Pre-Season Week 1: Mountaineers at Tigers
August 24, 1940 81° Jordan-Hare Stadium
Attendance: 58,160 (67%)
Mountaineers 7 10 7 0 - 24
Tigers 0 0 16 0 - 16
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Mountaineers: 3-12-AUB 37 (3:16) 16-James Busby pass complete to 42-Juan Currin to AUB 0 for 37 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Jerry Cusick. AUB 0 WVU 7
(Qtr 2) Mountaineers: 2-3-AUB 3 (12:58) 36-John Salazar ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Jerry Cusick. AUB 0 WVU 14
(Qtr 2) Mountaineers: 4-3-AUB 9 (5:10) 7-Jerry Cusick 27 yard field goal is GOOD. AUB 0 WVU 17
(Qtr 3) Tigers: 1-10-WVU 3 (12:49) 19-John Valladares sacked at WVU -5 for -8 yards (93-Raul Tait). Sack allowed by 73-Laverne Wilkins. SAFETY! (93-Raul Tait) AUB 2 WVU 17
(Qtr 3) Tigers: (12:45) 7-Jerry Cusick kicks 75 yards from WVU 20 to AUB 5. 82-Scott Crader for 96yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Anthony Wilson. AUB 9 WVU 17
(Qtr 3) Tigers: 2-9-WVU 20 (10:55) 15-Jose Owens pass complete to 88-Wilbert Bethea for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Anthony Wilson. AUB 16 WVU 17
(Qtr 3) Mountaineers: 1-1-AUB 0 (7:22) 19-John Valladares pass complete to 14-Ronnie Burns for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Jerry Cusick. AUB 16 WVU 24
Team Statistics
Tigers Mountaineers
First Downs 11 19
- Rushing 7 7
- Passing 3 11
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 206 327
- Offensive Plays 50 69
- Yards Per Play 4.12 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 140 107
- Rushing Attempts 24 32
- Yards Per Rush 5.83 3.34
Net Passing Yards 66 220
- Att/Comp/Int 22 / 14 / 3 35 / 27 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 103 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 37 2 / 9
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.54 5.95
- Yards Per Completion 7.36 8.48
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 0 / 7 6 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.6 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 20 5 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 13 1 / 2
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 114 2 / 69
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 22 3 / 9
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:35 35:10
Drive Charts
Tigers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:58 3:26 OWN 27 5 7 Punt
1 3:08 0:48 OWN 25 2 15 Interception
2 12:55 4:17 OWN 14 7 39 Fumble
2 7:06 0:06 OWN 20 1 0 Interception
2 5:08 2:01 OWN 25 4 18 Fumble
2 1:56 0:15 OWN 44 4 25 Interception
2 0:08 0:08 OWN 20 1 1 Half
3 15:00 2:12 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
3 12:29 0:50 OPP 25 2 -11 Interception
3 11:39 0:48 OPP 21 2 21 Touchdown
3 7:19 3:37 OWN 25 5 21 Punt
4 13:25 1:28 OWN 27 3 2 Punt
4 6:41 3:14 OWN 8 5 1 Punt
4 1:45 1:25 OWN 48 6 32 Downs
Mountaineers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:02 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
1 9:33 6:25 OWN 18 11 82 Touchdown
1 2:20 4:24 OWN 42 9 58 Touchdown
2 8:38 1:32 OWN 29 3 10 Punt
2 7:00 1:53 OPP 16 3 7 Field Goal
2 3:07 1:10 OPP 41 3 5 Missed FG
2 1:41 1:33 OWN 26 3 7 Punt
3 12:48 0:04 OWN 3 1 -9 Safety
3 10:51 3:32 OWN 30 9 70 Touchdown
3 3:41 5:17 OWN 14 8 21 Punt
4 11:57 5:16 OWN 20 8 31 Punt
4 3:27 1:42 OWN 45 5 14 Missed FG
4 0:20 0:20 OWN 27 1 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Tigers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#41 Brian Walters 9 85 9.44 17 5 0
#28 Steven Morano 11 46 4.18 11 2 0
#15 Jose Owens 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
#48 Anthony Frank 3 4 1.33 2 0 0
Mountaineers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#28 James Taylor 13 61 4.69 14 2 0
#36 John Salazar 13 29 2.23 11 1 1
#21 James Avina 4 17 4.25 8 0 0
#41 Ronald Castro 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#19 John Valladares 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Tigers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 Jose Owens 13 9 71 3 / 29 1 20 0 108.17
#8 Kenneth Levy 9 5 32 1 / 8 0 10 3 23.61
Mountaineers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 James Busby 19 15 130 1 / 1 1 37 0 112.72
#19 John Valladares 16 12 99 1 / 8 1 19 1 85.16
Receiving Stats
Tigers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#48 Anthony Frank 5 30 6.00 12 0
#88 Wilbert Bethea 2 28 14.00 20 1
#28 Steven Morano 2 10 5.00 5 0
#85 Mark Thomas 1 10 10.00 10 0
#41 Brian Walters 2 10 5.00 8 0
#12 Frank Bailey 1 9 9.00 9 0
#84 Dennis Green 1 6 6.00 6 0
Mountaineers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#42 Juan Currin 3 62 20.67 37 1
#41 Ronald Castro 5 24 4.80 6 0
#14 Ronnie Burns 4 24 6.00 12 1
#28 James Taylor 2 21 10.50 13 0
#43 Thomas Abrams 2 19 9.50 14 0
#82 Sheldon McKee 3 18 6.00 9 0
#36 John Salazar 4 17 4.25 11 0
#81 Cameron Vella 1 17 17.00 17 0
#15 Johnny Arrellano 1 14 14.00 14 0
#34 Edwin Gordon 1 10 10.00 10 0
#15 William Erwin 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Tigers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#58 Quincy Perez 10 14 1 1
#67 Kevin McCafferty 23 15 1 1
#66 Charles Halfacre 21 11 1 1
#60 Edward Meldrum 18 14 1 2
#73 Woodrow Coles 11 11 0 1
#48 Anthony Frank 17 13 0 1
#63 Pat Johnston 11 14 0 2
#12 Frank Bailey 0 10 0 0
#57 Terry Herring 11 16 0 0
#77 Douglas Anderson 11 16 0 2
#88 Wilbert Bethea 0 8 0 0
#85 Mark Thomas 1 15 0 0
#84 Dennis Green 4 13 0 1
#33 Daniel Zepeda 1 1 0 0
#54 Paul Lafleur 1 1 0 0
#81 Steven Townsend 0 6 0 0
#41 Brian Walters 2 2 0 0
#52 Ernest McFarland 2 5 0 0
#82 Scott Crader 2 2 0 1
#54 Joshua Karr 0 2 0 0
#93 Ralph Quintana 0 1 0 0
#37 John Glover 0 2 0 0
#69 Sidney Spencer 0 2 0 1
#77 Robert Martinez 0 4 0 0
#28 Steven Morano 12 7 0 0
#76 Justin Miller 23 13 0 1
#79 Robert Heitman 17 12 0 2
#16 Brian Wilson 0 6 0 0
#89 Brian Kaye 7 2 0 0
#68 Alan Johnson 5 2 0 0
#83 Johnny Dominguez 7 4 0 1
#47 Raymond Wilson 0 1 0 0
#24 Robert Lee 0 1 0 0
#94 Kyle Slama 0 2 0 0
#93 Raul Tait 0 2 0 0
#71 Lawrence Slaughter 0 1 0 0
#75 Kent Jones 0 1 0 0
#87 Douglas Chapman 0 1 0 0
Mountaineers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#73 Laverne Wilkins 28 19 1 2
#21 James Avina 4 6 1 1
#76 Anthony Bertram 27 19 0 1
#68 William Keith 26 19 0 2
#67 William Peters 27 20 0 0
#51 Roger Mallett 21 16 0 3
#82 Sheldon McKee 0 19 0 0
#15 William Erwin 0 9 0 1
#43 Thomas Abrams 0 12 0 0
#14 Ronnie Burns 0 18 0 0
#61 Roderick Clarke 27 17 0 3
#36 John Salazar 9 1 0 0
#60 Robert Mead 31 20 0 2
#96 Daniel Renn 6 4 0 1
#41 Ronald Castro 24 18 0 0
#28 James Taylor 7 6 0 0
#42 Juan Currin 5 18 0 0
#81 Cameron Vella 0 10 0 0
#83 John Suter 0 3 0 0
#62 Bo Ogan 26 23 0 3
#78 Paul Williams 25 19 0 1
#78 Walter Rigby 0 1 0 0
#27 Joseph Arthur 0 2 0 0
#54 Kyle Andersen 0 3 0 0
#69 Carroll Calvert 0 3 0 0
#98 Raymond Brown 0 2 0 0
#92 Lucas Schmidt 0 4 0 0
#94 George Griffith 0 1 0 0
#32 Caleb Ferree 0 4 0 0
#93 Joseph Russell 0 5 0 1
#40 Timmy Smith 2 4 0 0
#39 Joshua Danielson 0 2 0 0
#65 Leslie Lathrop 0 2 0 0
#33 Cletus Williamson 0 3 0 0
#73 Robert Molloy 18 21 0 1
#15 Johnny Arrellano 0 1 0 0
#89 Jay Green 2 10 0 0
#34 Edwin Gordon 4 4 0 0
#57 Brian Sosa 2 1 0 0
#84 John Godinez 2 1 0 0
#87 Charles Dodrill 3 0 0 0
#59 Douglas Ortiz 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Tigers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#24 Robert Lee 1 22 22.00 0
Mountaineers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#98 Raymond Brown 2 9 4.50 0
#94 George Griffith 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Tigers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#41 Brian Walters 1 0 0 0
#28 Steven Morano 1 0 0 0
Mountaineers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#40 Timmy Smith 0 1 0 0
#39 Joshua Danielson 0 0 1 0
#78 Walter Rigby 0 1 0 0
#33 Cletus Williamson 0 0 1 0
Punting
Tigers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 William Marshall 5 239 47.80 47.60 53 3
Mountaineers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Stephen Ulrich 5 219 43.80 41.20 47 2
Kicking
Tigers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Anthony Wilson 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 2 / 2
Mountaineers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Jerry Cusick 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 27 3 / 3
Punt Return
Tigers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Wilbert Bethea 1 7 7.0 7 0
#41 Brian Walters 1 6 6.0 6 0
Mountaineers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 William Erwin 1 2 2.0 2 0
Kick Return
Tigers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#82 Scott Crader 1 96 96.0 1
#41 Brian Walters 1 18 18.0 0
Mountaineers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#82 Sheldon McKee 1 38 38.0 0
#21 James Avina 1 31 31.0 0
Defensive Stats
Tigers
Name Tackles Sacks
#37 John Glover 7 0
#24 Robert Lee 7 0
#93 Raul Tait 7 1
#47 Raymond Wilson 6 0
#39 John See 5 0
#33 Daniel Zepeda 5 0
#54 Joshua Karr 3 0
#93 Ralph Quintana 3 1
#52 Ernest McFarland 3 0
#68 Alan Johnson 3 0
#85 Mark Thomas 2 0
#69 Francesco Brown 2 0
#55 Emerson Reeves 1 0
#69 Sidney Spencer 1 0
#81 Steven Townsend 1 0
#28 Steven Morano 1 0
#63 Pat Johnston 1 0
#54 Paul Lafleur 1 0
#18 Anthony Wilson 1 0
#94 Kyle Slama 1 0
#77 Robert Martinez 1 0
#16 Brian Wilson 1 0
#75 Kent Jones 1 0
#83 Johnny Dominguez 1 0
Mountaineers
Name Tackles Sacks
#40 Timmy Smith 7 0
#69 Carroll Calvert 5 0
#39 Joshua Danielson 4 0
#96 Daniel Renn 4 0
#27 Joseph Arthur 3 0
#65 Leslie Lathrop 3 2
#98 Raymond Brown 3 0
#92 Lucas Schmidt 3 1
#32 Caleb Ferree 3 0
#91 Leon Morris 2 0
#78 Walter Rigby 1 1
#33 Cletus Williamson 1 0
#94 George Griffith 1 0
#71 William Lee 1 0
#93 Joseph Russell 1 0