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West Virginia vs Waynesburg
September 18, 1948 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

West Virginia
Waynesburg
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals391232697102.5
Vic Bonfili7280281 4.0
Pete Zinaich4220220 5.5
Ray Caldwell3190190 6.3
Russ Combs4150150 3.8
Jim Walthall59090 1.8
John Murphy2707  3.5
Robert Fought16060 6.0
Walt Malyk46240 1.0
Jim Devonshire13030 3.0
Len Bellas21010 0.5
Charles Becca202-20 -1.0
Jack Morton3713-60 -2.0
Bill Allen109-90 -9.0
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals361348126003.5
Joseph Atkinson8740740 9.3
Bill Shaffer7170170 2.4
Charles Hrutkay8120120 1.5
Fred Kreuter29090 4.5
Pete Balaban511470 1.4
Bill DeCourcey15050 5.0
Andy Gresh14040 4.0
Frank Bolek11010 1.0
Lee Tornabene11010 1.0
Bert Sutton10000 0.0
Mickey Janis104-40 -4.0
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals15252244300
Jim Walthall142102453  
Fred Cialli01100  
Bill Allen131-10  
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals216438200
Charles Hrutkay161341  
Pete Balaban16241  
Frank Bolek02000  
Bill Shaffer01000  
Bill White01100  
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals112103019.1
Clarence "Bud" Cox3792 26.3
Ray Caldwell1380 38.0
Frank Reno3330 11.0
Vic Bonfili2270 13.5
John Murphy1241 24.0
Roy Lester190 9.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals2381019.0
Bill Lane1341 34.0
Lyman Stough140 4.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals614424.00
Russ Combs48621.5 
Frank Reno13333.0 
Jim Walthall12525.0 
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals720829.70
Frank Bolek314046.7 
Charles Hrutkay34314.3 
Bill Shaffer12525.0 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals1552510122
Charles Becca155      
Robert Fought   251    
Russ Combs      122
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals326061690150
Charles Hrutkay120 148 15 
Joe Yourcheck10       
Frank Castiglia16       
Bill Shaffer   225    
Albert Minicucci   142    
Stephen Yorchik   140    
Pete Balaban   114    
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals1122105152380
Clarence "Bud" Cox 79   79
Robert Fought6 51  57
Ray Caldwell1938   57
Vic Bonfili2827   55
Frank Reno 33   33
John Murphy724   31
Pete Zinaich22    22
Russ Combs15   217
Jim Walthall9    9
Roy Lester 9   9
Walt Malyk4    4
Jim Devonshire3    3
Charles Becca-2  5 3
Len Bellas1    1
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals13038169265368
Charles Hrutkay12 4820585
Joseph Atkinson74    74
Albert Minicucci  42  42
Bill Shaffer17 25  42
Stephen Yorchik  40  40
Bill Lane 34   34
Pete Balaban7 14  21
Fred Kreuter9    9
Frank Castiglia   6 6
Bill DeCourcey5    5
Lyman Stough 4   4
Andy Gresh4    4
Lee Tornabene1    1
Frank Bolek1    1
 West VirginiaWaynesburg
First Downs125
 Rushing84
 Passing40
 Penalty01
NET YARDS RUSHING97125
 Rushing Attempts3936
 Average Per Rush2.53.5
 Rushing Touchdowns10
 Yards Gained Rushing123133
 Yards Lost Rushing268
NET YARDS PASSING24438
 Completions-Attempts-Int15-25-22-16-4
 Average Per Attempt9.82.4
 Average Per Completion16.319.0
 Passing Touchdowns32
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS341163
 Total Offense Plays6351
 Average Gain Per Play5.43.2
Fumbles: Number-Lost6-16-1
Penalties: Number-Yards5-551-5
PUNTS-YARDS6-1447-208
 Average Yards Per Punt24.029.7
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD1-5-03-26-0
 Average Per Return5.08.7
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD2-51-06-141-0
 Average Per Return25.523.5
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD4--02--0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD1-0-01-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards  
Possession Time  
Third Down Conversions of of
Fourth Down Conversions of of
Red Zone Scores-Chances--
Sacks By: Number-Yards--
West Virginia
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00001200
 Russ Combs          12  
Waynesburg
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00001500
Charles Hrutkay          15  
Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
1 WC - Lyman Stough 5 yd TD pass from Pete Balaban6-0
1 WC - Bert Sutton 21 yd FG9-0
1 WVU - Vic Bonfili 17 yd rush TD9-6
1 WVU - Gene Simmons 19 yd FG9-9
2 WVU - John Murphy 24 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)9-16
4 WVU - Clarence "Bud" Cox 30 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)9-23
4 WVU - Clarence "Bud" Cox 10 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall9-29
4 WC - Bill Lane 34 yd TD pass from Charles Hrutkay (Kick by Bert Sutton Good)16-29
4 WC - Bill Lane 34 yd TD pass from Charles Hrutkay (Kick by Bert Sutton Good)16-29
Attendance: 10,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
Waynesburg900716
West Virginia61001329
Officials: Harry Mouat (Field Judge), Frank Barger (Head Linesman), Francis Keating (Referee), J.E. Burghard (Umpire)
West Virginia
PosOffense
LEFrank Reno
LTRalph Main
LGCharles Boyles
CDavid Stephenson
REClarence "Bud" Cox
RGAmbrose Zubel
RTGene Remenar
QBRobert Fought
FBWalt Malyk
RHVic Bonfili
LHRuss Combs
Waynesburg
PosOffense
LELyman Stough
LTFrank Castiglia
LGGeorge Fabor
CVic Lapkowicz
RGStephen Yorchik
REAlbert Minicucci
RTLeo Hughes
QBGeorge Hornock
FBBill White
RHLee Tornabene
LHCharles Hrutkay
John Murphy, Jack Morton, Pete Zinaich, Jim Devonshire, Roy Lester, Fred Cialli, Gene Simmons, Ray Caldwell, Len Bellas, Charles Becca, Bill Allen, Jim Walthall, Pat Guido, Charles Knabe, Robert McDermott, 11-Jim Priester, 21-George Kocaka, 51-Adle Joseph, 52-Richard Pence, 53-Frank Allen, 54-Frank Kazmierski, 62-David Richards, 63-John Bobbitt, 67-Mario Cavatassi, 68-Charles Rolfe, 71-James Moran, 72-John Bove, 73-Ervin Queen, 74-Anthony Torchio, 77-Richard Hoffman, 79-Stoner Parsons, 82-Kenneth Wilson, 83-Larry Ciccarelli, 84-Bernie Huntz, 86-Keith Allen
Bert Sutton, Bill Lane, Pete Balaban, Andy Gresh, Frank Bolek, Joseph Atkinson, Bill DeCourcey, Ray Corazzi, Mickey Janis, Mike Cammacci, Charles Findlay, Richard Kern, Joseph Laird, Bill Shaffer, Fred Kreuter, Ernest Pudliner