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2007 Schedule/Results No. 9/10 West Virginia vs. No. 3/3 Oklahoma Date Opponent Time/Results Sept. 1 WESTERN MICHIGAN W/62-24 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Jan. 2, 2008 - 8 p.m. (Fox) Sept. 8 at Marshall W/48-23 University of Phoenix Stadium (73,000) 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 Interceptions ....................................... 6 ............................8 WVU is 32-5 over the last 37 games; 17-4 in the BIG EAST in that span. Fumbles/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 touchdowns in its last 31 games (3.74 per game). Avg. TOP ..........................................30:34 .................. 30:07 Steve Slaton has 50 rushing touchdowns in his last 32 games. Penalties......................................... 63/576.............. 83/692 Steve Slaton is WVU’s career rushing touchdown 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 quarterback. 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 rush 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 Fumble/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. West Virginia University • The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl • MSNsportsNET.com WVU Head Coach Rich Rodriguez • 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 Gene Corum 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), Dave Wannstedt (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 (Virginia Tech) and Rodriguez. 2000 Clemson Assistant Coach 9-3-0 WVU Graduates as Mountaineer Coaches Gator Bowl 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 Anthony Chez....................................................1904 2003 West