Richmond vs West Virginia
September 24, 1955 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Richmond
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 37 | 134 | 21 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 3.1 |
| George Riggs | 7 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Louis Wacker | 6 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3.2 | |
| Buddy Davis | 5 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2.4 | |
| Tom Theodose | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.8 | |
| Mickey Riggs | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Frank Pajaczkowski | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Mickey Marinkov | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| David Ames | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | ||
| Bill Reynolds | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 49 | 272 | 27 | 245 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Jack Rabbits | 7 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 12.4 | |
| Tom Huston | 6 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 5.7 | |
| Fred Wyant | 7 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 3.4 | |
| Bob Moss | 3 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| Alex Szuch | 4 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Mickey Trimarki | 6 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2.8 | |
| Joe Marconi | 4 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| Max Cosper | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Paul Shepherd | 5 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Larry Krutko | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Ray Surbaugh | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | |
| Eddie Dugan | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 20 | 3 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Theodose | 8 | 16 | 2 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Bill Reynolds | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| James Hoffman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 14 | 1 | 206 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Wyant | 3 | 4 | 1 | 114 | 2 | ||
| Mickey Trimarki | 3 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 1 | ||
| Alex Szuch | 3 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 |
| George Riggs | 2 | 35 | 0 | 17.5 | |
| Jack Wilson | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11.0 | |
| Philip Curley | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Louis Wacker | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 206 | 3 | 0 | 22.9 |
| Bob Moss | 2 | 85 | 1 | 42.5 | |
| Gary Bunn | 2 | 35 | 1 | 17.5 | |
| Joe Marconi | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29.0 | |
| Tony Hosek | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20.0 | |
| Eddie Dugan | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| Dennis Jones | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| Roger Chancey | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 0 |
| Tom Theodose | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | |
| Jack Wilson | 1 | 46 | 46.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 0 |
| Bob Moss | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | |
| Jack Rabbits | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | |
| Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | |
| Alex Szuch | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Riggs | 2 | 31 | |||||||
| David Ames | 2 | 35 | |||||||
| Jack Wilson | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| Philip Curley | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Tom Theodose | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| Louis Wacker | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| Eddie Dugan | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Fred Wyant | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Joe Marconi | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Paul Shepherd | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | |||||
| Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| Larry Krutko | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 116 | 87 | 62 | 31 | 0 | 296 |
| George Riggs | 47 | 35 | 31 | 113 | ||
| David Ames | 5 | 35 | 40 | |||
| Louis Wacker | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 38 | |
| Jack Wilson | 22 | 9 | 31 | |||
| Tom Theodose | 11 | 11 | 22 | |||
| Philip Curley | 16 | 2 | 18 | |||
| Buddy Davis | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Mickey Riggs | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Frank Pajaczkowski | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Mickey Marinkov | 7 | 7 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 247 | 206 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 518 |
| Bob Moss | 22 | 85 | 107 | |||
| Jack Rabbits | 87 | 87 | ||||
| Joe Marconi | 17 | 29 | 6 | 52 | ||
| Paul Shepherd | 9 | 5 | 23 | 37 | ||
| Gary Bunn | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Tom Huston | 34 | 34 | ||||
| Fred Wyant | 24 | 10 | 34 | |||
| Alex Szuch | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Tony Hosek | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Eddie Dugan | -4 | 13 | 10 | 19 | ||
| Mickey Trimarki | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Dennis Jones | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Max Cosper | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Roger Chancey | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Larry Krutko | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| West Virginia | Richmond | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 19 | 10 |
| Rushing | 12 | 3 |
| Passing | 7 | 5 |
| Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 245 | 113 |
| Rushing Attempts | 49 | 37 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.0 | 3.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 272 | 134 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 27 | 21 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 206 | 87 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 9-14-1 | 8-20-3 |
| Average Per Attempt | 14.7 | 4.4 |
| Average Per Completion | 22.9 | 10.9 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 451 | 200 |
| Total Offense Plays | 63 | 57 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 7.2 | 3.5 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 10-130 | 9-56 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-190 | 4-152 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 38.0 | 38.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-20-0 | 2-31-0 |
| Average Per Return | 10.0 | 15.5 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-11-0 | 6-72-0 |
| Average Per Return | 5.5 | 12.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 3-34-0 | 1-0-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Richmond
| # | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Louis Wacker | 1 | 0 |
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 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Larry Krutko | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Paul Shepherd | 1 | 23 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | RICH - Frank Pajaczkowski 1 yd rush TD | 6-0 | |
| 2 | WVU - Mickey Trimarki 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Ted Holmes Good) | 6-7 | |
| 2 | RICH - George Riggs 10 yd rush TD | 12-7 | |
| 2 | WVU - Bob Moss 73 yd TD pass from Fred Wyant (Kick by Sam Huff Good) | 12-14 | |
| 3 | WVU - Tom Huston 10 yd rush TD (Kick by Ted Holmes Good) | 12-21 | |
| 4 | WVU - Gary Bunn 12 yd TD pass from Mickey Trimarki | 12-27 | |
| 4 | WVU - Joe Marconi 29 yd TD pass from Fred Wyant | 12-33 |
Attendance: 21,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
Officials: C.L. Harper (Field Judge), Norm Lard (Head Linesman), O.J. Mitchell (Referee), J.D. Patton (Umpire)
Richmond
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Jack Wilson |
| LT | Clarence Keville |
| LG | David May |
| C | Richard Eaton |
| RG | Donald Hillegass |
| RE | Philip Curley |
| RT | Erik Christensen |
| QB | Tom Theodose |
| FB | Frank Pajaczkowski |
| RH | George Riggs |
| LH | Louis Wacker |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Joe Papetti |
| LT | Sam Huff |
| LG | Chuck Howley |
| C | Barry Blake |
| RE | Joe Kopnisky |
| RG | Gene Lathey |
| RT | Bruce Bosley |
| QB | Fred Wyant |
| FB | Larry Krutko |
| RH | Joe Marconi |
| LH | Bob Moss |
Mickey Marinkov, Linwood Daniel, Joseph Chase, Don Dziedziak, Don Gregory, James Hoffman, Bill Reynolds, David Ames, Don Brown, Mickey Riggs, Ed Denmead, Sherwood Frostick, Robert Fuller, Buddy Davis, Gerald Landis, Nelson St. Clair, J.P Vass, Patsy Lamberti, Fred Everly, Ernest Deane, Major Mansfield, Jim Beck, Manuel Sempeles
10-Alex Szuch, 15-Mickey Trimarki, 21-Paul Shepherd, 22-Jack Rabbits, 24-Ralph Anastasio, 32-Ray Surbaugh, 33-Max Cosper, 35-Tom Huston, 43-Ronnie Santicola, 47-Eddie Dugan, 53-Ron Klim, 54-Tom Domen, 61-Joe Nicely, 62-Ted Holmes, 63-Bob Guenther, 65-Jerry Urda, 69-Larry Doljac, 72-Paul Sharkady, 73-Bill Underdonk, 74-Jim Pickett, 79-Bob Gange, 82-Tony Hosek, 83-Warren Bodkin, 86-Gary Bunn, 87-Roger Chancey, 89-Dennis Jones