Syracuse vs #20 West Virginia
October 13, 1956 at Archbold Stadium, Syracuse, NY
Syracuse
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 68 | 362 | 34 | 328 | 4 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Jim Brown | 22 | 165 | 0 | 165 | 2 | 7.5 | |
| Alan Cann | 9 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| James Ridlon | 12 | 61 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 4.8 | |
| Edward Coffin | 9 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 3.9 | |
| Edward Ackley | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Ferdinand Kuczala | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2.7 | |
| Daniel Ciervo | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| Thomas Stephens | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Donald Althouse | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Ernest Jackson | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 | |
| Charles Zimmerman | 5 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 26 | 92 | 12 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Larry Krutko | 9 | 36 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 3.9 | |
| Paul Shepherd | 4 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.8 | |
| Bob Snider | 6 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2.7 | |
| Noel Whipkey | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Sammy Sizemore | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Alex Szuch | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Ralph Anastasio | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Mickey Trimarki | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferdinand Kuczala | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Charles Zimmerman | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 22 | 3 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Trimarki | 8 | 20 | 2 | 79 | 0 | ||
| Alex Szuch | 1 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 1 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Nicholas Baccile | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37.0 | |
| Jim Brown | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 16.8 |
| John Bowles | 1 | 55 | 1 | 55.0 | |
| Ralph Anastasio | 4 | 32 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Joe Kopnisky | 3 | 32 | 0 | 10.7 | |
| Roger Chancey | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 0 |
| Donald Althouse | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | |
| James Ridlon | 1 | 55 | 55.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 0 |
| Bob Snider | 3 | 134 | 44.7 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| James Ridlon | 1 | 21 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 14 | |||
| Edward Ackley | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| Jim Brown | 2 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 82 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Anastasio | 2 | 29 | |||||||
| Jack Rabbits | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| Paul Shepherd | 1 | 40 | |||||||
| Bob Snider | 2 | 34 | |||||||
| Roger Chancey | 1 | 16 | |||||||
| Mickey Trimarki | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| Sammy Sizemore | 1 | 29 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 352 | 50 | 77 | 34 | 14 | 527 |
| Jim Brown | 165 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 226 | |
| James Ridlon | 57 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 121 | |
| Alan Cann | 62 | 62 | ||||
| Nicholas Baccile | 37 | 37 | ||||
| Edward Coffin | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Edward Ackley | 9 | 13 | 22 | |||
| Ferdinand Kuczala | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Thomas Stephens | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Daniel Ciervo | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Donald Althouse | 2 | 2 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 80 | 151 | 90 | 82 | 0 | 403 |
| Ralph Anastasio | 0 | 32 | 29 | 61 | ||
| Paul Shepherd | 19 | 40 | 59 | |||
| John Bowles | 55 | 55 | ||||
| Bob Snider | 16 | 34 | 50 | |||
| Roger Chancey | 32 | 16 | 48 | |||
| Larry Krutko | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Sammy Sizemore | 4 | 29 | 33 | |||
| Joe Kopnisky | 32 | 32 | ||||
| Jack Rabbits | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Noel Whipkey | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Mickey Trimarki | -7 | 11 | 4 | |||
| Alex Szuch | 3 | 3 |
| Syracuse | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 20 | 12 |
| Rushing | 18 | 4 |
| Passing | 2 | 7 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 328 | 80 |
| Rushing Attempts | 68 | 26 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.8 | 3.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 4 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 362 | 92 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 34 | 12 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 50 | 134 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 3-6-0 | 9-22-3 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.3 | 6.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 16.7 | 14.9 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 378 | 214 |
| Total Offense Plays | 74 | 48 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-2 | 2-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-46 | 5-25 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-160 | 3-124 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 40.0 | 41.3 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-34-0 | 4-82-0 |
| Average Per Return | 17.0 | 20.5 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-77-0 | 5-90-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.3 | 18.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 3-14-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Syracuse
| # | 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 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Brown | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| James Ridlon | 2 | 14 |
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| No results found. | |||||||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SU - Jim Brown 18 yd rush TD | 0-6 | |
| 1 | WVU - John Bowles 55 yd TD pass from Alex Szuch | 6-6 | |
| 1 | SU - Ferdinand Kuczala 5 yd rush TD (Kick by Jim Brown Good) | 6-13 | |
| 2 | WVU - Larry Krutko 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Bob Snider Good) | 13-13 | |
| 4 | SU - Jim Brown 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Jim Brown Good) | 13-20 | |
| 4 | SU - Edward Coffin 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Jim Brown Good) | 13-27 | |
| 4 | WVU - Bob Snider 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Bob Snider Good) | 20-27 |
Attendance: 24,645
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Syracuse | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Officials: Fred Wallace (Field Judge), Carl Mellinger (Head Linesman), David H. Buchanan (Referee), John Kostecki (Umpire)
Temperature: 65
Syracuse
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Donald Althouse |
| LT | Charles Strid |
| LG | Ralph Farmer |
| C | William Brown |
| RG | Edward Bailey |
| RE | Richard Lasse |
| RT | Jerome Cashman |
| QB | Charles Zimmerman |
| FB | Edward Coffin |
| RH | James Ridlon |
| LH | Jim Brown |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Roger Chancey |
| LT | Jim Pickett |
| LG | Joe Nicely |
| C | Chuck Howley |
| RE | Joe Kopnisky |
| RG | Bob Guenther |
| RT | Bill Underdonk |
| QB | Mickey Trimarki |
| FB | Larry Krutko |
| LH | Bob Snider |
| RH | Paul Shepherd |
Joseph Krivak, Nicholas Baccile, George Stock, Glenn Preising, Daniel Ciervo, Thomas Stephens, Ronald Luciano, Gerald Hershey, Daniel Fogarty, Alexander Benecick, Ted Warholak, Alan Cann, Edward Ackley, Ferdinand Kuczala, Michael Bill, Ernest Jackson
10-Alex Szuch, 22-Jack Rabbits, 24-Ralph Anastasio, 34-Noel Whipkey, 41-Sammy Sizemore, 54-Tom Domen, 55-Barry Blake, 60-Bill Ford, 64-Gene Lathey, 65-Jerry Urda, 72-Paul Sharkady, 77-Dick Guesman, 83-John Bowles, 85-Bruce McClung