No. 2/3 LSU at 16/16 West Virginia 2011 Schedule and Results Sunday, Sept. 4 - W, 34-14 Sept. 24, 2011 - 8 p.m. (ABC) MARSHALL - “Friends of Coal Bowl” Milan Puskar Stadium (60,000) Milan Puskar Stadium Saturday, Sept. 10 - W, 55-12 Morgantown, W.Va. NORFOLK STATE Milan Puskar Stadium The Game Saturday, Sept. 17, W - 37-31 LSU (3-0, No. 2 Associated Press/No. 3 USA Today/Coaches Poll) travels to Morgantown, W.Va., to face at MARYLAND West Virginia (3-0, No. 16 Associated Press/No. 16 USA Today Coaches Poll) in a non-conference game on Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium Saturday, Sept. 24, at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (60,000) at 8 p.m. The game will be College Park, Md. televised live on ABC. Saturday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m. This marks the second meeting between the two schools and first between the two coaches. LSU leads LSU the series, 1-0, after winning the only meeting last season, 20-14, in Baton Rouge, La. Tiger head coach Milan Puskar Stadium Les Miles holds a 1-0 series lead, and this marks the first time Dana Holgorsen has faced LSU. Saturday, Oct. 1, 3:30 p.m. BOWLING GREEN Game Coverage Milan Puskar Stadium TV Saturday, Oct. 8, Noon ABC - (Brent Musberger - play-by-play, Kirk Herbstreit - analyst, Erin Andrews - sideline) will broadcast CONNECTICUT the game live. Homecoming Radio Milan Puskar Stadium Mountaineer Sports Network - (Tony Caridi - play-by-play, Dwight Wallace - analyst, Hoppy Kercheval - Friday, Oct. 21, 8 p.m. host, Jed Drenning - sideline) will broadcast the game live. at SYRACUSE - Satellite Radio Broadcast - The West Virginia - LSU game can be heard live on Sirius Channel 91 and “Swartzwalder Trophy” XM Radio Channel 91 with the MSN broadcast. Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. National Radio Broadcast - Westwood One Radio Network (Brian Davis - play-by-play, Eddie George - Saturday, Oct. 29, TBA at RUTGERS analyst, Jason Horowitz - host) will broadcast the game live. High Point Solutions Stadium Live Statistics - MSNsportsNET.com Piscataway, N.J. Twitter Updates - Twitter.com/WVUSportsScores; Twitter.com/WVUSportsBuzz Saturday, Nov. 5, TBA LOUISVILLE Mountaineer Quickies Milan Puskar Stadium WVU is 63-17 over its last 80 games; 31-11 in the BIG EAST in that span. Saturday, Nov. 12, TBA WVU has won 83 of its last 109 regular-season games/WVU has won 87-of-116 overall games. at CINCINNATI WVU has the 12th-best record in college football in the last five years (2006-10). Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio WVU has the 10th-best record in college football in the last six years (2005-10). Friday, Nov. 25, TBA WVU has the 12th-best record in college football in the last seven years (2004-10). PITT - “The Backyard Brawl” WVU is 87-49-1 all-time in BIG EAST play/47-14 since 2002. Milan Puskar Stadium WVU has not finished lower than second place in the BIG EAST since 2002. Thursday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m. at USF WVU has had at least a 5-2 record every year in the BIG EAST since 2002. Raymond James Stadium When WVU has passed for more than 200 yards in a game, its record is 26-10. Tampa, Fla. Dating back to 2005, WVU has 194 rushing touchdowns in its last 78 games (2.5 per game). WVU has outrushed its opponents in 62-of-72 games; WVU’s record is 57-15 during that span. The Series vs. LSU and SEC ... This marks the second meeting between WVU WVU is 59-4 since 2002 when winning the turnover battle. and LSU. The Tigers lead the series 1-0, after last Since 2000, WVU is 70-2 when scoring 30 or more points in a contest. season’s 20-14 win in Baton Rouge, La. WVU is 51-4 when it has held an opponent under 100 yards rushing. Overall, West Virginia has posted a 22-19-2 record WVU has a 22-19-2 record against schools which are members of the Southeastern Conference. against teams which hail from the SEC: Auburn (1-1), WVU is 48-33-1 in night games since 1980. Florida (1-1), Georgia (1-0), Kentucky (8-11-1), LSU (0-1), Mississippi (1-0), Mississippi State (2-0), South Carolina WVU is 25-6-2 in all-time home night games/WVU is 18-2 in home night games since 2000. (7-4-1) and Vanderbilt (1-1). WVU is 14-16 all-time on games which are televised on ABC. WVU has a three-game home winning streak on games which are televised on ABC. LSU AT WEST VIRGINIA • SEPT. 24, 2011 Mountaineer Football WVU Head Coach Dana Holgorsen - First Season WVU’s Record Under Holgorsen Overall: 3-0 vs. AP Ranked Teams: 0-0 vs. AP Top 10 Teams: 0-0 vs. Unranked Teams: 3-0 vs. BIG EAST Teams: 0-0 Home: 2-0 Road: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 In August: 0-0 In September: 3-0 In October: 0-0 In November: 0-0 In December: 0-0 In January: 0-0 When rushing for 200 or more yards: 0-0 When rushing for 300 or more yards: 0-0 When passing for 200 or more yards: 3-0 When passing for 300 or more yards: 2-0 When WVU player rushes for 100 yards: 0-0 When WVU has two 100-yard rushers: 0-0 When WVU player has 100 yards receiving: 2-0 When WVU has multiple 100-yard receivers: 1-0 When opponents have 100-yard rusher: 1-0 When opponents have 100-yard receiver: 1-0 When scoring 30 or more points: 3-0 Coaching Highlights When holding opponents to 10 points or less: 0-0 Hired as West Virginia’s 33rd head coach in June 2011. When forcing three or more turnovers: 1-0 When WVU scores first: 0-0 Has 18 years of collegiate coaching experience with 11 bowl appearances. When WVU leads at halftime: 2-0 In 2010, was named a finalist for the Frank Broyles Award, signifying the top assistant coach in When WVU trails at halftime: 1-0 college football. When WVU is tied at halftime: 0-0 Games decided by 11 points or more: 2-0 In 2010, also named the rivals.com national offensive coordinator of the year. Games decided by 10 or less: 0-0 Games decided by 7 or less: 1-0 Oklahoma State Games decided by 3 or less: 0-0 In 2010, the Cowboys led the nation in total offense during the regular season and finished No. 2 in passing offense and No. 3 in total and scoring offense. OSU averaged 520.23 yards per game in total offense, including 345.9 passing yards and 44.23 points per game. The Cowboy offense ranked No. 61 nationally in total offense in 2009, the year before Holgorsen arrived, and he took it to the No. 1 spot in 2010. Quarterback Brandon Weeden became the first OSU passer to earn first team all-Big 12 honors. He was a finalist for the Manning Award, given to the top quarterback in the nation. Receiver Justin Blackmon was named the recipient of the 2010 Biletnikoff Award, given to the top receiver in the nation, and running back Kendall Hunter was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, given to the nation’s top running back. Weeden, Hunter and Blackmon become only the second trio in NCAA history to pass for at least 3,000 yards, run for more than 1,500 yards and finish with more than 1,500 yards receiving in the same season. Houston In 2009, UH led the nation in total offense with 563 yards per game, scoring offense with 42.2 points per game, and passing offense with 433.7 yards per game. In 2008, his first year at Houston, the Cougars ranked second in the nation in passing offense (401.62 yards per game) and total offense (562.77 yards per game). UH scored 40.62 points per game to rank 10th nationally. Houston quarterback Case Keenum led the nation in total offense in both 2008 and 2009, racking up 403.15 yards of total offense per game his sophomore year and 416.36 yards of offense per game his junior year. Keenum ranked among the nation's top-10 passing efficiency leaders each of his two seasons under Holgorsen's watch. Texas Tech During his tenure as offensive coordinator, the Red Raiders increased their offensive numbers from 324.8 yards per game to 529.6 yards per game. LSU AT WEST VIRGINIA • SEPT. 24, 2011 Holgorsen Year-by-Year History Year School Status Record 2011 West Virginia Head Coach 3-0 2010 Oklahoma State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 11-2 Alamo Bowl Champions 2009 Houston Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 10-4 Armed Forces Bowl 2008 Houston Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 8-5 Armed Forces Bowl Champions 2007 Texas Tech Co-Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers 9-4 Gator Bowl Champions 2006 Texas Tech Co-Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers 8-5 Insight.com Bowl Champions 2005 Texas Tech Co-Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers 9-3 Cotton Bowl 2004 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 8-4 Holiday Bowl Champions 2003 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 8-5 Houston Bowl Champions 2002 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 9-5 Tangerine Bowl Champions 2001 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 7-5 Alamo Bowl 2000 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 7-6 Hall of Fame Bowl 1999 Wingate Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers 3-8 “Dana Holgorsen is the sharpest offensive mind work- 1998 Mississippi College Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers /Special Teams 4-6 ing in college football right now.