2007 Schedule/Results Mississippi State at No. 7/9 West Virginia Date Opponent Time/Results Sept. 1 WESTERN MICHIGAN W/62-24 Oct. 20, 2007 - 3:30 p.m. (ESPN Regional) Sept. 8 at Marshall W/48-23 Milan Puskar Stadium (60,000) Morgantown, W.Va. Sept. 13 at Maryland W/31-14 Sept. 22 EAST CAROLINA W/48-7 The Game Sept. 28 at USF L/13-21 West Virginia (No. 7 USA Today Coaches Poll/No. 9 AP) (5-1, 1-1 BIG EAST Conference) welcomes its final non-conference opponent of the season, Mississippi State (4-4 overall, 1-4 SEC), to Mountaineer Oct. 6 at Syracuse W/55-14 Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (60,000) on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 3:30 p.m. The game will be televised Oct. 20 MISSISSIPPI STATE 3:30 p.m. live on ESPN Regional. Oct. 27 at Rutgers TBA This is the second meeting between the two schools, with the Mountaineers holding the 1-0 advantage after defeating the Bulldogs, 42-14, last season in Starkville, Miss. This will be the only SEC Nov. 8 LOUISVILLE 7:30 p.m. school on the 2007 schedule and marks the 39th meeting all-time with a school that hails from the Nov. 17 at Cincinnati TBA SEC. Under Coach Rich Rodriguez, WVU is 2-0 against schools from the SEC, defeating MSU last season, Nov. 24 CONNECTICUT Noon and Georgia, 38-35, in the 2006 Sugar Bowl. Dec. 1 PITT TBA Game Coverage TV Tale of the Tape ESPN Regional - (John Sanders - play-by-play, Rene Nadeau - analysis) will broadcast the game live. Offense WVU MSU (6 games) (7 games) The game will be shown in West Virginia on WCHS (Charleston), WOAY (Oak Hill/Beckley), WVFX Points ....................................................257 ...................... 160 (Clarksburg), WTOV (Wheeling), WJAL (Chambersburg, Pa.) and WTAE (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Average ........................................... 42.8 .................... 22.9 Radio First Downs ........................................ 149........................ 121 Mountaineer Sports Network - (Tony Caridi - play-by-play, Dwight Wallace - analysis, Hoppy Total Offense .................................3,023 .................. 2,109 Kercheval - host) will broadcast the game live. Average ......................................... 503.8 ..................301.3 Net Rushing ................................... 1,867 ................... 1,103 Sirius Radio Broadcast - The MSN broadcast of the West Virginia - MSU game can be heard Average ........................................... 311.2 ................... 157.6 live on Sirius Channel 123. Net Passing ......................................1,156................... 1,006 Internet broadcasts of WVU games are available by accessing MSNsportsNET.com and clicking Average .......................................... 192.7.................... 143.7 on the Live Event Coverage button down the left-hand column of the athletics home page. Pass Attempts .................................. 137 ........................ 181 Complete............................................... 97 ........................ 92 Interceptions ........................................3 ............................11 Mountaineer Quickies Fumbles/Lost .....................................13/7 ...................... 12/4 WVU is 27-4 over the last 31 games; 13-3 in the BIG EAST in that span. 3rd Down ......................................... 39/75 ............... 40/100 WVU has won 40 of its last 47 regular season games/ WVU has won 42 of its last 51 overall games. FG/Att. ................................................... 7/8....................... 5/8 Avg. TOP .......................................... 31:38................... 30:37 Dating back to 2005, WVU has 96 rushing touchdowns in its last 25 games (3.84 per game). Penalties.......................................... 26/228 .............. 43/384 Steve Slaton is the first returning consensus All-American in WVU history. Average .............................................. 38.0 .................... 54.9 Steve Slaton has 42 rushing touchdowns in his last 26 games. Defense WVU MSU Pat White has 21 rushing touchdowns in his last 13 games. Points .................................................... 103........................175 Pat White has thrown two touchdown passes in six of his last nine games. Average ............................................ 17.2 ..................... 25.0 WVU is 20-3 with Patrick White as a starting quarterback. First Downs ......................................... 87 ........................ 121 Total Defense.................................1,569 .................. 2,407 WVU is 23-3 with Steve Slaton as a starting tailback. Average .......................................... 261.5 .................. 343.9 WVU is 20-3 with the duo of Slaton and White in the starting line-up. Net Rushing ..................................... 581 ......................994 WVU is 6-1 when both Slaton and White rush for 100 yards in the same game. Average ...........................................96.8 ....................142.0 Net Passing ...................................... 988 .................... 1,413 WVU has three quarterbacks on its roster that have won at least one BIG EAST contest. Average .......................................... 164.7................... 201.9 WVU is 30-10 at home under Rich Rodriguez/27-7 since 2002. Pass Attempts .................................. 153........................218 WVU is 30-13 in all-time BIG EAST games under Rodriguez. Complete...............................................88 ........................120 Interceptions ....................................... 9 ............................8 WVU is 15-6 in all-time BIG EAST home games under Rodriguez. Avg. per return ........................... 10.9..................... 22.5 WVU is No. 2 nationally in rushing offense, No. 5 in total defense and No. 6 in scoring offense. Fumble/Rec. ...................................... 18/6 .....................13/5 Since 2000, WVU is 48-1 when scoring 30 or more points in a contest. 3rd Down ......................................... 30/83 ................42/105 Sacks/Yds. .........................................19/117 ................... 11/70 WVU is 20-17-1 against current members of the Southeastern Conference/2-0 under Rodriguez. West Virginia University • The Mississippi State Game • MSNsportsNET.com WVU Head Coach Rich Rodriguez • 7th Season • (100-61-2) About Coach Rod West Virginia Head Football Coach Rich Rodriguez has guided his Mountaineer squads to back-to-back Top 10 finishes, four consecutive New Year’s bowl appearances, victories in the Sugar and Gator bowls and three BIG EAST championships. Eight wins over Top 25 teams and home attendance, averaging 98% of capacity. Innovative, high-energy and enthusiastic, Rodriguez has solidified Mountaineer football as a national power. His career record as a college coach is 100-61-2, including a 55-25 record as the head coach at WVU. He has coached the Mountaineers to five-straight seasons with eight or more wins, including two- straight 11-win seasons. West Virginia has partici- pated in bowl games in each of the last five years, and 11 of the past 14 seasons, dating back to 1993. Since 2002, West Virginia has accumulated a record of 52-16, winning 76.5 percent of its games during that time. In his seventh season on the job, success in any format is nothing new to Coach Rod, and his accomplishments keep outdoing themselves. From 1988-96, he was an NAIA/Division II head Rodriguez Year-by-Year History coach at Salem (one season) and Glenville State Year School Status Record (seven seasons), posting a 45-36-2 record. He was 1986 Salem Assistant Coach 5-5-0 inducted in October 2003, into the Glenville Hall of 1987 Salem Assistant Coach 4-5-0 Fame. 1988 Salem Head Coach 2-8-0 Rodriguez is the 31st football coach all-time at 1990 Glenville State Head Coach 1-7-1 th West Virginia and the 10 to coach at his alma 1991 Glenville State Head Coach 4-5-1 mater. He is the first West Virginia graduate to coach the Mountaineer football team since Gene 1992 Glenville State Head Coach 6-4-0 Corum was the head man for six seasons in 1993 Glenville State Head Coach 10-3-0 Morgantown from 1960-65. WVIAC Champions/NAIA runner-up/NAIA Coach of the Year, WVIAC Coach of the Year Rodriguez is also one of 19 Division I-A head 1994 Glenville State Head Coach 8-3-0 football coaches currently working at their alma WVIAC Co-Champions/NAIA Playoffs/WVIAC Coach of the Year maters: Art Briles (Houston), Troy Calhoun (Air Force), 1995 Glenville State Head Coach 8-2-0 Brady Hoke (Ball State), Mark Snyder (Marshall), Ralph WVIAC Co-Champions Friedgen (Maryland), Randy Shannon (Miami), Chris 1996 Glenville State Head Coach 6-4-0 Ault (Nevada), Rocky Long (New Mexico), Pat WVIAC Co-Champions Fitzgerald (Northwestern), Charlie Weis (Notre Dame), Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State), Dave Wannstedt 1997 Tulane Assistant Coach 7-4-0 (Pitt), Tom Craft (San Diego State), Jeff Bower (South- 1998 Tulane Assistant Coach 12-0-0 ern Miss), Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee), Tom Amstutz Liberty Bowl Champions (Toledo), Karl Dorrell (UCLA), Al Groh (Virginia), Frank 1999 Clemson Assistant Coach 6-6-0 Beamer (Virginia Tech) and Rodriguez. Peach Bowl WVU Graduates as Mountaineer Coaches 2000 Clemson Assistant Coach 9-3-0 Gator Bowl George Krebs ...................................................1897 2001 West Virginia Head Coach 3-8-0 Louis Yeager ................................ 1899, 1901-02 2002 West Virginia Head Coach 9-4-0 Anthony Chez....................................................1904 Continental Tire Bowl 2003 West Virginia