Elite 8: Mountaineers at Sun Devils
December 31, 1939 57° Mountain America Stadium
Attendance: 53,599 (100%)
Mountaineers 3 0 0 6 - 9
Sun Devils 0 3 3 0 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Mountaineers: 4-10-AZS 16 (10:23) 7-Jerry Cusick 34 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 0 WVU 3
(Qtr 2) Sun Devils: 4-6-WVU 25 (4:56) 1-John Oleary 43 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 3 WVU 3
(Qtr 3) Sun Devils: 4-1-WVU 8 (5:34) 1-John Oleary 26 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 6 WVU 3
(Qtr 4) Mountaineers: 4-6-AZS 6 (5:31) 7-Jerry Cusick 24 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 6 WVU 6
(Qtr 4) Mountaineers: 3-1-AZS 37 (0:02) 7-Jerry Cusick 55 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 6 WVU 9
Team Statistics
Sun Devils Mountaineers
First Downs 8 19
- Rushing 6 11
- Passing 2 4
- Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 186 279
- Offensive Plays 49 63
- Yards Per Play 3.80 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 157 180
- Rushing Attempts 37 32
- Yards Per Rush 4.24 5.63
Net Passing Yards 29 99
- Att/Comp/Int 11 / 6 / 0 30 / 18 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 38 106
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 9 1 / 7
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.42 3.19
- Yards Per Completion 6.33 5.89
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 13 4 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 41 3 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 9 4 / 27
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:45 32:14
Drive Charts
Sun Devils
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:20 3:12 OWN 25 5 24 Punt
1 2:31 2:10 OWN 7 3 -1 Punt
2 13:30 8:37 OWN 4 13 71 Field Goal
2 1:52 1:52 OWN 18 7 42 Half
3 15:00 1:25 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 11:32 1:57 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 7:26 1:55 OPP 18 3 10 Field Goal
3 4:34 2:10 OWN 32 3 8 Punt
4 14:55 1:41 OWN 40 3 9 Punt
4 5:28 1:54 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
4 1:41 0:52 OWN 9 3 6 Punt
Mountaineers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:40 OWN 25 10 59 Field Goal
1 7:08 4:36 OWN 20 7 34 Punt
1 0:22 1:52 OWN 46 3 4 Punt
2 4:53 3:01 OWN 25 5 15 Punt
3 13:35 2:03 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
3 9:35 2:09 OWN 25 4 11 Fumble
3 5:31 0:57 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
3 2:24 2:29 OWN 14 6 34 Fumble
4 13:13 7:45 OWN 20 14 74 Field Goal
4 3:34 1:53 OWN 35 6 14 Punt
4 0:49 0:49 OWN 47 2 16 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Sun Devils
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#28 John Coe 24 93 3.88 15 3 0
#33 William Harrison 11 44 4.00 11 1 0
#8 Raymond Garcia 1 14 14.00 14 1 0
#42 Leland Davis 1 6 6.00 6 0 0
Mountaineers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#36 John Salazar 20 96 4.80 12 5 0
#28 James Taylor 8 55 6.88 14 3 0
#11 Frank Clay 1 15 15.00 15 1 0
#21 James Avina 3 14 4.67 11 1 0
Passing Stats
Sun Devils
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Raymond Garcia 11 6 38 1 / 9 0 14 0 61.93
Mountaineers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Ricardo Stevenson 13 10 59 0 / 0 0 15 0 85.10
#11 Frank Clay 17 8 47 1 / 7 0 9 0 53.80
Receiving Stats
Sun Devils
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#28 John Coe 1 14 14.00 14 0
#42 Leland Davis 2 13 6.50 7 0
#9 William Troiano 2 7 3.50 4 0
#33 William Harrison 1 4 4.00 4 0
Mountaineers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 William Erwin 4 27 6.75 8 0
#82 Sheldon McKee 4 26 6.50 15 0
#43 Thomas Abrams 4 26 6.50 9 0
#31 Leonard Forbes 1 15 15.00 15 0
#36 John Salazar 3 9 3.00 8 0
#28 James Taylor 2 3 1.50 2 0
Blocking Stats
Sun Devils
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#74 Leroy Spotts 11 1 1 1
#86 George Lauterbach 0 35 0 1
#9 William Troiano 0 20 0 0
#69 Justin Hudson 21 39 0 4
#5 Luis Potts 0 14 0 0
#61 John Stearns 23 32 0 3
#42 Leland Davis 1 16 0 0
#64 Cory Panella 23 29 0 1
#60 David Cowan 22 37 0 3
#73 Luis Warden 19 40 0 1
#33 William Harrison 3 7 0 0
#88 Thomas Beasley 0 11 0 0
#72 Arthur Smith 10 1 0 0
#54 John Odell 5 2 0 0
#17 Danny Taylor 0 16 0 2
#65 David Watson 4 6 0 0
#28 John Coe 3 6 0 0
#50 Warren Purdy 2 1 0 0
#95 Ira Batt 0 1 0 0
#99 Rafael Merritt 0 1 0 0
#55 Tom Cruise 0 1 0 0
#21 Christopher Cole 0 3 0 0
#27 Roman Steel 0 1 0 0
#92 Lucas Schmidt 0 1 0 0
#75 Alan Villareal 0 1 0 0
#31 Jeffrey Sloan 0 1 0 0
Mountaineers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Anthony Bertram 41 42 1 2
#50 Santiago Hester 41 40 0 2
#43 Thomas Abrams 1 28 0 1
#67 William Peters 39 36 0 0
#61 Roderick Clarke 38 35 0 1
#78 Paul Williams 32 33 0 1
#31 Leonard Forbes 20 26 0 2
#36 John Salazar 4 4 0 0
#81 Cameron Vella 0 13 0 0
#82 Sheldon McKee 0 12 0 1
#15 William Erwin 0 11 0 1
#28 James Taylor 4 8 0 0
#94 George Griffith 3 1 0 0
#75 Robert Gonzalez 8 5 0 0
#96 Daniel Renn 4 2 0 0
#73 Laverne Wilkins 11 3 0 0
#62 Bo Ogan 9 1 0 0
#42 Juan Currin 0 15 0 0
#21 James Avina 2 3 0 0
#70 Jason Wallace 6 0 0 0
#91 Joshua Foshee 0 1 0 0
#98 Raymond Brown 0 1 0 0
#32 Caleb Ferree 0 1 0 0
#93 Joseph Russell 0 1 0 1
#62 Jeremiah Smith 0 1 0 0
#40 Timmy Smith 0 2 0 0
#83 John Suter 0 2 0 0
#80 George Runion 0 2 0 0
#23 Jimmy Ladner 0 1 0 0
#73 Robert Molloy 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Sun Devils
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Mountaineers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Sun Devils
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#20 Kendrick Quinn 0 1 1 0
#46 Michael Conley 0 1 1 0
Mountaineers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#31 Leonard Forbes 1 0 0 0
#28 James Taylor 1 0 0 0
Punting
Sun Devils
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Walter Bowen 8 390 48.75 40.38 52 1
Mountaineers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Stephen Ulrich 6 264 44.00 42.67 53 4
Kicking
Sun Devils
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 John Oleary 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 43 0 / 0
Mountaineers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Jerry Cusick 3 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 55 0 / 0
Punt Return
Sun Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#9 William Troiano 1 9 9.0 9 0
Mountaineers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 William Erwin 4 27 6.8 13 0
Kick Return
Sun Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Mountaineers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Sun Devils
Name Tackles Sacks
#27 Roman Steel 7 0
#20 Kendrick Quinn 7 0
#40 Christian Gonzalez 7 0
#21 Christopher Cole 6 0
#54 John Odell 5 0
#53 Charles Dubose 5 0
#91 Willard Vaughn 4 1
#46 Michael Conley 3 0
#95 Ira Batt 3 0
#99 Rafael Merritt 2 0
#51 John Tolentino 1 0
#92 Lucas Schmidt 1 0
#72 Arthur Smith 1 0
Mountaineers
Name Tackles Sacks
#98 Raymond Brown 8 0
#10 Giuseppe Fitzgerald 6 0
#40 Timmy Smith 6 0
#70 Jason Wallace 4 1
#32 Caleb Ferree 4 0
#94 George Griffith 3 0
#91 Joshua Foshee 2 0
#93 Joseph Russell 2 0
#27 Joseph Arthur 2 0
#62 Jeremiah Smith 2 0
#96 Daniel Renn 1 0
#62 Bo Ogan 1 0
#26 Arturo Long 1 0
#39 Joshua Danielson 1 0
#81 Cameron Vella 1 0
#75 Robert Gonzalez 1 0