Pitt vs West Virginia
September 28, 1946 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA

Pitt
West Virginia
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals481765171303.6
G.C. Bruno8512491 6.1
William Abraham6411401 6.7
Lindaro Lauro5180180 3.6
Banbury2140140 7.0
Robert Teitt6130130 2.2
Louis Cecconi5130131 2.6
Rubino59090 1.8
Carl DePasqua27070 3.5
Gene Gaugler24040 2.0
Peter Fuderich33030 1.0
Leonard Radnor11010 1.0
Daley22200 0.0
Mike Sprock10000 0.0
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals47964848001.0
William Biddle7227150 2.1
George Freese4140140 3.5
Charles Becca72211110 1.6
Tom Keane5122100 2.0
Joseph Kuhayda5100100 2.0
Guido DeVecchis35050 1.7
Richard Hoffman35050 1.7
Rex Bumgardner624-20 -0.3
Jack Morton324-20 -0.7
Charles Helinski105-50 -5.0
Russ Combs3215-130 -4.3
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals24062100
Carl DePasqua120471  
Louis Cecconi110150  
Ralph Short01000  
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals614390100
Russ Combs461751  
Rex Bumgardner121110  
William Biddle12040  
George Freese02100  
Tom Keane02000  
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals2621031.0
William Abraham1471 47.0
Bill McPeak1150 15.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals6921015.3
Rex Bumgardner2350 17.5
Charles Helinski1281 28.0
Guido DeVecchis1120 12.0
Andy Clark1110 11.0
TEAM160 6.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals1034534.50
Carl DePasqua621636.0 
Peter Fuderich26733.5 
Louis Cecconi26231.0 
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals829136.40
Tom Keane518436.8 
Guido DeVecchis14444.0 
Richard Hoffman14040.0 
Charles Schrader12323.0 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals3270311103610
Louis Cecconi222 198    
Carl DePasqua15       
G.C. Bruno   14 18 
Walter Cummins   19    
Henry Clougherty      133 
Rubino      120 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals44905590000
Charles Becca234       
Tom Keane215       
Guido DeVecchis   18    
Pete Zinaich   116    
Charles Helinski   116    
Bernie Huntz   14    
James Moran   115    
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals171621112761432
Louis Cecconi13 9822 133
William Abraham4047   87
G.C. Bruno49 4 861
Henry Clougherty    3333
Rubino9   2029
Lindaro Lauro18    18
Bill McPeak 15   15
Banbury14    14
Robert Teitt13    13
Carl DePasqua7  5 12
Walter Cummins  9  9
Gene Gaugler4    4
Peter Fuderich3    3
Leonard Radnor1    1
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals639259490263
Charles Becca11  34 45
Charles Helinski-52816  39
Rex Bumgardner-235   33
Tom Keane10  15 25
Guido DeVecchis5128  25
Pete Zinaich  16  16
James Moran  15  15
William Biddle15    15
George Freese14    14
Andy Clark 11   11
Joseph Kuhayda10    10
Richard Hoffman5    5
Bernie Huntz  4  4
TEAM 6   6
 PittWest Virginia
First Downs78
 Rushing14
 Passing64
 Penalty00
NET YARDS RUSHING17048
 Rushing Attempts4949
 Average Per Rush3.51.0
 Rushing Touchdowns30
 Yards Gained Rushing17696
 Yards Lost Rushing648
NET YARDS PASSING6292
 Completions-Attempts-Int2-4-06-14-3
 Average Per Attempt15.56.6
 Average Per Completion31.015.3
 Passing Touchdowns11
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS232140
 Total Offense Plays5363
 Average Gain Per Play4.42.2
Fumbles: Number-Lost3-06-2
Penalties: Number-Yards4-306-26
PUNTS-YARDS10-3458-291
 Average Yards Per Punt34.536.4
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD3-27-04-49-0
 Average Per Return9.012.3
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD3-111-15-59-0
 Average Per Return37.011.8
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD3-61-00-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD0-0-00-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards  
Possession Time  
Third Down Conversions of of
Fourth Down Conversions of of
Red Zone Scores-Chances--
Sacks By: Number-Yards--
Pitt
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 000036100
 Henry Clougherty          133  
 G.C. Bruno          18  
 Rubino          120  
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00000000
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Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
2 WVU - Charles Helinski 28 yd TD pass from Russ Combs (Kick by Charles Becca Good)7-0
2 Pitt - Louis Cecconi 98 yd kickoff return TD (Kick by Louis Cecconi Good)7-7
2 Pitt - William Abraham 47 yd TD pass from Carl DePasqua7-13
2 Pitt - G.C. Bruno 31 yd rush TD (Kick by Louis Cecconi Good)7-20
2 Pitt - Louis Cecconi 6 yd rush TD (Kick by Ralph Short Good)7-27
3 Pitt - William Abraham 7 yd rush TD7-33
Attendance: 25,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
West Virginia07007
Pitt0276033
Officials: Fred Wallace (Field Judge), Walter Coffee (Head Linesman), William T. Halloran (Referee), George Holstrom (Umpire)
Pitt
PosOffense
LEWalter Cummins
LTJack Durrisham
LGBernard Barkouskie
CStephen Ward
RGWilliam Coury
REBill McPeak
RTRobert Plotz
QBLouis Cecconi
FBLindaro Lauro
LHG.C. Bruno
RHWilliam Abraham
West Virginia
PosOffense
LEAndy Clark
LTEdmund Kulakowski
LGGene Corum
CLeo Benjamin
REChester Spelock
RGVictor Peelish
RTCharles Harris
QBPete Zinaich
FBJack Morton
RHRex Bumgardner
LHGeorge Freese
Martin Rosepink, Leonard Radnor, Peter Fuderich, Gene Gaugler, Ralph Short, Gregg, Schneider, Harris, Galiffa, Banbury, Mike Sprock, Daley, William Hardisty, Robert Teitt, John LaFrankie, George Ranil, Paul Massey, John Kosh, Michael Roussos, Ralph Coleman, William Mihm, Henry Clougherty, Daniel Cerrone, George Johnson, Carl DePasqua, Samuel Haddad, Rubino
Charles Becca, Bernie Huntz, Robert Thomas, Charles Schrader, Gene Remenar, Frank Reno, Joseph Kuhayda, Richard Hoffman, Charles Helinski, Tom Keane, Frank Kazmierski, Ambrose Zubel, Lewis Feldman, Guido DeVecchis, Russ Combs, William Biddle, James Moran