Syracuse vs West Virginia
November 30, 1985 7:47pm at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
Syracuse
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 42 | 140 | 52 | 88 | 0 | 18 | 2.1 |
| Don McPherson | 20 | 76 | 37 | 39 | 0 | 18 | 2.0 |
| Roland Grimes | 13 | 37 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 2.7 |
| Robert Drummond | 7 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 2.0 |
| Byron Abraham | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Walter Moseley | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 53 | 184 | 57 | 127 | 0 | 19 | 2.4 |
| John Holifield | 22 | 83 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 19 | 3.4 |
| Tom Gray | 10 | 42 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 3.9 |
| John Gay | 9 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 4.1 |
| Chris Peccon | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Mike Timko | 10 | 15 | 45 | -30 | 0 | 9 | -3.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 21 | 0 | 186 | 1 | 26 | 3 |
| Don McPherson | 14 | 21 | 0 | 186 | 1 | 26 | 3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 21 | 1 | 198 | 1 | 44 | 5 |
| Mike Timko | 14 | 21 | 1 | 198 | 1 | 44 | 5 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 186 | 1 | 26 | 13.3 |
| Michael Siano | 5 | 80 | 0 | 26 | 16.0 |
| Scott Schwedes | 6 | 79 | 1 | 24 | 13.2 |
| James Tait | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| Robert Drummond | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 6.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 198 | 1 | 44 | 14.1 |
| Harvey Smith | 4 | 106 | 0 | 44 | 26.5 |
| John Holifield | 3 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 12.0 |
| Keith Winn | 2 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 11.0 |
| Calvin Phillips | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| Tom Gray | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 6.5 |
| Grantis Bell | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Bryant McAllister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 285 | 40.7 | 52 |
| James Fox | 7 | 285 | 40.7 | 52 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 282 | 40.3 | 53 |
| Steve Superick | 7 | 282 | 40.3 | 53 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 57 | 38 | 4 | 57 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Schwedes | 3 | 57 | 38 | ||||||
| Thomas Kane | 3 | 50 | 23 | ||||||
| Christopher Barnes | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Markus Paul | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 47 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Smith | 4 | 47 | 27 | ||||||
| Tony Johnson | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 92 | 186 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 392 |
| Scott Schwedes | 79 | 57 | 136 | |||
| Michael Siano | 80 | 80 | ||||
| Thomas Kane | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Don McPherson | 39 | 39 | ||||
| Roland Grimes | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Robert Drummond | 14 | 12 | 26 | |||
| James Tait | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Christopher Barnes | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Byron Abraham | 4 | 4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 157 | 198 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 412 |
| Harvey Smith | 106 | 47 | 153 | |||
| John Holifield | 74 | 36 | 110 | |||
| Tom Gray | 39 | 13 | 52 | |||
| John Gay | 37 | 37 | ||||
| Keith Winn | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Calvin Phillips | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Tony Johnson | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Chris Peccon | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Grantis Bell | 5 | 5 |
| Syracuse | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 18 | 19 |
| Rushing | 5 | 8 |
| Passing | 11 | 11 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 88 | 127 |
| Rushing Attempts | 42 | 53 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 140 | 184 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 52 | 57 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 186 | 198 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 14-21-0 | 14-21-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.9 | 9.4 |
| Average Per Completion | 13.3 | 14.1 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 274 | 325 |
| Total Offense Plays | 63 | 74 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 9-3 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-59 | 8-98 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-285 | 7-282 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 40.7 | 40.3 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-57-0 | 4-47-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.0 | 11.8 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-57-0 | 1-10-0 |
| Average Per Return | 14.3 | 10.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 28:06 | 31:54 |
| Third Down Conversions | 1 of 13 | 7 of 19 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 5-40 | 3-22 |
Syracuse
| # | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Markus Paul | 1 | 0 |
| # | 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. | |||||||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:23 | WVU - Charlie Baumann 29 yd FG, 13-68 5:37 | 3-0 |
| 2 | 14:22 | WVU - Charlie Baumann 27 yd FG, 4-3 1:21 | 6-0 |
| 3 | 7:19 | SU - Donald McAulay 41 yd FG, 8-3 3:21 | 6-3 |
| 3 | 4:35 | SU - Scott Schwedes 20 yd TD pass from Don McPherson (Kick by Donald McAulay Good), 4-34 1:33 | 6-10 |
| 4 | 0:36 | WVU - Grantis Bell 5 yd TD pass from Mike Timko (Kick by Charlie Baumann Good), 6-75 0:47 | 13-10 |
Attendance: 33,431
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Start Time: 7:47pm
Officials: Joseph DiRenzo, Jr (Back Judge), John Daniels (Field Judge), Verl Sell (Head Linesman), Stan Kemp (Line Judge), Raymond Bower (Referee), James Klingensmith (Side Judge), Ronald Klages (Umpire)
Syracuse
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | James Tait |
| LT | Robert Brotzki |
| LG | Hans Wiederkehr |
| C | James Leible |
| RG | Craig Stoeppel |
| RT | Doug Marrone |
| WR | Scott Schwedes |
| WR | Michael Siano |
| QB | Don McPherson |
| HB | Robert Drummond |
| FB | Roland Grimes |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Gary Basil |
| LT | Scott Saylor |
| LG | Chuck Jolliff |
| C | Dave Griffith |
| RG | Gary Pounds |
| RT | Brian Jozwiak |
| FL | Robert White |
| SE | Calvin Phillips |
| QB | Mike Timko |
| TB | John Holifield |
| FB | John Gay |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| ILB | Timothy Pidgeon |
| ILB | Rudy Reed |
| SS | Cooper Gardiner |
| OLB | Jerome Hall |
| FS | Markus Paul |
| OLB | Doug Pina |
| NG | Theodore Gregory |
| LDT | Jerry Kimmel |
| WCB | Jeffrey Mangram |
| RDT | Timothy Green |
| SCB | Christopher Ingram |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| WLB | Matt Smith |
| FS | Travis Curtis |
| SLB | Fred Smalls |
| SS | Larry Holley |
| SLB | Derek Christian |
| MLB | Van Richardson |
| DT | Mike Herzog |
| DT | Jeff Lucas |
| SCB | Stacy Smith |
| MG | David Grant |
| WCB | Dave Lockwood |
James Fox, Donald McAulay, Thomas Kane, Byron Abraham, Christopher Barnes, Walter Moseley
1-Grantis Bell, 8-Charlie Baumann, 11-Steve Superick, 16-Tony Johnson, 32-Tom Gray, 39-Chris Peccon, 81-Keith Winn, 83-Bryant McAllister, 88-Harvey Smith
