Regular Season Week 1: Bearcats at Mountaineers
September 08, 1940 78° Milan Puskar Stadium
Attendance: 55,252 (92%)
Bearcats 0 3 0 10 - 13
Mountaineers 0 10 0 9 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 2) Mountaineers: 4-18-CIN 33 (8:11) 7-Jerry Cusick 51 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 3 CIN 0
(Qtr 2) Bearcats: 4-3-WVU 16 (2:09) 5-Andre West 33 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 3 CIN 3
(Qtr 2) Mountaineers: (2:07) 5-Andre West kicks 64 yards from CIN 35 to WVU 1. 82-Sheldon McKee for 99yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Jerry Cusick. WVU 10 CIN 3
(Qtr 4) Mountaineers: 4-3-CIN 15 (15:00) 7-Jerry Cusick 33 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 13 CIN 3
(Qtr 4) Bearcats: 4-1-WVU 21 (9:44) 5-Andre West 38 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 13 CIN 6
(Qtr 4) Mountaineers: 4-13-CIN 34 (3:04) 7-Jerry Cusick 53 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 16 CIN 6
(Qtr 4) Bearcats: 1-10-WVU 10 (1:49) 16-Thomas Webb pass complete to 84-Mark Valdez for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Andre West. CIN 74-Tobias Holloway was injured on the play. WVU 16 CIN 13
(Qtr 4) Mountaineers: 4-1-CIN 30 (0:23) 7-Jerry Cusick 48 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 19 CIN 13
Team Statistics
Mountaineers Bearcats
First Downs 13 20
- Rushing 2 8
- Passing 9 10
- Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 214 334
- Offensive Plays 52 63
- Yards Per Play 4.12 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 80 138
- Rushing Attempts 31 29
- Yards Per Rush 2.58 4.76
Net Passing Yards 134 196
- Att/Comp/Int 19 / 18 / 0 34 / 21 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 142 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 8 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.38 5.76
- Yards Per Completion 7.89 9.33
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 12 2 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.0 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 3 / 35 6 / 47
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 5 1 / 8
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 153 1 / 25
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:46 28:01
Drive Charts
Mountaineers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:08 OWN 31 3 8 Punt
1 10:37 0:05 OWN 40 1 0 Fumble
1 9:06 2:00 OWN 32 3 4 Punt
1 4:50 2:10 OWN 25 4 31 Punt
1 0:34 7:27 OWN 20 12 47 Field Goal
2 1:52 1:31 OPP 25 3 -4 Punt
2 0:20 0:20 OWN 28 3 22 Half
3 9:18 2:07 OWN 13 3 4 Punt
3 5:48 5:51 OWN 14 10 70 Field Goal
4 9:41 6:41 OWN 28 10 37 Field Goal
4 1:45 1:26 OPP 38 3 9 Field Goal
Bearcats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:52 2:15 OWN 7 7 60 Missed FG
1 10:32 1:26 OPP 46 3 4 Interception
1 7:06 2:16 OWN 19 5 11 Punt
1 2:40 2:07 OWN 18 5 16 Punt
2 8:07 6:01 OWN 25 10 59 Field Goal
3 15:00 5:42 OWN 15 9 50 Punt
3 7:12 1:23 OWN 37 3 2 Punt
4 14:57 5:17 OWN 25 8 54 Field Goal
4 3:00 1:15 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
4 0:19 0:19 OWN 25 2 11 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Mountaineers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#36 John Salazar 18 62 3.44 13 2 0
#28 James Taylor 13 18 1.38 7 0 0
Bearcats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#42 Kenny Collier 15 73 4.87 11 4 0
#38 Joseph Coker 14 65 4.64 15 3 0
Passing Stats
Mountaineers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 James Busby 19 18 142 2 / 8 0 19 0 97.81
Bearcats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Thomas Webb 34 21 196 0 / 0 1 20 1 75.12
Receiving Stats
Mountaineers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#43 Thomas Abrams 7 54 7.71 12 0
#14 Ronnie Burns 3 35 11.67 19 0
#28 James Taylor 1 15 15.00 15 0
#15 William Erwin 3 14 4.67 6 0
#36 John Salazar 2 13 6.50 9 0
#81 Cameron Vella 1 10 10.00 10 0
#34 Edwin Gordon 1 1 1.00 1 0
Bearcats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Roosevelt Gonzales 4 66 16.50 20 0
#42 Kenny Collier 3 26 8.67 15 0
#41 Zachary Overton 2 26 13.00 15 0
#46 Raymond Johnston 3 19 6.33 10 0
#13 Marion Watkins 2 15 7.50 12 0
#84 Mark Valdez 2 14 7.00 10 1
#12 Robert Ritchie 1 14 14.00 14 0
#17 Christopher Shields 3 13 4.33 11 0
#38 Joseph Coker 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Mountaineers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Anthony Bertram 30 35 1 2
#51 Roger Mallett 27 29 1 3
#94 George Griffith 2 3 0 1
#78 Walter Rigby 0 3 0 0
#98 Raymond Brown 0 3 0 0
#32 Caleb Ferree 0 4 0 0
#96 Daniel Renn 7 3 0 0
#93 Joseph Russell 0 4 0 0
#40 Timmy Smith 0 4 0 0
#27 Joseph Arthur 0 5 0 0
#43 Thomas Abrams 1 31 0 5
#41 Ronald Castro 12 18 0 3
#89 Jay Green 0 4 0 0
#28 James Taylor 7 8 0 1
#67 William Peters 29 36 0 1
#61 Roderick Clarke 30 26 0 1
#62 Bo Ogan 30 35 0 2
#42 Juan Currin 1 18 0 1
#60 Robert Mead 10 3 0 0
#73 Laverne Wilkins 9 0 0 0
#82 Sheldon McKee 0 7 0 0
#15 William Erwin 0 14 0 0
#14 Ronnie Burns 0 17 0 0
#69 Carroll Calvert 0 1 0 0
#78 Paul Williams 5 0 0 0
#34 Edwin Gordon 4 7 0 0
#58 Anthony Allen 0 1 0 0
#81 Ricardo Dessert 0 1 0 0
#36 John Salazar 1 0 0 0
Bearcats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#54 Glenn Spalding 43 36 0 1
#63 Rodney Choi 43 32 0 2
#84 Roosevelt Gonzales 3 26 0 3
#66 Luis Warden 39 38 0 2
#74 Tobias Holloway 40 31 0 4
#84 Mark Valdez 0 10 0 0
#13 Marion Watkins 0 12 0 0
#69 Philip Day 43 35 0 2
#46 Raymond Johnston 12 18 0 2
#17 Christopher Shields 0 13 0 1
#41 Zachary Overton 1 14 0 0
#32 Gary Lemelin 3 8 0 1
#92 George Storey 8 3 0 0
#91 Freddie Jones 4 1 0 0
#60 Glenn Lindsey 10 3 0 0
#92 Micheal Sears 6 1 0 0
#45 James Issa 0 2 0 0
#34 Matthew Jones 0 2 0 0
#96 Sal Bingham 0 2 0 1
#30 James Blackmon 0 1 0 0
#38 Joseph Coker 6 3 0 0
#40 Peter Williams 4 3 0 1
#42 Kenny Collier 6 5 0 0
#23 Joel Leggett 0 2 0 0
#95 Lawrence Alexander 0 1 0 0
#12 Robert Ritchie 0 1 0 0
#79 Loren Maynes 1 1 0 0
#39 Charles Nathaniel 1 0 0 0
#19 Maynard Gilliam 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Mountaineers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#98 Raymond Brown 1 0 0.00 0
Bearcats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Mountaineers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#36 John Salazar 1 0 0 0
#81 Cameron Vella 0 1 0 0
Bearcats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#23 Joel Leggett 0 1 1 0
Punting
Mountaineers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Stephen Ulrich 4 178 44.50 42.75 54 3
Bearcats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 William Childs 5 205 41.00 40.20 47 2
Kicking
Mountaineers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Jerry Cusick 4 / 4 3 / 3 2 / 2 53 1 / 1
Bearcats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#5 Andre West 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 38 1 / 1
Punt Return
Mountaineers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 William Erwin 1 5 5.0 5 0
Bearcats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#42 Kenny Collier 1 8 8.0 8 0
Kick Return
Mountaineers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#82 Sheldon McKee 3 153 51.0 1
Bearcats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#42 Kenny Collier 1 25 25.0 0
Defensive Stats
Mountaineers
Name Tackles Sacks
#27 Joseph Arthur 10 0
#93 Joseph Russell 7 0
#98 Raymond Brown 7 0
#40 Timmy Smith 5 0
#94 George Griffith 4 0
#39 Joshua Danielson 3 0
#96 Daniel Renn 3 0
#58 Anthony Allen 3 0
#32 Caleb Ferree 3 0
#54 Kyle Andersen 2 0
#61 Roderick Clarke 1 0
#92 Lucas Schmidt 1 0
#33 Cletus Williamson 1 0
#78 Walter Rigby 1 0
#69 Carroll Calvert 1 0
Bearcats
Name Tackles Sacks
#23 Joel Leggett 9 0
#34 Matthew Jones 7 0
#90 Jason Leist 6 0
#40 Peter Williams 6 0
#58 Miguel Rodriguez 5 1
#91 Freddie Jones 4 1
#96 Sal Bingham 4 0
#92 George Storey 3 0
#95 Lawrence Alexander 2 0
#92 Micheal Sears 2 0
#56 Buck Macias 1 0
#84 Roosevelt Gonzales 1 0
#64 Philip Terrill 1 0
#25 Marion Mayberry 1 0
#30 James Blackmon 1 0
#17 Christopher Shields 1 0