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2007 Schedule/Results No. 9/10 vs. No. 3/3 Oklahoma Date Opponent Time/Results Sept. 1 WESTERN MICHIGAN W/62-24 Tostitos Œ Jan. 2, 2008 - 8 p.m. (Fox) Sept. 8 at Marshall W/48-23 University of Phoenix Stadium (73,000) Œ Glendale, Ariz. Sept. 13 at Maryland W/31-14 Sept. 22 EAST CAROLINA W/48-7 The Game Sept. 28 at USF L/13-21 BIG EAST Champion West Virginia (No. 9 USA Today Coaches Poll/No. 11 AP) (10-2, 5-2) travels to Oct. 6 at Syracuse W/55-14 Glendale, Ariz., to face Big XII champion, Oklahoma (11-2, 6-2), in the 37th Annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium (73,000) on Jan. 2, 2008, at 8 p.m., ET. The game will televised on Oct. 20 MISSISSIPPI STATE W/38-13 Fox. Oct. 27 at Rutgers W/31-3 This will be the fourth meeting between the two teams with the Sooners holding a 2-1 advantage Nov. 8 LOUISVILLE W/38-31 in the series dating back to 1958. All three meetings have been in Norman, Okla. The Sooners won the first two games, 47-14, in 1958, and 52-10, in 1978, and the Mountaineers won the last meeting, Nov. 17 at Cincinnati W/28-23 41-27, in 1982. Nov. 24 CONNECTICUT W/66-21 Dec. 1 PITT L/9-13 Game Coverage Jan. 2 vs. Oklahoma 8 p.m. TV Fox - (Matt Vasgersian - play-by-play, Terry Donahue - analysis, Pat Haden – analysis, Laura Okmin - sideline) Tale of the Tape will broadcast the game live. Offense WVU OU Radio Points ...... 467 ...... 564 Mountaineer Sports Network - (Tony Caridi - play-by-play, Dwight Wallace - analysis, Hoppy Average ...... 38.9 ...... 43.4 Kercheval - host) will broadcast the game live. First Downs ...... 262 ...... 289 ESPN National Radio - (Sean McDonough - play-by-play, Bob Davie – analysis, Holly Rowe - sideline) Total Offense ...... 5,406 ...... 5,866 will broadcast the game live. Average ...... 450.5 ...... 451.2 XM Radio Broadcast - The ESPN broadcast of the West Virginia - Oklahoma game in the Tostitos Net Rushing ...... 3,515 ...... 2,493 Average ...... 292.9...... 191.8 Fiesta Bowl can be heard live on XM Channel 144. Net Passing ...... 1,891...... 3,373 Average ...... 157.6 ...... 259.5 Pass Attempts ...... 246 ...... 368 Complete...... 166 ...... 249 Mountaineer Quickies ...... 6 ...... 8  WVU is 32-5 over the last 37 games; 17-4 in the BIG EAST in that span. /Lost ...... 28/15 ...... 16/11  WVU has won 45 of its last 53 regular-season games/WVU has won 47 of its last 57 overall games. 3rd Down ...... 79/161 ...... 89/173 FG/Att...... 11/15 ...... 10/12  Dating back to 2005, WVU has 116 rushing in its last 31 games (3.74 per game). Avg. TOP ...... 30:34 ...... 30:07  has 50 rushing touchdowns in his last 32 games. Penalties...... 63/576...... 83/692  Steve Slaton is WVU’s career rushing leader with 50. Average ...... 48.0 ...... 53.2  Pat White is currently No. 5 in BIG EAST career touchdowns responsible for with 72.  Pat White has 28 rushing touchdowns in his last 19 games (1.5 per game). Defense WVU OU Points ...... 207 ...... 236  In his last five games, Pat White has tallied 1,307 yards of total offense (261.4 yards per game). Average ...... 17.2 ...... 18.2  The 2007 senior class is the winningest class in school history with a 40-9 record. First Downs ...... 197...... 222  WVU is 25-4 with Patrick White as a starting . Total Defense...... 3,503...... 4,212  WVU is 28-4 with Steve Slaton as a starting tailback. Average ...... 291.9 ...... 324.0  WVU is 25-4 with the duo of Slaton and White in the starting line-up. Net Rushing ...... 1,291 ...... 1,195  WVU is 7-1 when both Slaton and White for 100 yards in the same game. Average ...... 107.6 ...... 91.9 Net Passing ...... 2,212 ...... 3,017  WVU is 34-14 in all-time BIG EAST games under Rodriguez. Average ...... 184.3...... 232.1  WVU is now 42-1 since 2002 when winning the turnover battle. Pass Attempts ...... 352 ...... 470  WVU has outrushed its opponents in 31 of 32games, WVU’s record is 28-4 during that span. Complete...... 195 ...... 285  WVU’s defense has allowed only six 100-yard rushers in its last 37 games. Interceptions ...... 15 ...... 17  Since 2000, WVU is 52-1 when scoring 30 or more points in a contest. Avg. per return ...... 12.5 ...... 18.2 /Rec...... 30/18 ...... 24/9  Pat White has rushed for more than 100 yards in four-straight games. 3rd Down ...... 67/181 ...... 65/198  White and Slaton became third set of teammates to rush for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons. Sacks/Yds...... 37/235 ...... 31/229  WVU is 11-15 all-time in bolw games/2-3 under Rodriguez. • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com WVU Head Coach • 7th Season • (105-62-2) About Coach Rod West Virginia Head Football Coach Rich Rodriguez has guided his Mountaineer squads to back-to-back-to-back Top 10 regular-season finishes, five consecutive New Year’s bowl appearances, victories in the Sugar and Gator bowls, an appearance in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and four BIG EAST championships in the past five years. Eleven wins over Top 25 teams and home attendance, averaging 98% of capacity. Innovative, high-energy and enthusiastic, Rodriguez has solidified Mountaineer football as a national power. His career record as a college coach is 105-62-2, including a 60-26 record as the head coach at WVU. He has coached the Mountaineers to seven- straight seasons with eight or more wins, including two 11-win seasons and with a win in the bowl would make three-straight. West Virginia has participated in bowl games in each of the last six years, and 12 of the past 15 seasons, dating back to 1993. Since 2002, West Virginia has accumulated a record of 57-17, winning 77.0 percent of its games during that time. In his seventh season on the job, success in any Rodriguez Year-by-Year History format is nothing new to Coach Rod, and his Year School Status Record accomplishments keep outdoing themselves. 1986 Salem Assistant Coach 5-5-0 From 1988-96, he was an NAIA/Division II head 1987 Salem Assistant Coach 4-5-0 coach at Salem (one season) and Glenville State (seven seasons), posting a 45-36-2 record. He was 1988 Salem Head Coach 2-8-0 inducted in October 2003, into the Glenville Hall of 1990 Glenville State Head Coach 1-7-1 Fame. 1991 Glenville State Head Coach 4-5-1 Rodriguez is the 31st football coach all-time at 1992 Glenville State Head Coach 6-4-0 West Virginia and the 10th to coach at his alma 1993 Glenville State Head Coach 10-3-0 mater. He is the first West Virginia graduate to WVIAC Champions/NAIA runner-up/NAIA Coach of the Year, WVIAC Coach of the Year coach the Mountaineer football team since was the head man for six seasons in 1994 Glenville State Head Coach 8-3-0 Morgantown from 1960-65. WVIAC Co-Champions/NAIA Playoffs/WVIAC Coach of the Year Rodriguez is also one of 17 Division I-A head 1995 Glenville State Head Coach 8-2-0 football coaches currently working at their alma WVIAC Co-Champions maters: Troy Calhoun (Air Force), Brady Hoke (Ball 1996 Glenville State Head Coach 6-4-0 State), Mark Snyder (Marshall), Ralph Friedgen (Maryland), Randy Shannon (Miami), Chris Ault WVIAC Co-Champions (Nevada), Rocky Long (New Mexico), Pat Fitzgerald 1997 Tulane Assistant Coach 7-4-0 (Northwestern), Charlie Weis (Notre Dame), Mike 1998 Tulane Assistant Coach 12-0-0 Gundy (Oklahoma State), (Pitt), Liberty Bowl Champions Tom Craft (San Diego State), Phillip Fulmer 1999 Clemson Assistant Coach 6-6-0 (Tennessee), Tom Amstutz (Toledo), Al Groh (Virginia), Peach Bowl Frank Beamer () and Rodriguez. 2000 Clemson Assistant Coach 9-3-0 WVU Graduates as Mountaineer Coaches 2001 West Virginia Head Coach 3-8-0 George Krebs ...... 1897 2002 West Virginia Head Coach 9-4-0 Louis Yeager ...... 1899, 1901-02 Continental Tire Bowl ...... 1904 2003 West Virginia Head Coach 8-5-0 Gator Bowl, BIG EAST Coach of the Year Mont McIntire...... 1916-20 2004 West Virginia Head Coach 8-4-0 Ira Errett Rodgers...... 1925-30, 1943-45 Gator Bowl ...... 1934-36 2005 West Virginia Head Coach 11-1-0 Champions, BIG EAST Coach of the Year ...... 1937-39 2006 West Virginia Head Coach 11-2 Gene Corum ...... 1960-65 Gator Bowl Champions Rich Rodriguez ...... 2001 - Present 2007 West Virginia Head Coach 10-2 Fiesta Bowl, BIG EAST Champions, AFCA District 2 Coach of the Year 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com WVU Head Coach Rich Rodriguez Rod vs. All Opponents at WVU Boston College ...... 2-2 Central Florida ...... 2-0 Cincinnati ...... 4-1 Connecticut ...... 4-0 East Carolina ...... 6-0 Eastern Washington ...... 1-0 Florida State ...... 0-1 Georgia...... 1-0 Georgia Tech ...... 1-0 James Madison...... 1-0 Kent State ...... 1-0 Louisville ...... 2-1 Marshall...... 2-0 Maryland...... 4-4 Miami ...... 0-3 Mississippi State ...... 2-0 Notre Dame ...... 0-1 Ohio ...... 1-0 Rodriguez Milestone Wins: 50. West Virginia 35, Cincinnati 32* (2002) 60. West Virginia 28, Virginia Tech 7 (2003) Pitt ...... 4-3 1. Salem 21, WV Tech 16 (1988) 70. West Virginia 31, Connecticut 19 (2004) Rutgers...... 7-0 10. Glenville 30, WV Wesleyan 6 (1992) 80. West Virginia 45, Connecticut 13 (2005) Syracuse ...... 6-1 20. Glenville 50, WV Tech 0 (1993) 90. West Virginia 41, Syracuse 17 (2006) Temple ...... 3-1 30. Glenville 59, WV Tech 8 (1994) 100. West Virginia 55, Syracuse 14 (2007) Tennessee-Chattanooga...... 1-0 40. Glenville 44, WV State 14 (1996) USF...... 1-2 * - First road win at WVU Virginia ...... 0-1 Virginia Tech ...... 2-3 Rodriguez Quickies Western Michigan ...... 1-0 .816 winning percentage (40-9) 2004-07, best four-year mark in school history. Wisconsin...... 0-2 .864 winning percentage (32-5) 2005-07, best three-year mark in school history. Wofford ...... 1-1 Six consecutive bowl games for the first time in school history. 34-14 BIG EAST record (28-8 against current league members). 33-8 in his last 41 BIG EAST contests. Three consecutive BIG EAST titles (2003-05)/BIG EAST Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2005. Engineered best turnaround in BIG EAST history in 2002. Voted West Virginia State College Coach of the Year. (all sports, all divisions) three times in career (Glenville 1993; WVU 2003, 2005). 11 wins over Top 25 teams to date. He is 47-10 in his last 57 overall games. He is 45-8 in his last 53 regular-season games. 32-5 over the last 37 games; 17-4 BIG EAST mark in that span. Second coach in WVU history to win consecutive bowl games. 60-26 mark at WVU/57-18 since 2002. By going 5-0 in 2007, Rodriguez is 26-12 all-time in non-conference play. He recorded his 100th career coaching win at Syracuse on Oct. 6, 2007. Has won BIG EAST championships in four of the last five seasons. Led WVU now to six straight bowl games Led WVU to five straight New Year’s Day bowls. Rodriguez is 2-3 in all-time bowl games/2-2 in New Year’s Day bowl games Rodriguez was named AFCA District 2 Co-Coach of the Year and a finalist for the 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Awared

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com The Last Time In the Fiesta Bowl Notre Dame 34, West Virginia 21 • January 2, 1989 • Tempe, Ariz. The overcast sky set the tone of the day for West Virginia as more than 15,000 Mountaineer Scoring and Statistical Summary fans rooted for their team. Notre Dame scored on 1234F its first two possessions and held WVU without a West Virginia ...... 0...... 6 ...... 7 ...... 8 ...... 21 first down through the first 20 minutes of the Notre Dame ...... 9...... 14...... 3 ...... 8 ...... 34 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl. ND - Billy Hackett 45 On the third play from scrimmage, ND - Anthony Johnson 1 run (run fail) went to the sidelines with a slightly separated left ND - Rodney Culver 5 run (Reggie Ho kick) shoulder. He continued to play although WV - Charlie Baumann 29 field goal hampered by the effects of the injury. In addition ND - Raghib Ismail 29 pass from Tony Rice (Ho kick) to Harris, West Virginia lost John Stroia and Jim WV - Baumann 31 field goal Gray to concussions and Undra Johnson to a knee ND - Ho 32 field goal strain, all first half setbacks for the Gold and Blue. WV - Grantis Bell 17 pass from Major Harris (Baumann kick) West Virginia’s only first half points came off of ND - Frank Jacobs 3 pass from Rice (Rice run) the foot of Charlie Baumann. He kicked field goals WV - 3 run (Rembert from Greg Jones) of 29 and 31 yards, making the score 23-6 at the half. WVU struck for a touchdown in the third Attendance - 74,911 quarter when Grantis Bell hauled in a Major Harris pass of 17 yards. one touchdown, but was only able to net 11 yards Two plays later momentum seemed to be on the ground. Anthony Brown led the rushing swinging toward the Mountaineers when Willie attack with 49 yards. Edwards intercepted a Tony Rice pass and Dale Jackson led WVU’s tacklers with seven returned it 14 yards to the Notre Dame 26. Great stops. Chris Haering and Robert Pickett each games can swing on a few plays being made at chipped in with six. the proper time and the Fighting Irish made those Major Harris plays on this day. Three straight plays for negative yardage forced West Virginia to and “Old Mo” was squarely back on the other side. Reggie Rembert figured in the Mountaineers’ final eight points with a three-yard end-around and the resulting two-point conversion pass from Greg Jones. Major Harris passed for 166 yards and

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com The Last Time Against Oklahoma West Virginia 41, Oklahoma 27 • September 11, 1982 • Norman, Okla.

NORMAN, Okla. (September 11, 1982– Underdog West Virginia got off to a great start in the 1982 season by upsetting the Sooners of Oklahoma 41-27 before a record crowd of 75,008. While Oklahoma rushed for 319 yards, West Virginia dominated the passing game by gaining 321 yards. Added together, they made for an extremely offensive contest. West Virginia won the toss but decided to kick, and the speed of the Sooners was proven quickly. In their first possession of the game, Oklahoma scored with 12:27 left in the quarter making it a 7-0 ball game. Oklahoma scored on their second possession, too, as quarterback Kelly Phelps rolled right for six yards over the West Virginia goal line. The Michael Keeling extra point made the count 14-0, and the Mountaineers were suddenly faced with a great challenge. They accepted the challenge and dominated the second quarter by scoring 20 points. With 6:05 left in the quarter, Paul Woodside booted a 26- yard field goal, and the West Virginia drive had just begun. A Hostetler 52-yard pass to Rich Hollins set up a TD pass to Mark Raugh with 3:55 left. Woodside’s perfect kick made it a 14-10 game. In the closing seconds of the half, Paul Woodside kicked for three Scoring and Statistical Summary more points, and Hostetler dropped a bomb to 1234F Darrell Miller with five seconds left to West Virginia ...... 0 ...... 20 ...... 7 ...... 14 ...... 41 raise the West Virginia lead to 20-14 before Oklahoma ...... 14 ...... 0 ...... 13 ...... 0 ...... 27 intermission. Oklahoma fought back in the third quarter by WVU OU First downs ...... 20 ...... 20 scoring a fast seven in their first possession. West Rushes- yards ...... 28-137 ...... 67-319 Virginia quickly retaliated with a Curlin Beck Passing yards ...... 321 ...... 101 scramble and Woodside kick. With 3:32 remaining in ...... 19 ...... 38 the quarter, Oklahoma’s Keith Stansberry recov- Passes ...... 38-17-0 ...... 19-8-0 ered a West Virginia blocked punt for an easy six. Fumbles – lost...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Keeling missed the extra point attempt and the Penalties –yards ...... 4-30 ...... 3-30 game was tied 27-27. The remaining moments were all West Virginia. OU – Ledbetter, 4 run (Keeling kick) With a Darrell Miller touchdown and a Woodside OU – Phelps, 6 run (Keeling kick) kick, the Mountaineers jumped out to a 34-27 lead. WV – FG, Woodside 26 A 43-yard touchdown run by Curlin Beck clinched a WV – Raugh, 10 pass from Hostetler (Woodside kick) West Virginia victory (41-27) in the closing seconds WV – FG, Woodside 38 of the game. WV – Miller, 33 pass from Hostetler (Woodside kick) Hostetler attempted 37 passes, completing 17 OU – Phelps, 23 run (Keeling kick) WV – Beck, 31 pass from Hostetler (Woodside kick) of them for 321 yards. On only two snags, Darrell OU – Stanberry, 2 blocked punt return (Kick blocked) Miller earned 64 yards on the day. WV – Brown, 9 pass from Hostetler (Woodside kick) WV – Beck, 43 run (Woodside kick)

Since 1980, West Virginia is 38-47 in Attendance – 75,008 games played on natural grass surfaces. Individuals: WVU is 1-1 on grass surfaces this season Rushing – Beck 3-51; Harvey 10-47; Walczak 5-24 after winning a 31-14 contest at Maryland, Passing – Hostetler 17-37-0-321 before dropping a 21-13 decision at USF. Receiving – Hollins 3-101; Miller 2-64; Walczak 5-27 Under Rich Rodriguez, the Mountaineers are 14-11 on natural grass.

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com National Rankings Coaching Staff Assignments Here’s a breakdown of the WVU coaching staff assignments for the 2007 season: Bill Stewart: associate head coach, tight ends, special teams, fullbacks (sideline) Associated Press Poll Calvin Magee: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, tailbacks (press box) (Dec. 2) Jeff Casteel: defensive coordinator, (sideline) School Record Points Prev. Wk Tony Dews: wide receivers (sideline) 1. Ohio St. (50) 11-1 1,578 3 2. LSU (11) 11-2 1,519 5 : offensive line (sideline) 3. Oklahoma (1) 11-2 1,423 9 Tony Gibson: defensive backs, recruiting coordinator (sideline) 4. Georgia (1) 10-2 1,421 4 Bill Kirelawich: defensive line (press box) 5. Virginia Tech (1) 11-2 1,380 6 Rod Smith: (press box) 6. USC 10-2 1,346 8 Brrr uce Tall: safeties (press box) 7. Missouri 11-2 1,195 1 8. Kansas 11-1 1,164 7 Honoring Calvin 9. Florida 9-3 1,071 10 West Virginia Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator and Running Backs Coach Calvin Magee 10. Hawaii (1) 12-0 1,050 11 has been coaching at the collegiate level for 10 years since he joined the USF staff in 1997. 11. West Virginia 10-2 1,040 2 12. Arizona St. 10-2 939 13 He was singled out this year for his hard work and dedication by being named the AFCA Division I-A 13. Illinois 9-3 797 15 Assistant Coach of the Year and was one of five finalists named for the Broyles Award, signifying the top 14. Boston College 10-3 668 12 assistant coach in the nation. 15. Clemson 9-3 614 16 Since coming to WVU in 2001, Magee has been part of outstanding coaching staffs that won four of 16. Tennessee 9-4 554 14 the past five BIG EAST titles, made an appearance in a six-straight bowl games, including five-straight 17. Texas 9-3 517 17 New Year’s Bowl and had three-straight seasons of 10 or wins. 18. Wisconsin 9-3 447 19 19. BYU 10-2 439 21 20. Cincinnati 9-3 394 20 The Captains 21. Virginia 9-3 344 22 Each year, West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez will select senior game captains each week 22. Auburn 8-4 264 23 based on their performance from the previous week’s practices and game. 23 USF 9-3 246 25 At the end of the year, the team votes on permanent captains, who also represent the team in the 24. Boise St. 10-2 221 24 . 25. Arkansas 8-4 173 NR The 2007 captains are (DL), Marc Magro (LB), (RB) and Vaughn Rivers (DB). ARV: Texas Tech 137, UCF 35, Connecticut 31, Oregon 30, Oregon St. 30, Michigan 26, Air Force 17, Kentucky 13, Penn In Bowl Games St. 1, Wake Forest 1. West Virginia holds an 11-15 all-time record in bowl games, dating back to the 1922 East-West Game. The 2007 Toyota Gator Bowl was WVU’s 26th bowl appearance and fifth under Coach Rich Rodriguez. Rodriguez holds a 2-3 mark in bowls as WVU’s head coach , and he was 3-1 in bowls during his career as a Mountaineer . WVU is going to a bowl game for the sixth consecutive year for the first time in school history. The previous best stretch was five in a row from 2002-07 when the Mountaineers made trips to the USA Today Coaches’ Poll Continental Tire Bowl, three Gator Bowls and a Sugar Bowl. (Dec. 2) The Mountaineers are 4-5 in New Year’s bowl games. West Virginia won the 1938 and 1949 Sun Bowls, School Record Points Prev. Wk the 2006 Sugar Bowl and the 2007 Gator Bowl, while dropping the 1954 and 1994 Sugar Bowls and the 1. Ohio State (46) 11-1 1,469 3 2. LSU (11) 11-2 1,418 7 1997, 2004 and 2005 Gator Bowl. 3. Oklahoma (2) 11-2 1,331 8 West Virginia is appearing in its fifth straight New Year’s bowl game, which is a school record. 4. Georgia 10-2 1,277 4 5. Virginia Tech 11-2 1,242 5 (tie) New Year’s Bowl Games 6. USC 10-2 1,227 9 With its appearance in the 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, West Virginia is just one of two teams in the 7. Missouri 11-2 1,104 2 country to make five-straight New Year’s Day bowl games. The Mountaineers have played in the Gator 8. Kansas 11-1 1,099 5 (tie) three times, the Sugar and now the Fiesta Bowl in the last five years. The only other team to make five- 9. West Virginia 10-2 1,010 1 10. Hawaii (1) 12-0 994 10 straight New Year’s Day bowl appearances is Southern Cal. 11. Arizona State 10-2 900 13 12. Florida 9-3 890 11 Against Oklahoma 13. Illinois 9-3 747 14 This will be the fourth meeting all-time between West Virginia and Oklahoma with the Sooners 14. Boston College 10-3 617 12 holding a 2-1 advantage in the series. 15. Wisconsin 9-3 594 16 Oklahoma won the first meeting between the two teams in 1958 by a 47-14 score, and followed 16. Clemson 9-3 567 17 17. Texas 9-3 498 18 that up with a 52-10 pasting of the Mountaineers in 1978. West Virginia’s lone win came when Don 18. Tennessee 9-4 480 15 Nehlen’s 1982 club surprised the country with a 41-27 victory over Barry Switzer’s Sooners. All three 19. Brigham Young 10-2 462 19 games have been played in Norman. 20. Virginia 9-3 332 21 (tie) 21. Auburn 8-4 289 21 (tie) Against The Big 12 22. Boise State 10-2 246 23 West Virginia holds a 9-8 record against teams from the Big 12 and has not played a Big 12 23. Cincinnati 9-3 215 24 team since dropping a 34-31 decision to Missouri in the 1998 Insight.com Bowl. 24. Arkansas 8-4 137 25 WVU’s series records against teams from the Big 12 are: Kansas (1-0), Missouri (2-3), Kansas St. (1-1), 25. USF 9-3 115 NR Oklahoma (1-2), Texas (1-0), Texas Tech (1-0) and Oklahoma St (2-1). The Mountaineers have not faced ARV: Texas Tech (8-4) 52; Central Florida (10-3) 51; Baylor, Iowa State, Texas A&M and Colorado, but that will change with a two-game series with the Connecticut (9-3) 23; Oregon State (8-4) 23; Penn State (8- Buffaloes starting in 2008 in Boulder and 2009 in Morgantown. 4) 23; Michigan (8-4) 22; Air Force (9-3) 20; Oregon (8-4) 9; Utah (8-4) 6; Wake Forest (8-4) 4; Houston (8-4) 3; Michigan State (7-5) 3; Tulsa (9-4) 1 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Comparing the Two (NCAA Rankings) In Arizona WVU OU The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl marks West Virginia’s fourth-ever football contest in the state of Scoring Offense 8 90 Arizona, and the Mountaineers are 0-3 all-time in the state. In 1989, WVU faced Notre Dame in the Rushing Offense 2 73 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl for the national championship in Tempe; the Fighting Irish prevailed in that game Scoring Defense 8 50 Rushing Defense 13 41 34-21. The Mountaineers were back in Arizona in 1998 for the Insight.com Bowl and despite 429 yards Passing Offense 112 99 passing from quarterback , the Mountaineers dropped a 34-31 decision to the Tigers. WVU’s Total Offense 11 101 only other visit to Arizona came at the end o f the 1979 season, when the Mountaineers lost 42-7 at Passes Had Intercepted T-5 T-80 Arizona State. Pass Defense 15 7 Total Defense 6 11 Kickoff Returns 47 28 BIG EAST Bests Punt Returns 28 48 The Mountaineers posted another winning league record in 2007 with a 5-2 mark. West Virginia’s Punting 36 67 undefeated 7-0 BIG EAST record in 2005 matched the best league record by the Mountaineers since Passing Efficiency 11 86 Turnover Margin 6 95 entering the conference in 1991. In 1993, West Virginia recorded also posted a perfect 7-0 mark in BIG EAST Interceptions T-58 T-104 play. Next in line is a 6-1 record in 2002 and 2003. The Mountaineers have been crowned league Pass Eff. Defense 29 28 champions in four of the last five years. Third Down Conv. 5 112 West Virginia’s third-best league record is a 5-2 mark, posted in 2007, 2006 and also in 1998. WVU has Opponent Third Down 48 43 Fourth Down Conv. 70 T-56 now posted 12 winning conference seasons in 17 years of BIG EAST action starting in 1993 (7-0), 1994 (4-3), Opponent Fourth Down T-38 T-26 1995 (4-3), 1996 (4-3), 1997 (4-3), 1998 (5-2), 2002 (6-1), 2003 (6-1), 2004 (4-2), 2005 (7-0), 2006 (5-2) and 2007 Sacks By 12 17 (5-2). Sacks Against 8 84 West Virginia is 73-43-1 in all-time BIG EAST play and is 38-19-1 in BIG EAST home games followed by a Tackles for Loss 32 34 Tackles for Loss Allowed 65 79 35-24 mark in conference road games. Coach Rich Rodriguez is 34-14 overall in BIG EAST play with a 17-7 Penalties 23 T-96 home record and a 17-7 road record in the conference. The Mountaineers are 33-8 in BIG EAST games since Possession Time 27 34 the start of the 2002 season, and 17-4 in their last 21 conference games. WVU has won league Punt Return Defense 9 92 championships in 1993, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007. Kickoff Return Defense 31 49 Turnovers Gained T-5 T-104 Fumbles Gained T-1 T-71 WVU vs. 2007 Slate WVU owns a 168-122-8 record against its 2007 opponents. The Mountaineers own winning records The Red Zone Report over nine schools: Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Louisville, Maryland, Marshall, Mississippi State, West Virginia has scored 53-of-61 times (86.9 Rutgers and Western Michigan. The only 2007 opponents that have the upper hand in the series is percent) when inside its opponent’s red zone, Syracuse, Pitt and USF. Syracuse has beaten the Mountaineers 30 times in 55 tries, Pitt 60 times in 100 scoring 342 points: 34 against Western Michigan, tries and with the win in 2007, USF owns a 2-1 advantage, respectively. 35 at Marshall, 24 at Maryland, a season-high 48 points against East Carolina, 13 points at USF, 45 at 2007 Opponent Series Record Syracuse, 21 against Mississippi State and at Cincinnati ...... 14-1-1 Rutgers, 24 against Louisville, 28 at Cincinnati, 42 Connecticut ...... 4-0 against UConn and a season-low seven against East Carolina ...... 17-2 Pitt. Louisville ...... 7-2 The scoring consists of 35 rushing touchdowns, Marshall ...... 7-0 11 passing touchdowns and seven field goals made Maryland...... 23-21-2 Mississippi State...... 2-0 for a total of 46 touchdowns. The eight failed Pitt ...... 37-60-3 attempts were a missed 22-yard field goal attempt Rutgers ...... 29-4-2 at Maryland, an thrown at USF, loss of USF...... 1-2 downs against Mississippi State, an interception Syracuse ...... 25-30 and loss of downs at Cincinnati, an interception Western Michigan ...... 2-0 against UConn and two missed field goals against Overall Record ...... 168-122-8 (.577) Pitt. WVU’s opponents have scored 25-of-29 times (86.2 percent) they have reached the red zone, for Scoring Offense a total of 149 points, 24 by Western Michigan, nine West Virginia has scored 467 points in its 12 games, an average of 38.9 points per game. The by Marshall, seven by Maryland, East Carolina, USF Mountaineers are ranked No. 1 in the BIG EAST and No. 11 in the nation. The Mountaineers have outscored and Syracuse, 13 by Mississippi State, a season- their opponents in every quarter this season, 121-44 in the first quarter, 109-62 in the second stanza, 121- high 31 by Louisville, 13 by Cincinnati, 21 by UConn 51 in the third period and 116-50 in the fourth quarter. In the first half, West Virginia is outscoring its and 10 by Pitt. opponents, 230-106, an average of 19.2-8.8. In the second half, the Mountaineers own a 237-101 margin, Their scoring consists of 12 rushing touchdowns, an average of 19.8-8.4. When the Mountaineers have scored 25 points or more, they posted a 10-0 record. seven passing touchdowns and six field goals made. Their four missed attempts consisted of a missed Third and Fourth Downs 41-yard field goal and an interception by Rutgers, a West Virginia is converting 49.1 percent (79/161) of its third-down attempts, ranking No. 6 in the fumble by Cincinnati and a 35-yard missed field nation. The Mountaineers are converting 38-of-86 attempts in the first half (44.2) while, posting 54.7 goal by Pitt. percent (41/75) in the second half. WVU is registering 45.0 percent of its first quarter attempts (18/40), 43.5 percent (20/46) in the second quarter, 22-of-34 (64.7) in the third stanza and 19-of-41 (46.3) in the fourth Road Warriors period. West Virginia finished the season with a 5-1 The Mountaineer defense is holding their opponents to 37.0 percent on third-down attempts (67/181), road record, defeating Marshall, 48-23, and Maryland, 31-14, before dropping a 21-13 decision at No. 44 in the nation. WVU’s opponents have completed 37.0 percent (17/46) in the first quarter, 32.6 USF and then a 55-14 win at Syracuse, a 31-3 victory percent (14/43) in the second period, 43.5 percent (20/46) in the third quarter and 34.8 (16/46) in the fourth at Rutgers and a 28-23 win at Cincinnati. The stanza. Opponents have posted 34.8 percent (31/89) of its third-down conversions in the first half and 39.1 Mountaineers outscored their opponents in those percent (36/92) in the second half. games, 206-98. WVU won the games by a margin The Mountaineers have converted 6-of-15 attempts on fourth-downs this season for 40.0 percent of 21.6 points. Under Head Coach Rich Rodriguez, and their opponents have been successful on 7-of-15 attempts (46.7). WVU is tied for No. 92 nationally in WVU is 26-7 on the road since 2002. fourth-down conversions, and tied for No. 52 in defensive fourth-down efficiency. 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com National Polls This is the 40th consecutive week West Virginia has been nationally ranked. The Mountaineers have been ranked in the Top 10 in 28 of the last 31 weeks. Under Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia has been ranked in the Top 25 for 56 weeks, including 30 weeks in the Top 10. In the Nov. 25 poll, the No. 1 ranking in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll marks the first time in the school’s history that the Mountaineers have received a No. 1 ranking. The highest ranking before that was No. 2 in the 1993 season. Offensive Analysis Breaking down the West Virginia offensive numbers for the season, the Mountaineers have run a total of 835 plays, 589 coming on the ground and 246 through the air. The rushing game has totaled 3,515 yards, for an average of 6.0 yards per play and scored 45 touchdowns. The passing attack has totaled 1,891 yards, 14 touchdowns and an average of 11.4 yards per completion. Combine the two and the Mountaineers have turned in 5,406 yards of total offense and 59 offensive touchdowns for an average of 6.5 yards per play, and an average of 38.9 points per game. Deeper analysis shows that the Mountaineer offense has gained 164 first downs by the run, 81 via the pass and 17 by penalty. On average, West Virginia is totaling 292.9 yards per game on the ground, 157.6 per game passing and 450.5 yards of total offense. Average Per Down Time of Possession Here’s a breakdown of how the 2007 West Virginia offense is operating on first, second, third and West Virginia is averaging 30:34 in time of fourth down. possession this season, fourth in the BIG EAST On first down, the Mountaineers have run a total of 368 plays and gained 2,340 yards for a 6.4 Conference and No. 38 in the nation. The average. On second down, the Mountaineers have run 286 plays for 1,614 yards and a 5.6 average. On Mountaineers held the ball for 30 or more minutes third down, the Mountaineers have run 166 plays for 1,370 yards and a 8.3 average gain on third down. So in seven games this season, including a season- far in 2007, West Virginia has tried 15 fourth down plays, gaining 82 yards for a 5.5 average. high 36:21 against Connecticut. The other times the Mountaineers have held WVU’s touchdowns have come 21 times on first down (16 rushing and five passing), 25 times on second the ball for 30 or more minutes have been Marshall down (22 rushing and three passing), 13 times on third down (seven rushing and six passing), and one (31:59), East Carolina (34:04), USF (34:38), Syracuse time on fourth time (1 rushing). (33:03), Rutgers (31:17) and Louisville (31:27). For the season, WVU and its opponents have The Numbers From Two, Three, Four and Five about the same first-half time, with WVU holding Under Rich Rodriguez, the West Virginia Mountaineers have been one of the best teams in college the ball 15:15 and its opponents keeping it for 14:45. football in the last five years. WVU’s opponents hold a first-quarter time of 7:57 - West Virginia’s two year record (2006-07) of 21-4 is tied for seventh-best in behind only 7:02, and the Mountaineers having an 8:13 - 6:46 Ohio State (23-2), Boise State (23-2), Hawaii (23-3), Florida (22-4), LSU (22-4) and Oklahoma (22-5). The edge in the second quarter. Mountaineers are tied with Wisconsin, USC and BYU. In the second half, the Mountaineers hold the advantage, 15:17 - 14:33, including their opponents West Virginia’s three year record (2005-07) of 32-5 is third-best in college football behind only Ohio holding the third quarter possession time of 7:33 - State (33-4) and USC (33-5). 7:26 in the third quarter and WVU has the edge in West Virginia’s four-year record of 40-9 is seventh-best in college football behind only USC (46-5), Boise the fourth quarter, 7:51 - 7:04. St. (43-7), Texas (43-7), Ohio State (41-8), LSU (42-9), and Auburn (41-9). And finally, West Virginia’s five-year record of 48-14 is 10th-best in college football. In the five-year time At Home span, West Virginia has the fifth best road record (22-8) and 12th-best home record (26-6) in college This is the 28th season of competition for football. West Virginia at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. WVU holds a 123-48-4 (.714) all-time record 30 Is Enough at the facility, which opened in 1980. Dating back to 1980, the Mountaineers hold a 134-7-1 record when scoring 30 or more points in a The Mountaineers’ 2007 season-opener against Western Michigan drew 60,563, 60,021 attended game. During the 1990s, the Mountaineers were 42-4 when scoring 30 or more points in a contest and the ECU game, a season-high 61,022 were in were 40-2-1 in the ‘80s when reaching that mark. attendance for the Homecoming game against WVU is 52-1 since 2000 when scoring 30 points or more in a contest. Mississippi State, 60,992 was at the Louisville game, 59,701 attended the Connecticut game and 60,100 Good For Three watched the final home game of the season against With the end of the 2007 regular season, West Virginia has won 32 football games in the last three Pitt. years under Rich Rodriguez (2005-07) to set the best three-year win mark in school history. In fact, the An average of 60,400 have attended the six Mountaineers hold the third best three-year mark in the nation at 32-5 behind only Ohio State (33-4) and games at Mountaineer Field this season. WVU USC (33-5). averaged 58,773 per home game last season; Rodriguez breaks the previous best three-year win mark that he set at the end of 2006 when his almost nine million fans have watched a game at 2004-06 teams compiled a 30-6 record. Until last year, the best three-win win total for West Virginia Mountaineer Field. football was 27 victories set by Rodriguez’ 2003-05 teams and ’s 1981-83 clubs. Eight Ball The 2007 season marks the 31st time West Better From Four Virginia has won at least eight games in a season, With the end of 2007 regular season, West Virginia has won 40 games in the last four years to set and the 15th time it has happened since 1980. WVU the best four-year win mark in school history. Standing at 10-2 in 2007, WVU’s four-year record (2004-07) has gone to bowl games in 22 of the 31 seasons is 40-9. Rodriguez broke the previous best four-year win mark that he set in 2006, when his 2003-06 that it has recorded at least eight wins. teams compiled a 38-12 record. Prior to that, it was Rodriguez’ 2002-05 teams that held the best four- year win total with 36 victories. Before Rodriguez, West Virginia won 35 games from 1981-84, and 33 victories from 1969-72 and 1922-25. 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com 2007 Team Yards Per Carry The Running Game School Att. Yards YPC TDs As one of the nation’s most-potent ground offenses during the Rich Rodriguez era, the WVU 1. Arkansas 575 3,561 6.19 32 juggernaut rolled through the 2006 season and the 2007 regular season. 2. West Virginia 589 3,515 5.97 45 3. Illinois 558 3,194 5.72 27 ItsIts offensiveoffensive prowessprowess inin recentrecent memorymemory hashas beenbeen staggering:staggering: 4. Navy 746 4,218 5.65 51 WVU is currently No. 4 in the nation in rushing yards per game (292.9) and boasts 45 rushing 5. La.-Lafayette 542 3,019 5.57 23 touchdowns on the season which is No. 2 in the nation. WVU finished second in the NCAA in 2006 with 303 rush yards per game and has been 6. Oklahoma State 543 2,950 5.43 26 amongst the top five for the last three seasons. Air Force 660 3,582 5.43 33 West Virginia has 116 rushing touchdowns in its last 31 games (3.74 per game). 8. Florida 455 2,372 5.21 37 WVU has rushed for 300 or more yards in 17 of its last 28 games. 9. Oregon 572 2,919 5.10 31 WVU is No. 2 in the nation in team yards per carry at 5.97 and led the nation at 6.7 in 2006. 10. Nevada 539 2,710 5.03 25 Slaton Quickies Slashing, Dashing and Bashing In 2007, the rushing trifecta of Steve Slaton, Patrick White and Owen Schmitt accounts for 73.8% Slaton is the nation’s active leader in career percent of WVU’s ground attack or 2,446 of the Mountaineer’s 3,515 total rushing yards. Individually, Slaton TDs (55) and active points per game (9.4). He has ran for 29.9% percent and White for 33.7% percent. also is fifth in all-purpose ypg (136.4), seventh in In 2006, the trio accounted for 84.1% of WVU’s ground attack or 3,314 of WVU’s 3,939 total rushing yards. rushing ypg (112.1) and seventh in yards per carry Individually, Slaton rushed for 44.3% of WVU’s ground attack, White rushed for 30.9% and Schmitt 8.9% (5.92) by a . Dating back to the 2005 season, the trifecta has rushed for a combined 8,220 yards of WVU’s 10,723 Slaton is WVU’s all-time career rushing yards or 76.6%. touchdown record holder with 50. He passed WVU running backs Ira Errett Rodgers and Avon First Consensus All-American to Return Cobourne, who each had 42. th WVU is 28-4 with Slaton as a starter. Steve Slaton became WVU’s 11 consensus All-American in 2006, but he is just the first in school Slaton has 21 career 100-yard rushing history to return to WVU after being bestowed with such an honor. performances; WVU is 20-1 in those contests. WVU’s previous 10 consensus All-Americans were all graduating seniors.  In 15 career games started at Mountaineer Field, Slaton has produced 100-yard rushing Fullback Ira Errett Rodgers (1919) efforts in 11 of those contests; WVU is 13-2 with Bruce Bosley (1955) Slaton as the starter at home. (1982) In 35 games played, Slaton is third all-time Offensive tackle Brian Jozwiak (1985) in school rushing (3,925). Center Mike Compton (1992) Slaton became the first back in school Punter Todd Sauerbrun (1994) history to rush for over 200 yards (215) and tally Defensive back Aaron Beasley (1995) 100 (130) yards receiving in the same game Linebacker Canute Curtis (1996) (Pitt/2006). Linebacker Grant Wiley (2003) He accounted for 44% of WVU’s rushing Center (2006) attack in 2006. Tailback Steve Slaton* (2006) Slaton has 15 multiple rushing touchdown *sophomore year games in his career. Is tied with Patrick White and Amos Zereoue Super Steve (1996-98) for first with three 200-yard rushing Junior Steve Slaton was fourth among NCAA rushers at 134.2 yards per game and second in NCAA games. all-purpose yardage (161.8/gm) last year. Set WVU’s single season rushing record He became the first player in WVU history and one of the few in NCAA history to have 200 yards last year with 1,733 yards. rushing and 100 receiving yards in the same game at Pitt when he ran for 215 and added 130 receiving. Slaton has 14 career rushes of 42 yards or In fact, it marked the second-best single game all-purpose outing by a Mountaineer in school history. more; nine have those have gone for scores. Slaton set a new WVU single-season rushing record of 1,744 yards in 2006, breaking the previous mark Led WVU in rushing his first two years. of 1,710 set by in 2002. WVU’s Record When Wearing ... Slaton’s Consecutive Games (since 2001) Steve Slaton’s six consecutive 100-yard games prior to last year’s USF game (Mississippi State to Pitt) tied the Mountaineer school record, held by Robert Walker (1993), Amos Zereoue (1998) and Avon Blue Jersey-Gold Pants: 17-7 Cobourne (2002). In the 2006 season opener against Marshall, Slaton went over 200 yards rushing (203) for the second Blue Jersey-White Pants: 1-2 time in his career which also marked the first time a Mountaineer had posted consecutive 200-yard Blue Jersey-Blue Pants: 14-2 rushing games in school history. Slaton had rushed for a career-best 204 yards in the 2006 Nokia Sugar White Jersey-Gold Pants: 7-9 Bowl season finale win over Georgia. White Jersey-White Pants: 12-5 Those back-to-back performances ranked him third on WVU’s all-time list for two-game rushing totals. White Jersey-Blue Pants: 8-0 Slaton ranks eighth all-time in school history in rushing yards for three consecutive games with 512 Gold Jersey-Blue Pants: 1-0 (Georgia, Marshall, E. Washington). Gold Jersey-Gold Pants: 1-1

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com One of the Nation’s Finest Career Starts Junior running back Steve Slaton is the nation’s active leader in career TDs (55) and active points Keilen Dykes, Sr., DL ...... 43 per game (9.4). He also is fifth in all-purpose ypg (136.4), seventh in rushing ypg (112.1) and seventh in yards , Sr., SS ...... 37 per carry (5.92) by a running back. Ryan Stanchek, Jr., OL ...... 33 Steve Slaton, Jr., RB ...... 32 , Sr., WR ...... 30 Active Career Rushing Yardage Leader Patrick White, Jr., QB ...... 28 PLAYER SCHOOL YR TDs Carries Yards Jake Figner, Jr., OL ...... 24 1. Michael Hart Michigan Sr. 39 983 4,911 Greg Isdaner, So., OL ...... 24 2. Rutgers Jr. 45 875 4,646 Antonio Lewis, Sr., CB ...... 22 3. Kevin Smith UCF Jr. 45 870 4,560 Dorrell Jalloh, Jr., WR ...... 21 4. Darren McFadden Arkansas Jr. 40 764 4,485 Owen Schmitt, Sr., FB/TE ...... 21 5. Kalvin McRae Ohio Sr. 45 903 4,398 Larry Williams, Sr., DB ...... 20 6. Tulane Sr 39 833 4,265 Quinton Andrews, So., DB ...... 19 7. Steve Slaton WVU Jr. 50 663 3,925 Johnny Dingle, Sr., DL ...... 18 Bobby Hathaway, Sr., LB ...... 13 Active Career Touchdown Leaders Tito Gonzales, Jr., WR ...... 13 PLAYER SCHOOL YR TDs GP Marc Magro, Sr., LB ...... 13 1. Steve Slaton, RB WVU Jr. 55 35 Ridwan Malik, Sr., DB ...... 11 2. Kalvin McRae, RB Ohio Sr. 49 48 Mike Dent, Jr., OL ...... 12 3. Kevin Smith, RB UCF Jr. 46 35 , Sr., DB ...... 12 Ian Johnson, RB Boise St. Jr. 46 36 Mortty Ivy, Jr., LB ...... 12 Ray Rice, RB Rutgers Jr. 46 37 Reed Williams, Jr., LB ...... 12 6. Jorvorskie Lane, RB Texas A&M Jr. 45 36 Vaughn Rivers, Sr., DB ...... 10 7. Matt Forte, RB Tulane Sr. 44 43 , Fr., DL ...... 9 8. Darren McFadden, RB Arkansas Jr. 43 37 Adam Bednarik, Sr., QB ...... 7 9. Chris Johnson, RB East Carolina Sr. 42 46 , Jr., OL ...... 6 10. Michael Hart, RB Michigan Sr. 41 42 John Holmes, Jr., DB ...... 6 Davone Bess, WR Hawaii Jr. 41 38 Eric Rodemoyer, Fr., OL ...... 6 James Ingram, So., DL ...... 5 Active Career Scoring Leaders by Points Per Game Mike Villagrana, Fr., TE ...... 5 Player/Pos. School Yr. GP PTS PPG John Bradshaw, Jr., OL ...... 2 1. Steve Slaton, RB WVU Jr. 35 330 9.4 Charles Pugh, Jr., DB ...... 2 1. Steve Slaton, RB WVU Jr. 35 330 9.4 Brandon Hogan, Fr., WR ...... 2 2. Arthur Carmody, K Louisville Sr. 49 433 8.8 Chris Neild, Fr., DT ...... 2 3. Jeff Wolfert, K Missouri Jr. 26 221 8.5 , Fr., WR ...... 2 4. Jeremy Ito, K Rutgers Sr. 48 390 8.1 Guesly Dervil, So., DB ...... 1 5. P.J. Hill, RB Wisconsin So. 23 186 8.1 , So., QB ...... 1 Derek Hayes, Fr., OL ...... 1 Active Career Leaders in Rush Yards Per Game Kent Richardson, So., DB ...... 1 PLAYER SCHOOL YR G CAR YDS YPG Doug Slavonic, Jr., DL ...... 1 1. Kevin Smith UCF Jr. 35 870 4,560 130.3 Wes Lyons, So., WR ...... 1 2.Ray Rice Rutgers Jr. 37 875 4,646 125.6 , Fr., RB ...... 1 3. Darren McFadden Arkansas Jr. 37 764 4,485 121.2 4.Mike Hart Michigan Sr. 42 983 4,911 116.9 5.P.J. Hill Wisconsin So. 23 528 2,649 115.2 Consecutive Starts 6.Damion Fletcher Southern Miss So. 25 542 2,819 112.8 (Current) 7.Steve Slaton WVU Jr. 35 663 3,925 112.1 Keilen Dykes, Sr., DL ...... 43 Eric Wicks, Sr., DB ...... 37 Active Career Leaders in Yards Per Carry (min. 300 car/15 games) Ryan Stanchek, Jr., OL ...... 33 PLAYER SCHOOL YR G CAR YDS YPC Steve Slaton, Jr., RB ...... 32 1. Felix Jones Arkansas Jr. 37 376 2,911 7.74 Greg Isdaner, So., OL ...... 24 2. Anthony Alridge Houston Sr. 38 348 2,566 7.37 Patrick White, Jr., QB ...... 13 3.Patrick White* WVU Jr. 36 473 3,356 7.10 Dorrell Jalloh, Jr., WR ...... 12 4. Illinois Jr. 34 371 2,384 6.43 Mike Dent, Jr., OL ...... 12 5.Jamaal Charles Texas Jr. 37 506 3,167 6.26 Larry Williams, Sr. DB ...... 12 6. Javon Ringer Michigan St. Jr. 31 432 2,660 6.16 Johnny Dingle, Sr., DL ...... 12 7. Dantrell Savage Oklahoma St. Sr. 21 326 1,992 6.11 Marc Magro, Sr., LB ...... 12 8. Steve Slaton WVU Jr. 35 663 3,925 5.92 Reed Williams, Jr., LB ...... 12 9. Chad Hall Air Force Sr. 35 432 2,543 5.89 Mortty Ivy, Jr., LB ...... 12 10. Darren McFadden Arkansas Jr. 37 764 4,485 5.87 Ryan Mundy, Sr., DB ...... 12 Antonio Lewis, Sr., DB ...... 11 *Only QB on List Owen Schmitt, Sr., FB/TE ...... 7 Darius Reynaud, Sr., WR ...... 7 Selvish Capers, Jr., OL ...... 6 Jake Figner, Jr., OL ...... 5 Scooter Berry, r-Fr., DL ...... 4 Quinton Andrews, So., DB ...... 3

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Steve Slaton WVU’s Career RB, 5-10, 190, Jr., Levittown, Pa., Conwell-Egan Rushing TD  2007 Consensus Preseason All-American (Playboy, Sporting News, Blue Ribbon, Lindy’s, Athlon, NationalChamps) NCAA’s active career TD leader (55), active points per game (9.4) Leader seventh in rushing ypg (112.1), seventh in RB yards per carry (5.92) and fifth in all-purpose ypg (136.4)  2007 All-BIG EAST Second Team  Semifinalist Owns the WVU career rushing TD record with 50 2006 Consensus All-American, WVU’s first-ever to return for next season  Accounted for 37 percent of WVU’s offensive yardage in 2006  Twenty-one 100-yard career rushing games in 32 starts; WVU is 20-1 in those contests 50  In 2006, ranked fourth among Division I rushers with 144.4 yards a game, WVU Career Rushing TDs second in all-purpose yardage (172.8 ypp) and 9th in scoring (9.0 ppg) 1. Steve Slaton/2005-07 ...... 50  WVU’s all-time single season and sophomore rushing leader (1,733) 2. Ira Errett Rodgers/1915-17, 1919...... 42  Has only rushed for less than 100 yards in consecutive games as a starter three times Avon Cobourne/1999-2002...... 42  2005 BIG EAST rookie of the year as a true freshman 4. Amos Zereoue/1996-98...... 40  Third in WVU all-time freshman rushing (1,128) 5. Patrick White/2005-07...... 39  2006 Sugar Bowl MVP with record 204 yards rushing and three touchdowns 6. /2001-04 ...... 24 Tied Big East record with six touchdowns versus Louisville in 2005, finishing with 188 yards rushing 7. Kerry Marbury/1971-72...... 22 First Mountaineer RB to post consecutive 200-plus yard rushing games (204, Georgia; 203, Marshall) 8. Undra Johnson/1985-88...... 21 Slaton At Home 9. Fred Wyant/1952-55...... 20 West Virginia fans come every Saturday to see the spectacular Steve Slaton and the junior has been Quincy Wilson/1999-2003...... 20 good at home since starting his first home game against Louisville two years ago. Slaton has only failed to reach 100 yards rushing four times as a starter at Mountaineer Field in his career. BIG EAST Career Rushing Home Game Car. Yds. Avg. Rush TD Result 1. Avon Cobourne, WVU (1999-2002)...... 5,039 Louisville (10-15-05) 31 188 6.1 5 W/46-44 3OT Pitt (11-24-05) 34 179 5.3 2 W/45-13 2. Ray Rice, Rutgers (2005-07)...... 4,526 Marshall (9-2-06) 33 203 6.2 2 W/42-10 3. Steve Slaton, WVU (2005-07) ...... 3,925 Eastern Washington (9-9-06) 8 105 13.1 2 W/52-3 Maryland (9-14-06) 21 195 9.3 2 W/45-24 4. Amos Zereoue, WVU (1996-98)...... 3,907 Syracuse (10-14-06) 20 163 8.1 1 W/41-17 5. Derrick Knight, BC (2000-03) ...... 3,725 Cincinnati (11-11-06) 12 148 12.3 2 W/42-24 USF (11-25-06) 18 43 2.4 0 L/19-24 6. Mike Cloud, BC (1995-98) ...... 3,587 Rutgers (12-2-06) 23 112 4.9 2 W/41-39 3 OT 7. Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech (2001-03)...... 3,475 Western Michigan (9-1-07) 16 109 6.8 3 W/62-24 East Carolina (9-22-07) 18 110 6.1 1 W/48-7 8. Walter Reyes, Syracuse (2001-04) ...... 3,424 Mississippi State (10-20-07) 23 127 5.5 1 W/38-13 9. Patrick White/2005-07 ...... 3,356 Louisville (11-9-07) 17 60 3.5 0 W/38-31 Connecticut (11-24-07) 10 54 5.4 2 W/66-21 10. Tanardo Sharps, Temple (1999-02) ...... 3,269 Pitt (12-1-07) 9 11 1.2 0 L/9-13 Slaton’s 200-Yard All-Purpose Games Career 100-Yard Rushing Games WVU Career Rushing Yards 1. at Pitt/2006 ...... 345 (215 Rush/130 Rec.) 1. Avon Cobourne, 2000-03...... 28 1. Avon Cobourne/1999-2002 ...... 1,050/5,164 2. at Louisville/2006...... 230 (156 Rush/74 Rec.) 2. Amos Zereoue, 1996-98...... 21 2. Amos Zereoue/1996-98...... 786/4,086 3. Marshall/2006...... 215 (203 Rush/12 Rec.) Steve Slaton, 2005-07...... 21 3. Steve Slaton, 2005-07 ...... 663/3,925 4. vs. Georgia/2006 ...... 212 (204 Rush/8 Rec.) 4. Patrick White, 2005-07...... 14 4. Patrick White/2005-07...... 473/3,356 5. at MIss. St./2006...... 208 (185 Rush/23 Rec) 5. Arthur Owens, 1972-75 ...... 13 5. Arthur Owens/1972-75 ...... 416/2,648 Louisville/2006 ...... 208 (188 Rush/20 Rec) 6. Robert Alexander, 1977-80 ...... 11 6. Robert Walker/1992-95...... 529/2,620 Robert Walker, 1992-95 ...... 11 7. Quincy Wilson/1999-2003 ...... 474/2,608 8. Quincy Wilson, 1999-2003...... 10 9. Anthony Brown, 1987-88...... 9 8. Robert Alexander/1977-80 ...... 491/2,456 Robert Gresham, 1969-70...... 9 9. Undra Johnson/1985-88...... 442/2,211 Adrian Murrell, 1990-92...... 9 10. Robert Gresham/1968-70...... 417/2,181 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Slaton’s Career Long Rushes Single Season All-Purpose Running Slaton’s Career Game-by-Game 1. 65/TD ...... Cincinnati (2006) Rush/Rec/PR/KR Yards Rush Yds Avg. Tds Lng 1. Steve Slaton/2006 .... 1,744/360/0/0 .... 2,104 SU (‘05) DNP 2. 63...... Cincinnati (2006) WOFF 8 42 5.3 0 18 3. 58/TD ...... W. Michigan (2007) 2. Avon Cobourne/2002..... 1,710/146/0/0 ...... 1,856 UMD DNP 4. 56/TD ...... Connecticut (2006) 3. Amos Zereoue/1998 ...... 1,462/184/0/168...... 1,814 ECU 0 0 0 0 0 5. 55/TD ...... Pitt (2006) 4. Amoz Zereoue/1997...... 1,589/131/0/0...... 1,720 VT 11 90 8.2 0 44 5. R. Vanterpool/1994 ...... 31/849/237/496...... 1,613 RU 25 139 5.6 1 33 6. 52/TD ...... Georgia (2005) LOU 31 188 6.1 5 26 7. 52/TD ...... Georgia (2005) 6. Willie Drewery/1984...... 0/594/385/563...... 1,542 CONN 17 71 4.2 1 32 8. 52/TD ...... Syracuse (2006) 7. Robert Gresham/1969 .. 1,155/147/15/188 ..... 1,505 UC 25 129 5.2 4 33 8. Quincy Wilson/2003...... 1,380/95/0/0 ...... 1,475 PITT 24 179 5.3 2 22 9. 52 ...... Maryland (2006) USF 28 86 3.1 1 26 10. 49/TD ...... Eastern Washington (2006) 9. Kerry Marbury/1972 ...... 775/127/0/554 ...... 1,456 UGA 26 204 7.8 3 52 11. 47...... Pitt (2006) 10.Arthur Owens/1974 ...... 1,130/17/0/301 ...... 1,448 Totals 205 1,128 5.5 17 52 Steve Slaton/2007 ... 1,053/348/0/47 ... 1,448 12. 44 ...... Virginia Tech (2005) MU (‘06) 33 203 6.2 2 16 13 44 ...... Rutgers (2006) EWU 8 105 13.1 2 49 14. 42/TD ...... Louisville (2006) Single Game All-Purpose Running UMD 21 195 9.3 2 52 15. 41...... East Carolina (2007) 1. Garrett Ford, Sr. vs. Pitt/1965 ...... 356 ECU 24 80 3.3 0 16 2. Steve Slaton vs. Pitt/2006...... 345 MSU 26 185 7.1 1 27 16. 38/TD ...... Maryland (2006) SU 20 163 8.1 1 52 38/TD ...... Rutgers (2007) 3. Kay-Jay Harris vs. East Carolina/2004...... 337 UCONN 19 128 6.7 1 56 18. 37/TD ...... Maryland (2006) 4. Kerry Marbury vs. Temple/1971 ...... 323 LOU 18 156 8.7 1 42 5. Robert Gresham vs. Richmond/1969...... 312 UC 12 148 12.3 2 65 19. 35...... Pitt (2006) Pitt 23 215 9.3 2 55 20. 34...... Maryland (2006) 6. Rahsaan Vanterpool vs. Pitt/1994...... 284 USF 18 43 2.4 0 13 7. Amos Zereoue vs. Syracuse/1998...... 282 RU 23 112 4.9 2 44 8. Avon Cobourne vs. East Carolina/2002 ...... 274 GT 3 11 3.7 0 4 Single-Season Rushing Yards 9. vs. William & Mary/1972 ...... 268 Totals 248 1,744 7.0 16 65 Carries/Yards 10.Amos Zereoue vs. Tulsa/1998...... 257 WMU (07) 16 109 6.8 3 58 1. Steve Slaton/2006 ...... 245/1,733 -- includes rushing, receiving, KO return and PR MU 24 146 6.1 2 18 yardage UMD 26 137 5.3 3 22 2. Avon Cobourne/2002...... 335/1,710 ECU 18 110 6.1 1 41 3. Amos Zereoue/1997...... 281/1,589 USF 13 54 4.2 0 14 Single Season Running Back/ SU 15 69 4.6 0 18 4. Amos Zereoue/1998 ...... 283/1,462 Receiving Yards MSU 23 127 5.5 1 26 5. Quincy Wilson/2003...... 282/1380 1. /1970 ...... 565 RU 16 73 4.6 3 38 6. Avon Cobourne/2001 ...... 267/1,298 LOU 17 60 3.5 1 13 2. Steve Slaton/2006 ...... 360 UC 23 103 4.5 1 10 7. Robert Walker/1993...... 214/1,250 3. Steve Slaton/2007 ...... 348 UCONN 10 54 5.4 2 31 8. Patrick White/2007 ...... 177/1,185 4. Mickey Walczak/1981 ...... 338 PITT 9 11 1.2 0 5 5. Robert Alexander/1980...... 329 Totals 210 1,053 5.0 17 58 9. Robert Gresham/1969 ...... 206/1,155 Career 663 3,925 5.9 50 65 10.Adrian Murrell/1992 ...... 222/1,145 Career All-Purpose Yards Single Season Rushing TDs 1. Avon Cobourne/1998-2002...... 5,623 1. Ira Errettt Rodgers/1919...... 19 2. Steve Slaton/2005-07 ...... 4,775 2. Patrick White/2006...... 18 Two Players, Same Team, 3. Amos Zereoue/1996-98...... 4,628 Amos Zereoue/1997...... 18 Each Gaining 200 Rushing 4. Artie Owens//1972-75 ...... 3,971 4. Steve Slaton/2007 ...... 17 5. Rahsaan Vanterpool/1993-96...... 3,850 Avon Cobourne/2002...... 17 Yards in NCAA History 6. Robert Alexander/1977-80 ...... 3,575 Steve Slaton/2005 ...... 17 WVU 7. Willie Drewery/1981-84...... 3,508 7. Steve Slaton/2006 ...... 16 Kerry Marbury/1972 ...... 16 Patrick White (220) 8. Patrick White/2005-07 ...... 3,356 9. Patrick White/2007 ...... 14 Steve Slaton (215) ...... vs. Pitt/2006 9. Bob Gresham/1968-70 ...... 3,212 10.Amos Zereoue/1998 ...... 13 Michigan State 10./1989-92 ...... 3,057 Rasheed Marshall/2002...... 13 Sedrick Irvin (238) NCAA Active Leaders In All-Purpose Yards Per Game Marc Renaud (203)...... vs. Penn State/1997 Player, Position School Year Games Plays Yards Yards per Game Tulsa 1. Darren McFadden Arkansas Jr. 37 847 5,743 155.2 Gordon Brown (214) 2. Chris Johnson E. Carolina Sr. 46 827 6,585 143.2 3. Kevin Smith UCF Jr. 35 922 4,992 142.6 Steve Gage (206)...... vs. Wichita State/1985 4. Brandon West W. Michigan So. 25 432 3,463 138.5 5. Steve Slaton WVU Jr. 35 729 4,775 136.4 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com What They’re Saying About Steve Slaton

“In all seriousness, the only true way to gauge speed is to see it in person. Seeing Steve Slaton in person for the first time last season, for example, was a jaw-dropping experience. He’s the fastest player I’ve ever seen at any position. – Stewart Mandel, CNNSI.com

“(Steve) Slaton’s like putting olive oil on your hands and trying to hold a live fish. He’s got Ferrari speed. He’s just a phenom to watch. He’s the type of guy who can make the defense look like they’re standing still.” – Desmond Howard, ESPN

He’s got to be, if not the fastest player in college football, he’s right up there.” – Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN

“…the way he glides, changes speed, sets up his blocks, cuts on a dime and accelerates in an instant – is reminiscent of (Tony) Dorsett.” Bob Smizik, Post-Gazette

“Fast. Dynamic. Electric. He hits the edge and turns the corner better than anyone in college football …” – Gene Menez, CNNSI.com

“Lightly recruited tailback Steve Slaton found a home at West Virginia and has quickly developed into one of the game’s most feared – and fastest – runners.” - Phil Taylor,

“Here’s Slaton. He doesn’t lose footraces.” – Chris Fowler, ESPN

“He’s a great player. What more can I say? He has great speed. He’s a fine young man. I hope he wins the Heisman.” Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen Slaton’s Top 100-Yard Rushing Games 2007 Slaton by the Quarter 2007 Slaton by the Half 1st Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng Car. Yds. Avg. TD Lg WMU 4 8 2.0 0 8 1st Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng MU 3 3 1.0 0 3 WMU 8 21 2.6 1 8 1. Pitt (2006) 23 215 9.3 2 55 UMD 4 15 3.8 0 16 MU 5 2 0.4 0 3 ECU 10 48 4.8 1 17 2. Georgia (2006) 26 204 7.8 3 52 USF 5 19 3.8 0 14 UMD 16 103 6.4 1 22 3. Marshall (2006) 33 203 6.2 2 16 SU 5 27 5.4 0 18 ECU 16 67 4.2 1 17 MSU 11 61 5.5 1 26 USF 11 46 4.2 0 14 4. Maryland (2006) 21 195 9.3 2 52 RUT 5 55 11.0 1 38 SU 9 39 4.3 0 18 LOU 3 16 5.3 0 12 5. Louisville (2005) 31 188 6.1 5 26 UC 5 14 2.8 0 8 MSU 14 64 4.6 1 26 CONN 2 -1 -0.5 0 1 RUT 8 62 7.8 1 38 6. Miss. St. (2006) 26 185 7.1 1 27 PITT 3 -2 -0.7 0 2 LOU 9 17 1.9 1 12 7. Pitt (2005) 24 179 5.3 2 22 UC 7 19 2.7 0 8 2nd Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng CONN 6 41 6.8 1 31 8. Syracuse (2006) 20 163 8.1 1 52 WMU 4 13 3.3 1 7 MU 2 -1 -0.5 0 3 PITT 7 4 0.5 0 4 9. Louisville (2006) 18 156 8.7 1 42 UMD 12 88 7.3 1 22 10.UConn (2006) 12 148 12.3 2 65 ECU 6 19 3.2 0 6 2nd Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng USF 6 27 4.5 0 8 WMU 8 88 11.0 2 58 SU 4 12 3.0 0 7 MU 19 144 7.6 2 18 MSU 3 3 1.0 0 1 Career Scoring (Non-Kickers) RUT 3 7 2.3 0 4 UMD 10 34 3.4 2 9 1. Steve Slaton, 2005-07 ...... 330 LOU 6 1 0.2 1 2 ECU 2 43 21.5 0 41 UC 2 5 2.5 0 4 USF 2 8 4.0 0 4 2. Ira Errett Rodgers, 1915-19...... 313 CONN 4 42 10.5 1 31 SU 6 30 5.0 0 11 3. Amos Zereoue, 1996-98...... 252 PITT 4 6 1.5 0 4 MSU 9 63 7.0 0 20 4. Avon Cobourne, 1999-02 ...... 252 3rd Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng RUT 8 11 1.3 2 6 5. Patrick White, 2005-07 ...... 244 WMU 8 88 11.0 2 58 LOU 8 43 5.3 0 13 MU 11 62 5.6 1 11 UC 16 84 5.25 1 10 6. Jim Braxton, 1968-70...... 206 UMD 6 12 2.0 2 4 CONN 4 13 3.2 1 8 7. Kerry Marbury, 1971-72...... 144 ECU 2 43 21.5 0 41 USF 1 4 4.0 0 4 PITT 2 7 3.5 0 5 Danny Buggs, 1972-74...... 144 SU 5 19 3.8 0 8 Cedric Thomas, 1976-80 ...... 144 MSU 3 18 6.0 0 11 Career RB Receiving Yards RUT 4 5 1.2 1 4 Rasheed Marshall, 2001-04 ...... 144 LOU 5 34 6.8 0 13 1. Jim Braxton/1968-70...... 54/906 UC 6 29 4.8 0 7 2. Steve Slaton/2005-07 ...... 64/803 Career Rushing Attempts CONN 3 10 3.3 0 8 3. Tom Gray/1982-84...... 73/622 PITT 0 0 0.0 0 0 4. Robert Alexander/1977-80 ...... 61/551 1. Avon Cobourne/1999-2002...... 1,050 4th Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng 5. Mickey Walczak/178-82 ...... 69/469 2. Amos Zereoue/1996-98...... 786 WMU 0 0 0 0 0 MU 8 82 9.1 1 18 3. Steve Slaton/2005-07 ...... 663 UMD 4 22 5.5 0 9 WVU Sophomore Rushing 4. Robert Walker/1992-95...... 529 ECU 0 0 0 0 0 1. Steve Slaton/2006 ...... 248/1,744 USF 1 4 4.0 0 4 Robert Alexander/1992-95...... 529 SU 1 11 11.0 0 11 2. Amos Zereoue/1997...... 281/1,589 MSU 6 45 7.5 0 20 3. Robert Walker/1993...... 214/1,250 RUT 4 6 1.5 1 6 LOU 3 9 3.0 0 5 4. Patrick White/2006 ...... 150/1,202 UC 10 55 5.5 1 10 5. Avon Cobourne/2000 ...... 224/1,018 CONN 1 3 3.0 1 3 PITT 2 7 3.5 0 5 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Total Package White Lightning Patrick White ran for 220 yards and passed for No quarterback in the country has rushed for more yards since the start of the 2005 season than 204 yards in the win at Pitt to become the first WVU’s Patrick White. With 3,356 career rushing yards in just 29 starts, White is also the WVU and BIG EAST quarterback to rush and pass for 200 yards in career quarterback rushing leader. school history. His 424 yards of total offense tied a school record previously held my Marc Bulger (1996- WVU Career Quarterback Rushing 99). Career Carries Yards Average TD At Louisville, White rushed for 125 yards and added Patricick White (2005-07) 473 3,356 7.09 39 a career-best 222 yards passing to account for 347 Major Harris (1987-89) 432 2,161 5.0 18 yards total offense, the ninth-best outing in WVU Rasheed Marshall (2001-04) 491 2,040 4.1 24 history. Fred Wyant (1952-55) 303 793 2.6 20 White set a BIG EAST and WVU quarterback (1978-81) 367 517 1.4 11 rushing record with 247 yards on the ground BIG EAST Career Quarterback Rushing against Syracuse last year. Averaging 16.5 yards on Career School Years Yards his 15 carries, White’s 247-yard game was the fourth- Patrick White WVU 2005-07 3,356 best single game rushing output in WVU history. Rasheed Marshall WVU 2001-04 2,040 White also posted his first career 300+ total Donovan McNabb Syracuse 1995-98 1,561 offense game, with 346 overall yards against the Walter Washington Temple 2003-04 1,468 Orange. Va. Tech 1999-00 1,197 Patrick White Quickies Dynamic Duo WVU is 25-4 with White as a starting QB. Against Pitt in 2006, Patrick White (220) and Steve Slaton (215) became the first duo in Mountaineer football laurels to each rush for 200 yards in a game and just the third set of teammates to do so in BIG EAST and WVU career quarterback rushing NCAA history. leader with 3,356 in just 29 starts and 36 Slaton and White both topped 1,000 yards rushing on the season, marking the second time in school overall games. history that WVU has had two 1,000 yard rushers in the same season. It was the 37th time in NCAA Owns four of the top five BIG EAST history that two players on the same team have each gained 1,000 yards or more in a season. White and single game quarterback rushing records. Slaton each topped the 1,000 yard rushing mark, becoming the third pair of teammates to each run for Last season White’s rushing total (1,219) was 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons ever. the 16th-best single season rushing total by a West Virginia is 7-1 when Slaton and White each reach over 100 yards in the same game. Also six of quarterback in NCAA history. This year his 1,185 those contests have been on the road. WVU has had two 100-yard rushers in a game 45 times in school yards rank as the 19th best mark. history. His 424 yards of total offense at Pitt tied a school record set by Marc Bulger in 1998. Slaton and White 100+ Yards Rushing in Same Game 2005 Ninth quarterback in NCAA history to pass at Cincinnati Slaton 25-129, White 8-111 W and rush for 200 yards in the same game vs Pitt Slaton 34-179, White 23-220 W with his 220 yards rushing and 204 yards passing at Pitt in 2006. 2006 th vs Syracuse Slaton 20-163, White 15-247 W Became the 26 player in NCAA history to at UConn Slaton 19-128, White 15-102 W pass and rush for at least 1,000 yards in a at Louisville Slaton 18-156, White 23-125 L season last year ... and did it again in ‘07. at Pitt Slaton 23-215, White 22-220 W Has recorded 14 carries of 40 or more yards in 2007 career; 10 of those went for scores. at Marshall Slaton 24-146; White 17-125 W Set WVU single season sophomore total at Cincinnati Slaton 23-103; White 27-155 W offense record in 2006 with 2,874 yards. White’s 18 rushing touchdowns last year were Rush to 1,000 the second-most ever by a Mountaineer. Averaging 134.2 yards per game, Steve Slaton reached the 1,000-yard mark in 2006 faster than Is tied with Steve Slaton and Amos Zereoue any back in Mountaineer history when he crossed the millennium threshold on his 17th carry against (1996-98) for first with three 200-yard rushing UConn (149th carry of 2006 season). games. Yet based on the number of carries, Patrick White is the fastest back to 1,000 yards in WVU history. White is the second WVU player in the last White reached that milestone on the 18th carry of the win at Pitt (124th carry of 2006 season). three years to earn BIG EAST offensive player Fastest WVU Player to 1,000 Yards of the year honors (QB Rasheed Marshall in Player/Year Carries Games Total Yards Patrick White/06 124 10 1,219 2004). Steve Slaton/06 149 7 1,744 Artie Owens/75 152 11 1,055 Three Can Lead Robert Walker/93 152 9 1,250 Patrick White/07 154 11 1,185 With arguably the best quarterback depth of Artie Owens/74 155 11 1,130 any Division I team in the NCAA this season, WVU Amos Zereoue/97 166 7 1,589 has three proven signalcallers the Mountaineers Bob Gresham/69 175 11 1,155 can rely on to win with. Adrian Murrell/92 179 9 1,145 Steve Slaton/05 183 10 1,128 Start with junior Patrick White and his 25-4 record Avon Cobourne/02 185 7 1,710 as a starter followed by senior Adam Bednarik who Robert Alexander/80 185 11 1,064 is 6-1. Sophomore Jarrett Brown is 1-0 after guiding Amos Zereoue/98 185 8 1,462 Steve Slaton/07 197 11 1,053 WVU to a three home victory against Avon Cobourne/01 199 8 1,298 Rutgers last season. All have won at least one BIG Amos Zereoue/96 208 11 1,035 EAST contest. Garrett Ford Sr/66 212 9 1,068 In the last three seasons, those three Avon Cobourne/99 213 10 1,138 Quincy Wilson/03 213 9 1,380 quarterbacks are a combined 32-5. Avon Cobourne/2000 220 10 1,018 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Patrick White WVU and BIG EAST Career QB, 6-2, 190, Jr., Daphne, Ala., Daphne QB Rushing Leader

 Finished No. 6 in the 2007 voting and Counting  Maxwell Award semifinalist  Walter Camp Player of the Year semifinalist  2007 SI.com’s Honorable-Mention All-American  2006/2007 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year 3,356  2006 Alabama athlete of the year  2007 Toyota Gator Bowl MVP  WVU single game, season and career record holder in completion % Game: (18-20/90%) vs. East Carolina/2007 Season: 65.9% (118-179) in 2006 Career: 64.6% (317-490) WVU is 25-4 with White as its starting quarterback; he started his first game against UConn (11-2-05) Ranks ninth all-time in career NCAA QB rushing yardage No active QB has run for more yards in the last three seasons than White WVU and BIG EAST QB rushing record 247 yards versus Syracuse in 2006 Back-to-back 1,000 yard rushing seasons Back-to-back 1,000 yards rushing/ 1,000 yards passing seasons BIG EAST career quarterback rushing yards leader (3,356) Ranked No. 8 nationally in career touchdowns responsible for (72) WVU’s offense is 81-89 in the red zone under White with 58 touchdowns 2005 Freshman All-America quarterback BIG EAST Career QB Rushing BIG EAST Single-Game QB Rushing 1. Patrick White, WVU, 2005-07...... 3,356 1. Patrick White, WVU vs. Syracuse, 2006 .. 247 2. Rasheed Marshall, WVU, 2001-04...... 2,040 2.Patrick White, WVU vs. Pitt, 2005...... 220 3. Donovan McNabb, SU, 1995-98...... 1,561 3.Patrick White, WVU vs. Pitt, 2006...... 220 4. Walter Washington, Temple, 2003-04..... 1,468 4.Michael Vick, Va. Tech vs. BC, 2000 ...... 210 5. Michael Vick, Virginia Tech, 1999-00...... 1,197 5. Patrick White, WVU vs. UConn, 2007...... 186

WVU Single-Game Rushing WVU Single-Season Total Offense 1. Kay-Jay Harris vs. E. Carolina, 2004 ...... 337 1. Marc Bulger, 1998...... 3,515 2. Kerry Marbury, vs. Temple, 1971 ...... 291 2. Major Harris/1989 ...... 2,994 3. Avon Cobourne, vs. E. Carolina, 2002...... 260 3. Patrick White/2006 ...... 2,874 4. Patrick White vs. Syracuse, 2006...... 247 4. Rasheed Marshall/2004...... 2,747 5. Amos Zereoue vs. Notre Dame, 1997 ...... 234 5. Patrick White/2007 ...... 2,733 6. Amos Zereoue vs. Rutgers, 1998 ...... 228 6. Major Harris/1988 ...... 2,525 “This is a quarterback who can run 7. Patrick White vs. Pitt, 2005...... 220 7. Oliver Luck/1981 ...... 2,497 and in these days and times when Patrick White vs. Pitt, 2006...... 220 8. Jeff Hostetler/1983 ...... 2,416 you are getting a lot of quarterbacks 9. Steve Slaton vs. Pitt, 2006 ...... 215 9. Marc Bulger/1997 ...... 2,372 who can run a lot of spreads - 10. Andrew Wood vs. BC, 1971...... 214 10. Bernie Galiffa/1972...... 2,345 this guy is the best ... I just love him as a runner at the quarterback position. There is nobody in this Career 200-Yard Rushing Games country who is better at doing 1. Steve Slaton, 2005-07 ...... 3 what he does in this system.” Patrick White, 2005-07 ...... 3 Amos Zereoue, 1996-98...... 3 ABC Color Anaylst Bob Griese 4. Avon Cobourne, 2000-03...... 2 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Third Year Starting QBs at WVU Rasheed Marshall (started 2002-04) Passing Cm-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD Fred Wyant (started 1952-55) 2002 139-259-5 53.7 1,616 9 Passing 2003 109-215-8 50.7 1,729 15 Cm-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD 2004 144-242-9 59.5 1,886 19 1952 55-128-13 43.0 867 8 1953 41-102-7 40.2 642 4 Rushing 1954 40-97-5 41.2 563 4 Attempts Yards Avg/Carry TD 1955 38-74-5 51.4 591 5 2002 173 666 3.8 13 2003 101 303 3.0 4 Rushing 2004: 169 861 5.1 4 Attempts Yards Avg/Carry TD 1952 82 182 2.2 5 1953 78 135 1.7 4 Patrick White (starting 2005-07) 1954 103 278 2.7 0 Passing 1955 44 168 3.8 3 Cm-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD 2005 65-114-5 57.0 828 8 Mike Sherwood (started 1968-70) 2006 118-179-7 65.9 1,655 13 Passing 2007 134-197-4 68.0 1,548 12 Cm-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD Rushing 1968 151-264-10 57.2 1,998 12 Attempts Yards Avg/Carry TD 1969 61-116-7 52.9 773 7 2005 131 952 7.3 7 1970 117-193-8 60.6 1,550 15 2006 165 1,219 7.4 18 2007 177 1,185 6.6 14 Dan Kendra (started 1975-77) 2007 177 1,185 6.6 14 Passing Cm-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD NCAA Single-Season Quarterback Rushing 1975 98-189-9 51.9 1,315 6 Player, Team Year G Rushes Yards TD Avg. 1976 113-233-19 48.5 1,476 9 1. Beau Morgan, Air Force 1996 11 225 1,494 18 6.64 1977 121-226-17 53.5 1,674 13 1977 121-226-17 53.5 1,674 13 2. Stacey Robinson, Northern Ill. 1989 11 223 1,443 19 6.47 Oliver Luck (started 1979-81) 3. Jammal Lord, Nebraska 2002 14 251 1,412 8 5.63 Passing 4. Brad Smith, Missouri 2003 13 21 1,406 18 6.63 Cm-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD 5. Chris McCoy, Navy 1997 11 246 1,370 20 5.57 1979 103-231-12 44.6 1,292 8 6. Dee Dowis, Air Force 1987 12 194 1,315 10 6.78 1980 135-254-12 53.1 1,874 19 7. Brian Mitchell, La.Lafayette 1989 11 237 1,311 19 5.53 1981 216-394-16 54.8 2,448 16 8. Brad Smith, Missouri 2005 12 229 1,301 16 5.68 9. Fred Solomon, Tampa 1974 11 193 1,300 19 6.74 Major Harris (started 1987-89) 10. Dee Dowis, Air Force 1989 12 172 1,286 18 #7.48 Passing Cm-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD 11. Beau Morgan, Air Force 1995 12 229 1,285 19 5.61 1987 79-155-8 49.7 1,200 10 12. , Indiana 200 11 218 1,270 13 5.83 1988 105-186-8 56.5 1,915 14 13. Stacey Robinson, Northern Ill. 1990 11 193 1,238 19 6.41 1989 142-245-11 58 2,058 17 14. Chance Harridge, Air Force 2002 13 252 1,229 *22 4.88 15. Chris McCoy, Navy 1996 11 268 1,228 16 4.58 Rushing Attempts Yards Avg/Carry TD 16. Patrick White, West Virginia 2006 12 165 1,219 18 7.38 1987 143 615 4.3 6 17. Keith Boyea, Air Force 2001 12 230 1,216 18 5.29 1988 134 610 4.6 6 18. Patrick White, West Virginia 2007 12 177 1,185 14 6.69 1989 155 936 6.0 6 19. Rob Perez, Air Force 1991 12 233 1,157 10 4.97 20. Michael Desormeaux, UL Lafayette 2007 12 188 1,141 7 6.07 Chad Johnston (started 1994-96) 21. Jack Mildren, Oklahoma 1971 11 193 1,140 17 5.91 Passing 22. Nolan Cromwell, Kansas 1975 11 218 1,124 9 5.16 Cm-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD 1994 124-242-7 51.2 1,863 16 23. Eric Crouch, Nebraska 2001 12 203 1,115 18 5.49 1995 127-248-13 51.2 2,019 13 24. Craig Candelo, Navy 2003 13 271 1,112 16 4.10 1996 167-334-8 50.0 1,958 12 25. Scott Frost, Nebraska 1997 12 176 1,095 19 6.22 26. Michael Carter, Hawaii 1991 12 221 1,092 16 4.94 Marc Bulger (started 1997-99) 27. , Texas 2004 12 167 1,079 14 6.46 Passing 28. Tory Crawford, Army 1986 11 244 1,075 15 4.41 Cm-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD 29. Kareem Wilson, Ohio 1996 12 *275 1,072 14 3.90 1997 192-323-10 59.4 2,465 14 1998 274-419-10 65.4 3,607 31 30. Joshua Cribbs, Kent State 2002 10 137 1,057 10 *7.72 1999 145-239-13 60.7 1,729 11 31. Vince Young, Texas 2005 13 155 1,050 12 6.77

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Patrick White Career Rushing G-B-G Patrick White Career Passing G-B-G Rush No. Yds Avg. TD Lg Pass Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg SU (‘05) 6 20 5.0 0 5 SU (‘05) 6 3 0 63 0 39 WOFF 11 107 9.7 1 48 WOFF 10 6 0 82 0 22 UMD 9 62 6.9 0 33 UMD 5 3 0 29 0 15 ECU 3 5 1.7 0 3 ECU 8 5 2 64 1 22 VT 11 44 4.0 0 13 VT 11 9 0 85 2 46 RUTG 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 RUTG 1 0 0 0 0 0 LOU 11 69 6.3 0 18 LOU 11 5 0 49 0 20 CONN 12 63 5.3 2 14 UCONN 16 7 1 106 1 50 UC 8 111 13.9 0 34 UC 12 7 0 100 1 36 PITT 23 220 9.6 2 47 PITT 10 4 1 41 1 22 USF 11 177 16.1 2 76 USF 10 5 1 89 1 33 UGA 24 77 3.2 0 13 UGA 14 11 0 120 1 30 Totals 131 952 7.3 7 76 Totals 114 65 5 828 8 50 Gaining 1,000-yards rushing and MU (‘06) 7 48 6.9 0 14 MU (‘06) 14 10 0 168 2 45 1,000-yards passing in a season EWU 2 22 11.0 0 30 EWU 4 4 0 48 0 17 in NCAA History UMD 12 85 7.1 1 47 UMD 9 6 0 43 1 12 1. Johnny Bright, Army, 1950 ...... 1,232 rush/1,168 pass ECU 11 39 3.5 1 11 ECU 24 17 3 216 2 60 2. , So. Miss., 1981...... 1,005 rush/1,004 pass MSU 11 76 6.9 2 46 MSU 9 6 0 92 0 27 3. Bart Weiss, Air Force, 1985 ...... 1,032 rush/1,449 pass 4. Darian Hagan, Colorado, 1989 ...... 1,004 rush/1,002 pass SU 15 247 16.5 4 69 SU 19 12 1 99 0 20 5. Dee Dowis, Air Force, 1989 ...... 1,286 rush/1,285 pass UCONN 15 102 6.8 1 45 UCONN 14 9 1 156 1 56 6. Brian Mitchell, La.-Lafayette, 1989 .....1,311 rush/1,966 pass LOU 23 125 5.4 4 21 LOU 20 13 0 222 0 44 7. Michael Carter, Hawaii, 1991 ...... 1,092 rush/1,172 pass UC 10 96 9.3 2 53 UC 13 7 0 98 1 34 8. Beau Morgan, Air Force, 1995 ...... 1,285 rush/1,165 pass 9. Beau Morgan, Air Force, 1996 ...... 1,494 rush/1,210 pass PITT 22 220 10.0 2 64 PITT 16 11 0 204 2 67 10. Chris McCoy, Navy, 1997 ...... 1,370 rush/1,203 pass USF 15 17 1.1 0 10 USF 22 14 2 178 2 44 11. Scott Frost, Nebraska, 1997 ...... 1,095 rush/1,237 pass GT 22 145 6.6 1 27 GT 15 9 0 131 2 57 12. Antwaan Randle El, Indiana, 20001,270 rush/1,783 pass 13. Keith Boyea, Air Force, 2001 ...... 1,216 rush/1,253 pass Totals 165 1,219 7.4 18 69 Totals 179 118 7 1,655 13 67 14. W. Dantzler, Clemson, 2001...... 1,004 rush/2,360 pass 15. Joshua Cribbs, Kent State, 2001 ...... 1,019 rush/1,516 pass WMU (‘07) 9 97 10.8 2 38 WMU (07)18 10 0 192 2 58 16. Eric Crouch, Nebraska, 2001...... 1,115 rush/1,510 pass MU 17 125 7.4 1 26 MU 18 13 0 149 2 48 17. Brad Smith, Missouri, 2002...... 1,029 rush/2,333 pass 18. Joshua Cribbs, Kent State, 2002 ... 1,057 rush/1,014 pass UMD 11 22 2.0 1 22 UMD 13 8 0 95 0 35 19. Jammal Lord, Nebraska, 2002 ...... 1,412 rush/1,362 pass ECU 9 42 4.7 2 13 ECU 20 18 0 181 2 33 20. Chance Harridge, Air Force, 2002 1,229 rush/1,062 pass USF 9 36 4.0 0 18 USF 18 12 1 100 0 28 21. Ell Roberson, Kansas St, 2002 ...... 1,032 rush/1,580 pass SU 14 89 6.4 1 27 SU 15 12 0 148 1 31 22. Craig Candelo, Navy, 2003...... 1,112 rush/ 1,140 pass 23. Brad Smith, Missouri, 2003 ...... 1,406 rush/1,977 pass MSU 5 89 17.8 1 64 MSU 12 8 1 61 2 14 24. Vince Young, Texas, 2004 ...... 1,079 rush/1,849 pass RUT 22 156 7.1 1 50 RUT 16 10 0 144 0 51 25. Vince Young, Texas, 2005 ...... 1,050 rush/3,036 pass LOU 24 147 6.1 1 50 LOU 25 16 0 181 2 32 26. Patrick White, WVU, 2006...... 1,219 rush/1,655 pass 27. M. Desormeaux, UL-Laf., 2007 ...... 1,141 rush/1,405 pass UC 27 155 5.7 2 14 UC 19 13 1 140 0 32 28. Patrick White, WVU, 2007 ...... 1,185 rush/1,548 pass UCONN 16 186 11.6 2 35 UCONN 13 9 1 107 1 49 PITT 14 41 2.9 0 19 PITT 10 5 0 50 0 20 Totals 177 1,185 6.7 14 64 Totals 197 134 4 1,548 12 58 NCAA Single Game QB 200 Yards Passing and 200 Yards Rushing Player, Team Date Opponent Yards Rush Yards Pass Patrick White, WVU Nov. 16, 2006 Pitt 220 204 Patrick White has 16th-highest Vince Young, Texas Jan. 4, 2006 USC 200 267 single season rushing total by a Vince Young, Texas Oct. 29, 2005 Oklahoma State 267 239 Brad Smith, Missouri Oct. 22, 2005 Nebraska 246 234 quarterback in NCAA history and Antwaan Randle El, Indiana Oct. 21, 2000 Minnesota 210 263 is just the 5th player in NCAA history Marques Tuiasosopo, Washington Oct. 30, 1999 Stanford 207 302 to rush for 1,000 yards and pass Brian Mitchell, La. Lafayette Nov. 21, 1987 Colorado State 271 205 for 1,000 yards Steve Gage, Tulsa Nov. 8, 1986 New Mexico 212 209

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com White’s Career Long Rushes NCAA Career Quarterback Rushing 1. 76/TD ...... USF (2005) Player, Team Years G Rushes Yards TD Yds/Gm 2. 69/TD ...... Syracuse (2006) 1. Brad Smith, Missouri 2002-05 48 799 4,289 45 89.4 3. 65/TD ...... USF (2005) 2. Antwaan Randle El, Indiana 1998-01 44 857 3,895 44 88.5 4. 64/TD ...... Pitt (2006) 3. Joshua Cribbs, Kent State 2001-04 43 632 3,670 38 85.3 64/TD ...... Miss. State (2007) 4. Dee Dowis, Air Force 1986-89 47 543 3,612 41 76.9 6. 53...... Cincinnati (2006) 5. Kareem Wilson, Ohio 1995-98 45 *885 3,597 49 79.9 7. 50/TD...... Louisville (2007) 6. Eric Crouch, Nebraska 1998-01 43 648 3,434 *59 79.9 50...... Rutgers (2007) 7. Chris McCoy, Navy 1995-97 32 682 3,401 43 106.3 9. 48/TD ...... Wofford (2005) 8. Beau Morgan, Air Force 1994-96 35 594 3,379 42 96.5 10. 47...... Pitt (2005) 9. Patrick White, West Virginia 2005-07 36 473 3,356 39 93.2 12. 46/TD ...... Mississippi State (2006) 10. Brian Mitchell, La.-Lafayette 1986-89 43 678 3,335 47 77.6 12. 45/TD ...... Conncecticut (2006) 11. Fred Solomon, Temple 1971-74 43 557 3,299 39 76.7 13. 40/TD...... Syracuse (2006) 12. Vince Young, Texas 2003-05 37 457 3,127 37 84.5 40...... Mississippi State (2006) 13. Ell Roberson, Kansas St. 2000-03 47 604 2,818 40 60.0 15. 38/TD...... Western Michigan (2007) 14. Stacey Robinson, Northern Ill. 1988-90 25 429 2,727 38 *109.1 16. 35...... Connecticut (2007) 15. Jamelle Holieway, Oklahoma 1985-88 38 505 2,699 30 71.0 17. 34...... Cincinnati (2005) 16. Woodrow Dantzler, Clemson 1998-01 36 549 2,615 27 72.6 18. 33 ...... Maryland (2005) 17. Jammal Lord, Nebraska 2000-03 39 516 2,573 24 66.0 19. 32/TD...... Syracuse (2006) 18. Bill Hurley, Syracuse 1975-79 46 685 2,551 19 55.5 20. 31 ...... Cincinnati (2005) 19. Matt Jones, Arkansas 2001-04 46 382 2,535 24 55.1 20. Michael Carter, Hawaii 1990-93 46 574 2,534 39 55.1 * Record White’s Career Long Passes 1. 67/TD ...... Steve Slaton/Pitt (2006) 2. 60/TD ...... Darius Reynaud/E. Carolina (2006) 3. 58 ...... Darius Reynaud/W. Michigan (2007) WVU Single Game Total Offense Sophomore Total Offense 4. 57/TD...... Tito Gonzalez/Ga. Tech (2007) Pl/Yds. Name Opp. Date Plays/Yards 5. 52/TD ...... Rayshawn Bolden/UConn (2006) 38/424... Patrick White...... Pitt ...... 11-16-06 Patrick White/2006 ...... 344/2,874 6. 51...... Steve Slaton/Rutgers (2007) 52/424 ... Marc Bulger ...... Missouri...... 12-26-98 Major Harris/1988 ...... 320/2,525 7. 50/TD...... Steve Slaton/W. Michigan (2007) 47/407.... Mike Sherwood.... Pitt ...... 9-28-68 Marc Bulger/1997...... 375/2,372 8. 50 ...... Brandon Myles/UConn (2005) 38/394 .... Marc Bulger...... Pitt ...... 11-27-98 Rasheed Marshall/2002 ...... 432/2,282 9. 49 ...... Darius Reynaud/UConn (2007) Mike Sherwood/1968 ...... 355/1,983 10. 46/TD ...... Darius Reynaud/Marshall (2007) 39/372 ..... Major Harris ...... BC...... 10-22-88 11. 45 ...... Tito Gonzalez/Marshall (2006) 51/370 ..... Chad Johnston ..... Pitt ...... 10-15-94 12. 44 ...... Brandon Myles/USF (2006) 47/356 .... Marc Bulger ...... Miami...... 10-24-98 Sophomore Scoring 13. 43...... Steve Slaton/Pitt (2006) 52/354.... Oliver Luck ...... Syracuse...... 11-21-81 Points 14. 40 ...... Darius Reynaud/Louisville (2006) 43/352 .... Chad Johnston ..... Purdue ...... 9-2-95 Paul Woodside/1982...... 116 15. 39...... Brandon Myles/Syracuse (2005) 49/351 ..... Marc Bulger...... Miami...... 10-30-99 Patrick White/2006 ...... 108 16. 37 ...... Darius Reynaud/Miss. St. (2006) Amos Zereoue/1997 ...... 108 17. 36...... Brandon Myles/Cincinnati (2005) Career Total Offense Steve Slaton/2006 ...... 96 18. 35...... Darius Reynaud/Maryland (2007) 1. Marc Bulger/ 1996-99...... 1,100/7,827 Jay Taylor/1997 ...... 88 19. 34/TD...... Brandon Myles/Cincinnati (2006) 2. Rasheed Marshall/2001-04 ...... 1,286/7,598 20. 33 ...... Rayshawn Bolden/USF (2005) 3. Major Harris/1987-89 ...... 1,018/7,344 White Strikes Patrick White and Steve Slaton 4. Patrick White/2005-07...... 939/7,296 Quarterback Patrick White threw for two 5. Oliver Luck/1978-81...... 1,278/6,282 touchdowns in each of the first two contests this are the 3rd set of teammates season against Western Michigan and Marshall and 6. Chad Johnston/1993-96...... 1,041/5,664 followed that up with two more against ECU and in NCAA history to each rush 7. Avon Cobourne/1999-2002...... 1,050/5,164 Mississippi State. 8. Dan Kendra/1974-77...... 868/4,752 White has now thrown two TDs in 11 career for 1,000 yards or more 9. Mike Sherwood/1968-70 ...... 797/4,475 games, including eight of his last 14 games. WVU is 9-2 when White throws two touchdowns in consecutive seasons. 10.Jeff Hostetler/1982-83...... 751/4,393 in a game.

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com What They’re Saying About Patrick White “He can go for a home run at any time. He’s fast, and he can stop on a dime. He can be going full speed horizontally, stick a foot in the ground and go full speed vertical. Give him just a little bit of daylight, and he’s off.” – Rutgers coach Greg Schiano

“From the moment the then redshirt freshman came off the bench in the Mountaineers’ Oct. 15, 2005, game against Louisville and promptly led a 17-point, fourth-quarter comeback and triple-overtime victory, it was obvious he possessed that rare ability to change the course of a game in one play.” – Stewart Mandel, CNNSI.com

“I like Pat White at West Virginia; I really do. … For college football right now with the offense that West Virginia runs … He’s a dynamic runner and a better thrower than people give him credit for, and I think he will be even better throwing the football this year. – ESPN’s on who he thinks is the best quarterback in the nation.

“After witnessing firsthand the all-inspiring talents of Patrick White, there’s no doubt in my mind he’s one of the top players in the country, if not the top.” - Gregg Ellis, Daily Journal

“If winning – especially big games – is the gold standard, then today’s WVU fans are watching the greatest quarterback in the school’s history in Patrick White.” – Bob Hertzel, formerly of the Dominion Post and now with Fairmont Times West Virginian.

“You think you have Pat White for a sack and the next thing you know he turns it into a first down.” – Bill Cubit, Western Michigan Head Coach

“Everyone wants to have that special player. He’s just a tremendous competitor. He continues to prove he’s one of the best football players this school has ever had.” – Rich Rodriguez, WVU Head Coach

2007 White by Quarter - Rushing 2007 White by Quarter - Passing Patrick White’s 200-yard 1st Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng 1st Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg WMU 4 25 6.3 0 11 WMU 5 5 0 151 2 58 Total Offense Games MU 2 11 5.5 0 6 MU 8 6 0 72 1 46 UMD 3 16 5.3 1 22 UMD 4 3 0 23 0 10 1. Pitt (2006) ...... 424 (220 Rush/204 Pass) ECU 1 5 5.0 0 5 ECU 5 4 0 37 0 13 2. Louisville (2006)...... 347 (125 Rush/222 Pass) USF 2 7 3.5 0 7 USF 9 5 1 25 0 9 SU 6 31 5.2 1 14 SU 4 4 0 40 0 16 3. Syracuse (2006) ...... 346 (247 Rush/99 Pass) MSU 3 93 31.0 1 64 MSU 8 6 0 63 2 14 RUT 2 3 1.5 0 4 RUT 2 2 0 12 0 6 4. Louisville (2007) ...... 328 (147 Rush/181 Pass) LOU 6 26 4.3 0 18 LOU 9 6 0 72 2 18 5. Rutgers (2007)...... 300 (156 Rush/144 Pass) UC 5 11 2.2 0 7 UC 4 3 0 38 0 32 UCONN 3 20 6.6 1 14 UCONN 6 4 0 74 1 49 6. Cincinnati (2007) ...... 295 (155 Rush/140 Pass) PITT 6 34 5.6 0 21 PITT 3 2 0 10 0 6 7. Connecticut (2007) ...... 293 (186 rush/107 pass) 2nd Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng 2nd Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg 8. W. Michigan (2007) ...... 289 (97 Rush/192 Pass) WMU 3 37 12.3 1 38 WMU 3 1 0 12 0 12 MU 4 34 8.5 0 26 MU 3 2 0 0 0 2 9. Georgia Tech (2007)... 276 (145 Rush/ 131 Pass) UMD 5 -9 -1.8 0 4 UMD 5 2 0 46 0 35 10. Marshall (2007)...... 274 (125 Rush/149 Pass) ECU 3 20 6.7 1 13 ECU 8 7 0 65 1 12 USf 7 29 4.1 0 18 USF 9 7 0 75 0 26 11. USF (2005) ...... 266 (177 Rush/89 Pass) SU 6 29 4.8 0 9 SU 8 6 0 85 0 31 MSU 2 -4 -2.0 0 1 MSU 4 2 1 -2 0 1 12. Pitt (2005) ...... 261 (220 Rush/41 Pass) RUT 10 69 6.9 1 22 RUT 7 4 0 42 0 13 13. UConn (2006) ...... 258 (102 Rush/156 Pass) LOU 7 23 3.3 0 6 LOU 3 2 0 36 0 32 UC 10 63 6.3 2 13 UC 7 6 1 68 0 26 14. East Carolina (2006)..... 255 (39 Rush/216 Pass) UCONN 4 38 9.5 0 29 UCONN 5 4 0 24 0 16 15. Syracuse (2007)...... 237 (89 Rush/148 Pass) PITT 3 -1 -0.3 0 4 PITT 3 2 0 20 0 11 16. East Carolina (2007) ...... 223 (42 Rush/181 Pass) 3rd Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng 3rd Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg WMU 2 35 17.5 1 22 WMU 10 4 0 29 0 11 17. Marshall (2006) ...... 216 (48 Rush/168 Pass) MU 6 48 8.0 1 20 MU 6 4 0 61 1 23 18. Cincinnati (2005)...... 211 (111 Rush/100 Pass) UMD 1 12 12.0 0 12 UMD 3 3 0 26 0 21 ECU 5 17 3.4 1 10 ECU 7 7 0 79 1 33 USF 0 0 0 0 0 USF 0 0 0 0 0 0 SU 2 29 14.5 0 27 SU 3 2 0 23 1 20 WVU Career TD Passes MSU 0 0 0 0 0 MSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1. Marc Bulger/1996-99 ...... 59 RUT 5 15 3.0 0 15 RUT 7 4 0 90 0 51 LOU 2 9 4.5 0 6 LOU 7 5 0 48 0 23 2. Rasheed Marshall/2001-04...... 45 UC 8 54 6.75 0 7 UC 6 1 0 21 0 21 UCONN 9 128 14.2 1 35 UCONN 2 1 1 9 0 9 3. Oliver Luck/1978-81...... 43 PITT 0 0 0 0 0 PITT 0 0 0 0 0 0 4. Chad Johnston/1993-96 ...... 43 4th Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng 4th Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg 5. Major Harris/1987-89 ...... 41 WMU 0 0 0 0 0 WMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 MU 5 32 6.4 0 10 MU 1 1 0 16 0 16 6. Mike Sherwood/1968-70 ...... 34 UMD 2 3 1.5 0 2 UMD 1 0 0 0 0 0 7. Patrick White/2005-07 ...... 33 ECU 0 0 0 0 0 ECU 0 0 0 0 0 0 USF 0 0 0 0 0 USF 0 0 0 0 0 0 8. Dan Kendra/1974-77 ...... 31 SU00000 SU 0 0 0 0 0 0 9. Bernie Galiffa/1970-72 ...... 28 MSU 0 0 0 0 0 MSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 RUT 5 69 13.8 0 50 RUT 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brad Lewis/1998-2001 ...... 28 LOU 9 89 9.9 1 50 LOU 6 3 0 25 0 12 UC 4 27 6.75 0 14’ UC 2 1 0 13 0 13 UCONN 0 0 0 0 0 UCONN 0 0 0 0 0 0 PITT 4 8 2.0 0 12 PITT 4 1 0 20 0 20 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com WVU Single Game Comp. % BIG EAST Single Game Completion % (min. 10 att.) (min. 10 att.) 1. Michael Vick, Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers/1999...... 91.7% (11-12) 1. Patrick White vs. ECU/2007 ...... 90% (18-20) 2. , Virginia Tech vs. Texas A&M/2002 ...... 90.9% (10-11) A. Bednarik vs. Rutgers/2005 ..... 90% (9-10) Troy Nunes, Syracuse vs. BYU/2000...... 90.9% (10-11) Mike Sherwood vs. Richmond/1970 ..... 90% (9-10) Ray Lucas, Rutgers vs. Colgate/1993...... 90.9% (10-11) 5. Patrick White, WVU vs. East Carolina/2007 ...... 90.0% (18-20) WVU Career Completion Percentage Adam Bednarik, WVU vs. Rutgers/2005 ...... 90.0% (9-10) (min. 100 att.) 7. , Pitt vs. Citadel/2006...... 88.2% (15-17) 1. Patrick White, 2005-07 ...... 647 8. Devin Scott, Temple vs. Rutgers/2000 ...... 87.5% (14-16) 2. Marc Bulger/1996-99 ...... 616 9. Ryan Hart, Rutgers vs. Navy/2005 ...... 85.7% (18-21) 3. /1992-93...... 601 10. Kevin Mason, Syracuse vs. Temple/1994...... 85.0% (17-20) 4. Mike Sherwood/1968-70 ...... 574 5. Major Harris/1987-89 ...... 553 6. Rasheed Marshall/2001-04 ...... 545 NCAA Active Leaders In Yards Per Play (Total Offense) 7. Brad Lewis/1998-2001 ...... 544 Player, Position School Year Games Plays Yards Yards per Play 8. Darren Studstill/1990-93 ...... 529 1. , QB Hawaii Sr. 37 1,804 14,609 8.10 9. Kevin White/1981-84 ...... 528 2. , QB Louisville Sr. 44 1,357 10,819 7.97 3. Patrick White, QB West Virginia Jr. 36 963 7,387 7.67 4. , QB Florida So. 26 633 4,797 7.58 WVU Single Season Pass Eff. 5. Zac Robinson, QB Oklahoma St. So. 19 504 3,788 7.52 (min. 50 att.) 1. Jake Kelchner/1993 ...... 164.01 2. Patrick White/2006 ...... 159.73 3. Major Harris/1988 ...... 159.17 4. Marc Bulger/1998...... 157.35 5. Patrick White/2007...... 150.07 6. Darren Studstill/1993 ...... 149.69 7. Mike Sherwood/1970...... 145.43 8. Adam Bednarik/2005 ...... 145.20 9. Rasheed Marshall/2004...... 143.44 10. Major Harris/1989 ...... 142.44 WVU Career Passing Efficiency 1. Patrick White/2005-07...... 149.49 2. Jake Kelchner/1992-93...... 148.42 3. Major Harris/1987-89 ...... 143.31 4. Marc Bulger/1996-99 ...... 140.93 5. Mike Sherwood/1968-70 ...... 131.61 6. Allen McCune/1964-65...... 129.88 7. Rasheed Marshall/2001-04 ...... 124.90 8. Chad Johnston/1993-96...... 120.86 9. Darren Studstill/1990-93 ...... 120.47 10. Jeff Hostetler/1982-83...... 120.09

WVU Career Interception Avoidance (min. 100 att.) 1. Jeff Hostetler/1982-83...... 0279 2. Kevin White/1981-84 ...... 0296 3. Jake Kelchner/1992-93...... 0307 4. Patrick White/2005-07...... 0326 5. Marc Bulger/1996-99 ...... 0332 6. Chad Johnston/1993-96...... 0334 7. Brad Lewis/1998-2001 ...... 0364 8. Greg Jones/1988-90 ...... 0365 9. Rasheed Marshall/2001-04 ...... 0372 10. Mike Sherwood/1968-70 ...... 0436 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Owen Schmitt Career Broken FB/TE, 6-3, 260, Sr., Fairfax, Va. Fairfax Facemasks

 No. 1 rated senior fullback by Mel Kiper  2007 Preseason All-America (ESPN.com)  2006 second team All-America (Scout)  NSCA Strength All-American  Labeled the 2006 “No. 1 workout freak” by ESPN.com’s Bruce Feldman  Transferred from Division III Wisconsin River-Falls (’04) after rushing for 1,063 yards and five touchdowns to earn all-conference honors 109 yards rushing in 2007 Gator Bowl, playing for injured Steve Slaton, 10 his first career 100-yard rushing game  Broke off a 52-yard run to open the 2007 Gator Bowl  82 yards rushing in the 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl Owen Schmitt Facts rd  Had a 54-yard run at the 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl on 3 -and-one in the second quarter Hang cleans 525  Had his coming out party at Maryland in 2005 with 80 yards on just six carries and one TD Squats 640  Had two touchdowns and a punt inside the 20-yard line in win at Syracuse Benches 365  Had 12-yard receiving TD versus Mississippi State and had one punt inside the 20  Two catches for 32 yards at Rutgers, including a 19-yard catch where he hurdled a defender 40 4.57 Vertical 36" Schmitt’s Career Stats Rushing Receiving G No Yds Avg TD Lg G No Yds Avg TD Lg 2005 12 48 380 7.9 2 54 2005 12 8 76 9.5 0 20 2006 13 65 351 5.4 7 52 2006 13 12 91 7.6 1 19 2007 12 44 208 4.6 3 44 2007 12 12 121 10.0 1 31 Totals 37 157 939 6.0 12 54 Totals 37 32 288 9.0 2 31 What They’re Saying About Owen Schmitt “Truth is, no one better epitomizes the rugged image of this blue-collar program that literally pounded its way to respect.” - Bruce Feldman, senior writer, ESPN the Magazine

“Fullback is an anachronism in the modern offense. Guys like Schmitt may spearhead a comeback.” – Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

“Part of what he did in that (Louisville) game, and what we try to embody in our program, is playing tough and physical all the way from the first play to the last play.” - Rich Rodriguez on Owen Schmitt’s busted facemask, 2005

“He rumbles like a beer truck with a broken parking brake.” - Mike Wise, Washington Post

“He’s got a forehead made of steel.” - Craig James, ESPN

“This guy is a folk hero in West Virginia. He does it with pure power.” - Gary Daniels, Color Commentator

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com 40 Is Better Darius Reynaud The Mountaineers have scored 40 or more points in 12 of its last 16 home games. WVU scored at least 40 points in eight of 13 games in 2006. Double Trouble The 2007 season has seen several Mountaineers serving multiple roles on offense. Senior Owen Schmitt has been utilized at running back and this year, taking advantage of the stalwart’s excellent blocking skills and his versatile running capabilities. Senior Adam Bednarik has played some wide receiver this year while also serving as the team’s third quarterback. True freshmen Jock Sanders and Noel Devine have played as both running backs and slot receivers. Junior Pat McAfee has handled both the kicking and punting duties this season. Catching the Century Mark In WVU’s 48-23 win at Marshall senior wideout Darius Reynaud had a career day in every receiving category. He caught a career-best nine passes for 134 yards (his second career 100 yard receiving day) which also marked a career-best. He also caught two touchdowns (45, 23) marking the first time in his career he notched multiple receiving touchdowns. His first career 100-yard receiving game came at ECU (110) last year. That marked the first time a Mountaineer had a 100-yard receiving day since 2004. Reynaud’s Repertoire Senior wide receiver Darius Reynaud leads the Mountaineer receiving corp with team-bests of 59 catches for 691 yards and 11 touchdowns through the 2007 season. In the UConn game, Reynaud had five grabs for 76 yards and a touchdown. Against Louisville, Reynaud had six catches for 79 yards an two touchdowns. At Syracuse, Reynaud had six catches for 48 yards and a touchdown to give him over 100 career receptions. Against East Carolina, playing with a bruised shoulder, Reynaud tallied 112 all-purpose yards (58 rush and 54 receiving) and caught two touchdowns. Big-Time Players, Big-Time Plays At Marshall, Reynaud posted career-bests in receptions (9), receiving yards (134) and TD receptions (2). He also posted three kickoff returns for 70 yards averaging 23.3 against the Herd. He broke the 1,000 Patrick White, Steve Slaton and Darius Reynaud have accounted for 53 20-yard plays so career receiving yard mark with his totals at Marshall. far in 2007, including eight of 50 or more and nine He finished with 92 yards on five catches against Western Michigan in the season opener, averaging of 40 or more yards. 18.4 yards per catch and had a long grab of 58 yards. Against Marshall, the trio tallied seven offensive He brought a lot to the table last season as a receiver, rusher and kick returner. The Luling, La., native plays over 20 yards and followed that up with five averaged 119.5 all-purpose yards per game, good for third in the conference. against Maryland and at Rutgers. Reynaud led the Mountaineers with 39 catches for 520 yards and two scores and his 813 kickoff return In 2006, the trio tallied 100 20-yard plays, including yards in 2006 ranked him fourth at WVU in single season kickoff return yardage, tying Nate Terry (1997). 17 of 50 or more and 33 of 40 or more yards. Reynaud averaged 27.1 yards per return and returned one kick for a touchdown against Maryland (96 In 2005, they accounted for 83 20-yard plays in yards) 2005, including seven of 50 yards or longer and 15 Opponents have come to respect his ability to carry the pigskin, too, since he ripped off 221 yards of 40 yards or better. rushing on 14 carries (15.8 ypc). Quick Strike Reynaud Receiving WVU has registered 25 scoring drives in two G No Yds Avg TD Lg minutes or less this season. Twenty-two of those 2005 12 30 297 9.9 5 27 25 have resulted in touchdowns. Against Mississippi 2006 13 39 520 13.3 2 60 State, five of WVU’s six scoring drives, including four 2007 12 59 691 11.7 11 58 straight, lasted fewer than two minutes. WVU’s two Totals 37 128 1,508 11.7 18 60 minute scoring drives: Western Michigan: 5 Reynaud Rushing Marshall: 3 G No Yds Avg TD Lg Maryland: 2 2005 12 9 86 9.6 1 27 East Carolina: 2 2006 13 14 221 15.8 0 57 USF: 0 2007 12 10 73 7.3 0 64 Syracuse: 3 Totals 37 33 380 11.5 1 64 Mississippi State: 5 Rutgers: 0 Reynaud Kick Returns Louisville: 2 No Yds Avg TD Lg Cincinnati: 0 2005 4 102 25.5 0 37 UConn: 4 2006 30 813 27.1 1 96 Pitt: 0 2007 8 211 26.4 0 37 Last season, WVU finished with 23 TD drives of Totals 42 1,126 26.8 1 96 two minutes or less. Thirteen of those scoring drives were capped by 40 yards or longer plays. 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Fleet-footed Floridian Freshmen Behind The Line WVU’s tailback depth has come from two true The Mountaineers don’t have any seniors up front along the offensive line this season and had to freshmen from Florida this fall. Jock Sanders of St. replace two starters from last year’s squad. The three remaining starters have a combined 81 starts (Ryan Stanchek/33; Jake Figner/24; Greg Isdaner/24). Petersburg and highly touted Internet legend Noel The “O” line is helping the offense average 450.5 yards of total offense a game, ranking No. 19 in the Devine of North Fort Myers have surfaced as Steve nation, including 292.9 yards on the ground, ranking No. 4 nationally. The offense is averaging 38.9 points Slaton’s backups. Devine and Sanders are versatile a game, ranking No. 11 in the nation and tops in the BIG EAST. and can lineup in the backfield, in the slot or as kick In 2006, the offensive line paved the way for the Mountaineers to average 6.7 yards per rush (nation’s returners. Here’s a look at the numbers the pair of best) and 303.0 yards per game, ranking WVU second in the nation and first in the BIG EAST. rookies have posted thus far: The big uglies helped WVU score 48 rushing touchdowns and gain 168 first downs on the ground. The O-line did their job in pass protection, too, allowing just 15 sacks in 13 games last season. Car. Yds. TD Avg. Rec. Yds. PR Yds. KRYds. West Virginia was 10-1 in 2006 when at least one Mountaineer rushed for 100 or more yards, thanks to Devine 60 519 4 8.6 5 43 0 0 18 423 the prowess of the offense line. Sanders 15 106 2 6.8 11 96 2 43 3 58 Reaching 50 Bombs Away Under Rich Rodriguez, the Mountaineers have scored 50 or more points in a game eight times Quarterback Patrick White had two of his six dating back to his first season in 2001, with seven of those eight coming at home. Three of those scoring longest career passes against Western Michigan. outbursts also came in season openers. WVU is 8-0 in those contests when scoring 50 or more points in White connected with Darius Reynaud for a 58- a game. yard gain before later dumping a screen pass to 80-7/W Rutgers (2001) 66-21/W Connecticut (2007) star tailback Steve Slaton, who reversed field for a 56-7/W Tenn. Chattanooga (2002)* 50-yard scoring strike. Both long passes were in 52-31/W Pitt (2003) the first quarter and the 58-yard pass was the 56-23/W East Carolina (2004)* third longest of White’s career. 52-3/W Eastern Washington (2006) 62-24/W Western Michigan (2007)* Can’t Pass? 55-14/W at Syracuse (2007) Patrick White threw for by far a career-best 151 * Season Opener yards on 5-of-5 passing in the first quarter versus Western Michigan. Those numbers were quite Over 200 yards passing in Rod Era … surprising, especially to the naysayers. White, a year WVU has thrown for over 200 yards four times this season. Under Rich Rodriguez, WVU is 11-7 when ago, averaged 39 yards passing in the first quarter passing for 200 yards or more in a contest. with a season-high 93 yards on 5-of-6 at Pitt. 286 Kent State(2001) 34-14/W Against East Carolina, White was spectacular 279 at Maryland (2001) 20-32/L completing 18-of-20 passes for a 90% completion 271 at Syracuse (2003) 34-23/W percentage, including his final seven attempts. 249 at USF (2007) 13-21/L White has now thrown for two touchdowns in 244 Rutgers (2006) 41-39/W 3 OT eight of his last 15 games. 240 at Boston College (2001) 10-34/L 235 at Syracuse (2007) 55-14/W Team Att. Comp. Int.Int. Yds. TDs Lg 228 Tenn.-Chattanooga (2002) 56-7/W Pitt (‘06) 16 11 0 204 2 67 226 Western Michigan (2007) 62-24/W USF (‘06) 22 14 2 178 2 44 Ga. Tech (‘07) 15 9 0 131 2 57 225 at UCF (2004) 45-20/W W. Mich (‘07) 18 10 0 192 2 58 224 Boston College (2004) 17-36/L Marshall (‘07) 18 13 0 149 2 46 222 at Louisville (2006) 34-44/L ECU (‘07) 20 18 0 181 2 33 216 at East Carolina (2006) 27-10/W Miss. St. (‘07) 12 8 1 61 2 14 216 Pitt (2003) 52-31/W Louisville (‘07) 25 16 0 181 2 32 215 vs. Virginia (2002) 22-48/L 204 at Pitt (2006) 45-27/W Dorrell Jalloh 202 East Carolina (2007) 48-7/W 200 at Miami (2003) 20-22/L He’s So Jellin’ Wide receiver Dorrell Jalloh put the first points on the board in the 2007 season with a 19-yard touchdown grab in the first quarter of the Western Michigan win. Jalloh, mostly known for his two clutch game-winning two-point conversion catches in overtime wins against Louisville (2005) and Rutgers (2006), now has two career TDs. His first career TD reception came from 46 yards out as a redshirt freshman against Virginia Tech in 2005. Targets A Plenty Eleven different Mountaineers have caught at least one pass in the early part of the 2007 season, led by senior Darius Reynaud’s 39 catches for 461 yards with eight touchdown receptions. Other Mountaineers with at least one catch are Dorrell Jalloh, Steve Slaton, Noel Devine, Owen Schmitt, Jock Sanders, Tito Gonzales, Brandon Hogan, Wes Lyons, Will Johnson and Eddie Davis.

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com The BIG EAST’s Thoroughbreds Antonio It’s not surprising that West Virginia’s rushing offense leads the BIG EAST conference, averaging 310.1 Lewis yards per game which is over 115 yards better than its next closest opposition. Junior Patrick White is third in the conference with 104 yards per game, followed by Steve Slaton at 94.7 yards per game at fourth. True freshman Noel Devine is by far the league leader in yards per carry at 9.6. In all-purpose yardage, Slaton is second with 130.5 yards per game, followed by Patrick White at 104 in seventh and Noel Devine with 92.6 at ninth. In league scoring, Slaton is tied for first at 9.8 points per game, while Pat McAfee is tied at No. 5 with 8.2 points per game. Heisman Hype West Virginia running back Steve Slaton ranked fourth in Heisman voting in 2006 to become the ninth BIG EAST player in the top five since the league’s inception in 1991. Miami’s Gino Toretta (1992) is only winner in league history, while the Big East has also had one second- place finish (Pitt’s Larry Fitzgerald in 2003) and two third-place finishes (Miami’s Ken Dorsey in 2001 and Virginia Tech’s Michael Vick in 1999). Against The BIG EAST Rushing For 300 WVU is 117-99-7 all-time against current When WVU rolls up 300 or more yards rushing in a contest during the Rich Rodriguez era, like it has members of the BIG EAST conference. done in four games of the 2007 season, good things happen for the Mountaineers. WVU is 25-30 against Syracuse; 29-4-2 against Rutgers; 7-2 versus Louisville; 14-1-1 versus Cincinnati; As proof, WVU is 27-2 since 2001 when reaching the 300-yard rushing mark, including eight consecutive 4-0 against Connecticut and 37-60-3 against Pitt; victories when topping that plateau. and 1-2 against USF. WVU has also rushed for 300 or more yards in 17 of its last 28 games. Since the league started in 1991, WVU is 74-43-1 in all-time BIG EAST play and 38-19-1 in league home 2007 Rush Yds Result 2004 Rush Yds Result games, while 36-24 in league road games. Connecticut 517 66-21/W at Connecticut 339 31-19/W East Carolina 397 48-7/W East Carolina 492 56-23/W Mountaineer Musings ... Maryland 353 31-14/W With the 31-3 win at No. 25 Rutgers on October Marshall 362 48-23/W 2003 27, West Virginia was assured another winning Western Michigan 316 62-24/W Pitt 307 52-31/W season, it’s 22nd winning campaign since 1980. UCF 303 36-18/W Overall, West Virginia has posted 74 winning records 2006 at East Carolina 361 48-7/W in 115 seasons of football, and nine other seasons vs. Georgia Tech 311 38-35/W at Pitt 437 25-27/W 2002 with an even record. Cincinnati 313 42-24/W • In the 2007 season, Steve Slaton and Pat Miami 363 40-23/L at Louisville 318 34-44/L East Carolina 536 37-17/W White repeated their feat of becoming the first Syracuse 457 41-17/W WVU duo to rush for 1,000 yards each in a season at Cincinnati 334 35-32/W at Miss. State 314 42-14/W UT-Chattanooga 332 56-7/W since 1940. Maryland 340 45-24/W • Quarterback Pat White became the fifth WVU E. Washington 394 52-3/W 2001 player to have two 1,000 yard seasons after Marshall 312 42-10/W finishing the 2007 season with 1,185 yards on the Rutgers 446 80-7/W ground. White joins Artie Owens, Amos Zereoue, 2005 Avon Cobourne and teammate Steve Slaton as vs. Georgia 382 38-35/W the only players to accomplish the feat. at USF 305 28-13/W • Steve Slaton is the third Mountaineer tailback Pitt 451 45-13/W to have three 1,000 yard seasons after recording at Maryland 301 31-19/W 1,053 yards in the 2007 season. Slaton joins recent Wofford 339 35-7/W runners Avon Cobourne and Amos Zereoue. • WVU’s all-time 1,000 yard rushers since 1940 First and Second Rushing Half Comparisons include: This season, it’s apparent what half WVU rushes the ball better in - the second. Here’s a breakdown of WVU’s rushing comparisons from the first and second halves. Year Name No. Yards Avg. TD 1966 Garrett Ford Sr. 236 1,068 4.5 7 1969 Bob Gresham 206 1,155 5.6 9 Opp. 1st 2nd Total 1974 Artie Owens 174 1,130 6.5 7 1975 Artie Owens 159 1,055 6.6 5 WMU 87 229 316 1980 Robert Alexander 204 1,064 5.2 5 Marshall 46 316 362 1992 Adrian Murrell 222 1,145 5.2 6 Maryland 154 199 353 1993 Robert Walker 214 1,250 5.8 11 E. Carolina 205 192 397 1996 Amos Zereoue 222 1,035 4.7 9 1997 Amos Zereoue 281 1,589 5.7 18 USF 81 107 188 1998 Amos Zereoue 283 1,462 5.2 13 Syracuse 139 112 251 1999 Avon Cobourne 224 1,138 5.1 10 Miss. St. 157 105 262 2000 Avon Cobourne 224 1,018 4.5 6 2001 Avon Cobourne 267 1,298 4.9 9 Rutgers 113 141 254 2002 Avon Cobourne 335 1,710 5.1 17 Louisville 76 140 216 2003 Quincy Wilson 282 1,380 4.9 12 Cincinnati 125 170 295 2005 Steve Slaton 205 1,128 5.5 17 2006 Steve Slaton 248 1,744 7.0 16 Connecticut 102 415 517 2006 Pat White 165 1,219 7.4 18 Pitt 90 14 104 2007 Steve Slaton 210 1,053 5.0 17 Totals 1,375 2,140 3,515 2007 Pat White 177 1,185 6.7 14 Averages 114.5 178.3 292.9 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Seven-Up Fantastic First Quarters The Mountaineers have posted their 43rd Patrick White’s 151 passing yards in the first quarter against Western Michigan were the most yards season all-time with at least seven wins and sixth he’s ever passed for in one quarter and the fourth time he has crossed the century mark in one quarter. consecutive season with seven wins or more. His backfield partner, Steve Slaton, has run for over 100 yards in a quarter three times in his career, twice When they win at least seven games in a season, in the first quarter. The most yards Slaton has ever rushed for in one quarter was in the first against the Mountaineers have gone to 13 straight bowl Maryland (2006), when he carried the football eight times for 149 yards and an 18.6 yards-per-carry games now after accepting the 2008 Fiesta Bowl average with two TDs. bid and 19 out of the last 20 times. Halftime Adjustments Devine Intervention Rich Rodriguez is as good as any other  True freshman running back Noel Devine has been as good as advertised in the 2007 campaign. offensive coach in the country at making halftime At Maryland, the North Fort Myers, Fla., native was electric, averaging an astounding 27.2 yards per carry adjustments. after racking up 136 yards on just five carries. Devine had 107 yards after just two carries against the Terps In 2007, Rodriguez’ adjustments have allowed including a school record 76-yard rush which tied Jim Moss’ school record for the longest-non touchdown his team to post big second half numbers en route run (vs. William & Mary/1962). to victory. Devine saw significant action versus UConn and didn’t disappoint. He racked up 118 yards on 11 carries WVU has outscored its opponents 237-101 in the to average 10.7 ypc and had one score. second half and has done a lot of damage on the This season, Devine is third on the team in rushing, showing 519 yards on just 60 carries (8.65 yards- ground, rushing for 2,140 yards after halftime this per-rush avg.) with four touchdowns. He is third on the team in all-purpose yardage per game, showing season (178.3 per game avg.). The best second half so far this season came 89.5 yards per game. last week versus UConn. After leading just 24-14 at the break, WVU pounded the Husky defense in the Devine Intervention II second half to the tune of 415 rush yards and  True freshman running back Noel Devine used just five carries to record 136 rushing yards (27.2 per scored on six of seven second half possessions to carry) in the win at Maryland. In fact, Devine had 107 yards rushing on just two carries (31, 76) becoming the win the BIG EAST title, 66-21. first player in school history to break the century mark on just two carries. WVU had performed similarly at Marshall early in He became one of just six Mountaineers to record 100+ rushing yards while tallying single digit carries. the year when after making some halftime adjustments, West Virginia rolled up an impressive 300-plus rushing yards in the second half on the Player Carries Yards Avg. Herd and 42 second-half points. Noel Devine at Maryland, 9/13/07 5 136 27.2 Danny Buggs vs. William & Mary, 10/7/72 3 100 33.3 Danny Buggs vs. Syracuse, 11/18/72 4 159 29.8 Longest Non TD Run from Scrimmage Danny Buggs vs. Richmond, 10/20/73 4 111 27.8 Three of WVU’s top 12 longest non-touchdown runs from scrimmage have come in the last two Bob Moss vs. Marquette, 10/29/55 4 110 27.5 seasons, headlined by Noel Devine’s 76-yarder at Jim Walthall vs. Case-Western, 9/30/44 5 134 26.8 Maryland. 1. Noel Devine vs. Maryland/2007 ...... 76 Jim Moss vs. William & Mary/1962 ...... 76 3. Major Harris vs. Boston College/1989 ...... 75 2007 Home and Away 4. Joe Wilkerson vs. WV Wesleyan/1912...... 74 Rushing Att-Yds-Avg Avg/Gm Arthur Owens vs. Kentucky/1974...... 74 Home (5-1) 271-1,812-6.6 302.0 6. Ted Anderson vs. VMI/1953 ...... 71 Away (5-1) 309-1,703-5.5 283.8 7. Mike Sherwood vs. Pitt/1969 ...... 70 8. Garrett Ford, Sr. vs. William & Mary/1965 .....67 9. Darius Reynaud vs. ECU/2007 ...... 64 Passing Att-Comp-Yds-TD-Int Avg/Gm Bobby Moss vs. Syracuse/1955...... 64 Home (5-1) 121-81-879-9-1 146.5 Noel Whipkey vs. William & Mary/156 ...... 64 Away (5-1) 125-85-1,012-4-4 168.6 12. Steve Slaton vs. Cincinnati/2006 ...... 63 Glenn Holton vs. G. Washington/1961...... 63 Total Offense Rush-Pass-Total Avg/Gm Khari Mott vs. Pitt/1996...... 63 Home (5-1) 1,812-879-2,691 448.5 Away (5-1) 1,703-1,012-2,715 452.5

Rush Defense Att-Yds-Avg Avg/Gm Home (5-1) 237-581-2.45 96.8 Away (5-1) 216-710-3.28 118.3

Pass Defense Att-Comp-Yds-TD-Int Avg/Gm Home (5-1) 189-104-1,069-5-7 178.1 “We don’t have one guy that can change Away (5-1) 156-86-1,140-6-6 190.0 the game by himself. We know they have two (Slaton and White), Total Defense Rush-Pass-Total Avg/Gm and Jarrett Brown could be three, Home (5-1) 581-1,069-1,650 275.0 and Reynaud could be four.” Away (5-1) 710-1,140-1,850 308.3 Sylvester Croom Missississppi State Head Coach 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Rivers’ Returns Ranked No. 1 in BIG EAST Special Teams/Defensive Vaughn Rivers is ranked No. 1 in the BIG EAST Conference and No. 29 in the nation in punt return Touchdowns Under Rodriguez average, returning 39 punts for 422 yards, an average of 10.8 yards a return and had a long return of 35 yards against Mississippi State. He has had at least one return of 10 yards or more in 11 of 12 games this 2007 Williams 0 fumble recovery vs. UConn season. Wicks 44 fumble recovery vs. Louisville Last season, Rivers finished with 18 returns for 195 yards, an average of 10.8 yards a return and scored Dykes 19 INT return vs. Syracuse a 50-yard touchdown at Mississippi State. 2006 Kicking Duties Rivers 50 punt return vs. Mississippi State Pat McAfee handles all of the Mountaineer kicking duties, serving as the field goal kicker, extra point Reynaud 96 kickoff return vs. Maryland kicker, punter and handles the kickoffs. This season, he has connected on 11-of-15 field goal attempts this season (73.3 percent), hit 11 in a row 2005 at one point, hit multiple field goals in three-straight games and hit a long of 49 yards at Syracuse. Addae 40 INT return vs. Pitt He has punted for a 41.1-yard average this season, placing 15 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, two Smith 1 punt return vs. Rutgers resulting in touchbacks and nine ending with a fair catch. McAfee hit nine punts of 50 yards or more, Lewis 77 punt return vs. East Carolina including a 62-yarder against Connecticut and a 71-yard punt at Cincinnati. Wicks 31 INT return vs. Syracuse He has been outstanding the last half of the year, averaging 43.8 yards per punt on 25 attempts, 2004 landing 10 of them inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, one in the and five that resulted in a fair Lorello 21 INT return vs. Connecticut catch. He also had seven punts of 50 yards or more. Wicks 34 INT return vs. Virginia Tech He missed an extra point in the first game of the season, but has been perfect since, hitting 50 Lehnortt 21 fumble return vs. James straight. Madison This season, he has scored in double figures three times, hitting 12 points against East Carolina and Jones 76 punt return vs. East Carolina at Syracuse and having 11 points against Connecticut. He hit a season-high eight extra points made against Western Michigan and against Uconn. 2003 In BIG EAST statistics, McAfee is tied for No. 4 in field goal percentage and PAT kicking percentage, No. Frazier 64 punt return vs. Temple 6 in field goals made per game, No. 5 in kick scoring and No. 7 in overall scoring. Jones 47 fumble return vs. Temple His career point total stands at 285, which includes 39 field goals and 168 extra points, fourth on the Jones 49 INT return vs. Boston College WVU career kick scoring list; Paul Woodside (1981-84) is the WVU career leader with 323. He is fourth on the Jones 87 kickoff return vs. Boston College field goals made list with 39 and is the all-time career extra points made leader with 168. Hunter 0 punt return vs. UCF Last season, McAfee’s 51-yard field goal in the second quarter at Pitt marked a career long and was the 2002 longest field goal in history by either a professional or collegian. It also was the fifth-longest Harrison 0 punt return vs. East Carolina in school history; WVU’s career long was a 55-yarder by Paul Woodside against Louisville in 1984. Estrada 43 INT return vs. Rutgers Ten times in his career, McAfee has made multiple field goals in a game. 2001 New Faces Terry 100 kickoff return vs. Maryland Several new faces have made their mark on the Mountaineer defense and recorded their first career Hackett 10 fumble return vs. Rutgers tackles this season. Safety Sidney Glover, safety Ryan Mundy, linebacker Archie Sims, tackle Scooter Berry, tackle Thor Merrow, defensive back Ellis Lankster, linebacker Pat Lazear, tackle Chris Neild, linebacker J.T. Thomas and defensive back Eric Turner have all seen defensive action. True Freshmen Players Six true freshmen have registered time on the field this season. Those players include Noel Devine (RB), Sidney Glover (SS), Brandon Hogan (WR), Will Johnson (WR), Pat Lazear (LB) and Jock Sanders (RB). First-Time Players There are 18 players who have seen their first action on the field as a Mountaineer this season. The list includes Scooter Berry (DE), Noel Devine (RB), Sidney Glover (SS), Trippe Hale (SS), Derek Hayes (OL), Brandon Hogan (WR), Eric Jobe (OL), Will Johnson (WR), Jeremy Kash (H), Ellis Lankster (DB), Pat Lazear (LB), Stephen Maw (OL), Ryan Mundy (FS), Chris Neild (DT), Eric Rodemoyer (OL), Jock Sanders (RB), Archie Sims (LB) and J.T. Thomas (LB). First-Time Starters There are 15 Mountaineer players who received the starting nod for the first time in their career this season. That list includes Scooter Berry (DE), Selvish Capers (OL), Mike Dent (C), Noel Devine (RB), Derek Hayes (RG), Brandon Hogan (WR), Mortty Ivy (WLB), Wes Lyons (WR), Ryan Mundy (FS), Chris Neild (DL), Kent Richardson (CB), Eric Rodemoyer (OL), Jock Sanders (RB/WR), Doug Slavonic (DL) and Reed Williams (MLB).

Pat McAfee

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Turnover Battle Defensive Standouts West Virginia has collected more turnovers in In the final regular season game against Pitt, the West Virginia linebackers were outstanding as each game this season than it has given away Marc Magro led the way with 17 tackles in his final home performance. Reed Williams added 11 tackles and except for the USF, Cincinnati and Pitt contests. Mortty Ivy 10. The unit held the Panthers to just 13 points, and 67 yards passing. When WVU wins the turnover battle, they have Against Connecticut, West Virginia held the Huskies to just 14 points before UConn scored again in the been 42-1 since 2002. game’s final minute. At one point, WVU scored 42 unanswered points on the Huskies, who were held WVU is tied for No. 1 in the nation in fumbles scoreless on 12 of 15 possessions. Leading the way was linebacker Mortty Ivy, who turned in a career high recovered, tied for No. 34 in interceptions and tied 11 tackles to go along with three TFL, two sacks and one forced fumble. In the road win at Cincinnati, the West Virginia defense held the Bearcats to just 84 yards rushing and for No. 4 in turnovers gained. 13 points under their season scoring average. Cincinnati was just 4 of 13 on third down conversions. For the season, the Mountaineers have Leading the way was linebacker Marc Magro with eight tackles, two sacks and one forced fumble. accumulated 33 turnovers (15 interceptions/18 In the BIG EAST home win over Louisville, the Mountaineer defense held the Cardinals to just three of fumbles) and have given away 15 fumbles and 13 on third down conversions, and just 37 yards rushing in the victory. Leading the way in the victory were thrown six interceptions to hold a 33-21 advantage. linebackers Mortty Ivy and Reed Williams with 14 combined tackles. Lineman Scooter Berry added six The Mountaineers defense collected a season- tackles in the effort, and safety Eric Wicks had a big night with a 44-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown, high four turnovers at USF, at Rutgers and against an interception, one pass break up and three tackles. Louisville and forced three or more turnovers in A strong defense effort at Rutgers helped West Virginia to its second BIG EAST road victory of the eight games. season. The Mountaineers held the Scarlet Knights to their fewest points since 2002 and without a \ touchdown. Coming into the game, Rutgers was averaging nearly 300 yards passing, but the Mountaineer Mountaineers In Pro Stadiums defense contained the Knights to just 131 yards in the air. Linebackers Reed Williams led the charge with Since 1980, the Mountaineers hold a 21-16 mark 13 tackles, followed by Mortty Ivy with 10 and Marc Magro with 9. West Virginia came up with its first two in stadiums that also housed professional football stops of an opponent in the red zone on the year, and recorded two interceptions in holding the Scarlet teams at the time. West Virginia is 0-1 in Knights scoreless on nine of its 10 possessions. professional stadiums this season, having dropped A very balanced effort led the Mountaineer defense in the final non-conference win of the regular a 21-13 decision to USF back on September 28 in season against Mississippi State. Reed Williams, Eric Wicks, John Holmes and Ridwan Malik all contributed . seven tackles in the victory. The Bulldogs managed just 45 yards rushing on the WVU defense and 169 The record includes games played at ’s passing to total 214 yards of total offense. The Mountaineers held the Bulldogs scoreless on 12 of their Georgia Dome, Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, 14 possessions, forced three fumbles and recorded five pass deflections. Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field, Giants Stadium, Veterans West Virginia turned in another strong defensive outing in the BIG EAST road win at Syracuse. The Stadium, Atlanta/Fulton County Stadium, the Mountaineers held the Orange to 94 yards rushing and 108 passing in giving up only 202 yards of total offense. Linebacker Marc Magro led the way with seven tackles and one sack, followed by lineman Keilen Houston Astrodome, Miami’s Orange Bowl, then Dykes with a 19-yard interception return for a touchdown. It was the first touchdown scored by a WVU Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Tempe’s Sun Devil defensive lineman since 2000, and fellow lineman Johnny Dingle came up big again with 1 TFL, 2 forced Stadium, the Louisiana Superdome, Jacksonville’s fumbles and 2 pass deflections. Alltel Stadium, Dolphins Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, At USF, the West Virginia defense had to overcome six turnovers by the Mountaineer offense, and still Adelphia Coliseum in Nashville, Charlotte’s Bank of held the Bulls to just 21 points, 139 yards rushing and 135 yards passing. Quinton Andrews led the way America Stadium, and Three Rivers Stadium in with eight tackles and a pass deflection, while Reed Williams contributed seven tackles, 1 TFL and 1 PBU. Pittsburgh. Overall, the unit collected 6 TFL, 1 sack, 2 fumble recoveries, and 2 interceptions, and held USF quarterback to just 135 yards passing and only 38 yards rushing. On Grass The West Virginia defense was outstanding against East Carolina and turned in its best performance Since 1980, West Virginia is 38-47 in games of the season. The Mountaineers held East Carolina to just 160 yards of total offense (54 passing/106 played on natural grass surfaces. WVU is 1-1 on grass rushing). The WVU defense held the Pirates scoreless on nine-straight possessions, and until the final surfaces this season after winning a 31-14 contest minute of the game when ECU scored its first points with just 59 seconds left. Mortty Ivy recorded his first at Maryland, before dropping a 21-13 decision at career interception in the contest and along with Eric Wicks, led the team in tackles with six. USF. Under Rich Rodriguez, the Mountaineers are Against Maryland, the defense recovered a fumble on the game’s opening play to set up a score for 14-11 on natural grass. the offense, and then went on to hold the Terrapins scoreless on eight straight possessions from midway through the first quarter until the 5:50 mark of the fourth quarter. Williams led the unit with nine tackles, Against Ranked Teams Eric Wicks recorded two interceptions, Magro collected six tackles and two sacks, while lineman Johnny Beginning with a 27-0 loss to Fordham on Dingle had six tackles, a fumble recovery and two TFL in the victory. October 18, 1941, West Virginia has played 128 against Against Marshall, the Mountaineers defense was once again led by Reed Williams with 15 tackles, 2 TFL nationally ranked teams. Of those 35 have been and one forced fumble. Safety Ryan Mundy turned in his best game of his young Mountaineer career with eight stops and one fumble recovery. Mountaineer victories. Rich Rodriguez has posted Leading the way for the West Virginia defense against Western Michigan was the linebackers as the 11 victories aver ranked teams in his seven-year top five tacklers for the Mountaineers in the game came from that unit. Mortty Ivy was impressive with tenure. 10 tackles followed by Marc Magro with nine. Reed Williams turned in eight stops to go along with the first We’re used to seeing “West Virginia” among interception of his career while John Holmes and Anthony Leonard combined for 10 stops. Overall, WVU’s the NCAA’s leaderboards when it comes to top five tacklers against WMU contributed 37 tackles, three sacks, 2 TFL, one interception and one pass offense (currently they’re deflection. No. 3 in rushing, No. 9 in scoring), but who saw this coming? The BIG EAST Sack Leader West Virginia has collected 37 sacks through 12 games this season. WVU is No. 2 in the BIG EAST NCAA total defense leaders, Conference in sacks and tied for No. 14 in the nation. through last weekend’s games: Defensive lineman Johnny Dingle and linebacker Marc Magro lead the team with eight sacks, followed No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 LSU, by Mortty Ivy with six. No. 3 USC, No. 4 ... West Virginia. Dingle and Magro are tied for No. 5 and Ivy is No. 10 in the BIG EAST. Nationally, Dingle and Magro are -- Stewart Mandel, SI.com College Football Analyst tied for No. 32 and Ivy is tied for No. 62.

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Wicks’ Picks for Six Negative Yards Senior safety Eric Wicks seems to always be Every defensive unit loves to talk negative -- as in negative yards. in the right place at the right time since arriving at In the latest NCAA rankings, the Mountaineer defense stands 34th nationally in tackles for loss with 82 WVU. Against Louisville, Wicks picked up a Brian on the year and 14th in sacks with 37 after 12 games. Mountaineer opponents have lost 352 yards Brohm fumble and returned it 44 yards for a score against the defense as the unit has totaled 37 sacks and a total of 82 TFL. Lineman Johnny Dingle leads the team with eight sacks, which ranks him 32nd nationally. Dingle ranks 12th nationally in tackles for loss to help WVU top Louisville 38-31 in Morgantown. It with 18 on the season. Linebacker Marc Magro has eight sacks on the year, placing him 32nd nationally was the third career defensive touchdown for the with Dingle, while teammate Mortty Ivy has recorded six sacks in 12 games, which ranks him 77th Pittsburgh, Pa., native. nationally. In the 2005 Louisville game, it was Wicks who In the final regular season game against Pitt, the Mountaineers recorded six tackles for a loss of 15 picked up on Brohm trying to scramble for the game- yards. The lone sack went to defensive back Quinton Andrews. tying 2-point conversion in triple overtime. But Wicks Against Connecticut, the Mountaineer defense came up with an impressive 10 tackles for a loss 46 yards. made the game-ending tackle at the 2-yard line to WVU collected five sacks and five more TFLs in the victory. Leading the way was linebacker Mortty Ivy with give WVU a 46-44 triple-overtime victory over the two sacks for -17 yards, and another TFL for -2 yards to total 19 negative yards against the Huskies. Cards. At Cincinnati, the Mountaineer defense recorded nine tackles for a loss of 39 yards. Included in that Earlier in the year, Wicks scored WVU’s first negative yardage were five sacks of Cincinnati quarterback Ben Mauk. Magro had two sacks for -7 yards touchdown of the season at Syracuse, taking a while lineman Johnny Dingle led the way with four TFL and one sack for a total of -28 yards against the Perry Patterson pass 31 yards to the house in the Bearcats. . Despite seeing just spot action in Against Louisville, the Mountaineer defense recorded seven tackles for a loss of 34 yards with seven 2004, Wicks intercepted Virginia Tech’s Bryan Randall different players recording a TFL. The Mountaineers held the Cardinals to just 37 yards rushing and three in and returned it 34 yards for a touchdown in of 13 on third down conversions, while sacking Brian Brohm four times. Blacksburg. It was the first interception of his young In the second BIG EAST road win of the season at Rutgers, West Virginia recorded only two tackles for career. a loss. While it was the lowest TFL output of the season, the Mountaineer defense still held the Scarlet For his four-year career, he has eight Knights to their lowest point total since 2002. West Virginia’s two interceptions in the game were interceptions, six forced fumbles and four fumble returned for 42 yards to help keep the Scarlet Knights in check. recoveries. In the final non-conference game of the regular season, West Virginia held the Bulldogs to just 45 yards rushing and collected eight tackles for a loss of 40 yards. Leading the way was defensive lineman ‘Their defense is faster. Their offense is no Johnny Dingle with 2 TFL for -9 yards and safety Eric Wicks with 2 TFL for -18 yards. Included in the eight different. Their defense is faster, and they have TFL against MSU was three sacks that totaled -23 yards more speed. They look like how they did two In the BIG EAST road win at Syracuse, the Mountaineers held the Orange to just 202 yards of total years ago. offense, and collected four TFL for a loss of 23 yards to go along with a 19-yard interception return for a touchdown. Sylvester Croom In the loss at USF, the Mountaineer defense held the Bulls to 274 total yards and collected 6 TFL for Mississippi State Head Coach a loss of 25 yards. Leading the way was lineman Johnny Dingle with 2 TFL for -18 yards. West Virginia’s defense turned in its strongest performance of the season to date against East Carolina Scoring 20 or more in a quarter by holding the Pirates to just 54 passing yards and 160 total yards. The Mountaineers recorded four West Virginia’s 21 points in the fourth quarter sacks for -30 yards and two more TFL for a total of -36 yards collected against the Pirate attack. against UConn marked the sixth time that WVU Against Maryland, the Mountaineer defense collected -30 yards with four sacks for -22 yards and has scored 20 or more points in a quarter this another four TFL for -8 yards. Leading the way was linebacker Marc Magro with two quarterback sacks for season. WVU has scored 20 or more points in a -17 yards. quarter 27 times under Coach Rodriguez and done Against Marshall, the West Virginia defense accounted for -33 yards with four sacks (-15) and five it in two quarters of a game six different times additional TFLs (-18). Leading the way was Reed Williams and Johnny Dingle each with two TFLs. under Coach Rod. Against Western Michigan, the Mountaineer defense got down right negative turning in 10 total stops (three sacks/seven TFL) for loss yardage. Three sacks totaled -16 yards while seven TFLs totaled -29 yards Game Year Points Quarter giving the Mountaineer defensive a total of -45 yards against the Western Michigan offense. UConn 2007 21 4th UConn 2007 21 3rd st Swat Patrol Miss. State 2007 28 1 The defense has broken up 39 passes in 11 games this season, averaging 3.5 pass breakups a at Marshall 2007 21 3rd at Marshall 2007 21 4th game. There have also been 13 interceptions on the year. Seventeen different players have registered W. Michigan 2007 21 3rd at least one breakup this season. Ryan Mundy leads the team with seven breakups, while Antonio Lewis vs. Ga. Tech 2006 21 3rd has five and Quinton Andrews has four. Mundy and Wicks leads the team in interceptions with three. Cincinnati 2006 21 2nd Cincinnati 2006 21 3rd Syracuse 2006 21 3rd Leading Linebackers at Miss. State 2006 21 4th Reed Williams leads the team in tackles with 98 after 12 games. Williams is averaging 8.2 tackles per Maryland 2006 21 1st game, which ranks him sixth in the BIG EAST and 96th nationally. Fellow linebackers Mortty Ivy and Marc vs. Georgia 2005 21 1st Magro are second and third on the team in tackles meaning that the team’s linebacking corps is holding Pitt 2005 21 4th down the top three defensive tackle leader positions. Ivy and Magro rank 14th and 16th in the BIG EAST UConn 2005 21 2nd at Maryland 2005 24 4th respectively in tackles on the season. The trio of Williams, Magro and Ivy have combined for 263 tackles. James Madison 2004 21 2nd East Carolina 2004 28 2nd Defensive Rankings Temple 2003 21 1st West Virginia’s offense is high powered, and its defense deserves some praise too. The blue- at East Carolina 2003 20 2nd at East Carolina 2003 21 3rd collared unit has quietly gone about its business in 2007, and has put together some solid numbers that at Temple 2002 21 1st has it ranked nationally in the following categories –tied for 1st in fumbles recovered, tied for 4th in UT-Chattanooga 2002 21 2nd turnovers gained, 4th in total defense, 7th in scoring defense, 14th in sacks, 16th in rushing defense, 12th UT-Chattanooga 2002 21 4th in passing defense, 16th in pass efficiency defense, 34th in tackles for loss, 34th in interceptions and 44th Rutgers 2001 28 1st in Defenive third-down efficiency. Not bad for a unit that just minds its own business. Rutgers 2001 31 2nd Kent State 2001 21 3rd 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Ranking WVU Week-By-Week Charting Mountaineer Players of the Week Week AP USA Today Harris BCS Game O-Champ D-Champ ST-Champ O-Scout D-Scout ST-Scout Hammer Preseason 3 6 ------W. Michigan Pat White Reed Williams Adam Hughes Mike Poitier Eain Smith Justin Blankenship Reed Williams Sept. 3 3 4 ------Sept. 9 4 4 ------Marc Magro Sept. 16 5 5 ------at Marshall Darius Reynaud Ryan Mundy None Phil Conroy Julian Miller None Sept. 23 5 5 5 --- at Maryland Steve Slaton Johnny Dingle Vaughn Rivers Charlie Russell Jim Lewis Tommy Contraguerro Ryan Mundy Sept. 30 13 12 11 --- East Carolina Pat White Mortty Ivy Vaughn Rivers Darrel Phillips Najae Goode Derek Knight Wes Lyons Oct. 7 8 9 8 --- Owen Schmitt Oct. 14 9 7 8 9 at USF None Keilen Dykes Pat McAfee Phiil Conroy Tyler Rader Derek Long None Oct. 21 6 6 6 7 Ellis Lankster Oct. 28 7 7 7 7 at Syracuse Owen Schmitt Marc Magro Pat McAfee Mike Poitier Anthony Wood Bobby Mary None Nov. 4 6 6 6 7 Mississippi St. Steve Slaton Keilen Dykes Vaughn Rivers C.J. Matthews Joe Rhein Jayson Jackson None Nov. 11 5 5 5 6 at Rutgers Pat White Entire Defense Pat McAfee Ed Collington Evan Rodriguez Jack Crow J.T. Thomas Nov. 18 4 3 T3 3 Louisville Owen Schmitt Eric Wicks Pat McAfee John Hafferty Derek Knight Keith Tandy John Holmes Nov. 25 2 1 2 2 Matt Timmerman Dec. 2 11 9 9 9 at Cincinnati Steve Slaton Johnny Dingle Pat McAfee Kevin Sanders Jim Lewis C.J. Lewis None Final Connecticut Pat White Scooter Berry Tripp Hale Jayson Jackson Derek Knight Zach Flynt None Noel Devine Vaughn Rivers John Woodruff BIG EAST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Pitt None None None None None None None BIG EAST Offensive PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 3 , Jr., WR, Rutgers 10 Wins Sept. 10 Anthony Allen, So., RB, Louisville With a 10-1 record entering the Pitt game, West Virginia has recorded three straight 10-win seasons Sept. 17 Dustin Grutza, Jr., QB, Cincinnati Sept. 24 Andrew Robinson, So., QB, Syracuse for the first time in school history. With 11-win seasons in 2005 and 2006, the Mountaineers recorded Oct. 1 Ben Mauk, Gr., QB, Cincinnati back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time ever and added a third season to that string this year. Oct. 8 Patrick White, Jr., QB, West Virginia West Virginia has recorded six 10-win seasons now in school history with three coming in the Rodriguez Oct. 15 Brian Brohm, Sr., QB, Louisville era. Oct. 22 Ray Rice, Jr., RB, Rutgers Oct. 29 Patrick White, Jr., QB, West Virginia Good For Three Nov. 5 LeSean McCoy, Fr., RB, Pitt With one game remaining in the 2007 regular season, West Virginia has won 32 football games in Nov. 12 Patrick White, Jr., QB, West Virginia the last three years under Rich Rodriguez (2005-07) to set the best three-year win mark in school history. Nov. 19 Mike Ford, Fr., RB, USF Nov. 26 Ben Mauk, Sr., QB, Cincinnati Rodriguez breaks the previous best three-year win mark that he set at the end of 2006 when his 2004- Dec. 3 Brock Bolen, Jr., RB, Louisville 06 teams compiled a 30-6 record. Until last year, the best three-win win total for West Virginia football BIG EAST Defensive PLAYER OF THE WEEK Fifth-Year Seniors Sept. 3 Mike Mickens, Jr., CB, Cincinnati There are 13 fifth-year seniors on this year’s Mountaineer football team. The list includes Adam Sept. 10 Nate Allen, So., FS, USF Bednarik (QB), Andy Emery (LB), Keilen Dykes (DT), Bobby Hathaway (LB), Antonio Lewis (CB), Marc Magro (LB), Sept. 17 Johnny Dingle, Sr., DE, West Virginia Ridwan Malik (SS), Ryan Mundy (FS), Vaughn Rivers (CB), Owen Schmitt (FB), Mike Villagrana (TE), Eric Wicks Sept. 24 George Selvie, So., DE, USF (SS) and Larry Williams (CB). Oct. 1 Ben Moffitt, Sr., LB, USF Oct. 8 Ryan Manalac, Jr., LB, Cincinnati Oct. 15 Joe Lefeged, Fr., FS, Rutgers A Salute To the Senior Class Oct. 22 Scott Lutrus, Fr., LB, Connecticut With the end of the regular season, the 2007 seniors are the all-time winningest senior class in Oct. 29 Scott Lutrus, Fr., LB, Connecticut school history passing the 2006 class. The 2006 seniors finished with a four-year mark of 38-12 while the Nov. 5 Haruki Nakamura, Sr., DB, Cincinnati 2007 seniors have compiled a 40-8 four-year record. Nov. 12 Eric Wicks, Sr., DB, West Virginia The 2007 senior class includes Adam Bednarik (QB), Tom Contraguerro (LB), Keilen Dykes (DL), Andy Nov. 19 Scott McKillop, Jr., LB, Pitt Emery (LB), Chris Glenn (K), Markell Harrison (QB), Bobby Hathaway (LB), Antonio Lewis (DB), Marc Magro (LB), Nov. 26 Mortty Ivy, Jr., LB, West Virginia Dec. 3 Joe Clermond, Sr., DE< Pitt Ridwan Malik (DB), Ryan Mundy (DB), Vaughn Rivers (DB), Owen Schmitt (RB), Michael Villagrana (TE), Eric Wicks (DB) and Larry Williams (DB). BIG EAST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 3 Dave Brytus, Jr., P, Pittsburgh BIG EAST Honors Sept. 10 Jake Rogers, RFr., K, Cincinnati West Virginia led the BIG EAST in selections to the all-conference team with 10. Leading the way was Sept. 17 Tony Ciaravino, RJr., K, Connecticut quarterback Pat White, who was unanimously named the league’s offense player of the year for the Sept. 24 Max Suter, Fr., KR, Syracuse second-straight season. White became the first player to repeat BIG EAST offensive player of the year Oct. 1 Tyvon Branch, So., KR, Connecticut honors since Donovan McNabb of Syracuse won the award three times from 1996-98. White’s selection Oct. 8 Kevin Huber, Jr., P, Cincinnati marks the third time in four years that a West Virginia player has won offensive player of the year honors Oct. 15 Delbert Alvarado, So., P/K, USF in the league. Oct. 22 Conor Lee, Jr., K, Pittsburgh Oct. 29 Pat McAfee, Jr., K/P, West Virginia Other first team selections were defensive lineman Keilen Dykes, offensive lineman Greg Isdaner and Nov. 5 Tyvon Branch, Sr., KR, Connecticut safety Eric Wicks. Second team selections were center Mike Dent, defensive lineman Johnny Dingle, Nov. 12 Kevin Huber, Jr., P, Cincinnati linebacker Marc Magro, receiver Darius Reynaud, tailback Steve Slaton and kicker Pat McAfee. Nov. 19 Pat McAfee, Jr., K/P, West Virginia Nov. 26 Pat McAfee, Jr., K/P, West Virginia Dec. 3 Art Carmody, Sr., K, Louisville

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com On Network Television Better From Four The Fox telecast of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl With one game remaining in the 2007 regular season, West Virginia has won 40 football games in represents the 142nd network television game for the last four years to set the best four-year win mark in school history. Standing at 10-1 currently in 2007, West Virginia. All-time, WVU is 69-71-1 in nationally televised games dating back to the 1954 Sugar West Virginia’s four year record (2004-07) is 40-7. Bowl. Rodriguez breaks the previous best four-year win mark in school history that he set at the end of the 2006 season when his 2003-06 teams compiled a 38-12 record. Prior to that, it was Rodriguez’ 2002-05 Most Total Wins Over teams that held the best four-year win total in school history with 36 victories. The Last Five Years (2003-07) Before Rodriguez, West Virginia won 35 games from 1981-84, and 33 victories from 1969-72 and 1922-25. Rk. School Wins 1. USC 58 Eight Ball 2. Boise State 56 The 2007 season marks the 31st time West Virginia has won at least eight games in a season, and 3. LSU 55 the 15th time it has happened since 1980. WVU has gone to bowl games in 21 of the 30 previous seasons 4. Oklahoma 54 that it has recorded at least eight wins. 5. Texas 53 Ohio State 53 7. Georgia 50 Nine Times ... Virginia Tech 50 West Virginia’s nine wins in 2007 mark just the fourth time in WVU history where the Mountaineers 9. Auburn 49 have posted back-to-back nine-win seasons. The other back-to-back nine-win seasons were 1981-1982 10. West Virginia 48 and 1982-83 followed by 2005-2006 and now 2006-2007. 11. Wisconsin 47 The 2007 season also marks just the second time in school history, and first time since 1981-83, that Louisville 47 West Virginia has recorded at least nine wins in three straight seasons. 13. Boston College 46 Florida 46 The NCAA Record Books 15. Michigan 45 Patrick White became just the seventh quarterback in NCAA history to have 3,000 yards passing and TCU 45 rushing in career with his performance at Cincinnati. Hawaii 45 Best Winning Percentage Away From QBs to pass/rush for 3,000 yards in career Home (Road or Neutral Sites) Brian Mitchell La.-Lafayette 1986-89 (3,335 rushing, 5,447 passing) The Last Five Years (2003-07) Beau Morgan Air Force 1994-96 (3,379 rushing, 3,248 passing) Rk. School W-L Winning % Antwaan Randle El Indiana 1998-01 (3,895 rushing, 7,469 passing) 1. USC 29-5 .853 Joshua Cribbs Kent St. 2001-04 (3,670 rushing, 7,169 passing) 2. Boise State 24-7 .774 Vince Young Texas 2003-05 (3,127 rushing, 6,040 passing) LSU 24 .774 Brad Smith Missouri 2002-05 (4,289 rushing, 8,799 passing) 4. Georgia 23-8 .742 Patrick White West Virginia 2005-07 (3,315(3,315 rushing,rushing, 3,9813,981 passing)passing) 5. West Virginia 22-8 .733 6. Auburn 19-7 .731 During the UConn game, Steve Slaton (1,042) and Patrick White (1,144) each passed the 1,000 yard mark for the season on consecutive carries. Midway through the second quarter, White had a 29-yard Best Home Winning Percentage rush on his 154th carry of the season and Slaton followed with a 31-yard TD run on his 197th carry on the The Last Five Years (2003-07) next play. In 2006, White and Slaton crossed each cross 1,000 yards rushing last year, marking the 38th Rk. School W-L Winning % time it has happened in NCAA history. 1. Oklahoma 31-1 .969 Arkansas’ Darren McFadden (1,725) & Felix Jones (1,117) each had 1,000 yards in 2007 for the second 2. Boise State 30-1 .968 consecutive season. White and Slaton became just the third set of teammates ever to each run for 1,000 3. USC 29-1 .966 4. LSU 32-3 .914 yards in consecutive seasons, joining the Arkansas pair (2006-07) as well as Minnesota’s Laurence Ohio State 32-3 .914 Maroney & Marion Barber III (2003-04). WVU’s duo is also the first do it in BIG EAST history. 6. Louisville 26-3 .897 7. Wisconsin 29-4 .878 Two teammates crossing 1,000 yards in same season; it has happened 41 times 8. Texas 27-4 .878 Most recently: 10. Virginia Tech 30-5 .857 West Virginia 2007 Steve Slaton (1,042) & Patrick White (1,114) 11. Georgia 27-5 .843 Arkansas 2007 Darren McFadden (1,725) & Felix Jones (1,117) Texas Tech 26-5 .839 Arkansas 2006 Darren McFadden (1,647) & Felix Jones (1,168) 13. TCU 24-5 .828 West Virginia 2006 Steve Slaton (1,744) & Patrick White (1,219) Toledo 24-5 .828 Minnesota 2005 Laurence Maroney (1,355) & Gary Russell (1,045) 15. West Virginia 26-6 .813 USC 2005 Reggie Bush (1,740) & LenDale White (1,302) Minnesota 2004 Laurence Maroney (1,348) & Marion Barber III (1,269) Less is More ... Tennessee 2004 Gerald Riggs Jr. (1,107) & Cedric Houston (1,005) Through 11 games in 2007, West Virginia has been penalized 61 times for 556 yards for an average of Texas 2004 Cedric Benson (1,834) & Vince Young (1,079) 5.5 penalties per game. The 556 penalty yards ranks Minnesota 2003 Marion Barber III (1,196) & Laurence Maroney (1,121) West Virginia 41st nationally and second in the BIG Missouri 2003 Brad Smith (1,406) & Zack Abrow (1,155) EAST among teams with fewest penalty yards per game. Navy 2003 Kyle Eckel (1,249) & Craig Candeto (1,112) West Virginia’s 61 penalties on the year ranks first in the Kansas St. 2002 Darren Sproles (1,465) & Ell Roberson (1,032) conference and 23rd nationally in fewest penalties per Nebraska 2001 Dahrran Diedrick (1,299) & Eric Crouch (1,115) game. Against USF, the Mountaineers were penalized a Nebraska 1997 Ahman Green (1,877) & Scott Frost (1,016) season low one time for 11 yards. Against Louisville, Colorado St. 1996 Calvin Branch (1,279) & Damon Washington (1,075) West Virginia was penalized a season high 11 times for Ohio 1996 Steve Hookfin (1,125) & Kareem Wilson (1,072) 116 yards. 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Non-Offensive Touchdowns Leave The Running To Us The Mountaineers struck for their third non- This year, the West Virginia defense prefers for all the running to be done by its offense. offensive touchdown this season when Reed The Mountaineers are allowing only 107.6 yards rushing per game and 2.9 yards per rush. While the West Williams recovered a fumble in the end zone against Virginia offense has rushed for 3,515 yards on the season, the Mountaineer opponents have rushed for UConn. just 1,291 yards against the WVU defense. West Virginia is currently ranked 16th nationally in rushing defense and second in the BIG EAST. The last 100-yard rusher on the WVU defense was LaSean McCoy Eric Wicks’ 44-yard fumble return for a touchdown of Pitt. against Louisville on Nov. 8 marks the second In the final regular season game against Pitt, The Panthers were held to just 13 points. Totaling 158 defensive score for the Mountaineers this season. yards rushing on 52 attempts, the Panthers finished with a 3.0 yards per carry average against the WVU The first came at Syracuse when Keilen Dykes defense. made an interception and rumbled 19 yards for a In the win against Connecticut, the Huskies rushed for an opponent season-high 203 yards against the touchdown. Mountaineer defense. Still, the unit held UConn to just 14 points until the game’s final minute and forced Under Coach Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia has punts on 12 of 15 possessions. scored 13 defensive and 10 special teams At Cincinnati, the West Virginia defense held the Bearcats to 84 yards rushing and only 2.8 yards per touchdowns for a total of 23 non-offensive carry. The Bearcats were held 13 points under their season average against the Mountaineers. touchdowns during his tenure. Against Louisville, the West Virginia defense held the Cardinals to just 37 yards rushing. Coming into the game, Louisville was averaging 150 yards rushing per game. Top Rushing Quarterbacks in 2007 (Per Game Totals) In the second BIG EAST road win of the season at No. 25 Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights managed 183 . Michael Desmormeaux (La.-Lafayette) 103.7 yards rushing against the WVU defense, but only came away with three points in the contest for their lowest point total since 2002. 2. Patrick White (West Virginia) 98.8 In the final non-conference game of the regular season, the West Virginia defense held Mississippi 3. (Washington) 82.7 State to just 45 yards on the ground for an average of 1.4 yards per rush. 4. Dan LeFevour (Central Michigan) 77.5 In the BIG EAST road win at Syracuse, the Orange managed only 94 yards rushing and averaged just 5. Stephen McGee (Texas A&M) 71.5 2.5 yards per rush. 6. Kaipo-Noa-Kaheaku-Enhada (Navy) 71.1 At USF, the Bulls finished with 139 total rushing yards, and explosive quarterback Matt Grothe was held 7. Tim Tebow (Florida) 69.8 to just 38 yards on the ground. 8. Matt Grothe (South Florida) 69.3 In the East Carolina game, the Pirates rushed 33 times for only 106 yards and a 3.2 yards per carry average. 9. Zac Robinson (Oklahoma State) 64.8 Adding in only 54 yards passing, and the Pirates finished with just 160 yards of total offense. 10. Isiah Williams (Illinois) 64.5 At Maryland, the Terps finished with only 89 yards rushing for an average of 2.3 yards per rush in the game. In game two at Marshall, the Herd gained only 121 yards on the ground. Against Western Michigan in Fewest Punts the season opener, the Broncos managed just 32 yards rushing. 1. Navy 21 2. Texas Tech 26 All-American Mountaineers 3. Hawaii 32 In 2007, West Virginia offensive lineman Ryan Stanchek was selected on five different All-American 4. Florida 34 teams, including FWAA (first), rivals.com (second), Walter Camp Football Foundation (second), Sporting 5. Southern Miss. 43 News (second) and the Associated Press (third). Johnny Dingle (DL), Marc Magro (LB) and Patrick White (QB) 6. Boise State 44 were named honorable-mention All-American by SI.com. 7. Air Force 44 Under Coach Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia has had eight players named to All-American teams. Avon 8. West Virginia 45 Cobourne (RB) earned third-team All-American honors from Associated Press in 2002, Quincy Wilson was 9. Texas 46 named a third-team AP and ESPN The Magazine All-American in 2003, Grant Wiley (LB) was a consensus 10. Rutgers 48 All-American in 2003, Adam Jones was a first-team All-American in 2004 by CollegeFootballNews.com and CollegeSportsReport.com, In 2005, offensive lineman Garin Justice was a Sporting News second-team All-American and in 2006, Dan Mozes was a consensus All-American and Rimington Award winner and Steve Slaton was a consensus All-American. An Avid Reeder West Virginia junior linebacker Reed Williams was named a first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American for his outstanding performance on and off the field. He has a 3.86 GPA in accounting and has been a mainstay on the Dean’s List and the BIG EAST Commissioner’s Honor Roll since he started at WVU several years ago. On the field of play, he leads the defense with 98 tackles, including 41 solo tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss. He also has an interception, two pass breakups, two forced fumbles and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown against Connecticut. Under Head Coach Rich Rodriguez, the Mountaineers have had five ESPN The Magazine Academic All- Americans, Jeff Berk (OL, 2004), Jay Henry (2005 and 2006) and Dan Mozes (2006). Since 1952, WVU has had 20 players earn Academic All-American distinction.

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com 2007 WVU Scoring Drives Syracuse 13 83 6:08 McAfee 23 field goal Opp Plays Yds Time Result Syracuse 9 84 3:01 Brown 4 run W. Michigan 8 59 3:41 Jalloh 19 pass from White Syracuse 6 23 2:49 Sanders 11 run W. Michigan 4 58 1:34 Slaton 50 pass from White Miss. St. 1 64 0:21 White 64 run W. Michigan 2 37 0:50 White 38 run Miss. St. 12 88 5:41 Schmitt 12 pass from White W. Michigan 5 37 2:00 Slaton 1 run Miss. St. 3 16 1:13 Reynaud 10 pass from White W. Michigan 5 85 1:56 Slaton 58 run Miss. St. 5 48 1:37 Slaton 26 run W. Michigan 2 22 0:12 White 22 run MIss. St. 4 5 1:32 McAfee 42 field goal W. Michigan 9 50 3:15 Slaton 1 run Miss. St. 7 48 1:44 Reynaud 13 pass from Brown W. Michigan 12 66 6:07 Brown 20 run Rutgers 6 63 2:42 Slaton 38 run W. Michigan 7 61 3:02 Devine 8 run Rutgers 5 31 2:07 White 1 run Marshall 1 46 0:07 Reynaud 46 pass from White Rutgers 11 60 4:32 McAfee 42 field goal Marshall 7 66 2:27 Reynaud 23 pass from White Rutgers 9 75 3:18 Slaton 1 run Marshall 9 65 3:05 White 20 run Rutgers 7 66 3:04 Slaton 6 run Marshall 6 50 2:40 Slaton 2 run Louisville 6 56 2:46 Reynaud 7 pass from White Marshall 10 80 3:43 Devine 12 run Louisville 3 25 0:51 Reynaud 9 pass from White Marshall 9 80 4:43 Slaton 18 run Louisville 12 69 5:48 Slaton 1 run Marshall 3 55 1:25 Devine 10 run Louisville 8 34 2:46 McAfee 28 field goal Maryland 2 20 0:41 White 22 run Louisville ------Wicks 44 FUM Return Maryland 7 78 2:18 Slaton 22 run Louisville 4 65 1:29 White 50 run Maryland 9 63 4:19 Slaton 1 run Cincinnati 9 70 3:08 Schmitt 4 run Maryland 2 77 0:26 Slaton 1 run Cincinnati 12 80 5:42 White 7 run Maryland 8 49 4:12 McAfee 32 field goal Cincinnati 8 73 3:54 White 4 run East Carolina 6 27 2:17 McAfee 31 field goal Cincinnati 11 67 4:14 Slaton 1 run East Carolina 4 69 1:30 Slaton 1 run Connecticut 5 65 1:52 White 3 run East Carolina 13 83 5:07 White 13 run Connecticut 1 14 0:05 Reynaud 14 pass from White East Carolina 10 72 4:34 Reynaud 12 pass from White Connecticut 7 21 2:14 McAfee 46 field goal East Carolina 8 54 1:47 McAfee 34 field goal Connecticut 4 60 1:38 Slaton 31 run East Carolina 7 75 3:12 Reynaud 14 pass from White Connecticut 6 66 3:17 White 24 run East Carolina 10 87 4:27 White 4 run Connecticut 5 76 2:09 Devine 25 run East Carolina 8 48 3:43 Collington 4 run Connecticut 8 85 2:10 Slaton 3 run South Florida 15 62 6:09 McAfee 36 field goal Connecticut 3 58 1:06 Sanders 1 run South Florida 10 62 4:20 McAfee 35 field goal Connecticut 8 61 2:50 Collington 1 run South Florida 12 85 5:17 Reynaud 9 pass from Brown Pitt 14 74 5:42 Brown 6 run Syracuse 5 37 1:20 Schmitt 7 run Pitt 0 0 0:00 Team safety Syracuse 13 77 4:25 White 1 run Syracuse ------Dykes 19 INT return Syracuse 5 51 1:38 Schmitt 1 run Syracuse 6 41 0:51 McAfee 49 field goal Syracuse 6 46 2:29 Reynaud 20 pass from Brown 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com 26 ...... Darius Reynaud pass from White (South Florida) WVU 20-yard plays in 2007 26 ...... Patrick White rush (Marshall) 76 ...... Noel Devine rush (Maryland) 26 ...... Noel Devine kickoff return (Maryland) 64/TD...... Patrick White rush (Mississippi State) 26 ...... Noel Devine kickoff return (Maryland) 64...... Darius Reynaud rush (East Carolina) 25 ...... Mortty Ivy fumble recovery (Mississippi State) 58/TD ...... Steve Slaton rush (W. Michigan) 25 ...... Jarrett Brown rush (East Carolina) 58...... Darius Reynaud pass from White (W. Michigan) 25 ...... Noel Devine kickoff return (East Carolina) 56...... Jock Sanders rush (UConn) 25 ...... Noel Devine kickoff return (Marshall) 51 ...... Jarrett Brown rush (UConn) 25/TD ...... Noel Devine rush (UConn) 51 ...... Steve Slaton pass from White (Rutgers) 24...... Noel Devine kickoff return (Cincinnati) 50/TD ...... Patrick White rush (Louisville) 24...... Noel Devine kickoff return (Louisville) 50/TD ...... Steve Slaton pass from White (W. Michigan) 24...... Patrick White rush (Mississippi State) 50 ...... Patrick White rush (Rutgers) 24...... Vaughn Rivers kickoff return (South Florida) 49...... White pass to Reynaud (UConn)\ 24...... Vaughn Rivers punt return (East Carolina) 48...... Noel Devine kick return (Pitt) 24...... Darius Reynaud pass from White (Marshall) 48...... Antonio Lewis Int return (Pitt) 24...... Eddie Davis kick return (UConn) 46/TD...... Darius Reynaud pass from White (Marshall) 24/TD ...... Patrick White rush (UConn) 44/TD ...... Eric Wicks fumble recovery (Louisville) 23 ...... Jock Sanders pass from White (Louisville) 44...... Owen Schmitt rush (Maryland) 23/TD...... Darius Reynaud pass from White (Marshall) 43 ...... Dorrell Jalloh pass from Brown (South Florida) 23 ...... Jock Sanders punt return (W. Michigan) 41 ...... Noel Devine kickoff return (Louisville) 23 ...... Noel Devine rush (W. Michigan) 41 ...... Tito Gonzales pass from Brown (Syracuse) 23 ...... Noel Devine rush (UConn) 41 ...... Steve Slaton rush (East Carolina) 22...... Patrick White rush (Rutgers) 39 ...... Marc Magro rumble recovery (Mississippi State) 22...... Noel Devine kickoff return (Syracuse) 39 ...... Noel Devine rush (Marshall) 22...... Ellis Lankster Int Return (South Florida) 38/TD ...... Pat White rush (W. Michigan) 22/TD ...... Pat White rush (W. Michigan) 38/TD ...... Steve Slaton rush (Rutgers) 22/TD ...... Pat White rush (Maryland) 37...... Noel Devine rush (South Florida) 22/TD ...... Steve Slaton (Maryland) 37...... Darius Reynaud kickoff return (W. Michigan) 22...... Vaughn Rivers kick return (East Carolina) 36 ...... Noel Devine rush (UConn) 22...... Darius Reynaud kick return (Marshall) 35 ...... Vaughn Rivers punt return (Mississippi State) 21 ...... Patrick White rush (Pitt) 35 ...... Darius Reynaud pass from White (Maryland) 21 ...... Darius Reynaud kick return (Mississippi State) 35 ...... Patrick White rush (UConn) 21 ...... Wes Lyons pass from Brown (Syracuse) 33...... Steve Slaton pass from White (East Carolina) 21 ...... Noel Devine kick return (Marshall) 33...... Vaughn Rivers kick return (UConn) 21 ...... Dorrell Jalloh pass from White (Maryland) 32 ...... Steve Slaton pass from White (Cincinnati) 21 ...... Steve Slaton rush (Maryland) 32 ...... Darius Reynaud pass from White (Louisville) 21 ...... Steve Slaton kickoff return (Rutgers) 32 ...... Tito Gonzales pass from Jarrett Brown (South Florida) 20...... Darius Reynaud pass from White (Pitt) 31...... Vaughn Rivers kick return (Pitt) 20...... Darius Reynaud pass from White (Louisville) 31...... Owen Schmitt pass from Patrick White (Syracuse) 20...... Steve Slaton rush (Mississippi State) 31...... Noel Devine rush (Maryland) 20...... Vaughn Rivers punt return (Mississippi State) 31...... Noel Devine rush (UConn) 20...... Wes Lyons pass from Brown (South Florida) 31/TD ...... Steve Slaton rush (UConn) 20...... Wes Lyons pass from Brown (South Florida) 30...... Jarrett Brown rush (East Carolina) 20/TD ...... Darius Reynaud pass from White (Syracuse) 29...... Patrick White rush (UConn) 20/TD ...... Jarrett Brown rush (W. Michigan) 28...... Patrick White rush (UConn) 20...... Darius Reynaud kick return (Marshall) 28...... Vaughn Rivers kick return (UConn) 20/TD ...... Pat White rush (Marshall) 28...... Noel Devine kickoff return (Cincinnati) 28...... Dorrell Jalloh pass from White (South Florida) 28...... Darius Reynaud kickoff return (Marshall) 27 ...... Darius Reynaud kick return (Mississippi State) 27 ...... Patrick White rush (Syracuse) 27 ...... Jock Sanders kickoff return (Syracuse) 27 ...... Jarrett Brown rush (South Florida) 26 ...... Vaughn Rivers kick return (UConn) 26 ...... Dorrell Jalloh pass from White (Cincinnati) 26/TD ...... Steve Slaton rush (Mississippi State) 26 ...... Steve Slaton kick return (Mississippi State) 26 ...... Noel Devine kick return (South Florida) 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com 2007 Opponent Scoring Drives Opponent 20-yard plays in 2007 Opp Plays Yds Time Result 77...... Marshall kick return (MU) W. Michigan 7 65 2:48 J. Simmons 14 pass from Martin 70/TD...... Mauk pass to Barnett (Cin) 64...... Holmes kick return (Syracuse) W. Michigan 14 74 4:28 Hiller 2 run 61/TD ...... Williams pass from Robinson (Syracuse) W. Michigan 11 65 3:25 J. Simmons 6 pass from Peregrin 55/TD...... Mitchell pass from Grothe (USF) 44/TD ...... Stripling pass from Brohm (UL) W. Michigan 4 -2 1:40 Jones 34 field goal 44...... Brown run (UConn) Marshall 4 8 1:54 Binswanger 32 field goal 42/TD ...... Morris pass to Slate (MU) 41 ...... Holmes kick return (Syracuse) Marshall 1 38 0:11 Passmore 38 pass from Morris 39 ...... Mauk pass to Barnett (Cin) Marshall 14 61 4:14 Binswanger 26 field goal 38/TD ...... Morris pass to Passmore (MU) 35 ...... Ford run (USF) Marshall 9 80 3:02 Binswanger 34 field goal 35 ...... Mauk pass to Barnett (Cin) Marshall 2 72 0:20 Slate 42 pass from Morris 33...... Morris pass to Wynn (MU) 33...... Steffy pass to Heward-Bey (UMD) Maryland 11 75 4:22 Lattimore 4 run 31...... Hiller pass to J. Simmons (WMU) Maryland 10 91 4:49 Oquendo 22 pass from Steffy 31...... Mauk pass to Goodman (Cin) 30...... Guy kickoff return (UL) East Carolina 10 67 4:52 Johnson 3 run 30...... Riley pass from Carroll (Miss. St.) South Florida - - - Moffitt 26 Int 30...... Morris pass to Passmore (MU) South Florida 3 57 1:31 Mitchell 55 pass from Grothe 29...... Lorenzen pass to Kanuch (UConn) 28...... Brown pass to Kanuch (UConn) South Florida 13 74 4:46 Taylor 19 run 28...... Urrutia pass from Brohm (UL) Syracuse 10 45 5:21 Brinkley 1 run 28...... Marshall run (MU) 27 ...... Lorenzen pass to Jeffers (UConn) Syracuse 2 65 0:50 Williams 61 pass from Robinson 26 ...... Bostick Pass to Strong (Pitt) Miss. St. 5 29 2:32 Dixon 1 run 26/TD ...... Moffitt 26 Int Return (USF) 26 ...... Morris pass to Lauzon (MU) Miss. St. 13 58 5:10 Ducre 3 run 25 ...... Teel pass to Britt (RUT) Rutgers 11 45 4:21 Ito 39 field goal 24...... Taylor kick return (UConn) 23 ...... Stripling pass from Brohm (UL) Louisville 8 75 3:30 Barnidge 16 pass from Brohm 23 ...... Douglas pass from Brohm (UL) Louisville 4 59 0:28 Brohm 1 run 23 ...... McKinnon kick return (Syracuse) 23 ...... John William kick return (ECU) Louisville 8 46 4:06 Bolen 2 run 23 ...... Hiller pass to J. Simmons (WMU) Louisville 4 67 1:13 Urrutia 12 pass from Brohm 23 ...... N. Carroll kickoff return (UMD) 22...... Smith pass from Carroll (Miss. St.) Louisville 6 42 2:15 Carmody 37 field goal 22...... Murphy kickoff return (USF) Cincinnati 4 87 2:03 Barnett 70 pass from Mauk 22/TD ...... Steffy pass to Oquendo (UMD) 21 ...... Skinner kickoff return (UMD) Cincinnati 6 40 1:51 Rogers 42 field goal Cincinnati 12 71 3:14 Barnett 13 pass from Mauk Cincinnati 7 24 2:03 Glatthaar 1 run Connecticut 7 92 3:00 Kanuch 6 pass from Lorenzen Connecticut 10 77 3:24 Brown 2 run Connecticut 13 76 6:18 Davis 2 pass from Brown Pitt 6 41 1:52 Lee 48 field goal Pitt 11 48 5:03 Bostick 1 run Pitt 7 16 3:25 Lee 18 field goal

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com West Virginia Depth Chart (classes reflect football eligibility) (bold denotes returning starter from 2006) Offense Defense WR 2 Darius Reynaud (5-10/200/Sr.) DT 93 Scooter Berry (6-2/285/r-Fr.) 22 Brandon Hogan (6-0/175/Fr.) 91 Doug Slavonic (6-8/260/Jr.)

WR 9 Jock Sanders (5-8/185/Fr.) NT 96 Keilen Dykes (6-5/295/Sr.) 12 Nate Sowers (6-2/215/So.) 90 Chris Neild (6-3/305/r-Fr.)

LT 62 Ryan Stanchek (6-4/300/Jr.) DE 92 Johnny Dingle (6-3/270/Sr.) 67 Jon Walko (6-7/280/So.) 91 Doug Slavonic (6-8/260/Jr.)

LG 79 Greg Isdaner (6-4/315/So.) SLB 53 Marc Magro (6-3/240/Sr.) 74 Derek Hayes (6-3/280/r-Fr.) 1 Johnny Holmes (6-3/230/Jr.)

C 68 Mike Dent (6-4/285/Jr.) MLB 47 Reed Williams (6-2/225/Jr.) 61 Eric Jobe (6-4/300/r-Fr.) 55 Bobby Hathaway (6-1/230/Sr.)

RG 73 Jake Figner (6-5/305/Jr.) WLB 44 Mortty Ivy (6-3/235/Jr.) 70 Eric Rodemoyer (6-4/300/r-Fr.) 57 Zac Cooper (6-3/225/So.)

RT 66 Selvish Capers (6-6/285/Jr.) CB 3 Larry Williams (6-1/190/Sr.) 73 Jake Figner (6-5/305/Jr.) 19 Vaughn Rivers (5-9/170/Sr.)

TE 35 Owen Schmitt (6-3/260/Sr.) SS 41 Eric Wicks (6-1/205/Sr.) 88 Michael Villagrana (6-4/260/Sr.) 22 Ridwan Malik (6-1/205/Sr.)

WR 21 Dorrell Jalloh (6-0/195/Jr.) FS 21 Ryan Mundy (6-1/205/Sr.) 4 Wes Lyons (6-8/220/So.) 20 Franchot Allen (6-2/195/So.)

WR 83 Tito Gonzales (6-2/210/Jr.) BS 8 Quinton Andrews (6-0/210/So.) 85 Will Johnson (6-2/200/Fr.) 15 Charles Pugh (6-0/200/Jr.)

QB 5 Pat White (6-2/185/Jr.) CB 6 Antonio Lewis (5-10/185/Sr.) 16 Jarrett Brown (6-4/220/So.) 24 Ellis Lankster (5-10/190/Jr.)

SB 10 Steve Slaton (5-10/190/Jr.) 7 Noel Devine (5-8/170/Fr.) or 9 Jock Sanders (5-8/185/Fr.)

FB 35 Owen Schmitt (6-3/260/Sr.) 86 Sam Morrone (6-2/250/Jr.)

PK 40 Pat McAfee (6-1/200/Jr.) P 40 Pat McAfee (6-1/200/Jr.) 39 Chris Glenn (5-9/190/Sr.) 37 Scott Kozlowski (6-1/185/So.) KO 40 Pat McAfee (6-1/200/Jr.) LSN 46 Adam Hughes (6-1/220/Jr.) 87 Cody Nutter (6-5/220/Fr.)

H 48 Jeremy Kash (5-11/215/r-Fr.)

KR 2 Darius Reynaud (5-10/200/Sr.) PR 19 Vaughn Rivers (5-9/170/Sr.) 19 Vaughn Rivers (5-9/170/Sr.) 6 Antonio Lewis (5-10/185/Sr.)

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com West Virginia Offensive Depth Chart First Team Second Team Wide Receiver (Y) - Darius Reynaud – 5-10, 200, Sr. WR (Y) - (22) Brrr andon Hogan – 6-0, 175, Fr. Set career highs in receptions (8), receiving yards (134) and touchdowns (2) at Marshall; First career start in East Carolina win; game-high six receptions for 44 yards with a long also had two TDs against ECU and Miss. St.; team leader with 56 catches for 645 yards of 12; four catches for 10 yards at USF and 11 touchdowns; Second-team all-BIG EAST Wide Receiver (H) - Nate Sowers – 6-2, 215, So. WR (H) - (9) Jock Sanders – 5-8, 185, Fr. Converted quarterback who garnered receiving and special teams experience in 2006 True freshman playing both receiver and running back; 299 all purpose yardage on the season; first career start at USF; second career rushing TD against UConn Left Tackle - (67) Jon Walko -- 6-7, 280, So. Appeared in four games so far this season Left Tackle - Ryan Stanchek – 6-4, 300, Jr Has 33 consecutive starts on the O-line, including 23 straight at left tackle; Named to five Left Guard - (74) Derek Hayes – 6-3, 280, RFr. Started first career game at right guard against Western Michigan; 2006 scout team All-American teams, including FWAA (first), Walter Camp (second), Sporting News (second) champion: Cincinnati and AP (third) Center - (61) Eric Jobe – 6-4, 300, RFr. Left Guard - Greg Isdaner – 6-4, 315, So. Has not seen previous varsity action; 2006 scout team champion: Mississippi State Has 24 career and consecutive starts at left guard; first-team all-BIG EAST Right Guard - (74) Derek Hayes – 6-3, 280, RFr. Center - Mike Dent – 6-4, 285, Jr. First career start against W. Michigan; did not see varsity action last year. Worked in a backup role the past two seasons; started all 11 games this season; second-team all-BIG EAST Right Tackle - (70) Errr icic RodemoyerRodemoyer –– 6-4,6-4, 3300, RFr. 2006 Mountaineer teammate of the year; six career starts; 1st at Marshall Right Guard - (73) Jake Figner - 6-5, 305, Jr. 19 starts at right tackle; first career start at right guard at Rutgers; 24 total starts Tightight EEnd - (88) Mike Villagrana – 6-4, 260, Sr. Five career starts at tight end with one touchdown reception Right Tackle - (66) Selvish Capers – 6-6, 285, Jr. Six career starts at tackle, first against Mississippi State; converted tight end WR (X) - (4) Wes Lyons - 6-8,220, Sr. Six catches for 102 yards (17.0 avg.) with a long of 21 so far in 2007 Tight End - Owen Schmitt – 6-3, 260, Sr. Has played both TE and RB this year; 12 catches for 121 yards and a touchdown WR (Z) - (85) Will Johnson – 6-2, 200, Fr. Converted high school linebacker Wide Receiver (X) - Dorrell Jalloh – 6-0, 195, Jr. Tallied WVU’s first score of the season on a 19-yard TD pass from White against Quarterback - (16) Jarrett Brrr own – 6-4, 220, So. Western Michigan; his second career TD reception; 21 catches for 262 yards an a score In first career start, guided WVU to triple overtime victory against Rutgers last year; 210 yards of total offense with one touchdown at USF; 101 total offensive yards at Syracuse

Wide Receiver (Z) - Tito Gonzales – 6-2, 210, Jr. Superback - (9) Jock Sanders – 5-8, 185, Fr. Caught 10 passes for 152 yards last year, including first career touchdown in Gator Bowl True freshman playing both receiver and running back; 299 all-purpose yardage on the season; first career start at USF; first career rushing TD at Syracuse; 56-yard run vs. Quarterback - Patricick White – 6-2, 185, Jr. UConn WVU is 25-4 his 29 career starts; 2006, 2007 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and Or 2007 Gator Bowl MVP; had consecutive 300-yard total offense games in wins over (7)(7) NoelNoel DevineDevine –– 5-8,5-8, 170,170, Fr.Fr. Rutgers and Louisville, then 295 yards at Cincinnati and 293 yards vs. UConn;; first-team 3rd on team in rushing with 519 yards on just 60 carries (8.6 avg.); 136 rushing yards on all-BIG EAST; No. 6 in Heisman Trophy voting; 2006, 2007 Team MVP. five carries in win at Maryland; 118 rush yards with a TD on just 11 carries vs. UConn

Superback - Steve Slaton – 5-10, 190, Jr. Fullback - (86) Sam Morrone – 6-2, 250, Jr. WVU’s first-ever returning consensus All-American; school record holder in rushing TDs 2005 and 2006 Danny Van Etten offensive scout team player of the year (50) and all purpose TDs (55); 2006 Team MVP; second-team all-BIG EAST Kicker - (39) Chris Glenn – 5-9, 190, Sr. Fullback - Owen Schmitt – 6-3, 260, Sr. Emerged as McAfee’s backup in spring ball; kicked first career extra point in win at Has played both TE and RB this year; career-best 109 yards rushing in Gator Bowl; Syracuse (2007); also had an extra point vs. UConn tallied two touchdown runs and first career punt in Syracuse win Kickoff Returner - (19) Vaughn Rivers – 5-9, 170, Sr. Specialists Averages 23.4 yards per return during career on 29 attempts; his career average return Kicker - Pat McAfee – 6-1, 220, Jr. ranks 10th all-time in school history 285 points in career; WVU’s career leader in PATs, 168-170; 38-53 in FG for career; second- team all-BIG EAST

Holder - Jeremy Kash – 5-11, 215, RFr. Emerged as top holder in spring ball

Kick Returner - Darius Reynaud – 5-10, 200, Sr. Career average of 26.8 yards a return with one touchdown (96 yard return vs. UMD) 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com West Virginia Defensive Depth Chart First Team Second Team Defensive Tackle - Scooter Berry – 6-2, 285, RFr. Defensive Tackle - Doug Slavonic – 6-8, 260, Jr. First career start against WMU: 2006 Danny Van Etten Award winner as defensive scout Has seen limited action in first two years; two tackles at Maryland team player of the year; FF and FR at Rutgers; freshman All-American by Sporting News Nose Tackle - Thor Merrrr ow – 6-1, 240, So. Nose Tackle - Keilen Dykes – 6-5, 295, Sr. Four year starter and team leader with 43 total and consecutive starts; 2007 Iron Father Jeff was outstanding DL at WVU from 1972-74; three tackles at Marshall Mountaineer; scored first career touchdown on a 19-yard INT return at Syracuse; first- or team all-BIG EAST Chris Neild - 6-3, 305, Fr. Started first career game at nose tackle against Mississippi State; 11 career tackles -Johnny Dingle – 6-3, 270, Sr. 18 career starts with 16 at DE; played one of best career games at Maryland with six Defensive End - James Ingram – 6-2, 265, So. tackles, one sack, 2.5 TFLs and a fumble recovery; BIG EAST Defensive Player for his Five career starts all at DE in 2006; 12 total appearances efforts against Maryland; four TFLs at UC; team leader with eight sacks and 17 TFLs; second-team all-BIG EAST Will Linebacker - Zac Cooper, 6-3, 225, So. Plays rush end on passing situations, 2.5 sacks in ‘07; recovered a Syracuse fumble in Will Linebacker - Mortty Ivy – 6-3, 235, Jr. 2006 in only game action First career start in Western Michigan contest; team-high 10 tackles with a sack and TFL against Broncos; five tackles with a five-yard sack at Marshall; eight tackles with one sack at Maryland; six tackles, 10-yard sack and an interception in East Carolina win; team- Sam Linebacker - John Holmes – 6-3, 230, Jr. high 11 tackles with two sacks and three TFLs against UConn Moved to LB from bandit safety spot a year ago; six career starts with 83 career tackles

Sam Linebacker - Marc Magro – 6-3, 240, Sr. Mike Linebacker - Bobby Hathaway – 6-1, 230, Sr. 48 career appearances with 13 career starts (12 at sam); career-best two sacks for loss of 43 career games played with all 13 starts last year at Sam LB 17 yards with six tackles against ECU; 39-yard fumble recovery vs. Miss. St.; 12 TFLs; second team all-BIG EAST - Vaughn Rivers – 5-9, 170, Sr. 8 career starts on defense in 42 appearances with two interceptions; 2006 all-BIG EAST Mike Linebacker - Reed Williams – 6-2, 225, Jr. first team on special teams; also a key punt and kick return man First career start against WMU; team-leader with 87 tackles on the year including game- high 13 at Rutgers; scored first career TD on a third quarter fumble recovery vs. UConn Strong Safety - Ridwan Malik -- 6-1, 205, Sr. Cornerback - Larry Williams – 6-1, 190, Sr. Six career starts at boundary safety; making switch to strong this season – started 20 career starts in 49 career appearances with two interceptions WMU and Marshall games at strong

Strong Safety - Eric Wicks – 6-1, 205, Sr. Free Safety - Boogie Allen – 6-2, 195, So. Three-year starter at strong safety; 37 career starts, all consecutive; career-best two Ten tackles with one interception last year; can play either free or bandit safety; key interceptions at Maryland; seven tackles and two TFLs with a sack against Miss. St.; 44- interception at Rutgers; recovered attempted onside kick by Cincinnati to secure win yard fumble recovery for a touchdown in Louisville win; first-team all-BIG EAST Bandit Safety - Charles Pugh -- 6-0, 200, Jr. Free Safety - Ryan Mundy – 6-1, 205, Sr. Two career starts at bandit Post-graduate transfer from Michigan that can play immediately; 18 starts in 35 career games for the Wolverines; team-leader with three interceptions including 32-yard INT return at Rutgers Cornerback - Ellis Lankster 5-10, 190, Jr. 16 tackles on the season with first INT return of 22 yards at USF Bandit Safety - Quinton Andrews -- 6-0, 210, So. Freshman All-American that led WVU in tackles last year (72)

Cornerback - Antonio Lewis -- 5-10, 185, Sr. 22 career starts; two PBUs at Cincinnati; two INTs and one FF on year Specialists Punter - (40) Pat McAfee – 6-1, 220, Jr. 42 punts for 1,728 yards – a 41.1 average with a long of 71 (at Cincinnati)

Punt Returner - (19) Vaughn Rivers – 5-9, 170, Sr. 65 career returns with 715 yards, 11.0 average with long of 50 yards/TD

Long Snapper - (46) Adam Hughes – 6-1, 220, Jr. Had not seen previous varsity action until this season; backed up Tim Lindsey last season

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com

Career Starts TB S. Slaton 32 O. Schmitt 10 By Position N. Devine 1 FB WR O. Schmitt 6 D. Reynaud 30 V. Rivers 2 WR QB T. Gonzalez 13 B. Hogan 2 P. White 29 W. Lyons 1 J. Sanders 2 A. Bednarik 7 J. Brown 1 WR TE RT RG C LG LT D Jalloh 21 M. Villagrana 5 J. Figner 19 G. Isdaner 24 Rodemoyer 6 M. Dent 12 R. Stanchek 24 O. Schmitt 5 S. Capers 6 J. Figner 5 R. Stanchek 9 D. Hayes 1 J. Bradshaw 2 CB DE NT DT CB L. Williams 20 J. Dingle 16 K. Dykes 14 K. Dykes 27 A. Lewis 22 V. Rivers 8 J. Ingram 5 C. Neild 2 S. Berry 9 G. Dervil 1 K. Dykes 2 J. Dingle 2 K. Richardson 1 Mike Slavonic 1 BS Sam R. Williams12 Q. Andrews 7 R. Malik 7 Hathaway 13 M. Magro 1 Will M. Ivy 12 J. Holmes 6 M. Magro 12 E. Wicks 4

0 SS C. Pugh 2 E. Wicks 33 FS R. Malik 4 Q. Andrews 12 R. Mundy 11 2007 Offense Game-By-Game Starters 5 Game WR WR WR WR TE TE RT RG C LG LT FB TB TB QB W. Michigan Gonzales Reynaud -- Jalloh -- -- Figner Hayes Dent Isdaner Stanchek Schmitt Slaton -- White at Marshall Gonzales Reynaud -- Jalloh Schmitt -- Figner Rodemoyer Dent Isdaner Stanchek -- Slaton -- White at Maryland -- Reynaud -- Jalloh -- Villagrana Figner Rodemoyer Dent Isdaner Stanchek -- Slaton Schmitt White East Carolina Gonzales Hogan -- Jalloh -- -- Figner Rodemoyer Dent Isdaner Stanchek -- Slaton Schmitt White at USF Gonzales Hogan Sanders Jalloh -- -- Figner Rodemoyer Dent Isdaner Stanchek -- Slaton -- White at Syracuse Lyons Reynaud -- Jalloh -- -- Figner Rodemoyer Dent Isdaner Stanchek Schmitt Slaton -- White Mississippi St. Gonzales Reynaud -- Jalloh -- -- Capers Rodemoyer Dent Isdaner Stanchek -- Slaton Schmitt White at Rutgers Gonzales Reynaud -- Jalloh -- -- Capers Figner Dent Isdaner Stanchek -- Slaton Schmitt White Louisville Gonzales Reynaud -- Jalloh Schmitt -- Capers Figner Dent Isdaner Stanchek -- Slaton -- White at Cincinnati Gonzales Reynaud -- Jalloh Schmitt -- Capers Figner Dent Isdaner Stanchek -- Slaton -- White Connecticut -- Reynaud Sanders Jalloh Schmitt -- Capers Figner Dent Isdaner Stanchek -- Slaton -- White Pitt Reynaud Jalloh Schmitt Capers Figner Dent Isdaner Stanchek -- Slaton Devine White 2007 Defense Game-By-Game Starters Game DE NT DT Sam Mike Will CB SS FS BS CB W. Michigan Dingle Dykes Berry Magro R. Williams Ivy Richardson Malik Mundy Wicks L. Williams at Marshall Dingle Dykes Berry Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Malik Mundy Wicks L. Williams at Maryland Dingle Dykes Berry Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Wicks Mundy Andrews L. Williams East Carolina Dingle Dykes Berry Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Wicks Mundy Andrews L. Williams at USF Dingle Dykes Slavonic Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Wicks Mundy Andrews L. Williams at Syracuse Dingle Dykes Berry Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Wicks Mundy Andrews L. Williams Mississippi St. Dingle Neild Dykes Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Wicks Mundy Malik L. Williams at Rutgers Dingle Neild Dykes Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Malik Mundy Wicks L. Williams Louisville Dingle Dykes Berry Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Malik Mundy Wicks L. Williams at Cincinnati Dingle Dykes Berry Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Wicks Mundy Andrews L. Williams Connecticut Dingle Dykes Berry Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Wicks Mundy Andrews L. Williams Pitt Dingle Dykes Berry Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Wicks Mundy Andrews L. Williams 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Passing Yards Tackles Greg Isdaner Adam Bednarik...... 116 vs. East Carolina ‘05 Boogie Allen ...... 5 vs. Cincinnati ‘06 Jarrett Brown...... 244 vs. Rutgers ‘06 Quinton Andrews...... 9 vs. USF ‘06 Markell Harrison...... 20 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Scooter Berry ...... 6 vs. Louisville ‘07 Pat White ...... 222 vs. Louisville ‘06 Mike Bilokonsky...... 1 vs. Connecticut ‘07 Zac Cooper ...... 1 vs. five teams latest UConn ’07 Receptions Guesley Dervil ...... 5 vs. Cincinnati ‘06 Maxwell Anderson...... 1 vs. Marshall ‘06 Johnny Dingle ...... 6 vs. 3 teams latest UConn ‘07 Darren Brownlee ...... 2 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Keilen Dykes ...... 6 vs. Rutgers ‘04, USF ‘06 Carmen Connelly...... 1 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Andy Emery...... 2 vs. 6 teams latest MSU ‘07 Eddie Davis ...... 1 vs. WMU ‘07 Sidney Glover ...... 4 vs. 3 teams latest UConn ‘07 Noel Devine...... 1 vs. 4 teams latest SU ‘07 Ovid Goulbourne ...... 2 vs. Maryland ‘06,UConn’07 Tito Gonzales...... 2 vs. four teams latest UL ‘07 Trippe Hale ...... 5 vs. Connecticut ‘07 Bobby Hathaway ...... 8 vs. Wofford ‘05 Brandon Hogan ...... 6 vs. East Carolina ‘07 John Holmes ...... 9 vs. Rutgers ‘06 Dorrell Jalloh...... 5 vs. USF ‘07 James Ingram ...... 4 vs. East Carolina ‘06 Wes Lyons ...... 3 vs. E. Washington ‘06, USF ‘07 Mortty Ivy ...... 11 vs. Connecticut ‘07 Darius Reynaud ...... 9 vs. Marshall ‘07 Pat Lazear...... 4 vs. Connecticut ‘07 Vaughn Rivers ...... 2 vs. Maryland ‘05 Ellis Lankster ...... 4 vs. Connecticut ‘07 Jock Sanders...... 2 vs. USF ‘07, SU ‘07, UL ‘07 Anthony Leonard...... 5 vs. WMU ‘07 Career Single-Game Bests Owen Schmitt ...... 4 vs. East Carolina ‘06 Antonio Lewis ...... 8 vs. Maryland ‘06 Rushing Yards Steve Slaton...... 6 vs. Pitt ’06 Marc Magro ...... 17 vs. Pitt ‘07 Nate Sowers...... 1 vs. Syracuse ‘06 Ridwan Malik...... 8 vs. Virginia Tech ‘04 Maxwell Anderson...... 9 vs. E. Washington ’06 Michael Villagrana ...... 1 vs. Virginia Tech ‘05 Thor Merrow...... 3 vs. Marshall ‘07, ECU ‘07 Adam Bednarik...... 72 vs. Syracuse ‘05 Ryan Mundy ...... 8 vs. Marshall ‘07 Jarrett Brown...... 82 vs. East Carolina ‘07 Keilen Dykes Chris Neild ...... 3 vs. Mississippi State ‘07 Ed Collington ...... 47 vs. East Carolina ‘07 Charles Pugh...... 7 vs. Marshall ‘06 Eddie Davis ...... 65 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Kent Richardson ...... 4 vs. Marshall ‘07 Noel Devine...... 136 vs. Maryland ‘07 Vaughn Rivers ...... 6 vs. Maryland ‘06, ECU ‘06 Markell Harrison...... 33 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Archie Sims...... 3 vs. WMU ‘07 Sam Morrone...... 12 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Doug Slavonic ...... 3 vs. Virginia Tech ‘05 Darius Reynaud ...... 67 vs. USF ‘06 J.T. Thomas ...... 3 vs. Louisville ‘07, Cincinnati ‘07 Jock Sanders...... 58 vs. Connecticut ‘07 Eric Turner ...... 1 vs. WMU ‘07 Nate Sowers...... 15 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Eric Wicks ...... 9 vs. Lville ‘05, Cin ‘05, USF ‘06 Owen Schmitt ...... 109 vs. Georgia Tech ‘06 Larry Williams ...... 5 vs. Marshall ’07 Steve Slaton...... 215 vs. Pitt ‘06 Reed Williams ...... 15 vs. Marshall ‘07 Pat White ...... 247 vs. Syracuse ‘06 Rushing Attempts Maxwell Anderson...... 2 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Adam Bednarik...... 12 vs Syracuse ‘05 Jarrett Brown...... 17 vs. Rutgers ‘06 Ed Collington ...... 6 vs. Georgia Tech ‘06 Eddie Davis ...... 15 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Noel Devine...... 11 vs. Connecticut ‘07 Markell Harrison...... 5 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Sam Morrone...... 2 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Darius Reynaud ...... 2 vs. 6 teams latest SU ’07 Jock Sanders...... 3 vs. WMU ‘07, ECU, UConn ‘07 Receiving Yards Owen Schmitt ...... 13 vs. Georgia Tech ‘06 Maxwell Anderson...... 5 vs. Marshall ‘06 Nate Sowers...... 2 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Darren Brownlee ...... 14 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Steve Slaton...... 34 vs. Pitt ‘05 Carmen Connelly...... 3 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Pat White ...... 27 Cincinnati ‘07 Eddie Davis ...... 2 vs. WMU ‘07 Noel Devine...... 19 vs. WMU ‘07 Completions Tito Gonzales...... 61 vs. Marshall ‘06 Adam Bednarik...... 14 vs. Syracuse ‘05 Brandon Hogan ...... 44 vs. East Carolina ‘07 Jarrett Brown...... 14 vs. Rutgers ‘06 Dorrell Jalloh...... 92 vs. Rutgers ‘06 Markell Harrison...... 3 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Wes Lyons ...... 48 vs. USF ‘07 Pat White ...... 18 vs. East Carolina ‘07 Darius Reynaud ...... 134 vs. Marshall ‘07 Pass Attempts Vaughn Rivers ...... 22 vs. Wofford ‘05 Adam Bednarik...... 21 vs. Syracuse ’05 Jock Sanders...... 32 vs. Louisville ‘07 Jarrett Brown...... 29 vs. Rutgers ‘06 Owen Schmitt ...... 36 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Markell Harrison...... 3 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Steve Slaton...... 130 vs. Pitt ‘06 2007 Single-Game Bests Nate Sowers...... 1 vs. E. Washingtoon ‘06 Nate Sowers...... 6 vs. Syracuse ‘06 Noel Devine Pat White ...... 25 vs. Louisville ‘07 Michael Villagrana ...... 2 vs. Virginia Tech ‘05 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Jock Sanders...... 2 vs. USF, SU, MSU, UL West Virginia Bests - 2000 Decade Owen Schmitt ...... 2 vs. ECU, USF, MSU, RU Rushing Yards...... 536 vs. East Carolina ‘02 Steve Slaton...... 4 vs. Syracuse, MSU Passing Yards ...... 343 vs. Pitt ‘00 Total Yards ...... 641 vs. Pitt ‘06 Receiving Yards Total First Downs...... 32 vs E. Washington ‘06 Eddie Davis ...... 2 vs. WMU First Downs Rushing ...... 22 vs. East Carolina ‘02 Noel Devine...... 19 vs. WMU First Downs Passing ...... 15 vs. Maryland ‘01 Tito Gonzales...... 41 vs. Syracuse Low Rushing Yards All...... -1 vs. Pitt ‘06 Brandon Hogan ...... 44 vs. East Carolina Low Passing Yards All...... 27 vs. Rutgers ‘01 Dorrell Jalloh...... 87 vs. USF Low Total Yards Allowed ...... 90 vs. Rutgers ‘02 Wes Lyons ...... 48 vs. USF Fewest First Downs All...... 6 vs. Rutgers ‘02 Darius Reynaud ...... 134 vs Marshall Fewest 1st Downs Rushing All...... 1, Pitt, ‘’03 Jock Sanders...... 32 vs. Louisville Fewest 1st Downs Passing All...... 1 vs. Rutgers ‘01 Owen Schmitt ...... 32 vs. Rutgers Longest TD run...... 76 vs. ECU ‘04, USF ‘05 Steve Slaton...... 61 vs. WMU Longest Non-TD Run ...... 76 vs. Maryland ‘07 Longest TD Reception ...... 93 vs. Va. Tech ‘03 Tackles Longest Non-TD Reception ...... 84 vs. Miami ‘03 Boogie Allen ...... 3 vs. Rutgers Points (Game)...... 80 vs. Rutgers ‘01 Quinton Andrews ...... 8 vs. USF Points (Half) ...... 59 vs. Rutgers ‘01 (First) Scooter Berry ...... 6 vs. Louisville Points (Qtr) ...... 31 vs. Rutgers ‘01 (Second) Mike Bilokonsy ...... 1 vs. Connecticut Victory Margin...... 73 vs. Rutgers ‘01 Zac Cooper ...... 1 vs. 4 teams latest,UConn Reed Williams Guesley Dervil ...... 2 vs. WMU, UConn West Virginia Bests - Rodriguez Era Johnny Dingle ...... 6 vs. Marshall, UM,UConn Rushing Yards...... 536 vs. East Carolina ‘02 Keilen Dykes ...... 5 vs. Marshall Passing Yards ...... 286 vs. Kent State ‘01 Rushing Yards Andy Emery...... 2 vs. WMU, MSU Total Yards ...... 641 vs. Pitt ‘06 Adam Bednarik...... 7 vs. Syracuse Ovid Goulbourne ...... 2 vs. Connecticut Total First Downs...... 32 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Jarrett Brown...... 82 vs. East Carolina Sidney Glover ...... 4 vs. WMU, SU, UConn First Downs Rushing ...... 22 vs. East Carolina ‘02 Ed Collington ...... 47 vs. East Carolina Trippe Hale ...... 5 vs. Connecticut First Downs Passing ...... 15 vs. Maryland ‘01 Noel Devine...... 136 vs. Maryland Bobby Hathaway ...... 5 vs. Syracuse Low Rushing Allowed...... -1 vs. Pitt ‘06 Darius Reynaud ...... 58 vs. East Carolina John Holmes ...... 7 vs. Mississippi State Low Passing Yards Allowed ...... 27 vs. Rutgers ‘01 Jock Sanders...... 58 vs. Connecticut James Ingram ...... 1 vs. WMU Low Total Yards Allowed ...... 90 vs. Rutgers ‘02 Owen Schmitt ...... 46 vs. Maryland Mortty Ivy ...... 11 vs. Connecticut Fewest 1st Downs Allowed ...... 6 vs Rutgers ‘02 Steve Slaton...... 146 vs. Marshall Pat Lazear...... 4 vs. Connecticut Fewest 1st Downs Rushing All...... 1, Pitt, ‘’03 Pat White ...... 186 vs. Connecticut Ellis Lankster ...... 4 vs. Connecticut Fewest 1st Downs Passing All...... 1 vs. Rutgers ‘01 Anthony Leonard...... 5 vs. WMU Longest TD run...... 76 vs. ECU, 04, USF ‘05 Rushing Attempts Antonio Lewis ...... 7 vs. Connecticut Longest Non-TD Run ...... 76 vs. Maryland ‘07 Adam Bednarik...... 2 vs. Syracuse Marc Magro ...... 17 vs. Pitt Longest TD Reception ...... 93 vs. Va. Tech ‘03 Jarrett Brown...... 15 vs. USF Ridwan Malik...... 7 vs. Mississippi State Longest Non-TD Reception ...... 84 vs. Miami ‘03 Ed Collington ...... 8 vs. Connecticut Thor Merrow...... 3 vs. Marshall, ECU Points (Game)...... 80 vs. Rutgers ‘01 Noel Devine...... 11 vs. Connecticut Ryan Mundy ...... 8 vs. Marshall Points (Half) ...... 59 vs. Rutgers ‘01 (First) Darius Reynaud ...... 2 vs. WMU, ECU, SU Chris Neild ...... 3 vs. Mississippi State Points (Qtr) ...... 31 vs. Rutgers ‘01 (Second) Jock Sanders...... 3 vs. WMU, ECU, UConn Charles Pugh...... 4 vs. Connecticut Victory Margin...... 73 vs. Rutgers ‘01 Owen Schmitt ...... 8 vs. Syracuse Kent Richardson ...... 4 vs. Marshall Steve Slaton...... 26 vs. Maryland Vaughn Rivers ...... 3 vs. Cincinnati Pat White ...... 27 vs. Cincinnati Doug Slavonic ...... 2 vs. WMU, Maryland, ECU Archie Sims...... 2 vs. WMU Completions J.T. Thomas ...... 3 vs. Louisville, Cincinnati Jarrett Brown...... 11 vs. USFt Carolina Eric Turner...... 1 vs. WMU, ECU Pat White ...... 18 vs. East Carolina Eric Wicks ...... 8 vs. Pitt Adam Bednarik...... 1 vs. Syracuse Larry Williams ...... 5 vs. Marshall Reed Williams ...... 15 vs. Marshall Pass Attempts Jarrett Brown...... 20 vs. USF West Virginia All-Time Bests Pat White ...... 25 vs. Louisville Rushing Yards...... 569 vs. W. & Lee 1923 Adam Bednarik...... 1 vs. Syracuse Passing Yards ...... 452 vs. Missouri 1998 Total Yards ...... 674 vs Washington & Lee 1923 Passing Yards First Downs...... 36 vs. Washington & Lee 1923 Jarrett Brown...... 149 vs. USF Low Rushing Yards Allowed ...... -30 vs. UF 1981 Pat White ...... 192 vs. WMU Low Passing Yards Allowed...... 0 vs. Pitt 1981 Adam Bednarik...... 2 vs. Syracuse Low Total Yards Allowed ...... -14 vs. UMD 1919 Fewest 1st Downs All...... 0 vs. Maryland 1919 Receptions Longest TD run...... 96 vs. N. Ill. ‘86 Eddie Davis ...... 1 vs. WMU Longest Non-TD Run ...... 76 vs.W&M ‘62, MD ‘07 Noel Devine...... 1 vs. WMU, Maryland, ECU, SU, UL Longest TD Reception ...... 96 vs. Penn State ‘73 Tito Gonzalez...... 2 vs. Mississippi State, UL Longest Non-TD Reception ...... 84 vs. Miami ‘03 Brandon Hogan ...... 6 vs. East Carolina Points (Game)...... 92 vs. Marshall 1916 Dorrell Jalloh...... 5 vs. USF Victory Margin ...... 89 vs. Geneva 1951 Quinton Andrews Wes Lyons ...... 3 vs. USF Darius Reynaud ...... 9 vs. Marshall 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Current Mountaineers in the Record Book CCareer 200-Yard Rushing Games Career Extra Points Made BIG EAST Career QB Rushing 1. Steve Slaton, 2005-07...... 3 1. Pat McAfee, 2005-07...... 168 1. Patrick White, WVU, 2005-07...... 3,356 Patrick White, 2005-07...... 3 2. Jay Taylor, 1996-99 ...... 151 2. Rasheed Marshall, WVU, 2001-04...... 2,040 Amos Zereoue, 1996-98...... 3 3. Charlie Baumann, 1985-88...... 135 3. Donovan McNabb, SU, 1995-98...... 1,561 4. Avon Cobourne, 2000-03...... 2 4. Paul Woodside, 1981-84 ...... 101 4. Walter Washington, Temple, 2003-04..... 1,468 5. Nine different players...... 1 5. Frank Nester, 1971-73...... 95 5. Michael Vick, Virginia Tech, 1999-00 ...... 1,197 6. Brad Cooper, 2003-04 ...... 89 Career 100-Yard Rushing Games 7. Bill McKenzie, 1974-77 ...... 77 BIG EAST Single Game QB Rushing 1. Avon Cobourne, 2000-03...... 28 8. Steve Sinclair, 1978-80 ...... 64 1. Patrick White, WVU vs. Syracuse, 2006 247 2. Amos Zeroue, 1996-98...... 21 9. Todd Sauerbrun, 1991-94 ...... 63 2. Patrick White, WVU vs. Pitt, 2005...... 220 Steve Slaton, 2005-07...... 21 Chuck Kinder, 1963-66 ...... 61 3. Patrick White, WVU vs. Pitt, 2006...... 220 4. Patrick White, 2005-07...... 14 Bryan Baumann, 1994-96...... 61 4. Michael Vick, Va. Tech vs. BC, 2000 ...... 210 5. Arthur Owens, 1972-75 ...... 13 5. Patrick White, WVU vs. UConn, 2007 .... 186 6. Robert Alexander, 1977-80 ...... 11 Career Extra Points Attempted Robert Walker, 1992-95 ...... 11 1. Pat McAfee, 2005-07 ...... 170 WVU Single Game Rushing 8. Quincy Wilson, 1999-2003...... 10 2. Jay Taylor/1996-99...... 155 1. Kay-Jay Harris vs. E. Carolina, 2004 ...... 337 9. Anthony Brown, 1987-88...... 9 3. Charlie Baumann/1985-88...... 138 2. Kerry Marbury, vs. Templ, 1971 ...... 291 Rboert Gresham, 1969-70...... 9 4. Paul Woodside/1981-84 ...... 103 3. Avon Cobourne, vs. E. Carolina, 2002...... 260 Adrian Murrell, 1990-92...... 9 5. Frank Nester/1971-73 ...... 101 4. Patrick White vs. Syracuse, 2006...... 247 6. Brad Cooper/2003-04 ...... 92 5. Amos Zereoue vs. Notre Dame, 1997 ...... 234 Career QB Rushing Yards 7. Bill McKenzie/1974-77 ...... 81 6. Amos Zereoue vs. Rutgers, 1998 ...... 228 1. Patrick White/2005-07 ...... 459/3,356 8. Steve Sinclair/1978-80 ...... 68 7. Patrick White vs. Pitt, 2005...... 220 2. Major Harris/1987-89 ...... 432/2,161 9. Todd Sauerbrun/1991-94...... 68 Patrick White vs. Pitt, 2006...... 220 3. Rasheed Marshall/2001-02 ...... 491/2,040 10. Chuck Kinder/1963-66 ...... 66 9. Steve Slaton vs. Pitt, 2006 ...... 215 4. Fred Wyant/1952-55...... 303/793 10. Andrew Wood vs. BC, 1971...... 214 5. Darren Studstill/1990-93 ...... 185/610 Career Kick Scoring 6. Oliver Luck/1978-81...... 367/517 1. Paul Woodside/1981-84 ...... 323 WVU Career Rushing Yards 7. Richard Longfellow/1957-58 ...... 149/411 2. Jay Taylor/1996-99...... 310 1. Avon Cobourne/1999-2002 ...... 1,050/5,164 8. Danny Williams/1958-60...... 90/316 3. Charlie Baumann/1985-88...... 291 2. Amos Zereoue/1996-98...... 786/4,086 9. Jake Kelchner/1992-93...... 129/275 4. Pat McAfee/2005-07...... 285 3. Steve Slaton, 2005-07...... 663/3,925 10. Jerry Yost/1962-63...... 111/238 5. Frank Nester/1971-73 ...... 170 4. Patrick White/2005-07 ...... 473/3,356 6. Bill McKenzie/1974-77 ...... 152 5. Arthur Owens/1972-75 ...... 416/2,648 Single Season QB Rushing Yards 7. Brad Cooper/2003-04 ...... 149 6. Robert Walker/1992-95...... 529/2,620 1. Patrick White/2006...... 165/1,219 8. Steve Sinclair/1978-80 ...... 136 7. Quincy Wilson/1999-2003 ...... 474/2,608 2. Patrick White/2007 ...... 163/1 ,185 9. Bryan Baumann/1994-96...... 130 8. Robert Alexander/1977-80 ...... 491/2,456 3. Patrick White/2005...... 131/952 10. Todd Sauerbrun/1991-94...... 114 9. Undra Johnson/1985-88...... 442/2,211 4. Major Harris/1989 ...... 155/936 10. Robert Gresham/1968-70...... 417/2,181 5. Rasheed Marshall/2004...... 169/861 Career Rushing Attempts 11. Garrett Ford Sr./1965-67 ...... 453/2,166 6. Rasheed Marshall/2002...... 173/666 1. Avon Cobourne/1999-2002...... 1,050 12. Major Harris/1987-89...... 432/2,161 7. Major Harris/1987...... 143/615 2. Amos Zereoue/1996-98...... 786 13. Adrian Murrell/1990-92 ...... 430/2,097 8. Major Harris/1988 ...... 134/610 3. Steve Slaton/2005-07 ...... 663 9. Oliver Luck/1979...... 204/407 4. Robert Walker/1992-95...... 529 10. Darren Studstill/1991 ...... 88/307 5. Robert Alexander/1992-95...... 529

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Current Mountaineers In the Record Book WVU Career Rushing TDs 5. Major Harris/1987-89 ...... 553 300-YD Total Offense Games 1. Steve Slaton/2005-07 ...... 50 6. Rasheed Marshall/2001-04 ...... 545 1. 424 ... Patrick White .... Pitt ...... 2006 2. Ira Errett Rodgers/1915-19...... 42 7. Brad Lewis/1998-2001 ...... 544 424 .... Marc Bulger ...... Missouri...... 1998 Avon Cobourne/1999-2002...... 42 8. Darren Studstill/1990-93 ...... 529 3. 407....Mike Sherwood .. Pitt ...... 1968 4. Amos Zereoue/1996-98...... 40 9. Kevin White/1981-84 ...... 528 4. 394 ....Marc Bulger ...... Pitt ...... 1998 5. Patrick White/2005-07...... 39 5. 372.....Major Harris...... BC...... 1988 6. Rasheed Marshall/2001-04 ...... 24 Rushing Yards - Three Consec. Gms. 6. 370 .... Chad Johnston ... Pitt ...... 1994 7. Kerry Marbury/1971-72...... 22 1. Avon Cobourne vs. 7. 354 ....Oliver Luck...... Syracuse...... 1981 8. Undra Johnson/1985-88...... 21 UC (193), ECU (260), UMD (123), 2002 ...... 576 8. 352 .... Chad Johnston ... Purdue ...... 1995 9. Fred Wyant/1952-55...... 20 2. Amos Zeroue vs. 9. 351...... Marc Bulger ...... Miami...... 1999 Quincy Wilson/1999-2003...... 20 VT (148), SU (189), RU (228), 1998...... 565 3. Amos Zereoue vs. 10. 347 ... Patrick White .... Louisville ...... 2006 Career Scoring (Non-Kickers) SU (189), RU (228), BC (143), 1998 ...... 560 1. Steve Slaton, 2005-07 ...... 330 4. Avon Cobourne vs. Career RB Receiving Yards 2. Ira Errett Rodgers, 1915-19...... 313 UW (79), UC (193), ECU (260), 2002 ...... 532 1. Jim Braxton/1968-70...... 54/906 3. Amos Zereoue, 1996-98...... 252 5. Robert Walker vs. 2. Steve Slaton/2005-07...... 64/803 4. Avon Cobourne, 1999-02 ...... 252 UL (161), UP (163), SU (198), 1993...... 522 3. Tom Gray/1982-84 ...... 73/622 5. Patrick White, 2005-07 ...... 234 6. Kerry Marbury vs. 4. Robert Alexander/1977-80 ...... 61/551 6. Jim Braxton, 1968-70...... 206 W&M (144), ECU (75), Temple (291), 1971 ...... 521 5. Mickey Walczak/178-82...... 69/469 7. Kerry Marbury, 1971-72...... 144 7. Avon Cobourne vs. 6. Avon Cobourne/1999-2002...... 59/459 Danny Buggs, 1972-74...... 144 ECU (260), UM (123), RU (133), 2002...... 516 7. Amos Zereoue/1996-98...... 55/374 Cedric Thomas, 1976-80 ...... 144 8. Steve Slaton vs. 8. Adrian Murrell/1991-92 ...... 32/344 Rasheed Marshall, 2001-04 ...... 144 UGA (204), MU (203), EWU (105), 2006 ..... 512 9. Bob Gresham/1968-70 ...... 30/340 9. Patrick White vs. 10. Rodney Woodard/1991-93 ...... 45/340 Rushing Yards - Two Consec. Gms. UC (111), UP (220), USF (177), 2005 ...... 508 1. A. Cobourne vs. UC (193), ECU (260), 2002 ...... 453 10. Steve Slaton vs. Career Total Offense 2. A. Zeroue vs. SU (189), RU (228), 1998 ...... 417 MU (203), EWU (105), UMD (195), 2006 .... 503 1. Marc Bulger/ 1996-99...... 1,100/7,827 3. S. Slaton vs. UGA (204), MU (203) ...... 407 2. Rasheed Marshall/2001-04 ...... 1,286/7,598 4. P. White vs. UP (220), USF (129), 2005 ...... 397 Longest Kickoff Return for TD 3. Patrick White/2005-07 ...... 963/7,387 5. A. Zeroue vs. UND (234), UP (151), 1997...... 385 1. Kerry Marbury vs. Penn State, 1972...... 100 4. Major Harris/1987-89 ...... 1,018/7,344 6. A Cobourne vs. ECU (260), Md. (123), 2002 ...... 183 Nate Terry vs. East Carolina, 1997 ...... 100 5. Oliver Luck/1978-81...... 1,278/6,282 7. A. Zereoue vs. MU (174), ECU (199), 1997 ...... 373 Nate Terry vs. Temple, 1997...... 100 6. Chad Johnston/1993-96...... 1,041/5,664 8. A. Zereoue vs. RU (228), BC (143), 1998...... 371 Shawn Terry vs. Syracuse, 2000 ...... 100 7. Avon Cobourne/1999-2002...... 1,050/5,164 9. K. Marbury vs. ECU (76), Temple (291), 1971...... 367 Shawn Terry vs. Maryland, 2001 ...... 100 10. R. Walker vs. UP (163), SU (198), 1993 ...... 361 6. Shawn Terry vs. Mississippi, 2000 ...... 99 8. Dan Kendra/1974-77...... 868/4,752 7. Darius Reynaud vs. Maryland, 2006 ..... 96 9. Mike Sherwood/1968-70 ...... 797/4,475 Career Completion Percentage 8. Arthur Owens vs. Penn State, 1973 ...... 95 10.Jeff Hostetler/1982-83...... 751/4,393 (min. 100 att.) 9. Eugene Napoleon vs. Maryland, 1987 ...... 94 1. Patrick White, 2005-07 ...... 647 10. Willie Drewery vs. Syracuse, 1984 ...... 93 Career TD Passes 2. Marc Bulger/1996-99 ...... 616 1. Marc Bulger/1996-99 ...... 59 3. Jake Kelchner/1992-93...... 601 2. Rasheed Marshall/2001-04...... 45 4. Mike Sherwood/1968-70 ...... 574 3. Oliver Luck/1978-81...... 43 4. Chad Johnston/1993-96 ...... 43 5. Major Harris/1987-89 ...... 41 6. Mike Sherwood/1968-70 ...... 34 7. Patrick White/2005-07 ...... 33 8. Dan Kendra/1974-77 ...... 31 9. Bernie Galiffa/1970-72 ...... 28 Brad Lewis/1998-2001 ...... 28 Career All-Purpose 1. Avon Cobourne/1999-2002...... 5,623 2. Steve Slaton/2005-07 ...... 4,775 3. Amos Zereoue/1996-98...... 4,628 4. Arthur Owens/1972-75 ...... 3,971 5. Rahsaan Vanterpool/1993-96...... 3,850 6. Robert Alexander/1977-80 ...... 3,575 7. Willie Drewery/1981-84...... 3,508 8. Patrick White/2005-07 ...... 3,315 9. Robert Gresham/1968-70...... 3,222 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Current Mountaineers In the Record Book Career Passing Efficiency Career Kickoff Return Yardage 1. Patrick White/2005-07...... 149.49 1. Shawn Terry/1999-2001 ...... 63/1,747 2. Jake Kelchner/1992-93...... 148.42 2. Adam Jones/2002-04 ...... 59/1,475 3. Major Harris/1987-89 ...... 143.31 4. Marc Bulger/1996-99 ...... 140.93 3. Willie Drewery/1981-84...... 54/1,329 5. Mike Sherwood/1968-70 ...... 131.61 4. Nate Terry/1997-99...... 51/1,285 6. Allen McCune/1964-65...... 129.88 5. Rahsaan Vanterpool/1993-96...... 51/1,163 7. Rasheed Marshall/2001-04 ...... 124.90 6. Darius Reynaud/2005-07...... 42/1,126 8. Chad Johnston/1993-96...... 120.86 7. Arthur Owens/1972-75 ...... 48/1,122 9. Darren Studstill/1990-93 ...... 120.47 8. James Jett/1989-92 ...... 50/1,086 10. Jeff Hostetler/1982-83...... 120.09 9. Fulton Walker/1977-80 ...... 51/1,066 10. Mike Logan/1993-96...... 37/869 Interception Avoidance (min. 100 att.) 1. Jeff Hostetler/1982-83...... 0279 2. Kevin White/1981-84 ...... 0296 3. Jake Kelchner/1992-93...... 0307 4. Patrick White/2005-07...... 0326 5. Marc Bulger/1996-99 ...... 0332 6. Chad Johnston/1993-96...... 0334 7. Brad Lewis/1998-2001 ...... 0364 8. Greg Jones/1988-90 ...... 0365 9. Rasheed Marshall/2001-04 ...... 0372 10. Mike Sherwood/1968-70 ...... 0436 OwenOwen Schmitt Schmitt Punt Return Avg. (min. 25 att.) TD Responsible For 1. Jack Stone/1952-53 ...... 17.8 1. Patrick White/2005-07...... 72 2. John Mallory/1965-67...... 14.9 2. Rasheed Marshall/2001-04 ...... 69 3. Fulton Walker/1977-80 ...... 11.6 3. Ira Errett Rodgers/1915-19...... 66 4. Mike Logan/1993-96...... 11.3 4. Major Harris/1987-89 ...... 59 5. Vaughn Rivers/2004-07...... 11.0 Vaughn Rivers Marc Bulger/1996-99 ...... 59 6. Adam Jones/2002-04 ...... 10.9 6. Oliver Luck/1978-81...... 54 7. Nate Terry/1997-99...... 10.8 7. Steve Slaton/2005-07...... 53 8. Richie Martha/1965-67 ...... 10.7 8. Mike Sherwood/1968-70 ...... 46 9. Willie Drewery/1981-84...... 10.3 9. Chad Johnston/1993-96...... 44 10. Lance Frazier/2000-03...... 10.3 Kickoff Return Avg. (min. 25 att.) 10. Amos Zereoue/1996-98...... 42 1. Shawn Terry/1999-2001 ...... 27.7 Avon Cobourne/1999-2002...... 42 2. Darius Reynaud/2005-07...... 26.8 Antonio Lewis 3. Robert Gresham/1968-70...... 25.6 Career TD Receptions 4. Nate Terry/1997-99...... 25.2 1. Cedric Thomas/1972-74 ...... 23 5. Kerry Marbury/1971-72...... 25.1 2. Chris Henry/2003-04 ...... 22 3. Khori Ivy/1997-2000...... 19 6. Adam Jones/2002-04 ...... 25.0 4. Reggie Rembert/1988-89 ...... 18 7. Willie Drewery/1981-84...... 24.4 David Saunders/1995-98 ...... 18 8. Mike Logan/1993-96...... 23.5 Darius Reynaud/2005-07...... 18 9. Arthur Owens/1972-75 ...... 23.4 7. Rich Hollins/1981-83...... 16 10. Vaughn Rivers/2004-07...... 23.4 Shawn Foreman/1995-98...... 16 Danny Buggs/1972-74...... 15 WVU Single Season Pass Eff. 10. Brandon Myles/2004-06...... 13 (min. 50 att.) Season TD Receptions 1. Jake Kelchner/1993 ...... 164.01 1. Chris Henry/2004...... 12 2. Patrick White/2006 ...... 159.73 2. Reggie Rembert/1989...... 11 3. Major Harris/1988 ...... 159.17 Darius Reynaud/2007...... 11 4. Marc Bulger/1998...... 157.35 3. Cedric Thomas/1980 ...... 10 5. Patrick White/2007...... 153.17 Chris Henry/2003 ...... 10 6. Jim Braxton/1970 ...... 8 6. Darren Studstill/1993 ...... 149.69 Danny Buggs/1972...... 8 7. Mike Sherwood/1970...... 145.43 Cedric Thomas/1977...... 8 8. Adam Bednarik/2005 ...... 145.20 Shawn Foreman/1998 ...... 8 9. Rasheed Marshall/2004...... 143.44 David Saunders/1998...... 8 10. Major Harris/1989 ...... 142.44 Brandon Myles/2006...... 8 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Current Mountaineers In the Record Book Career BIG EAST TD Responsible For BIG EAST Career Rushing TDs BIG EAST Career PAT Attempted 1. Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech (1999-02) ...... 53 1. Nate Trout, Syracuse (1996-99) ...... 195 1. Donovan McNabb, Syracuse (1995-98)...... 96 2. Steve Slaton, WVU (2005-07) ...... 50 Carter Warley, Virginia Tech (2000-03) ...... 195 2. Ken Dorsey, Miami (1999-02)...... 88 2. Walter Reyes, Syracuse (2001-04) ...... 45 3. Todd Sievers, Miami (1998, 2000-02)...... 185 3. Tyler Palko, Pitt (2002-06) ...... 78 4. Avon Cobourne, WVU (1999-02) ...... 42 4. Art Carmody, Louisville (2005-07) ...... 173 4. Rod Rutherford, Pitt (2000-03) ...... 74 5. Ray Rice, Rutgers (2005-07)...... 41 6. Patrick White, WVU (2005-07) ...... 39 5. Andy Crosland, Miami (1996-99) ...... 170 5. Patrick White, WVU (2005-07) ...... 72 7. Amos Zereoue, WVU (2005-07) ...... 38 Pat McAfee, WVU (2005-07)...... 170 Rasheed Marshall, WVU (2000-04) ...... 69 8. Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech (2001-03)...... 35 7. Shayne Graham, Virginia Tech (1996-99) ...... 169 7. Henry Burris, Temple (1993-96) ...... 61 9. William Green, Boston College (1999-01)...... 33 8. Dane Prewitt, Miami (1992-95) ...... 157 Glenn Foley, Boston College (1991-93)...... 61 10. Brian Leonard, Rutgers (2003-06)...... 32 9. Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech (1991-94) ...... 147 8. Ray Lucas, Rutgers (1992-95) ...... 58 Edgerrin James, Miami (1996-98)...... 32 10. Jay Taylor, WVU (1996-99) ...... 146 Omari Walker, BC (1994-97) ...... 32 9. Maurice DeShazo, Virginia Tech (1991-94).... 56 BIG EAST Career PAT Made 10. Marc Bulger, WVU (1996-99) ...... 55 BIG EAST Career Touchdowns 1. Carter Warley, Virginia Tech (2000-03) ...... 190 1. Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech (1999-02) ...... 56 2. Nate Trout, Syracuse (1996-99) ...... 187 BIG EAST Single Season Rushing 2. Steve Slaton, WVU (2005-07) ...... 55 3. Todd Sievers, Miami (1998, 2000-02)...... 174 1. Ray Rice, Rutgers (2006) ...... 1,794 3. Walter Reyes, Syracuse (2001-04) ...... 46 4. Art Carmody, Louisville (2005-07) ...... 172 4. Brian Leonard, Rutgers (2003-06)...... 45 2. Willis McGahee, Miami (2002) ...... 1,753 5. Avon Cobourne, WVU (1999-02) ...... 42 5. Pat McAfee, WVU (2005-07)...... 170 3. Steve Slaton, WVU (2006)...... 1,744 Ray Rice, Rutgers (2005-07)...... 42 6. Shayne Graham, Virginia Tech (1996-99) ...... 167 7. William Green, BC (1999-01)...... 39 7. Andy Crosland, Miami (1996-99) ...... 157 4. Mike Cloud, Boston College (1998)...... 1,726 Amos Zereoue, WVU (1996-98)...... 39 8. Dane Prewitt, Miami (1992-95) ...... 149 5. Derrick Knight, Boston College (2003)...... 1,721 9. Patrick White (2005-07) ...... 39 9. Jay Taylor, WVU (1996-99) ...... 142 6. Avon Cobourne, WVU (2002)...... 1,710 10. Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech (2001-03)...... 35 10. Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech (1991-94) ...... 137 7. Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech (2003) ...... 1,647 Edgerrin James, Miami (1996-98)...... 35 8. Ray Rice, Rutgers (2007)...... 1,612 BIG EAST Single Game Completion % (min. 10 att.) 9. William Green, Boston College (2001) ...... 1,559 1. Michael Vick, Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers/1999...... 91.7% (11-12) 2. Bryan Randall, Virginia Tech vs. Texas A&M/2002 ...... 90.9% (10-11) 10. Amos Zereoue, WVU (1997)...... 1,505 Troy Nunes, Syracuse vs. BYU/2000...... 90.9% (10-11) Ray Lucas, Rutgers vs. Colgate/1993...... 90.9% (10-11) 5. Patrick White, WVU vs. East Carolina/2007 ...... 90.0% (18-20) BIG EAST Career Rushing Adam Bednarik, WVU vs. Rutgers/2005 ...... 90.0% (9-10) 1. Avon Cobourne, WVU (1999-2002)...... 5,039 7. Tyler Palko, Pitt vs. Citadel/2006...... 88.2% (15-17) 2. Ray Rice, Rutgers (2005-07)...... 4,526 8. Devin Scott, Temple vs. Rutgers/2000 ...... 87.5% (14-16) 9. Ryan Hart, Rutgers vs. Navy/2005 ...... 85.7% (18-21) 3. Steve Slaton, WVU (2005-07) ...... 3,925 10. Kevin Mason, Syracuse vs. Temple/1994...... 85.0% (17-20) 4. Amos Zereoue, WVU (1996-98)...... 3,907 5. Derrick Knight, BC (2000-03) ...... 3,725 6. Mike Cloud, BC (1995-98) ...... 3,587 7. Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech (2001-03)...... 3,475 8. Walter Reyes, Syracuse (2001-04) ...... 3,424 9. Tanardo Sharps, Temple (1999-02) ...... 3,269 10. Terrell Willis, Rutgers (1993-95)...... 3,114 BIG EAST Career 100-Yard Games 1. Avon Cobourne, WVU (1999-02) ...... 28 2. Ray Rice, Rutgers (2005-07)...... 23 3. Amos Zereoue, WVU (1996-98)...... 21 Steve Slaton, WVU (2005-07) ...... 21 5. Mike Cloud, Boston College (1995-98) ...... 19 6.. Derrick Knight, Boston College (2000-03) .... 18 7. Tanardo Sharps, Temple (1999-2001) ...... 15 , Miami (1999-2001) ...... 15 Steve Slaton

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Current Mountaineers in Bowl Games Offense

Passing Year A-C-I Yards TD Long Patrick White Sugar-06 14-11-0 120 1 30 Gator- 07 15-9-0 131 2 57 Totals 29-20-0 251 3 57

Rushing Year No. Yards TD Long Ed Collington Gator-07 6 26 0 14 Darius Reynaud Sugar-06 1 13 1 13 Gator-07 1 20 0 20 Totals 2 33 111 20 Owen Schmitt Sugar-06 9 82 0 54 Gator-07 13 109 2 52 Totals 22 191 2 54 Steve Slaton Sugar-06 26 204 3 52 Gator-07 3 11 0 4 Totals 29 215 3 52 Patrick White Sugar-06 10 27 0 13 Gator-07 22 145 1 27 Totals 32 172 111 27

Receiving Year No. Yards TD Long Tito Gonzales Gator-07 1 57 1 57 Darius Reynaud Sugar-06 6 48 1 17 Steve Slaton Sugar-06 1 8 0 8 Gator-07 2 20 0 11 Totals 3 28 0 11 Special Teams

Punting Year No. Yards Avg. Long Pat McAfee Gator-07 5 204 40.8 45

Punt Returns Year No. Yards Avg. Long Antonio Lewis Sugar-06 1 19 0 19 Vaughn Rivers Gator-07 1 4 0 4

Kickoff Returns Year No. Yards TD Long Antonio Lewis Sugar-06 4 86 0 22 Gator-07 1 23 0 23 Totals 5 109 0 23 Darius Reynaud Gator-07 2 76 0 39 Vaughn Rivers Sugar-06 1 25 0 25 Gator-07 1 23 0 23 Totals 2 48 0 25 Field Goals Year Made From Missed From Pat McAfee Sugar-06 27 Gator-07 25 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Current Mountaineers in Bowl Games Defense

Name Year Solo/Ast/Tot Notes Quinton Andrews Gator-07 6/2=8 1 INT for 2 Johnny Dingle Sugar-06 1/0=1 Gator-07 1/1=2 Totals 2/1=3 Keilen Dykes Gator 05 1/1=2 Sugar-06 1/0=1 Gator-07 2/3=5 1.5 TFL for 11, 1 sack for 11 Totals 4/4=8 Andy Emery Gator-07 1/0=1 Bobby Hathaway Sugar-06 1/1=2 1 PBU Gator-07 1/4=5 Totals 2/5=7 John Holmes Gator-07 0/1=1 Mortty Ivy Sugar-06 3/0=3 Gator-07 0/2=2 Totals 3/2=5 Antonio Lewis Gator-07 2/1=3 Marc Magro Gator 05 1/0=1 Sugar-06 2/0=2 1 FR for 0 Gator-07 0/1=1 Totals 3/1=4 Ridwan Malik Sugar-06 1/0=1 Gator-07 3/0=3 Totals 4/0=4 Sam Morrone Gator-07 0/1=1 Charles Pugh Sugar-06 1/0=1 Gator-07 3/1=4 1 TFL for 6, 1 sack for 6 Vaughn Rivers Gator-07 1/1=2 Nate Sowers Gator-07 2/0=0 Eric Wicks Gator 05 0/1=1 Sugar-06 2/1=3 1 FR for 0, 1 QB hurry Gator-07 3/1=4 Totals 5/3=8 Reed Williams Gator-07 3/4=7

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Game 1: The Western Michigan Game No. 3 West Virginia 62, Western Michigan 24 • Sept. 1, 2007 • Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia opened the 2007 season with For the Broncos, Hiller passed for 160 yards, a convincing 62-24 victory over Western Michi- while Simmons led all receivers with 14 catches gan. for 144 yards and two scores. Austin Pritchard Behind 289 yards of total offense from quar- and Anthony Gebhart led the WMU defense with terback Patrick White and 170 yards of total of- 21 combined tackles. fense from tailback Steve Slaton, the Mountain- Final totals showed West Virginia with 316 eers scored their most points in a season opener yards rushing and 226 yards passing for 542 since 1988 and the two combined for eight yards of total offense. The Western Michigan touchdowns. ground game was stuffed all day by the Moun- West Virginia started the scoring at the 9:35 taineer defense and only totaled 32 rushing mark of the first quarter when White connected yards, but the Broncos did manage 245 passing with receiver Dorrell Jalloh for a 19-yard touch- to finish with 277 yards of total offense. down. The Broncos got on the board later in With the win, the Mountaineers improved to the quarter on a 14-yard touchdown pass but 23-3 in their last 26 games, and it marked the still trailed 7-6 when the conversion failed. sixth time under Rich Rodriguez that WVU has The Mountaineers extended their lead to 14- scored 50 or more points in a game. 6 on the next possession when White hooked The victory also gave the Mountaineers an up with Slaton on a 50-yard scoring toss to end eight-game non-conference winning streak, and the first quarter scoring. a 17-4 non-conference slate in the month of Steve Slaton rushed for 109 yards and three White’s 38-yard touchdown run followed by a September under Rodriguez. The seventh-year touchdowns and caught two passes for one-yard plunge from Slaton extended WVU”s head coach improved his overall nonconferene 61 yards and scored another touchdown advantage to 28-6, before the Broncos closed mark to 22-12, and WVU now stands at 2-0 in to account for four scores against the gap to 28-14 at intermission after quarter- the short series against Western Michigan. Western Michigan. back Tim Hiller’s two-yard score and a successful two-point conversion. Scoring and Statistical Summary Slaton broke loose in the third quarter for a 12 34 F 58-yard scoring run at the 9:54 mark, before Western Michigan...... 6 ...... 8 ...... 7 ...... 3 ...... 24 linebacker Reed Williams intercepted a Hiller pass West Virginia ...... 14 ...... 14 ...... 21 ...... 13 ...... 62 deep in Bronco territory to set up White’s 22- 1st WVU - Dorrell Jalloh 19 pass from Patrick White (Pat McAfee kick) yard scamper on the next play, giving WVU a WMU - Jamarko Simmons 14 pass from Herb Martin (Mike Jones kick failed) commanding 42-14 advantage. WVU - Stave Slaton 50 pass from White (McAfee kick) The Broncos put together an 11-play, 65-yard 2nd WVU - White 38 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - Slaton 1 rush (McAfee kick) drive capped off by a six-yard TD pass to Jamarko WMU - Tim Hill 2 rush (Branden Ledbetter pass from Hiller for conversion) Simmons to pull within 42-21, but Slaton closed 3rd WVU - Slaton 58 rush (McAfee kick) out third-quarter scoring with a one-yard plunge, WVU - White 22 rush (McAfee kick) giving West Virginia a 49-21 lead heading into WMU - Simmons 6 pass from Thomas Peregrin (Jones kick) WVU - Slaton 1 rush (McAfee kick) the fourth quarter. 4th WVU - Jarrett Brown 20 rush (McAfee kick) Backup quarterback Jarrett Brown conducted WMU - Jones 34 FG a 12-play, 66-yard drive in the fourth quarter WVU - Noel Devine 8 rush (McAfee kick failed) and finished it with a 20-yard scoring run for a WMU WVU 56-21 Mountaineer lead. After a 34-yard WMU First Downs ...... 18 ...... 25 field goal at the 4:26 mark, West Virginia closed Rushes/Yards ...... 32/32 ...... 45/316 Passing Yardage ...... 245 ...... 226 out the scoring when true freshman Noel Di- Passes ...... 26/43/2 ...... 13/22/0 vine scored his first collegiate touchdown on an Punts ...... 7/355/50.7 ...... 1/6/6.0 eight-yard run. Fumbles/Lost...... 3/1 ...... 3/2 White completed 10-of-18 passes for 192 yards Return Yardage ...... 0 ...... 73 and two TDs, while rushing for 97 yards and Penalties/Yards ...... 15/117 ...... 6/34 two more scores. Slaton totaled 109 yards rush- Time of Possession ...... 32:31 ...... 27:29 ing and three scores to lead the ground attack, WVU RUSHING: Slaton 16-109; White 9-97; WVU PASSING: White 10-18-0-192; WVU RECEIVING: Reynaud while also hauling in one TD reception. Receiver 5-92; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Ivy 10 (1/1); Magro 9 (1/1); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Williams, Lewis. Darius Reynaud caught five passes for 92 yards, WMU RUSHING: Thompson 8-23; WMU PASSING: Hiller 16-25-2-160; WMU RECEIVING: Simmons 14-144; while linebackers Mortty Ivy and Marc Magro WMU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Pritchard 11; Gebhart 10; WMU INTERCEPTIONS: None. paced the defense with 19 combined tackles. Attendance - 60,563

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Game 2: The Marshall Game - “Coal Bowl 2” No. 3/4 West Virginia 48, Marshall 23 • Sept. 8, 2007 • Huntington, W.Va. No. 3/4 West Virginia scored 42 second-half Reynaud had a career day, leading all receiv- points to hand Marshall its worst home loss ers with nine catches for 134 yards and two ever at Joan C. Edwards Stadium by a 48-23 scores. Slaton became just the third back in WVU count in the second “Friends of Coal Bowl.” history to surpass 3,000 career rushing yards. It was the first trip to Huntington in 92 years White rushed for 125 yards and one score, along for the Mountaineers, who trailed 13-6 at the with 149 yards passing and two touchdowns. half. However, behind 146 yards rushing from Linebacker Reed Williams led the defense with tailback Steve Slaton, 134 yards receiving from 15 tackles, two TFL and a forced fumble Darius Reynaud and 274 yards of total offense For Marshall, Morris passed for 256 yards and from quarterback Patrick White, the Mountain- two scores, Darius Marshall finished with 80 yards eers never panicked and powered their way to rushing and receviers Cody Slate and Passmore victory number two of the 2007 season. combined for 158 yards receiving. Maurice Kitch- Marshall returned the opening kickoff 77 yards ens led the Herd defense with 14 tackles. to set up the game’s first score. After the WVU West Virginia finished with 362 yards rushing defense held, Herd kicker Anthony Binswanger and 149 yards passing to total 511 yards of of- connected on a 32-yard field goal, giving Marshall fense, while the Herd ran for 121 yards and passed a 3-0 early lead. for 266 to total 387 yards of offense. West Virginia responded with 9:23 left in the With the win, West Virginia leads the all-time opening quarter, when White hit Reynaud down series against Marshall by a 7-0 count, and the the middle for a 46-yard touchdown pass, giv- Mountaineers are 2-0 all-time against the Herd ing the Mountaineers a 6-3 lead after the con- in Huntington. WVU has outscored the Herd, 342- version failed. 87, in the series for an average score of 48.9- Darius Reynaud Marshall hit for two second quarter scores to 12.4. finish out the first half scoring. Quarterback Ber- nard Morris hit Darius Passmore for a 38-yard touchdown strike, and Binswanger added a 26- Scoring and Statistical Summary yard field goal as time expired for the 13-6 Herd 12 34 F lead at the half. West Virginia ...... 6 ...... 0 ...... 21 ...... 21 ...... 48 In the second half, the Mountaineers took the Marshall ...... 3 ...... 10 ...... 10 ...... 0 ...... 23 opening possession and marched 66 yards in 1st MU - Anthony Binswanger 32 FG seven plays to tie the game when White hit WVU - Darius Reynaud 46 pass from Patrick White (Conversion failed) Reynaud from 23 yards out. 2nd MU - Darius Passmore 38 pass from (Binswanger kick) MU - Binswanger 26 FG Marshall answered with a Binswanger 34- 3rd WVU - Reynaud 23 pass from White (McAfee kick) yard field goal for a 16-13 lead, but the Moun- MU - Binswanger 34 FG taineers scored on two-straight possessions to WVU - White 20 rush (McAfee kick) open up a 27-16 lead. WVU - Slaton 2 rush (McAfee kick) White scored on a 20-yard touchdown run to MU - Cody Slate 42 pass from Morris (Binswanger kick) 4th WVU - Noel Devine 12 rush (McAfee kick) finish off an eight-play drive, and Slaton ended WVU - Slaton 18 rush (McAfee kick) a six-play, 50-yard drive with a two-yard score. WVU - Devine 10 rush The Herd struck again with 3:14 left in the third quarter when Morris found a streaking WVU MU Cody Slate down the sideline for a 42-yard touch- First Downs ...... 27 ...... 17 down pass to pull Marshall within four at 27-23. Rushes/Yards ...... 51/362 ...... 32/121 However, the West Virginia offense contin- Passing Yardage ...... 149 ...... 266 ued to take control in the fourth quarter, while Passes ...... 13/18/0 ...... 20/32/0 Punts ...... 7/277/39.6 ..... 8/325/40.6 the Mountaineer defense blanked the Herd the Fumbles/Lost...... 0/0 ...... 2/1 rest of the way. Return Yardage ...... 32 ...... 31 Three West Virginia scores in the fourth quar- Penalties/Yards ...... 2/30 ...... 5/28 ter broke the game open. The first was a Noel Time of Possession ...... 31:59 ...... 28:01 Devine 12-yard scamper up the middle, followed WVU RUSHING: Slaton 24-146; White 17-125; WVU PASSING: White 13-18-0-149; WVU RECEIVING: Reynaud by an 18-yard Slaton touchdown run to cap off 9-134; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Williams 15 (2/0); Munday 8; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: None. WVU’s longest scoring drive of the game (nine plays, 80 yards). Devine, who finished with 76 MU RUSHING: Marshall 11-80;Pat MU PASSING: Morris 19-29-0-256; MU RECEIVING: Slate 5-82; Passmore 5- yards, closed out the scoring with 1:40 left in 76; MU TACKLES (TFL/QS)McAfee: Kitchens 14 (1/1); MU INTERCEPTIONS: None. the game as his second score came on a 10- yard run to the right corner of the end zone. Attendance - 40,383 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Game 3: The Maryland Game No. 4 West Virginia 31, Maryland 14 • Sept. 13, 2007 • College Park, Md. No. 4/4 West Virginia recorded its fourth- Danny Oquendo for a 22-yard scoring strike. After straight victory in the Maryland series with a the Terps recovered the on-sides kick, the Moun- Noel Devine decisive 31-14 victory over the Terrapins at Byrd taineer defense once again stiffened to secure Stadium. the win by holding the Terps on four downs. The Mountaineers unleashed a strong run- Aside from the impressive numbers from ning game on the Terps in which junior standout Slaton and Devine, Owen Schmitt had a big 44- Steve Slaton rushed for 137 yards and three yard rush, and Reynaud finished with four catches touchdowns, followed by true freshman Noel for 55 yards. Linebacker Reed Williams led the Devine with 136 yards. The Terp defense en- defensive effort with nine tackles followed by tered the game top-ranked in the ACC against Mortty Ivy with eight stops. the run, but the unit was no match for West For Maryland, Steffy finished with 180 yards Virginia’s spread attack. passing, while Lattimore had 80 yards rushing West Virginia scored the game’s first points on 21 carries. Erin Henderson led all tacklers with when Maryland fumbled the snap on its open- 11 stops. ing play of the game, and the ball was recov- West Virginia rushed for 353 yards and passed ered by defensive lineman Johnny Dingle. Two for 95 yards to total 448 yards of total offense. plays later, quarterback Patrick White rushed in Maryland rushed for 89 yards and passed for from 22 yards away for an early 7-0 WVU lead. 180 to total 269 yards of offense. Maryland answered quickly though and tied With the win, West Virginia has won four the game at 7-7 with 9:53 left in the first quar- straight in the series for the first time ever and ter, when the Terps put together an 11-play, 75- leads the tight series against Maryland 23-21-2. yard drive that ended with a Keon Lattimore The victory also evened West Virginia’s all-time four-yard scoring run. record at College Park at 11-11-1. The victory gave West Virginia’s defense stood tall after the Rich Rodriguez a 4-4 mark against Maryland’s Maryland scoring drive and kept the Terps at Ralph Friedgen after the Terp coach won the bay until the final minutes of the game. The first four meetings. Terps went scoreless on their next eight pos- sessions, while the WVU offense slowly took control of the game. Scoring and Statistical Summary WVU took a 14-7 lead with 5:02 left in the 12 34 F first half, when Slaton rushed in from 22 yards West Virginia ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 14 ...... 3 ...... 31 away. The drive covered 78 yards and was high- Maryland ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 14 lighted by a 35-yard completion from White to receiver Darius Reynaud. 1st WVU - Patrick White 22 rush (Pat McAfee kick) The opening possession of the third quarter MD - Keon Lattimore 4 rush (Obi Egekeze kick) 2nd WVU - Steve Slaton 22 rush (McAfee kick) was a big one, as West Virginia marched 63 3rd WVU - Slaton 1 rush (McAfee kick) yards to take a 21-7 lead behind Slaton’s one- WVU - Slaton 1 rush (McAfee kick) yard rush. Big plays in the drive were a 21-yard 4th WVU - McAfee 32 FG completion to receiver Dorrell Jalloh and a 31- MD - Danny Oquendo 22 pass from Jordan Steffy (Egekeze kick) yard rush by Devine. Later in the third quarter, West Virginia ex- WVU MD tended its lead to 28-7 when Devine blitzed First Downs ...... 21 ...... 15 through the Terp defense for a 76-yard run to Rushes/Yards ...... 48/353 ...... 39/89 Passing Yardage ...... 95 ...... 180 set up a Slaton one-yard scoring play. With the Passes ...... 8/13/0 ...... 16/24/2 rushing touchdowns, Slaton became just the Punts ...... 3/107/35.7 ...... 6/215/35.8 fourth back in WVU history to amass 40 or Fumbles/Lost...... 4/2 ...... 2/1 more career rushing touchdowns, while Devine’s Return Yardage ...... 24 ...... 3 run tied a school record for longest non-scoring Penalties/Yards ...... 6/53 ...... 5/58 run. Time of Possession ...... 28:35 ...... 31:25 While the WVU defense continued to pres- WVU RUSHING: Slaton 26-137; Devine 5-136; WVU PASSING: White 8-13-0-95; WVU RECEIVING: Reynaud sure the Terp offensive attack, the Mountain- 4-55; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Williams 9; Ivy 8 (1/1); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Wicks (2). eer offense added a 32-yard Pat McAfee field goal with 10:39 left in the contest to essentially MD RUSHING: Lattimore Pat21-80; MD PASSING: Steffy 16-23-2-180; MD RECEIVING: Heyward-Bey 3-56; MD ice the game. TACKLES (TFL/QS): HendersonMcAfee 11 (2/0); MD INTERCEPTIONS: None. The Terps scored again with 5:50 left in the Attendance - 53,107 contest when quarterback Jordan Steffy hit 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Game 4: The East Carolina Game No. 5 West Virginia 48, East Carolina 7 • Sept. 22, 2007 • Morgantown, W.Va. No. 5/5 West Virginia roared out of the gates The West Virginia defense held East Carolina early and fast on its way to a 48-7 victory over East quarterback Patrick Pinkney to only 43 yards pass- Carolina. ing, and Johnson led the Pirate rushing attack with The Mountaineers built up a 27-0 halftime lead 76 yards. ECU defensive back Van Eskridge contrib- behind the strong performance of quarterback uted 13 tackles in the effort to lead the Pirate de- Patrick White, who completed 11-of-13 passing in fense. the first two quarters en-route to a 181-yard pass- Final totals showed how dominating a perfor- ing performance and two touchdowns. White was mance West Virginia turned in. The Mountaineers a perfect 7-of-7 in the second half to finish the rushed for 397 yards and passed for 202 to total game with 18 completions on 20 attempts. His 599 yards of total offense. The game marked the 90% completion percentage against the Pirates 17th time under Coach Rich Rodriguez that the tied a school record. Mountaineers have totaled 500 yards or more of West Virginia took a 3-0 lead on its first posses- total offense. The Pirates finished with 106 yards sion, when Pat McAfee connected on a 31-yard rushing and only 54 passing yards to total 160 field goal. After linebacker Mortty Ivy recorded his yards of total offense. first career interception on ECU ‘s second posses- With the win, West Virginia improved to 17-2 all- sion, the Mountaineer offense marched 69 yards time in the series against East Carolina. The Moun- to score the game’s first touchdown on Steve taineers have won seven-straight games in the Pat White Slaton’s one-yard run. The score gave Slaton 42 series and are 12-0 against the Pirates all-time in career-rushing touchdowns, tying the school record. Morgantown. Under Rodriguez, the Mountaineers WVU scored 17 more points to build upon its 10- improved to 25-12 in non-conference play, and have 0 lead in the second quarter. White upped the won 11-straight non-conference games. advantage with a 13-yard scamper, before hitting receiver Darius Reynaud for a 12-yard touchdown strike to give the Mountaineers a 24-0 lead. McAfee closed out the second quarter, with a 34-yard field goal, as the half expired. Scoring and Statistical Summary West Virginia was far from done though, and 12 34 F took advantage of the second half open posses- East Carolina ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 7 sion by driving 75 yards in seven plays for a 34-0 West Virginia ...... 10 ...... 17 ...... 14...... 7 ...... 48 lead, when White connected with Reynaud again, 1st WVU - Pat McAfee 31 FG this time from 14-yards away. WVU - Steve Slaton 1 rush (McAfee kick) With 3:21 left in the third quarter, White collected 2nd WVU - Patrick White 13 rush (McAfee kick) his second touchdown rushing, to go with his two WVU - Darius Reynaud 12 pass from White (McAfee kick) passing, as he motored in from four-yards away WVU - McAfee 34 FG for a 41-0 WVU lead. 3rd WVU - Reynaud 14 pass from White (McAfee kick) Tailback Ed Collington closed out the scoring for WVU - White 4 rush (McAfee kick) West Virginia with 5:51 left in the game, when he 4th WVU - Ed Collington 4 rush (McAfee kick) rushed in from four-yards out. The score was the ECU - Chris Johnson 3 rush (Ben Hartman kick) first of Collington’s career. East Carolina avoided the shutout in the game’s ECU WVU final minute when running back Chris Johnson First Downs ...... 13 ...... 30 rushed in from three-yards away to provide the Rushes/Yards ...... 33/106...... 54/397 final score, 48-7. Passing Yardage ...... 54 ...... 202 Aside from White’s totals, Slaton finished with Passes ...... 9/18/1...... 22/25/0 110-yards rushing and one score, while backup Punts...... 7/327/46.7 ...... 1/42/42.0 quarterback Jarrett Brown added 82 yards to the Fumbles/Lost ...... 2/0...... 0/0 WVU rushing totals. True freshman Brandon Hogan Return Yardage...... 0...... 95 caught six passes for 44 yards, while Reynaud Penalties/Yards ...... 6/45 ...... 3/35 hauled in five receptions for 54 yards and scored Time of Possession ...... 25:56...... 34:04 two touchdowns. His 64-yard run in the game was a career-long for the junior. WVU RUSHING: Slaton 18-110; WVU PASSING: White 18-20-0-181; WVU RECEIVING: Hogan 6-44; Reynaud 5- Eric Wicks and Mortty Ivy led the Mountaineer 54; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Wicks 6 (1/1); Ivy 6 (1/1); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Ivy. defense with six tackles. The defense recorded ECU RUSHING: Johnson 14-76; ECU PASSING: Pinkney 7-14-1-43; ECU RECEIVING: Johnson 3-13; ECU TACK- four sacks against the Pirates and kept them out LES (TFL/QS): Eskridge 13;Pat Wilson 9 (1/0); ECU INTERCEPTIONS: None. of the end zone on nine-straight possessions, McAfee before East Carolina finally scored in the game’s Attendance - 60,021 final minute.

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Game 5: The USF Game No. 18 USF 21, No. 5 West Virginia 13 • Sept. 28, 2007 • Tampa, Fla. Despite totaling 437 yards of total offense, to Darius Reynaud. The scoring drive covered despite the solid numbers, the Mountaineers just No. 5/5 West Virginia could not overcome six 85-yards in 12-plays. could not overcome the turnovers, falling to 4-1 turnovers, dropping a 21-13 decision to 18th-ranked West Virginia’s defense came up big once again on the season. USF at Raymond James Stadium. on USF’s next possession. Needing a stop, the It was billed as the biggest game in the his- Mountaineers held the Bulls on six plays to give tory of the USF football program, and the larg- the offense a chance to force overtime with est crowd ever to see a USF home game, 67,012, 3:04 left in the game. saw both teams bitten by the turnover bug. Starting at the WVU 30, the offense marched USF turned the ball over four times itself to to the USF 40, but Brown’s fourth-down pass put the game’s total turnovers at 10, but the fell incompete in the final seconds, giving the Bulls capitalized more on turnovers to gain the Bulls the upset win. victory. Brown finished with 61 rushing yards and 149 After a missed field goal by USF, it was West passing, but the story for WVU was the fine Virginia that came up with the game’s first turn- play of its defense. USF was the recipient of six over, when linebacker Mortty Ivy recovered a turnovers, but still only managed 21 points. USF fumble. WVU could not capitalize, but the Quinton Andrews topped the unit with eight Bulls turned the ball over on their next two stops. The Mountaineer defense held Grothe to possessions, when linebacker Eric Wicks recov- just 135 yards passing and 38 yards rushing to ered another USF fumble and cornerback Ellis keep him in check for most of the game. Lankster intercepted a Matt Grothe pass. The Final totals showed West Virginia with 188 Mountaineer defense came up big, forcing three yards rushing and 249 passing for 437 total straight USF turnovers, but none of them re- yards. USF Florida totaled 139 yards on the ground Quinton sulted in points for WVU. and 135 through the air for 274 yards of total Andrews USF did take advantage of a turnover to score offense. WVU had 21 first downs to USF’s 13, and the game’s first points when linebacker Ben Moffitt intercepted Pat White for a 26-yard touch- Scoring and Statistical Summary down return, giving the Bulls a 7-0 lead. 12 34 F USF took a 14-0 lead with 9:43 left in the West Virginia ...... 0 ...... 3 ...... 3 ...... 7...... 13 second quarter, when Grothe escaped a sack USF ...... 7...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 21 and scrambled to find receiver Carlton Mitchell 1st USF - Ben Moffitt 26 interception return (Delbert Alvarado kick) for a 55-yard touchdown reception. 2nd WVU - Carlton Mitchell 55 pass from Matt Grothe (Alvarado kick) The Bulls came up with another West Vir- 2nd WVU - Pat McAfee 36 FG ginia fumble on the Mountaineers next posses- 3rd USF - Jamar Taylor 19 rush (Alvarado kick) sion, but Ryan Mundy returned the favor by in- WVU - McAfee 35 FG tercepting Grothe to give the Mountaineers one 4th WVU - Darius Reynaud 9 pass from Jarrett Brown (McAfee kick) last drive before the half. On fourth down and five, White scrambled 18 WVU USF yards to the USF 17-yard line, but was injured on First Downs ...... 21 ...... 13 the play when a helmet deeply bruised his thigh. Rushes/Yards ...... 48/188 ...... 38/139 Passing Yardage ...... 249 ...... 135 Backup quarterback Jarrett Brown finished the Passes ...... 23/38/3...... 11/20/2 drive which resulted in a 36-yard field goal by Punts...... 3/118/39.3 ...... 5/207/41.4 Pat McAfee, cutting the USF lead to 14-3 at the Fumbles/Lost ...... 5/3...... 3/2 half. Return Yardage...... 54 ...... 94 USF grabbed a 21-3 lead when the Bulls took Penalties/Yards ...... 1/11 ...... 5/40 the opening possession 74-yards in 13-plays for Time of Possession ...... 34:38 ...... 25:22 a touchdown. With White unable to return in WVU RUSHING: Brown 15-61; Slaton 13-54; WVU PASSING: Brown 11-20-2-149; White 12-18-1-100; the second half, Brown and the Mountaineer WVU RECEIVING: Jalloh 5-87; Reynaud 5-47; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Andrews 8; Williams 7 (1/0); Ivy 6; offense answered with a 10-play, 62-yard drive WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Lankster, Mundy. that ended with a McAfee 35-yard field goal to USF RUSHING: Taylor 15-58; USF PASSING: Grothe 11-20-2-135; USF RECEIVING: Williams 3-35; put the score at 21-6. USF TACKLES (TFL/QS): PatAllen 11; Moffitt 8 (2/1); Selvie 8 (2/1); Williams 8 (1/0); West Virginia moved closer at 21-13 with 5:45 USF INTERCEPTIONS: MoffittMcAfee (2); Allen. left in the game when the Mountaineers scored their first touchdown on Brown’s nine-yard toss Attendance - 67,012

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Game 6: The Syracuse Game No. 12/13 West Virginia 55, Syracuse 14 • Oct. 6, 2007 • Syracuse, N.Y. No. 12/13 West Virginia used a balanced rush- The Mountaineers tacked on a late score with ries over the Orange and three-straight at the ing and passing attack to score the most points 8:42 left in the game, when tailback Jock Sand- Carrier Dome. ever on Syracuse at the Carrier Dome in a 55-14 ers rushed in from 11-yards out for his first ca- victory, reer rushing touchdown. The score was set up Owen Six different Mountaineers scored touchdowns when defensive lineman Johnny Dingle forced a Schmitt in West Virginia’s first BIG EAST win of 2007. Syracuse fumble that was recovered by Dykes Sparked by key interceptions from the defense, deep in Orange territory. With Sanders’ touch- the Mountaineer offense totaled 486 yards to down late in the fourth, West Virginia finished give WVU Coach Rich Rodriguez his 100th ca- the game, scoring on nine of its 12 possessions. reer victory. White was strong in his two and a half quar- On the Orange’s first possession, safety Ryan ter of action by rushing for 89 yards and com- Mundy turned in the game’s first big play by pleting 12-of-15 passes for 148 yards. Schmitt’s intercepting quarterback Andrew Robinson. two touchdowns were his first scores of the Mundy’s 26-yard return gave the offense the season, and Marc Magro led another strong de- ball at the SU 37, and it took only five plays for fensive effort with seven tackles. fullback Owen Schmitt to score on a seven-yard For Syracuse, Robinson finished with 100 yards option play. passing, and Brinkley totaled 50 yards rushing. Robinson brought the Orange back to tie the Receiver Mike Williams finished with two catches game, when he engineered a 45-yard drive that for 72 yards. The Orange defensive effort was ended with Curtis Brinkley’s one-yard run. How- led by Mike Holmes with 13 stops. ever, from there it was all West Virginia. West Virginia rushed for 251 yards and passed The Mountaineers took a 14-7 lead at the 2:13 for 235. The Orange stood at 94 yards rushing mark of the first quarter on Patrick White’s one- and 108 passing for 202 total offensive yards. yard run that ended a 13-play, 77-yard drive. The win gave West Virginia six-straight victo- With 13:25 left in the half, WVU defensive line- man Keilen Dykes intercepted a tipped Robinson pass and rumbled 19-yards, giving WVU a 21-7 Scoring and Statistical Summary lead. 12 34 F Two possessions later, Schmitt scored his sec- West Virginia ...... 14 ...... 17 ...... 10 ...... 14 ...... 55 ond touchdown of the game, when he pow- Syracuse ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 14 ered in from one-yard away, as the Mountain- 1st WVU - Owen Schmitt 7 rush (Pat McAfee kick) eers moved 51 yards in just five plays. Just be- SYR - Curtis Brinkley 1 rush (Patrick Shadle kick) fore the half, West Virginia turned a late pos- WVU - Patrick White 1 rush (McAfee kick) 2nd WVU - Keilen Dykes 19 yard interception return (McAfee kick) session into points, when kicker Pat McAfee con- WVU - Schmitt 1 rush (McAfee kick) nected on an impressive 49-yard field goal as WVU - McAfee 49 FG the half expired, sending the Mountaineers into 3rd WVU - Darius Reynaud 20 pass from White (McAfee kick) the locker room up 31-7. WVU - McAfee 23 FG The Mountaineers didn’t let up in the second SYR - Mike Williams 61 pass from Andrew Robinson (Patrick Shadle kick) half, scoring on the opening possession of the 4th WVU - Jarrett Brown 4 rush (McAfee kick) third quarter, when White connected with re- WVU - Jock Sanders 110 rush (McAfee kick) ceiver Darius Reynaud for a 20-yard touchdown WVU SYR pass. First Downs ...... 25 ...... 11 With West Virginia leading 38-7 in the third, Rushes/Yards ...... 54/251 ...... 37/94 Passing Yardage ...... 235 ...... 108 White strained a muscle in his chest and backup Passes ...... 18/21/0 ...... 6/16/2 Jarrett Brown took over the potent Mountain- Punts ...... 3/111/37.0 ...... 4/172/43.0 eer offense midway through the third quarter. Fumbles/Lost...... 1/0 ...... 6/1 McAfee added a 23-yard field goal at the 3:00 Return Yardage ...... 62 ...... 0 mark of the third for a 41-7 advantage, before Penalties/Yards ...... 8/65 ...... 6/55 Syracuse struck for a 61-yard touchdown pass to Time of Possession ...... 33:03 ...... 26:57 cut the deficit to 41-14. WVU RUSHING: White 14-89; Slaton 15-69; WVU PASSING: White 12-15-0-148; Brown 5-5-0-85; WVU Brown got in on the scoring action with 13:34 RECEIVING: Reynaud 6-48; Slaton 4-51; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Magro 7 (1/1); Williams 6; WVU INTER- left in the game, when he rushed in from the CEPTIONS: Mundy, Dykes. four-yard line to end an impressive nine-play, Pat SYR RUSHING: Brinkley 18-50;McAfee SYR PASSING: Robinson 5-15-2-100; SYR RECEIVING: Williams 2-72; SYR 84-yard drive. TACKLES (TFL/QS): Holmes 13; Fields 10; Flaherty 9; SYR INTERCEPTIONS: None. Attendance - 35,345

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Game 7: The Mississippi State Game No. 7/9 West Virginia 38, Mississippi State 13 • Oct. 20, 2007 • Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia jumped out to a 28-0 first-quarter game, and provided the final outcome in favor of lead and never looked back in defeating Missis- the Mountaineers. sippi State 38-13 on Homecoming at Milan Puskar While only playing one half, White finished with Stadium. 89 yards rushing and one score to go along with The game turned from the opening kickoff when two touchdowns passing. Slaton finished with 127 West Virginia fumbled the kick, and the ball was yards rushing and one score. A solid WVU defen- recovered by Mississippi State deep in Mountain- sive effort was led by Reed Williams, Eric Wicks, John eer territory. However, Mississippi State was Holmes and Ridwan Malik with seven tackles each. offsides on the play, forcing another kickoff. From MSU quarterback Wesley Carroll passed for 169 there, West Virginia quarterback Patrick White took yards, while Dixon led the Bulldog rushing attack care of the rest as he rushed 64 yards on WVU’s with 61 yards. Receiver Tony Burks caught a game- first play from scrimmage for a quick 7-0 lead with high six passes for 41 yards, and Jamon Hughes 14:39 left to play in the opening quarter. paced the defense with 12 stops. After holding the Bulldogs on three plays, the West Virginia finished with 262 yards rushing Mountaineers again struck on their second offen- and 84 passing to total 346 yards of total offense. sive possession when White hit fullback Owen Mississippi State’s totals stood at 45 yards rushing Schmitt for a 12-yard scoring pass, giving WVU a 14- and 169 passing for 214 yards of offense. 0 lead with 7:46 left in the quarter. The win gave West Virginia a perfect 5-0 mark in On Mississippi State’s next play from scrimmage, non-conference play for the 2007 season. The vic- linebacker Reed Williams forced a fumble that was tory also gave the Mountaineers an overall 12-game recovered by linebacker Marc Magro and returned non-conference winning streak, including six straight 39 yards to the MSU 16-yard line. Three plays later, non-conference wins at home. White found receiver Darius Reynaud for a 10-yard Marc touchdown reception, and a 21-0 West Virginia Magro advantage. The Mountaineer defense again held MSU on downs, giving the offense the ball once again with 3:57 left in the quarter. Five plays later, tailback Scoring and Statistical Summary Steve Slaton rushed 26 yards for a score, giving 12 34 F the Mountaineers the commanding 28-0 lead at Mississippi State ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 6 ...... 0 ...... 13 the 2:20 mark. Slaton’s touchdown run was the West Virginia ...... 28 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 38 43rd of his career, making him WVU’s all-time leader in career rushing touchdowns, passing Ira Errett 1st WVU - Patrick White 64 rush (Pat McAfee kick) Rodgers and Avon Cobourne. WVU - Owen Schmitt 12 pass from White (McAfee kick) WVU - Darius Reynaud 10 pass from White (McAfee kick) West Virginia’s defense was relentless and again WVU - Steve Slaton 26 rush (McAfee kick) forced a costly Bulldog turnover before the end of 2nd WVU - McAfee 42 FG the quarter. Linebacker Mortty Ivy recovered the MSU - Anthony Dixon 1 rush (Adam Carlson kick) Bulldog fumble, and returned it 25 yards to set up 3rd MSU - Christian Ducre 3 rush (Wesley Carroll pass failed) a 42-yard field goal by Pat McAfee at the start of 4th WVU - Darius Reynaud 13 pass from Jarrett Brown (McAfee kick) the second quarter for a 31-0 West Virginia advan- tage. MSU WVU Mississippi State scored its first points at the First Downs ...... 12 ...... 17 3:51 mark of the second quarter when running back Rushes/Yards ...... 33/45 ...... 42/262 Anthony Dixon reached the end zone from one- Passing Yardage ...... 169 ...... 84 yard away, cutting the Bulldog deficit to 31-7 at the Passes ...... 18/35/0 ...... 12/20/1 half. Punts ...... 8/293/36.6 ...... 5/184/36.8 Fumbles/Lost...... 3/3 ...... 1/0 MSU took the opening possession of the sec- Return Yardage ...... 22 ...... 142 ond half and put together its best drive of the Penalties/Yards ...... 7/45 ...... 9/82 game. Christian Ducre scored from three-yards away Time of Possession ...... 31:30 ...... 28:30 to end a 13-play drive that took 5:10. MSU’s two- point conversion failed, giving West Virginia a 31-13 WVU RUSHING: Slaton 23-127; White 5-89; WVU PASSING: White 8-12-1-61; Brown 4-8-0-23; WVU RECEIV- advantage. ING: Slaton 4-36; Reynaud 3-20; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Williams 7 (1/0); Wicks 7 (2/1); Holmes 7; Malik With the big lead and White still nursing a sore 7; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: None. shoulder, backup quarterback Jarrett Brown took MSU RUSHING: Dixon 20-61; MSU PASSING: Carroll 18-35-0-169; MSU RECEIVING: Burks 6-41; MSU control of the Mountaineer offense in the second TACKLES (TFL/QS): HughesPat 12; Fitzhugh 8 (2/0); MSU INTERCEPTIONS: Demario Bobo. half and closed out the scoring early in the fourth McAfee quarter when he hit Reynaud for a 13-yard scoring Attendance - 61,022 toss. It was Reynaud’s second TD reception of the

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Game 8: The Rutgers Game No. 6/6 West Virginia 31, No. 25/RV Rutgers 3 • Oct. 27, 2007 • Piscataway, N.J. Behind 300 yards of total offense from quarter- Safety Ryan Mundy turned in WVU’s second in- back Patrick White, No. 6 West Virginia defeated terception on Rutgers’ next drive when he picked Patrick No. 25 Rutgers for the 13th-straight time with a 31- off Teel and returned it 32 yards to thwart another White 3 victory at Rutgers Stadium. Scarlet Knight scoring threat late in the game. West Virginia’s defense came up big in the win- White rushed for 156 yards and passed for 144, ning effort also as the unit kept the Rutgers of- while Slaton’s day ended with three touchdowns fense in check for most of the game and without a and 73 yards rushing. Linebackers Reed Williams, touchdown. Mortty Ivy and Marc Magro combined for 33 tackles West Virginia’s Steve Slaton again proved that in holding Rutgers to its fewest points scored since he can be a valuable asset running or catching the 2002. ball, as he rushed for three touchdowns and caught For Rutgers, Ray Rice finished with 142 yards one pass for 51 yards to serve as the perfect com- rushing, while Devin McCourty led the defensive pliment to White. effort with 12 tackles. The game was played in a driving rain storm in West Virginia rushed for 254 yards and passed the first half. The Mountaineer offense got the for 144 to total 398 yards of offense. Rutgers fin- scoring started at the 4:33 mark of the first quarter ished with 183 yards rushing and 131 yards passing when Slaton reversed field on a run and went 38 for 314 yards of total offense. yards for a score. The win gave West Virginia a 29-4 record over its Special teams play got in on the action next last 33 games, and a 14-3 mark in BIG EAST play when a Pat McAfee punt hit Rutgers’ Ramy Nubani, during the span. The Mountaineers improved to and was recovered by WVU’s Mortty Ivy, setting up 29-4-2 all-time versus Rutgers and 14-4-2 against the Mountaineers’ next score. White rushed for 19 the Knights in New Jersey. The win also gave WVU and seven yards in the drive, before going in from a 15-2 mark against Rutgers in all-time BIG EAST the one-yard line to up West Virginia’s advantage play. to 14-0 at the 9:00 mark of the second quarter. Rutgers got its only points of the game on its next possession, when the Scarlet Knights drove 45 yards in 11 plays, but had to settle for a 39-yard Scoring and Statistical Summary Jeremy Ito field goal to cut the deficit to 14-3. 12 34 F The Mountaineers weren’t finished and used West Virginia ...... 7 ...... 10 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 31 up the remaining 4:32 in the first half with a con- Rutgers ...... 0 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 3 trolling 11-play, 60-yard drive that featured runs of 1st WVU - Steve Slaton 38 rush (Pat McAfee kick) 22 and 13 yards from White. The drive ended with 2nd WVU - Patrick White 1 rush (McAfee kick) a gutsy 42-yard field goal from McAfee in a harsh RU - Jeremy Ito 39 FG wind to put WVU up 17-3 at halftime. WVU - McAfee 42 FG On Rutgers’ first possession of the second half, 3rd WVU - Slaton 1 rush (McAfee kick) the Scarlet Knights controlled the ball for more 4th WVU - Slaton 6 rush (McAfee kick) than 4:00, but the bend but not break West Vir- ginia defense came up with a stop deep in its WVU RU territory to force a 41-yard field goal attempt, which First Downs ...... 15 ...... 20 Ito missed. Rushes/Yards ...... 47/254 ...... 40/183 From there, West Virginia’s offense put the game Passing Yardage ...... 144 ...... 131 Passes ...... 10/16/0 ...... 15/31/2 away. White hit Slaton for a 51-yard reception on Punts ...... 5/200/40.0 ...... 4/129/32.2 third and 13 to quiet the Rutgers fans, and White Fumbles/Lost...... 1/0 ...... 2/2 turned in another run of 15 yards on third and Return Yardage ...... 78 ...... 16 three to set up Slaton’s one-yard run to put West Penalties/Yards ...... 8/70 ...... 4/30 Virginia up 24-3 with 3:47 left in the third. Time of Possession ...... 31:17 ...... 28:43 Fourth quarter action saw the Mountaineer de- fense intercept Rutgers’ quarterback Mike Teel twice WVU RUSHING: White 22-156; Slaton 16-73; WVU PASSING: White 10-16-0-144; WVU RECEIVING: Jalloh to end Scarlet Knight drives. Boogie Allen’s inter- 4-44; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Williams 13; Ivy 10 (1/0); Magro 9; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Allen, Mundy. ception with 11:16 left in the game set up the next RU RUSHING: Rice 30-142; RU PASSING: Teel 14-30-2-128; RU RECEIVING: Underwood 7-59; RU TACK- scoring drive in which White accounted for a 50- LES (TFL/QS): McCourty 12 (1/0); Greene 9 (1/0); RU INTERCEPTIONS: None. yard run on third and 16 to set up Slaton’s six-yard dash to the corner of the end zone for a 31-3 WVU Attendance - 43,620 lead.

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Game 9: The Louisville Game No. 7/7 West Virginia 38, Louisville 31 • Nov. 8, 2007 • Morgantown, W.Va. Behind 328 yards of total offense from jun- down run to send the home fans into a frenzy ior quarterback Patrick White, No. 7 West Vir- with just 1:36 left. From there, the West Virginia ginia defeated Louisville, 38-31, at Milan Puskar defense put severe pressure on Brohm and held Stadium in front of an ESPN Thursday night the Cardinals at bay for the victory. audience. Aside from White’s strong numbers, Slaton White passed for 181 yards and two scores, added 60 yards rushing, while Reynaud finished while rushing for 147 and one touchdown in with 79 yards receiving and two scores. The making big play after big play via the pass and Mountaineer defense was led by Morty Ivy with the run. eight tackles. The Mountaineers jumped out early on Lou- Brohm finished with 345 yards passing, and isville behind the throwing of White when he hit was responsible for three touchdowns. Tailback receiver Darius Reynaud for a seven-yard touch- George Strpling led all receivers with eight catches down with 3:18 left in the first quarter. for 105 yards. The Cardinal defense was led by After recovering a Louisville fumble, West Vir- Lamar Myles with 13 tackles, and Bobby Buchanan ginia struck again with 1:22 left in the quarter, with 11. when White went to the air and found Reynaud West Virginia finished with 216 yards rushing for a nine-yard strike, and a 14-0 WVU advan- and 181 passing to total 397 yards of total of- tage. fense. Louisville totaled only 37 yards rushing, Louisville answered with its first points at the but with its 345 yards through the air, the Car- 12:52 mark of the second quarter, when Brian dinals finished with 382 yards of total offense. Brohm hit tight end Gary Barnidge for a 16- The win upped West Virginia’s record to 8-1 yard touchdown. overall and 3-1 in the BIG EAST. Louisville dropped The Mountaineers responded with a 12-play, to 5-5 overall and 2-3 in the league. With the Eric 69-yard drive that resulted in a one-yard touch- victory, the Mountaineers improved to 11-0 in Wicks down run for tailback Steve Slaton. Up 21-7, the home night games under Rich Rodriguez. Mountaineers appeared to be sailing, but Brohm continued to bring the Cardinals back. With just :28 left before halftime, the Cardi- Scoring and Statistical Summary nals closed the deficit to 21-14 when Brohm dove 12 34 F in from the one-yard line. Louisville ...... 0 ...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 10 ...... 31 Second half action saw the turnover bug hit West Virginia ...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 10 ...... 7 ...... 38 both teams. After West Virginia added a 28- 1st WVU - Darius Reynaud 7 pass from Patrick White (Pat McAfee kick) yard Pat McAfee field goal on its first posses- WVU - Reynaud 9 pass from White (McAfee kick) sion of the second half, the Mountaineers took 2nd LOU - Gary Barnidge 16 pass from Brian Brohm (Art Carmody kick) a 31-14 lead midway through the third quarter WVU - Steve Slaton 1 rush (McAfee kick) when safety Eric Wicks picked up a Brohm fumble LOU - Brohm 1 rush (Carmody kick) and returned it 44 yards for a score. 3rd WVU - McAfee 28 FG Louisville then took advantage of a WVU WVU - Eric Wicks 44 fumble recovery (McAfee kick) WVU - Brock Bolen 2 rush (Carmody kick) fumble, and closed the gap to 31-21 on a two- 4th LOU - Mario Urrutia 12 pass from Brohm (Carmody kick) yard rush from Brock Bolen with just 56 ticks LOU - Carmody 37 FG left in the third. WVU - White 50 rush (McAfee kick) The Cardinals closed to 31-28 with 10:32 left in the game, after Brohm hit Mario Urrutia from UL WVU 12 yards away. First Downs ...... 24 ...... 19 A Wicks interception of Brohm with just 6:04 Rushes/Yards ...... 27/37 ...... 46/216 left seemed to give the Mountaineers some Passing Yardage ...... 345 ...... 181 momentum. However, the offense gave the ball Passes ...... 27/46/2 ...... 16/25/0 right back with a costly fumble, and Louisville Punts ...... 7/255/36.4...... 7/261/37.3 capitalized. Fumbles/Lost...... 2/2 ...... 5/3 With 3:05 remaining, kicker Art Carmody tied Return Yardage ...... 6 ...... 60 the game with a 37-yard field goal, forcing West Penalties/Yards ...... 6/47 ...... 11/116 Virginia to make a play in the game’s final min- Time of Possession ...... 28:33 ...... 31:27 utes. WVU RUSHING: White 24-147; Slaton 17-60; WVU PASSING: White 16-25-0-181; WVU RECEIVING: Reynaud The Mountaineers have plenty of playmakers 6-79; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Ivy 8; Williams 6; Berry 6 (1/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Lewis, Wicks. and the one that stepped up once again was White. He completed passes of nine and 12 yards LOU RUSHING: Strpling 12-23; LOU PASSING: Brohm 27-46-2-345; LOU RECEIVING: Strpling 8-105; Douglas mixed in with a four-yard run to get the Moun- 7-98; LOU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Myles 13 (1/0); Buchanan 11; LOU INTERCEPTIONS: None. taineers to midfield. On 2nd and 8, he turned in Attendance - 60,992 the play of the game with a 50-yard touch- 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Game 10: The Cincinnati Game No. 5/5 West Virginia 28, No. 21/25 Cincinnati 23 • Nov. 17, 2007 • Cincinnati, Ohio No. 5 West Virginia survived a fourth-quarter turn- Mountaineer offense to run out the clock and cap- over bug to defeat Cincinnati 28-23 in front of a ture the victory. Johnny Saturday night prime time television audience and Aside from White’s strong numbers, Slaton fin- Dingle a sold out Nippert Stadium. ished with 103 yards rushing, while also pulling in The Mountaineers built a 28-10 fourth quarter 48 yards receiving. Kicker Pat McAfee averaged 49 lead largely behind the play of quarterback Patrick yards per punt with a long of 71, and the Mountain- White. The junior signal caller rushed for 155 yards eer defense was led by linebacker Marc Magro with and two touchdowns, while passing for another eight tackles. 140 yards in the victory. Cincinnati was led by Mauk, who passed for 323 White got the Mountaineers on the board in yards and two scores, and rushed for a team-high the first quarter on WVU’s first possession. He engi- 52 yards. Barnett led all receivers with 210 yards neered a nine-play, 70-yard drive that ended with receiving and caught both of Mauk’s touchdown an Owen Schmitt four-yard run. passes. The Bearcat defense was led by Haruki Cincinnati tied the score at 7-7 with 4:41 left in Nakamura with 10 tackles, and Terrill Byrd with nine. the first quarter, when quarterback Ben Mauk hit The game was certainly an offensive showcase receiver Marcus Barnett for a 70-yard touchdown for both teams. The Mountaineers finished with pass. 295 yards rushing and 140 passing for 435 yards of West Virginia retook the lead at the 6:29 mark total offense. Cincinnati stood at 84 yards rushing of the second quarter, when White completed a and 323 passing for 407 yards of total offense. 12-play, 80-yard drive with a seven-yard touchdown The win gave the Mountaineers a 14-1-1 all-time run, giving the Mountaineers a 14-7 lead. mark against the Bearcats. Eric The Bearcats closed the deficit to 14-10 with Wicks 4:27 left in the half, when kicker Jake Rogers con- nected on a 42-yard field goal. West Virginia was not done,marching 73 yards just before halftime to take a 21-10 lead. In the scoring drive, White Scoring and Statistical Summary passed for 38 yards and rushed for 34, 12 34 F The Mountaineers could not take advantage of West Virginia ...... 7 ...... 14 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 28 a third quarter fumble from Mauk and neither team Cincinnati ...... 7 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 13 ...... 23 scored in the quarter. However, early in the fourth, West Virginia took what seemed like a command- 1st WVU - Owen Schmitt 4 rush (Pat McAfee kick) UC - Marcus Barnett 70 pass from Ben Mauk (Jake Rogers kick) ing 28-10 lead by marching 73 yards for a score. 2nd WVU - Patrick White 7 rush (McAfee kick) Tailback Steve Slaton was strong on the drive with UC - Rogers 42 FG 23 yards rushing and one reception for 13 yards. It WVU - White 4 rush (McAfee kick) was Slaton’s one-yard run that ended the drive, 4th WVU - Steve Slaton 1 rush (McAfee kick) giving WVU an 18-point lead with 11:43 left in the UC - Barnett 13 pass from Mauk (Rogers kick) game. UC - Bradley Glatthaar 1 rush (Rogers kick) Cincinnati answered with a 12-play, 71-yard drive that ended with a Mauk touchdown pass to Barnett, WVU UC closing the deficit to 28-17. On WVU’s first play from First Downs ...... 24 ...... 17 scrimmage in the next drive, the Mountaineers Rushes/Yards ...... 61/295 ...... 30/84 fumbled. However, the defense rose to the occa- Passing Yardage ...... 140 ...... 323 sion and forced a Cincinnati punt with just 6:08 left Passes ...... 13/19/1 ...... 19/34/0 Punts ...... 3/147/49.0 ...... 5/212/42.4 in the game. Fumbles/Lost...... 2/2 ...... 2/2 West Virginia then started running out the clock Return Yardage ...... 14 ...... 3 and gained a first down, but yet another fumble Penalties/Yards ...... 3/25 ...... 5/62 gave Cincinnati new life, and the Bearcats made Time of Possession ...... 36:21 ...... 22:59 things interesting scoring with just 2:26 left on a WVU RUSHING: White 27-155; Slaton 23-103; WVU PASSING: White 13-19-1-140; WVU RECEIVING: Bradley Glatthaar one-yard rush. A two-point con- Reynaud 6-29; Slaton 3-48; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Magro 8 (2/2); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: None. version attempt failed, giving the Mountaineers a 28-23 advantage. UC RUSHING: Mauk 15-52; UC PASSING: Mauk 19-34-0-323; UC RECEIVING: Barnett 10-210; Goodman 4- West Virginia’s Boogie Allen recovered the ensu- 64; UC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Nakamura 10 (1/0); Byrd 9; UC INTERCEPTIONS: Mickens. ing onsides kick, and Slaton did the rest by rushing Attendance - 35,097 for 26 yards, gaining two first downs to allow the

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 Mountaineers • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Game 11: The Connecticut Game No. 3/4 West Virginia 66, No. 20 UConn 21 • Nov. 24, 2007 • Morgantown, W.Va. No. 3/4 West Virginia rolled up 624 yards of total yards rushing and 107 passing for 293 yards of offense, including 517 yards rushing, in routing No.20/ total offense and three scores. White’s performance 21 Connecticut, 66-21, at Milan Puskar Stadium. was the fifth best BIG EAST rushing performance The win secured West Virginia its fourth BIG EAST by a quarterback, and he became just the fifth championship in the last five years, and guaran- player all-time to pass and rush for 1,000 yards in teed the Mountaineers a berth in the Bowl Cham- consecutive seasons. Devine added 118 yards on pionship Series. The contest also saw Steve Slaton the ground, and Reynaud caught five passes for and Patrick White both reach the 1,000-yard rush- 76 yards. Ivy led the defense with 11 tackles and ing mark for the second-straight year, becoming three TFL. just the third set of teammates in NCAA history to Lorenzen finished with 151 yards passing, and reach 1,000-yards rushing in two-straight seasons. Brown rushed for 129 yards to pace the Husky at- Connecticut started the scoring in the first quar- tack. Kanuch pulled in 63 yards receiving, and Scott ter when the Huskies moved 92 yards and scored Lutrus led the UConn defense with nine tackles. on Tyler Lorenzen’s six-yard pass to Brad Kanuch. West Virginia rushed for 517 yards and passed It did not take the Mountaineers long to an- for 107 to total 624 yards of total offense. swer as they tied the score just two minutes later Connecticut’s final totals stood at 203 yards rush- when White scored on a three-yard run. ing and 189 yards passing for 392 yards of total West Virginia’s Ryan Mundy then recovered a offense. Husky fumbled punt at the UConn 14-yard line to The win upped West Virginia’s record to 10-1, while set up White’s 14-yard touchdown pass to Darius UConn finished the regular season at 9-3. The 624 Reynaud with 7:01 left in the first quarter. yards of total offense was the third most of the The Mountaineers upped their advantage to Rich Rodriguez era at West Virginia, while the 524 17-7 in the second quarter when Pat McAfee con- yards rushing were the second-most under Noel Devine nected on a 46-yard field goal. WVU’s defense set Rodriguez. up the game’s next score when linebacker Mortty Ivy stripped Lorenzen of the ball, and Scooter Berry Scoring and Statistical Summary recovered, giving the ball to the offense at the 12 34 F WVU 40-yard line. WVU’s dynamic duo took care of Connecticut ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 21 the rest with a 29-yard rush from White and a 31- West Virginia ...... 14 ...... 10 ...... 21 ...... 21 ...... 66 yard touchdown scamper from Slaton, giving the 1st UConn- Brad Kanuch 6 pass from Tyler Lorenzen (Tony Ciaravino kick) Mountaineers a 24-7 advantage. WVU - Patrick White 3 rush (Pat McAfee kick) Connecticut got on the board again just before WVU - Darius Reynaud 14 pass from White (McAfee kick) halftime when the Huskies made good on a 10- 2nd WVU - McAfee 46 FG play, 77-yard drive that ended with a Donald Brown WVU - Steve Slaton 31 rush (McAfee kick) two-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to 24-14. UConn- Donald Brown 2 rush (Ciaravino kick) Third quarter action belonged to West Virginia 3rd WVU - White 24 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - Noel Devine 25 rush (McAfee kick kick) as the Mountaineers put up 21 unanswered points. WVU - Reed Williams 0 fumble recovery (McAfee kick) First, it was White’s 24-yard run for a score, fol- 4th WVU - Slaton 3 rush (McAfee kick) lowed by true freshman Noel Devine’s 25-yard WVU - Jock Sanders 1 rush (McAfee kick) touchdown run, and then the Mountaineer de- WVU - Ed Collington 1 rush (Chris Glenn kick) fense got in on the action. Linebacker Reed Will- UConn- Anthony Davis 2 pass from Dennis Brown (Ciaravino kick) iams recovered a Lorenzen fumble in the end zone UConn WVU for a commanding 45-14 WVU advantage heading First Downs ...... 22 ...... 26 into the final quarter. Rushes/Yards ...... 50/203 ...... 52/517 Passing Yardage ...... 189 ...... 107 The Mountaineers were far from done as the Passes ...... 18/34/0 ...... 9/13/1 string of unanswered points reached 42, before Punts ...... 9/355/39.4 ...... 3/158/52.7 the Huskies finally scored again in the game’s final Fumbles/Lost...... 3/3 ...... 1/0 minute. Slaton added his second touchdown with Return Yardage ...... 12 ...... 77 a three-yard run, before true freshman Jock Sand- Penalties/Yards ...... 5/42 ...... 4/35 ers accounted for all the yardage in the drive, high- Time of Possession ...... 34:19 ...... 25:41 lighted by a 58-yard run for a 59-14 lead. Tailback WVU RUSHING: White 16-186; Devine 11-118; WVU PASSING: White 9-13-1-107; WVU RECEIVING: Ed Collington finished out the scoring for WVU with Reynaud 5-76; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Ivy 11 (3/2); Williams 8; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: None. a one-yard run, before UConn added a two-yard UCONN RUSHING: Brown 22-129; UCONN PASSING: Lorenzen 14-28-0-151; UCONN RECEIVING: Kanuch touchdown pass to put the final totals at 66-21. 3-63; UCONN TACKLES (TFL/QS): Lutrus 9 (1/0); Deleston 8; UCONN INTERCEPTIONS: Lansanah. White was outstanding once again with 186 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008 West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com Game 12: The Pitt Game - 100 Years of The Pitt 13, No. 1/2 West Virginia 9 • Dec. 1, 2007 • Morgantown, W.Va. Pitt came into the 100th edition of the “Back- line, and the Panthers came away with another yard Brawl” and stunned No. 1/2 West Virginia field goal, from 18 yards away, by Lee to up with a 13-9 upset victory at Milan Puskar Sta- their advantage to 13-7 with 6:17 left in the con- dium. test. The Panthers were led by tailback LeSean Needing an offensive boast, the injured White McCoy with 148 yards rushing. West Virginia was re-entered the game with 6:17 left and had two led by a solid defensive effort paced by line- possessions, trying to lead the comeback. White backers Marc Magro with 17 tackles, followed by marched the Mountaineers to as close as the Reed Williams with 11 and Mortty Ivy with 10. Pitt 21-yard line, but both drives stalled, and Pitt The Mountaineer defense tried to set the table securred the victory by running out the clock and for the game’s first score, when Antonio Lewis taking a safety in the game’s final seconds. intercepted a Pat Bostick pass and returned it West Virginia came into the contest ranked 48 yards to the Pitt 27-yard line. West Virginia’s second in the nation is rushing offense, but fin- offense moved the ball to the two-yard line, ished with only 104 yards rushing to go along before a missed WVU field goal kept the game with 79 yards passing to total 183 yards of total scoreless with 11:44 left in the first quarter. offense. After the Panthers were held on downs in Pitt finished with 67 yards passing and 158 their next two possessions, the Mountaineer yards rushing to total 225 yards of total offense. offense embarked on a 10-play, 42-yard drive The Panthers also won the time of possession down to the Pitt 15-yard line, but another missed battle by a 36:19 to 23:41 count. WVU field goal kept the game scoreless head- The loss dropped West Virginia in the final ing into the second quarter. regular-season polls to No. 9 in the coaches’ and West Virginia became the first team to light No. 11 in the AP. The Mountaineers earned a up the scoreboard with just 1:43 left in the half. berth to play No.3 Oklahoma in the Tositios Fi- Backup quarterback Jarrett Brown entered the esta Bowl. game for Pat White, after White suffered a dis- Marc Magro located thumb, and rumbled six-yards for a touch- down and a 7-0 Mountaineer advantage. Pitt made the most of the last 1:43 left in the first half and moved to the West Virginia 31- Scoring and Statistical Summary yard line, where Conor Lee converted a 48-yard 12 34 F field goal as time expired to put the halftime Pitt ...... 0 ...... 3 ...... 7 ...... 3 ...... 13 score at 7-3 in favor of West Virginia. West Virginia ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 2 ...... 9 West Virginia returned the opening kickoff of the second half 31 yards before a fumble gave 2nd WVU- Jarrett Brown 6 rush (Pat McAfee kick) the Panthers the ball at the WVU 48-yard line. PITT - Conor Lee 48 FG 3rd PITT - Pat Bostick 1 rush (Lee kick) Mixing the running of McCoy with timely pass- 4th WVU - Lee 18 FG ing from Bostick, along with a fake punt on WVU - Team Safety fourth and one, the Panthers put together an 11-play drive that ended with Bostick’s one-yard PITT WVU plunge into the end zone for a 10-7 lead. First Downs ...... 15 ...... 12 Rushes/Yards ...... 52/158 ...... 41/104 The key to the third quarter was ball control, Passing Yardage ...... 67 ...... 79 and the Mountaineers managed only four of- Passes ...... 10/19/2 ...... 9/16/0 fensive plays in the quarter. The Panther of- Punts ...... 6/216/36.0 ...... 4/178/44.5 fense methodically controlled the ball, and after Fumbles/Lost...... 0/0 ...... 5/3 another long drive of 13 plays used up the quar- Return Yardage ...... 8 ...... 57 ter, the Panthers came up empty when Lee Penalties/Yards ...... 7/55 ...... 2/20 missed from 35 yards out. Time of Possession ...... 36:19 ...... 23:41 West Virginia’s offense continued to struggle WVU RUSHING: White 14-41; WVU PASSING: White 5-10-0-50; WVU RECEIVING: Reynaud 3-46; early in the fourth, and while another Panther WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Magro 17; Williams 11; Ivy 10 (2/0) WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Lewis. possession did not produce any points, it ate up PITT RUSHING: McCoy 38-148; PITT PASSING: Bostick 10-19-2-67; PITT RECEIVING: Turner 3-29; Strong 2- another 3:38 of the quarter, before giving the 25; PITT TACKLES (TFL/QS): McKillop 9 (1/0); Clermond 8 (2/2); PITT INTERCEPTIONS: None. ball back to West Virginia. However, a third Mountaineer fumble was Attendance - 60,100 recovered by Pitt at the West Virginia 26-yard

2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia vs. Oklahoma • Jan. 2, 2008