Penn State vs West Virginia
October 28, 1944 at Beaver Field, University Park, PA
Penn State
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 341 | 29 | 312 | 3 | 0 | 6.1 |
| John Chuckran | 21 | 160 | 3 | 157 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| Albert Bellas | 8 | 83 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 9.8 | |
| Larry Cooney | 7 | 42 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 5.3 | |
| Floyd Lang | 8 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| Voll | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Harry Muckle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Elwood Petchel, Sr | 5 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 39 | 117 | 22 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Jim Walthall | 17 | 48 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 2.3 | |
| Harold McKibben | 2 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 16.5 | |
| Emil Rader | 11 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 2.0 | |
| James Bowers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Leo Kesling | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 9 | 3 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Chuckran | 2 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 1 | ||
| Elwood Petchel, Sr | 1 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 14 | 0 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Walthall | 6 | 13 | 0 | 103 | 1 | ||
| Emil Rader | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 31.0 |
| Don Miltenberger | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35.0 | |
| Robert Hicks | 1 | 34 | 1 | 34.0 | |
| John Chuckran | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 15.1 |
| Gene Crookshank | 3 | 53 | 1 | 17.7 | |
| Leo Kesling | 2 | 40 | 0 | 20.0 | |
| Jim Walthall | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| Harold McKibben | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 0 |
| Elwood Petchel, Sr | 4 | 152 | 38.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 306 | 34.0 | 0 |
| Jim Walthall | 9 | 306 | 34.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Chuckran | 1 | 11 | 2 | 67 | |||||
| Larry Cooney | 1 | 18 | |||||||
| Albert Bellas | 1 | 21 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 0 |
| Jim Walthall | 3 | 33 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 33 | |||
| Emil Rader | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Leo Kesling | 1 | 38 | |||||||
| Harold McKibben | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 313 | 93 | 106 | 11 | 0 | 523 |
| John Chuckran | 157 | 24 | 67 | 11 | 259 | |
| Albert Bellas | 78 | 21 | 99 | |||
| Larry Cooney | 37 | 18 | 55 | |||
| Don Miltenberger | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Robert Hicks | 34 | 34 | ||||
| Floyd Lang | 34 | 34 | ||||
| Voll | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Harry Muckle | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 95 | 106 | 58 | 33 | 71 | 363 |
| Jim Walthall | 39 | 9 | 58 | 33 | 33 | 172 |
| Leo Kesling | -1 | 40 | 38 | 77 | ||
| Gene Crookshank | 53 | 53 | ||||
| Harold McKibben | 33 | 4 | 0 | 37 | ||
| Emil Rader | 22 | 0 | 22 | |||
| James Bowers | 2 | 2 |
| Penn State | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 19 | 8 |
| Rushing | 14 | 5 |
| Passing | 2 | 2 |
| Penalty | 3 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 312 | 95 |
| Rushing Attempts | 51 | 39 |
| Average Per Rush | 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 341 | 117 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 29 | 22 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 99 | 112 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 3-10-3 | 7-14-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 9.9 | 8.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 33.0 | 16.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 440 | 207 |
| Total Offense Plays | 61 | 53 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 7.2 | 3.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 4-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-35 | 6-52 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-152 | 9-306 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 38.0 | 34.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-11-0 | 4-33-0 |
| Average Per Return | 11.0 | 8.3 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-106-0 | 2-58-0 |
| Average Per Return | 26.5 | 29.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 3-71-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| No results found. | |||||||||||||||
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 | 71 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 60 | Leo Kesling | 1 | 38 | ||||||||||||
| 89 | Jim Walthall | 1 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 63 | Harold McKibben | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSU - John Chuckran 2 yd rush TD | 0-6 | |
| 1 | PSU - Robert Hicks 34 yd TD pass from John Chuckran (Kick by Joe Drazenovich Good) | 0-13 | |
| 2 | WVU - Emil Rader 20 yd rush TD (Kick by Robert Haman Good) | 7-13 | |
| 2 | WVU - Gene Crookshank 42 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall (Kick by Robert Haman Good) | 14-13 | |
| 2 | WVU - Emil Rader 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Robert Haman Good) | 21-13 | |
| 3 | PSU - John Chuckran 39 yd rush TD (Kick by Dino Taccalozzi Good) | 21-20 | |
| 4 | WVU - James Bowers 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Robert Haman Good) | 28-20 | |
| 4 | PSU - John Chuckran 7 yd rush TD (Kick by Dino Taccalozzi Good) | 28-27 |
Attendance: 6,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Penn State | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Officials: Joseph Gannon (Field Judge), John H. Coles (Head Linesman), John R. McPhee (Referee), Russell Goodwin (Umpire)
Penn State
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Stoken |
| LT | Howard Caskey |
| LG | John Simon |
| C | Bronco Kosanovich |
| RG | James Matthews |
| RE | Robert Hicks |
| RT | Neg Norton |
| QB | Chuck Drazenovich |
| FB | Albert Bellas |
| RH | Larry Cooney |
| LH | John Chuckran |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Walter Mott |
| LT | William Johnson |
| LG | Summers Jarrett |
| C | Russell Lopez |
| RE | Gene Crookshank |
| RG | James Keadle |
| RT | Robert Bom |
| QB | Harold McKibben |
| FB | Emil Rader |
| LH | Jim Walthall |
| RH | Leo Kesling |
Elwood Petchel, Sr, Dino Taccalozzi, Don Miltenberger, Robert McCoy, Carl Dimmerling, Harry Muckle, Bruce Allen, Spencer, Milson, Bob Rutkowski, Baker, Joe Drazenovich, Floyd Lang, Voll
18-Robert Haman, 32-Frederick Gerkins, 46-James Bowers, 50-Louis Birurakis, 58-Thomas Williams, 67-Clinton Allman, 84-Harold Kemp, 86-Clifford Cooper