Syracuse vs West Virginia
November 22, 1986 1:00pm at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV
Syracuse
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 56 | 212 | 26 | 186 | 3 | 26 | 3.3 |
| Robert Drummond | 26 | 113 | 3 | 110 | 1 | 11 | 4.2 |
| Don McPherson | 14 | 58 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 26 | 2.6 |
| Christopher Barnes | 8 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 2.8 |
| Michael Kmetz | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3.3 |
| Len Nelson | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Harold Gayden | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 46 | 172 | 27 | 145 | 2 | 17 | 3.2 |
| John Holifield | 20 | 96 | 0 | 96 | 1 | 11 | 4.8 |
| Undra Johnson | 10 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 2.7 |
| John Talley | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 9.0 |
| Chris Peccon | 5 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2.4 |
| Ed Hill | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Pat Randolph | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Mike Timko | 5 | 4 | 20 | -16 | 0 | 4 | -3.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 15 | 24 | 1 | 277 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
| Don McPherson | 15 | 24 | 1 | 277 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 21 | 1 | 183 | 1 | 43 | 3 |
| Mike Timko | 11 | 21 | 1 | 183 | 1 | 43 | 3 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 15 | 277 | 1 | 31 | 18.5 |
| Scott Schwedes | 6 | 108 | 0 | 31 | 18.0 |
| Thomas Kane | 5 | 81 | 1 | 21 | 16.2 |
| Patrick Davis | 2 | 53 | 0 | 29 | 26.5 |
| Robert Drummond | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| Patrick Kelly | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 183 | 1 | 43 | 16.6 |
| John Talley | 7 | 104 | 0 | 27 | 14.9 |
| Harvey Smith | 1 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 |
| Calvin Phillips | 2 | 30 | 1 | 19 | 15.0 |
| Jamie LeMon | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 44 |
| James Fox | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 44 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 50 |
| Lance Carion | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 50 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 23 |
| Scott Schwedes | 2 | -4 | -1 | ||||||
| Harold Gayden | 2 | 49 | 25 | ||||||
| William Pennyfeather | 1 | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Timothy Pidgeon | 1 | 23 | 23 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 80 | 27 | 1 | 23 | 23 |
| Jamie LeMon | 2 | -2 | 3 | ||||||
| Darren Fulton | 4 | 80 | 27 | ||||||
| Robert Pickett | 1 | 23 | 23 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 186 | 277 | 61 | -4 | 23 | 543 |
| Robert Drummond | 110 | 19 | 129 | |||
| Scott Schwedes | 108 | -4 | 104 | |||
| Thomas Kane | 81 | 81 | ||||
| Patrick Davis | 53 | 53 | ||||
| Harold Gayden | -2 | 49 | 47 | |||
| Don McPherson | 37 | 37 | ||||
| Timothy Pidgeon | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Christopher Barnes | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Patrick Kelly | 16 | 16 | ||||
| William Pennyfeather | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Michael Kmetz | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Len Nelson | 9 | 9 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 161 | 183 | 80 | -2 | 23 | 445 |
| John Talley | 18 | 104 | 122 | |||
| John Holifield | 96 | 96 | ||||
| Darren Fulton | 80 | 80 | ||||
| Harvey Smith | 43 | 43 | ||||
| Calvin Phillips | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Undra Johnson | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Robert Pickett | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Chris Peccon | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Ed Hill | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Jamie LeMon | 6 | -2 | 4 | |||
| Pat Randolph | 2 | 2 |
| West Virginia | Syracuse | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 20 | 25 |
| Rushing | 10 | 10 |
| Passing | 8 | 13 |
| Penalty | 2 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 145 | 186 |
| Rushing Attempts | 46 | 56 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 3 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 172 | 212 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 27 | 26 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 183 | 277 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 11-21-1 | 15-24-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.7 | 11.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 16.6 | 18.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 328 | 463 |
| Total Offense Plays | 67 | 80 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.9 | 5.8 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-58 | 7-77 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-229 | 3-125 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 45.8 | 41.7 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-(-2)-0 | 2-(-4)-0 |
| Average Per Return | -1.0 | -2.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-80-0 | 3-61-0 |
| Average Per Return | 20.0 | 20.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-23-0 | 1-23-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 25:46 | 34:14 |
| Third Down Conversions | 6 of 15 | 14 of 20 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 3- | 3- |
Syracuse
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 43 | 13 | 56 | 3.0 | 19 | 5.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
| Timothy Pidgeon | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Derek Ward | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Markus Paul | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Terry Wooden | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Christopher Ingram | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Keith Friberg | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Paul Frase | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Sean Whiteman | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| John Dominic | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Peter Ewald | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Wesley Dove | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | ||||||||
| 18 | William Pennyfeather | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Jeffrey Buskirk | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Shawn Garrity | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| James Sheedy | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Fred DeRiggi | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Roger Remo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | ||||||||
| David Sapienza | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Doug Pina | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 33 | 52 | 85 | 3.0 | 18 | 7.0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | |
| 50 | Matt Smith | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 54 | Darnell Warren | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 | Larry Holley | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | |||||||
| 5 | Travis Curtis | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 45 | Robert Pickett | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | |||||||
| 95 | Pat Marlatt | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 10 | 2.0 | 10 | |||||||
| 99 | Jeff Lucas | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 89 | Rodney Wilson | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Stacy Smith | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 35 | Preston Waters | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 74 | John Moses | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 70 | Brad Hunt | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 98 | David Grant | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 46 | Lonnie Brockman | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 17 | Mike Timko | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 61 | Mike Fox | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 39 | Chris Peccon | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Brad Metheny | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 47 | Willie Edwards | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 49 | Chris Haering | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 31 | Greg Cutrone | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Bo Orlando | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:18 | WVU - Calvin Phillips 19 yd TD pass from Mike Timko (Kick by Charlie Baumann Good), 6-43 2:23 | 0-7 |
| 1 | 4:48 | SU - Robert Drummond 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Timothy Vesling Good), 13-73 4:48 | 7-7 |
| 2 | 12:30 | WVU - Charlie Baumann 44 yd FG, 7-42 3:39 | 7-10 |
| 2 | 0:44 | WVU - John Holifield 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Charlie Baumann Good), 9-64 2:37 | 7-17 |
| 2 | 0:06 | SU - Don McPherson 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Timothy Vesling Good), 6-65 0:38 | 14-17 |
| 3 | 9:47 | SU - Timothy Vesling 43 yd FG, 10-53 3:26 | 17-17 |
| 3 | 4:31 | SU - Timothy Vesling 41 yd FG, 9-57 3:33 | 20-17 |
| 4 | 12:41 | SU - Thomas Kane 7 yd TD pass from Don McPherson (Kick by Timothy Vesling Good), 12-85 4:56 | 27-17 |
| 4 | 2:58 | SU - Len Nelson 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Timothy Vesling Good), 11-42 4:12 | 34-17 |
| 4 | 1:21 | WVU - Pat Randolph 2 yd rush TD (Pass by Mike Timko Fail), 6-69 1:37 | 34-23 |
Attendance: 40,106
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 34 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Start Time: 1:00pm
Officials: Albert Ferber (Back Judge), Joseph DiRenzo, Jr (Field Judge), William Cronin (Head Linesman), Gerald Hite (Line Judge), John Soffey (Referee), George Cullen (Side Judge), Ed Coukart (Umpire)
Temperature: 43 • Wind: NE 5mph • Weather: Sunny and crisp
Syracuse
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Patrick Kelly |
| LT | Craig Stoeppel |
| LG | John Garrett |
| C | James Leible |
| RG | Thomas Watson |
| RT | Shawn Garrity |
| WR | Thomas Kane |
| WR | Scott Schwedes |
| QB | Don McPherson |
| HB | Robert Drummond |
| FB | Christopher Barnes |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Gary Basil |
| LT | Jack Linn |
| LG | John Stroia |
| C | Kevin Koken |
| RG | Bob Kovach |
| RT | Milton Redwine |
| SE | Harvey Smith |
| FL | John Talley |
| QB | Mike Timko |
| TB | John Holifield |
| FB | Chris Peccon |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| ILB | Derek Ward |
| ILB | Timothy Pidgeon |
| CB | Peter Ewald |
| CB | Christopher Ingram |
| FS | Markus Paul |
| OLB | Terry Wooden |
| SS | James Sheedy |
| OLB | Roger Remo |
| NG | John Dominic |
| LDT | Wesley Dove |
| RDT | Paul Frase |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| ILB | Darnell Warren |
| ILB | Chris Haering |
| OLB | Matt Smith |
| SS | Larry Holley |
| FS | Travis Curtis |
| OLB | Robert Pickett |
| SCB | Stacy Smith |
| RDT | Jeff Lucas |
| MG | David Grant |
| LDT | Brad Hunt |
| WCB | Brad Metheny |
Harold Gayden, Sean Whiteman, Fred DeRiggi, David Sapienza, Timothy Vesling, Keith Friberg, Patrick Davis, Jeffrey Buskirk, Michael Kmetz, Doug Pina, James Fox, Len Nelson, 18-William Pennyfeather
8-Charlie Baumann, 15-Jamie LeMon, 18-Lance Carion, 22-Bo Orlando, 23-Darren Fulton, 24-Pat Randolph, 29-Ed Hill, 31-Greg Cutrone, 34-Undra Johnson, 35-Preston Waters, 46-Lonnie Brockman, 47-Willie Edwards, 61-Mike Fox, 74-John Moses, 82-Calvin Phillips, 89-Rodney Wilson, 95-Pat Marlatt