George Washington vs West Virginia
November 1, 1958 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
George Washington
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 40 | 137 | 49 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Louis DeSimone | 5 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 6.4 | |
| John Wilt | 6 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4.0 | |
| Ted Colna | 4 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.8 | |
| Duane Whetstone | 9 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Jerry Power | 6 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Tom Haly | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| John Caracciolo | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Ed Hino | 5 | 3 | 31 | -28 | 1 | -5.6 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 55 | 229 | 20 | 209 | 4 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Dick Longfellow | 10 | 82 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Noel Whipkey | 10 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2.6 | |
| Ray Peterson | 8 | 29 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Mel Reight | 10 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 2.2 | |
| Danny Williams | 4 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| Bob Benke | 4 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.8 | |
| John Marra | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Chuck Simpson | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Bill McClure | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Dave Rider | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hino | 2 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 33 | 0 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Longfellow | 10 | 24 | 0 | 86 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Simpson | 3 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
| Danny Williams | 1 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 |
| John Caracciolo | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Ted Colna | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 12.7 |
| Terry Fairbanks | 3 | 62 | 0 | 20.7 | |
| Mel Reight | 5 | 58 | 0 | 11.6 | |
| Noel Whipkey | 3 | 27 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| Tony Tallarico | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17.0 | |
| Bruce McClung | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| Ben McComb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 280 | 35.0 | 0 |
| Bill Smythe | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | |
| Jerry Power | 3 | 111 | 37.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 |
| Danny Williams | 2 | 53 | 26.5 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Caracciolo | 1 | 13 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| Ted Colna | 2 | 28 | |||||||
| Tom Haly | 1 | 14 | |||||||
| Jerry Power | 1 | 35 | |||||||
| Duane Whetstone | 1 | 8 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Benke | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Danny Williams | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| Bill McClure | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Tony Tallarico | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Elmer "Pete" Tolley | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| Dick Longfellow | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Mel Reight | 1 | 3 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 116 | 19 | 92 | 13 | 0 | 240 |
| Ted Colna | 19 | 9 | 28 | 56 | ||
| Jerry Power | 11 | 35 | 46 | |||
| John Caracciolo | 3 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | |
| Louis DeSimone | 32 | 32 | ||||
| Duane Whetstone | 18 | 8 | 26 | |||
| John Wilt | 24 | 24 | ||||
| Tom Haly | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 209 | 178 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 429 |
| Dick Longfellow | 80 | 10 | 90 | |||
| Mel Reight | 22 | 58 | 3 | 83 | ||
| Terry Fairbanks | 62 | 62 | ||||
| Noel Whipkey | 26 | 27 | 53 | |||
| Danny Williams | 18 | 13 | 31 | |||
| Ray Peterson | 24 | 24 | ||||
| Tony Tallarico | 17 | 4 | 21 | |||
| Bob Benke | 15 | 2 | 17 | |||
| Bruce McClung | 13 | 13 | ||||
| John Marra | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Chuck Simpson | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Bill McClure | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Elmer "Pete" Tolley | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Ben McComb | 1 | 1 |
| West Virginia | George Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 22 | 8 |
| Rushing | 15 | 6 |
| Passing | 5 | 1 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 209 | 88 |
| Rushing Attempts | 55 | 40 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.8 | 2.2 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 4 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 229 | 137 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 20 | 49 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 178 | 19 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 14-33-0 | 2-8-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Average Per Completion | 12.7 | 9.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 387 | 107 |
| Total Offense Plays | 88 | 48 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.4 | 2.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 6-4 | 3-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 11-85 | 7-76 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 2-53 | 8-280 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 26.5 | 35.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-22-0 | 1-13-0 |
| Average Per Return | 5.5 | 13.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-17-0 | 6-102-0 |
| Average Per Return | 8.5 | 17.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-3-0 | 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 | - | - |
| # | 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. | |||||||||||||||
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 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 42 | Mel Reight | 1 | 3 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | GWU - Ed Hino 3 yd rush TD | 6-0 | |
| 2 | WVU - Mel Reight 4 yd rush TD | 6-6 | |
| 3 | WVU - Mel Reight 3 yd rush TD (Rush by Dick Longfellow Good) | 6-14 | |
| 3 | GWU - John Wilt 4 yd rush TD | 12-14 | |
| 4 | WVU - Noel Whipkey 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Dick Guesman Good) | 12-21 | |
| 4 | WVU - Chuck Simpson 2 yd rush TD (Pass by Tony Tallarico Good) | 12-29 | |
| 4 | WVU - Tony Tallarico 17 yd TD pass from Chuck Simpson | 12-35 |
Attendance: 13,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 35 |
Officials: J.C. Hambright (Back Judge), J.W. Roper (Field Judge), N.F. Lord (Head Linesman), J.D. Rogers (Referee), J.D. Patton (Umpire)
George Washington
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Donald Herman |
| LT | John Whiting |
| LG | Henry Busky |
| C | Ron DeMelfi |
| RG | Robert Frulla |
| RE | Bill Smythe |
| RT | Ed Rutsch |
| QB | Ed Hino |
| FB | Duane Whetstone |
| LH | Ted Colna |
| RH | Tom Haly |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Bruce McClung |
| LT | Carl Dannenberg |
| LG | Bill Lopasky |
| C | Joe Wirth |
| RE | Terry Fairbanks |
| RG | J.D. Miller |
| RT | Dick Guesman |
| QB | Dick Longfellow |
| FB | Noel Whipkey |
| RH | Mel Reight |
| LH | Ray Peterson |
Louis DeSimone, Jerry Power, Ron Reeves, Gene Posati, Bill Wells, Bob Barbiere, Bill Fearer, Carl Zaleski, Nick Anzelmi, John Caracciolo, John Wilt
12-Chuck Simpson, 15-Danny Williams, 22-Dave Rider, 32-Glen Shamblin, 33-Harry Criss, 35-Bob Benke, 36-Elmer "Pete" Tolley, 41-John Marra, 44-Bill McClure, 53-Bob Lively, 54-Charles Bonar, 61-Glenn Bowman, 69-Charles Lanasa, 70-Bill Dumbauld, 73-Bill Trozzo, 74-Blaine Staats, 75-Jim Hillen, 76-Larry Foltz, 79-Ed Sommer, 81-Ben McComb, 83-John Bowles, 86-Tony Tallarico, 88-Phil Messinger
