Regular Season Week 8: Hokies at Blue Devils
October 22, 1939 42° Wallace Wade Stadium
Attendance: 30,975 (77%)
Hokies 3 7 3 10 - 23
Blue Devils 0 7 13 0 - 20
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Hokies: 4-1-DUK 8 (6:20) 7-Rick Golding 26 yard field goal is GOOD. DUK 0 VaT 3
(Qtr 2) Blue Devils: 3-1-VaT 1 (8:35) 43-Eric Olson ran to VaT 0 for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Marlin Lancaster. DUK 7 VaT 3
(Qtr 2) Hokies: 1-10-DUK 48 (4:12) 6-George Mazzella pass complete to 86-Edward Todd for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Rick Golding. DUK 7 VaT 10
(Qtr 3) Blue Devils: 3-7-VaT 46 (12:57) 4-Stephen Nichols pass complete to 84-Michael Morrison for 46 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Marlin Lancaster. DUK 14 VaT 10
(Qtr 3) Blue Devils: 4-8-VaT 21 (9:12) 12-Marlin Lancaster 38 yard field goal is GOOD. DUK 17 VaT 10
(Qtr 3) Hokies: 4-10-DUK 31 (4:41) 7-Rick Golding 48 yard field goal is GOOD. DUK 17 VaT 13
(Qtr 3) Blue Devils: 4-1-VaT 1 (0:59) 12-Marlin Lancaster 18 yard field goal is GOOD. DUK 20 VaT 13
(Qtr 4) Hokies: 4-2-DUK 36 (6:44) 7-Rick Golding 53 yard field goal is GOOD. DUK 20 VaT 16
(Qtr 4) Hokies: 3-1-DUK 1 (1:07) 6-George Mazzella pass complete to 86-Edward Todd for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Rick Golding. DUK 20 VaT 23
Team Statistics
Blue Devils Hokies
First Downs 13 16
- Rushing 5 9
- Passing 7 6
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 287 360
- Offensive Plays 59 62
- Yards Per Play 4.86 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 63 112
- Rushing Attempts 28 21
- Yards Per Rush 2.25 5.33
Net Passing Yards 224 248
- Att/Comp/Int 30 / 19 / 2 40 / 26 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 233 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 9 1 / 8
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.23 6.05
- Yards Per Completion 12.26 9.85
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 14 3 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 30 3 / 16
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 32 1 / 8
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 20
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 2 / 5
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 2 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:14 29:47
Drive Charts
Blue Devils
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 6:18 3:20 OWN 25 5 20 Punt
1 0:44 0:50 OWN 20 3 3 Punt
2 13:58 5:26 OPP 42 9 42 Touchdown
2 7:40 2:50 OWN 21 4 19 Punt
2 4:04 0:56 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
2 1:17 1:17 OWN 3 2 4 Half
3 15:00 2:12 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
3 12:41 3:33 OPP 36 5 15 Field Goal
3 7:37 0:54 OWN 27 3 4 Interception
3 4:37 3:41 OWN 25 5 74 Field Goal
4 12:57 3:24 OWN 20 6 10 Punt
4 6:40 0:56 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
4 1:03 0:55 OWN 25 6 12 Interception
Hokies
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 8:42 OWN 12 13 79 Field Goal
1 2:58 2:14 OWN 20 5 24 Punt
2 14:53 0:56 OWN 22 3 5 Punt
2 8:32 0:52 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 4:50 0:46 OWN 17 2 83 Touchdown
2 3:08 1:51 OWN 28 3 9 Punt
3 12:48 0:07 OWN 25 2 0 Interception
3 9:08 1:31 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 6:43 2:06 OPP 31 3 0 Field Goal
3 0:57 3:00 OWN 25 5 25 Punt
4 9:33 2:53 OWN 26 6 39 Field Goal
4 5:44 4:41 OWN 25 12 75 Touchdown
4 0:08 0:08 OPP 38 2 14 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Blue Devils
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 Eric Olson 17 46 2.71 11 1 1
#4 Stephen Nichols 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
#38 Gene Archie 5 5 1.00 3 0 0
#35 Earl Lee 2 4 2.00 7 0 0
#27 Gary Brownlee 3 -2 -0.67 1 0 0
Hokies
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 Fred Goss 12 66 5.50 15 3 0
#2 Gary Smith 7 34 4.86 12 3 0
#6 George Mazzella 2 12 6.00 12 1 0
Passing Stats
Blue Devils
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Stephen Nichols 30 19 233 1 / 9 1 46 2 70.56
Hokies
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 George Mazzella 40 26 256 1 / 8 2 48 1 89.17
Receiving Stats
Blue Devils
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Denny Baker 4 76 19.00 40 0
#84 Michael Morrison 2 66 33.00 46 1
#27 Gary Brownlee 3 39 13.00 26 0
#80 Gregory Robles 3 21 7.00 10 0
#19 Jeff Brown 2 13 6.50 11 0
#43 Eric Olson 2 10 5.00 8 0
#38 Gene Archie 3 8 2.67 4 0
Hokies
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Gordon Murphy 10 95 9.50 25 0
#15 Gary McVey 4 61 15.25 36 0
#86 Edward Todd 3 55 18.33 48 2
#40 Bryce Curtis 5 22 4.40 12 0
#2 Gary Smith 1 12 12.00 12 0
#43 Fred Goss 3 11 3.67 6 0
Blocking Stats
Blue Devils
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#55 David Dean 41 34 1 3
#51 Raymond Young 41 25 0 1
#54 Peter Tews 41 33 0 3
#27 Gary Brownlee 11 18 0 3
#70 Sean Hartwell 40 31 0 2
#84 Michael Morrison 1 26 0 0
#81 Oscar Smalls 1 13 0 0
#35 Earl Lee 4 9 0 1
#71 Marvin Carvalho 42 29 0 2
#10 Denny Baker 0 9 0 0
#19 Jeff Brown 0 8 0 1
#43 Eric Olson 6 3 0 0
#55 Harvey Burkett 9 1 0 0
#88 Joseph Barnes 6 0 0 0
#99 Samuel Trudel 10 2 0 0
#98 Leon Morris 0 1 0 0
#58 John Ditch 0 1 0 0
#91 Stewart Hathaway 0 1 0 0
#44 Jeffrey Kane 0 2 0 0
#36 Jason Cauley 0 1 0 0
#97 Tom Hinton 0 1 0 0
#38 Gene Archie 4 5 0 0
#80 Gregory Robles 0 14 0 0
#89 Brian Bruno 1 2 0 0
#83 Julius Cox 0 2 0 0
#64 Walter Jones 4 1 0 0
#72 Christopher Conant 1 0 0 0
#96 Pedro Ladner 0 1 0 1
#65 Myles Williamson 0 1 0 0
#93 Zachery True 0 1 0 1
#15 James Collins 0 1 0 0
Hokies
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#74 Nick Santana 51 35 1 1
#57 Michael Martin 0 2 0 0
#79 Frank Henry 0 1 0 0
#99 Ernest Rodriguez 0 1 0 0
#36 Bryan Bernstein 0 4 0 0
#56 James Seamon 0 2 0 0
#78 Gregory Moyer 0 1 0 0
#41 Jamie Weber 5 3 0 0
#95 Rich Goddard 0 2 0 0
#59 Vernon Choi 50 26 0 0
#82 Gordon Murphy 18 19 0 0
#72 Jon Joyner 49 24 0 1
#58 William Keith 42 29 0 3
#86 Edward Todd 0 22 0 1
#15 Gary McVey 0 17 0 0
#15 George Smith 0 11 0 2
#50 Jack Daniels 42 22 0 1
#40 Bryce Curtis 15 13 0 2
#43 Fred Goss 11 9 0 0
#2 Gary Smith 6 7 0 0
#85 Jeffrey Joseph 7 6 0 0
#70 Michael Johnson 11 1 0 0
#64 George Odonnell 13 1 0 0
#65 Juan Ward 7 0 0 0
#54 Mark Grant 7 0 0 0
#23 Jason Henry 0 1 0 0
#68 Alfredo Harris 0 2 0 0
#22 Joe Lucas 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Blue Devils
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#26 Christopher Taylor 1 0 0.00 0
Hokies
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#99 Ernest Rodriguez 1 4 4.00 0
#41 Jamie Weber 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Blue Devils
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Hokies
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#86 Edward Todd 1 1 0 0
Punting
Blue Devils
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#17 Jonathan Sharpe 6 309 51.50 46.17 59 1
Hokies
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 Francisco Castro 6 266 44.33 39.00 62 1
Kicking
Blue Devils
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Marlin Lancaster 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 38 2 / 2
Hokies
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Rick Golding 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 53 2 / 2
Punt Return
Blue Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 Jeff Brown 2 32 16.0 31 0
Hokies
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Edward Todd 1 8 8.0 8 0
Kick Return
Blue Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Hokies
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#43 Fred Goss 1 20 20.0 0
Defensive Stats
Blue Devils
Name Tackles Sacks
#26 Christopher Taylor 6 0
#58 John Ditch 6 0
#48 James Tyler 6 0
#96 Pedro Ladner 5 0
#36 Jason Cauley 5 0
#44 Jeffrey Kane 4 0
#29 Kenneth Driscoll 4 0
#21 Bradford Shaw 3 0
#64 Walter Jones 2 0
#92 William Charland 2 0
#27 Gary Brownlee 1 0
#73 Thomas Brown 1 0
#55 Harvey Burkett 1 1
#65 Myles Williamson 1 0
#91 Stewart Hathaway 1 0
#54 Peter Tews 1 0
Hokies
Name Tackles Sacks
#95 Rich Goddard 7 0
#99 Ernest Rodriguez 6 0
#79 Frank Henry 5 0
#22 Joe Lucas 5 0
#29 Allen Coffman 4 0
#36 Bryan Bernstein 4 0
#23 Jason Henry 4 0
#78 Gregory Moyer 3 1
#41 Jamie Weber 2 0
#57 Michael Martin 2 0
#77 Mary Stewart 1 0
#76 Roland McIntosh 1 0
#15 Gary McVey 1 0
#56 Patrick Stone 1 0
#56 James Seamon 1 0