Texas vs West Virginia
October 6, 1956 at Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX

Texas
West Virginia
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals4515825133003.0
Walter Fondren15670670 4.5
Joseph Clements104010300 3.0
Jimmy Welch7243210 3.0
Carl Wylie5150150 3.0
James Watson38080 2.7
Wayne Wash23030 1.5
Jack Hobbs11010 1.0
Vince Matthews2012-120 -6.0
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals4819313180103.8
Larry Krutko15691681 4.5
Noel Whipkey6270270 4.5
Bob Snider5230230 4.6
Ralph Anastasio7220220 3.1
Jack Rabbits3170170 5.7
Mickey Trimarki7184140 2.0
Sammy Sizemore16060 6.0
Alex Szuch411830 0.8
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals16250205100
Joseph Clements101601221  
Walter Fondren350460  
Vince Matthews340370  
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals49146000
Mickey Trimarki371360  
Alex Szuch120100  
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals162051012.8
Walter Fondren5621 12.4
James Watson2320 16.0
Robert Bryant2300 15.0
William Germany2240 12.0
Mike Trant1220 22.0
Joseph Losack2200 10.0
Carl Wylie180 8.0
Elvin Smith, Jr170 7.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals4460011.5
Joe Kopnisky1170 17.0
Ralph Anastasio1130 13.0
Bruce McClung1100 10.0
John Bowles160 6.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals413834.50
Walter Fondren310033.3 
Vince Matthews13838.0 
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals727939.90
Ralph Anastasio624240.3 
Jack Rabbits13737.0 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals45202370100
Walter Fondren217 120    
Joseph Losack113       
Jack Hobbs122       
Carl Wylie   117    
Joseph Clements      10 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals1202420000
Ralph Anastasio12       
Bob Snider   242    
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals14520537520439
Walter Fondren67622017 166
Carl Wylie15817  40
James Watson832   40
Joseph Losack 20 13 33
Robert Bryant 30   30
Joseph Clements30   030
William Germany 24   24
Jack Hobbs1  22 23
Mike Trant 22   22
Jimmy Welch21    21
Elvin Smith, Jr 7   7
Wayne Wash3    3
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals180464220270
Larry Krutko68    68
Bob Snider23 42  65
Ralph Anastasio2213 2 37
Noel Whipkey27    27
Joe Kopnisky 17   17
Jack Rabbits17    17
Mickey Trimarki14    14
Bruce McClung 10   10
John Bowles 6   6
Sammy Sizemore6    6
Alex Szuch3    3
 TexasWest Virginia
First Downs2013
 Rushing1010
 Passing93
 Penalty10
NET YARDS RUSHING133180
 Rushing Attempts4548
 Average Per Rush3.03.8
 Rushing Touchdowns01
 Yards Gained Rushing158193
 Yards Lost Rushing2513
NET YARDS PASSING20546
 Completions-Attempts-Int16-25-04-9-1
 Average Per Attempt8.25.1
 Average Per Completion12.811.5
 Passing Touchdowns10
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS338236
 Total Offense Plays7057
 Average Gain Per Play4.84.1
Fumbles: Number-Lost5-12-1
Penalties: Number-Yards6-308-65
PUNTS-YARDS4-1387-279
 Average Yards Per Punt34.539.9
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD4-52-01-2-0
 Average Per Return13.02.0
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD2-37-02-42-0
 Average Per Return18.521.0
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD1-0-00-0-0
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--
Texas
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00001000
 Joseph Clements          10  
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00000000
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Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
3 WVU - Larry Krutko 15 yd rush TD (Kick by Bob Snider Good)7-0
4 TEX - Walter Fondren 3 yd TD pass from Joseph Clements7-6
Attendance: 30,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
West Virginia00707
Texas00066
Officials: Larry Colvin (Back Judge), C.L. Harper (Field Judge), W.W. McClendon (Head Linesman), Burns McKinney (Referee), F.A. Rockwell (Umpire)
Texas
PosOffense
LEMike Trant
LTJ.T. Seaholm
LGGarland Kennon
CLouis Del Homme
RGBill Carrico
REWilliam Germany
RTCarpenter
QBJoseph Clements
FBJimmy Welch
RHCarl Wylie
LHWalter Fondren
West Virginia
PosOffense
LERoger Chancey
LTJim Pickett
LGJoe Nicely
CChuck Howley
REJoe Kopnisky
RGGene Lathey
RTBill Underdonk
QBMickey Trimarki
FBLarry Krutko
LHBob Snider
RHRalph Anastasio
James Watson, Jack Hobbs, Wayne Wash, Vince Matthews, Elvin Smith, Jr, Joseph Losack, Robert Bryant, James Moffatt, Clair Branch, Mickey Smith, Sonny Baumgarten, Don Maroney, Johnny Elam, LaNeal Castleberry, Will Wyman, Robert E. Lee, Fred Dreymala, Arlis Parkhurst, J.B. Padgett, Wes Wyman, Charles Baker, Fred Bednarski
10-Alex Szuch, 21-Paul Shepherd, 22-Jack Rabbits, 34-Noel Whipkey, 41-Sammy Sizemore, 45-Terry Fairbanks, 53-Ron Klim, 54-Tom Domen, 55-Barry Blake, 63-Bob Guenther, 72-Paul Sharkady, 77-Dick Guesman, 83-John Bowles, 85-Bruce McClung