Regular Season Week 5: Buckeyes at Blue Devils
October 03, 1937 54° Wallace Wade Stadium
Attendance: 33,974 (85%)
Buckeyes 0 3 0 3 - 6
Blue Devils 7 3 0 2 - 12
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Blue Devils: 1-10-OSt 21 (4:02) 4-Stephen Nichols pass complete to 34-Andrew Walker for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Marlin Lancaster. DUK 7 OSt 0
(Qtr 2) Buckeyes: 4-5-DUK 7 (10:09) 7-Paul Stair 25 yard field goal is GOOD. DUK 7 OSt 3
(Qtr 2) Blue Devils: 4-1-OSt 1 (3:57) 12-Marlin Lancaster 18 yard field goal is GOOD. DUK 10 OSt 3
(Qtr 4) Blue Devils: 2-11-OSt 10 (10:35) 8-James Massie sacked at OSt 0 for -11 yards (24-Kasey Bentz). Sack allowed by 58-Dale Jamieson. SAFETY! (24-Kasey Bentz) DUK 12 OSt 3
(Qtr 4) Buckeyes: 4-1-DUK 21 (6:19) 7-Paul Stair 39 yard field goal is GOOD. DUK 12 OSt 6
Team Statistics
Blue Devils Buckeyes
First Downs 15 17
- Rushing 5 5
- Passing 8 11
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 301 265
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards Per Play 4.85 4.02
Net Rushing Yards 126 73
- Rushing Attempts 20 20
- Yards Per Rush 6.30 3.65
Net Passing Yards 175 192
- Att/Comp/Int 39 / 22 / 2 42 / 30 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 200 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 25 4 / 31
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.17 4.17
- Yards Per Completion 9.09 7.43
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 13 3 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 5 / 41 8 / 58
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 7 2 / 13
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 45 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 2 / 11
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:28 31:31
Drive Charts
Blue Devils
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:56 3:34 OWN 22 7 52 Fumble
1 8:00 4:05 OWN 34 7 66 Touchdown
1 1:55 0:58 OWN 19 3 4 Punt
2 11:34 0:05 OWN 15 1 0 Interception
2 10:07 6:12 OWN 25 11 74 Field Goal
2 2:22 1:14 OWN 27 4 37 Interception
3 15:00 0:56 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
3 11:31 0:48 OWN 46 3 -2 Punt
3 8:47 2:14 OWN 34 6 4 Punt
4 14:20 2:56 OWN 25 5 18 Punt
4 10:30 0:55 OWN 25 3 -18 Punt
4 6:16 4:25 OWN 16 8 61 Missed FG
4 0:06 0:06 OWN 45 1 0 Game
Buckeyes
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:04 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
1 9:22 1:22 OWN 14 3 5 Punt
1 3:55 2:01 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
1 0:56 4:23 OWN 33 11 47 Interception
2 11:29 1:22 OPP 13 3 5 Field Goal
2 3:55 1:32 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 1:08 1:07 OWN 37 5 37 Missed FG
3 14:04 2:33 OWN 41 4 20 Missed FG
3 10:43 1:55 OWN 16 3 3 Punt
3 6:34 7:14 OWN 18 13 61 Missed FG
4 11:24 0:54 OWN 11 2 -12 Safety
4 9:35 3:19 OWN 49 6 30 Field Goal
4 1:51 1:45 OWN 30 7 36 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Blue Devils
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Gregory Ellis 11 77 7.00 31 2 0
#34 Andrew Walker 5 40 8.00 22 2 0
#37 William Boyce 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
#4 Stephen Nichols 2 4 2.00 4 0 0
#39 Travis Haney 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Buckeyes
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#40 Gary Smith 16 60 3.75 11 2 0
#8 James Massie 2 13 6.50 9 0 0
#44 Brian Purnell 2 0 0.00 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Blue Devils
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Stephen Nichols 39 22 200 3 / 25 1 30 2 57.64
Buckeyes
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 James Massie 42 30 223 4 / 31 0 20 1 73.81
Receiving Stats
Blue Devils
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#26 Gregory Ellis 6 74 12.33 30 0
#10 Edward Garcia 6 47 7.83 22 0
#88 Harry Nichols 5 42 8.40 15 0
#34 Andrew Walker 3 31 10.33 21 1
#19 David Rondeau 1 4 4.00 4 0
#37 William Boyce 1 2 2.00 2 0
Buckeyes
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Brendon Dingman 11 94 8.55 13 0
#40 Gary Smith 6 42 7.00 15 0
#85 Russel Mikell 4 25 6.25 11 0
#84 Frederick Thrush 2 25 12.50 20 0
#81 Denny Baker 2 19 9.50 12 0
#49 Kevin Knox 2 11 5.50 6 0
#44 Brian Purnell 3 7 2.33 6 0
Blocking Stats
Blue Devils
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#54 Peter Tews 51 25 1 2
#50 Wayne Schubert 51 24 1 1
#24 Kasey Bentz 0 3 0 0
#28 William Dawson 0 4 0 0
#51 Raymond Young 52 19 0 2
#10 Edward Garcia 0 12 0 1
#70 Sean Hartwell 43 25 0 1
#37 William Boyce 36 16 0 1
#65 Ryan Phillips 43 24 0 2
#26 Gregory Ellis 12 5 0 1
#19 David Rondeau 0 8 0 0
#17 Floyd Mullet 0 10 0 0
#34 Andrew Walker 1 0 0 0
#88 Harry Nichols 7 15 0 0
#89 Brian Bruno 2 8 0 0
#43 Gary Brownlee 2 6 0 1
#53 David Rao 9 3 0 0
#59 Richard Hughes 9 6 0 0
#99 Gary Havens 9 2 0 0
#63 Milton Klein 5 1 0 0
#55 Harvey Burkett 3 0 0 0
#91 Stanley Harris 5 1 0 0
#98 Leon Morris 0 1 0 0
#92 William Charland 0 1 0 0
#37 Jason Cauley 0 2 0 0
#45 Larry Wieczorek 0 2 0 0
#85 Daniel Ogletree 0 2 0 0
#14 Mark Cummins 0 2 0 0
Buckeyes
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Marlin Austin 57 24 1 1
#58 Dale Jamieson 28 13 1 1
#54 Jason Gooding 9 5 1 1
#73 Richard Childs 28 9 0 0
#65 James Thompson 58 27 0 3
#31 John McMurray 4 9 0 0
#52 John Clifton 55 24 0 0
#78 Albert Corker 58 23 0 1
#40 Gary Smith 10 3 0 0
#49 Kevin Knox 33 24 0 3
#88 Brendon Dingman 6 21 0 2
#85 Russel Mikell 0 11 0 0
#97 Keith Solomon 4 1 0 0
#86 Frank Applegate 7 0 0 0
#98 Johnny Hart 0 2 0 0
#84 Frederick Thrush 0 11 0 0
#60 George Yang 7 1 0 0
#92 Thomas Stebbins 6 3 0 0
#85 James Hernandez 0 7 0 1
#59 Ronald Allen 3 2 0 0
#30 Robert Adams 0 2 0 1
#46 Charles Rouillard 0 4 0 0
#39 John See 0 1 0 0
#57 Robert Rubinstein 0 2 0 0
#55 Clarence Morton 0 1 0 0
#69 Arthur Wicks 0 1 0 0
#32 Michael Long 0 3 0 0
#81 Denny Baker 0 5 0 0
#48 Thomas Leong 0 2 0 1
#44 Brian Purnell 4 3 0 0
#89 Fred Sauer 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Blue Devils
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#45 Larry Wieczorek 1 0 0.00 0
Buckeyes
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#92 Thomas Stebbins 1 7 7.00 0
#32 Michael Long 1 4 4.00 0
Fumble Stats
Blue Devils
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#34 Andrew Walker 1 0 0 0
#39 Travis Haney 1 0 0 0
#65 Ryan Phillips 0 1 0 0
Buckeyes
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#30 Robert Adams 0 0 1 0
#32 Michael Long 0 1 0 0
#92 Thomas Stebbins 0 0 1 0
Punting
Blue Devils
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Vernon Fuller 6 271 45.17 43.17 52 3
Buckeyes
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#19 Carl Johnson 5 243 48.60 47.20 51 1
Kicking
Blue Devils
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Marlin Lancaster 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 18 1 / 1
Buckeyes
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Paul Stair 2 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 1 39 0 / 0
Punt Return
Blue Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 David Rondeau 1 7 7.0 7 0
Buckeyes
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#31 John McMurray 2 13 6.5 8 0
Kick Return
Blue Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#26 Gregory Ellis 2 45 22.5 0
Buckeyes
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Blue Devils
Name Tackles Sacks
#90 Brian Nickelson 10 0
#45 Larry Wieczorek 7 0
#28 William Dawson 6 0
#96 Pedro Ladner 6 0
#59 Richard Hughes 5 1
#24 Kasey Bentz 5 1
#37 Jason Cauley 4 0
#61 Ray King 3 1
#92 William Charland 3 0
#10 Edward Garcia 2 0
#55 Harvey Burkett 2 0
#29 Kenneth Driscoll 2 0
#70 Sean Hartwell 1 0
#94 Jose Martin 1 1
#72 Christopher Conant 1 0
Buckeyes
Name Tackles Sacks
#30 Robert Adams 7 0
#59 Ronald Allen 6 1
#39 John See 6 0
#46 Charles Rouillard 5 0
#48 Thomas Leong 5 0
#55 Clarence Morton 5 2
#69 Arthur Wicks 2 0
#92 Thomas Stebbins 2 0
#60 George Yang 2 0
#98 Johnny Hart 2 0
#97 Keith Solomon 1 0
#42 Howard Thompson 1 0
#85 Russel Mikell 1 0
#94 Samuel Holmes 1 0