National Championship: Orange vs. Mountaineers
January 20, 1935 70° JMA Wireless Dome
Attendance: 47,446 (97%)
Orange 0 0 3 3 - 6
Mountaineers 10 6 0 3 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Mountaineers: 2-5-Syr 43 (8:46) 16-Frank Clay pass complete to 85-Derek Weaver for 43 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Marvin Allen. WVU 7 Syr 0
(Qtr 1) Mountaineers: 4-6-Syr 6 (0:43) 1-Marvin Allen 24 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 10 Syr 0
(Qtr 2) Mountaineers: 4-2-Syr 33 (12:43) 1-Marvin Allen 50 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 13 Syr 0
(Qtr 2) Mountaineers: 4-9-Syr 12 (6:08) 1-Marvin Allen 29 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 16 Syr 0
(Qtr 3) Orange: 4-5-WVU 5 (5:13) 12-Marlin Lancaster 22 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 16 Syr 3
(Qtr 4) Mountaineers: 4-7-Syr 19 (14:23) 1-Marvin Allen 37 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 19 Syr 3
(Qtr 4) Orange: 4-5-WVU 9 (9:36) 12-Marlin Lancaster 26 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 19 Syr 6
Team Statistics
Mountaineers Orange
First Downs 16 11
- Rushing 13 3
- Passing 2 6
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 324 166
- Offensive Plays 58 56
- Yards Per Play 5.59 2.96
Net Rushing Yards 223 74
- Rushing Attempts 44 24
- Yards Per Rush 5.07 3.08
Net Passing Yards 101 92
- Att/Comp/Int 14 / 11 / 0 30 / 17 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 101 110
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 18
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.21 2.88
- Yards Per Completion 9.18 6.47
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 2 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 10 5 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.2 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 4 / 31 3 / 22
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 27 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 35 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 17 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 3 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 34:00 25:59
Drive Charts
Mountaineers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:51 2:01 OWN 23 3 9 Punt
1 9:18 0:40 OPP 47 2 47 Touchdown
1 7:46 7:05 OWN 37 12 57 Field Goal
2 14:52 2:13 OWN 40 4 27 Field Goal
2 10:44 4:38 OWN 36 7 52 Field Goal
2 2:34 1:32 OWN 7 3 8 Punt
3 15:00 1:56 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
3 5:10 5:51 OWN 25 10 56 Field Goal
4 12:07 0:43 OWN 8 2 5 Fumble
4 9:33 4:44 OWN 33 7 26 Missed FG
4 2:37 2:37 OWN 26 6 27 Punt
Orange
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:09 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
1 10:50 1:32 OWN 24 3 -18 Punt
1 8:38 0:53 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
1 0:40 0:48 OWN 25 3 -9 Punt
2 12:39 1:56 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
2 6:05 3:31 OWN 25 6 25 Punt
2 1:02 1:02 OWN 38 5 33 Half
3 13:04 7:53 OWN 29 14 67 Field Goal
4 14:19 2:12 OWN 25 5 22 Punt
4 11:24 1:51 OPP 14 3 5 Field Goal
4 4:49 2:12 OWN 48 8 35 Interception
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Mountaineers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#17 Dale Farmer 21 103 4.90 18 4 0
#23 Gary Bartos 10 73 7.30 18 4 0
#25 Donald Barton 8 28 3.50 9 0 0
#24 Alexander Montgomery 2 11 5.50 9 0 0
#11 Frank Clay 3 8 2.67 8 0 0
Orange
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#42 Jared Spurgeon 14 40 2.86 8 0 0
#40 Edison Salmons 6 26 4.33 11 1 0
#42 Thomas Thomas 3 5 1.67 7 0 0
#26 Larry Loughran 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
Passing Stats
Mountaineers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#11 Frank Clay 14 11 101 0 / 0 1 43 0 120.54
Orange
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Wesley Briley 30 17 110 2 / 18 0 18 1 50.69
Receiving Stats
Mountaineers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Derek Weaver 4 54 13.50 43 1
#31 Leonard Forbes 2 32 16.00 23 0
#88 Chris Martinez 1 7 7.00 7 0
#87 Louis Morales 1 4 4.00 4 0
#89 Jessie Rodriguez 1 2 2.00 2 0
#17 Dale Farmer 1 2 2.00 2 0
#18 Shawn Collins 1 0 0.00 0 0
Orange
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Thomas Rearick 2 30 15.00 18 0
#46 Raymond Johnston 5 23 4.60 11 0
#85 Jerry Hughes 2 17 8.50 15 0
#19 Robert Light 1 14 14.00 14 0
#42 Jared Spurgeon 3 12 4.00 6 0
#40 Edison Salmons 2 11 5.50 9 0
#42 Thomas Thomas 2 3 1.50 3 0
Blocking Stats
Mountaineers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#33 Lawrence McLaughlin 0 3 0 0
#40 Timmy Smith 0 4 0 0
#88 Chris Martinez 3 37 0 0
#70 Loren Reynolds 21 42 0 2
#89 Jessie Rodriguez 0 16 0 1
#63 Keith Nesmith 21 46 0 2
#74 David Black 20 43 0 1
#31 Leonard Forbes 17 25 0 1
#56 George Sommers 21 42 0 2
#71 Michael Wagner 19 37 0 1
#84 Derek Weaver 0 16 0 2
#23 Gary Bartos 1 10 0 1
#44 Earl Wright 4 27 0 1
#87 Louis Morales 10 14 0 0
#72 Michael McSwain 4 0 0 0
#53 Antonio Stevenson 4 3 0 0
#97 Ricky Wheeler 4 3 0 0
#90 Kenneth Garcia 4 2 0 0
#30 Larry Seng 0 5 0 2
#18 Shawn Collins 0 15 0 2
#74 William Sawyer 6 6 0 0
#72 Arthur Smith 6 3 0 0
#99 Edward Patterson 0 1 0 0
#95 Scott Young 0 2 0 0
#17 Dale Farmer 3 1 0 0
#24 Alexander Montgomery 0 3 0 0
#10 Edward Garcia 0 7 0 1
#98 Nestor Wendell 0 2 0 0
#47 David Sepulveda 0 1 0 0
#25 Donald Barton 1 1 0 0
#22 Joseph Simmons 0 2 0 0
#68 Peter Brown 0 1 0 0
#69 James Medina 0 1 0 0
#73 Manuel Gibbons 0 1 0 0
#26 Arturo Long 0 1 0 0
#10 Giuseppe Fitzgerald 0 1 0 0
Orange
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#52 Larry Cowan 39 30 1 2
#68 Albert Acevedo 41 35 1 1
#17 Samuel Benson 0 9 0 0
#85 Jerry Hughes 7 25 0 1
#72 Eduardo Johnson 40 29 0 1
#70 Darren Alexander 38 35 0 0
#46 Raymond Johnston 12 21 0 1
#84 John Deleon 9 7 0 0
#40 Edison Salmons 4 5 0 0
#57 Steve Woods 32 25 0 0
#2 Nicholas Phillips 4 0 0 0
#26 Larry Loughran 14 4 0 1
#67 Lucas Garcia 7 0 0 0
#42 Jared Spurgeon 4 2 0 1
#63 Frankie Persaud 3 2 0 0
#50 Reggie White 3 0 0 0
#86 Kelly Acevedo 0 14 0 0
#82 Thomas Rearick 0 8 0 0
#19 Robert Light 0 5 0 0
#10 Nelson Callihan 0 3 0 0
#47 Benjamin Bradley 0 1 0 0
#42 Thomas Thomas 3 0 0 0
#56 Leon Barber 0 1 0 0
#48 Leonardo Newcombe 0 1 0 0
#66 Darrick Foote 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Mountaineers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#95 Bruce Bright 1 17 17.00 0
Orange
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Mountaineers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#11 Frank Clay 1 0 0 0
#70 Jason Wallace 0 0 1 0
Orange
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#42 Jared Spurgeon 2 0 0 0
#52 Larry Cowan 0 1 0 0
#2 Nicholas Phillips 0 1 0 0
#50 Reggie White 0 1 0 0
Punting
Mountaineers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Stephen Ulrich 4 182 45.50 40.75 48 0
Orange
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Robert Vega 7 321 45.86 42.43 52 2
Kicking
Mountaineers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Marvin Allen 4 / 5 1 / 2 1 / 2 50 1 / 1
Orange
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Marlin Lancaster 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 26 0 / 0
Punt Return
Mountaineers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#22 Joseph Simmons 4 27 6.8 10 0
Orange
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Mountaineers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#24 Alexander Montgomery 1 35 35.0 0
Orange
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Mountaineers
Name Tackles Sacks
#95 Scott Young 8 0
#10 Giuseppe Fitzgerald 6 0
#98 Nestor Wendell 6 0
#95 Bruce Bright 4 0
#26 Arturo Long 4 0
#39 Aaron Montgomery 3 0
#70 Jason Wallace 2 1
#33 Lawrence McLaughlin 2 0
#53 Antonio Stevenson 2 0
#97 Ricky Wheeler 2 0
#68 Peter Brown 1 1
#22 Joseph Simmons 1 0
#63 Keith Nesmith 1 0
#40 Timmy Smith 1 0
#36 Richard Brennan 1 0
Orange
Name Tackles Sacks
#2 Nicholas Phillips 8 0
#97 Thomas Barnes 7 0
#49 John Patterson 5 0
#33 Jeff Polson 5 0
#21 Gregory Humphreys 5 0
#39 Richard Haskell 4 0
#47 Benjamin Bradley 3 0
#96 Stephen Rapoza 3 0
#49 Jose Sneed 3 0
#48 Leonardo Newcombe 3 0
#57 Peter Barham 2 0
#50 Reggie White 2 0
#56 Leon Barber 1 0
#52 Larry Cowan 1 0
#94 Kevin Russo 1 0
#12 Marlin Lancaster 1 0
#51 James McDonald 1 0
#60 Michael Goldstein 1 0
#70 Darren Alexander 1 0