Boston University vs West Virginia
October 12, 1957 at University Field, Boston, MA
Boston University
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 40 | 133 | 28 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| John Maio | 10 | 62 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 5.8 | |
| James Dean | 8 | 28 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3.4 | |
| Tom O'Connell | 4 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Paul Cancro | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 | |
| Larry Fennessy | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Hugo Bolin | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Glenn Stefano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Tom Pat Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Elmo DiNitto | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 | -2.3 | |
| Leonard Hill | 3 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 52 | 350 | 9 | 341 | 6 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 9 | 89 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 9.9 | |
| Dave Rider | 6 | 88 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 14.7 | |
| Dick Longfellow | 10 | 63 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 5.9 | |
| Larry Krutko | 7 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 5.3 | |
| Glen Shamblin | 8 | 35 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 4.3 | |
| Bill McClure | 4 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4.0 | |
| Noel Whipkey | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.0 | |
| Chuck Simpson | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Mel Reight | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Ronnie Santicola | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 18 | 3 | 120 | 1 | 46 | 0 |
| Elmo DiNitto | 4 | 10 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 46 | |
| Leonard Hill | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Tom O'Connell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 13 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Longfellow | 5 | 11 | 1 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Simpson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 120 | 1 | 46 | 17.1 |
| John Maio | 2 | 61 | 1 | 46 | 30.5 |
| Tom O'Connell | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27.0 | |
| Larry Fennessy | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Sal Schiazza | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| James Dean | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| William McCue | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 13.6 |
| Mel Reight | 2 | 34 | 0 | 17.0 | |
| Bill Ford | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17.0 | |
| Terry Fairbanks | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| Bruce McClung | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 0 |
| Leonard Hill | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | |
| Leonard Pare | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | |
| James Kenney | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 |
| Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 2 | 78 | 39.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 148 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| John Maio | 2 | 26 | |||||||
| Larry Fennessy | 2 | 56 | |||||||
| Tom Pat Sullivan | 2 | 28 | |||||||
| Elmo DiNitto | 1 | 17 | |||||||
| Tom O'Connell | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Paul Cancro | 1 | 22 | |||||||
| James Dean | 1 | 23 | |||||||
| Steve McGowan | 1 | 6 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Rider | 2 | 20 | |||||||
| Mel Reight | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 1 | 20 | |||||||
| Bob Guenther | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Dick Longfellow | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| Bill McClure | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 117 | 120 | 148 | 26 | 6 | 417 |
| John Maio | 58 | 61 | 26 | 145 | ||
| Larry Fennessy | 6 | 10 | 56 | 72 | ||
| James Dean | 27 | 8 | 23 | 58 | ||
| Tom O'Connell | 24 | 27 | 2 | 53 | ||
| Paul Cancro | 6 | 22 | 28 | |||
| Tom Pat Sullivan | 0 | 28 | 28 | |||
| Elmo DiNitto | -7 | 17 | 10 | |||
| Sal Schiazza | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Steve McGowan | 6 | 6 | ||||
| William McCue | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Hugo Bolin | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Glenn Stefano | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 341 | 68 | 20 | 28 | 15 | 472 |
| Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 89 | 20 | 109 | |||
| Dave Rider | 88 | 20 | 108 | |||
| Dick Longfellow | 59 | 15 | 74 | |||
| Mel Reight | 5 | 34 | 8 | 47 | ||
| Larry Krutko | 37 | 37 | ||||
| Glen Shamblin | 34 | 34 | ||||
| Bill Ford | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Bill McClure | 16 | 0 | 16 | |||
| Terry Fairbanks | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Noel Whipkey | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Chuck Simpson | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Bruce McClung | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Ronnie Santicola | 2 | 2 |
| Boston University | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 12 | 17 |
| Rushing | 7 | 12 |
| Passing | 5 | 4 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 105 | 341 |
| Rushing Attempts | 40 | 52 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.6 | 6.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 6 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 133 | 350 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 28 | 9 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 120 | 68 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-18-3 | 5-13-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.7 | 5.2 |
| Average Per Completion | 17.1 | 13.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 225 | 409 |
| Total Offense Plays | 58 | 65 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.9 | 6.3 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-3 | 4-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-25 | 6-50 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-133 | 2-78 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 26.6 | 39.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-26-0 | 3-28-0 |
| Average Per Return | 13.0 | 9.3 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 8-148-0 | 1-20-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.5 | 20.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-6-0 | 3-15-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-90-1 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | ||
| Possession Time | ||
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | - | - |
Boston University
| # | 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve McGowan | 1 | 6 |
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 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 63 | Bob Guenther | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Dick Longfellow | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Bill McClure | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Paul "Whitey" Mikanik 4 yd rush TD | 6-0 | |
| 1 | WVU - Glen Shamblin 4 yd rush TD (Kick by Dick Guesman Good) | 13-0 | |
| 2 | WVU - Larry Krutko 12 yd rush TD (Kick by Paul "Whitey" Mikanik Good) | 20-0 | |
| 2 | WVU - Glen Shamblin 3 yd rush TD | 26-0 | |
| 3 | WVU - Bill McClure 8 yd rush TD (Kick by Jim Pickett Good) | 33-0 | |
| 4 | WVU - Noel Whipkey 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Paul "Whitey" Mikanik Good) | 40-0 | |
| 4 | WVU - Tony Tallarico 90 yd fumble return TD | 46-0 | |
| 4 | BU - John Maio 45 yd TD pass from Elmo DiNitto | 46-6 |
Attendance: 9,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 13 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 46 |
| Boston University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Officials: Harry Montgomery (Field Judge), Walter Coffee (Head Linesman), Charles Kelly (Referee), Robert Littrell (Umpire)
Boston University
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | James Kenney |
| LT | Ed Paulauskas |
| LG | Larry Vinecour |
| C | Bob Marques |
| RG | Steve McGowan |
| RE | Jack Regan |
| RT | Arthur Krozy |
| QB | Leonard Hill |
| FB | James Dean |
| LH | Larry Fennessy |
| RH | Paul Cancro |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Bruce McClung |
| LT | Jim Pickett |
| LG | Ed Sommer |
| C | Chuck Billak |
| RG | Bob Guenther |
| RE | Terry Fairbanks |
| RT | Jim Hillen |
| QB | Dick Longfellow |
| FB | Larry Krutko |
| RH | Dave Rider |
| LH | Paul "Whitey" Mikanik |
Thomas Caito, Tom Pat Sullivan, Steve Wright, Paul Manganaro, Edward Guiski, William McCue, Eugene Prebola, Hugo Bolin, Phillip Kearney, Tom O'Connell, Glenn Stefano
32-Glen Shamblin, 34-Noel Whipkey, 42-Mel Reight, 43-Ronnie Santicola, 44-Bill McClure, 51-Joe Wirth, 55-J.D. Miller, 60-Bill Ford, 64-Charles Hageder, 65-Bill Lopasky, 68-Jerry Keeney, 77-Dick Guesman, 80-Rick Rodesky, 86-Tony Tallarico, 87-Roger Chancey, 88-Phil Messinger, 89-Dennis Jones
