West Virginia vs William & Mary
October 20, 1956 at Cary Field, Williamsburg, VA
West Virginia
William & Mary
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 55 | 246 | 42 | 204 | 3 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Noel Whipkey | 15 | 117 | 2 | 115 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Paul Shepherd | 10 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Bob Snider | 5 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3.4 | |
| Jack Rabbits | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| Ralph Anastasio | 10 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| Mickey Trimarki | 9 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Alex Szuch | 2 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 | -5.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 40 | 151 | 38 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Brown Oliver | 10 | 38 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| Lenny Rubal | 9 | 40 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 3.8 | |
| Charlie Sidwell | 7 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 3.9 | |
| Al Sherman | 4 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Bob Hardage | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Tom Secules | 7 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 13 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Trimarki | 4 | 10 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Alex Szuch | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 19 | 4 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Secules | 2 | 12 | 2 | 69 | 0 | ||
| Bob Hardage | 4 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 |
| Ralph Anastasio | 2 | 49 | 0 | 24.5 | |
| Joe Kopnisky | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11.0 | |
| Bruce McClung | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Roger Chancey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 |
| Charlie Sidwell | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37.0 | |
| Brown Oliver | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32.0 | |
| Walt Brodie | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| Larry Peccatiello | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Al Sherman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Lenny Rubal | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 266 | 38.0 | 0 |
| Bob Snider | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | |
| Jack Rabbits | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | |
| Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 40 | 40.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 262 | 37.4 | 0 |
| Charlie Sidwell | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | |
| Brown Oliver | 2 | 84 | 42.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 0 |
| Bob Snider | 2 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 25 | |||
| Jack Rabbits | 2 | 9 | |||||||
| Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Paul Shepherd | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Chuck Howley | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Mickey Trimarki | 2 | 29 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 81 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Sidwell | 1 | 75 | 2 | 34 | |||||
| Bob Hardage | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Brown Oliver | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Walt Brodie | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Junior Duff | 1 | 20 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 214 | 79 | 39 | 28 | 54 | 414 |
| Noel Whipkey | 115 | 115 | ||||
| Bob Snider | 17 | 39 | 8 | 25 | 89 | |
| Paul Shepherd | 60 | 3 | 63 | |||
| Ralph Anastasio | 5 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 62 | |
| Mickey Trimarki | 3 | 29 | 32 | |||
| Jack Rabbits | 14 | 9 | 23 | |||
| Joe Kopnisky | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Bruce McClung | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Roger Chancey | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 115 | 95 | 57 | 81 | 0 | 348 |
| Charlie Sidwell | 27 | 37 | 34 | 75 | 173 | |
| Brown Oliver | 35 | 32 | 2 | 69 | ||
| Lenny Rubal | 34 | -1 | 33 | |||
| Junior Duff | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Al Sherman | 16 | 3 | 19 | |||
| Walt Brodie | 14 | 3 | 17 | |||
| Larry Peccatiello | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Bob Hardage | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| William & Mary | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 10 | 10 |
| Rushing | 7 | 7 |
| Passing | 2 | 3 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 113 | 204 |
| Rushing Attempts | 40 | 55 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 3 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 151 | 246 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 38 | 42 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 95 | 79 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-19-4 | 6-13-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.0 | 6.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.8 | 13.2 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 208 | 283 |
| Total Offense Plays | 59 | 68 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-50 | 9-101 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-262 | 7-266 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.4 | 38.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-81-1 | 6-28-0 |
| Average Per Return | 27.0 | 4.7 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-57-0 | 3-39-0 |
| Average Per Return | 14.3 | 13.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 4-45-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
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 | 54 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Mickey Trimarki | 2 | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Bob Snider | 1 | 25 |
| # | 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 | WVU - Bob Snider 9 yd rush TD (Kick by Bob Snider Good) | 7-0 | |
| 1 | W&M - Charlie Sidwell 75 yd punt return TD | 7-6 | |
| 3 | WVU - Noel Whipkey 3 yd rush TD | 13-6 | |
| 3 | WVU - Mickey Trimarki 6 yd rush TD (Kick by Sammy Sizemore Good) | 20-6 | |
| 4 | W&M - Lenny Rubal 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Brown Oliver Good) | 20-13 |
Attendance: 10,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| William & Mary | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Officials: Stan Huffman (Field Judge), N.F. Lord (Head Linesman), J.D. Rogers (Referee), James Howard (Umpire)
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Roger Chancey |
| LT | Barry Blake |
| LG | Joe Nicely |
| C | Tom Domen |
| RE | Joe Kopnisky |
| RG | Bob Guenther |
| RT | Bill Underdonk |
| QB | Mickey Trimarki |
| FB | Noel Whipkey |
| LH | Bob Snider |
| RH | Paul Shepherd |
William & Mary
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Walt Brodie |
| LT | John Macarczyk |
| LG | Denys Grant |
| C | Bill Rush |
| RE | Larry Peccatiello |
| RG | Tom Kansas |
| RT | Mike Lashley |
| QB | Tom Secules |
| FB | Junior Duff |
| RH | Charlie Sidwell |
| LH | Brown Oliver |
10-Alex Szuch, 22-Jack Rabbits, 24-Ralph Anastasio, 33-Max Cosper, 41-Sammy Sizemore, 45-Terry Fairbanks, 60-Bill Ford, 66-Chuck Howley, 74-Jim Pickett, 75-Jim Hillen, 77-Dick Guesman, 83-John Bowles, 85-Bruce McClung, 89-Dennis Jones
Lenny Rubal, Bob Hardage, John Brantley, Ray Chiesa, Al Sherman, Lloyd Hicks, Phil Colclough, Gray Lynn, Dick Hover, Dan Plummer, Jay Sanner, Ross Hindmarsh
