#12 West Virginia vs Washington & Lee
October 10, 1953 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

West Virginia
Washington & Lee
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals5831624292405.0
Carl Norman12950951 7.9
Fred Wyant13658571 4.4
Tom Allman11410410 3.7
Bob Moss2340341 17.0
Jack Stone6251241 4.0
Dick Nicholson2180180 9.0
Bob Snider4150150 3.8
Bill Jarrett2100100 5.0
Danny Williams10000 0.0
Harry Sweeney51315-20 -0.4
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals3617424150104.2
Billy Sargent5720721 14.4
Don Weaver8254210 2.6
Tom Shively5181170 3.4
Carl Bolt2160160 8.0
Joe Lindsey3142120 4.0
Warren Moody29090 4.5
Ciro Barcelona27070 3.5
Noel Spence12020 2.0
Eddie Landis6111010 0.2
Walter Degree101-10 -1.0
Fred Benham106-60 -6.0
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals413169100
Ted Anderson130270  
Fred Wyant260220  
Harry Sweeney131201  
Bob Moss01000  
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals412160100
Joe Lindsey260480  
Billy Sargent13161  
Tom Shively13060  
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals4641016.0
Jim Starkey1270 27.0
Bill Jarrett1201 20.0
Carl Norman1140 14.0
Jack Stone130 3.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals4601015.0
Carl Bolt1330 33.0
Jack Hare2211 10.5
Billy Sargent160 6.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals622838.00
Jack Stone519839.6 
Bill Jarrett13030.0 
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals826833.50
Joe Lindsey415438.5 
Noel Spence26231.0 
Tom Shively13939.0 
Don Weaver11313.0 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals318036801220
Jack Stone318 128    
Bill Jarrett   125    
Carl Norman   115    
Charles Donaldson      122 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals324051110180
Tom Shively19 130 18 
Joe Lindsey111       
Warren Moody14       
Eddie Landis   363    
Carl Bolt   118    
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals29464681822466
Carl Norman951415  124
Jack Stone2432818 73
Fred Wyant57    57
Bill Jarrett102025  55
Tom Allman41    41
Bob Moss34    34
Jim Starkey 27   27
Charles Donaldson    2222
Dick Nicholson18    18
Bob Snider15    15
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals15760111248360
Billy Sargent726   78
Carl Bolt163318  67
Eddie Landis1 63  64
Tom Shively17 309864
Joe Lindsey12  11 23
Don Weaver21    21
Jack Hare 21   21
Warren Moody9  4 13
Ciro Barcelona7    7
Noel Spence2    2
 West VirginiaWashington & Lee
First Downs178
 Rushing145
 Passing22
 Penalty11
NET YARDS RUSHING272154
 Rushing Attempts5837
 Average Per Rush4.74.2
 Rushing Touchdowns41
 Yards Gained Rushing316178
 Yards Lost Rushing2424
NET YARDS PASSING6960
 Completions-Attempts-Int4-13-14-12-1
 Average Per Attempt5.35.0
 Average Per Completion17.315.0
 Passing Touchdowns11
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS361214
 Total Offense Plays7149
 Average Gain Per Play5.14.4
Fumbles: Number-Lost6-29-4
Penalties: Number-Yards11-757-35
PUNTS-YARDS6-2288-268
 Average Yards Per Punt38.033.5
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD3-18-03-24-0
 Average Per Return6.08.0
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD3-68-05-111-0
 Average Per Return22.722.2
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD1-22-11-8-0
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--
West Virginia
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 000012200
 Charles Donaldson          122  
Washington & Lee
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00001800
Tom Shively          18  
Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
1 WVU - Jack Stone 51 yd rush TD (Kick by Jack Stone Good)0-7
1 WVU - Bill Jarrett 20 yd TD pass from Clyde Sweeney (Kick by Charles Donaldson Good)0-14
2 W&L - Jack Hare 4 yd TD pass from Billy Sargent (Kick by Bob Lafferty Good)7-14
2 WVU - Fred Wyant 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Jack Stone Good)7-21
2 WVU - Danny Williams 30 yd rush TD7-27
3 W&L - Billy Sargent 47 yd rush TD (Rush by Carl Bolt Good)14-27
4 WVU - Carl Norman 4 yd rush TD14-33
4 WVU - Charles Donaldson 22 yd interception return TD (Kick by Charles Donaldson Good)14-40
Attendance: 14,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
Washington & Lee077014
West Virginia141301340
Officials: N.C. Hawn (Field Judge), Bunn Hackney (Head Linesman), David Kaufman (Referee), A.E. Doran (Umpire)
West Virginia
PosOffense
LEJoe Papetti
LTBruce Bosley
LGPhil Canton
CBob Orders
REBill Marker
RGSam Huff
RTRalph Starkey
QBFred Wyant
FBTom Allman
LHJack Stone
RHCarl Norman
Washington & Lee
PosOffense
LEJack Hare
LTHarold Brooks
LGTom Fieldson
CBob Delligatti
RGJack Kibler
REKen Groeneveld
RTBob Lafferty
QBJoe Lindsey
FBDon Weaver
RHCarl Bolt
LHWarren Moody
Bob Moss, Bill Jarrett, Charles Donaldson, 15-Harry Sweeney, 23-Ted Anderson, 26-Bob Snider, 31-Don Wilson, 35-Danny Williams, 42-Dick Nicholson, 47-Eddie Dugan, 55-John Kernic, 61-Charles Hartline, 62-Frank Federovitch, 63-Paul Starr, 65-Rollin McCleary, 67-Jim Peyton, 72-Gene Lamone, 72-Clyde Sweeney, 76-Dick Tredway, 81-Max Ludwig, 82-Jim Starkey, 86-Gary Bunn, 87-Ray Walsh, 89-Bill Hillen
Billy Sargent, Charles Sommerville, Fred Benham, Tom Shively, John Pipkin, Roger Bond, Herman Baker, Bill Manning, Harold Strugill, Noel Spence, Walter Degree, Ciro Barcelona, Conrad Flanders, Jerry Murphy, Earl Gillespie, Eddie Landis