Virginia vs #12 West Virginia
November 27, 1954 at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, VA
Virginia
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 153 | 32 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Herbert R. Hartwell | 16 | 62 | 12 | 50 | 0 | 3.1 | |
| Joseph Neidbala | 11 | 48 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| Charles R. Jenkins | 3 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| James E. Knowles | 5 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Thomas Berry | 5 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.6 | |
| William Dvorak | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| William B. Clarke | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 0 | -1.3 | |
| Rives Bailey | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 55 | 230 | 39 | 191 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Harry Sweeney | 9 | 82 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 9.1 | |
| Carl Norman | 10 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 4.6 | |
| Danny Williams | 12 | 41 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 3.3 | |
| Bob Moss | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Dick Nicholson | 7 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Eddie Dugan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Fred Wyant | 14 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rives Bailey | 2 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 1 | ||
| William B. Clarke | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joseph Neidbala | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Wyant | 1 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 22.0 |
| Fred M. Moyer | 1 | 35 | 1 | 35.0 | |
| Jesse Hagy | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| John Kernic | 1 | 50 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 239 | 34.1 | 0 |
| Rives Bailey | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | |
| William B. Clarke | 2 | 66 | 33.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 0 |
| Charles Donaldson | 5 | 169 | 33.8 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Joseph Neidbala | 2 | 53 | |||||||
| James E. Knowles | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18 | |||||
| Charles R. Jenkins | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Herbert R. Hartwell | 1 | 20 | |||||||
| Thomas Berry | 1 | 9 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Harry Sweeney | 2 | 20 | 1 | 20 | |||||
| Dick Nicholson | 1 | 18 | |||||||
| Carl Norman | 1 | 17 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| Fred Wyant | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| Bob Moss | 1 | 23 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| Bill Hillen | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Eddie Dugan | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Sam Huff | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 131 | 44 | 38 | 71 | 9 | 293 |
| Joseph Neidbala | 47 | 53 | 100 | |||
| Herbert R. Hartwell | 50 | 20 | 70 | |||
| James E. Knowles | 10 | 18 | 18 | 46 | ||
| Fred M. Moyer | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Thomas Berry | 8 | 9 | 17 | |||
| Charles R. Jenkins | 13 | 0 | 13 | |||
| Jesse Hagy | 9 | 9 | ||||
| William Dvorak | 3 | 3 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 191 | 50 | 64 | 55 | 50 | 410 |
| Harry Sweeney | 82 | 20 | 20 | 122 | ||
| Carl Norman | 46 | 17 | 7 | 70 | ||
| John Kernic | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Bob Moss | 12 | 23 | 8 | 43 | ||
| Danny Williams | 39 | 39 | ||||
| Charles Donaldson | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Dick Nicholson | 11 | 18 | 29 | |||
| Fred Wyant | 0 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Bill Hillen | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Eddie Dugan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Virginia | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 8 | 9 |
| Rushing | 6 | 8 |
| Passing | 2 | 1 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 121 | 191 |
| Rushing Attempts | 45 | 55 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 154 | 230 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 33 | 39 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 44 | 50 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 2-8-4 | 1-6-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.5 | 8.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 22.0 | 50.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 165 | 241 |
| Total Offense Plays | 53 | 61 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.1 | 4.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-35 | 2-10 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-239 | 5-169 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 34.1 | 33.8 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-71-0 | 4-55-0 |
| Average Per Return | 17.8 | 13.8 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-38-0 | 4-64-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.0 | 16.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-9-0 | 4-50-1 |
| 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 | - | - |
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 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Thomas Berry | 1 | 9 |
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 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 47 | Eddie Dugan | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Carl Norman | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Bob Moss | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 75 | Sam Huff | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UVA - Fred M. Moyer 35 yd TD pass from Rives Bailey (Kick by Charles S. Knowles Good) | 0-7 | |
| 2 | WVU - Charles Donaldson 35 yd interception return TD (Kick by Charles Donaldson Good) | 7-7 | |
| 3 | UVA - Charles S. Knowles 27 yd FG | 7-10 | |
| 3 | WVU - Carl Norman 23 yd rush TD (Kick by Charles Donaldson Good) | 14-10 |
Attendance: 10,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Virginia | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Fred M. Moyer |
| LT | Carlton Schelhorn |
| LG | James W. St. Clair |
| C | James C. Pugh |
| RG | John Polzer |
| RE | Charles Modlin |
| RT | Paul Phipps |
| QB | Rives Bailey |
| FB | Thomas Berry |
| RH | Joseph Neidbala |
| LH | Herbert R. Hartwell |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Max Ludwig |
| LT | Bruce Bosley |
| LG | Gene Lathey |
| C | Charles Donaldson |
| RG | Gene Lamone |
| RE | Bill Hillen |
| RT | Sam Huff |
| QB | Fred Wyant |
| FB | Danny Williams |
| RH | Dick Nicholson |
| LH | Harry Sweeney |
Robert Poque, Charles R. Jenkins, William Dvorak, Nicolas C. Lawyer, James E. Knowles, William B. Clarke, Tucker M. McLaughlin, Jesse Hagy, James Elekes, Donald L. Kovack, John J. Corson, Benjamin A. Petrilli, Francis H. Fannon, Henry W. Jordan, Ray Quillen, Charles S. Knowles
24-Carl Norman, 25-Bob Moss, 47-Eddie Dugan, 53-Ron Klim, 55-John Kernic, 61-Barry Blake, 65-Jerry Urda, 83-Ted Holmes, 88-Bill Underdonk