Virginia Tech vs West Virginia
November 12, 1977 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 63 | 275 | 24 | 251 | 2 | 22 | 4.0 |
| Mickey Fitzgerald | 28 | 144 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 22 | 5.1 |
| Roscoe Coles | 17 | 68 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 11 | 3.9 |
| Larry Fallen | 5 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 4.6 |
| David Lamie | 7 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 2.6 |
| Dennis Scott | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2.5 |
| Ed Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mike Zouzalik | 1 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 | -11 | -11.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 50 | 209 | 23 | 186 | 1 | 19 | 3.7 |
| Robert Alexander | 19 | 110 | 7 | 103 | 1 | 19 | 5.4 |
| Paul Lumley | 10 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 4.0 |
| Walter Easley | 9 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 4.4 |
| Dave Riley | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Dan Kendra | 8 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 0 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 10 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| David Lamie | 5 | 9 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 21 | |
| Roscoe Coles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 18 | 0 | 154 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
| Dan Kendra | 11 | 18 | 0 | 154 | 1 | 45 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 57 | 0 | 21 | 11.4 |
| Ellis Savage | 3 | 42 | 0 | 19 | 14.0 |
| Dennis Scott | 2 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 7.5 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 154 | 1 | 45 | 14.0 |
| Cedric Thomas | 5 | 57 | 0 | 21 | 11.4 |
| Walter Easley | 1 | 45 | 1 | 45 | 45.0 |
| Rich Duggan | 2 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 14.0 |
| Robert Alexander | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| Paul Lumley | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Wayne Gatewood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 43 |
| George Roberts | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 43 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 39 |
| Ken Hatton | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 39 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 92 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Bradley | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Ed Lewis | 2 | 65 | 47 | ||||||
| Larry Fallen | 2 | 27 | 15 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Fulton Walker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | |||
| Robert Alexander | 2 | 51 | 26 | ||||||
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 262 | 57 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 413 |
| Mickey Fitzgerald | 144 | 144 | ||||
| Roscoe Coles | 67 | 67 | ||||
| Ed Lewis | 0 | 65 | 65 | |||
| Larry Fallen | 23 | 27 | 50 | |||
| Ellis Savage | 42 | 42 | ||||
| Dennis Scott | 10 | 15 | 25 | |||
| David Lamie | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Henry Bradley | 2 | 2 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 193 | 154 | 72 | 1 | 5 | 425 |
| Robert Alexander | 103 | 17 | 51 | 171 | ||
| Walter Easley | 40 | 45 | 85 | |||
| Cedric Thomas | 57 | 57 | ||||
| Paul Lumley | 40 | 7 | 47 | |||
| Rich Duggan | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Fulton Walker | 21 | 1 | 22 | |||
| Dave Riley | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Tom Pridemore | 5 | 5 |
| West Virginia | Virginia Tech | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 18 | 21 |
| Rushing | 11 | 15 |
| Passing | 7 | 4 |
| Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 186 | 251 |
| Rushing Attempts | 50 | 63 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.7 | 4.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 209 | 275 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 23 | 24 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 154 | 57 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 11-18-0 | 5-10-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.6 | 5.7 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.0 | 11.4 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 340 | 308 |
| Total Offense Plays | 68 | 73 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.0 | 4.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-36 | 4-40 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-169 | 3-107 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 33.8 | 35.7 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-1-0 | 2-2-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-72-0 | 4-92-0 |
| Average Per Return | 24.0 | 23.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-5-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-1 | 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 | - | - |
Virginia Tech
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 59 | 15 | 74 | 2.0 | 5 | 7.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rick Razzano | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2.0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Bill Houseright | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Nick Rapone | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Doug McDougald | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Chip Keatley | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 9 | |||||||||
| Gene Bunn | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Matt Mead | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Bryson Cramer | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Tory Smith | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Chris Albrittain | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Denny Windmuller | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Sheehan | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| David DeHart | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Henry Bradley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Jeff Bailey | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| James Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Jerome Pannell | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 75 | 51 | 126 | 1.0 | 0 | 5.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | Jeff Macerelli | 9 | 12 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 65 | Joe Jelich | 9 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 95 | Delbert Fowler | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1.0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 22 | Tom Pridemore | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1 | Harold Woods | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 43 | Billy McLee | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 82 | Robin Meeley | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 51 | Fran Gleason | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Fulton Walker | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 10 | |||||||||
| 71 | Al Pisula | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 45 | Lester Johnson | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Jody McKown | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 17 | John LaSavage | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 58 | Bob Tomko | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 56 | Doc Holliday | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 50 | James "Rocky" Gianola | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 63 | Bob Ochs | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 34 | Jim Tackett | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 87 | Pete McConnell | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:59 | WVU - Rich Duggan 0 yd fumble return TD (Kick by Bill McKenzie Fail) | 0-6 |
| 3 | 9:48 | VT - Roscoe Coles 4 yd rush TD (Kick by Paul Engle Good) | 7-6 |
| 3 | 2:58 | WVU - Walter Easley 45 yd TD pass from Dan Kendra (Pass by Rich Duggan Good) | 7-14 |
| 4 | 14:21 | VT - David Lamie 7 yd rush TD (Kick by Paul Engle Good) | 14-14 |
| 4 | 9:16 | WVU - Robert Alexander 12 yd rush TD (Kick by Bill McKenzie Fail) | 14-20 |
Attendance: 29,041
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
Officials: John O'Rourke (Back Judge), Ernest Cage (Field Judge), Rich Farina (Head Linesman), Bill Davis (Line Judge), Raymond Bower (Referee), Rex Stuart (Umpire)
Virginia Tech
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Jerry Onhaizer |
| LT | Greg Birtsch |
| LG | John Latina |
| C | Tory Smith |
| RG | Leonard Walker |
| RT | Barry Miller |
| WR | Ellis Savage |
| QB | David Lamie |
| FB | Mickey Fitzgerald |
| LH | Roscoe Coles |
| RH | Dennis Scott |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Randy Swinson |
| LT | Wayne Gatewood |
| LG | Terry Alessi |
| C | Clay Singletary |
| RG | Randy Weppler |
| RT | Al Thomas |
| SE | Cedric Thomas |
| FL | Rich Duggan |
| QB | Dan Kendra |
| TB | Dave Riley |
| FB | Walter Easley |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| RCB | Gene Bunn |
| LCB | Nick Rapone |
| SS | Gary Smith |
| SLB | Rick Razzano |
| FS | Denny Windmuller |
| WLB | Jerry Sheehan |
| NG | Bill Houseright |
| RDE | David DeHart |
| LDE | James Johnson |
| LDT | Doug McDougald |
| RDT | Danny Hill |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| CB | Harold Woods |
| CB | Fulton Walker |
| LB | Bob Tomko |
| SS | Kevin Berkey |
| LB | Jeff Macerelli |
| DE | Doc Holliday |
| FS | Tom Pridemore |
| DE | Fran Gleason |
| DT | Lester Johnson |
| DT | Robin Meeley |
| MG | Joe Jelich |
Henry Bradley, Jerome Pannell, John Drinkard, Larry Fallen, Lewis Stuart, Matt Mead, Mickey Rogers, Mike Zouzalik, Mike Hughes, Mike Kenley, Mike Romagnoli, Richard White, Ron Luraschi, Ron Zollicoffer, Steve Jacobsen, Jeff Bailey, Glen Comer, Dale Babione, Mike Heizer, Steve Scott, Chip Keatley, George Roberts, Paul Engle, Tom Webb, Bryson Cramer, Charles Novell, Chris Cosh, Chris Albrittain, Craig Van Schoick, Ed Lewis, Gary Fuerst, Jeff Manry
Robert Alexander, 7-Mark "Dutch" Hoffman, 11-Jody McKown, 17-John LaSavage, 25-Larry Holbert, 30-Bill McKenzie, 34-Jim Tackett, 35-Paul Lumley, 37-Terry Bowden, 43-Billy McLee, 47-Ken Hatton, 50-James "Rocky" Gianola, 52-Jack Palmer, 63-Bob Ochs, 71-Al Pisula, 83-Ben McDay, 87-Pete McConnell, 95-Delbert Fowler, 97-John Bendana