Regular Season Week 4: Mountaineers at Jayhawks
September 29, 1940 72° David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 43,467 (92%)
Mountaineers 3 7 7 0 - 17
Jayhawks 7 0 3 0 - 10
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Jayhawks: 1-10-WVU 38 (7:08) 5-Michael Rasmussen pass complete to 85-Louis Watkins for 38 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Ted Fellman. Kan 7 WVU 0
(Qtr 1) Mountaineers: 4-6-Kan 33 (1:18) 7-Jerry Cusick 51 yard field goal is GOOD. Kan 7 WVU 3
(Qtr 2) Mountaineers: 1-5-Kan 5 (1:16) 16-James Busby pass complete to 14-Ronnie Burns for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Jerry Cusick. Kan 7 WVU 10
(Qtr 3) Jayhawks: 4-4-WVU 17 (9:15) 14-Ted Fellman 35 yard field goal is GOOD. Kan 10 WVU 10
(Qtr 3) Mountaineers: 2-3-Kan 3 (2:02) 28-James Taylor ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Jerry Cusick. Kan 10 WVU 17
Team Statistics
Jayhawks Mountaineers
First Downs 14 16
- Rushing 7 5
- Passing 6 9
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 287 255
- Offensive Plays 54 58
- Yards Per Play 5.31 4.40
Net Rushing Yards 117 90
- Rushing Attempts 29 25
- Yards Per Rush 4.03 3.60
Net Passing Yards 170 165
- Att/Comp/Int 23 / 17 / 0 33 / 25 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 179 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 9 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.80 5.00
- Yards Per Completion 10.53 6.60
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 10 5 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.9 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 14 2 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 13 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 76 2 / 58
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:28 30:34
Drive Charts
Jayhawks
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:57 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
1 9:42 2:40 OWN 24 5 76 Touchdown
1 1:14 2:49 OWN 30 4 18 Punt
2 11:53 2:37 OWN 44 4 18 Missed FG
2 7:17 3:33 OWN 12 5 15 Punt
2 1:13 1:06 OWN 25 5 11 Punt
3 12:37 3:25 OWN 28 6 55 Field Goal
3 1:59 2:09 OWN 32 4 18 Punt
4 11:40 6:43 OWN 25 10 60 Missed FG
4 3:21 1:29 OWN 31 6 15 Downs
Mountaineers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:03 2:21 OWN 20 5 23 Punt
1 7:02 5:48 OWN 25 9 42 Field Goal
2 13:26 1:32 OWN 20 3 -1 Punt
2 9:16 2:00 OWN 46 3 8 Punt
2 3:44 2:31 OWN 30 7 70 Touchdown
2 0:07 0:07 OWN 14 1 3 Half
3 15:00 2:23 OWN 21 3 6 Punt
3 9:12 7:13 OWN 31 13 69 Touchdown
4 14:50 3:11 OWN 3 6 27 Punt
4 4:57 1:36 OWN 22 3 5 Punt
4 1:52 1:52 OPP 46 5 13 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Jayhawks
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#23 Denver Degroot 23 106 4.61 16 6 0
#3 Bill Hinton 6 11 1.83 5 0 0
Mountaineers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#36 John Salazar 18 81 4.50 24 4 0
#28 James Taylor 4 9 2.25 4 0 1
#16 James Busby 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Jayhawks
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Michael Rasmussen 23 17 179 2 / 9 1 38 0 110.60
Mountaineers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 James Busby 33 25 165 0 / 0 1 31 0 96.15
Receiving Stats
Jayhawks
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Harry Sanders 5 48 9.60 18 0
#85 Louis Watkins 2 47 23.50 38 1
#87 John Marshall 4 33 8.25 19 0
#3 Bill Hinton 1 25 25.00 25 0
#86 Joseph May 4 19 4.75 11 0
#23 Denver Degroot 1 7 7.00 7 0
Mountaineers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#43 Thomas Abrams 7 44 6.29 10 0
#14 Ronnie Burns 6 41 6.83 13 1
#42 Juan Currin 1 31 31.00 31 0
#15 William Erwin 4 30 7.50 11 0
#41 Ronald Castro 3 10 3.33 5 0
#82 Sheldon McKee 1 5 5.00 5 0
#36 John Salazar 3 4 1.33 4 0
Blocking Stats
Jayhawks
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#57 William Johnson 34 30 1 5
#62 Ira Miller 34 32 1 2
#77 Herbert Krug 29 27 0 3
#74 John Worley 24 32 0 0
#86 Joseph May 9 28 0 3
#59 Donald Books 34 38 0 2
#23 Denver Degroot 4 4 0 0
#81 Harry Sanders 9 29 0 0
#3 Bill Hinton 4 7 0 0
#2 Jonathan Grizzard 0 8 0 0
#78 Larry Maginnis 13 1 0 0
#97 Alexander Ramos 5 2 0 0
#52 Richard Wallen 9 0 0 0
#66 Stephen Clayton 3 2 0 0
#85 Louis Watkins 0 14 0 0
#80 John Belt 0 8 0 0
#87 John Marshall 0 12 0 0
#63 Benjamin Warren 4 0 0 0
#65 Kevin Tellis 2 0 0 0
#43 Calvin McLellan 0 2 0 0
#42 Elmer Eisenberg 0 2 0 0
#25 Clayton Tyrrell 0 2 0 0
#94 Ralph Harrison 0 2 0 0
#1 Robert Gipson 0 3 0 0
#51 Anthony Ragland 0 3 0 0
#96 Jeremy Mosby 0 3 0 0
#36 Raul Urbina 0 3 0 1
#35 George Shaw 0 3 0 0
#32 John Thompson 0 4 0 0
#91 John Goodson 0 1 0 0
#55 Robert Gallagher 0 1 0 0
#16 Tim Chow 0 2 0 0
Mountaineers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#41 Ronald Castro 22 10 0 2
#76 Anthony Bertram 40 31 0 1
#68 William Keith 37 28 0 0
#36 John Salazar 13 4 0 1
#67 William Peters 40 31 0 1
#51 Roger Mallett 42 26 0 2
#61 Roderick Clarke 42 27 0 3
#82 Sheldon McKee 0 9 0 0
#15 William Erwin 0 13 0 1
#43 Thomas Abrams 3 27 0 3
#14 Ronnie Burns 0 15 0 1
#94 George Griffith 5 2 0 0
#60 Robert Mead 8 0 0 0
#73 Laverne Wilkins 9 0 0 0
#62 Bo Ogan 9 0 0 0
#28 James Taylor 2 5 0 0
#42 Juan Currin 0 14 0 0
#78 Paul Williams 3 0 0 0
#73 Robert Molloy 1 0 0 0
#23 Jimmy Ladner 2 4 0 0
#98 Raymond Brown 0 2 0 0
#32 Caleb Ferree 0 2 0 0
#93 Joseph Russell 1 2 0 0
#40 Timmy Smith 0 2 0 0
#27 Joseph Arthur 0 2 0 0
#96 Daniel Renn 0 1 0 0
#84 John Godinez 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Jayhawks
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Mountaineers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Jayhawks
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#98 John Fulkerson 0 0 1 0
Mountaineers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#36 John Salazar 1 0 0 0
#61 Roderick Clarke 0 1 0 0
Punting
Jayhawks
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Clarence Lowman 5 253 50.60 41.60 60 2
Mountaineers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Stephen Ulrich 6 251 41.83 40.17 50 1
Kicking
Jayhawks
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Ted Fellman 1 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 35 1 / 1
Mountaineers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Jerry Cusick 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 51 2 / 2
Punt Return
Jayhawks
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Louis Watkins 1 13 13.0 13 0
Mountaineers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Jayhawks
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#85 Louis Watkins 2 76 38.0 0
Mountaineers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#82 Sheldon McKee 2 58 29.0 0
Defensive Stats
Jayhawks
Name Tackles Sacks
#97 Alexander Ramos 6 0
#91 John Goodson 6 0
#36 Raul Urbina 6 0
#25 Clayton Tyrrell 5 0
#94 Ralph Harrison 5 0
#42 Elmer Eisenberg 4 0
#1 Robert Gipson 4 0
#43 Calvin McLellan 4 0
#98 John Fulkerson 3 0
#69 Darrell Quinn 1 0
#54 Sean Sanders 1 0
#32 John Thompson 1 0
#79 Joshua Mosley 1 0
Mountaineers
Name Tackles Sacks
#27 Joseph Arthur 7 0
#92 Lucas Schmidt 6 1
#32 Caleb Ferree 5 0
#39 Joshua Danielson 5 0
#96 Daniel Renn 5 0
#93 Joseph Russell 4 0
#40 Timmy Smith 3 0
#94 George Griffith 3 0
#91 Leon Morris 3 0
#7 Jerry Cusick 2 0
#98 Raymond Brown 2 0
#54 Kyle Andersen 2 1
#65 Leslie Lathrop 2 0