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S4 Coastal Carolina W/31-0 4 Sept. 25, 2010 - 9 p.m., ET (ESPN2) S10 at Marshall W/24-21 (OT) Game S18 Maryland W/31-17 Tiger Stadium (92,400)  Baton Rouge, La. S25 at LSU 9 p.m. O9 UNLV 3:30 p.m. LSU O14 USF 7:30 p.m. Tigers Mountaineers O23 Syracuse TBA O29 at Connecticut 8 p.m. 3-0/1-0 SEC ...... Overall Record/Conference ...... 3-0/0-0 BIG EAST 12 (Coaches), 15 (AP) ...... National Ranking ...... 21 (Coaches), 22 (AP) N13 TBA ...... Head Coach ...... Bill Stewart N20 at Louisville TBA Michigan, ‘76 ...... Alma Mater ...... Fairmont State, ‘75 54-15 (6th year) ...... Record at School ...... 22-8 (3rd year) N26 at Pitt TBA 82-36 (10th year) ...... Overall Record ...... 30-33 (6th year) D4 Rutgers TBA Multiple ...... Offense ...... Spread Option 4-3 ...... Defense ...... 3-3-5 Stack BIG EAST Standings 203.0 ...... Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 179.3 BIG EAST Pct. Overall Pct. 120.0 ...... Passing Yards Per Game ...... 266.7 West Virginia 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 323.0 ...... Total Yards Per Game ...... 446.0 Rutgers 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 28.7 ...... Scoring Offense ...... 28.7 Syracuse 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 11.3 ...... Scoring Defense ...... 12.7 Pitt 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 80.3 ...... Rushing Defense ...... 62.7 USF 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 199.3 ...... Passing Defense ...... 193.0 Cincinnati 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 279.7 ...... Total Defense ...... 255.7 Connecticut 0-0 000 1-2 .333 (106.0) ...... Rushing Leader ...... (118.0) Louisville 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 (114.7) ...... Passing Leader ...... (266.7) Rueben Randle (45.0) ...... Receiving Leader ...... (93.7) Game Coverage (30) ...... Scoring Leader ...... Tyler Bitancurt (24) (27) ...... Leader ...... Anthony Leonard (23) Television Drake Nevis (5.0) ...... Tackle for Loss Leader ...... Anthony Leonard (3.5) ESPN2/ESPN3 Drake Nevis (3.5) ...... Sack Leader ...... (3.0) Ron Franklin, Play-by-Play Two with two...... Leader ...... Brandon Hogan (1) Ed Cunningham, Analyst Jeannine Edwards, Sideline Mountaineer Quickies Radio WVU is 54-13 over its last 67 games; 27-8 in the BIG EAST in that span. Mountaineer Sports Network WVU has won 75 of its last 97 regular-season games/WVU has won 79 of 105 overall games. Tony Caridi, Play-by-Play WVU has the 11th-best record in in the last four years (2006-09). Dwight Wallace, Analyst WVU has the eighth-best record in college football in the last five years (2005-09). Hoppy Kercheval, Host Jed Drenning, Sideline WVU has the ninth-best record in college football in the last six years (2004-09). WVU is 83-47-1 all-time in BIG EAST play/43-12 since 2002/10-4 under Bill Stewart. Satellite Radio Broadcast WVU has not finished lower than second place in the BIG EAST since 2002. The West Virginia - LSU game can be heard live WVU has had at least a 5-2 record every year in the BIG EAST since 2002. on Sirius Channel 113 with the MSN broadcast. Dating back to 2005, WVU has 178 rushing in its last 67 games (2.7 per game). Westwood One Radio WVU has outrushed its opponents in 55-of-61 games; WVU’s record is 49-12 during that span. Brad Sham, Play-by-Play Since 2001, WVU has forced 265 turnovers, ranking No. 4 nationally. Eddie George, Analyst WVU is 55-4 since 2002 when winning the turnover battle. Internet WVU is 15-3 when Noel Devine rushes for at least 100 yards in a game. The Mountaineer Sports Network Noel Devine has 3,735 rushing yards in his career, ranking No. 5 on WVU’s career rushing chart. broadcast also can be heard by Noel Devine is first nationally among active players in rushing yards and fourth in yards per carry & all-purpose yards, accessing MSNsportsNET.com and Jock Sanders has finished with at least one reception in 31-straight games, No. 3 in WVU history and No. 8 in BIG EAST. clicking on the Live Event Coverage button down the left hand column of WVU is 41-53 in games played on grass; 17-17 since 2001; 3-6 under Stewart. the athletics home page. WVU is 14-12 all-time on ESPN2; 2-3 under Stewart. Live Statistics WVU is 22-18-2 all-time against current schools in the Southeastern Conference, including 1-1 under Stewart. MSNsportsNET.com Since 2000, WVU is 64-2 when scoring 30 or more points in a contest. WVU has made eight-straight bowl appearances, winning four of them. Updates The 2010 senior class has a career record of 31-10. Twitter.com/WVUSportsBuzz Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com WVU Head Coach Bill Stewart • Third Season WVU’s Record Under Stewart ... Overall: 22-8 vs. Ap Ranked Teams: 1-2 vs. Ap Top 10 Teams: 1-2 vs. Unranked Teams: 21-6 vs. BIG EAST Teams: 10-4 Home: 15-1 Road: 5-6 Neutral: 2-1 In August: 1-0 In September: 6-3 In October: 7-1 In November: 4-3 In December: 3-0 In January: 1-1 When rushing for 200 or more yards: 10-4 When rushing for 300 or more yards: 3-1 When passing for 200 or more yards: 7-3 When passing for 300 or more yards: 3-1 When WVU player rushes for 100 or more yards: 13-3 When WVU has two 100-yard rushers: 2-1 When WVU player has 100 yards receiving: 1-1 When opponents has 100-yard rusher: 5-5 When opponents has 100-yard receiver: 9-2 About Coach Stewart When scoring 30 or more points: 12-1 With a father-like personality held by few and a work ethic held by even fewer, New Martinsville, When holding opponents to 10 points or less: 6-0 W.Va., native Bill Stewart enters his third full season as West Virginia University’s head football coach. When forcing three or more turnovers: 6-1 When WVU scores first: 13-3 Stewart hasn’t looked back since hitting the ground running when he was named interim head coach When WVU leads at halftime: 14-2 three weeks prior to the 2008 Tostitos , preparing and rallying a team, a coaching staff, a When WVU trails at halftime: 5-5 When WVU is tied at halftime: 2-1 school and a state. Games decided by 11 points or more: 13-4 After guiding the Mountaineers to a remarkable 48-28 victory against Oklahoma, and arguably the Games decided by 10 or less: 5-1 Games decided by 7 or less: 4-0 most memorable bowl win in school history, especially under the circumstances, Stewart was named West Games decided by 3 or less: 5-3 Virginia University’s 32nd head football coach on January 3, 2008, one day after the impressive victory. games: 1-2 Since then, Stewart has produced consecutive 9-4 seasons, a victory over North Carolina in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in 2008, a berth in the 2010 Konica Minolta and consecutive Top 25 finishes. Stewart’s nine victories in 2008 marked the most by a first-year Mountaineer coach in school history. Stewart has coached 20 players to all-BIG EAST accolades in his two seasons and watched Pat White become the NCAA’s all-time leading rushing quarterback and the first in college football history to win four-straight bowl games as a starting quarterback in 2008. Stewart is no stranger to Morgantown, the state of West Virginia or to the college football world as his coaching experiences have been vast and varied. Prior to being named head coach, he spent eight years on the West Virginia staff under WVU coaches and , working with the Mountaineer tight ends and serving as associate head coach in 2007 after spending the prior seven seasons coaching the . He also had the role of special teams coordinator under Rodriguez. His lengthy coaching resume began at Fairmont State, where he was a student assistant coach for a season, before becoming an assistant coach at Sistersville (W.Va.) High School in 1975. In 1977, he moved to Salem College, where he was assistant football and head track coach for two seasons. In 1979, he moved to the University of North Carolina (1980); he was later an assistant at Marshall (1980), William & Mary (1981-83), Navy (1984), North Carolina (1985-87), Arizona State (1988-89) and Air Force (1990-93). Stewart came to WVU in January 2000, from the League, where he served as of the in 1999, tutoring two all-conference receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher. As offensive line coach for the CFL’s in 1998, Stewart’s line blocked for Mike Pringle, the first 2,000-yard rusher in CFL history. A 1975 education graduate from Fairmont State, where he was a three-year and team captain for the WVIAC champions in 1974, Stewart earned his master’s degree in health and physical education from WVU in 1977. Highly regarded as one of the “good guys” in the profession, Stewart has had several personal and professional life influences starting with his mother, father and older brother. Stewart and his wife, Karen, also a native of New Martinsville, have one son, Blaine. Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 Mountaineers • The LSU GaG me • MSNsportsNET.com WVU Head Coach Bill Stewart Stewart Year-by-Year History Year School Status Record 1977 Salem Assistant Coach (DL/LB) 8-1-1 WVIAC Champions 1978 Salem Assistant Coach (OL) 8-1-0 WVIAC Champions 1979 North Carolina JV Team OL 8-3-1 Gator Bowl Champions 1980 Marshall Assistant Coach (OL) 2-8-1 1981 William and Mary Assistant Coach (OL) 5-6 1982 William and Mary Assistant Coach (OL) 3-8 1983 William and Mary Assistant Coach (OL) 6-5 1984 Navy Assistant Coach (OL) 4-6-1 1985 North Carolina Assistant Coach (OL) 5-6 1986 North Carolina Assistant Coach (OL) 7-4-1 Aloha Bowl 1987 North Carolina Assistant Coach (OL) 5-6-0 1988 Arizona State Assistant Coach (OT/TE) 6-5-0 1989 Arizona State Assistant Coach (OT/TE) 6-4-1 1990 Air Force Assistant Coach (DL) 7-5-0 Liberty Bowl Champions 1991 Air Force Assistant Coach (DL) 10-3-0 Liberty Bowl Champions Stewart’s WVU Record vs. All Opposition 1992 Air Force Assistant Coach (DL) 7-5-0 Auburn 1-1 Liberty Bowl Cincinnanti 0-2 1993 Air Force Assistant Coach (DL) 4-8-0 Coastal Carolina 1-0 1994 VMI Head Coach 1-10-0 Colorado 1-1 1995 VMI Head Coach 4-7-0 Connecticut 2-0 East Carolina 1-1 1996 VMI Head Coach 3-8-0 State 0-1 1998 Montreal Allouttes Assistant Coach (OL) 12-5-1 Liberty 1-0 CFL Division Finals Louisville 2-0 1999 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Assistant Coach (OC/WR) 6-12 Marshall 3-0 2000 West Virginia Assistant Coach (QB) 7-5 Maryland 1-0 Champions North Carolina 1-0 Oklahoma 1-0 2001 West Virginia Assistant Coach (QB/ST) 3-8 Pitt 1-1 2002 West Virginia Assistant Coach (QB/ST) 9-4 Rutgers 2-0 Continental Tire Bowl Syracuse 2-0 2003 West Virginia Assistant Coach (QB/ST) 8-5 USF 1-1 BIG EAST Champions/Gator Bowl Villanova 1-0 2004 West Virginia Assistant Coach (QB/ST) 8-4 BIG EAST Champions/Gator Bowl WVU Coaches’ Record After First 30 Games Name Years Record Pct. 2005 West Virginia Assistant Coach (QB/ST) 11-1 Clarence Spears 1921-23 22-5-3 .783 BIG EAST Champions/ Champions Bill Stewart 2007-10 22-8 .733 2006 West Virginia Assistant Coach (QB/ST) 11-2 Mont McIntire 1916-17, 19 20-7-3 .717 Gator Bowl Champions 1970-72 20-10 .667 2007 West Virginia Associate HC (TE/FB/ST) 10-2 Don Nehlen 1980-82 20-10 .667 BIG EAST Champions Ira Errett Rodgers 1925-28 17-10-3 .616 2007 West Virginia Interim Head Coach 1-0 WVU Coaches’ No. of Games to Earn 22 Wins Fiesta Bowl Champions Name Years Games Pct. 2008 West Virginia Head Coach 9-4 Clarence Spears 1921-23 29 .759 Meineke Car Care Bowl Champions Bill Stewart 2007-10 30 .733 2009 West Virginia Head Coach 9-4 Bobby Bowden 1970-72 32 .688 Gator Bowl Don Nehlen 1980-82 33 .667 2010 West Virginia Head Coach 3-0 Mont McIntire 1916-17, 19 36 .611 Stewart Totals - at West Virginia - 22-8; Overall - 30-33 (6th season) Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 West Virginia University • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com Game 3: The Maryland Game No. 21 West Virginia 31, Maryland 17 • Sept. 18, 2010 • Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia started quickly and never looked Fullback Ryan Clarke was key in the drive as he back in defeating Maryland 31-17 in front of 60,122 accounted for 43 of the 76 yards, and rushed on fans at . eight-straight plays to power the West Virginia West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith com- offense down the field and put the game away. pleted his first 10 passes, and engineered four Smith finished with four passes scoring drives en-route to a 28-0 lead. and 268 yards passing, while Noel Devine turned The Mountaineer defense held Maryland to -10 in 131 yards, giving him three straight 100-yard yards rushing, while collecting eight sacks for a games to start the season. Austin led the WVU loss of 65 yards and nine total tackles for a loss receivers with 106 yards receiving, and of 66 yards in a strong overall performance for Anthony Leonard led the defense with eight the Mountaineers. tackles as five different players collected TFLs and By taking the game’s opening drive 77 yards sacks against the Terps. in seven plays, West Virginia jumped out to a 7-0 Robinson passed for 227 yards, and Smith had lead, when Smith hit receiver Tavon Austin in the three catches for 149 yards to lead Maryland, corner of the for a six-yard scoring pass. while the Terp defense was paced by the strong On its next possession, West Virginia went performance of Alex Wujciak with 16 stops. up 14-0 when Smith found Austin in the same West Virginia rushed for 201 yards and passed corner, this time from five-yards out at the 8:09 for 268 to total 469 yards of total offense. Mary- mark of the first quarter. This drive accounted for land ended with -10 yards on the ground and 227 51 yards in five plays. passing to total 217 yards of total offense against In the second quarter, West Virginia extended the stingy WVU defense. its lead to 21-0 at the 12:35 mark, when Smith The win gave the Mountaineers their fifth- threw his third touchdown pass in the game, a straight victory, a school best, in the series over 26-yard strike to , to end a 62- Maryland and a 24-21-2 overall record against the TTavonavon yard drive, and give the Mountaineers a 21-0 lead Terrapins. AAustinustin at the half. The first half was totally dominated by the Mountaineers and not only on the scoreboard. Scoring and Statistical Summary WVU out rushed the Terrapins 119-2 and out passed the Terps 226-61 in building up the 1 2 3 4 F 21-point cushion. Maryland...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 14 ...... 3 ...... 17 The storyline continued at the start of the West Virginia ...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 3 ...... 31 second half. After forcing Maryland to on 1st WVU - Tavon Austin 6 pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick) downs, West Virginia’s returned a WVU - Austin 5 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) punt 66 yards to set up WVU’s fourth score in the 2nd WVU - Stedman Bailey 26 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) game. Smith connected on his fourth touchdown 3rd WVU - Bailey 5 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) pass in the contest, when he hit Bailey from five- MD - 60 pass from Jarmarr Robinson (Travis Baltz) MD - Smith 80 pass from Robinson (Baltz kick) yards out for a 28-0 West Virginia advantage. 4th MD - Baltz 35 FG Down 28, Maryland came to life and scored 17 WVU - Bitancurt 23 FG unanswered points to make the game interest- ing in the fourth quarter. MD WVU Terp quarterback Jamarr Robinson connected First Downs ...... 9 ...... 24 with receiver Torrey Smith for a 60-yard touch- Rushes/Yards ...... 27/-10 ...... 55/201 down reception, and then followed two drives Passing Yardage ...... 227 ...... 268 Passes ...... 13/24/0 ...... 19/30/1 later with an 80-yard touchdown bomb to Smith Punts ...... 7/317/45.3...... 4/158/39.5 to cut the deficit to 28-14 heading into the fourth /Lost ...... 2/1 ...... 3/2 quarter. Return Yardage ...... 60 ...... 69 After Maryland intercepted a WVU trick pass Penalties/Yards ...... 10/77 ...... 9/66 from Sanders, the Terps were in business again Time of Possession...... 22:58 ...... 37:02 and came away with a 35-yard by Travis Baltz to put the score at 28-17 in favor of WVU RUSHING: Devine 27-131, Clarke 15-65; WVU PASSING: Smith 19-29-0-268; WVU RECEIVING: Austin 7-106, WVU with 11:59 left in the game. Sanders 6-86, Bailey 4-60; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Leonard 8 (2/1), Thomas 7, Irvin 4 (3/3), Berry 4 (2/2), Neild However, the trick plays were over and the 4 (1/1); WVU : None. West Virginia offense embarked on a power drive that essentially put the game away. The MD RUSHING: Meggett 9-30; MD PASSING: Robinson 13-24-0-227; MD RECEIVING: Smith 3-149; MD TACKLES Mountaineers used up 8:46 of clock in a 16-play, (TFL/QS): Wujciak 16; Moten 10 (1/1); MD INTERCEPTIONS: Tate. 76-yard drive that ended with a 23-yard Tyler Attendance - 60,122 Bitancurt field goal for a 31-17 lead.

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 Mountaineers • The LSU GaG me • MSNsportsNET.com National Rankings The Series With LSU Associated Press Poll This game marks the first meeting betweeen the Mountaineers and the Tigers, as well as the two (Sept. 19) coaches. School Record Points Prev. Rank WVU has faced a member of the Southeastern Conference in each of the past five seasons, posting 1. Alabama (53) 3-0 1,492 1 2. State (5) 3-0 1,435 2 a 4-1 record in those games, defeating Georgia (38-35) in the 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl, Mississippi State 3. Boise State (1) 2-0 1,333 3 (42-14) in Starkville in 2006 and 38-13 in Morgantown in 2007, Auburn in Morgantown (34-17) in 2008 and 4. TCU 3-0 1,280 4 dropping a 41-30 decision at Auburn last season. 5. Oregon 3-0 1,238 5 Overall, West Virginia has posted a 22-18-2 record against teams which hail from the SEC: Auburn (1-1), 6. Nebraska 3-0 1,175 8 7. Texas (1) 3-0 1,164 6 Florida (1-1), Georgia (1-0), (8-11-1), Mississippi (1-0), Mississippi State (2-0), South Carolina (7-4-1) and 8. Oklahoma 3-0 1,114 7 Vanderbilt (1-1) 9. Florida 3-0 1,044 10 10. Arkansas 3-0 903 12 Non-Conference Play 11. Wisconsin 3-0 803 11 West Virginia is 3-0 in non-conference action this year, defeating Coastal Carolina, 31-0, in the 12. South Carolina 3-0 739 13 13. Utah 3-0 703 14 season opener, winning at Marshall, 24-21 in overtime, and defeating Maryland, 31-17, in game three. 14. Arizona 3-0 663 24 West Virginia is 12-4 all-time under Bill Stewart in non-conference games and 3-4 under Stewart in 15. LSU 3-0 654 15 non-conference road games. Currently, West Virginia is riding a 15-game non-conference home win- 16. Stanford 3-0 606 19 ning streak. Counting the Gator Bowl, West Virginia was 4-2 in non-conference games in 2009. 17. Auburn 3-0 600 16 18. Iowa 2-1 482 9 West Virginia’s last non-conference loss at home was a 34-17 defeat to back on Oct 19. Miami (Fla.) 1-1 472 17 1, 2005. On their way to the 15-game non-conference home winning streak, the Mountaineers have 20. USC 3-0 414 18 defeated Marshall, Eastern Washington and Maryland in 2006, Western Michigan, East Carolina and 21. Michigan 3-0 291 20 Mississippi State in 2007, Villanova, Marshall and Auburn in 2008, Liberty, East Carolina, Colorado and 22. West Virginia 3-0 258 21 Marshall in 2009 and Coastal Carolina and Maryland in 2010. 23. Penn State 2-1 198 22 24. Oregon State 1-1 75 25 25. Michigan State 3-0 45 NR BIG EAST Bests ARV: Air Force 44, Nevada 41, Pitt 40, Florida State 40, Fresno State The Mountaineers posted another winning league record in 2009 with a 5-2 mark. West Virginia’s 35, Missouri 30, Oklahoma State 22, Clemson 14, North Carolina State 14, Georgia Tech 14, James Madison 8, Kansas State 4, Arizona undefeated 7-0 BIG EAST record in 2005 matched the best league record by the Mountaineers since State 3, California 3, Northwestern 3, Notre Dame, Temple, Texas entering the conference in 1991. In 1993, West Virginia also posted a perfect 7-0 mark in BIG EAST play. A&M, . Next in line is a 6-1 record in 2002 and 2003. The Mountaineers have been crowned league champi- ons in four of the last seven years and finished in second-place in 2006, 2008 and 2009. USA Today Coaches Poll West Virginia’s third-best league record is a 5-2 mark, posted in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and also in (Sept. 19) 1998. WVU has now posted 14 winning conference seasons in 19 years of BIG EAST action starting in School Record Points Prev. Rank 1993 (7-0), 1994 (4-3), 1995 (4-3), 1996 (4-3), 1997 (4-3), 1998 (5-2), 2002 (6-1), 2003 (6-1), 2004 (4-2), 2005 1. Alabama (55) 3-0 1,470 1 (7-0), 2006 (5-2), 2007 (5-2), 2008 (5-2) and 2009 (5-2). 2. Ohio State (3) 3-0 1,410 2 West Virginia is 83-47-1 in all-time BIG EAST play and is 44-20-1 in BIG EAST home games followed 3. Boise State 2-0 1,291 3 by a 39-27 mark in conference road games. Coach Bill Stewart is 10-4 overall in BIG EAST play with 4. Texas 3-0 1,251 4 5. TCU 3-0 1,188 5 a 6-1 home record and a 4-3 road record in the conference. The Mountaineers are 43-12 in BIG EAST 6. Oregon 3-0 1,181 6 games since the start of the 2002 season, and 26-9 in their last 35 conference games. WVU has won 7. Nebraska (1) 3-0 1,135 8 league championships in 1993, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007 and finished in second place in 2006, 8. Florida 3-0 1,092 7 2008 and 2009. 9. Oklahoma 3-0 1,060 9 10. Wisconsin 3-0 884 11 11. Arkansas 3-0 846 13 Against The BIG EAST 12. LSU 3-0 801 12 WVU is 127-103-7 all-time against current members of the BIG EAST Conference. WVU is 27-30 13. Utah 3-0 693 14 against Syracuse; 31-4-2 against Rutgers; 9-2 versus Louisville; 14-3-1 versus Cincinnati; 6-0 against Con- 14. Auburn 3-0 655 15 necticut; 38-61-3 against Pitt; and 2-3 against USF. Since the league started in 1991, WVU is 83-46-1 in 15. South Carolina 3-0 612 16 16. Arizona 3-0 610 18 all-time BIG EAST play and 44-20-1 in league home games, while 39-26 in league road games. 17. Stanford 3-0 541 19 18. Iowa 2-1 463 10 National Polls 19. Miami (Fla.) 1-1 418 17 The Mountaineers entered the 2010 season ranked No. 25 in the Associated Press Poll and tied 20. Penn State 2-1 335 20 with Utah for No. 24 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. After defeating Maryland, 31-17, in game three, the 21. West Virginia 3-0 315 21 22. Michigan 3-0 255 22 Mountaineers are ranked No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 22 in the Associated Press Poll. 23. Michigan State 3-0 125 NR That is the fourth week that WVU has been ranked among the Top 25 and seventh consecutive week 24. Missouri 3-0 123 25 ranked, dating back to Nov. 29 Poll in 2009. 25. Oklahoma State 3-0 103 NR WVU finished the 2009 season ranked No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll and No. 25 in the Associ- ARV: Nevada 58, Florida State 56, Oregon State 53, Pitt 30, Georgia Tech 24, Clemson 17, Northwestern 15, Air Force 15, ated Press Poll. That marked the fifth-straight year that WVU has been ranked in the final AP Poll and 12, Fresno State 7, Houston 7, North Carolina State four of the last five years in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. 7, Temple 5, Texas A&M 4, Kansas State 4, Texas Tech 2, Virginia West Virginia spent 46-consecutive weeks in the national polls from Oct. 9, 2005 - Sept. 28, 2008. The Tech 2. Mountaineers were ranked in the Top 10 for 31 out of the 38 weeks. Since 2002, West Virginia has been ranked in the Top 25 for 65 weeks, including 33 weeks in the Top 10. In the Nov. 25, 2007 poll, the No. 1 ranking in the USA Today Coaches Poll marked the first time in the school’s history that the Mountaineers had received a No. 1 ranking. The highest ranking before that was No. 2 in the 1993 season.

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 West Virginia University • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com WVU’s Week-By-Week National Ranking Week AP USA Today Harris BCS Preseason 25 T24 ------Sept. 6 23 22 -- -- Sept. 12 21 21 -- -- Sept. 19 22 21 -- -- Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5 Final For Starters Entering the LSU game, the Mountaineers The 2010 Mountaineer Roster have a total of 30 players with at least one game The 2010 roster consists of 101 players from 17 different states and two foreign countries. Leading the of starting experience. way is the Mountain State, represented by 23 players, Florida (18), Pennsylvania and Ohio (13), Maryland Tops on that list are senior defensive linemen (10), Virginia (9), Alabama (2), New York (2) and New Jersey (2) and one from Arizona, California, Georgia, (31) and Chris Neild (30), and senior Kentucky, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Defensive lineman Curtis Feigt hails from Berlin, linebacker J.T. Thomas with 29 consecutive starts. Germany, and Soraya Aisien-Ogbebor is from Lagos, Nigeria. Senior receiver Jock Sanders has 28 starts to his credit, and senior Noel Devine has started 26 games. McMichael Rejoins Mountaineers David McMichael joined the Mountaineer staff for his second coaching tenure at West Virginia and Coaching Staff Assignments will oversee the tight ends and offensive special teams. Here’s a breakdown of the WVU coaching McMichael has directly coached 11 NFL signees and has had seven players who were drafted by NFL staff assignments for the 2010 season: teams, including first-round selections Brian Jozwiak (Kansas City -- 1986) and Anthony Becht (New Steve Dunlap: Asst. HC, safeties (Press Box) York Jets -- 2000). He has recruited a total of 14 eventual NFL players, including 11 draftees. He has also Jeff Casteel: DC/LB (Field) worked with five All-Americans and coached in 15 bowl games. Jeff Mullen: OC, QB (Press Box) McMichael returns to WVU after serving as an assistant coach at Connecticut for the past nine years. : RB, slot receivers (Field) McMichael spent 18 years at West Virginia as an assistant coach under Don Nehlen, coaching the of- Lonnie Galloway: wide receivers (Field) fensive tackles and tight ends. Prior to that, he had stints at Southern (1980-82) as the defensive David Johnson: offensive line (Field) line coach and three years (1977-79) as the offensive line coach at Muskingum College in New Concord, Bill Kirelawich: defensive line (Press Box) David Lockwood: (Field) Ohio. While at Southern Illinois, McMichael helped lead the Salukis to a 10-1 record and the 1983 Division David McMichael: TE/FB (Press Box) I-AA Championship At Home Perfect at Home The Mountaineers tallied a 7-0 home slate for the 2009 season. That marked the first undefeated The 2010 season marks the 31st season of competition for West Virginia at Mountaineer home record since the 1993 season and the 11th time overall when WVU had at least five home Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. WVU holds a contests. West Virginia posted perfect slates in 1988, 1983, 1969, 1962, 1948, 1925, 1924, 1922, 1919 and 138-49-4 (.738) all-time record at the facility, which 1905. The Mountaineers had undefeated home records but had ties in 1985 and 1957. opened in 1980. A 2010 season-opening crowd of 57,867 was Against Ranked Teams in attendance for the Coastal Carolina game. A Beginning with a 27-0 loss to Fordham on Oct. 18, 1941, West Virginia has played 130 games against more than capacity crowd of 60,122 watched the nationally ranked teams. Of those, 37 have been Mountaineer victories. Since 2001, WVU has posted 13 Maryland game. victories over ranked teams. The Mountaineers are averaging 58,992 per home game in 2010; a total of 10,286,472 fans True Freshmen Players have watched a game at Mountaineer Field. Seven true freshmen have seen action this season for the Mountaineers. Those players include Barry Brunetti (QB), Ishmael Banks (DB), Ivan McCartney (WR), Travis Bell (DB), Trey Johnson (RB), Mike Dorsey (DB) Rolling After Bowling and Doug Rigg (LB). In the 28 seasons after going to a bowl, the Mountaineers have compiled a 208-113-5 record. First-Time Players WVU has earned back-to-back bowl berths 15 times, There have been 23 Mountaineers who have seen action for the first time this season, including including eight straight, currently a school record. Tyler Anderson (LB), Stedman Bailey (WR), Travis Bell (DB), Cole Bowers (OL), Brantwon Bowser (DB), Barry Brunetti (QB), Branko Busick (LB), Will Clarke (DE), Darwin Cook (DB), Mike Dorsey (DB), Pat Eger (OL), Daquan Hargrett (RB), John Howard (K), C.J. Huffman (DL), Bruce Irvin (DE), Brodrick Jenkins (DB), Trey Johnson (RB), Ivan McCartney (WR), Gregg Pugnetti (P), Doug Rigg (LB), Corey Smith (P/K), Chris Snook (FB) and Casey Vance (LB).

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 Mountaineers • The LSU GaG me • MSNsportsNET.com On Network Television The ESPN2 telecast of the WVU-LSU game on Sept. 25 will mark the 162nd network television game for West Virginia. All-time, WVU is 81-79-1 in nationally televised games. Most Total Wins Over The Last Eight Years (2003-10) Rk. School Wins 1. Boise State 84 2. USC 83 3. Texas 80 4. Ohio State 77 Oklahoma 77 6. LSU 76 7. Florida 75 8. TCU 72 Utah 72 10. Virginia Tech 71 11. West Virginia 70 Georgia 70 13. Wisconsin 67 14. Boston College 66 Auburn 66 16. Texas Tech 65 WVU vs. 2010 Slate West Virginia owns a 162-124-8 record against its 2010 opponents. The Mountaineers have winning Best Winning Percentage Away From records over Coastal Carolina, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Marshall, Maryland and Rutgers. WVU faces Home (Road or Neutral) Over The Last LSU and UNLV for the first time. Pitt, Syracuse and USF have the upper hand in their series with WVU. Eight Years (2003-10) 2010 Opponent Series Record Rk. School W-L Winning % Cincinnati ...... 14-3-1 1. USC 43-8 .843 Coastal Carolina ...... 1-0 2. Texas 41-8 .837 Connecticut ...... 6-0 3. Boise State 38-10 .792 Louisville ...... 9-2 4. LSU 33-11 .750 LSU ...... First Meeting 5. Ohio State 29-11 .725 Marshall ...... 10-0 6. Georgia 34-13 .723 Maryland...... 24-21-2 7. TCU 33-14 .702 Rutgers ...... 31-4-2 Florida 33-14 .702 Pitt ...... 38-61-3 9. West Virginia 29-15 .659 Syracuse ...... 27-30 10. Auburn 24-14 .632 UNLV...... First Meeting 11. Navy 33-20 .623 USF ...... 2-3 12. Boston College 28-17 .622 13. Virginia Tech 29-18 .617 Over 200 yards passing the last nine years … 14. Oklahoma 26-17 .605 334 East Carolina (2009) 35-20/W 332 North Carolina (2008) 31-30/W 15. Florida State 27-20 .574 316 Marshall (2010) 24-21/W OT 302 Auburn (2009) 30-41/L Best Home Winning Percentage Over 286 Kent State (2001) 34-14/W 279 at Maryland (2001) 20-32/L The Last Eight Years (2003-10) 271 at Syracuse (2003) 34-23/W Rk. School W-L Winning % 268 Maryland (2010) 31-17/W 1. Boise State 45-1 .978 258 at Syracuse (2009) 34-13/W 249 at USF (2007) 13-21/L 2. Oklahoma 46-2 .958 244 Rutgers (2006) 41-39/W 3 OT 3. USC 40-3 .930 243 Liberty (2009) 33-20/W 4. Texas 41-4 .911 240 at Boston College (2001) 10-34/L 235 at Syracuse (2007) 55-14/W 5. TCU 40-4 .909 228 Tenn.-Chattanooga (2002) 56-7/W 6. Ohio State 47-5 .904 226 Western Michigan (2007) 62-24/W 7. Troy 30-4 .882 225 at UCF (2004) 45-20/W 8. Florida 42-6 .875 224 Boston College (2004) 17-36/L 222 at Louisville (2006) 34-44/L 9. Wisconsin 42-7 .857 219 Cincinnati (2008) 23-36/L OT 10. West Virginia 41-7 .854 216 Coastal Carolina (2010) 31-0/W 11. Virginia Tech 40-7 .851 216 at East Carolina (2006) 27-10/W 216 Pitt (2003) 52-31/W 12. Texas Tech 39-7 .848 215 vs. Virginia (2002) 22-48/L 13. LSU 44-8 .846 205 Villanova (2008) 48-21/W 14. Iowa 36-7 .837 205 at USF (2009) 30-19/L 15. California 36-8 .818 204 at Pitt (2006) 45-27/W 202 East Carolina (2007) 48-7/W 16. Louisville 35-8 .814 200 at Miami (2003) 20-22/L 17. Georgia 32-8 .800 When WVU has passed for 200 or more yards over the past nine years, its record is 19-10. Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 West Virginia University • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com West Virginia Football in the Decade (2000-2009) 88-39 overall record with just one losing season during the decade A streak of eight consecutive bowl appearances A streak of four consecutive bowl victories, including the first two BCS bowl wins in school history Triumphs over Ole Miss, Georgia, Oklahoma, Georgia Tech and North Carolina in bowl games A first- or second-place finish in the BIG EAST Conference each of the last eight years A 47-22 record in BIG EAST play with a total of 86 all-conference performers A 51-13 record since 2005 A 62-2 record when West Virginia scores more than 30 points in a game 12th in total wins (67) over the last seven years Ninth-best road record (28-15) over the last eight years One of only seven schools with nine or more wins in a season for five-straight years One of just nine schools that have had at least eight wins for eight-straight years A streak of five consecutive AP Top 25 finishes 73 weeks in the AP poll, including 35 weeks in the Top 10 The school’s first-ever No. 1 ranking in the Coaches’ Poll 13 victories over nationally ranked teams Top 15 ranking in rushing offense for seven-consecutive years from 2002-2008 75 network television appearances A Rimington Award winner and two finalists Three consensus All-Americans 76 wins since 2002 Eclipsed the 10 million mark in total attendance at Milan Puskar Stadium on Oct. 24, 2009 Rushing For 300  When WVU rolls up 300 or more yards rushing in a contest like it has in the last nine years, good things happen for the Mountaineers. As proof, WVU is 30-3 since 2001 when reaching the 300-yard rushing mark, including 11 victories in the last 12 times when topping the plateau. WVU has also rushed for 300 or more yards 33 times since 2001. 2008 Yds Result 2005 Rush Yds Result at Louisville 376 35-21/W vs. Georgia 382 38-35/W at Colorado 311 17-14/L OT at USF 305 28-13/W Marshall 319 27-3/W Pitt 451 45-13/W at Maryland 301 31-19/W 2007 Wofford 339 35-7/W vs. Oklahoma 349 48-28/W NFL Mountaineers Connecticut 517 66-21/W 2004  There are 10 former East Carolina 397 48-7/W at Connecticut 339 31-19/W Mountaineers on NFL rosters, at Maryland 353 31-14/W East Carolina 492 56-23/W at Marshall 362 48-23/W playing for nine different teams. Western Michigan 316 62-24/W 2003 Pitt 307 52-31/W 2006 UCF 303 36-18/W vs. Georgia Tech 311 38-35/W at East Carolina 361 48-7/W Ravens at Pitt 437 25-27/W Corey McIntyre Cincinnati 313 42-24/W 2002 Adam Jones at Louisville 318 34-44/L Miami 363 40-23/L Syracuse 457 41-17/W East Carolina 536 37-17/W Pat McAfee Colts at Miss. State 314 42-14/W at Cincinnati 334 35-32/W Alric Arnett Maryland 340 45-24/W UT-Chattanooga 332 56-7/W E. Washington 394 52-3/W Eagles Marshall 312 42-10/W 2001 Steelers Rutgers 446 80-7/W Washington Redskins 30 Is Enough Dating back to 1980, the Mountaineers hold a 146-8-1 record when scoring 30 or more points in a Troopers Assigned game. During the 1990s, the Mountaineers were 42-4 when scoring 30 or more points in a contest and Two West Virginia State Police troopers were assigned to the Mountaineer football detail for the were 40-2-1 in the ‘80s when reaching that mark. WVU is 64-2 since 2000 when scoring 30 points or 2010 season. They were Trooper Glenn Doyle of the more in a contest. Bridgeport detachment and Trooper Tim Helmick of Double-Digit Wins the Shinnston detachment. This marks the 18th year of troopers’ assignments to Mountaineer football. In WVU’s nine victories in 2009, five came by a double-digit margin. In its nine wins, WVU held a 10.5 point margin of victory, and outscored its opponents by an average of 26.6 to 20.8. Scoring in the Classroom The Mountaineers have had equal success on the field and in the classroom in recent years, as 41-of-43 student-athletes, including a perfect 23-of-23 in 2009-10, have graduated from WVU under coach Bill Stewart. Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 Mountaineers • The LSU GaG me • MSNsportsNET.com The Numbers From Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven Tale of the Tape The West Virginia Mountaineers have been one of the best teams in college football in the last Offense WVU LSU seven years. Points ...... 86 ...... 86 West Virginia’s two-year record (2008-09) of 18-8 is tied for 21st-best in college football. West Average ...... 28.7 ...... 28.7 First Downs ...... 70 ...... 48 Virginia’s three-year record (2007-09) of 29-10 is 15th-best in college football. West Virginia’s four-year Total Offense ...... 1,338 ...... 969 record (2006-09) of 40-12 is 11th-best in college football behind only Boise State (49-4), Florida (48-7), Average ...... 446.0 ...... 323.0 Texas (45-8), Ohio State (44-8), BYU (43-9), USC (43-9), TCU (42-10), Oklahoma (42-13), Cincinnati (41-12) and Net Rushing ...... 538 ...... 609 Virginia Tech (41-13). Average ...... 179.3 ...... 203.0 West Virginia’s five-year record (2005-09) of 51-13 is the eighth-best in college football behind only Net Passing ...... 800 ...... 360 Texas (58-8), Boise State (58-8), Florida (57-10), USC (55-10), Ohio State (54-10), TCU (53-11) and Virginia Average ...... 266.7 ...... 120.0 Tech (52-15) Pass Attempts ...... 107 ...... 58 West Virginia’s six-year record (2004-09) of 59-17 is ninth-best in college football behind Texas (69-9), Complete ...... 74 ...... 34 Interceptions ...... 2 ...... 2 Boise State (69-9), USC (68-10), Florida (64-15), Ohio State 62-14), Oklahoma (62-18), Virginia Tech (62-18) Fumbles/Lost ...... 9/6 ...... 9/5 and LSU (60-18). And finally, West Virginia has 66 wins over the last seven years (2003-09), which is 3rd Down ...... 28/53 ...... 19/40 good enough for 12th-place in college football. FG/Att...... 5/6 ...... 7/8 Avg. TOP ...... 34:19 ...... 29:15 Luck is with the Mountaineers Penalties ...... 20/156 ...... 16/115 Former West Virginia University and NFL quarterback and Academic All-American was Average ...... 52.0 ...... 38.3 named WVU’s director of intercollegiate athletics on June 10. The two-time Academic All-American is a Defense WVU LSU member of the Academic All-American Hall of Fame and was a Rhodes Scholar finalist. He was also a Points ...... 38 ...... 34 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, graduating from WVU magna cum laude in 1982. Average ...... 12.7 ...... 11.3 Luck played quarterback for the Mountaineers from 1978-81, setting school records for touchdown First Downs ...... 34 ...... 45 passes and completions, and leading the team to a Peach Bowl victory over Florida as a senior. He Total Defense ...... 767 ...... 839 ended his career as a three-year starter with school records of 43 career touchdown passes and 466 Average ...... 255.7...... 279.7 completions out of 911 passing attempts. His 5,765 career passing yards ranks him fourth on the Net Rushing ...... 188 ...... 241 school’s all-time passing list. He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. Average ...... 62.7 ...... 80.3 Net Passing ...... 579 ...... 598 Average ...... 193.0...... 199.3 Average Per Down Breakdown Pass Attempts ...... 80 ...... 80 Here’s a breakdown of how the 2010 West Virginia offense operates on first, second, third and Complete ...... 47 ...... 46 fourth down. On first down, the Mountaineers have run ran a total of 106 plays and have gained 599 Interceptions ...... 1 ...... 5 Avg. per return...... 0.0 ...... 21.2 yards for a 5.6 average. On second down, the Mountaineers have run 78 plays for 388 yards and a 5.0 /Rec...... 6/3 ...... 11/4 average. On third down, the Mountaineers have run 55 plays for 344 yards and a 6.2 average gain. 3rd Down ...... 9/41 ...... 14/45 West Virginia has tried four fourth-down plays in 2010, gaining seven yards for a 1.8 average. Sacks/Yds...... 8/65 ...... 11/99 WVU’s touchdowns have come one time on first down (one rushing and zero passing), two times on 2010 National Rankings ... second down (zero rushing and two passing), six times on third down (two rushing, four passing) and WVU LSU one time on fourth down (zero rushing, one passing). Scoring Offense 61 61 Rushing Offense 43 32 Offensive Analysis Scoring Defense 9 T5 Breaking down the West Virginia offensive numbers for the 2010 season, the Mountaineers have Rushing Defense 8 16 run a total of 243 plays, 136 coming on the ground and 107 through the air. The rushing game has Passing Offense 26 115 totaled 538 yards, an average of 4.0 yards per carry and three touchdowns. The passing attack has Total Offense 26 91 totaled 800 yards, seven touchdowns and an average of 10.8 yards per completion. Passes Had Intercepted T39 T39 Pass Defense 53 62 Combine the two and the Mountaineers have turned in 1,338 yards of total offense, and 10 offensive Total Defense 10 25 touchdowns for an average of 5.5 yards per play, and an average of 28.7 points per game. Deeper Kickoff Returns 89 13 analysis shows that the Mountaineer offense gained 29 first downs by the run and 35 via the pass. Punt Returns 11 5 On average, West Virginia has totaled 179.3 yards per game on the ground, 266.7 per game passing Punting 22 65 and 446.0 yards of total offense. Passing Efficiency 29 94 Turnover Margin 105 33 Interceptions T92 T9 Pass Eff. Defense 92 55 Third Down Conv. 13 29 Opponent Third Down 5 27 Fourth Down Conv. T47 -- Opponent Fourth Down T43 T75 Sacks By 29 T6 Sacks Against T50 T27 Tackles for Loss 43 3 Tackles for Loss Allowed T108 T71 Penalties T73 T33 Follow Coach Stewart Possession Time 8 73 Punt Return Defense 27 53 on Twitter Kickoff Return Defense 19 13 Turnovers Gained T66 T11 Fumbles Gained T28 T14 twitter.com/CoachStewart Red Zone Offense 58 T90 Red Zone Defense T36 T63

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 West Virginia University • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com Total Offense West Virginia has finished with at least 400 yards of total offense in the first three games of the 2010 season. The Mountaineers tallied 469 yards against Maryland and at Marshall, and 400 yards against Coastal Carolina. The season-open- ing offensive production marked the first time in 10 games that WVU finished with at least 400 yards of total offense. The Mountaineers rank second in the BIG EAST in total offense with a 446.0 yards-per- game average. The team also ranks first in pass offense (266.7 avg./game) and pass efficiency (149.8), third in rushing offense (179.3 avg./game) and fifth in scoring offense (28.7 points-per- game). Nationally, WVU is 26th in pass offense and 29th in pass efficiency. GGenoeno SmithSmith First-Time Starters Six Mountaineers received the first start of their career this season, including Stedman Bailey (WR), A New Era Jeff Braun (OL), Terence Garvin (DB), Pat Miller (DB), Three games into the 2010 season, and there is no doubt that sophomore quarterback Geno Geno Smith (QB) and J.D. Woods (WR). Smith is the man to lead the Mountaineers to victory. Connecting on his first 10 passes and throwing for three touchdowns in the game’s first 18 minutes, Smith piloted the Mountaineers’ 31-17 victory over Third Down Conversions Maryland. He finished the game 19 of 29 for 268 yards and four touchdowns. He is the first quarterback West Virginia has converted 52.8 percent of to throw four touchdowns in one game since achieved the feat against East Carolina on its third-down attempts this season, hitting for Sept. 12, 2009. 52.9 percent against Coastal Carolina, 44.4 at Smith is now 3-0 as the Mountaineer starter. After three games, Smith ranks first in the BIG EAST Marshall and 61.1 percent against Maryland. Conference in passing yards (800 yards), passing yards-per-game average (266.7 avg.) passing The Mountaineers have connected for 66.7 efficiency (157.7) and total offense (271.0 avg.). He ranks 19th, 22nd, 21st and 26th, respectively, in the percent (6/9) in the first quarter, 50 percent (8/16) nation in the same categories. in the second quarter, 53.8 percent (7/13) in the Engineering a late fourth-quarter Mountaineer comeback in WVU’s victory at Marshall, Smith third quarter, 46.2 percent (6/13) in the fourth solidified his status as the team’s leader. With just over eight minutes remaining in regulation, and quarter and 50.0 percent (1/2) in the overtime the Mountaineers down 21-6, Smith marched the WVU offense down the field twice, capping off drives period. The WVU third-down offense is currently of 96 and 98 yards with touchdowns, to force overtime and the eventual Mountaineer win. Smith ranked No. 13 nationally. finished the game 32-of-45 for 316 yards and a touchdown. He was also swift on his feet, registering Defensively, WVU is holding its opponents to career-long runs of 17 and 20 yards within those final five minutes. 22.0 percent (9/41) on third-down conversions. A new era dawned for the Mountaineers in their 31-0 victory over Coastal Carolina, as Smith took over Coastal Carolina was held to 14.3 percent (2/14), the reins of the WVU offense, with great success. Smith earned his first start in a Mountaineer uniform Marshall to 44.4 percent (8/18) and Maryland to and went 20-for-27 for 216 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception. His passing yardage was 15.4 percent (2/13). The WVU third-down defense is the second-best for a Mountaineer quarterback in his debut as a starter in the last 13 years. Jarrett currently ranked No. 5 in the nation. Brown threw for 244 yards against Rutgers in 2006. By quarters, the opponents are hitting 37.5 percent in the first quarter (3/8), 0 percent (0/8) The Red Zone Report in the second quarter, 28.6 percent (4/14) in the West Virginia has scored 15-of-18 times (83.3 percent) when inside its opponent’s red zone, scoring third quarter and 20.0 (2/10) in the fourth quarter. 31 points against Coastal Carolina and Maryland and 24 at Marshall. Opponents are connecting on 18.8 (3/16) in the The scoring consists of three rushing touchdowns and seven passing touchdowns for a total of 10 first half and 25.0 percent (6/24) in the second touchdowns and five field goals. The three missed attempts were two fumbles, one each against Coastal half. Carolina and Maryland, and a loss of downs at Marshall. Defensively, WVU’s opponents are scoring on 75 percent (3/4) of their red zone chances. Coastal Carolina Spreading the Wealth never reached the red zone in the game. Marshall scored 2-of-3 times in the red zone, scoring 14 points. West Virginia has done a solid job of spreading The Herd had two passing touchdowns and a fumble. Maryland kicked a field goal on its only time in the the wealth in the passing game as 10 different red zone. receivers have at least one catch this year, and five of those receivers have scored a touchdown. Mountaineer First Downs Tavon Austin, Jock Sanders and Noel Devine each West Virginia has collected 70 first downs this season, averaging 23.3 per game. The Mountaineers have double figure receptions with 21, 19 and 13 have 29 rushing first downs, 35 by the pass and six by penalty. respectively. WVU is currently tied with Wisconsin for 18th most first downs in the nation. Oregon heads the list with Stedman Bailey has nine grabs, Will Johnson and 85 total first downs and averaging 28.33 per game. J.D. Woods each have three, Tyler Urban and Coley The Mountaineers accumulated 18 first downs against Coastal Carolina, a season-high 28 against Marshall White with two and Ryan Clarke and Shawne Alston and 24 against Maryland. The 28 first downs against Marshall were the most since WVU finished with have one. 30 against East Carolina in 2007. Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 Mountaineers • The LSU GaG me • MSNsportsNET.com Devine in the Record Books With his 131 yard performance against Maryland, Noel NNoeloel DDevineevine Devine currently sits at No. 5 on the all-time WVU career rushing list. He needs 189 yards to pass Steve Slaton (2005- 07) for the No. 4 position. 1. 5,164 1999-2002 2. 4,480 Pat White 2005-08 3. 4,086 Amos Zereoue 1996-98 4. 3,923 Steve Slaton 2005-07 5 3,735 Noel Devine 2007-10 Devine’s Long Runs 92/TD ...... Syracuse (2008) 88/TD ...... Pitt (2009) 79 ...... Louisville (2008) 77/TD ...... Colorado (2009) 76 ...... Maryland (2007) 71/TD ...... Auburn (2009) 70...... Florida State (2009) 65/TD ...... Oklahoma (2007) 62...... UConn (2009) 56/TD ...... UConn (2009) 56 ...... Colorado (2009) 50 ...... Maryland (2010) Geno Smith 39 ...... Coastal Carolina (2010) 37...... USF (2007) Noel’s Running is Devine 36 ...... Auburn (2008) After having an outstanding junior year, running back Noel Devine decided to return for his se- 36 ...... Marshall (2008) nior season instead of entering the NFL Draft. His outstanding speed and ability make him a candidate 36 ...... UConn (2007) 35 ...... Auburn (2008) for the top award in the land, the Heisman Trophy. 34 ...... East Carolina (2008) Reminescent of his first career game against Maryland, Devine had an efficient day in WVU’s victory 34 ...... Florida State (2009) over the Terrapins, gaining 131 yards on a career-high 27 rushing attempts; the effort was Devine’s 32...... Rutgers (2009) 31 ...... East Carolina (2009) fourth straight 100-yard rushing game. With 3,735 career rushing yards, Devine ranks fifth in team his- 31 ...... Maryland (2007) tory. Additionally, with 18 career 100-yard rushing games, he sits in a tie with Pat White for the fourth- 31 ...... UConn (2007) best career total in WVU history, and moves into a tie with White and Boston College’s Derrick Knight 30/TD ...... Auburn (2008) 30 ...... Marshall (2009) for sixth place on the BIG EAST’s all-time list. 29 ...... East Carolina (2008) Devine opened his final season with almost identical stat lines in the Mountaineers’ first two wins. 29 ...... Auburn (2008) He registered a 112-yard rushing performance on 23 carries at Marshall, and an 111-yard rushing perfor- 26 ...... Marshall (2008) 25/TD ...... UConn (2007) mance on 23 carries against Coastal Carolina. 25 ...... Louisville (2008) Devine also tallied a four-yard TD in the fourth quarter of each of the season’s first two games. He 24/TD ...... Liberty (2009) owns 25 career rushing touchdowns, the sixth-best Mountaineer total. 24 ...... Villanova (2008) 23...... Syracuse (2008) Through three games this season, Devine ranks second in the BIG EAST, and 15th in the nation, in 23...... W. Michigan (2007) rushing (118.0 yards-per-game). 23...... UConn (2007) Noel Notes Noel Devine’s 2010 Season Rushing Opponent No. Yds Avg. TD Lg Collected 1,465 yards in 2009, his second 1,000-yard rushing season CCU 23 111 4.8 1 39 Rushed for 1,289 yards in 2008 as a sophomore, his first 1,000-yard season MU 23 112 4.9 1 17 Averaging 6.3 yards per carry during career MD 27 131 4.9 0 50 Tallied 3,735 rushing yards in 41 games, No. 5 in school history LSU Tallied 4,965 all-purpose yards in career, No. 2 in school history UNLV Averages 121.1 all-purpose yards per game in career USF SU WVU is 18-8 with Devine as a starting running back UCONN Eighteen career 100-yard rushing efforts; two 200-yard efforts UC WVU is 15-3 when he rushes for 100 yards or more UL Four consecutive games with 100 or more yards Pitt Has scored at least one rushing touchdown in 13 of last 17 contests RU Totals 73 131 4.9 2 50 Longest non-touchdown run in school history (79 at Louisville/2008) Second-longest touchdown run in school history (92 vs. Syracuse/2008) Noel Devine’s 2010 Season Receiving Twelve career runs of 50 yards or more Opponent No. Yds Avg. TD Lg No. 6 in BIG EAST career rushing yardage CCU 2 18 9.0 0 10 Tied for No. 6 in BIG EAST for 100-yard games (17) MU 10 62 6.2 0 12 Second and seventh longest rushing plays in BIG EAST history MD 1 9 9.0 0 9 LSU UNLV Among NCAA Active Career Leaders USF  No. 1 in career rushing with 3,735 yards SU No. 4 in career yards per carry at 6.30 UCONN No. 4 in career all-purpose yards per play (7.17) UC No. 5 in career all-purpose running yards at 4,965 UL Pitt No. 10 in yards per game at 91.1 RU Totals 13 89 6.8 0 12 Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 West Virginia University • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com Devine’s 100-Yard Rushing Games 220 ...... Colorado (2009) 207 ...... Auburn (2008) NNoeloel DDevineevine 188 ...... Syracuse (2008) 178 ...... UConn (2009) 168 ...... vs. Florida State (2010) 154 ...... Louisville (2008) 136 ...... at Maryland (2007) 134 ...... PItt (2009) 133 ...... at Colorado (2008) 131 ...... Maryland (2010) 129 ...... at Auburn (2009) 125...... Marshall (2008) 118 ...... UConn (2007) 112 ...... Marshall (2010) 112 ...... Liberty (2009) 111 ...... Coastal Carolina (2010) 108...... Oklahoma (2007) 103 ...... Marshall (2009) Noel Devine’s 2009 Season Rushing Opponent No. Yds Avg. TD Lg LU 17 112 6.6 1 24 All-Around Spectacular ECU 19 80 4.2 1 22 Noel Devine can be counted on for more than just rushing yards. AU 15 128 8.5 3 71 Proving himself to be just as big of a threat with his hands as he is with his feet, Devine is collect- CU 22 220 10.0 1 77 SU 22 91 4.1 1 15 ing the receiving yards at the onset of the 2010 season. At Marshall, he finished with a game-best 10 MU 19 103 5.4 2 30 receptions, a career-high mark, for 62 yards. He followed that performance with one nine-yard catch UCONN 23 178 7.7 1 62 against Maryland, and opened the year with two catches against Coastal Carolina for 18 yards. USF 17 42 2.5 0 25 With 13 receptions on the season, Devine pushes his career total to 77, the best mark for a running UL 13 56 4.3 0 24 UC 25 88 3.5 0 11 back in WVU history. Additionally, his career 541 receiving yards rank fifth in program history, and he PItt 17 134 7.9 1 88 needs 11 more yards to pass Robert Alexander (1977-80) for fourth place. RU 16 65 4.1 1 32 Through three games, Devine ranks eighth in this BIG EAST in receptions-per-game (4.3). Also, back FSU 16 168 10.5 1 70 deep once again to return kicks for the Mountaineers, Devine opened the 2010 season with 15 yards Totals 241 1,465 6.1 13 88 returning kicks against Coastal Carolina. Noel Devine’s 2009 Season Receiving WVU Career 100-yard Games BIG EAST Career Rushing Yards Opponent No. Yds Avg. TD Lg 1. Avon Cobourne, 1999-02 28 Yards/Carries Name/School/Years Played LU 3 9 3.0 0 6 2. Steve Slaton, 2005-07 21 1. 5,039/1,023 Avon Cobourne, West Virginia, 1999-02 ECU 3 18 6.0 0 13 Amos Zereoue, 1996-98 21 2. 4,926/910 , Rutgers, 2005-07 AU 2 26 13.0 0 17 4. Noel Devine, 2007-10 18 3. 4,480/685 Pat White, West Virginia, 2005-08 CU 1 7 7.0 0 7 Pat White, 2005-08 18 4. 3,923/665 Steve Slaton, West Virginia, 2005-07 SU 2 12 6.0 1 11 5. 3,907/726 Amos Zereoue, West Virginia, 1996-98 MU 1 20 20.0 0 20 BIG EAST Conference 100-yard Games 6. 3,735/593 Noel Devine, West Virginia, 2007-10 UCONN 1 13 13,0 0 13 1. Avon Cobourne, West Virginia, 1999-02 28 USF 4 33 8.3 0 14 2. Ray Rice, Rutgers, 2005-07 25 WVU All-Purpose Yards UL 1 0 0.0 0 0 3. Amos Zereoue, West Virginia, 1996-98 21 Rush/Rec/PR/KR Total Yards UC 1 9 9.0 0 9 Steve Slaton, West Virginia, 2005-07 21 1. Avon Cobourne, 1999-02 5,164/459/0/0 5,623 PItt 1 2 2.0 0 2 5. Mike Cloud, Boston College, 1995-98 19 RU 0 0 0.0 0 0 2. Noel Devine, 2007-10 3,735/541/0/689 4,965 6. Noel Devine, West Virginia, 2007-10 18 3. Steve Slaton, 2005-07 3,923/805/0/47 4,775 FSU 2 28 14.0 0 15 Pat White, West Virginia, 2005-08 18 Totals 22 177 8.0 1 20 Derrick Knight, Boston College, 2000-03 18 Rushing Touchdowns Noel Devine’s 2008 Season Rushing 1. Steve Slaton, 2005-07 50 Opponent No. Yds Avg. TD Lg 2. Pat White, 2005-08 47 VU 9 47 5.2 0 24 Noel Devine’s 2007 Season Rushing 3. Avon Cobourne, 1999-2002 42 ECU 12 94 7.8 0 34 Opponent No. Yds Avg. TD Lg Ira Errett Rodgers, 1915-19 42 CU 26 133 5.1 0 19 WMU 7 44 6.3 1 23 5. Amos Zereoue, 1996-98 40 MU 14 125 8.9 1 36 MU 5 76 15.2 2 39 6. Noel Devine, 2007-10 25 RU 19 55 2.9 0 9 MD 5 136 27.2 0 76 SU 18 188 10.4 1 92 ECU 7 11 1.6 0 14 AU 17 207 12.2 1 36 USF 4 36 9.0 0 37 Running Back Receptions UCONN 17 60 3.5 0 22 SU 4 13 3.3 0 8 Catches/Yards UC 19 58 3.1 0 9 RU 6 40 6.7 0 18 1. Noel Devine, 2007-10 77/541 UL 13 154 11.8 0 79 UL 2 11 5.5 0 6 2. Tom Gray, 1982-84 73/622 Pitt 12 17 1.4 0 9 UC 2 23 11.5 0 17 3. Mickey Walczak, 1978-82 69/469 USF 17 90 5.3 0 14 UCONN 11 118 10.7 1 36 UNC 13 61 4.7 1 18 Pitt 7 11 1.6 0 7 Running Back Receiving Yards Totals 206 1,289 6.3 4 92 OK 13 108 8.3 2 65 Yards/Catches Noel Devine’s 2008 Season Receiving Totals 73 627 8.6 6 76 1. , 1968-70 906/54 Opponent No. Yds Avg. TD Lg Noel Devine’s 2007 Season Receiving 2. Steve Slaton, 2005-07 805/65 VU 6 37 6.2 0 17 Opponent No. Yds Avg. TD Lg 3. Tom Gray, 1982-84 622/73 ECU 3 9 3.0 0 9 WMU 1 19 `9.0 0 19 4. Robert Alexander, 1977-80 551/61 CU 3 11 3.7 0 4 MU 0 0 0 0 0 5. Noel Devine, 2007-10 541/77 MU 1 0 0 0 0 MD 1 1 1.0 0 1 RU 1 9 9.0 0 9 ECU 1 7 7.0 0 7 Scoring (position player) SU 6 6 1.0 0 5 USF 0 0 0 0 0 1. Steve Slaton, 2005-07 330 AU 1 13 13.0 0 13 SU 1 12 12.0 0 12 2. Ira Errett Rodgers, 1915-19 313* UCONN 1 11 11.0 0 11 RU 0 0 0 0 0 3. Pat White, 2005-08 284 UC 6 48 8.0 0 9 UL 1 4 4.0 0 4 4. Avon Cobourne, 1999-2002 252 UL 0 0 0.0 0 0 UC 0 0 0 0 0 5. Amos Zereoue, 1996-98 252 PItt 3 6 2.0 0 7 UCONN 0 0 0.0 0 0 6. Jim Braxton, 1968-70 206* USF 3 21 7.0 0 9 PItt 0 0 0 0 0 7. Noel Devine, 2007-10 156 UNC 1 14 14.0 0 14 OK 2 47 23.5 0 34 * - total includes field goals and extra points Totals 35 185 5.3 0 17 Totals 7 90 12.9 0 34

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 Mountaineers • The LSU GaG me • MSNsportsNET.com The Understudy Freshman quarterback Barry Brunetti JJockock SSandersanders stepped onto the field for the first time as a Mountaineer with over 12 minutes to play in the fourth quarter of WVU’s 31-0 victory over Coastal Carolina. The rookie went 3-for-5, including a long pass of five yards. Classmate Jeremy Johnson also provides quarterback depth behind starter Geno Smith. Sanders in the Record Books Senior Jock Sanders stands at No. 4 on the all-time WVU career receptions list. 1. 191 David Saunders 1995-98 2. 169 Shawn Foreman 1995-98 3. 160 Khori Ivy 1997-2000 4. 156 Jock Sanders 2007-10 5. 155 1998-20014 The Streak Continues With six catches in WVU’s victory over Mary- land, Jock Sanders moved into a tie with Rutgers’ Short-Yardage Solution Kenny Britt for eighth place on the BIG EAST’s Sophomore fullback Ryan Clarke provided the tough running for the Mountaineers in the closing all-time consecutive games with a reception list, minutes of the Maryland victory, as he ran for a career-high 65 yards on 15 attempts, also a career-best having hauled in a pass in 31-consecutive con- mark, to push WVU to a fourth-quarter field goal. tests. On that scoring drive, which took up nearly nine minutes, Clarke caught a pass for seven yards and Sanders’ streak began with WVU’s 2007 loss to carried the ball eight times for 36 yards, including a 13-yard gain in Maryland’s red zone. At one point Pitt. Rutgers’ Brian Leonard has the all-time BIG in the drive, Clarke carried the ball on eight consecutive plays, and also converted a crucial 3-and-1 play EAST Conference record at 47 games. in which he rumbled three yards to keep the clock moving. When the drive was completed, Clarke ac- David Saunders (1995-96, 1998) was the last counted for 43 of the 76 yards in that drive. Mountaineer to go at least 31-straight games with Through three games, Clarke ranks second on the team with 107 rushing yards for a 35.7 yards-per- one catch, as he opened his streak in the 1995 game average. Through 15 games with the Mountaineers, he owns 357 rushing yards. loss at Maryland and ended with a loss against Against Marshall, Clarke had a team best 23-yard run on a third-and-short situation deep in WVU Missouri in the 1998 Insight.com Bowl. territory in the second quarter to move the team out of the danger zone. He finished the game with 27 yards on five carries. Clarke also recorded an 18-yard kick return, the first of his career, in the first All-Time BIG EAST Consecutive Games quarter. with a Reception (includes bowl games) Clarke opened his second season as a Mountaineer scoring his ninth career touchdown on a one- 1. 47 Brian Leonard, Rutgers, 2003-06 yard dive against Coastal Carolina to push WVU to a 24-0 lead. He carried the ball five times for 15 yards 2. 40 Khori Ivy, West Virginia, 1997-00 3. 37 Reggie Wayne, Miami, 1997-00 against the Chanticleers. 4. 34 Dominick Goodman, Cincinnati, 2006-08 Latef Grim, Pittsburgh, 1998-00 6. 33 David Saunders, West Virginia, 1995-96, 1998 Two Scorers are Better Than One 7. 32 Tres Moses, Rutgers, 2002-05 Prolific players usually travel in pairs, and seniors Noel Devine and Jock Sanders are no different. 8. 31 Jock Sanders, West Virginia, 2007-10 Picking up right where they left off, Devine and Sanders each crossed the goal line in the Mountain- 31 Kenny Britt, Rutgers, 2006-08 eers’ 2010 season-opening victory over Coastal Carolina. Devine also earned a 4-yard rushing score at WVU Consecutive Games with a Reception Marshall, bringing the duo’s 2010 touchdown total to three. Additionally, Sanders caught the Mountain- (since 1991) (includes bowl games) eers’ two-point passing conversion to send the Marshall game into overtime. 1. 40 Khori Ivy, 1997-00 Despite both being held out of the end zone, the Mountaineers still earned a 31-17 victory over 2. 33 David Saunders, 1995-96, 1998 Maryland. The win was only the second in 41 games that WVU earned without a score from Devine or 3. 31 Jock Sanders, 2007-10 Sanders. Career Receiving Touchdowns Through 41 games as teammates, WVU is 6-1 when both Devine and Sanders score a touchdown.  With 11 touchdown receptions to his name, The Mountaineers are 18-1 when just one produces points. WVU is 2-8 when neither Devine nor Sand- senior Jock Sanders needs one more to break ers register points. The duo combined for 18 of WVU’s 43 touchdowns in 2009, with at least one of the onto the all-time WVU Touchdown Reception list. two scoring in almost every game. Receiving Touchdowns Sanders Strikes All Over the Field 1. Cedric Thomas, 1976-80 23 Pure dual-threat Jock Sanders had his best all-purpose game of the season against Maryland, 2. Chris Henry, 2003-04 22 3. Darius Reynaud, 2005-07 19 finishing with 165 yards. Sanders tallied 86 yards on six receptions and 69 yards on punt returns, Khori Ivy, 1997-2000 19 including a game-long, career best 66-yard return. The punt return was the Mountaineers’ longest since 5. David Saunders, 1995-98 18 Vaughn Rivers returned a punt for 78 yards against Mississippi State on Oct. 20, 2007. He also tallied , 1988-89 18 7. Shawn Foreman, 1995-98 16 two rushes for 10 yards. Rich Hollins, 1981-83 16 Sanders proved his versatility in the 2010 season opener, gaining 71 yards on receptions and 31 yards 9. , 1972-74 15 on rushing for 102 all-purpose yards. Though held to only one rush against Coastal Carolina, Sanders 10. Brandon Myles, 2004-06 13 11. Rahsaan Vanterpool, 1993-96 12 made his touch count, as he brought the Mountaineers to within six yards of the goal line with a 31- Jock Sanders, 2007-10 11 yard second quarter rush. WVU produced three points at the end of the drive. Through 42 career games, he owns 2,518 all-purpose yards and needs 540 yards to break onto the WVU all-time list. Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 West Virginia University • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com

Consecutive Active Games Played TTavonavon AAustinustin with a Reception Scotty McKnight (Colorado, Sr.) - 40 Dwayne Harris (East Carolina, Sr.) - 34 Titus Young (Boise State, Sr.) - 32 Jock Sanders (West Virginia, Sr.) - 31 James Rodgers (Oregon State, Sr.) - 31 (Hawaii, Sr.) - 30 Tyron Carrier (Houston, Jr.) - 30 Slashing, Streaking Sanders Sanders had his most-prolific receiving game to date this season in the Maryland victory, as he gained 86 yards on six passes, including a long of 32 yards in the first quarter that helped accelerate the Mountaineers’ second scoring drive. Through three games, Sanders ranks second in the BIG EAST in receptions-per-game (6.3), and Awesome Austin seventh in the conference in receiving yards-per-  Tavon Austin has showed early signs of becoming one of WVU’s top playmakers game (71.3 avg.). this season, and against Maryland, Austin proved that he is capable. He now has 156 career catches, the fourth-best A Maryland native, Austin, a receiving-rushing threat, had a career day against the Terrapins, catch- all-time total at WVU. Additionally, Sanders is on a ing seven passes for a career-high 106 yards, including two back-to-back first quarter touchdowns that 31-game streak with at least one reception. That put the Mountaineers ahead, 14-0. He is the first Mountaineer to catch two touchdown receptions streak ranks No. 3 on WVU’s reception streak list since Alric Arnett scored twice via the pass on Sept. 12, 2009, in a 35-20 victory over East Carolina in and is tied for No. 8 on the BIG EAST streak list. Morgantown; receiver Stedman Bailey would also catch two touchdowns against UMD. Additionally, Sanders opened his final season with a bang, Austin’s 100-yard receiving day was the first for a Mountaineer since Jock Sanders registered 115 yards collecting eight catches for 71 yards and one at Auburn on Sept. 19, 2009. touchdown against Coastal Carolina. His score, a Austin finished the game with a career-best 172 all-purpose yards, including 57 yards on four kick 17-yard connection with quarterback Geno Smith, returns. kicked off a two- score third quarter for the After three games, Austin ranks first in the BIG EAST in receptions-per-game (7.0) and receiving Mountaineers. yards-per-game (93.7 avg.). Those rankings are the 15th and 23rd best in the nation. He followed that performance with a five-catch Austin was all over the field in WVU’s win at Marshall, helping quarterback Geno Smith when plays effort at Marshall for 57 receiving yards. Included appeared dead, and catching a career-best nine passes for 85 yards. He also tallied an identical 85 in that total was a key 26-yard reception with yards fielding three kick returns for 170 all-purpose yards. just over eight minutes remaining in regulation In his first game as a sophomore against Coastal Carolina, Austin finished with 101 all-purpose yards, that jump-started the Mountaineers’ first of two catching five passes for a game-best 90 yards, and rushing twice for 11 yards. fourth-quarter scoring drives. Also of note, Sanders found himself on the re- ceiving end of WVU’s game-tying, two-point con- Racking Up the Yardage version that forced the game into overtime. The The Mountaineers wasted little time at the onset of the 2010 season raking in the offensive conversion was the first Mountaineer two-point yards, as WVU piled up 400 yards in its win over Coastal Carolina. WVU was absolutely dominant, gain- conversion by a pass since Dec. 2, 2006. ing an average of 5.6 yards over 71 plays. The team netted 216 yards in the air and 184 yards on the As a junior, wide receiver Jock Sanders col- ground. lected 72 receptions, the fourth-highest amount Despite a sluggish start, two long, fourth-quarter drives of 96 and 98 yards pushed the Mountain- of catches by in a Mountaineer in a season. Along eers’ offensive total to 469 yards at Marshall, including 316 yards through the air. with Noel Devine, Sanders also decided to return Against Maryland, the offense posted its third 400-plus yard total offense performance, finishing for his senior season instead of leaving early for with 469 yards on 85 plays for an average of 5.5 yards per play. the NFL Draft. The Mountaineers are now 19-10 over the last 10 years when gaining over 200 yards passing. Woods Works Wonders Tight Ends Get In the Action Redshirt-sophomore J.D. Woods made sure Fully incorporated into the Mountaineer offensive scheme, tight ends Tyler Urban and Will John- his first catch as a Mountaineer was memorable, son are reliable options and dependable blockers for WVU. as he opened WVU’s scoring against Coastal Against the Terrapins, Johnson’s blocking skills sprung the Mountaineers’ speedy playmakers, while Carolina with a four-yard touchdown reception. He Urban was held out for the second-straight game with a knee injury. was the first Mountaineer to convert his first re- Johnson scored his third career touchdown at Marshall, catching a five-yard pass in the back corner ception into six points since Tyler Urban’s 25-yard of the end zone with 12 seconds remaining in regulation that forced overtime. The score was his first touchdown reception against Rutgers in 2008. of the season. He has now scored at least one touchdown each season since 2008. In his first career start, Woods also caught one Johnson opened the season with a 22-yard reception against Coastal Carolina, the second-longest pass for 19 yards at Marshall, and through three catch of his career. Urban, a three-year starter, started the 2010 season in style by grabbing two catches for five yards against Coastal Carolina.

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 Mountaineers • The LSU GaG me • MSNsportsNET.com Stedman Steady Outside Option DDonon BBarclayarclay Redshirt freshman Stedman Bailey intro- duced himself to the Mountaineer faithful in the win over Maryland, catching four passes for 60 yards and two touchdowns, his first career scores. Of Bailey’s TDs, one went for 26 yards and the other for five. Through three games, Bailey ranks second on the team with 132 receiving yards, and fourth with nine catches. Bailey had a prolific second game with the Mountaineers, connecting with quarterback Geno Smith on five passes for 72 yards, including a team-best 30-yard reception that set-up Noel Devine’s fourth quarter, four-yard touchdown. Bailey and Smith, former teammates at Mira- mar High, connected three times throughout the Mountaineers’ late fourth-quarter scoring drives in Huntington. On the Offensive Line Jeff Braun got his third career start at right tackle, and Cole Bowers saw significant time against Time of Possession Maryland in his third game as a Mountaineer. The Mountaineers held the ball for 32:09 Eric Jobe started for the 21st time overall as a Mountaineer; he owns 13 starts at center and eight at against Coastal Carolina, 33:45 at Marshall and a right guard. Don Barclay made his 17th start at left tackle, Joe Madsen his 16th start at center and Josh season-high 37:02 against Maryland. Jenkins his 16th at left guard. Against Coastal Carolina, WVU held the ball for The O-line has helped the Mountaineers total at least 400 yards of offense in each game this 19:12 in the first half, including 10:12 in the second season. Against Maryland, they helped the Mountaineers to 24 first downs, 201 rushing yards and 469 quarter. West Virginia had a season-high 10:53 yards of total offense. of possession time in the fourth quarter against Also seeing time this season are John Bassler, Pat Eger, Chad Snodgrass and Matt Timmerman. Maryland. Four starters from last year’s offensive line returned this season. Those starters played the majority The season high for the first quarter is 9:17 of the offensive snaps, giving them needed experience. against Maryland, 9:58 against Maryland in the Out of a total of 855 offensive snaps in 2009, Jenkins has played 853 plays, Jobe on 852, Barclay second quarter and 6:54 in the third quarter 839 and Madsen on 840 plays. Timmerman was used on 51 plays, Braun saw action on 27 plays and against Maryland. redshirt freshman guard John Bassler and redshirt junior Chad Snodgrass were used on 13 plays. In the Maryland game, West Virginia had the ball for 19:15 of the 30 minutes in the first half, The Hawg Herald: Offensive Line Stats and 17:07 of the 30 minutes in the second half. Player Snaps Sacks T-Bolt Blocks Knockdowns Jeff Braun 243 1 1 14 Pronunciation Guide Don Barclay 239 2 1 11 Last Names Joe Madsen 239 1 0 7 Bitancurt (Tyler) bit-en-kurt Eric Jobe 198 0 0 6 Braun (Jeff) brawn like lawn Josh Jenkins 160 0 1 12 Brunetti (Barry) BRU-net-E Cole Bowers 100 0 0 1 Busick (Branko) BU-sick Matt Timmerman 24 0 0 1 Eger (Pat) egg-er John Bassler 15 0 0 0 Feigt (Curtis) fight Chad Snodgrass 30 0 0 2 Gloster (Troy) Gloss-ter Pat Eger 6 0 0 0 Goode (Najee) good Tyler Rader 6 0 0 0 Jobe (Eric) As in “robe” Kirelawich (Bill) kur-LAV-itch Home Winning Streaks Kovatch (Ricky) Koh-vatch West Virginia is currently on a 10-game home winning streak dating back to the USF game on Dec. 6, 2009. Lageman (JB) log-e-men Lazear (Pat) Lay-zure The Mountaineers finished with a perfect home record (7-0) last season, marking the first time WVU has won all Neild (Chris) Kneeled of its home games in a season since 1993. Pugnetti (Greg) poog-net-E Listed below are the longest home winning streaks in the school history. Tavon (Austin) TA-von Streak Years Start End First Names 14 1924-26 Sept. 27, 1924 - WVU 21, W.Va. Wesleyan 6 Oct. 30, 1926 - Missouri 27, WVU 0 Branko (Busick) bronco 12 1942-45 Oct. 10, 1942 - WVU 13, South Carolina 0 Nov. 10, 1945 - Kentucky 19, WVU 6 Eain (Smith) ian 12 1987-89 Oct. 3, 1987 - WVU 49, East Carolina 0 Oct. 7, 1989 - Virginia Tech 12, WVU 10 Ishmael (Banks) Ish-meal 10 2008-09 Dec. 6, 2008 - WVU 13, USF 7 Current Streak Jewone (Snow) Ja-wan 10 2003-04 Oct. 11, 2003 - WVU 34, Rutgers 15 Nov. 13, 2004 - Boston College 36, WVU 17 Jorge (Wright) George 10 1968-70 Nov. 16, 1968 - WVU 30, Villanova 20 Oct. 10, 1970 - Duke 21, WVU 13 Najee (Goode) Najh-A 10 1992-94 Nov. 7, 1992 - WVU 41, East Carolina 28 Sept. 17, 1994 - Maryland 24, WVU 13 Noel (Devine) KNOW-ell 8 1956-58 Sept. 29, 1956 - WVU 30, Richmond 6 Oct. 11, 1958 - Boston U. 36, WVU 30 (1 Tie) Trippe (Hale) trip 8 1947-49 Sept. 27, 1947 - WVU 21, Temple 0 Oct. 8, 1949 - Pitt 20, WVU 7 Shawne (Alston) shawn 8 2005-06 Oct. 15, 2005 - WVU 46, Louisville 44 (3OT) Nov. 25, 2006 - USF 24, WVU 19

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 West Virginia University • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com Scoring 20 or more in a quarter CChrishris NNeildeild SScootercooter BBerryerry West Virginia’s 21 points in the first quarter at Auburn marked the only time in 2009 that the Mountaineers posted 20 or more points in a quarter. In 2008, WVU scored 20 or more points three times in a quarter. WVU has scored 20 or more points in a quarter 31 times since 2001 and has done it in two quarters of a game six different times. Game Year Points Quarter Auburn 2009 21 1st North Carolina 2008 21 1st Louisville 2008 21 3rd UConn 2008 21 3rd UConn 2007 21 4th The Middle Man UConn 2007 21 3rd Redshirt senior and defensive leader Chris Neild showed his upper-class leadership in the Moun- Miss. State 2007 28 1st taineers dominating win over Maryland, as he posted four tackles, including three solo and one sack for at Marshall 2007 21 3rd a loss of three yards. at Marshall 2007 21 4th Neild’s late second-quarter sack on Jamarr Robinson was WVU’s first sack of the season and Neild’s W. Michigan 2007 21 3rd career fourth. In 40 career games, Neild owns 102 total tackles, including 42 solo, and eight tackles for loss. vs. Ga. Tech 2006 21 3rd Against Marshall, Neild finished with one assisted tackle for no gain in the fourth quarter. Cincinnati 2006 21 2nd Neild helped his team in the season-opener, as the WVU defense held Coastal Carolina scoreless in Cincinnati 2006 21 3rd play. He also recorded one solo tackle and one assisted against the Chanticleers. Syracuse 2006 21 3rd at Miss. State 2006 21 4th A Very Scary Berry Maryland 2006 21 1st Defensive lineman Scooter Berry has proven that he is fully recovered from offseason shoulder vs. Georgia 2005 21 1st surgery, as he owns eight tackles through three games. Pitt 2005 21 4th In the win over Maryland, Berry stepped up big with four tackles (three solo), two sacks for a loss of UConn 2005 21 2nd 27 yards and a fumble recovery. Both of his sacks were in the second half. The first came in the third at Maryland 2005 24 4th quarter when Berry sacked Jamarr Robinson for a loss of 19 yards as the Terrapins went for it on fourth James Madison 2004 21 2nd down. His second sack, for a loss of eight yards, came in the fourth quarter. East Carolina 2004 28 2nd Through three games, Berry ranks eighth on the team in tackles (8). He also ranks fourth in the BIG Temple 2003 21 1st EAST in sacks (2). For his career, Berry owns 84 tackles, including 14.5 for a loss, and five sacks. at East Carolina 2003 20 2nd In his second game back, Berry posted three assisted tackles at Marshall. at East Carolina 2003 21 3rd at Temple 2002 21 1st It’s Miller’s Time on the D Line A redshirt junior, Julian Miller returns to the Mountaineer D-line after enjoying a breakout season UT-Chattanooga 2002 21 2nd as a sophomore. UT-Chattanooga 2002 21 4th Miller recorded one of the Mountaineers’ eight sacks against Maryland, as he tackled quarterback Rutgers 2001 28 1st Jamarr Robinson in the third quarter, forcing the Terrapins to punt. He also posted two tackles and one Rutgers 2001 31 2nd pass breakup in the win. Kent State 2001 21 3rd Through 29 career games, Miller has tallied 82 tackles, including 19.5 for a loss. He also owns 13.5 sacks and eight pass breakups. In WVU’s season-opening shutout victory over Coastal Carolina, Miller posted one solo and five as- WVU’s Record When Wearing ... sisted tackles, including one for loss, and one pass breakup. Additionally, on the Chanticleer’s second (since 2001) drive of the fourth quarter, Miller recorded a two-yard tackle for loss. Blue Jersey - Gold Pants: 22-7 Attacking the Rush Blue Jersey - White Pants: 4-2 Blue Jersey - Blue Pants: 16-3 The Mountaineer defense was stellar against the Maryland rushing attack, holding the Terrapins White Jersey - Gold Pants: 9-9 to minus-10 net rushing yards on 27 attempts. The game was the first time WVU held a team to nega- White Jersey - White Pants: 13-7 tive net rushing yards since the 2006 Pitt game. White Jersey - Blue Pants: 12-4 WVU held Marshall to 135 rushing yards on 27 attempts, and in the season opener, Coastal Carolina Gold Jersey - Blue Pants: 4-0 only gained 63 yards on the ground in 33 attempts for an average of 1.9 yards per carry. Gold Jersey - Gold Pants: 2-1 The Mountaineers held five opponents under 100 yards rushing last season, including Liberty (89), Gold Jersey - White Pants: 2-1 East Carolina (62), Syracuse (72), Marshall (58) and Rutgers (65). Since 2002, WVU has held 47 opponents under 100 yards rushing. When the team has held an op- ponent under 100 yards during that time, it has a record of 43-4.

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 Mountaineers • The LSU GaG me • MSNsportsNET.com BIG EAST All-Time Standings Scooter Berry GP BIG EAST Pct. West Virginia 118 78-40 .661 Cincinnati 35 23-12 .658 USF 35 17-18 .486 Syracuse 118 55-63 .466 Louisville 35 16-19 .457 Pitt 118 54-64 458 Connecticut 41 17-24 .414 Rutgers 118 32-85-1 .275

BIG EAST Scholar Athletes of the Year West Virginia 3 Pitt 2 Boston College 1 Louisville 1 Miami, Fla. 1 Rutgers 1 Syracuse 1 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans in the BIG EAST West Virginia 28 BBruceruce IIrvinrvin Pitt 16 Syracuse 12 Cincinnati 4 Speed off the Edge Louisville 3  Bruce Irvin proved in the Maryland victory that he will have a positive impact on Rutgers 3 the WVU defense this season. Against the Terrapins, he posted three sacks, the first time a Mountain- eer has done so since Julian Miller recorded three against Louisville last season. Special Teams/Defensive Touchdowns Irvin posted his first career sack, when he downed Danny O’Brien for a loss of five yards at the end Since 2001 of the second quarter. On the same drive, Irvin posted his first career forced fumble, recovered by UMD. 2009 He then recorded two more sacks against Jamarr Robinson in the fourth quarter for a loss of six and Glover 24 INT Return at Rutgers four yards. He also posted four solo tackles and one pass breakup in the win. Austin 98 kickoff return vs. UConn Through three games this season, Irvin ranks third in the BIG EAST in sacks (1.0 sack-per-game) and fifth in tackles for loss (1.0 tfl-per-game). 2008 In his second game with the Mountaineers, Irvin aided WVU to victory with one solo and one as- Ivy 29 INT return vs. Villanova sisted tackle at Marshall. 2007 With time running out in the game, Irvin posted a solo tackle on the Thundering Herd’s Martin Ward Williams 0 fumble recovery vs. UConn for no gain. The very next play, Irvin teamed-up with to stop the Herd and force them to Wicks 44 fumble recovery vs. Louisville punt. Irvin made his debut in the Mountaineers’ shutout over Coastal Carolina in which he recorded one Dykes 19 INT return vs. Syracuse assisted tackled. 2006 Rivers 50 punt return vs. Mississippi State Reynaud 96 kickoff return vs. Maryland Heart and Soul As the linebacker leader, redshirt senior J.T. Thomas played his 41st career game in the Maryland 2005 win and recorded seven tackles, the second-best mark on the team. Addae 40 INT return vs. Pitt Through three games, Thomas ranks third on the team, 12th in the BIG EAST, in tackles (18). He also Smith 1 punt return vs. Rutgers leads the team with two pass breakups, the second-best conference mark, and has recorded 1.5 tackles Lewis 77 punt return vs. East Carolina Wicks 31 INT return vs. Syracuse for loss. At Marshall, Thomas added eight tackles in the win. He finished the season-opener against Coastal 2004 Carolina with three tackles, including one tackle for loss and two pass breakups. Lorello 21 INT return vs. Connecticut With 39 career games to his name, Thomas owns 178 total tackles, including 21.5 for a loss, 11 pass Wicks 34 INT return vs. Virginia Tech Lehnortt 21 fumble return vs. James Madison breakups and 3.5 sacks. Jones 76 punt return vs. East Carolina Leonard Moved to Middle 2003 Frazier 64 punt return vs. Temple Anthony Leonard has the second-most experience on the team at the linebacker position behind Jones 47 fumble return vs. Temple fellow redshirt senior J.T. Thomas. Jones 49 INT return vs. Boston College In the Maryland victory, Leonard recorded a team-best eight tackles, including four solo, and two Jones 87 kickoff return vs. Boston College tackles for loss for a combined 10 yards. Also included in his stat line was a second-quarter forced Hunter 0 punt return vs. UCF fumble and third-quarter sack that registered for a nine-yard loss; both the sack and forced fumble 2002 were career firsts. Harrison 0 punt return vs. East Carolina Through three games this season, Leonard ranks first on the team in tackles (23) and tackles for loss Estrada 43 INT return vs. Rutgers (3.5); the marks rank fifth and fourth in the BIG EAST Conference. At Marshall, Leonard had nine tackles, the second-most for a Mountaineer this season, and two solo 2001 Terry 100 kickoff return vs. Maryland stops. He also recorded one tackle for a loss of one yard. Hackett 10 fumble return vs. Rutgers In the season-opening win over Coastal Carolina, Leonard recorded three solo stops and six total tackles. Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 West Virginia University • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com Getting it Wright Defensive lineman Jorge Wright continued to aid the Mountaineer defense, as he posted two tackles, one solo, in the victory over Maryland. Through three games this season, he ranks ninth in the BIG EAST in fumbles forced-per-game (0.33). Wright stepped up big in the Mountaineers’ overtime victory at Marshall, recording one solo tackle and forcing a fourth-quarter fumble. His forced fumble, the first of his career, stopped the Herd on a first-and-goal situation. The fumble was recovered by Sidney Glover, and the Mountaineers then marched 96-yards down the field for a four-yard Noel Devine touchdown, pushing the score to 21-13 and jump-starting WVU’s comeback. RRobertobert SSandsands Linebacker Extras  Doug Rigg and Casey Vance made their Mountaineer debuts against Coastal Carolina, and each recorded four tackles. Rigg also Goode is Good assisted on a tackle for loss. Forced into the Mountaineers’ , due to injuries, has produced or WVU. Goode registered two solo tackles in the Maryland win. Behind Enemy Lines Through three games, Goode ranks third on the team and 20th in the BIG EAST Conference in The Mountaineer defense has been in full tackles for loss (2.0), and fourth on the team in total tackles (14). attack mode this season, finishing with a season- Goode led the Mountaineers at Marshall with a team-best 10 tackles, including two solo stops. Ad- high nine tackles for loss against Maryland. They ditionally, he made an open field tackle for a loss of eight yards on Marshall’s first play of the overtime also posted seven against Coastal Carolina and session. The play ultimately led to a Marshall missed field goal, and a Mountaineer win. Goode com- four more at Marshall. pleted the game with two tackles for loss for nine yards. Bruce Irvin had three against Maryland to post the season high. Anthony Leonard and Scooter Safety Valve Berry finished with two against Maryland, and Junior Robert Sands made his 20th career start at free safety against Maryland, marking his third Najee Goode had two at Marshall. start of the 2010 season. Against the Terrapins, Sands registered two tackles, both of which were solo. For the season, Leonard leads the team with Through three games, Sands ranks No. 6 on the team with 10 total tackles. He also ranks sixth on 3.5 tackles for loss, Irvin has three and Berry, the team in tackles for loss (1.5). In 29 career games played, Sands has recorded 108 total tackles, includ- Julian Miller and Goode each have two. ing 62 solo, five tackles for loss for 62 yards, eight pass breakups and five interceptions. Against Marshall, Sands recorded three tackles, including two solo tackles and one assist. During the Mountaineers’ home opener against Coastal Carolina, Sands registered five tackles, includ- Overtime Games ing one for loss for 16 yards, four solo tackles and one assist. He also forced a fumble from Coastal’s The 24-21 overtime win at Marshall marked Adrian Sullivan on the first play of the second half, marking his second career forced fumble and his the eighth overtime game in West Virginia first since the 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl. history. The Mountaineers own a 5-3 record in overtime games. The Cornerstone West Virginia played its first overtime game Senior Brandon Hogan was all over the field at Marshall, recording six total tackles, against Pitt in 1997, dropping a three-overtime including four solo stops. thriller, 41-38. He matched safety Robert Sands with five tackles in the Mountaineers’ home opener against Coastal Overtime Games Nov. 28, 1997 Pitt 41, WVU 38, 3OT Carolina. He had two solo tackles, three assisted tackles and one pass-break up. Hogan also intercepted Nov. 11, 2000 WVU 31, Rutgers 28, 2OT a pass in the end zone, the ninth interception of his career and his first since the Oct. 17, 2009, game Sept. 18, 2004 WVU 19, Maryland 16 OT against Marshall. Oct. 15, 2005 WVU 46, Louisville 44, 3OT Through two games, Hogan ranks fourth on the team, 17th in the BIG EAST, with 11 tackles. His six Dec. 2, 2006 WVU 41, Rutgers 39, 3OT unassisted tackles is tops on the squad. Sept. 18, 2008 Colorado 17, WVU 14 OT Nov. 8, 2008 Cincinnati 26, WVU 23 OT In 37 career games played, Hogan has recorded 145 total tackles and 19 pass breakups. Sept. 10, 2010 WVU 24, Marshall 21 OT Border Coverage Shutout History Redshirt junior Keith Tandy made his 17th career start at boundary cornerback against Maryland. Prior to the 2010 season opener, the last Through three games, Tandy ranks ninth on the team with seven total tackles. time the Mountaineers held their opponent He had four tackles at Marshall, including one solo tackle and three assisted, one of which led to the scoreless was a 38-0 victory at Cincinnati on Nov. loss of a yard. 9, 2005. In the Mountaineers’ season-opening shutout over Coastal Carolina, Tandy had three tackles, two The last time WVU held an opponent scoreless solo and one assisted. at home was a 48-0 win over Rutgers on Oct. 4, 1997. . Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 Mountaineers • The LSU GaG me • MSNsportsNET.com Charting Mountaineer Players of the Week Quick Six Game O-Champ D-Champ ST-Champ O-Scout D-Scout BIG EAST Whether it be a punt or kick return, the Coastal Carolina Jock Sanders Terence Garvin Gregg Pugnetti C.J. Huffman Taige Redman at Marshall Geno Smith Anthony Leonard Tyler Bitancurt Willie Milhouse Hunter Bittner Noel Devine Mountaineer return men all have one common Noel Devine goal - to score. Maryland Tavon Austin Chris Neild Jock Sanders Nate Majnaric Cecil Level Geno Smith Seniors Jock Sanders and sophomore J.D. Stedman Bailey Bruce Irvin Bruce Irvin Woods are the Mountaineers’ punt returners for at LSU the season. UNLV Sanders’ third quarter, 66-yard punt return USF against Maryland was a career high, and was the Syracuse Mountaineers’ longest punt return since Vaughn at Connecticut Rivers returned a punt for 78 yards against Mis- Cincinnati sissippi State on Oct. 20, 2007. at Louisville at Pitt Through three games, Sanders has 69 yards Rutgers on punt returns. Hogan returned two punts for 10 yards in Defensive Leader the Mountaineers’ season-opening victory over Sophomore Terence Garvin has emerged as a leader in the Mountaineer secondary. In his third Coastal Carolina. career start against Maryland, he recorded four tackles - two solo and two assisted. Sophomore Tavon Austin and senior Noel Through three games, Garvin is second on the team with 21 tackles, including six solo stops and Devine are the Mountaineer return men on ninth in the BIG EAST Conference. kickoffs. In a solid performance against Marshall, he finished fourth on the team with seven tackles, all as- Austin handled the duties against Maryland sisted. He also recorded a pass breakup during the second quarter. and recorded 57 yards on four returns. Through Garvin led the team in tackles against Coastal Carolina with 10, including a tackle for loss, four solo three games this season, he owns 142 total and six assisted. He was named the defensive player of the week by the coaching staff for his perfor- and ranks fifth in the BIG EAST with mance in the season-opener. a 20.3 yards-per-game average. At Marshall, Austin took three returns for 85 Notes from the Back yards, his first return action of the season, while Freshman Darwin Cook continues to contribute to the Mountaineer secondary. He sophomore Ryan Clarke returned one kick for 18 recorded one tackle in his third career game against Maryland to go along with an assisted tackle in yards; the return was the first of his career. his second career game at Marshall. Devine returned one kick in the season opener He recovered the first fumble of 2010 in the second half against Coastal Carolina while also adding for 15 yards. three tackles to his resume. Through three games, Cook is eighth in the BIG EAST for fumble recoveries (1). Pugnetti’s Punting Cornerback Pat Miller made his first career start as a Mountaineer against Maryland, taking the place After spending the last four years providing of Brandon Hogan. He recorded four tackles on the day, including two solo and two assisted. He also quality depth behind All-Americans Pat McAfee registered a pass breakup. Brodrick Jenkins also recorded a solo tackle against Maryland. and Scott Kozlowski, redshirt senior Gregg Pugnetti made his Mountaineer debut against Breaking Up the Pass Coastal Carolina and left little doubt that he is Sidney Glover saw his second start of the season against Maryland, marking his 22nd career more than capable of assuming the full-time start. He registered three tackles on the day including one solo and two assisted. He also had a pass punting duties. breakup. Against Maryland, Pugnetti’s day included a Through three games, Glover ranks sixth on the team in tackles with 10. For his career, Glover has 46-yard punt in the second quarter and ones for 149 tackles. The senior safety notched six total tackles at Marshall – three solo and three assisted. 56, 39 and 17 yards in the third quarter. Overall, Glover was also key in the Mountaineers’ comeback win, as his fumble recovery on WVU’s four yard line Pugnetti punted four times for 158 yards and an halfway through the fourth quarter changed the momentum of the game to favor the Mountaineers. average of 39.5. The fumble recovery was his first on the season, and his career third. He has now had at least one Through three games, Pugnetti ranks fourth in fumble recovery each season since 2008. the BIG EAST and 29th in the nation in punting Glover saw limited action against Coastal Carolina, recording one solo tackle. (43.4 avg.). Pugnetti punted six times in the 2010 season Stacking Sacks opener for 295 yards and a 49.2 average. His day After not having a sack for the first two games, the WVU defense exploded against Maryland, included a second quarter, 71-yard punt that was collecting eight sacks. downed at the one-yard line. The punt is tied Defensive end Bruce Irvin led the Mountaineer defense with three sacks, Scooter with McAfee (vs. Cincinnati, 2007) for the 11th lon- Berry finished with two and linebacker Anthony Leonard and defensive linemen Julian Miller and Chris gest in Mountaineer history. He also pinned the Neild each had one. Chanticleers at the 1-yard line late in the fourth The eight sacks collected by the defense tied the eight WVU accumulated against Pitt on Nov. 16, quarter with a 47-yard punt. 2006 and was the most since the Mountaineer defense sacked the Idaho quarterbacks 12 times on Pugnetti continued to prove himself at Oct. 7, 2000. Marshall, punting four times for 155 yards and a 38.8 average. His night included a 33-yard punt in the third-quarter that was downed on the Herd’s six-yard line.

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 West Virginia University • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com Bitancurt’s Golden Foot Net Punting After a successful rookie campaign, Tyler West Virginia’s punt defense has been one of the best in the nation under the direction of Bill Bitancurt is in his second season as the Moun- Stewart. taineer kicker. The punt defense held Marshall to eight yards on Pugnetti’s 45-yard punt and downed another one Bitancurt started the season by adding an on the Herd’s 6-yard line. The Mountaineers’ held Maryland to a gain of only two yards on Pugnetti’s additional seven points to his total in the Moun- 39-yard punt and five yards on his 46-yard punt. taineers’ opening game against Coastal Carolina. The Mountaineers ranked No. 2 nationally in 2008 and No. 7 in 2009. WVU is currently ranked No. 2 With 10 points against Marshall and seven nationally. against Maryland, his career total now stands at 104. He is now 50 of 51 on extra points for his Kickoff Duties career. Corey Smith is the Mountaineers’ kicker for kickoffs for the 2010 season. Bitancurt added a 23-yard field goal late in the In the Maryland win, Smith kicked six times for 374 yards, including one touchback, for a 62.3 aver- fourth quarter against Maryland and had three age. field goals at Marshall, including the overtime He finished the Marshall game with five kickoffs for 317 yards, an average of 63.4 yards per kick. game-winner, bringing his career total to 18. He Smith had three kicks that went for 64 yards, one for 67 and an opening kick of 70 yards, leading to a is now 18 of 21 on field goal attempts, and needs touchback for Marshall. two more to break onto the WVU all-time field He had a similar presence on the field during the season-opening game against Coastal Carolina, goals made list. where he finished with six kickoffs for 387 yards for an average of 64.5 yards per kick. Prior to Marshall, his last winning field goal was against BIG EAST rival Pitt (No. 8) last sea- son, when he made a last-second 43-yard field Special Teams Renascence goal. Coach Bill Stewart has seen a vast improvement in his special teams units this season. Through three games, Bitancurt ranks first in Through three games, WVU ranks first in punt return average (15.8), second in field goals (.833), the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (83.3) and third in punting (40.7 net yards-per-punt) and fourth in kickoff coverage (45.1 net yard avg.) in the BIG point after kicking percentage (100.0), and fourth EAST. in made field goals (5). Jock Sanders was the special teams highlight against Maryland, as he recorded a career best 66- yard punt return in the third quarter. He finished the day with 69 yards on three punt returns. At Marshall, kicker Tyler Bitancurt proved to be the difference at the end of the night, as his 20-yard LSU-WVU Connection field goal in the first overtime session gave the Mountaineers a comeback 24-21 victory. Dr. Julian Bailes is the chair of WVU’s In the season-opening win over Coastal Carolina, WVU held the Chanticleers to 97 total return yards Department of Neurosurgey and is one of the on a combined 12 kickoffs and punts. leading neurosurgeons in the nation. His research includes studies sponsored by the Negative Running Players Association on The Mountaineer defense stifled the Maryland rushing attack, holding the Terrapin runners to head injuries among football players and team minus-10 yards. That is the first time that WVU has held an opponent to less than zero rushing yards physicians frequently consult him for his exper- since 2006 when it held Pitt to -1 yards rushing on 19 attempts and only the second time since hold- tise. ing Florida to a school-record minus-30 yards in the 1981 Peach Bowl . He is a highly sought-after expert commenta- It is also the sixth time since 1950 that the Mountaineer defense has held their opponent to nega- tor by the national media, and has appeared on tive rushing yards - minus-17 yards against Wooster (9/25/48), minus-2 against South Carolina (10/10/42) network news shows on NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN. and minus-1 yard against Washington and Lee (11/1/41). He is a founding member of the Brain Injury Research Institute, which is a center for traumatic brain injuries and prevention. AFCA’s Coaches To Cure MD Bailes is a world leader in the study of head West Virginia University is one of more than 80 FBS teams taking part in the AFCA’s third annual injuries in sports, and a current WVU team physi- Coach to Cure MD effort with the games of September 25 (LSU will also participate). More than 5,000 cian. coaches at more than 350 NCAA schools will be wearing a Coach to Cure MD patch to raise awareness Now the connection, Bailes received his medi- and funding for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. cal degree from Louisiana State University. One The West Virginia coaching staff will be wearing Coach to Cure MD patches this week to raise of the world leaders in neurosurgery and sports awareness and funding for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. Fans can donate online at www. related head and trauma injuries is shared by CoachtoCureMD.org or donate $5 by texting CURE to 90999.” both WVU and LSU.

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 Mountaineers • The LSU GaG me • MSNsportsNET.com If West Virginia Wins ... West Virginia would be 4-0 for the 2010 season  West Virginia would be 4-0 in non-conference play for 2010 –WVU would be 2-0 in non-conference road games for 2010  Bill Stewart would be 23-8 as West Virginia’s head coach –WVU would be 4-0 in September non-conference games for 2010 –his overall coaching record would be 31-33 –WVU would be 2-0 in September non-conference road games for 2010 –he would be 1-0 against Les Miles –WVU would be 13-4 all-time in non-conference games under Stewart –he would be 1-0 versus LSU –WVU would be 4-4 all-time in non-conference road games under Stewart –he would be 1-0 versus the Tigers in Baton Rouge –WVU would be 7-3 in September non-conference games under Stewart –he would be 3-0 in fourth games at WVU –WVU would be 2-3 in September non-conference road games under Stewart –he would be 2-1 in second road games at WVU –WVU would have a four-game winning streak in non-conference play –he would be 4-0 in non-conference play for 2010 –WVU would have a two-game road winning streak in non-conference play –he would be 2-0 in non-conference road games for 2010 –he would be 13-4 in all-time non-conference play  West Virginia will have won 66 of its last 81 regular season games –he would be 4-4 in all-time non-conference road games –WVU will have won 70 of its last 88 overall games –he would be 4-0 in September non-conference games for 2010 –WVU would be 55-13 over the last 68 games –he would be 7-3 in all-time September non-conference games  West Virginia would be 82-79-1 all-time in nationally televised games –he would be 2-0 in September non-conference road games for 2010 –WVU would be 1-0 on ESPN2 for the season –he would be 2-3 in all-time September non-conference road games –WVU would be 15-12 all-time on ESPN2 –he would have a three game non-conference winning streak –WVU would be 3-3 on ESPN2 under Stewart –he would have a two game non-conference road winning streak –WVU would have a two-game winning streak on ESPN2  WVU would lead the all-time series with LSU 1-0  The 2010 seniors would have a 33-10 career record –WVU would have a one-game winning streak in the series –WVU would have a one-game road winning streak in the series  West Virginia would be 23-18-2 all-time against schools that are –WVU would be 1-0 all-time in the series at Baton Rouge current members of the SEC –WVU would break a one-game losing streak against schools from the SEC  The Mountaineers would be 42-53 on natural grass since 1980 –WVU was 9-21 on grass in the 90s, 20-18 on grass in the 2000 decade and –WVU would be 2-1 against current teams in the SEC under Stewart would be 1-0 on grass in this decade –WVU would be 4-6 on grass under Stewart –WVU would be 1-0 on grass in 2010 –WVU would break a three-game losing streak on grass

 WVU would be 8-3 in the month of September under Stewart –WVU would be 2-3 on the road in the month of September under Stewart –WVU would be 167-71-5 all-time in the month of September –WVU woud be 55-46-1 all-time on the road in the month of September –WVU would be 11-3 all-time on September 25 –WVU would be 4-0 for September 2010 –WVU would be 2-0 on the road for September 2010 West Virginia would be 12-1 in blue jerseys under Stewart –WVU would be 3-0 in blue jerseys for the 2010 season –WVU would have a seven-game winning streak wearing blue jerseys –WVU would be 136-55-4 in blue jerseys since 1980 –WVU was 44-15 in blue jerseys in the 2000 decade and would be 3-0 in blue jerseys in this decade  West Virginia would be 8-7 on the road under Stewart –The Mountaineers would be 2-0 on the road in 2010 –The Mountaineers would have a two-game road winning streak –WVU would be 90-70 on the road since 1980 –WVU was 57-25 on the road in the 2000 decade and would be 2-0 on the road in this decade –WVU would be 34-14 on the road since 2002  West Virginia would be 7-5 in night games under Stewart –WVU would be 2-0 in night games for 2010 –WVU would have a three-game winning streak in night games –WVU would be 48-32-1 in night games since 1980 –WVU was 31-12 in night games in the 2000 decade and would be 2-0 in night games in this decade –WVU would be 66-48 in night games since 1940 –WVU would be 16-10 in road night games since 2000 –WVU would have a two-game winning streak in road night games –WVU would be 3-4 in road night games under Stewart TTyleryler UUrbanrban

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Position No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS Hometown Career Starts Offense GP/GS 2010 2009 2008 2007 WR (X) 10 Stedman Bailey 5-10 195 r-Fr. 3 3 3 Miramar, Fla. Scooter Berry, r-Sr., DL 37/31 3/3 8/5 13/13 13/10 2 Brad Starks 6-3 190 r-Jr. 24 10 0 Unionville, Fla. Chris Neild, r-Sr., DT 40/30 3/3 13/13 13/12 11/2 SL (H) 1 Tavon Austin 5-9 173 So. 16 7 3 Baltimore, Md. J.T. Thomas, r-Sr., LB 39/29 3/3 13/13 13/13 10/0 80 Ryan Nehlen 6-2 198 r-So. 3 0 0 Morgantown, W.Va. Jock Sanders, Sr., WR 42/28 3/3 13/11 13/12 13/2 TE 6 Will Johnson 6-2 238 Sr. 36 9 2 Dayton, Ohio Brandon Hogan, Sr., WR/DB 37/25 2/2 13/13 12/9 10/1 14 Chris Snook 6-2 237 r-Fr. 3 0 0 Medina, Ohio LT 64 Don Barclay 6-4 304 r-Jr. 29 16 16 Cranberry Township, Pa. Noel Devine, Sr., RB 41/26 3/3 13/10 13/12 12/1 59 Matt Timmerman 6-3 294 r-Sr. 16 0 0 Little Falls, N.J. Sidney Glover, Sr., DB 38/23 3/2 12/10 11/10 12/0 LG 77 Josh Jenkins 6-3 300 Jr. 21 16 16 Parkersburg, W.Va. Robert Sands, Jr., DB 30/21 3/3 13/9 13/9 -- 65 Chad Snodgrass 6-4 296 r-Jr 6 0 0 Cross Lanes, W.Va. Eric Jobe, r-Sr., OL 41/21 3/3 13/13 12/5 13/0 C 74 Joe Madsen 6-4 290 r-So. 16 16 16 Chadron, Ohio Julian Miller, r-Jr., DL 29/18 3/3 13/13 13/2 -- 60 John Bassler 6-4 295 r-So. 7 0 0 New Windsor, Md. Pat Lazear, Sr., LB 39/16 -- 13/13 13/2 13/0 RG 61 Eric Jobe 6-2 290 r-Sr. 41 21 21 La Plata, Md. Don Barclay, r-Jr., OL 29/17 3/3 13/13 13/1 -- 72 Cole Bowers 6-5 289 r-Fr. 3 0 0 Milton, W.Va. Keith Tandy, r-Jr., DB 22/17 3/3 13/13 6/1 -- RT 57 Jeff Braun 6-4 308 r-So. 14 3 3 Westminster, Md. Joe Madsen, r-So., OL 16/16 3/3 13/13 -- -- 76 Pat Eger 6-6 288 r-Fr. 1 0 0 Clairton, Pa. Josh Jenkins, Jr., OL 21/16 3/3 13/13 5/0 -- SL (S) 9 Jock Sanders 5-7 179 Sr. 42 28 6 St. Petersburg, Fla. Tyler Urban, Jr., TE 27/12 1/1 13/7 13/4 -- 15 Coley White 6-0 175 r-So. 2 0 0 Daphne, Ala. Brad Starks, r-Jr., WR 23/10 3/0 12/8 9/2 -- WR (Z) 1 Tavon Austin 5-9 173 So. 16 7 3 Baltimore, Md. Eain Smith, r-Jr., DB 29/9 3/1 13/4 13/4 -- 81 J.D. Woods 6-0 192 r-So. 7 1 0 Naples, Fla. Anthony Leonard, r-Sr., LB 33/10 3/3 9/1 11/6 10/2 QB 12 Geno Smith 6-3 210 So. 8 3 3 Miami, Fla. Josh Taylor, r-Jr., DL 15/7 1/0 12/7 1/0 -- 16 Barry Brunetti 6-0 207 Fr. 1 0 0 Memphis, Tenn. Will Johnson, Sr., WR/FB/TE 36/9 3/2 13/1 10/6 10/0 19 Jeremy Johnson 6-2 175 Fr. 0 0 0 Kountze, Texas Tavon Austin, So., WR/RB 16/7 3/3 13/4 -- -- RB 7 Noel Devine 5-8 180 Sr. 41 26 10 Ft. Myers, Fla. 34 Daquan Hargrett 5-6 188 r-Fr. 2 0 0 Miami, Fla. Najee Goode, r-Jr., LB 29/5 3/3 13/1 13/1 -- 20 Shawne Alston 5-11 222 So. 7 0 0 Hampton, Va. Ryan Clarke, r-So., FB 15/1 3/0 12/1 -- -- FB 32 Ryan Clarke 6-0 247 r-So 15 1 0 Glen Burnie, Md. Larry Ford, r-Sr., DL 24/1 2/0 9/1 13/0 -- 38 Matt Lindamood 6-0 234 r-So. 15 0 0 Parkersburg, W.Va. Jeff Braun, r-So., OL 14/3 3/3 11/0 -- -- 41 Ricky Kovatch 6-1 238 Jr. 28 0 0 Dublin, Ohio Terence Garvin, So., DB 13/3 3/3 10/0 -- -- Pat Miller, So., DB 12/1 3/1 9/0 -- -- Defense Geno Smith, So., QB 8/3 3/3 5/0 -- -- DT 93 Scooter Berry 6-1 287 r-Jr. 37 31 3 North Babylon, N.Y. Stedman Bailey, Fr., WR 3/3 3/3 ------99 Jorge Wright 6-2 264 r-So. 12 0 0 Miami, Fla. Trippe Hale, r-Sr., DB 39/0 2/0 11/0 13/0 13/0 91 J.B. Lageman 6-3 266 r-So. 2 0 0 Huntington, W.Va. Jeremy Kash, r-Sr., H 37/0 3/0 13/0 8/0 13/0 NT 90 Chris Neild 6-2 301 r-Sr. 40 30 19 Stroudsburg, Pa. Ricky Kovatch, r-Jr., TE/FB 28/0 3/0 13/0 12/0 -- 94 Josh Taylor 6-1 278 r-Jr. 15 7 0 Miramar, Fla. Eddie Davis, r-Sr., DB/WR 24/0 3/0 13/0 4/0 4/0 92 Larry Ford 6-3 255 r-Sr. 24 1 0 Georgetown, S.C. Tyler Bitancurt, r-So., K 16/0 3/0 13/0 -- -- DE 97 Julian Miller 6-4 260 r-Jr 29 18 16 Columbus, Ohio Cody Nutter, r-Sr., LS 16/0 3/0 13/0 -- -- 98 Will Clarke 6-6 265 r-Fr. 2 0 0 Pittsburgh, Pa. Matt Timmerman, r-Sr., OL 16/0 3/0 12/0 -- 1/0 or 11 Bruce Irvin 6-3 235 Jr. 3 0 0 , Ga. Matt Lindamood, r-So., TE/FB 15/0 3/0 12/0 -- -- SLB 52 Najee Goode 6-1 238 r-Jr. 29 5 3 Cleveland, Ohio Jorge Wright, r-So., DE 12/0 3/0 9/0 -- -- 47 Doug Rigg 6-1 215 Fr. 3 0 0 Oradell, N.J. Shawne Alston, So., RB 8/0 3/0 5/0 -- -- MLB 45 Anthony Leonard 6-1 246 r-Sr. 33 10 3 McKeesport, Pa. John Bassler, r-So., OL 6/0 2/0 4/0 -- -- 17 Branko Busick 6-0 231 r-Fr. 1 0 0 Steubenville, Ohio Chad Snodgrass, r-Jr., OL 6/0 2/0 4/0 -- -- WLB 30 J.T. Thomas 6-2 225 r-Sr. 39 29 29 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 52 Najee Goode 6-1 238 r-Jr. 29 5 3 Cleveland, Ohio J.D. Woods, r-So., WR 6/0 2/0 4/0 -- -- FC 6 Pat Miller 5-10 183 So. 12 1 1 Birmingham, Ala. Lawrence Smith, r-So., DB 5/0 2/0 3/0 -- -- 23 Brodrick Jenkins 5-10 182 r-Fr. 3 0 0 Ft. Myers, Fla. Donovan Miles, r-Jr., LB 3/0 -- 3/0 -- -- SS 28 Terence Garvin 6-3 215 So. 14 3 3 Baltimore, Md. Ryan Nehlen, r-So., WR 3/0 1/0 2/0 -- -- 33 Mike Dorsey 6-3 210 Fr. 3 0 0 Warren, Ohio J.B. Lageman, r-So., DE 2/0 1/0- 1/0 -- -- FS 2 Robert Sands 6-5 221 Jr. 29 21 12 Carol City, Fla. Coley White, r-So., QB/WR 3/0 3/0 1/0 -- -- 24 Eain Smith 5-11 204 r-Jr. 29 8 0 Miramar, Fla. Daquan Hargrett, r-Fr., RB 2/0 2/0 ------BS 4 Sidney Glover 5-11 207 Sr. 38 24 2 Warren, Ohio Barry Brunetti, Fr., QB 1/0 1/0 ------25 Darwin Cook 5-11 205 r-Fr. 2 0 0 Cleveland, Ohio Ishmael Banks, Fr., DB 1/0 1/0 ------BC 8 Keith Tandy 5-10 198 r-Jr. 22 17 17 Hopkinsville, Ky. Ivan McCartney, Fr., WR 1/0 1/0 ------6 Pat Miller 5-10 183 So. 12 1 1 Birmingham, Ala. Bruce Irvin, Jr., DE 3/0 3/0 ------Chris Snook, r-Fr., TE 3/0 3/0 ------Special Teams Branko Busick, r-Fr., LB 1/0 1/0 ------PK 40 Tyler Bitancurt 6-1 198 r-So. 16 0 0 Springfield, Va. Brantwon Bowser, r-Jr., DB 3/0 3/0 ------44 Corey Smith 5-11 214 r-So. 3 0 0 Inwood, W.Va. Brodrick Jenkins, r-Fr., DB 3/0 3/0 ------P 36 Greg Pugnetti 6-1 208 r-Sr. 3 0 0 Fairfax, Va. Trey Johnson, Fr., RB 1/0 1/0 ------44 Corey Smith 5-11 214 r-So. 3 0 0 Inwood, W.Va. Mike Dorsey, Fr., DB 2/0 2/0 ------KO 44 Corey Smith 5-11 214 r-So. 3 0 0 Inwood, W.Va. Gregg Pugnetti, r-Sr., P 3/0 3/0 ------34 John Howard 5-11 198 r-Fr. 0 0 0 CIncinnati, Ohio Casey Vance, r-Jr., LB 3/0 3/0 ------LSN 87 Cody Nutter 6-3 241 r-Jr. 16 0 0 Parkersburg, W.Va. Corey Smith, r-So., P/K 3/0 3/0 ------48 Jeremy Kash 5-10 206 r-Sr. 37 0 0 Centerville, Ohio or 52 Trent Lusk 5-9 194 r-So. 0 0 0 Morgantown, W.Va. Doug Rigg, Fr., LB 3/0 3/0 ------H 48 Jeremy Kash 5-10 206 r-Sr. 37 0 0 Centerville, Ohio Tyler Anderson, Fr., LB 3/0 3/0 ------36 Greg Pugnetti 6-1 208 r-Sr. 3 0 0 Fairfax, Va. Tyler Rader, r-Jr., OL 1/0 1/0 ------PR 9 Jock Sanders 5-7 179 Sr. 42 28 6 St. Petersburg, Fla. Cole Bowers, r-Fr., OL 3/0 3/0 ------81 J.D. Woods 6-0 192 r-So. 7 1 0 Naples, Fla. Pat Eger, r-Fr., OL 1/0 1/0 ------KR 1 Tavon Austin 5-9 173 So. 16 7 3 Baltimore, Md. C.J. Huffman, r-Jr., DL 1/0 1/0 ------7 Noel Devine 5-8 180 Sr. 41 26 10 Ft. Myers, Fla. Will Clarke, r-Fr., DE 2/0 2/0 ------9 Jock Sanders 5-7 179 Sr. 42 28 6 St. Petersburg, Fla. 3 Eddie Davis 6-0 186 r-Sr. 24 0 0 Tampa, Fla.

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2010 Preseason Honors Joe Madsen All-BIG EAST fourth team (Phil Steele) Tavon Austin All-BIG EAST first team (.com) Julian Miller All-BIG EAST third team kickoff returner (Phil Steele) Rotary Lombardi Award “Watch List” All-BIG EAST second team (Athlon Sports) Don Barclay All-BIG EAST second team (Phil Steele) All-BIG EAST first team (espn.com) All-BIG EAST second team (Phil Steele) Chris Neild All-BIG EAST second team (Athlon Sports) Lowe’s Senior Class Award Candidate All-BIG EAST first team (espn.com) Scooter Berry All-BIG EAST first team (Athlon Sports) All-BIG EAST third team (Phil Steele) All-BIG EAST first team (Phil Steele) All-BIG EAST first team (Sporting News) Tyler Bitancurt All-BIG EAST first team (Yahoo! Sports) Lou Groza Award “Watch List” All-BIG EAST first team (espn.com) Jock Sanders All-BIG EAST first team (Athlon Sports) “Watch List” All-BIG EAST first team (Phil Steele) All-BIG EAST first team punt returner (Phil Steele) All-BIG EAST first team (Sporting News) All-BIG EAST first team punt returner (Yahoo! Sports) All-BIG EAST first team (Yahoo! Sports) All-BIG EAST second team (punt returner (Athlon Sports) All-BIG EAST first team receiver (Phil Steele) Noel Devine All-BIG EAST first team receiver (Athlon Sports) Walter Camp Player of the Year “Watch List” Tabbed “Fastest Receiver” in BIG EAST by Sporting News “Watch List” “Watch List” Robert Sands Lindy Sports second team All-American Nagurski Award “Watch List” Athlon Sports third team All-American Jim Thorpe Award “Watch List” Phil Steele’s fourth team All-American Bednarik Award “Watch List” All-BIG EAST first team (espn.com) Phil Steele’s second team All-American All-BIG EAST first team (Athlon Sports) All-BIG EAST first team (espn.com) All-BIG EAST first team (Phil Steele) All-BIG EAST first team (Athlon Sports) All-BIG EAST first team (Sporting News) All-BIG EAST first team (Phil Steele) All-BIG EAST first team (Yahoo! Sports) All-BIG EAST first team (Sporting News) Tabbed “Best Instints” in BIG EAST by Sporting News All-BIG EAST first team (Yahoo! Sports) Tabbed “Hardest Hitter” in BIG EAST by Sporting News Sidney Glover All-BIG EAST second team (Athlon Sports) Corey Smith All-BIG EAST fourth team (Phil Steele) All-BIG EAST fourth team (Phil Steele) Brandon Hogan Brad Starks Jim Thorpe Award “Watch List” All-BIG EAST third team (Phil Steele) All-BIG EAST first team (espn.com) All-BIG EAST first team (Athlon Sports) Keith Tandy All-BIG EAST first team (Phil Steele) All-BIG EAST third team (Phil Steele) All-BIG EAST first team (Sporting News) All-BIG EAST first team (Yahoo! Sports) JT Thomas Lott Trophy Award “Watch List” Josh Jenkins Rotary Lombardi Award “Watch List” All-BIG EAST second team (Phil Steele) All-BIG EAST first team (espn.com) All-BIG EAST first team (Athlon Sports) Eric Jobe All-BIG EAST first team (Phil Steele) All-BIG EAST third team (Phil Steele) All-BIG EAST first team (Sporting News) All-BIG EAST first team (Yahoo! Sports) Pat Lazear All-BIG EAST second team (Phil Steele)

Weekly Media Planner (Monday, Sept. 20 - Sunday, Sept. 26) Mon (20) Tue (21) Wed (22) Thu (23) Fri (24) Sat (25) Sun (26) BIG EAST football Bill Stewart WSOC at Marquette, VB at Notre Dame, FB at LSU, WSOC vs. USF, News Conference - 8 p.m. 4 p.m. 9 p.m., ET, ESPN2 1 p.m. conference call - 1 p.m. (Team Room) 11:30 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. MSOC vs. DePaul, WTN at Army, VB at DePaul, Football 7:30 p.m. All Day 2 p.m. Player Interviews Puskar Club Area WTN at Army, 6 p.m. All Day WTN at Army, All Day

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 West Virginia University • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com Career Starts TB By Position N. Devine 26 FB W. Johnson 4 WR R. Clarke 1 J. Sanders 28 WR WR B. Hogan 2 QB B. Starks 10 T. Austin 4 W. Johnson 1 G. Smith 3 S. Bailey 3

WR TE RT RG C LG LT TE T. Austin 3 D. Barclay 16 T. Urban 12 J. Braun 3 J. Madsen 10 E. Jobe 15 J. Jenkins 16 W. Johnson 2 W. Johnson 2 E. Jobe 6 J. Madsen 6 D. Barclay 1 CB DE NT DT CB K. Tandy 16 J. Miller 18 C. Neild 30 S. Berry 31 B. Hogan 25 J. Taylor 7 L. Ford 1 Sam Mike BS Will T. Garvin 3 SS P. Lazear 13 A. Leonard 10 J.T. Thomas 29 N. Goode 3 P. Lazear 3 S. Glover 22 N. Goode 2 E. Smith 1

FS 0 R. Sands 21 E. Smith 8

5 2010 Offense Game-By-Game Starters Game WR WR WR WR WR/TE TE LT LG C RG RT FB TB TB QB Coastal Carolina Bailey Austin Sanders -- -- Urban Barclay Jenkins Madsen Jobe Braun -- Devine -- Smith Marshall Bailey Austin Sanders Woods -- -- Barclay Jenkins Madsen Jobe Braun -- Devine -- Smith Maryland Bailey Austin Sanders -- -- W. Johnson Barclay Jenkins Madsen Jobe Braun -- Devine -- Smith LSU UNLV USF UConn Syracuse Cincinnati Louisville Pitt Rutgers 2010 Defense Game-By-Game Starters Game DE NT DT Sam Mike Will CB SS FS BS CB Coastal Carolina Berry Neild Miller Goode Leonard Thomas Hogan Garvin Sands Smith Tandy Marshall Berry Neild Miller Goode Leonard Thomas Hogan Garvin Sands Glover Tandy Maryland Berry Neild Miller Goode Leonard Thomas P. Miller Garvin Sands Glover Tandy ______LSU UNLV USF UConn Syracuse Cincinnati Louisville Pitt Rutgers

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 Mountaineers • The LSU GaG me • MSNsportsNET.com WVU’s 20-yard plays in 2010 WVU Opponent’s 20-yard plays in 2010 66 ...... Sanders punt return (Maryland) 96/TD ...... Dobson pass from Anderson (Marshall) 50 ...... Austin kickoff return (Marshall) 80/TD ...... Smith pass from Robinson (Maryland) 50 ...... Devine rush (Maryland) 60/TD ...... Smith pass from Robinson (Maryland) 39 ...... Devine rush (CC) 55 ...... Ward rush (Marshall) 34/FG ...... Bitancurt FG (Marshall) 53 ...... Tate interception return (Maryland) 33 ...... Austin pass from Smith (CC) 37...... Davenport 37 interception return (CC) 33/FG...... Bitancurt FG (Marshall) 35/FG ...... Baltz FG (Maryland) 32...... Sanders pass from Smith (Maryland) 31 ...... Smith Kickoff return (Maryland) 31 ...... Sanders rush (CC) 28...... Ward rush (Marshall) 30 ...... Austin pass from Smith (CC) 27 ...... Smith kickoff return (Maryland) 30 ...... Bailey pass from Smith (Marshall) 26 ...... Evans kickoff return (Marshall) 29 ...... Austin pass form Smith (Maryland) 23...... Duran pass from MacDowall (CC) 27 ...... Sanders pass from Smith(Maryland) 23...... Edmonson pass from Anderson (Marshall) 26 ...... Sanders pass from Smith (Marshall) 22 ...... O’Neal kickoff return (CC) 26/TD...... Bailey pass from Smith (Maryland 21 ...... Whitley pass from MacDowall (CC) 23...... Clarke Rush (Marshall) 21 ...... Booker kickoff return (Marshall) 23/FG ...... Bitancurt 23 FG (Maryland) 22 ...... Johnson pass from Smith (CC) 22 ...... Austin pass from Smith (Maryland) 21/FG ...... Bitancurt FG (CC) 21 ...... Austin pass from Smith (Marshall) 20 ...... Bailey pass from Smith (Marshall) 20 ...... Smith rush (Marshall) 20/FG ...... Bitancurt FG (Marshall)

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 West Virginia University • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com 2010 WVU Scoring Drives 2010 Opponent Scoring Drives Opponent Plays Yds Time Result Opponent Plays Yds Time Result Coastal Carolina 16 73 8:00 Woods 4 pass from Smith Marshall 6 80 2:17 Willson 8 pass from Anderson Coastal Carolina 7 55 3:30 Bitancurt 21 FG Marshall 1 92 0:13 Dobson 96 pass from Anderson Coastal Carolina 3 19 1:21 Sanders 17 pass from Smith Marshall 7 68 2:40 Wilson 12 pass from Anderson Coastal Carolina 9 75 3:13 Clarke 1 rush Maryland 4 73 1:50 Smith pass from Robinson Coastal Carolina 5 62 1:11 Devine 4 rush Maryland 1 80 0:11 Smith pass from Robinson Marshall 9 42 5:12 Bitancurt 34 FG Maryland 11 22 5:09 Baltz 35 FG Marshall 8 64 2:43 Bitancurt 33 FG Marshall 9 96 3:16 Devin 4 rush Marshall 15 98 2:57 Johnson 5 pass from Smith Marshall 7 22 0:00 Bitancurt 20 FG Maryland 7 77 2:51 Austin 6 pass from Smith Maryland 5 51 2:12 Austin 5 pass from Smith Maryland 7 62 2:25 Bailey 26 pass from Smith Maryland 3 8 1:10 Bailey 5 pass from Smith Maryland 16 76 8:46 Bitancurt 23 FG

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 Mountaineers • The LSU GaG me • MSNsportsNET.com GGenoeno SmithSmith Ricky Kovatch ...... 1 vs. Pitt ‘08 West Virginia Bests - 2010 Decade Jock Sanders ...... 12 vs. Auburn ‘09 Rushing Yards ...... 201 vs. Maryland ‘10 Brad Starks ...... 5 vs. ECU, Cincy ’09 Tyler Urban ...... 2 vs. 4 teams latest CC ‘10 Passing Yards ...... 316 vs. Marshall ‘10 Coley White ...... 2 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Total Yards ...... 469 vs. Marshall ‘10, Maryland ‘10 J.D. Woods ...... 2 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Total First Downs ...... 28 vs Marshall ‘10 First Downs Rushing ...... 10 vs. Marshall ‘10, Maryland ‘10 Receiving Yards First Downs Passing ...... 16 vs. Marshall ‘10 Tavon Austin ...... 106 vs. Maryland ‘10 Low Rushing Yards All...... -10 vs. Maryland ‘10 Stedman Bailey ...... 72 vs. Marshall ‘10 Low Passing Yards All...... 123 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Ryan Clarke ...... 9 vs. Colorado ‘09 Low Total Yards Allowed ...... 186 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Eddie Davis ...... 2 vs. WMU ‘07 Fewest First Downs All...... 9 vs. CC ‘10, Maryland ‘10 Noel Devine ...... 62 vs. Marshall ‘10 Fewest 1st Downs Rushing All...... 3 vs, Maryland ‘10 Brandon Hogan ...... 44 vs. East Carolina ‘07 Fewest 1st Downs Passing All...... 5 vs. CC ‘10, Maryland Will Johnson ...... 42 vs. Syracuse ‘09 Longest TD run ...... 4 vs. CC, Marshall ‘10 Ricky Kovatch ...... 19 vs. Pitt ‘08 Jock Sanders ...... 115 vs. Auburn ‘09 Longest Non-TD Run ...... 50 vs. Maryland ‘10 Brad Starks ...... 76 vs. East Carolina ‘09 Longest TD Reception ...... 26 vs. Maryland ‘10 Tyler Urban ...... 49 vs. Liberty ‘09 Longest Non-TD Reception ...... 33 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Coley White ...... 3 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Points (Game) ...... 31 vs. CC ‘10, Maryland ‘10 J.D. Woods ...... 19 vs. Marshall ‘10 Points (Half)...... 21 vs. CC ‘10 (Second), Maryland ‘10 (First) Points (Qtr) ...... 15 vs. Marshall ‘10 (Fourth) Receiving Touchdowns Victory Margin ...... 31 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Tavon Austin ...... 2 vs. Maryland ‘10 Stedman Bailey ...... 2 vs. Maryland ‘10 Noel Devine ...... 1 vs. Syracuse ‘09 Career Single-Game Bests Will Johnson ...... 1 vs. 3 teams latest Marshall ‘10 PPatat LazearLazear Rushing Yards Jock Sanders ...... 2 vs. Villanova ‘08 Shawne Alston ...... 18 vs. Syracuse ‘09 Brad Starks ...... 1 vs. UNC ‘08, Colorado, Cincy ‘09 Tavon Austin ...... 19 vs. USF ‘09 Tyler Urban ...... 1 vs. 3 teams latest UConn ‘09 Ryan Clarke ...... 65 vs. Maryland ‘10 J.D. Woods ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Eddie Davis ...... 65 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Noel Devine ...... 220 vs. Colorado ‘08 Tackles Matt Lindamood ...... 6 vs, Coastal Carolina ‘10 Tyler Anderson ...... 1 vs. Marshall, Maryland ‘10 Jock Sanders ...... 66 vs. Louisville ‘08 Scooter Berry ...... 6 vs. Louisville ‘07 Geno Smith ...... 17 vs. Marshall ‘09 Brantwon Bowser ...... 3 vs. Marshall ‘10 Brad Starks ...... 13 vs. Pitt ‘09 Will Clarke ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Trey Johnson ...... 4 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Darwin Cook ...... 3 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Coley White ...... 7 vs. Marshall ‘09 Eddie Davis ...... 2 vs. Colorado ‘09 Mike Dorsey ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Rushing Attempts Larry Ford ...... 3 vs. Louisville ‘09 Shawne Alston ...... 6 vs. Syracuse ‘09 Terence Garvin ...... 10 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Tavon Austin ...... 3 vs. Maryland ‘10 Sidney Glover ...... 10 vs. Colorado ‘08 Ryan Clarke ...... 15 vs. Maryland ‘10 Najee Goode...... 10 vs. Marshall ‘10 Eddie Davis ...... 15 vs. E. Washington ‘06 Trippe Hale ...... 5 vs. Connecticut ‘07 Noel Devine ...... 27 vs. Maryland ‘10 Brandon Hogan ...... 11 vs. ECU, Cincy ‘09 Matt Lindamood ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 J.B. Lageman ...... 3 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Jock Sanders ...... 12 vs. Louisville ‘09 C.J. Huffman ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Geno Smith ...... 14 vs. Marshall ‘10 Bruce Irvin ...... 4 vs. Maryland ‘10 Brad Starks ...... 2 vs. Pitt ‘09 Broderick Jenkins ...... 1 vs. Maryland ‘10 Trey Johnson ...... 3 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Pat Lazear ...... 11 vs. Connecticut ‘09 Coley White ...... 3 vs. Marshall ‘09 Anthony Leonard ...... 16 vs. Auburn ‘08 Julian Miller ...... 7 vs. Liberty ‘09 Rushing Touchdowns Pat Miller ...... 4 vs. Maryland ‘10 Tavon Austin ...... 1 vs. Louisville ‘09 Chris Neild ...... 8 vs. Auburn ‘08 West Virginia Bests - Stewart Era Ryan Clarke ...... 2 vs. Colorado, Syracuse ‘09 Doug Rigg ...... 4 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Rushing Yards ...... 376 vs. Louisville ‘08 Noel Devine ...... 3 vs. Auburn ‘09 Robert Sands ...... 13 vs. Florida State ‘09 Passing Yards ...... 334 vs. East Carolina ‘09 Jock Sanders ...... 2 vs. Connecticut ‘08 Eain Smith ...... 6 vs. ECU ‘08 Total Yards ...... 525 vs. Oklahoma ‘07 Lawrence Smith ...... 3 vs. Liberty ‘09 Total First Downs ...... 28 vs. Marshall ‘10 Completions Keith Tandy ...... 10 vs. Pitt ‘09 First Downs Rushing ...... 16 vs. Marshall ‘08 Geno Smith ...... 32 vs. Marshall ‘10 Josh Taylor ...... 4 vs. Connecticut ‘09 First Downs Passing ...... 16 vs. Marshall ‘10 Barry Brunetti ...... 3 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 J.T. Thomas ...... 11 vs. Cincinnati ‘08 Low Rushing Allowed ...... -10 vs. Maryalnd ‘10 Casey Vance ...... 4 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Low Passing Yards Allowed ...... 119 vs. Marshall ‘08 Pass Attempts Jorge Wright...... 3 vs. Louisville ‘09 Low Total Yards Allowed ...... 158 vs. Marshall ‘08 Geno Smith ...... 45 vs. Marshall ‘10 Fewest 1st Downs Allowed...... 9 vs CC ‘10, Maryland ‘10 Barry Brunetti ...... 5 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 West Virginia Bests Fewest 1st Downs Rushing All ...... 2 vs Syracuse ’09 Rushing Yards ...... 569 vs. Washington & Lee 1923 Fewest 1st Downs Passing All ...... 4 vs. Louisville 09 Passing Yards Passing Yards ...... 452 vs. Missouri 1998 Geno Smith ...... 316 vs. Marshall ‘10 Total Yards ...... 674 vs. Washington & Lee 1923 Longest TD run ...... 92 vs. Syracuse ‘08 Total First Downs ...... 36 vs. Washington & Lee 1923 Longest Non-TD Run ...... 79 vs. Louisville ‘08 Passing Touchdowns Low Rushing Yards All...... -30 vs. Florida 1981 Longest TD Reception ...... 79 vs. Oklahoma ‘07 Geno Smith ...... 4 vs. Maryland ‘10 Low Passing Yards All...... 0 vs. Pitt 1981 Longest Non-TD Reception ...... 58 vs. Auburn ‘09 Low Total Yards Allowed ...... -14 vs. Maryland 1919 Points (Game) ...... 48 vs. Okla. ‘07, Villanova ‘08 Receptions Fewest First Downs All...... 0 vs. Maryland 1919 Points (Half)...... 28 vs. Oklahoma ‘07 (Second), Shawne Alston ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Longest TD run ...... 96 vs. N. Illinois 1986 ...... 28 vs. UConn ‘08 (Second) Tavon Austin ...... 9 vs. Marshall ‘10 Longest Non-TD Run ...... 79 vs. Louisville 2008 ...... 28 vs. Louisville ‘08 (Second) Stedman Bailey ...... 5 vs. Marshall ‘10 Longest TD Reception ...... 96 vs. Penn State 1973 Points (Qtr) ...... 21 vs. UConn ‘08 (Third) Ryan Clarke ...... 1 vs. Colorado, Syracuse ‘09, Maryland ‘10 Longest Non-TD Reception ...... 84 vs. Miami 2003 ...... 21 vs. Louisville ‘08 (Third) Eddie Davis ...... 1 vs. WMU ‘07 Points (Game) ...... 92 vs. Marshall 1916 ...... 21 vs. North Carolina ‘08 (First) Noel Devine ...... 10 vs. Marshall ‘10 Victory Margin ...... 89 vs. Geneva 1951 Brandon Hogan ...... 6 vs. East Carolina ‘07 ...... 21 vs. Auburn ‘09 (First) Will Johnson ...... 3 vs. Villanova ‘08 Victory Margin ...... 31 vs. Coastal Carolina ‘10 Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 West Virginia University • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com 2010 Single-Game Bests Julian Miller ...... 6 vs. Coastal Carolina BBradrad StarksStarks Pat Miller ...... 4 vs. Maryland Rushing Yards Chris Neild ...... 4 vs. Maryland Tavon Austin ...... 11 vs. Coastal Carolina Doug Rigg ...... 4 vs. Coastal Carolina Ryan Clarke ...... 65 vs. Maryland Robert Sands...... 5 vs. Coastal Carolina Noel Devine ...... 131 vs. Maryland Eain Smith ...... 4 vs. Coastal Carolina Trey Johnson ...... 4 vs. Coastal Carolina Lawrence Smith ...... 2 vs. Coastal Carolina Matt Lindamood ...... 6 vs. Costal Carolina Keith Tandy ...... 4 vs. Marshall Jock Sanders ...... 31 vs. Coastal Carolina Josh Taylor ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina Geno Smith ...... 20 vs. Marshall J.T. Thomas ...... 8 vs. Marshall Casey Vance ...... 4 vs. Coastal Carolina Rushing Attempts Jorge Wright...... 2 vs. Maryland Tavon Austin ...... 3 vs. Maryland Ryan Clarke ...... 15 vs. Maryland Noel Devine ...... 27 vs. Maryland Trey Johnson ...... 3 vs. Coastal Carolina Matt Lindamood ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina Jock Sanders ...... 2 vs. Maryland Geno Smith ...... 14 vs. Marshall Rushing Touchdowns Ryan Clarke ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina Noel Devine ...... 1 vs. CC, Marshall Completions Geno Smith ...... 32 vs. Marshall Tackles Barry Brunetti ...... 3 vs. Coastal Carolina Tyler Anderson ...... 1 vs. Maryland Scooter Berry ...... 4 vs. Maryland Pass Attempts Brantwon Bowser ...... 3 vs. Marshall Geno Smith ...... 45 vs. Marshall Will Clarke ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina Barry Brunetti ...... 3 vs Coastal Carolina Darwin Cook ...... 3 vs. Coastal Carolina Mike Dorsey ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina Passing Yards Terence Garvin ...... 10 vs. Coastal Carolina Geno Smith ...... 316 vs. Marshall Najee Goode...... 10 vs. Marshall Barry Brunetti ...... 0 vs. Coastal Carolina Sidney Glover ...... 6 vs. Marshall C.J. Huffman ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina Passing Touchdowns Brandon Hogan ...... 6 vs. Marshall Geno Smith ...... 4 vs. Maryland Bruce Irvin ...... 4 vs. Maryland Broderick Jenkins ...... 1 vs. Maryland Receptions J.B. Lageman ...... 3 vs. Coastal Carolina Shawne Alston ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina Anthony Leonard ...... 9 vs. Marshall Tavon Austin ...... 9 vs. Marshall Stedman Bailey ...... 5 vs. Marshall Ryan Clarke ...... 1 vs. Maryland Noel Devine ...... 10 vs. Marshall 2010 Home and Away Will Johnson ...... 2 vs. Marshall Jock Sanders ...... 8 vs. Coastal Carolina Rushing Att-Yds-Avg Avg/Gm Tyler Urban ...... 2 vs. Coastal Carolina Home (2-0) ...... 94-385-4.1 ...... 192.5 Coley White ...... 2 vs. Coastal Carolina Away (1-0) ...... 42-153-3.6 ...... 153.0 J.D. Woods ...... 2 vs. Coastal Carolina Passing Att-Comp-Yds-TD-Int Avg/Gm Home (2-0) ...... 62-42-484-6-2 ...... 242.0 Receiving Yards Away (1-0) ...... 45-32-316-1-0 ...... 316.0 Tavon Austin ...... 106 vs. Maryland Stedman Bailey ...... 72 vs. Marshall Total Offense Rush-Pass-Total Avg/Gm Noel Devine ...... 62 vs. Marshall Home (2-0) ...... 385-484-869 ...... 434.5 Will Johnson ...... 22 vs. Coastal Carolina Away (1-0) ...... 153-316-469 ...... 469.0 Jock Sanders ...... 86 vs. Maryland Tyler Urban ...... 5 vs. Coastal Carolina Rush Defense Att-Yds-Avg Avg/Gm Coley White ...... 3 vs. Coastal Carolina Home (2-0) ...... 60-53-0.9 ...... 26.5 J.D. Woods ...... 19 vs. Marshall Away (1-0) ...... 27-135-5.0 ...... 135.0 Receiving Touchdowns Pass Defense Att-Comp-Yds-TD-Int Avg/Gm Tavon Austin ...... 2 vs. Maryland Home (2-0) ...... 51-27-350-2-1 ...... 175.0 Stedman Bailey ...... 2 vs. Maryland Away (1-0) ...... 29-20-229-3-0 ...... 229.0 Jock Sanders ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina Will Johnson ...... 1 vs. Marshall Total Defense Rush-Pass-Total Avg/Gm J.D. Woods ...... 1 vs. Coastal Carolina Home (2-0) ...... 53-350-403 ...... 201.5 Away (1-0) ...... 135-229-364 ...... 364.0

Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 Mountaineers • The LSU GaG me • MSNsportsNET.com The Last Time ... By The Mountaineers ... 30 Rushing Attempts: 33 by Steve Slaton vs. Marshall/Sept. 2, 2006 40 Rushing Attempts: 40 by Quincy Wilson vs. Rutgers/Oct. 11, 2003 100 Rushing Yards: 131 by Noel Devine against Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 200 Rushing Yards: 220 by Noel Devine vs. Colorado/Oct. 1, 2009 75-Yard Run (no touchdown): 79 by Noel Devine at Louisville/Nov. 22, 2008 75-Yard Touchdown Run: 88 by Noel Devine vs. Pitt/Nov. 27, 2009 50-Yard Run (no touchdown): 50 by Noel Devine vs. Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 50-Yard Touchdown Run: 88 by Noel Devine vs. Pitt/Nov. 27, 2009 2 Rushing Touchdowns: 2 by Jarrett Brown at USF/Oct. 30, 2009 3 Rushing Touchdowns: 3 by Noel Devine at Auburn, Sept. 19, 2009 Double 100-Yard Rushers: by Pat White (200) and Noel Devine (154) at Louisville/Nov. 22, 2008 Double 200-Yard Rushers: by Pat White (220) and Steve Slaton (215) at Pitt/Nov. 16, 2006 30 Pass Completions: 32 by Geno Smith at Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 20 Pass Completions: 32 by Geno Smith at Marsahll/Sept. 10, 2010 15 Pass Completions: 19 by Geno Smith against Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 40 Pass Attempts: 45 by Geno Smith at Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 35 Pass Attempts: 45 by Geno Smith at Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 30 Pass Attempts: 45 by Geno Smith at Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 3 Touchdown Passes: 4 by Jarrett Brown vs. East Carolina/Sept. 12, 2009 4 Touchdown Passes: 4 by Geno Smith vs. Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 5 or more Touchdown Passes: 5 by Pat White vs. Villanova, Aug. 30, 2008 300 Yards Passing: 316 by Geno Smith at Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 400 Yards Passing: 429 by Marc Bulger vs. Missouri/Dec. 26, 1998 100 Yards Rushing and Passing: by Pat White (200/122) at Louisville/Nov. 22, 2008 200 Yards Rushing and Passing: by Pat White (220/204) at Pitt/Nov. 16, 2006 100 Yards Rushing and Receiving: by Steve Slaton (215/130) at Pitt/Nov. 16, 2006 300 Yards Total Offense: 329 by Geno Smith at Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 400 Yards Total Offense: 407 by Jarrett Brown vs. East Carolina/Sept. 12, 2009 10 Receptions: 10 by Noel Devine at Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 9 Receptions: 10 by Noel Devine at Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 2 Touchdown Receptions: 2 by Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey vs. Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 Two Players with 2 Touchdown Receptions: 2 by Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey vs. Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 Double 100-Yard Receivers: Shawn Foreman (115) and Khori Ivy (113) at Pitt/Nov. 27, 1998 100 Yards Receiving: 106 by Tavon Austin vs. Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 150 Yards Receiving: 209 by Chris Henry at Syracuse/Nov. 22, 2003 RRyanyan CClarkelarke 200 Yards Receiving: 209 by Chris Henry at Syracuse/Nov. 22, 2003 75-Yard Touchdown Reception: 79 by Tito Gonzales from Pat White vs. Oklahoma/Jan. 2, 2008 50-Yard Touchdown Reception: 58 by Tavon Austin from Jarrett Brown vs. East Carolina/ Sept. 12, 2009 50-Yard Reception (no touchdown): 58 by Brad Starks from Jarrett Brown at Auburn/Sept. 19, 2009 TTyleryler BBitancurtitancurt Rushing and Receiving Touchdown: by Jock Sanders at UConn/Nov. 1, 2008 2 Rushing and 2 Receiving Touchdowns: by Steve Slaton at Pitt/Nov. 16, 2006 Kickoff Return For Touchdown: 98 yards by Tavon Austin vs. UConn/Oct. 24, 2009 Returned Opening Kick for a Touchdown: 98 yards by Tavon Austin vs. UConn/Oct. 24, 2009 Punt Return For Touchdown: 50 yards by Vaughn Rivers at Mississippi State/Oct. 7, 2006 Punt Blocked and Returned For Touchdown: 1 yard by Thandi Smith (blocked, picked up and returned) at Rutgers/Oct. 8, 2005 Punt Blocked: by Kent Richardson at Rutgers/Dec. 5, 2009 Punt Blocked For Touchdown: Blocked by Jerry White and recovered by Joe Hunter vs. UCF/Nov. 1, 2003 Interception Return For Touchdown: 24 yards by Sidney Glover at Rutgers/Dec. 5, 2009 Interception Return For Touchdown by a Defensive Lineman: 19 yards by at Syracuse/Oct. 6, 2007 Two Interceptions Returned for Touchdown: by Shawn Hackett (41) and Grant Wiley (22) vs. Boston College/Sept. 2, 2000 50-Yard Field Goal: 52 yards by Pat McAfee vs. Cincinnati/Nov. 8, 2008 Field Goal Blocked: by Mike Lorello vs. Syracuse/Oct. 21, 2004 Missed an Extra Point: by Tyler Bitancurt at Auburn/Sept. 19, 2009 Intercepted Fumble Returned For Touchdown: no instance yet found Fumble Recovered/Returned For Touchdown: 44 yards by vs. Louisville/Nov. 8, 2007 Fumble Recovered For Touchdown: 0 yards by Reed Williams vs. Connecticut/Nov. 24, 2007 Two-Point Conversion By Rush: Pat White vs. Cincinnati/Nov. 8, 2008 Two-Point Conversion By Pass: Jock Sanders from Geno Smith at Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 Defensive Extra Point: Matt Taffoni interception return at Pitt/Oct. 15, 1994 Extra Point Blocked: by Rick Sherrod at Maryland/Sept. 29, 2001 Punt Blocked For Safety: by Phil Braxton at Temple/Sept. 29, 2000 Team Gained 300 Yards Rushing: 376 at Louisville/Nov. 22, 2008 Team Gained 400 Yards Rushing: 437 at Pitt/Nov. 16, 2006 Team Gained 500 Yards Rushing: 517 vs. Connecticut/Nov. 24, 2007 Team Failed To Gain 100 Yards Rushing: 33 vs. Virginia Tech/Oct. 6, 2001 Team Failed To Gain 50 Yards Rushing: 33 vs. Virginia Tech/Oct. 6, 2001 Team Gained 300 Yards Passing: 316 at Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 Team Gained 400 Yards Passing: 452 vs. Missouri/Dec. 26, 1998 Team Failed To Gain 100 Yards Passing: 98 vs, Cincinnati/Nov. 8, 2008 Team Gained 500 Yards Total Offense: 509 at Auburn/Sept. 19, 2009 Team Gained 600 Yards Total Offense: 624 against Connecticut/Nov. 24, 2007 Team Failed To Gain 200 Yards Total Offense: 183 vs. Pitt/Dec. 1, 2007 Team Failed To Get A First Down: no instance yet found Team Failed To Get A Rushing First Down: vs. Texas Western/Nov. 25, 1950 Team Failed To Get A Passing First Down: vs. South Carolina/Dec. 30, 1969 Team Had Six Turnovers: five interceptions, one fumble at Auburn/Sept. 19, 2009 Successful Fake Punt: 18-yard run by Zac Cooper vs. Rutgers/Oct. 4, 2008 Scored 60+ Points: 66 vs. Connecticut/Nov. 24, 2007 Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 West Virginia University • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com Scored 50+ Points: 55 at Syracuse/Oct. 6, 2007 Scored 40+ Points: 48 vs. Villanova/Aug. 30, 2008 Scored 30+ Points: 31 vs. Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 Shutout Recorded: 31-0 vs. Coastal Carolina/Sept. 4, 2010 Safety Scored: when Julian Miller tackled USF’s Jamar Taylor in end zone/Oct. 30, 2009 Two Safeties Scored: at Syracuse/Sept. 25, 2000 Played An Overtime Game: 24-21/W - OT at Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 Won Game Without An Offensive TD: at Syracuse/Sept. 5, 2005 Won Game Without a Rushing TD: Against Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 Versus West Virginia ... 30 Rushing Attempts: 33 by Darius Ashley of Louisville/Nov 7, 2009 100 Rushing Yards: 101 by Martin Ward of Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 200 Rushing Yards: 204 by William Green of Boston College/Sept. 1, 2001 75-Yard Run: 84 by Joshua Cribbs of Kent State/Sept. 22, 2001 50-Yard Touchdown Run: 52 by Thomas Brown of Georgia/Jan. 2, 2006 50-Yard Non-Touchdown Run: 52 by Isaiah Pead of Cincinnati/Nov. 13, 2009 3 Rushing Touchdowns: 4 by Michael Bush of Louisville/Oct. 15, 2005 2 Players Rushing for 100 Yards: by Leon Washington (195) and Lorenzo Booker (101) of Florida State/Jan. 1, 2005 20 Pass Completions: 25 by Brian Anderson of Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 30 Pass Completions: 31 by of Louisville/Oct. 15, 2005 50 Pass Attempts: 52 by Cody Hawkins of Colorado/Oct. 1, 2009 40 Pass Attempts: 41 by Cody Endres of UConn/Oct. 24, 2009 30 Pass Attempts: 30 by of Pitt/Nov. 27, 2009 3 Touchdown Passes: 3 by Brian Anderson of Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 4 Touchdown Passes: 4 by Chris Todd of Auburn/Sept. 19, 2009 300 Yards Passing: 378 by Cody Endres of UConn/Oct. 24, 2009 400 Yards Passing: 419 by of Pitt/Nov. 15, 2003 100 Yards Rushing & 200 Yards Passing: by B.J. Daniels of USF (104/232)/Oct. 30, 2009 100 Yards Rushing & 100 Yards Passing: by B.J. Daniels of USF (104/232)/Oct. 30, 2009 300 Yards Total Offense: 336 by B.J. Daniels of USF/Oct. 30, 2009 10 Receptions: 11 by Cody Slate of Marshall/Oct. 17, 2009 2 Touchdown Receptions: 2 by Torrey Smith of Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 3 Touchdown Receptions: 3 by of Auburn/Sept. 19, 2009 100 Yards Receiving: 149 by Torrey Smith of Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 150 Yards Receiving: 157 by Marcus Easley of UConn/Oct. 24, 2009 200-Yards Receiving: 217 by Hakeem Nicks of North Carolina/Dec. 27, 2008 Double 100-Yard Receivers: (116) and Mario Urrutia (113) of Louisville /Nov. 2, 2006 50-Yard Reception (no touchdown): 69 by Carlton Mitchell from B.J. Daniels of USF SScootercooter BBerryerry /Oct. 30, 2009 50-Yard Touchdown Reception: 80 by Torrey Smith by Mohamed Sanu from Jamarr Robinson of Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 75-Yard Touchdown Reception: 80 by Torrey Smith by Mohamed Sanu from Jamarr Robinson of Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 Rushing and Receiving Touchdown: by Mike Brown of Liberty/Sept. 5, 2009 BBrandonrandon HHoganogan Kickoff Return For Touchdown: 91 yards by Joe Lefeged of Rutgers/Dec. 5, 2009 Opening Kickoff Return for Touchdown: 100 yards by of Cincinnati/ Nov. 8, 2008 Punt Return For Touchdown: 73 yards by of Pitt/Nov. 16, 2006 2 Players Return Punts For Touchdown: by DeJuan Tribble (41) and Will Blackmon (71) of Boston College/Nov. 13, 2004 Punt Blocked and Returned For Touchdown: Alex Lewis of Wisconsin/Aug. 30, 2003 Punt Blocked For Touchdown: blocked by Marcus Gildersleve and returned by Ricky Hall of Virginia Tech/Oct. 31, 1998 Interception Return For Touchdown: 15 yards by Craig Stevens of Auburn/Sept. 19, 2009 50-Yard Field Goal: 53 by Patrick Shadle of Syracuse/Oct. 11, 2008 Field Goal Blocked: by Johnny Jones of Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010 Blocked Field Goal Returned For Touchdown: 74 yards by Vincent Fuller of Virginia Tech/Oct. 2, 2004 Intercepted Fumble Returned For Touchdown: 75 yards by Tim Quense of Pitt/ Oct. 1, 1983 Fumble Recovered/Returned For Touchdown: 9 yards by of USF /Nov. 25, 2006 Two-Point Conversion By Rush: by Tom Savage of Rutgers/Dec. 5, 2009 Two-Point Conversion By Pass: by Domenick Goodman from of Cincinnati/Nov. 11, 2006 Defensive Extra Point: has not yet occurred Extra Point Blocked: by Micah Kimball of Virginia/Dec. 28, 2002 Punt Blocked For Safety: by Chris Nofoaiga of Idaho/Oct. 7, 2000 Team Gained 300 Yards Rushing: 301 by Florida State/Jan. 1, 2005 Team Gained 200 Yards Rushing: 221 by Florida State/Jan. 1, 2010 Team Failed To Gain 100 Yards Rushing: Minus-10 by Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 Team Gained 300 Yards Passing: 378 by UConn/Oct. 24, 2009 Team Gained 400 Yards Passing: 419 by Pitt/Nov. 15, 2003 Team Failed To Gain 100 Yards Passing: 72 by Rutgers/Oct. 4, 2008 Team Gained 500 Yards Total Offense: 501 by UConn/Oct. 24, 2009 Team Failed To Gain 250 Yards Total Offense: 217 by Maryland/Sept. 18, 2010 Team Failed To Gain 200 Yards Total Offense: 186 by Coastal Carolina/Sept. 4, 2019 Team Failed To Gain 100 Yards Total Offense: 90 by Rutgers/Oct. 12, 2002 Team Failed To Get A First Down: no instance yet found Team Failed To Get A Rushing First Down: by Western Michigan/Sept. 7, 1996 Team Failed To Get A Passing First Down: by Pitt/Oct. 10, 1981 Successful Fake Punt: by Jon Limbright of Navy, 10-yard rush/Oct. 3, 1998 Team Scored 50+ Points: 51 by Penn State/Oct. 26, 1991 Team Scored 40+ Points: 41 by Auburn/Sept. 19, 2009 Team Scored 30+ Points: 33 by Florida State/Jan. 1, 2010 Shutout Recorded: 35-0 by Virginia Tech/Oct. 6, 2001 Safety Scored: by North Carolina/Dec. 27, 2008 Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 Mountaineers • The LSU GaG me • MSNsportsNET.com Game 1: The Coastal Carolina Game No. 25 West Virginia 31, Coastal Carolina 0 • Sept. 4, 2010 • Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia started the 2010 football season or more yards. Sanders rushed for 31 yards and off with a 31-0 shutout of Coastal Carolina at caught a game-high eight passes for 71 yards. Milan Puskar Stadium, Receiver Tavon Austin caught five passes for 90 The stingy play of the Mountaineer defense yards with a long of 33, while Woods’ first col- brought the first shutout for West Virginia since legiate catch was good for the game’s first score. 2005 and the first home shutout since 1997. The Mountaineer defense was led by safety The Geno Smith era at quarterback got started Terence Garvin with 10 tackles, followed by line- on solid ground as the sophomore completed 20 backer Anthony Leonard and defensive lineman of 27 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns. Julian Miller with six. Smith’s passing totals were the second-best by a West Virginia rushed for 184 yards and passed WVU QB in his starting debut during the last 13 for 216 to total an even 400 yards of total of- seasons. fense. The Mountaineer defense played a huge The Smith-led offense took the game’s open- role in the game, holding the Chanticleers to just ing drive and marched 73 yards in 16 plays to get 63 yards rushing, 123 yards passing and 186 yards the scoring started. On fourth-and-goal, Smith of total offense. Coastal Carolina averaged just 1.9 connected with receiver J.D. Woods for a four-yard yards per rush and 3.1 yards per play against the touchdown pass and a quick 7-0 WVU advantage. veteran Mountaineer defense. Early in the second quarter, West Virginia The 31-point win was the largest margin of vic- extended its lead to 10-0, when kicker Tyler tory for a Bill Stewart-led team at West Virginia. Bitancurt connected on a 21-yard field goal to end WVU is 59-1 in its last 60 games when scoring a seven-play, 55-yard drive. more than 30 points. The Mountaineers improved Coastal Carolina’s best chance to score in the to 95-29-4 all-time in season openers and 93- first half came when Dominique Davenport 18-2 all-time in home openers. Since the 2000 JJ.D..D. intercepted a Smith pass and returned it 37 yards season, West Virginia is now 11-0 all-time against WWoodsoods to the WVU 21-yard line. However, on the next NCAA FCS opponents. play, WVU’s Brandon Hogan intercepted Coastal quarterback Zach McDowall in the end zone to keep the Chanticleers scoreless heading into the Scoring and Statistical Summary half. Two scores by West Virginia in the third 1 2 3 4 F quarter put the game away. First, Jock Sanders Coastal Carolina ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 hauled in a 17-yard touchdown strike from Smith West Virginia ...... 7 ...... 3 ...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 31 at the 13:32 mark, which was set up when Robert 1st WVU - J.D. Woods 4 pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick) Sands forced a Chanticleer fumble on the second 2nd WVU - Bitancurt 21 FG half kickoff, which was recovered by WVU’s Darwin 3rd WVU - Jock Sanders 17 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) Cook at the Coastal 19-yard line. WVU - Ryan Clarke 1 rush (Bitancurt kick) With just 1:44 left in the third, fullback Ryan 4th WVU - Noel Devine 4 rush (Bitancurt kick) Clarke dove over from the one-yard line to give the Mountaineers a 24-0 lead. Clarke’s score CCU WVU ended a strong nine-play, 75-yard drive for the First Downs ...... 9 ...... 18 Mountaineers, highlighted by Smith completions Rushes/Yards ...... 33/63...... 39/184 of 19 and 33 yards to his receivers. Passing Yardage ...... 123 ...... 216 West Virginia closed out the game’s scoring Passes ...... 14/27/1 ...... 23/32/1 with 14:11 left when tailback Noel Devine scored Punts ...... 8/281/35.1 ...... 6/295/49.2 his first touchdown of the season and 25th of his Fumbles/Lost ...... 1/1 ...... 2/2 career. Return Yardage ...... 40 ...... 10 Devine’s four-yard run ended a 62-yard drive by Penalties/Yards ...... 6/40 ...... 3/25 the Mountaineers, as he rushed for 55 of the 62 Time of Possession...... 27:51 ...... 32:09 yards in the drive. WVU RUSHING: Devine 23-111; WVU PASSING: Smith 20-27-1-216; WVU RECEIVING: Sanders 8-71, Austin 5-90; The Mountaineer defense halted four more WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Garvin 10 (1/0), Leonard 6 (1/0); J. Miller 6 (1/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Hogan. Coastal Carolina possessions in the final quarter to preserve the opening day shutout that saw 68 CCU RUSHING: O’Neal 15-33, Height 5-26, Whitener 8-19: CCU PASSING: MacDowall 13-26-1-119; CCU RECEIVING: Mountaineers play. Duran 4-64, Whitley 3-36; CCU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Jacobs 11 (2/0), Steward 8, Jolly 7; CCU INTERCEPTIONS: Aside from Smith’s solid numbers, Devine Davenport. totaled 111 yards rushing on 23 carries for a 4.8 yards per carry average. Devine’s totals marked Attendance - 57,862 his 16th-career 100-yard rushing game, and WVU improved to 13-3 all-time when he rushes for 100 Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 West Virginia University • The LSL U Game • MSNsportsNET.com Game 2: The Marshall Game - “Friends of Coal Bowl 5” No. 23 West Virginia 24, Marshall 21 (OT) • Sept. 10, 2010 • Huntington, W.Va. West Virginia rallied from a 15-point deficit in zone for a five-yard score with just 12 seconds the final 8:28 of the game to force overtime and left. Smith then hit Jock Sanders for the two- GGenoeno defeat Marshall, 24-21, in the Friends of Coal Bowl. point conversion to complete the comeback and SSmithmith Needing two big drives late in the fourth force overtime. quarter, the Mountaineer offense responded with In the first overtime, WVU drove to the three, a nine-play, 96-yard drive, followed by an 18-play, and came away with a 20-yard field goal by 98-yard drive to stun the Marshall faithful and Bitancurt. Marshall was stopped after three plays record the come-from-behind victory. and was forced to try a 39-yard field goal, and Marshall started quickly and took the opening the game ended as Tyler Warner’s attempt went kickoff 80 yards in just six plays for a 7-0 lead, wide right and silenced the Joan C. Edwards when quarterback Brian Anderson hit Antavi- Stadium record crowd of 41,382. ous Wilson on an eight-yard scoring strike. The Smith finished with 316 yards passing and scoring drive was highlighted by a 55-yard run by Devine with 112 rushing as the Mountaineers Thundering Herd tailback Martin Ward. totaled 469 yards of total offense. WVU collected West Virginia responded on its first drive, 194 yards in 24 plays on its final two drives in marching 42 yards in nine plays and coming regulation. Linebacker Najee Goode led the away with a 34-yard Tyler Bitancurt field goal to defense with 10 stops. cut the Herd lead to 7-3 with 7:31 remaining in For the Herd, Anderson passed for 229 yards the opening quarter. and Dobson led all receivers with 120 yards, as West Virginia’s offense continued to move the Marshall finished the game with 364 yards of ball in the first half, but the Mountaineer drives total offense. Linebacker Mario Harvey was strong eventually stalled, while Marshall hit for the big with 16 tackles. play. With the win, West Virginia upped its record to At the 11:15 mark of the second quarter, the 10-0 all-time against Marshall and 3-0 all-time in Herd was backed up to its own four-yard line Huntington. when Anderson unleashed a bomb and con- nected with receiver Aaron Dobson for a 96-yard touchdown pass, giving Marshall a 14-3 lead at Scoring and Statistical Summary the half. West Virginia’s Tavon Austin returned the 1 2 3 4 OT F second half kickoff 50 yards, but a fumble on the West Virginia ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 3 ...... 15 ...... 3 ...... 24 second play of scrimmage cost the Mountaineers Marshall ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 21 a chance at points. WVU then used a Bitancurt 1st MAR - Antavious Wilson 8 pass from Brian Anderson (Tyler Warner kick) 33-yard field goal to put the score at 14-6 in favor WVU - Tyler Bitancurt 34 FG of the Herd, but that was all the scoring for either 2nd MAR - Aaron Dobson 96 pass from Anderson (Warner kick) 3rd WVU - Bitancurt 33 FG team in the third quarter after Marshall blocked a 4th MAR - Wilson 12 pass from Anderson (Warner kick) Bitancurt field goal attempt at the 2:35 mark. WVU - Noel Devine 4 rush (Bitancurt kick) The Herd used the blocked field goal to its WVU - Will Johnson 5 pass from Geno Smith (Jock Sanders pass from Smith) advantage and marched 68 yards to open a 21-6 1OT WVU - Bitancurt 20 FG advantage at the start of the fourth quarter, when Anderson found Wilson for his second TD WVU MAR reception in the game. First Downs ...... 28...... 16 The two teams traded drives before Marshall Rushes/Yards ...... 42/153 ...... 27/135 seemed in total control by forcing a Geno Smith Passing Yardage ...... 316 ...... 229 fumble at the 10:17 mark of the fourth. But, the Passes ...... 32/45/0 ...... 20/29/0 Mountaineers gained new life when the Herd’s Punts ...... 4/155/38.8 ...... 7/282/40.3 Tron Martinez fumbled deep in WVU territory with Fumbles/Lost ...... 4/2 ...... 3/1 8:28 left in the contest. Return Yardage ...... 0 ...... 8 Nine plays later, WVU tailback Noel Devine Penalties/Yards ...... 8/65 ...... 7/66 rushed in from four yards away to cut the Herd Time of Possession...... 33:45 ...... 26:15 lead to 21-13. The Mountaineer defense needed a WVU RUSHING: Devine 23-118; WVU PASSING: Smith 32-45-0-316; WVU RECEIVING: Devine 10-62, Austin 9-85, stop and got it, as the Herd returned the ball at Bailey 5-72, Sanders 5-57; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Goode 10, Leonard 9 (1/0), Thomas 8 (1/0), Garvin 7; WVU the 3:09 mark of the fourth with the Mountain- INTERCEPTIONS: None. eers 98 yards away from the end zone. Highlighting the 15-play drive was a Smith rush MAR RUSHING: Ward 11-101; MAR PASSING: Anderson 20-29-0-229; MAR RECEIVING: Dobson 4-120, Smith 4-39; for 20 yards, and the sophomore quarterback MAR TACKLES (TFL/QS): Harvey 16 (3/1), D. Brown 13, Curry 11 (3/2), O. Brown 11; MAR INTERCEPTIONS: None. completed 9-of-12 passes in the drive, finding Will Johnson in the back of the end Attendance - 41,382 Mountaineer Football West Virginia at LSU • Sept. 25, 2010 The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Game Results (as of Sep 20, 2010) All games

Overall Conference Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ------Sep 04, 2010 COASTAL CAROLINA W 31-0 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 3:04 57862 Sep 10, 2010 at Marshall WO 24-21 2- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 3:38 41382 Sep 18, 2010 MARYLAND W 31-17 3- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 3:26 60122

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------FIRST DOWNS------RUSHING------PASSING------TOTAL OFFENSE-- Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs ------/-- --/-- --/-- --/------/------/------/------/ ------/-- --/-- COASTAL CAROLINA.... 31-0 18/9 9/4 8/5 1/0 39-184 / 33-63 23-32- 1 / 14-27- 1 216/123 71-400 / 60-186 25/134 3/2 Marshall...... 24-21 28/16 10/5 16/9 2/2 42-153 / 27-135 32-45- 0 / 20-29- 0 316/229 87-469 / 56-364 103/84 2/1 MARYLAND...... 31-17 24/9 10/3 11/5 3/1 55-201 / 27--10 19-30- 1 / 13-24- 0 268/227 85-469 / 51-217 126/161 3/1

Totals...... 86-38 70/34 29/12 35/19 6/3 136-538 / 87-188 74-107- 2/ 47- 80- 1 800/579 243-1338/ 167-767 254/379 8/4

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

Team Statistics WVU OPP SCORING 86 38 Points Per Game 28.7 12.7 FIRST DOWNS 70 34 R u s h in g 29 12 P a s s in g3519 P e n a lt y 6 3 RUSHING YARDAGE 538 188 Yards gained rushing 657 301 Yards lost rushing 119 113 Rushing Attempts 136 87 Average Per Rush 4.0 2.2 Average Per Game 179.3 62.7 TDs Rushing 3 0 PASSING YARDAGE 800 579 C o m p - A t t - I n t 74-107-2 47-80-1 Average Per Pass 7.5 7.2 Average Per Catch 10.8 12.3 Average Per Game 266.7 193.0 TDs Passing 7 5 TOTAL OFFENSE 1338 767 Total Plays 243 167 Average Per Play 5.5 4.6 Average Per Game 446.0 255.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 9-175 15-271 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-79 5-18 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 2-90 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.4 18.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 15.8 3.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 45.0 FUMBLES-LOST 9-6 6-3 PENALTIES-Yards 20-156 23-183 Average Per Game 52.0 61.0 PUNTS-Yards 14-608 22-880 Average Per Punt 43.4 40.0 Net punt average 40.7 34.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 4 : 1 9 2 5 : 3 9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 28/53 9/41 3rd-Down Pct 53% 22% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/4 2/5 4th-Down Pct 50% 40% SACKS BY-Yards 8-65 5-43 MISC YARDS 0 16 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 10 5 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-6 1-4 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (15-18) 83% (3-4) 75% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (10-18) 56% (2-4) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (9-9) 100% (5-5) 100% ATTENDANCE 117984 41382 Games/Avg Per Game 2/58992 1/41382 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total West Virginia 24 10 24 25 3 86 Opponents 7 7 14 10 0 38 The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg DEVINE, Noel 3 73 383 29 354 4.8 2 50 118.0 SANDERS, Jock 3 69 23.0 0 66 CLARKE, Ryan 3 25 107 0 107 4.3 1 23 35.7 HOGAN, Brandon 2 10 5.0 0 6 SANDERS, Jock 3 3 42 0 42 14.0 0 31 14.0 Total 5 79 15.8 0 66 AUSTIN, Tavon 3 5 21 1 20 4.0 0 8 6.7 Opponents 5 18 3.6 0 8 SMITH, Geno 3 23 91 78 13 0.6 0 20 4.3 LINDAMOOD, Matt 3 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 2.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg JOHNSON, Trey 1 3 7 3 4 1.3 0 5 4.0 HOGAN, Brandon 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 1 3 0 8 -8 -2.7 0 0 -8.0 Total 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 3 136 657 119 538 4.0 3 50 179.3 Opponents 2 90 45.0 0 53 Opponents 3 87 301 113 188 2.2 0 55 62.7 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g AUSTIN, Tavon 7 142 20.3 0 50 SMITH, Geno 3 157.72 71-101-1 70.3 800 7 33 266.7 CLARKE, Ryan 1 18 18.0 0 18 BRUNETTI, Barry 1 60.00 3-5-0 60.0 0 0 5 0.0 DEVINE, Noel 1 15 15.0 0 15 SANDERS, Jock 3 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 9 175 19.4 0 50 Total 3 149.81 74-107-2 69.2 800 7 33 266.7 Opponents 15 271 18.1 0 31 Opponents 3 137.67 47-80-1 58.7 579 5 96 193.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 AUSTIN, Tavon 3 21 281 13.4 2 33 93.7 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 SANDERS, Jock 3 19 214 11.3 1 32 71.3 DEVINE, Noel 3 13 89 6.8 0 12 29.7 BAILEY, Stedman 3 9 132 14.7 2 30 44.0 JOHNSON, Will 3 3 43 14.3 1 22 14.3 WOODS. J.D. 3 3 29 9.7 1 19 9.7 URBAN, Tyler 1 2 5 2.5 0 4 5.0 WHITE, Coley 1 2 3 1.5 0 5 3.0 CLARKE, Ryan 3 1 7 7.0 0 7 2.3 ALSTON, Shawne 3 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 -1.0 Total 3 74 800 10.8 7 33 266.7 Opponents 3 47 579 12.3 5 96 193.0 The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g BITANCURT, Tyler - 5-6 9-9 - - - - - 24 SMITH, Geno 3 124 13 800 813 271.0 BAILEY, Stedman 2 ------12 DEVINE, Noel 3 73 354 0 354 118.0 AUSTIN, Tavon 2 ------12 CLARKE, Ryan 3 25 107 0 107 35.7 DEVINE, Noel 2 ------12 SANDERS, Jock 3 4 42 0 42 14.0 SANDERS, Jock 1 - - - 1 - - - 8 AUSTIN, Tavon 3 5 20 0 20 6.7 JOHNSON, Will 1 ------6 LINDAMOOD, Matt 3 1 6 0 6 2.0 CLARKE, Ryan 1 ------6 JOHNSON, Trey 1 3 4 0 4 4.0 WOODS. J.D. 1 ------6 TEAM 1 3 -8 0 -8 -8.0 SMITH, Geno - - - - - 1-1 - - 0 Total 3 243 538 800 1338 446.0 Total 10 5-6 9-9 - 1 1-1 - - 86 Opponents 3 167 188 579 767 255.7 Opponents 5 1-4 5-5 - - - - - 38

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk BITANCURT, Tyler 5-6 83.3 0-0 3-3 2-2 0-1 0-0 34 1 PUGNETTI, Gregg 14 608 43.4 71 1 2 5 4 0 Total 14 608 43.4 71 1 2 5 4 0 FG Sequence West Virginia Opponents Opponents 22 880 40.0 62 2 4 9 3 0 COASTAL (21) 47,42 MARSHALL (34),(33),45,(20) 39 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln MD (23) (35) SMITH, Corey 17 1078 63.4 2 0 Total 17 1078 63.4 2 0 18.1 45.1 24 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Opponents 9 541 60.1 0 0 19.4 40.7 29 The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g DEVINE, Noel 3 354 89 0 15 0 458 152.7 AUSTIN, Tavon 3 20 281 0 142 0 443 147.7 SANDERS, Jock 3 42 214 69 0 0 325 108.3 BAILEY, Stedma 3 0 132 0 0 0 132 44.0 CLARKE, Ryan 3 107 7 0 18 0 132 44.0 JOHNSON, Will 3 0 43 0 0 0 43 14.3 WOODS. J.D. 3 0 29 0 0 0 29 9.7 SMITH, Geno 3 13 0 0 0 0 13 4.3 HOGAN, Brando 2 0 0 10 0 0 10 5.0 LINDAMOOD, M 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 2.0 URBAN, Tyler 1 0 5 0 0 0 5 5.0 JOHNSON, Trey 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 4.0 WHITE, Coley 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 3.0 ALSTON, Shaw 3 0 -3 0 0 0 -3 -1.0 TEAM 1 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -8.0 Total 3 538 800 79 175 0 1592 530.7 Opponents 3 188 579 18 271 90 1146 382.0 The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 45 LEONARD, Anthony 3 9 14 23 3.5-11 1.0-9 . . . . 1 . . 28 GARVIN, Terrence 3 6 15 21 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . . 30 THOMAS, J.T. 3 7 11 18 1.5-4 . . 2 . . . . . 52 GOODE, Najee 3 5 9 14 2.0-9 . . 1 . . . . . 22 HOGAN, Brandon 2 6 5 11 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . 4 GLOVER, Sidney 3 5 5 10 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 2 SANDS, Robert 3 8 2 10 1.5-16 . . . . . 1 . . 97 MILLER, Julian 3 2 6 8 2.0-6 1.0-4 . 2 . . . . . 93 BERRY, Scooter 3 3 5 8 2.0-27 2.0-27 . . . 1-0 . . . 8 TANDY, Keith 3 3 4 7 0.5-1 ...... 11 IRVIN, Bruce 3 5 2 7 3.0-22 3.0-22 . 1 . . 1 . . 90 NEILD, Chris 3 4 3 7 1.0-3 1.0-3 ...... 24 SMITH, Eain 3 3 3 6 ...... 25 COOK, Darwin 3 4 1 5 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 6D MILLER, Pat 3 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . . 43 VANCE, Casey 3 2 2 4 ...... 47 RIGG, Doug 3 2 2 4 0.5-0 ...... 99 WRIGHT, Jorge 3 2 2 4 0.5-2 . . . 1 . 1 . . 18 BOWSER, Brantwon 3 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . . 35 SMITH, Lawrence 3 2 1 3 ...... 91 LAGEMAN, J.B. 1 1 2 3 0.5-1 ...... 53 ANDERSON, Tyler 3 1 1 2 ...... 3 DAVIS, Eddie 3 1 1 2 ...... 6 JOHNSON, Will 3 . 2 2 ...... 38 LINDAMOOD, Matt 3 . 1 1 ...... 32 CLARKE, Ryan 3 1 . 1 ...... 23 JENIKINS, Brodrick 3 1 . 1 ...... 1 AUSTIN, Tavon 3 1 . 1 ...... 33 DORSEY, Mike 3 1 . 1 ...... 10 BAILEY, Stedman 3 1 . 1 ...... 44 SMITH, Corey 3 1 . 1 ...... 94 TAYLOR, Josh 2 . 1 1 ...... 98 CLARKE, Will 2 . 1 1 0.5-2 ...... 78 HUFFMAN, C.J. 1 . 1 1 0.5-1 ...... Total 3 92 106 198 20-106 8-65 1-0 11 1 3-0 4 . . Opponents 3 127 140 267 23-91 5-43 2-90 5 6 6-0 7 1 . The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g DEVINE, Noel 3 73 383 29 354 4.8 2 50 118.0 41 593 3930 195 3735 6.3 25 92 91.1 CLARKE, Ryan 3 25 107 0 107 4.3 1 23 35.7 15 85 362 5 357 4.2 9 37 23.8 SANDERS, Jock 3 3 42 0 42 14.0 0 31 14.0 42 102 610 38 572 5.6 5 56 13.6 AUSTIN, Tavon 3 5 21 1 20 4.0 0 8 6.7 16 11 68 1 67 6.1 1 19 4.2 SMITH, Geno 3 23 91 78 13 0.6 0 20 4.3 8 40 136 116 20 0.5 0 20 2.5 LINDAMOOD, Matt 3 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 2.0 15 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.4 JOHNSON, Trey 1 3 7 3 4 1.3 0 5 4.0 1 3 7 3 4 1.3 0 5 4.0 TEAM 1 3 0 8 -8 -2.7 0 0 -8.0 Total 3 136 657 119 538 4.0 3 50 179.3 Opponents 3 87 301 113 188 2.2 0 55 62.7

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g SMITH, Geno 3 157.72 71-101-1 70.3 800 7 33 266.7 8 145.70 103-150-2 68.7 1109 8 33 138.6 BRUNETTI, Barry 1 60.00 3-5-0 60.0 0 0 5 0.0 1 60.00 3-5-0 60.0 0 0 5 0.0 SANDERS, Jock 3 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 42 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 3 149.81 74-107-2 69.2 800 7 33 266.7 Opponents 3 137.67 47-80-1 58.7 579 5 96 193.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g AUSTIN, Tavon 3 21 281 13.4 2 33 93.7 16 36 432 12.0 3 58 27.0 SANDERS, Jock 3 19 214 11.3 1 32 71.3 42 156 1466 9.4 11 41 34.9 DEVINE, Noel 3 13 89 6.8 0 12 29.7 41 77 541 7.0 1 34 13.2 BAILEY, Stedman 3 9 132 14.7 2 30 44.0 3 9 132 14.7 2 30 44.0 JOHNSON, Will 3 3 43 14.3 1 22 14.3 36 19 185 9.7 3 33 5.1 WOODS. J.D. 3 3 29 9.7 1 19 9.7 3 3 29 9.7 1 19 9.7 URBAN, Tyler 1 2 5 2.5 0 4 5.0 27 16 201 12.6 3 33 7.4 WHITE, Coley 1 2 3 1.5 0 5 3.0 2 2 3 1.5 0 5 1.5 CLARKE, Ryan 3 1 7 7.0 0 7 2.3 15 3 22 7.3 0 9 1.5 ALSTON, Shawne 3 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 -1.0 8 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.4 Total 3 74 800 10.8 7 33 266.7 Opponents 3 47 579 12.3 5 96 193.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g SMITH, Geno 3 124 13 800 813 271.0 8 190 20 1109 1129 141.1 DEVINE, Noel 3 73 354 0 354 118.0 41 593 3735 0 3735 91.1 CLARKE, Ryan 3 25 107 0 107 35.7 15 85 357 0 357 23.8 SANDERS, Jock 3 4 42 0 42 14.0 42 103 572 0 572 13.6 AUSTIN, Tavon 3 5 20 0 20 6.7 16 11 67 0 67 4.2 LINDAMOOD, Matt 3 1 6 0 6 2.0 15 1 6 0 6 0.4 JOHNSON, Trey 134044.0 1340 44.0 TEAM 1 3 -8 0 -8 -8.0 Total 3 243 538 800 1338 446.0 Opponents 3 167 188 579 767 255.7

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts BITANCURT, Tyler - 5-6 9-9 - - - - - 24 - 18-21 50-51 - - - - - 104 AUSTIN, Tavon 2 ------12 5 ------30 DEVINE, Noel 2 ------12 26 ------156 BAILEY, Stedman 2 ------12 2 ------12 SANDERS, Jock 1 - - - 1 - - - 8 16 - - - 1 - - - 98 JOHNSON, Will 1 ------6 3 ------18 WOODS. J.D. 1 ------6 1 ------6 CLARKE, Ryan 1 ------6 9 ------54 SMITH, Geno - - - - - 1-1 - - 0 - - - - - 1-1 - - 0 Total 10 5-6 9-9 - 1 1-1 - - 86 Opponents 5 1-4 5-5 - - - - - 38 The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

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Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg SANDERS, Jock 3 69 23.0 0 66 26 264 10.2 0 66 HOGAN, Brandon 2 10 5.0 0 6 12 113 9.4 0 49 Total 5 79 15.8 0 66 Opponents 5 18 3.6 0 8

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg AUSTIN, Tavon 7 142 20.3 0 50 24 568 23.7 1 98 DEVINE, Noel 1 15 15.0 0 15 31 689 22.2 0 48 CLARKE, Ryan 1 18 18.0 0 18 1 18 18.0 0 18 Total 9 175 19.4 0 50 Opponents 15 271 18.1 0 31

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg HOGAN, Brandon 1 0 0.0 0 0 5 78 15.6 0 26 Total 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 2 90 45.0 0 53

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g DEVINE, Noel 3 354 89 0 15 0 458 152.7 41 3735 541 0 689 0 4965 121.1 AUSTIN, Tavon 3 20 281 0 142 0 443 147.7 16 67 432 0 568 0 1067 66.7 SANDERS, Jock 3 42 214 69 0 0 325 108.3 42 572 1466 264 216 0 2518 60.0 CLARKE, Ryan 3 107 7 0 18 0 132 44.0 15 357 22 0 18 0 397 26.5 BAILEY, Stedma 3 0 132 0 0 0 132 44.0 3 0 132 0 0 0 132 44.0 JOHNSON, Will 3 0 43 0 0 0 43 14.3 36 0 185 0 0 0 185 5.1 WOODS. J.D. 3 0 29 0 0 0 29 9.7 3 0 29 0 0 0 29 9.7 SMITH, Geno 3 13 0 0 0 0 13 4.3 8 20 0 0 0 0 20 2.5 HOGAN, Brando 2 0 0 10 0 0 10 5.0 37 0 67 113 21 78 279 7.5 LINDAMOOD, M 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 2.0 15 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.4 URBAN, Tyler 10500055.0 2702010 8 02097.7 JOHNSON, Trey 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 4.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 4.0 WHITE, Coley 10300033.0 273000105.0 ALSTON, Shawn 3 0 -3 0 0 0 -3 -1.0 8 18 -3 0 0 0 15 1.9 TEAM 1 -8 0000-8-8.0 Total 3 538 800 79 175 0 1592 530.7 Opponents 3 188 579 18 271 90 1146 382.0

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd BITANCURT, Tyler 6 5 34 1 21 18 45 1 Total 6 5 34 1 Opponents 4 1 35 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk PUGNETTI, Gregg 14 608 43.4 71 0 14 608 43.4 71 0 Total 14 608 43.4 71 0 Opponents 22 880 40.0 62 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob SMITH, Corey 17 1078 63.4 2 0 17 1078 63.4 2 0 Total 17 1078 63.4 2 0 Opponents 9 541 60.1 0 0 The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

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## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 45 LEONARD, Anthony 3 9 1 4 2 3 3.5 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 4 9 1 4 2 3 3.5 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 28 GARVIN, Terrence 3 6 1 5 2 1 0.5 . . 1 . . . 13 9 2 2 3 1 0.5 . . 1 . . . 30 THOMAS, J.T. 3 7 1 1 1 8 1.5 . . 2 . . . 39 7 7 1 0 1 1 7 8 21.5 3 . 5 2 1 1 2 2 1 52 GOODE, Najee 3 5 9 1 4 2.0 . . 1 . . . 29 1 6 2 1 3 7 2.0 . 1 3 . . . 22 HOGAN, Brandon 2 6 5 1 1 0.0 . 1 1 . . . 37 9 1 5 4 1 4 5 2.5 0 . 5 5 1 9 3 . . 2 SANDS, Robert 3 8 2 1 0 1.5 . . . . 1 . 29 6 2 4 6 1 0 8 5.0 . 5 8 1 2 . 4 GLOVER, Sidney 3 5 5 1 0 0.0 . . 1 1 . . 38 9 0 5 9 1 4 9 12.5 3 . 5 3 1 1 3 3 . 93 BERRY, Scooter 3 3 5 8 2.0 2 . 0 . . 1 . . 37 3 8 4 6 8 4 14.5 5 . 0 . 5 7 2 . 97 MILLER, Julian 3 2 6 8 2.0 1 . 0 . 2 . . . 29 4 3 3 9 8 2 19.5 1 3 . 5 . 8 1 1 . 11 IRVIN, Bruce 3 5 2 7 3.0 3 . 0 . 1 . 1 . 3 5 2 7 3.0 3 . 0 . 1 . 1 . 90 NEILD, Chris 3 4 3 7 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 40 4 2 6 0 1 0 2 8.0 4 . 0 1 2 . 1 . 8 TANDY, Keith 3 3 4 7 0.5 ...... 22 5 0 2 4 7 4 4.5 . 3 4 1 . . 24 SMITH, Eain 3 3 3 6 0.0 ...... 29 2 7 3 5 6 2 0.5 . . 2 . . . 6D MILLER, Pat 3 3 2 5 0.0 . . 1 . . . 12 5 2 7 0.0 . . 2 . . . 25 COOK, Darwin 3 4 1 5 0.0 . . . 1 . . 3 4 1 5 0.0 . . . 1 . . 47 RIGG, Doug 3 2 2 4 0.5 ...... 3 2 2 4 0.5 ...... 43 VANCE, Casey 3 2 2 4 0.0 ...... 3 2 2 4 0.0 ...... 99 WRIGHT, Jorge 3 2 2 4 0.5 . . . . 1 . 12 1 0 4 1 4 2.5 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 18 BOWSER, Brantwon 3 2 2 4 0.0 . . 1 . . . 3 2 2 4 0.0 . . 1 . . . 35 SMITH, Lawrence 3 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 6 3 3 6 0.0 ...... 91 LAGEMAN, J.B. 1 1 2 3 0.5 ...... 2 2 2 4 1.5 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 6 JOHNSON, Will 3 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 36 1 5 6 0.0 ...... 3 DAVIS, Eddie 3 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 25 4 6 1 0 0.0 ...... 53 ANDERSON, Tyler 3 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 3 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 94 TAYLOR, Josh 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 15 1 1 1 4 2 5 3.5 2 . 0 1 . . . . 98 CLARKE, Will 2 . 1 1 0.5 ...... 2 . 1 1 0.5 ...... 78 HUFFMAN, C.J. 1 . 1 1 0.5 ...... 1 . 1 1 0.5 ...... 23 JENIKINS, Brodrick 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 38 LINDAMOOD, Matt 3 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 15 4 2 6 0.0 ...... 33 DORSEY, Mike 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 10 BAILEY, Stedman 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 32 CLARKE, Ryan 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 15 4 3 7 0.0 ...... 1 AUSTIN, Tavon 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 16 3 . 3 0.0 ...... 44 SMITH, Corey 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... Total 3 9 2 1 0 6 1 9 8 20 8 1 1 1 3 4 . Opponents 3 1 2 7 1 4 0 2 6 7 23 5 2 5 6 7 1 The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Game Superlatives (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

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Rushes 27 DEVINE, Noel vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Yards Rushing 131 DEVINE, Noel vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) TD Rushes 1 DEVINE, Noel vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) 1 CLARKE, Ryan vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) 1 DEVINE, Noel at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Long Rush 50 DEVINE, Noel vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Pass attempts 45 SMITH, Geno at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Pass completions 32 SMITH, Geno at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Yards Passing 316 SMITH, Geno at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) TD Passes 4 SMITH, Geno vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Long Pass 33 SMITH, Geno vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) Receptions 10 DEVINE, Noel at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Yards Receiving 106 AUSTIN, Tavon vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) TD Receptions 2 AUSTIN, Tavon vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) 2 BAILEY, Stedman vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Long Reception 33 AUSTIN, Tavon vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) Field Goals 3 BITANCURT, Tyler at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Long Field Goal 34 BITANCURT, Tyler at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Punts 6 PUGNETTI, Gregg vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) Punting Avg 49.2 PUGNETTI, Gregg vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) Long Punt 71 PUGNETTI, Gregg vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) Long Punt Return 66 SANDERS, Jock vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Long Kickoff Return 50 AUSTIN, Tavon at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Tackles 10 GARVIN, Terrence vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) 10 GOODE, Najee at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Sacks 3.0 IRVIN, Bruce vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Tackles For Loss 3.0 IRVIN, Bruce vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Interceptions 1 HOGAN, Brandon vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Game Superlatives (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

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Rushes 55 vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Yards Rushing 201 vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Yards Per Rush 4.7 vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) TD Rushes 2 vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) Pass attempts 45 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Pass completions 32 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Yards Passing 316 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Yards Per Pass 8.9 vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) TD Passes 4 vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Total Plays 87 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Total Offense 469 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) 469 vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Yards Per Play 5.6 vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) Points 31 vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) 31 vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Sacks By 8 vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) First Downs 28 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Penalties 9 vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Penalty Yards 66 vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Turnovers 3 vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) 3 vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Interceptions By 1 vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Game Superlatives (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

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Rushes 15 O'NEAL, Eric, vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Rushing 101 WARD, Martin, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Long Rush 55 WARD, Martin, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Pass attempts 29 ANDERSON, Brian, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Pass completions 20 ANDERSON, Brian, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Yards Passing 229 ANDERSON, Brian, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) TD Passes 3 ANDERSON, Brian, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Long Pass 96 ANDERSON, Brian, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Receptions 4 DURAN, David, vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) 4 DOBSON, Aaron, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) 4 SMITH, Lee, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Yards Receiving 149 To. Smith, vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) TD Receptions 2 WILSON,Antaviou, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) 2 To. Smith, vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Long Reception 96 DOBSON, Aaron, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Field Goals 1 Baltz, vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Long Field Goal 35 Baltz, vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Punts 8 ERDMAN, Ben, vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) Punting Avg 45.3 Baltz, vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Long Punt 62 Baltz, vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Long Punt Return 8 EVANS, Troy, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Long Kickoff Return 31 To. Smith, vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Tackles 16 HARVEY, Mario, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) 16 Wujciak, vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Sacks 2.0 CURRY, Vinny, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Tackles For Loss 3.0 HARVEY, Mario, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) 3.0 CURRY, Vinny, at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) 3.0 Drakeford, vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Interceptions 1 DAVENPORT, D., vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) 1 Tate, vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Game Superlatives (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 33 vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Rushing 135 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Yards Per Rush 5.0 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Pass attempts 29 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Pass completions 20 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Yards Passing 229 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Yards Per Pass 9.5 vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) TD Passes 3 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Total Plays 60 vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) Total Offense 364 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Yards Per Play 6.5 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Points 21 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Sacks By 3 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) First Downs 16 at MARSHALL (Sep 10, 2010) Penalties 10 vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Penalty Yards 77 vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) Turnovers 2 vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) Interceptions By 1 vs COASTAL (Sep 04, 2010) 1 vs MD (Sep 18, 2010) The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

West Virginia Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 04, 2010 COASTAL W 31-0 6 5 31 4 2 2 1000100 Sep 10, 2010 at MARSHALL W 24-21 6 5 24 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 18, 2010 MD W 31-17 6 5 31 4 0 4 1000100 Totals 18 15 86 10 3 7 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 15 of 18 (83.3%)

Opponents Inside West Virginia Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 04, 2010 COASTAL W 31-0 0000000000000 Sep 10, 2010 at MARSHALL W 24-21 3 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sep 18, 2010 MD W 31-17 1130001000000 Totals 4 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 of 4 (75.0%) The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 04, 2010 COASTAL W 31-0 9-17 52.9 3-5 60.0 1-4 25.0 4-4 100.0 1-4 25.0 Sep 10, 2010 at MARSHALL W 24-21 8-18 44.4 0-1 0.0 3-6 50.0 1-4 25.0 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 Sep 18, 2010 MD W 31-17 11-18 61.1 3-3 100.0 4-6 66.7 2-5 40.0 2-4 50.0 West Virginia 28-53 52.8 6-9 66.7 8-16 50.0 7-13 53.8 6-13 46.2 1-2 50.0 Opponents 9-41 22.0 3-8 37.5 0-8 0.0 4-14 28.6 2-10 20.0 0-1 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 04, 2010 COASTAL W 31-0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 10, 2010 at MARSHALL W 24-21 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 18, 2010 MD W 31-17 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 West Virginia 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 2-5 40.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 04, 2010 COASTAL W 31-0 32:09 9:00 10:12 6:52 6:05 Sep 10, 2010 at MARSHALL W 24-21 33:45 8:14 10:26 6:49 8:16 0:00 Sep 18, 2010 MD W 31-17 37:02 9:17 9:58 6:54 10:53 West Virginia Total 102:56 26:31 30:36 20:35 25:14 0:00 Avg. 34:18 8:50 10:12 6:51 8:24 0:00 Opponents Total 76:57 18:29 14:24 24:18 19:46 0:00 Avg. 25:39 6:09 4:48 8:06 6:35 0:00 The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Games Played (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

## PLAYER GP-GS COASTA MAR MD 81 WOODS. J.D. 3/1 X X X START X X X 20 ALSTON, Shawne 3/- X X X X X X X X X 53 ANDERSON, Tyler 3/- X X X X X X X X X 1 AUSTIN, Tavon 3/3 START START START 10 BAILEY, Stedman 3/3 START START START 5D BANKS, Ishmael 1/- X X X ...... 64 BARCLAY, Don 3/3 START START START 60 BASSLER, John 3/- X X X X X X X X X 26 BELL, Travis 3/- X X X X X X X X X 93 BERRY, Scooter 3/3 START START START 40 BITANCURT, Tyle 3/- X X X X X X X X X 72 BOWERS, Cole 2/- X X X . . . X X X 18 BOWSER, Brant 3/- X X X X X X X X X 57 BRAUN, Jeff 3/3 START START START 4D BRUNETTI, Barry 1/- X X X ...... 17 BUSICK, Branko 1/- X X X ...... 32 CLARKE, Ryan 3/- X X X X X X X X X 98 CLARKE, Will 2/- X X X X X X . . . 25 COOK, Darwin 3/- X X X X X X X X X 3 DAVIS, Eddie 3/- X X X X X X X X X 7 DEVINE, Noel 3/3 START START START 33 DORSEY, Mike 3/- X X X X X X X X X 76 EGER, Pat 1/- X X X ...... 92 FORD, Larry 1/- X X X ...... 28 GARVIN, Terence 3/3 START START START 4 GLOVER, Sidney 3/2 X X X START START 52 GOODE, Najee 3/3 START START START 29 HALE, Trippe 2/- . . . X X X X X X 1D HARGRETT, Daqua 2/- X X X . . . X X X 22 HOGAN, Brandon 2/2 START START . . . 34 HOWARD, John 1/- . . . X X X . . . 78 HUFFMAN, C.J. 1/- X X X ...... 11 IRVIN, Bruce 3/- X X X X X X X X X 23 JENKINS, Brod 3/- X X X X X X X X X 77 JENKINS, Josh 3/3 START START START 61 JOBE, Eric 2/2 START . . . START 27 JOHNSON, Trey 1/- X X X ...... 6 JOHNSON, Will 3/1 X X X X X X START 48 KASH, Jeremy 3/- X X X X X X X X X 37 KNIGHT, Derek 1/- ...... X X X 41 KOVATCH, Ricky 3/- X X X X X X X X X 91 LAGEMAN, J.B. 1/- X X X ...... 45 LEONARD, Anthon 3/3 START START START 38 LINDAMOOD, Matt 3/- X X X X X X X X X 74 MADSEN, Joe 3/3 START START START 5 MCCARTNEY, Ivan 3/- X X X X X X X X X 97 MILLER, Julian 3/3 START START START The Automated ScoreBook West Virginia Games Played (as of Sep 18, 2010) All games

## PLAYER GP-GS COASTA MAR MD 6D MILLER, Pat 3/1 X X X X X X START 80 NEHLEN, Ryan 1/- X X X ...... 90 NEILD, Chris 3/3 START START START 87 NUTTER, Cody 3/- X X X X X X X X X 36 PUGNETTI, Gregg 3/- X X X X X X X X X 55 RADER, Tyler 1/- X X X ...... 47 RIGG, Doug 3/- X X X X X X X X X 9 SANDERS, Jock 3/3 START START START 2 SANDS, Robert 3/3 START START START 44 SMITH, Corey 3/- X X X X X X X X X 24 SMITH, Eain 3/1 START X X X X X X 12 SMITH, Geno 3/3 START START START 35 SMITH, Lawrence 3/- X X X X X X X X X 65 SNODGRASS, Chad 2/- X X X . . . X X X 14 SNOOK, Chris 3/- X X X X X X X X X 2D STARKS, Brad 3/- X X X X X X X X X 8 TANDY, Keith 3/3 START START START 94 TAYLOR, Josh 2/- X X X . . . X X X 30 THOMAS, J.T. 3/3 START START START 59 TIMMERMAN, Matt 3/- X X X X X X X X X 89 URBAN, Tyler 1/1 START ...... 43 VANCE, Casey 3/- X X X X X X X X X 15 WHITE, Coley 1/- X X X ...... 99 WRIGHT, Jorge 3/- X X X X X X X X X