#17 Pitt vs #16 West Virginia
September 26, 1953 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 51 | 178 | 19 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 |
Robert Epps | 10 | 40 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 3.8 | |
Rich McCabe | 8 | 32 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3.9 | |
Henry Ford | 7 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.1 | |
Joseph Capp | 7 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2.9 | |
Gene Steratore | 7 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2.9 | |
Chester Rice | 5 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.6 | |
Ray DiPasquale | 3 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | |
Rudy Mattioli | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | |
William Hoffman | 2 | 0 | 13 | -13 | 0 | -6.5 |
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 59 | 289 | 20 | 269 | 2 | 0 | 4.6 |
Joe Marconi | 19 | 104 | 0 | 104 | 1 | 5.5 | |
Jack Stone | 11 | 101 | 7 | 94 | 0 | 8.5 | |
Bill Marker | 2 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | |
Tom Allman | 6 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2.3 | |
Bob Moss | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | |
Bill Jarrett | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | |
Bob Snider | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | |
Carl Norman | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.3 | |
Fred Wyant | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | |
Harry Sweeney | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | |
Danny Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 1 | 13 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Henry Ford | 1 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
Rudy Mattioli | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
William Hoffman | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Wyant | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||
Bob Snider | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 |
Ray DiPasquale | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36.0 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
Carl Norman | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17.0 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 0 |
William Schmitt | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | |
Joseph Capp | 1 | 37 | 37.0 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 0 |
Jack Stone | 4 | 140 | 35.0 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 3 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
Rich McCabe | 3 | 42 | 1 | 19 | |||||
Henry Ford | 1 | 27 | 1 | 22 | |||||
Chester Rice | 1 | 26 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
Jack Stone | 1 | 14 | 1 | 22 | |||||
Joe Marconi | 1 | 8 | |||||||
Bob Moss | 1 | 15 | |||||||
Tom Allman | 1 | 5 | |||||||
Charles Donaldson | 1 | 3 | |||||||
Joe Papetti | 1 | 14 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 172 | 36 | 72 | 42 | 22 | 344 |
Rich McCabe | 31 | 19 | 42 | 92 | ||
Henry Ford | 29 | 27 | 22 | 78 | ||
Ray DiPasquale | 15 | 36 | 51 | |||
Chester Rice | 18 | 26 | 44 | |||
Robert Epps | 38 | 38 | ||||
Joseph Capp | 20 | 20 | ||||
Gene Steratore | 20 | 20 | ||||
Rudy Mattioli | 1 | 1 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 269 | 17 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 367 |
Jack Stone | 94 | 22 | 14 | 130 | ||
Joe Marconi | 104 | 8 | 112 | |||
Bill Marker | 25 | 25 | ||||
Bob Moss | 9 | 15 | 24 | |||
Carl Norman | 5 | 17 | 22 | |||
Tom Allman | 14 | 5 | 19 | |||
Joe Papetti | 14 | 14 | ||||
Bill Jarrett | 8 | 8 | ||||
Bob Snider | 7 | 7 | ||||
Charles Donaldson | 3 | 3 | ||||
Danny Williams | 1 | 1 | ||||
Fred Wyant | 1 | 1 | ||||
Harry Sweeney | 1 | 1 |
Pitt | West Virginia | |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 13 | 14 |
Rushing | 12 | 12 |
Passing | 1 | 1 |
Penalty | 0 | 1 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 159 | 269 |
Rushing Attempts | 51 | 59 |
Average Per Rush | 3.1 | 4.6 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 178 | 289 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 19 | 20 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 36 | 17 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 1-13-3 | 1-5-1 |
Average Per Attempt | 2.8 | 3.4 |
Average Per Completion | 36.0 | 17.0 |
Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 195 | 286 |
Total Offense Plays | 64 | 64 |
Average Gain Per Play | 3.0 | 4.5 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 5-2 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-35 | 5-35 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 5-203 | 4-140 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 40.6 | 35.0 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-42-0 | 2-22-0 |
Average Per Return | 14.0 | 11.0 |
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-72-0 | 2-37-0 |
Average Per Return | 24.0 | 18.5 |
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-22-0 | 3-22-0 |
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 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
Henry Ford | 1 | 22 |
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 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
33 | Tom Allman | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
36 | Charles Donaldson | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
85 | Joe Papetti | 1 | 14 |
Scoring Summary
Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 | WVU - Fred Wyant 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Jack Stone Good) | 7-0 | |
2 | Pitt - Joseph Capp 4 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Steratore Good) | 7-7 | |
3 | WVU - Jack Stone 15 yd FG | 10-7 | |
4 | WVU - Joe Marconi 10 yd rush TD (Kick by Jack Stone Good) | 17-7 |
Attendance: 43,446
Score By Quarter
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Pitt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Officials: Raymond Boll (Field Judge), Joseph Mihm (Head Linesman), John H. Coles (Referee), Louis Demmler (Umpire)
Pitt
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
LE | Joe Zombek |
LT | William Cessar |
LG | Hal Hunter |
C | Robert Ballock |
RE | James Deitrick |
RG | Paul Blanda |
RT | Eldred Kraemer |
QB | Henry Ford |
FB | Robert Epps |
RH | Rich McCabe |
LH | Chester Rice |
West Virginia
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
LE | Joe Papetti |
LT | Benton Dunkerley |
LG | Gene Lamone |
C | Bob Orders |
RE | Bill Marker |
RG | Sam Huff |
RT | Ralph Starkey |
QB | Fred Wyant |
FB | Danny Williams |
LH | Jack Stone |
RH | Joe Marconi |
Joseph Capp, Gene Steratore, Ray DiPasquale, Howard Linn, William Hoffman, John Paluck, John Cenci, Ed Bose, Robert McQuaide, Rudy Mattioli, John Jacobs, William Schmitt, Rudy Grunder, Gary LeDonne
15-Harry Sweeney, 24-Carl Norman, 25-Bob Moss, 26-Bob Snider, 31-Don Wilson, 32-Ray Surbaugh, 33-Tom Allman, 36-Charles Donaldson, 43-Bill Jarrett, 55-John Kernic, 62-Frank Federovitch, 66-Phil Canton, 72-Clyde Sweeney, 77-Bruce Bosley, 81-Max Ludwig, 82-Jim Starkey, 87-Ray Walsh, 89-Bill Hillen