Pitt vs West Virginia
September 23, 1944 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 60 | 321 | 25 | 296 | 4 | 0 | 4.9 |
Gene Gaugler | 10 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 6.1 | |
Donald Matthews | 6 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 8.8 | |
Thomas Kalmanir | 8 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 6.5 | |
Mike Sprock | 11 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 4.0 | |
George Fresse | 6 | 38 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 5.0 | |
Johnny Itzel | 10 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 2.3 | |
Michael Banasick | 4 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3.3 | |
Bernard Sniscak | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | |
George Linelli | 4 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2.3 |
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 27 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 |
Emil Rader | 8 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1.9 | |
Jim Walthall | 9 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1.2 | |
Robert Haman | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | |
Anthony Leone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
James Bowers | 5 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | -0.8 | |
Leo Kesling | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 | -2.5 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Rickards | 2 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 0 | ||
George Fresse | 1 | 7 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 6 | 12 | 3 | 156 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Haman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 1 | ||
Jim Walthall | 4 | 8 | 2 | 67 | 0 | ||
Leo Kesling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Emil Rader | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Ed Zimmovan | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | |
Jack Patton | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | |
Mike Sprock | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5.0 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 6 | 156 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 |
Leo Kesling | 2 | 89 | 1 | 44.5 | |
Bill Anderson | 3 | 62 | 0 | 20.7 | |
Emil Rader | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 5 | 165 | 33.0 | 0 |
Thomas Kalmanir | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | |
Paul Rickards | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | |
Michael Banasick | 1 | 32 | 32.0 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 7 | 243 | 34.7 | 0 |
Jim Walthall | 7 | 243 | 34.7 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 3 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
Bernard Sniscak | 2 | 24 | |||||||
Mike Sprock | 1 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 9 | |||
Donald Matthews | 1 | 25 | |||||||
Ralph Hammond | 1 | 2 | |||||||
George Fresse | 1 | 23 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 3 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
Jim Walthall | 3 | 48 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 23 | |||
James Bowers | 1 | 21 | 1 | 4 | |||||
Clifford Cooper | 1 | 15 | |||||||
Walter Mott | 1 | 9 | |||||||
John Lucente | 1 | 6 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 296 | 20 | 47 | 33 | 34 | 430 |
Mike Sprock | 44 | -5 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 79 |
Donald Matthews | 53 | 25 | 78 | |||
Gene Gaugler | 61 | 61 | ||||
George Fresse | 30 | 23 | 53 | |||
Thomas Kalmanir | 52 | 52 | ||||
Bernard Sniscak | 11 | 24 | 35 | |||
Johnny Itzel | 23 | 23 | ||||
Ed Zimmovan | 14 | 14 | ||||
Michael Banasick | 13 | 13 | ||||
Jack Patton | 11 | 11 | ||||
George Linelli | 9 | 9 | ||||
Ralph Hammond | 2 | 2 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 22 | 156 | 72 | 48 | 33 | 331 |
Jim Walthall | 11 | 27 | 48 | 23 | 109 | |
Leo Kesling | -5 | 89 | 84 | |||
Bill Anderson | 62 | 62 | ||||
James Bowers | -4 | 21 | 4 | 21 | ||
Emil Rader | 15 | 5 | 20 | |||
Clifford Cooper | 15 | 15 | ||||
Walter Mott | 9 | 9 | ||||
John Lucente | 6 | 6 | ||||
Robert Haman | 4 | 4 | ||||
Anthony Leone | 1 | 1 |
Pitt | West Virginia | |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 19 | 5 |
Rushing | 17 | 1 |
Passing | 2 | 3 |
Penalty | 0 | 1 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 296 | 22 |
Rushing Attempts | 60 | 27 |
Average Per Rush | 4.9 | 0.8 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 4 | 1 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 321 | 45 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 25 | 23 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 20 | 156 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 3-14-3 | 6-12-3 |
Average Per Attempt | 1.4 | 13.0 |
Average Per Completion | 6.7 | 26.0 |
Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 316 | 178 |
Total Offense Plays | 74 | 39 |
Average Gain Per Play | 4.3 | 4.6 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-0 | 5-2 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 11-85 | 4-11 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 5-165 | 7-243 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 33.0 | 34.7 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-33-0 | 3-48-0 |
Average Per Return | 11.0 | 16.0 |
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-47-0 | 4-72-0 |
Average Per Return | 23.5 | 18.0 |
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 3-34-0 | 3-33-0 |
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 | - | - |
Pitt
# | 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 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
Ralph Hammond | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
George Fresse | 1 | 23 | |||||||||||||
Mike Sprock | 1 | 9 |
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 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||
James Bowers | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jim Walthall | 1 | 23 | |||||||||||||
John Lucente | 1 | 6 |
Scoring Summary
Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Pitt - Thomas Kalmanir 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Mike Sprock Good) | 0-7 | |
3 | Pitt - Mike Sprock 2 yd rush TD | 0-13 | |
3 | WVU - Emil Rader yd rush TD (Kick by Jim Walthall Good) | 7-13 | |
3 | Pitt - Thomas Kalmanir 1 yd rush TD (Kick by John Kosh Good) | 7-20 | |
4 | Pitt - George Fresse 1 yd rush TD | 7-26 | |
4 | WVU - Leo Kesling 63 yd TD pass from Robert Haman | 13-26 |
Attendance: 10,000
Score By Quarter
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Pitt | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
Officials: Dave Fawcett (Field Judge), Fred Wallace (Head Linesman), Hol Slutz (Referee), Cal Bolster (Umpire)
Pitt
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
LE | Ed Zimmovan |
LT | John LaFrankie |
LG | Francis Mattioli |
C | Ralph Hammond |
RG | George Ranil |
RE | Jack Patton |
RT | Michael Roussos |
QB | George Fresse |
FB | Johnny Itzel |
RH | Mike Sprock |
LH | Thomas Kalmanir |
West Virginia
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
LE | Bill Anderson |
LT | Charles Smith |
LG | Harold Kemp |
C | Russell Lopez |
RG | James Keadle |
RE | Gene Crookshank |
RT | Robert Bom |
QB | John Lucente |
FB | Emil Rader |
LH | Jim Walthall |
RH | James Bowers |
Jay Brown, Denver Newman, Harvey Sares, Bernard Sniscak, Gene Gaugler, Hayhurst, Maruzewski, Sutton, Slater, Flath, Pugliese, Oberkircher, Remo Moffa, George Linelli, Donald Matthews, Steven Polach, Albert Phillips, Joseph Kielb, Paul Rickards, John Kosh, Michael Banasick, John Roxanski, Al Zellman, Ralph Coleman, George Kohut, McManus
Clinton Allman, Herman Pritt, Harry Spangler, Anthony Leone, Walter Mott, Jack Turner, Leo Kesling, William Johnson, Summers Jarrett, Thomas Williams, Robert Haman, Frederick Gerkins, Loy Wagoner, Clifford Cooper, Louis Birurakis, 48-Ivan Lewis