Regular Season Week 12: Cyclones at Mountaineers
November 24, 1940 38° Milan Puskar Stadium
Attendance: 48,918 (82%)
Cyclones 3 0 0 3 - 6
Mountaineers 3 7 3 7 - 20
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Cyclones: 4-1-WVU 9 (8:46) 7-Rick Golding 26 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 0 IST 3
(Qtr 1) Mountaineers: 4-1-IST 18 (4:30) 7-Jerry Cusick 36 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 3 IST 3
(Qtr 2) Mountaineers: 3-1-IST 8 (15:00) 28-James Taylor ran for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Jerry Cusick. WVU 10 IST 3
(Qtr 3) Mountaineers: 4-9-IST 10 (0:56) 7-Jerry Cusick 28 yard field goal is GOOD. WVU 13 IST 3
(Qtr 4) Mountaineers: 2-1-IST 23 (6:52) 23-Jimmy Ladner ran for 23 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Jerry Cusick. WVU 20 IST 3
(Qtr 4) Cyclones: 4-8-WVU 22 (1:38) 7-Rick Golding 40 yard field goal is GOOD. IST 72-William Morgan was injured on the play. WVU 20 IST 6
Team Statistics
Mountaineers Cyclones
First Downs 17 13
- Rushing 12 5
- Passing 4 7
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 333 245
- Offensive Plays 60 62
- Yards Per Play 5.55 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 236 107
- Rushing Attempts 36 29
- Yards Per Rush 6.56 3.69
Net Passing Yards 97 138
- Att/Comp/Int 20 / 13 / 0 32 / 16 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 117 147
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 20 1 / 9
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.04 4.18
- Yards Per Completion 9.00 9.19
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 13 3 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 2
Penalties/Yards 2 / 16 4 / 29
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 17 1 / 18
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 36
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 2 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:50 27:10
Drive Charts
Mountaineers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 8:43 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
1 7:19 2:53 OWN 49 6 33 Field Goal
1 2:23 2:26 OWN 22 5 78 Touchdown
2 9:17 3:30 OWN 32 5 24 Punt
2 2:47 1:46 OWN 42 6 20 Missed FG
3 15:00 2:08 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
3 11:56 1:27 OWN 28 3 1 Punt
3 8:26 7:33 OWN 4 12 85 Field Goal
4 14:15 7:28 OWN 4 13 96 Touchdown
4 5:10 2:00 OWN 48 3 -6 Punt
4 1:34 0:33 OWN 22 9 6 Downs
4 1:02 1:02 OWN 42 4 12 Game
Cyclones
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 6:17 OWN 25 10 66 Field Goal
1 8:39 1:19 OPP 32 3 -9 Missed FG
1 4:27 2:04 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 14:57 5:40 OWN 25 9 50 Missed FG
2 5:46 2:59 OWN 1 5 16 Punt
2 1:01 1:01 OWN 45 2 -17 Half
3 12:52 0:57 OWN 34 3 0 Punt
3 10:29 2:03 OWN 44 3 4 Punt
3 0:53 1:38 OWN 32 3 9 Punt
4 6:47 1:37 OWN 25 5 34 Missed FG
4 3:10 1:35 OWN 20 8 58 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Mountaineers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#36 John Salazar 23 129 5.61 24 8 0
#28 James Taylor 8 71 8.88 14 4 1
#23 Jimmy Ladner 3 36 12.00 23 1 1
#16 James Busby 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Cyclones
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#31 Michael Johnston 19 73 3.84 16 3 0
#42 Grant Lane 9 25 2.78 7 0 0
#30 Kenneth Padilla 1 9 9.00 9 0 0
Passing Stats
Mountaineers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 James Busby 20 13 117 4 / 20 0 51 0 80.63
Cyclones
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#14 Ricardo Stevenson 32 16 147 1 / 9 0 44 0 62.89
Receiving Stats
Mountaineers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Ronnie Burns 4 75 18.75 51 0
#43 Thomas Abrams 2 15 7.50 10 0
#42 Juan Currin 1 10 10.00 10 0
#82 Sheldon McKee 2 8 4.00 6 0
#28 James Taylor 2 6 3.00 5 0
#36 John Salazar 1 2 2.00 2 0
#41 Ronald Castro 1 1 1.00 1 0
Cyclones
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Thomas Beasley 3 55 18.33 44 0
#30 Kenneth Padilla 3 37 12.33 15 0
#42 Grant Lane 3 15 5.00 13 0
#28 Brian Lowe 2 12 6.00 7 0
#82 Ronald Brown 2 10 5.00 5 0
#18 John Medders 1 8 8.00 8 0
#16 Roberto Kinslow 1 8 8.00 8 0
#89 Anthony Coleman 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Mountaineers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Anthony Bertram 28 34 2 4
#67 William Peters 31 38 1 2
#78 Paul Williams 32 40 1 1
#42 Juan Currin 0 15 0 0
#43 Thomas Abrams 4 33 0 1
#14 Ronnie Burns 0 19 0 1
#61 Roderick Clarke 32 34 0 2
#62 Bo Ogan 27 37 0 1
#81 Cameron Vella 0 16 0 0
#82 Sheldon McKee 0 21 0 1
#28 James Taylor 3 4 0 1
#41 Ronald Castro 12 14 0 1
#60 Robert Mead 12 3 0 0
#96 Daniel Renn 7 0 0 0
#73 Robert Molloy 5 2 0 0
#73 Laverne Wilkins 9 0 0 0
#27 Joseph Arthur 0 2 0 0
#36 John Salazar 3 0 0 0
#34 Edwin Gordon 0 8 0 0
#32 Caleb Ferree 0 1 0 0
#57 Brian Sosa 5 2 0 1
#94 George Griffith 2 0 0 0
#98 Raymond Brown 0 1 0 0
#78 Walter Rigby 1 0 0 0
#23 Jimmy Ladner 1 1 0 0
Cyclones
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#42 Grant Lane 9 11 1 1
#69 Justin Hudson 34 33 0 2
#88 Thomas Beasley 3 29 0 2
#78 Ray Riddle 38 30 0 1
#71 Ronald Spicer 42 35 0 3
#72 William Morgan 42 35 0 0
#89 Anthony Coleman 8 10 0 0
#58 Kevin Ingersoll 40 32 0 1
#16 Roberto Kinslow 0 11 0 1
#30 Kenneth Padilla 13 17 0 0
#18 John Medders 0 16 0 0
#19 Willie Blanco 0 15 0 0
#31 Michael Johnston 5 2 0 0
#93 Morris Jarrett 5 3 0 0
#77 Robert Williams 19 7 0 2
#58 Glenn Dunham 10 2 0 0
#40 Randall Boss 0 1 0 1
#28 Brian Lowe 3 2 0 1
#50 Gregory Henry 3 0 0 0
#79 Lawrence Spates 0 3 0 0
#56 David Shuttleworth 1 0 0 0
#82 Ronald Brown 0 2 0 0
#90 Jared Hake 3 2 0 0
#75 Robert Wilson 0 1 0 0
#22 Gabriel Christensen 0 3 0 1
#98 Timothy Lyda 0 2 0 0
#10 Giuseppe Fitzgerald 0 1 0 1
#44 Matthew Hetzel 0 1 0 0
#97 Paul Gray 0 1 0 0
#61 Michael Cornell 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Mountaineers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Cyclones
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Mountaineers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#36 John Salazar 1 0 0 0
#16 James Busby 1 0 0 0
#62 Bo Ogan 0 1 0 0
Cyclones
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#75 Robert Wilson 0 1 0 0
#10 Giuseppe Fitzgerald 0 0 1 0
#82 Ronald Brown 0 1 0 0
Punting
Mountaineers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Stephen Ulrich 4 201 50.25 39.50 63 1
Cyclones
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 David Brown 5 242 48.40 45.00 55 2
Kicking
Mountaineers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Jerry Cusick 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 36 2 / 2
Cyclones
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Rick Golding 2 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 2 40 0 / 0
Punt Return
Mountaineers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Sheldon McKee 3 17 5.7 11 0
Cyclones
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#31 Michael Johnston 1 18 18.0 18 0
Kick Return
Mountaineers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Cyclones
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#31 Michael Johnston 1 36 36.0 0
Defensive Stats
Mountaineers
Name Tackles Sacks
#96 Daniel Renn 8 0
#32 Caleb Ferree 6 0
#27 Joseph Arthur 5 0
#40 Timmy Smith 4 0
#94 George Griffith 4 0
#33 Cletus Williamson 3 0
#39 Joshua Danielson 3 0
#58 Anthony Allen 3 0
#69 Carroll Calvert 2 1
#65 Leslie Lathrop 2 0
#92 Lucas Schmidt 2 0
#14 Ronnie Burns 1 0
#71 William Lee 1 0
#78 Walter Rigby 1 0
#93 Joseph Russell 1 0
#98 Raymond Brown 1 0
#82 Sheldon McKee 1 0
Cyclones
Name Tackles Sacks
#97 Paul Gray 9 0
#22 Gabriel Christensen 7 0
#44 Matthew Hetzel 6 0
#10 Giuseppe Fitzgerald 6 0
#25 Claude Scott 5 0
#67 Harry Brooks 4 1
#58 Glenn Dunham 4 0
#75 Robert Wilson 2 1
#93 Morris Jarrett 2 0
#90 Jared Hake 2 2
#70 Thomas Binkley 2 0
#55 Robert Stogner 1 0
#40 Randall Boss 1 0
#93 Jason Calhoun 1 0