Penn State vs West Virginia
October 12, 1940 at Beaver Field, University Park, PA
Penn State
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 60 | 330 | 14 | 316 | 2 | 0 | 5.3 |
| John Petrella | 22 | 147 | 6 | 141 | 2 | 6.4 | |
| Sparky Brown | 18 | 73 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 3.9 | |
| H. Leonard Krouse | 5 | 64 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 12.8 | |
| Thomas Vargo | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 | |
| Chuck Peters | 10 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1.4 | |
| Bill Smaltz | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 19 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Kenny Fryer | 5 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.2 | |
| Dick McElwee | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1.3 | |
| Bill Gardner | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| John Carliss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Glennis Ellis | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 | |
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 | -3.0 | |
| Don McCann | 4 | 0 | 17 | -17 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Smaltz | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Sparky Brown | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Peters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 12 | 2 | 133 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McElwee | 3 | 7 | 1 | 86 | 1 | ||
| Charley Seabright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Bob White | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Thomas Vargo | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| H. Leonard Krouse | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | |
| John Petrella | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| John R. Patrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 133 | 2 | 0 | 26.6 |
| Robert Mellace | 4 | 121 | 2 | 30.3 | |
| Glennis Ellis | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 |
| Chuck Peters | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | |
| H. Leonard Krouse | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 220 | 36.7 | 0 |
| Charley Seabright | 4 | 137 | 34.3 | |
| Kenny Fryer | 2 | 83 | 41.5 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Peters | 3 | 27 | |||||||
| John Petrella | 2 | 51 | |||||||
| Leon Gajecki | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Sparky Brown | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 2 | 33 | |||||||
| Dick McElwee | 2 | 42 | |||||||
| Glennis Ellis | 1 | 17 | |||||||
| Don McCann | 1 | 27 | |||||||
| John Carliss | 1 | 13 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 316 | 33 | 51 | 27 | 0 | 427 |
| John Petrella | 141 | 4 | 51 | 196 | ||
| H. Leonard Krouse | 64 | 12 | 76 | |||
| Sparky Brown | 71 | 0 | 71 | |||
| Chuck Peters | 14 | 27 | 41 | |||
| Thomas Vargo | 18 | 16 | 34 | |||
| Bill Smaltz | 8 | 8 | ||||
| John R. Patrick | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | -7 | 133 | 86 | 33 | 13 | 258 |
| Robert Mellace | 121 | 121 | ||||
| Dick McElwee | 5 | 42 | 47 | |||
| Allan "Ike" Martin | -6 | 33 | 27 | |||
| Glennis Ellis | -4 | 12 | 17 | 25 | ||
| John Carliss | 0 | 13 | 13 | |||
| Kenny Fryer | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Don McCann | -17 | 27 | 10 | |||
| Bill Gardner | 4 | 4 |
| Penn State | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 19 | 2 |
| Rushing | 18 | 0 |
| Passing | 1 | 2 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 316 | -8 |
| Rushing Attempts | 60 | 18 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 330 | 24 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 14 | 32 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 33 | 133 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 5-10-1 | 5-12-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 3.3 | 11.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 6.6 | 26.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 345 | 125 |
| Total Offense Plays | 70 | 30 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-0 | 4-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-20 | 1-5 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-70 | 6-210 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 23.3 | 35.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-27-0 | 2-33-0 |
| Average Per Return | 9.0 | 16.5 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-51-0 | 4-86-0 |
| Average Per Return | 25.5 | 21.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-0-0 | 1-13-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-0-0 | 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 | - | - |
Penn State
| # | 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 | |||
| Leon Gajecki | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sparky Brown | 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 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 38 | John Carliss | 1 | 13 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | PSU - John R. Patrick 31 yd FG | 0-3 | |
| 2 | PSU - John Petrella 6 yd rush TD (Kick by Ben Pollock Good) | 0-10 | |
| 2 | WVU - Robert Mellace 59 yd TD pass from Dick McElwee (Kick by Charley Seabright Good) | 7-10 | |
| 3 | WVU - Robert Mellace 39 yd TD pass from Charley Seabright | 13-10 | |
| 4 | PSU - John Petrella 4 yd rush TD (Kick by John R. Patrick Good) | 13-17 |
Attendance: 10,574
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Penn State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Officials: E.W. Cavanaugh (Field Judge), John R. McPhee (Head Linesman), A.D. Horgan (Referee), H.K. Benzoni (Umpire)
Penn State
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Lloyd Parsons |
| LT | Carl Stravinski |
| LG | Mike Garbinski |
| C | Leon Gajecki |
| RE | Thomas Vargo |
| RG | Wade Mori |
| RT | Frank Platt |
| QB | John R. Patrick |
| FB | Sparky Brown |
| RH | H. Leonard Krouse |
| LH | Chuck Peters |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Robert Mellace |
| LT | Vic A'Hearn |
| LG | John Rockis |
| C | Tom J. Gillooly, Jr. |
| RG | Victor Peelish |
| RE | John Shonk |
| RT | Walt Pike |
| QB | Charley Seabright |
| FB | John Carliss |
| RH | Don McCann |
| LH | Dick McElwee |
Ben Pollock, Bill Smaltz, Mike Kearns, John Petrella, Wilbur Van Lenten, Ken Schoonover, Manny Weaver, Kniaz, Arketich, James Woodward, Lou Palezzi, Day
16-Bob White, 18-Quentin Barnette, 19-Kenny Fryer, 21-Joe Butta, 28-Glennis Ellis, 31-Sam Mandich, 32-Allan "Ike" Martin, 37-Joe Czajka, 39-Bill Gardner, 41-Vincent Cimino, 53-Steven Narick, 56-Henry Goodman, 93-John Morris