo, Leniek, Del Shamiss, Jake Kopicki, Allen, Manilo Boverini, Ed Wysocki, Smolenski
11-Sam Pinion, 13-Michael Gussie, 19-Charley Hockenberry, 27-Sam Mandich, 31-John Shonk, 32-Charles Stansbury, 35-Peter Antolini, 44-Bob White, 46-Richard Dolly
