Virginia vs West Virginia
September 23, 1972 at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, VA
Virginia
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 34 | 130 | 53 | 77 | 1 | 26 | 2.3 |
| L. Kent Merritt | 16 | 57 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 12 | 3.1 |
| Dave Sullivan | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| John Rainey | 4 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2.5 |
| J. Kelly Millard | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Ken Shelton | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Mike Lacika | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Greg Dickerhoof | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Chuck Belic | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 |
| George Allen, Jr | 4 | 3 | 28 | -25 | 1 | 3 | -6.3 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 186 | 56 | 130 | 2 | 16 | 2.9 |
| Brian Chiles | 12 | 71 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 13 | 5.9 |
| Marcus Mauney | 5 | 33 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 6.2 |
| Mike Nelson | 5 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 5.4 |
| Danny Buggs | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| Jeff Rice | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 5.5 |
| Kerry Marbury | 8 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1.3 |
| Artie Owens | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Ade Dillon | 6 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Bernie Galiffa | 4 | 1 | 34 | -33 | 0 | 1 | -8.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 19 | 42 | 3 | 215 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| George Allen, Jr | 13 | 31 | 3 | 139 | 0 | 18 | |
| L. Kent Merritt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 45 | |
| Harrison P. Davis, III | 5 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 17 | 29 | 0 | 340 | 5 | 78 | 0 |
| Bernie Galiffa | 13 | 19 | 298 | 4 | 78 | ||
| Ade Dillon | 4 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 14 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 19 | 215 | 0 | 45 | 11.3 |
| Dave Sullivan | 5 | 88 | 0 | 45 | 17.6 |
| Chuck Belic | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 16.0 |
| John Beattie | 3 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 8.0 |
| Billy Lanahan | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 11.0 |
| John Rainey | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 6.0 |
| Mike Lacika | 2 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 8.5 |
| Ken Shelton | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| L. Kent Merritt | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 17 | 340 | 5 | 78 | 20.0 |
| Marshall Mills | 7 | 132 | 1 | 45 | 18.9 |
| Danny Buggs | 3 | 113 | 2 | 78 | 37.7 |
| Nate Stephens | 3 | 53 | 1 | 20 | 17.7 |
| Bernie Kirchner | 4 | 42 | 1 | 14 | 10.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 241 | 34.4 | 47 |
| William L. Maxwell | 7 | 241 | 34.4 | 47 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 270 | 38.6 | 51 |
| Bob Sims | 7 | 270 | 38.6 | 51 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Mullins | 2 | 35 | 29 | ||||||
| Stephen J. Sroba | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Billy Lanahan | 2 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
| John Rainey | 1 | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| L. Kent Merritt | 1 | 19 | 19 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 26 | 13 |
| David Morris | 1 | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 1 | 26 | 26 | ||||||
| Marcus Mauney | 1 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Doug Charley | 1 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| Tom Geishauser | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| John Harcharic | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 102 | 215 | 42 | 38 | 0 | 397 |
| Dave Sullivan | 26 | 88 | 114 | |||
| L. Kent Merritt | 50 | -2 | 19 | 67 | ||
| John Rainey | 10 | 18 | 14 | 42 | ||
| Gerard Mullins | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Billy Lanahan | 22 | 9 | 31 | |||
| Chuck Belic | -3 | 32 | 29 | |||
| Ken Shelton | 8 | 16 | 24 | |||
| John Beattie | 24 | 24 | ||||
| Mike Lacika | 2 | 17 | 19 | |||
| J. Kelly Millard | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Stephen J. Sroba | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Greg Dickerhoof | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 174 | 340 | 35 | 14 | 26 | 589 |
| Marshall Mills | 132 | 132 | ||||
| Danny Buggs | 16 | 113 | 129 | |||
| Brian Chiles | 71 | 71 | ||||
| Nate Stephens | 53 | 53 | ||||
| Bernie Kirchner | 42 | 42 | ||||
| Marcus Mauney | 31 | 9 | 40 | |||
| Artie Owens | 8 | 26 | 34 | |||
| Mike Nelson | 27 | 27 | ||||
| David Morris | 14 | 14 | ||||
| John Harcharic | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Doug Charley | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Jeff Rice | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Kerry Marbury | 10 | 10 |
| Virginia | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 15 | 22 |
| Rushing | 5 | 8 |
| Passing | 9 | 12 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 77 | 130 |
| Rushing Attempts | 34 | 45 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 130 | 186 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 53 | 56 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 215 | 340 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 19-42-3 | 17-29-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.1 | 11.7 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.3 | 20.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 292 | 470 |
| Total Offense Plays | 76 | 74 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.8 | 6.4 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 3-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-57 | 9-88 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-241 | 7-270 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 34.4 | 38.6 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-38-0 | 1-14-0 |
| Average Per Return | 12.7 | 14.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-51-0 | 2-35-0 |
| Average Per Return | 12.8 | 17.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 3-26-0 |
| 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 | |||
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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 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | Doug Charley | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Tom Geishauser | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | John Harcharic | 1 | 13 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UVA - William L. Maxwell 22 yd FG | 0-3 | |
| 2 | WVU - Danny Buggs 78 yd TD pass from Bernie Galiffa (Kick by Frank Nester Good) | 7-3 | |
| 2 | WVU - Danny Buggs 23 yd TD pass from Bernie Galiffa (Kick by Frank Nester Good) | 14-3 | |
| 2 | UVA - George Allen, Jr 1 yd rush TD (Kick by William L. Maxwell Good) | 14-10 | |
| 2 | WVU - Nate Stephens 20 yd TD pass from Bernie Galiffa (Kick by Frank Nester Good) | 21-10 | |
| 3 | WVU - Marshall Mills 41 yd TD pass from Bernie Galiffa (Kick by Frank Nester Good) | 28-10 | |
| 3 | WVU - Brian Chiles 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Frank Nester Fail) | 34-10 | |
| 3 | WVU - Mike Nelson 9 yd rush TD (Kick by Frank Nester Good) | 41-10 | |
| 4 | WVU - Bernie Kirchner 14 yd TD pass from Ade Dillon (Kick by Frank Nester Good) | 48-10 |
Attendance: 27,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 48 |
| Virginia | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Temperature: 66 • Wind: NE 10-15mph • Weather: Generally sunny with little chance of ra
Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Billy Lanahan |
| LT | Bill Farrell |
| LG | Steve Shawley |
| C | Paul Ryczek |
| RG | Tom Kennedy |
| RT | Dale Dickerson |
| SE | Dave Sullivan |
| FL | Chuck Belic |
| QB | Harrison P. Davis, III |
| TB | L. Kent Merritt |
| FB | Greg Dickerhoof |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Nate Stephens |
| C | Gerald Schultze |
| RG | Walt Bragg |
| RG | Dan Resenic |
| RT | Bill Samuelson |
| RT | Dan Larcamp |
| SE | Marshall Mills |
| FL | Danny Buggs |
| QB | Bernie Galiffa |
| TB | Kerry Marbury |
| FB | Brian Chiles |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| LCB | Gerard Mullins |
| RCB | Chris Turner |
| LLB | Craig Critchley |
| S | Chris Brown |
| RLB | Danny Blakley |
| S | Stephen J. Sroba |
| MLB | Harry Gehr |
| LDE | Billy Williams |
| RDE | Stanley Land |
| RDT | Dick Ambrose |
| LDT | Leroy Still |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| RCB | Tom Geishauser |
| LCB | Rick Weiskircher |
| MLB | Billy Joe Mantooth |
| LLB | Tom Zakowski |
| FS | John Harcharic |
| SS | David Morris |
| RLB | Bruce Huffman |
| LDE | Bob Sims |
| RDE | Frank Samsa |
| LDT | John Adams |
| RDT | Jeff Merrow |
Mike Lacika, John Rainey, George Allen, Jr, William L. Maxwell, Ken Shelton, J. Kelly Millard, John Beattie
10-Doug Charley, 15-Ade Dillon, 21-Charlie Miller, 22-John Everly, 24-Artie Owens, 28-Harry Blake, 31-Eddie Russell, 33-Mike Nelson, 34-Frank Nester, 35-Marcus Mauney, 42-Jeff Rice, 51-John Withers, 52-Sam Nastase, 54-Fred McMillan, 61-Pat White, 65-C.D. Oliver, 66-Rick Stump, 68-Doug Stevens, 76-Butch Phillippi, 81-Tom Tamburino, 82-David Jagdmann, 85-Russ Sweickert, 86-Bernie Kirchner, 91-John Spraggins
