#8 Georgia Tech vs #10 West Virginia
January 1, 1954 at Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA
Georgia Tech
West Virginia
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 34 | 208 | 38 | 170 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
Larry Ruffin | 3 | 58 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 19.3 | |
Bill Teas | 9 | 39 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 3.6 | |
Glenn Turner | 3 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.7 | |
Leon Hardeman | 3 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.3 | |
George Humphreys | 2 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | |
Paul Rotenberry | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | |
Johnny Hunsinger | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | |
Dick Mattison | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | |
Pepper Rodgers | 4 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 0 | -3.3 | |
Bill Brigman | 4 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 0 | -3.3 |
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 57 | 261 | 38 | 223 | 3 | 0 | 3.9 |
Ted Anderson | 13 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 4.4 | |
Bob Moss | 5 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 7.2 | |
Carl Norman | 9 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3.6 | |
Danny Williams | 3 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.7 | |
Joe Marconi | 5 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 5.6 | |
Jack Stone | 4 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.3 | |
Tom Allman | 8 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2.9 | |
Eddie Dugan | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | |
Joe Papetti | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | |
Jim Starkey | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
Dick Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Fred Wyant | 4 | 7 | 37 | -30 | 0 | -7.5 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 20 | 35 | 2 | 268 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Pepper Rodgers | 16 | 26 | 2 | 195 | 3 | ||
Bill Brigman | 3 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
Wade Mitchell | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 7 | 18 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Anderson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
Fred Wyant | 4 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 20 | 268 | 3 | 0 | 13.4 |
Sam Hensley | 4 | 73 | 1 | 18.3 | |
Dave Davis | 4 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 | |
Bill Teas | 2 | 42 | 0 | 21.0 | |
Glenn Turner | 3 | 37 | 0 | 12.3 | |
Henry Hair | 3 | 29 | 1 | 9.7 | |
Leon Hardeman | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20.0 | |
Larry Ruffin | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | |
Johnny Menger | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | |
Jimmy Durham | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 7 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
Joe Papetti | 3 | 51 | 0 | 17.0 | |
Bill Hillen | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 | |
Tom Allman | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 |
Jim Carlen | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 |
Jack Stone | 2 | 57 | 28.5 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Charlie Brannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | ||||
Paul Rotenberry | 1 | 27 | |||||||
Glenn Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Joe Hall | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 132 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Joe Papetti | 2 | 28 | |||||||
Carl Norman | 2 | 45 | |||||||
Jack Stone | 2 | 44 | |||||||
Fred Wyant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Joe Marconi | 1 | 15 | |||||||
Danny Williams | 1 | 8 | 8 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 196 | 268 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 537 |
Bill Teas | 32 | 42 | 74 | |||
Sam Hensley | 73 | 73 | ||||
Larry Ruffin | 58 | 12 | 70 | |||
Glenn Turner | 32 | 37 | 0 | 69 | ||
Leon Hardeman | 31 | 20 | 51 | |||
Charlie Brannon | 44 | 0 | 44 | |||
Paul Rotenberry | 15 | 27 | 42 | |||
Dave Davis | 42 | 42 | ||||
Henry Hair | 29 | 29 | ||||
George Humphreys | 21 | 21 | ||||
Johnny Menger | 12 | 12 | ||||
Johnny Hunsinger | 5 | 5 | ||||
Dick Mattison | 2 | 2 | ||||
Joe Hall | 2 | 2 | ||||
Jimmy Durham | 1 | 1 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 253 | 78 | 132 | 0 | 8 | 471 |
Joe Papetti | 6 | 51 | 28 | 85 | ||
Carl Norman | 32 | 45 | 77 | |||
Jack Stone | 25 | 44 | 69 | |||
Ted Anderson | 57 | 57 | ||||
Joe Marconi | 28 | 15 | 43 | |||
Danny Williams | 29 | 8 | 37 | |||
Bob Moss | 36 | 36 | ||||
Tom Allman | 23 | 13 | 36 | |||
Eddie Dugan | 15 | 15 | ||||
Bill Hillen | 14 | 14 | ||||
Jim Starkey | 2 | 2 |
Georgia Tech | West Virginia | |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 20 | 19 |
Rushing | 8 | 16 |
Passing | 12 | 3 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 170 | 223 |
Rushing Attempts | 34 | 57 |
Average Per Rush | 5.0 | 3.9 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 208 | 261 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 38 | 38 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 268 | 78 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 20-35-2 | 7-18-2 |
Average Per Attempt | 7.7 | 4.3 |
Average Per Completion | 13.4 | 11.1 |
Passing Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 438 | 301 |
Total Offense Plays | 69 | 75 |
Average Gain Per Play | 6.3 | 4.0 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 5-4 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-45 | 5-35 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 1-36 | 2-57 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 36.0 | 28.5 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Average Per Return | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-71-0 | 8-132-0 |
Average Per Return | 23.7 | 16.5 |
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-2-0 | 2-8-0 |
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 | - | - |
Georgia Tech
# | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
Glenn Turner | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Joe Hall | 1 | 2 |
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 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
Fred Wyant | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Danny Williams | 1 | 8 |
Scoring Summary
Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GT - Sam Hensley 24 yd TD pass from Pepper Rodgers (Kick by Pepper Rodgers Good) | 0-7 | |
1 | GT - Jimmy Durham 1 yd TD pass from Pepper Rodgers (Kick by Pepper Rodgers Good) | 0-14 | |
2 | WVU - Danny Williams 5 yd rush TD | 6-14 | |
2 | GT - Henry Hair 5 yd TD pass from Pepper Rodgers | 6-20 | |
3 | GT - Pepper Rodgers 18 yd FG | 6-23 | |
3 | GT - Leon Hardeman 23 yd rush TD | 6-29 | |
4 | WVU - Joe Marconi 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Tom Allman Good) | 13-29 | |
4 | GT - Larry Ruffin 43 yd rush TD | 13-35 | |
4 | WVU - Tom Allman 1 yd rush TD | 19-35 | |
4 | GT - Bill Teas 9 yd rush TD (Kick by Glenn Turner Good) | 19-42 |
Attendance: 71,666
Score By Quarter
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Georgia Tech | 14 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 42 |
West Virginia | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
Officials: Tatum Gressette (Field Judge), Bee Harper (Head Linesman), T.G. Kain (Referee), William Luttrell (Umpire)
Georgia Tech
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
LE | Sam Hensley |
LT | Ed Gossage |
LG | Orville Vereen |
C | Larry Morris |
RE | Dave Davis |
RG | Jake Shoemaker |
RT | Bob Sherman |
QB | Pepper Rodgers |
FB | Glenn Turner |
LH | Charlie Brannon |
RH | Bill Teas |
West Virginia
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
LE | Joe Papetti |
LT | Bruce Bosley |
LG | Gene Lamone |
C | Bob Orders |
RE | Bill Marker |
RG | Sam Huff |
RT | Ralph Starkey |
QB | Fred Wyant |
FB | Tom Allman |
RH | Joe Marconi |
LH | Jack Stone |
Johnny Hunsinger, Jim Carlen, Joe Hall, Johnny Menger, Jimmy Durham, Henry Hair, Wade Mitchell, George Humphreys, Leon Hardeman, Larry Ruffin, Bill Brigman, Paul Rotenberry, Dick Mattison, Dick Inman, Jim Summer, Frank Givens, Ray Willoch, Franklin Brooks, Carl Vereen, Don Miller, Dave Powers, Ed Carithers, Frank Christy, Ben Daugherty, Bill Sennett, Mot Jon Morrison, Juhan, Cramp, Buddy Jones, George Volkert, Cecil Trainer, Bill Fulcher, Tommy Gossage
Ted Anderson, Jim Starkey, Bill Hillen, Bob Moss, Carl Norman, Dick Nicholson, Danny Williams, Eddie Dugan, 12-Gerry McInerney, 31-Don Wilson, 36-Charles Donaldson, 43-Bill Jarrett, 55-John Kernic, 62-Frank Federovitch, 63-Paul Starr, 66-Phil Canton, 72-Clyde Sweeney, 81-Max Ludwig, 86-Gary Bunn, 87-Ray Walsh