#6 Syracuse vs West Virginia
October 24, 1959 at Archbold Stadium, Syracuse, NY

Syracuse
West Virginia
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals6147419455507.5
Ernie Davis914101412 15.7
Mark Weber9720721 8.0
Gary Fallon9510510 5.7
Arthur Baker7490490 7.0
Robert Hart5410410 8.2
Peter Brokaw4456390 9.8
John Nichols6360360 6.0
Gerhard Schwedes7291282 4.0
Pasquale Caramanna25050 2.5
Daniel Rackiewicz15050 5.0
Richard Easterly104-40 -4.0
David Sarette108-80 -8.0
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals30933360002.0
Ray Peterson6347270 4.5
Bob Benke5210210 4.2
John Marra4170170 4.3
Tom Huston34040 1.3
Danny Williams49630 0.8
Dale Evans101-10 -1.0
Roger Holdinsky449-50 -1.3
Dick Herrig3410-60 -2.0
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals6111134100
David Sarette340830  
Mark Weber220301  
Richard Easterly130210  
Peter Brokaw02100  
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals521049000
Danny Williams5190490  
Dale Evans01000  
Roger Holdinsky01000  
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals61291022.3
Gerald Skonieczki2710 35.5
Thomas Gilburg1210 21.0
Kenneth Ericson1181 18.0
Frederick Mautino1150 15.0
Ernie Davis140 4.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals549009.8
Bob Timmerman2300 15.0
Dave Hess1130 13.0
Dale Evans130 3.0
Ray Peterson130 3.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals28844.00
Thomas Gilburg14646.0 
Robert Yates14242.0 
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals833842.30
Danny Williams730243.1 
Tom Huston13636.0 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals44601150000
Mark Weber17       
Ernie Davis115       
Richard Easterly11       
David Sarette123       
Gerhard Schwedes   115    
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals27071410100
Roger Holdinsky16 232    
John Marra11       
Ray Peterson   491    
Dick Herrig   118    
Dale Evans      10 
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals45513415460650
Ernie Davis1414 15 160
Mark Weber72  7 79
Gerald Skonieczki 71   71
Arthur Baker495   54
Gary Fallon51    51
Gerhard Schwedes28 15  43
Robert Hart41    41
Peter Brokaw39    39
John Nichols36    36
Thomas Gilburg 21   21
Kenneth Ericson 18   18
Frederick Mautino 15   15
David Sarette-8  23 15
Pasquale Caramanna5    5
Daniel Rackiewicz5    5
Richard Easterly-4  1 -3
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals604914170257
Ray Peterson27391  121
Roger Holdinsky-5 326 33
Bob Timmerman 30   30
Bob Benke21    21
John Marra17  1 18
Dave Hess 13   13
Dick Herrig-6 18  12
Tom Huston4    4
Danny Williams3    3
Dale Evans-13  02
 SyracuseWest Virginia
First Downs277
 Rushing204
 Passing62
 Penalty11
NET YARDS RUSHING45560
 Rushing Attempts6130
 Average Per Rush7.52.0
 Rushing Touchdowns50
 Yards Gained Rushing47493
 Yards Lost Rushing1933
NET YARDS PASSING13449
 Completions-Attempts-Int6-11-15-21-0
 Average Per Attempt12.22.3
 Average Per Completion22.39.8
 Passing Touchdowns10
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS589109
 Total Offense Plays7251
 Average Gain Per Play8.22.1
Fumbles: Number-Lost2-11-0
Penalties: Number-Yards12-977-55
PUNTS-YARDS2-889-358
 Average Yards Per Punt44.039.8
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD4-46-02-7-0
 Average Per Return11.53.5
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD1-14-07-141-0
 Average Per Return14.020.1
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD0-0-01-0-0
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--
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West Virginia
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00001000
12Dale Evans          10  
Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
1 SU - Gerhard Schwedes 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Robert Yates Good)0-7
2 SU - Gerhard Schwedes 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Robert Yates Good)0-14
2 SU - Ernie Davis 57 yd rush TD0-20
2 SU - Robert Yates 35 yd FG0-23
2 SU - Kenneth Ericson 18 yd TD pass from Mark Weber (Kick by Albert Gerlick Good)0-30
3 SU - Ernie Davis 29 yd rush TD (Kick by Robert Yates Good)0-37
4 SU - Mark Weber 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Albert Gerlick Good)0-44
Attendance: 35,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
West Virginia00000
Syracuse7237744
Officials: F.C. Heichemer (Back Judge), Charles Tucker (Field Judge), J.W. Jelks (Head Linesman), Nelson Harvey (Referee), Harold Geiges (Umpire)
Syracuse
PosOffense
LEGerald Skonieczki
LTRobert Yates
LGRoger Davis
CAlbert Bemiller
RGBruce Tarbox
REFrederick Mautino
RTMaurice Youmans
QBDavid Sarette
FBArthur Baker
LHErnie Davis
RHGerhard Schwedes
West Virginia
PosOffense
LEBen McComb
LTCarl Dannenberg
LGBill Lopasky
CJoe Wirth
RGElmer "Pete" Tolley
REDave Hess
RTGlenn Bowman
QBDanny Williams
FBBob Benke
RHJohn Marra
LHRay Peterson
David Appelhof, George Francovitch, Robert Stem, Leon Cholakis, Richard Feidler, Charles Heck, James Lamey, Pasquale Caramanna, Eugene Grabowsky, Frank Mambuca, William Sproule, Gary Fallon, Kenneth Ericson, Richard Easterly, Ronald Bartlett, Albert Gerlick, Thomas Gilburg, Otis Godfrey, Robert Hart, John Nichols, Mark Weber, Michael Neary, Peter Brokaw, John Brown, George Brazel, John Howell, Daniel Rackiewicz, Glenn Gill
10-Carmen Pomponio, 12-Dale Evans, 22-Dave Rider, 23-Jim Bargeloh, 24-Roger Holdinsky, 25-Dick Herrig, 32-Tom Huston, 34-Curt Harmon, 36-Bob Lively, 53-Charles Lanasa, 55-Vearl Haynes, 63-Paul Gatto, 64-Fred Adkins, 66-Dick Struck, 68-Jerry Keeney, 70-Bill Dumbauld, 71-Tom Bateman, 73-Bill Winter, 76-Larry Foltz, 77-Bob Fletcher, 82-Ray Borlie, 84-Bob Lavelle, 88-Bob Timmerman