Elite 8: Sun Devils at Mountaineers
January 01, 1939 36° Milan Puskar Stadium
Attendance: 60,000 (100%)
Sun Devils 7 3 0 0 - 10
Mountaineers 3 10 0 6 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Sun Devils: 2-1-WVU 1 (5:04) 42-Leland Davis ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-John Oleary. WVU 0 AZS 7
(Qtr 1) Mountaineers: 4-1-AZS 12 (0:38) 7-Jerry Cusick 30 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 3 AZS 7
(Qtr 2) Mountaineers: 1-5-AZS 5 (11:39) 12-Ricardo Stevenson pass complete to 81-Cameron Vella for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Jerry Cusick. WVU 10 AZS 7
(Qtr 2) Sun Devils: 4-3-WVU 3 (6:51) 1-John Oleary 21 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 10 AZS 10
(Qtr 2) Mountaineers: 4-4-AZS 16 (0:04) 7-Jerry Cusick 34 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 13 AZS 10
(Qtr 4) Mountaineers: 4-5-AZS 5 (8:51) 7-Jerry Cusick 23 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 16 AZS 10
(Qtr 4) Mountaineers: 4-5-AZS 34 (1:00) 7-Jerry Cusick 52 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 19 AZS 10
Team Statistics
Mountaineers Sun Devils
First Downs 10 18
- Rushing 5 13
- Passing 2 4
- Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 177 304
- Offensive Plays 48 62
- Yards Per Play 3.69 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 124 199
- Rushing Attempts 34 38
- Yards Per Rush 3.65 5.24
Net Passing Yards 53 105
- Att/Comp/Int 14 / 12 / 0 23 / 17 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 53 113
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 1 / 8
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.79 4.38
- Yards Per Completion 4.42 6.65
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 14 6 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.2 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 5 / 27
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 7
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 48 1 / 32
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 3 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 25
Time of Possession 27:25 32:34
Drive Charts
Mountaineers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:58 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 5:01 4:26 OWN 38 6 50 Field Goal
1 0:32 3:56 OPP 29 7 29 Touchdown
2 6:49 1:31 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
2 1:20 1:19 OWN 37 6 46 Field Goal
3 10:06 2:11 OWN 49 3 5 Punt
3 2:29 2:13 OWN 20 3 9 Punt
4 14:57 6:08 OPP 34 9 28 Field Goal
4 6:36 2:05 OWN 21 3 -1 Punt
4 2:35 1:38 OWN 45 5 21 Field Goal
Sun Devils
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:02 8:01 OWN 27 13 73 Touchdown
1 0:35 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
2 11:35 4:46 OWN 25 8 72 Field Goal
2 5:17 3:58 OWN 30 9 40 Missed FG
3 15:00 4:54 OWN 25 8 33 Missed FG
3 7:56 5:27 OWN 12 9 43 Punt
3 0:16 0:20 OWN 28 2 -3 Interception
4 8:49 2:12 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
4 4:31 1:56 OWN 30 5 25 Downs
4 0:56 0:56 OWN 25 4 20 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Mountaineers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#21 James Avina 23 95 4.13 32 1 0
#28 James Taylor 11 29 2.64 7 0 0
Sun Devils
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#30 Rusty Case 25 119 4.76 20 5 0
#42 Leland Davis 13 80 6.15 19 3 1
Passing Stats
Mountaineers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Ricardo Stevenson 14 12 53 0 / 0 1 14 0 106.25
Sun Devils
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Raymond Garcia 23 17 113 1 / 8 0 24 2 47.92
Receiving Stats
Mountaineers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#31 Leonard Forbes 4 20 5.00 14 0
#84 Derek Weaver 1 14 14.00 14 0
#81 Cameron Vella 3 13 4.33 7 1
#89 Jay Green 1 4 4.00 4 0
#82 Sheldon McKee 1 2 2.00 2 0
#21 James Avina 2 0 0.00 0 0
Sun Devils
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#42 Leland Davis 6 47 7.83 24 0
#5 Luis Potts 4 26 6.50 11 0
#86 George Lauterbach 2 21 10.50 15 0
#12 John Diaz 3 12 4.00 5 0
#30 Rusty Case 2 7 3.50 4 0
Blocking Stats
Mountaineers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#31 Leonard Forbes 12 24 0 0
#56 George Sommers 22 40 0 2
#71 Michael Wagner 24 35 0 2
#76 Anthony Bertram 23 34 0 3
#50 Santiago Hester 24 37 0 6
#60 Robert Mead 24 33 0 1
#43 Thomas Abrams 2 33 0 0
#89 Jay Green 0 13 0 1
#28 James Taylor 3 7 0 0
#57 Matthew Jarrett 10 1 0 0
#67 William Peters 9 5 0 0
#91 Joshua Foshee 0 2 0 0
#90 Kenneth Garcia 0 1 0 0
#94 George Griffith 0 1 0 0
#78 Walter Rigby 0 3 0 0
#97 Carmelo Bunting 0 1 0 1
#98 Raymond Brown 0 1 0 0
#96 Daniel Renn 2 1 0 0
#93 Joseph Russell 0 1 0 0
#27 Joseph Arthur 0 1 0 0
#2 Francis Roundtree 1 2 0 0
#21 James Avina 3 4 0 1
#81 Cameron Vella 0 16 0 0
#82 Sheldon McKee 0 9 0 1
#15 William Erwin 0 10 0 2
#61 Roderick Clarke 6 0 0 0
#40 Timmy Smith 0 2 0 2
#42 Juan Currin 0 2 0 0
#73 Robert Molloy 0 3 0 0
Sun Devils
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#73 Luis Warden 29 42 1 1
#50 Warren Purdy 4 5 0 0
#12 John Diaz 0 21 0 2
#30 Rusty Case 5 11 0 1
#69 Justin Hudson 29 40 0 3
#61 John Stearns 27 45 0 4
#42 Leland Davis 8 24 0 3
#60 David Cowan 30 37 0 1
#56 Arthur Givens 24 41 0 1
#5 Luis Potts 0 12 0 1
#17 Danny Taylor 0 13 0 1
#87 Fabian Blue 0 14 0 1
#86 George Lauterbach 5 33 0 0
#88 Thomas Beasley 0 21 0 2
#14 Troy Houston 0 3 0 1
#65 David Watson 8 0 0 0
#68 Brandon Pendleton 6 0 0 0
#72 Arthur Smith 6 0 0 0
#74 Leroy Spotts 4 0 0 0
#57 Bruce Torres 0 1 0 0
#94 Joshua Barnett 0 1 0 0
#53 Charles Dubose 0 1 0 0
#75 Alan Villareal 2 3 0 1
#51 John Tolentino 0 2 0 0
#54 John Odell 0 2 0 1
#21 Christopher Cole 0 2 0 0
#20 Kendrick Quinn 0 2 0 0
#40 Christian Gonzalez 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Mountaineers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#97 Carmelo Bunting 1 0 0.00 0
#96 Daniel Renn 1 0 0.00 0
Sun Devils
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Mountaineers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#62 Jeremiah Smith 0 0 1 0
Sun Devils
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#42 Leland Davis 1 0 0 0
#60 David Cowan 0 1 0 0
Punting
Mountaineers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Stephen Ulrich 5 224 44.80 43.60 49 1
Sun Devils
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Walter Bowen 2 93 46.50 36.50 48 0
Kicking
Mountaineers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Jerry Cusick 4 / 4 1 / 1 1 / 1 52 1 / 1
Sun Devils
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 John Oleary 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 21 1 / 1
Punt Return
Mountaineers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Sun Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#5 Luis Potts 1 5 5.0 5 0
#14 Troy Houston 1 2 2.0 2 0
Kick Return
Mountaineers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#82 Sheldon McKee 1 48 48.0 0
Sun Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#5 Luis Potts 1 32 32.0 0
Defensive Stats
Mountaineers
Name Tackles Sacks
#96 Daniel Renn 12 0
#27 Joseph Arthur 7 0
#32 Caleb Ferree 6 0
#2 Francis Roundtree 5 0
#94 George Griffith 4 0
#33 Lawrence McLaughlin 4 0
#54 Kyle Andersen 4 0
#78 Walter Rigby 3 0
#90 Kenneth Garcia 2 0
#40 Timmy Smith 2 0
#26 Arturo Long 2 0
#91 Joshua Foshee 2 1
#62 Jeremiah Smith 2 0
#97 Carmelo Bunting 2 0
#57 Matthew Jarrett 1 0
Sun Devils
Name Tackles Sacks
#53 Charles Dubose 9 0
#40 Christian Gonzalez 6 0
#92 Lucas Schmidt 5 0
#54 John Odell 5 0
#95 Ira Batt 3 0
#21 Christopher Cole 3 0
#75 Alan Villareal 3 0
#27 Roman Steel 3 0
#50 Warren Purdy 2 0
#96 Gregory Dickey 2 0
#46 Michael Conley 2 0
#20 Kendrick Quinn 1 0
#30 Rusty Case 1 0
#94 Joshua Barnett 1 0
#23 Cordell Griffin 1 0
#17 Danny Taylor 1 0