West Virginia at Rutgers

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  New-York tribune, November 20, 1921, page 18

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  Victory Over West Virginia Closes Out Rutgers Season Benkert Individual Star of Sanford’s Team, Which Wins by l7.to-7 Score NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Nov. 49, Rutgers finally scored victory over West Virginia here to-day, closing the season by defeating West Virginia, II to 7. West Virginia started. with number of substitutes. but quickly put in its regulars, though without success The great running of Benkert and his breaking up of West Virginia’s passes were the feature Of the game. Rutgers got off with rush, kicking to West Virginia’s 20-yard line. Rutgers held on three plays and Raub blocked punt, the ball rolling back ten yards. The visitors punted to mid field and Rutgers promptly made first down, but Benkert fumbled. The Mountaineers punted to the home teams 13yard line, but Rutgers rushed back forty yards, only to lose on a penalty. Getting a punt on their own 40-yard line, Rutgers advanced the the visitors 35-yard line. A forward pass from Bengless, who had replaced Waite, to Dickinson net ted fifteen yards, but four plunges failed of first down by inches and Lytle punted to midfield. Rutgers car ried the ball to the Mountaineers’ TOyard line and again were held for downs. But on the next play Bartell fumbled and Brennan, picking the ball out Of the air, slipped around end for touchdown. In the same period Lytle missed a punt on his 12-yard line. Again Brennan gathered it in, but was downed on the 2-yard line. Bengless fhoy, oorrioI %ho hu11 1vo, Feller recovered a missed punt in midfeld at the start of the +he ball twenty-five Yards, but was held and lost heavily in an exchange of punts. West Virginia then uncorked it’s first semblance Of an at tack and carried the ball to the 1-yard line, but fumbled. Brennan punted thirty-eight yards, but long pass and a ten-yard run by Nardacci put the ball on the Scarlet’s 3-yard line as the third quarter ended. Rutgers held for two plays, but Simon carried the ball over. Rutgers kicked off to the 25-yard line and forced the visitors to punt. Rutgers then gained thirty-one yards, and when Graham was put out for slugging had the ball on West Virginia’s 25-yard line, but failed to gain, and Summerill missed drop kick. A fifteen-yard penalty and long pass put the ball on Rutgers 2O-yard line. The visitors were penalized fifteen yards, and Benkertfntercepte a pass, which he ran back to midfeld Harrick was put off for slugging, and Rutgers got the ball on the 25-yard line. Sum merrill kicked field goal. West Virginia made brilliant effort with long passes, but Benkert’s clever defense broke them up.

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  The New York herald, November 20, 1921, page 50

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  RUTGERS. TOO FAST FOR WEST VIRGINIA Foster Sanford’s Eleven Plays Good Game and Wins by IL to z. Special Despatch 10 THE NEw YoEK HEsalp. New BRUNSWICK, N. j., Noy. IA field s-=i by Sumperill in the last quarter put the finishing touches on the game Rutgers won over West Virginia hero to-day The final score was II to Z. The visitors started a substitute lineup. but were quickly forced to send in their regulars. Rutgers got off with a rush Kicking off to West Virginia’s 20 yard line. Rutgers held on three plays and Raub blocked punt, the ball rolling back ten yards. The visitors punted to midfeld. and Rutgers promptly made first down. but Benkert fumbled. The Mountaineers punted TO the hom, teams IS yard line, but Rutgers rushed 1t back forty yards. only to lose on “ penalty Getting punt on its. own 4U yard line, Rutgers advanced the bait steadily. and the quarter ended with tha ball on the visitors S5 yard line, A forward pass from Beugless. who had replaced Waite, to Dickinson netted fifteen yards. but four plunges failed Of first down by inches, and Lyle punted to midf1ed. Rutgers carried the ball to the Noun taineers 10 yard line, and again were held for downs. aM rs But on the next play Bartell fumbled and Brennan. picking the ball out of the air, slipped around end for touchdown. In the same period Lytle missed a punt on his II yard line. Again Brennan gathered it in, but was downed on the 2 yard line. Bouglcss carried 1t over. Feller recovered a missed punt IN midfield at the start OF the second half, and Rutgers advanced the ball twenty” tive yards, but was held and lost heavily in an exchange of punts, West Virginia uncorked its first SEM blance of attack and carried the ball to the one yard line but fumbled. Brennan punted thirty-eight yards, but long pass and a ten yard run by Nardacci put the ball on the ScarIst’s three yard line as the third quarter ended. Rutgers held for two plays. but Simon carried it over. Rutgers kicked off to the twenty-five yard line and forced the visitors to punt to their sew enteen yard line Rutgers gained thirty one yards, and when Graham was put out for slugging the Jerseyitss got the ball on West virginia’s twenty-five yard line. but failed to gain, and Summerll missed a drop kick. If,.A,

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West Virginia leads 33–⁠4–⁠2 in 39 meetings, counting the 34 since this game.