West Virginia Mountaineers (NCAA 10)

[superjames1992]

Big East Scoreboard

Rutgers (3-2) - 17
#4 West Virginia (6-0) - 22

Connecticut (4-1) - 31
Syracuse (3-3) - 20

Florida Atlantic (0-5) - 17
#11 South Florida (4-0) - 34

#22 Pittsburgh (4-1) - 10
#13 Cincinnati (6-0) - 37

Washington State (0-4) - 10
Louisville (2-3) - 13

Top 25 Losses

#3 Georgia Tech (5-0) - 37
#12 North Carolina (3-2) - 17

#22 Pittsburgh (4-1) - 10
#13 Cincinnati (6-0) - 37

#6 Nebraska (6-0) - 27
#25 Iowa State (4-2) - 10

#23 Tennessee (2-3) - 12
#16 Georgia (5-0) - 34

#20 Texas (4-2) - 20
#18 Oklahoma (2-3) - 19

#21 Michigan (5-0) - 31
#2 Penn State (2-2) - 14

Top 25
1. Oklahoma State (35) (5-0)
2. Georgia Tech (21) (5-0)
3. West Virginia (1) (6-0)
4. Nebraska (2) (6-0)
5. Auburn (1) (5-0)
6. California (2) (6-0)
7. USC (4-1)
8. South Florida (4-0)
9. Wisconsin (4-1)
10. Cincinnati (6-0)
11. Alabama (4-1)
12. Georgia (5-0)
13. Penn State (2-2)
14. Oregon (6-0)
15. Michigan (5-0)
16. Ohio State (4-1)
17. Florida (4-2)
18. Mississippi (4-0)
19. Texas (4-2)
20. North Carolina (3-2)
21. Florida State (4-1)
22. Oklahoma (2-3)
23. LSU (4-2)
24. Pittsburgh (4-1)
25. Boise State (4-1)

Others Receiving Votes: South Carolina, Iowa State, Rutgers, Oregon State, Tennessee, Clemson, Iowa

Dropped Out: #23 Tennessee, #25 Iowa State

Heisman Watch
1. Noel Devine - HB - West Virginia
2. Jeremiah Masoli - QB - Oregon
3. Kevin Riley - QB - California
4. Tyler Melton - WR - Georgia Tech
5. Marvin Jones - WR - California

National Players of the Week
Offense: G.J. Kinne - QB - Tulsa
Vs. Southern Mississippi (W 41-21)
21-38, 326 Yds, 23 Car, 74 Yds, 4 Total TD

Defense: Chris Prom - LOLB - Western Michigan
Vs. Ball State (W 31-21)
19 Tkl, 4 TFL, 2 Sck, Int

Big East Players of the Week
Offense: John Goebel - HB - Cincinnati
Vs. Pittsburgh (W 37-10)
33 Car, 126 Yds, 2 TD, 6 Rec, 69 Yds

Defense: Anthony Leonard - MLB - West Virginia
Vs. Rutgers (W 22-17)
10 Tkl, FF, FR

Big East Standings
1. #3 West Virginia 6-0 (2-0)
2. #10 Cincinnati 6-0 (1-0)
3. #8 South Florida 4-0 (1-0)
4. Connecticut 4-1 (1-0)
5. #24 Pittsburgh 4-1 (1-1)
6. Louisville 2-3 (0-1)
7. Rutgers 3-2 (0-2)
8. Syracuse 3-3 (0-2)

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#3 West Virginia 45

Louisville 28

1 2 3 4 T WVU (7-0) 3 28 7 7 45 Final UL (2-4) 7 0 8 13 28

October 9th, 2010 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY

Louisville, KY (AP) - The #3 West Virginia Mountaineers (7-0, 3-0 Big East) won their seventh game of the season and third of Big East Conference play this afternoon against the Louisville Cardinals (2-4, 0-2 Big East) to continue to drive towards a national championship.

The Mountaineers were without starting quarterback Eugene Smith, who will be out for the next three games with an injury, but Coley White filled in well, throwing for 216 yards and two touchdowns. White tossed a couple interceptions in the first quarter and one late in the game to end with 3 interceptions, but all-in-all, it wasn't a bad game for the redshirt-sophomore.

The Mountaineers were also without Heisman contender Noel Devine, who after two carries for three yards, was knocked out of the game. In came backup Tavon Austin, who carried the load with 107 rushing yards on 23 carries.

Despite losing two starters in the backfield, West Virginia still managed to gain 386 offensive yards and 45 points while holding Louisville to 260 yards and 28 points.

The Mountaineers will have a much tougher test next week, as the Mountaineers will #8 South Florida Bulls, who are undefeated thus far in the season.

Box Score
1st Quarter:
UL: 8 yard run by Powell (7-0 UL)
WVU: 28 yard field goal by Bitancurt (7-3 UL)

2nd Quarter:
WVU: 5 yard pass from White to Starks (10-7 WVU)
WVU: 52 yard interception return by Sands (17-7 WVU)
WVU: 5 yard run by Rodgers (24-7 WVU)
WVU: 23 yard pass from White to Sanders (31-7 WVU)

3rd Quarter:
UL: 47 yard ruin by Powell (2-Pt Good) (31-15 WVU)
WVU: 6 yard run by Hargrett (38-15 WVU)

4th Quarter:
UL: 8 yard pass from Burke to Beaumont (2-Pt Failed) (38-21 WVU)
UL: Patrick returned interception 57 yards (38-28 WVU)
WVU: 1 yard run by Roberts (45-28 WVU)

Team Statistics (WVU/UL)
First Downs: 17/11
Total Offense: 386/260
Rushes-Yards: 42-170-3/26-104-2
Comp-Att-TD: 14-26-2/19-35-1
Passing Yards: 216/156
Turnovers: 4/2
Total Yards: 507/429
Penalties-Yards: 6-63/5-50
T.O.P.: 20:13/13:22

Individual Statistics
West Virginia Mountaineers
C. White: 14-26, 216 Yds, 2 TD, 3 Int, 2 Fum
T. Austin: 23 Car, 107 Yds, Rec, 9 Yds
D. Hargrett: 3 Car, 23 Yds, TD, Rec, 42 Yds
S. Bailey: 4 Rec, 70 Yds
B. Starks: 5 Rec, 57 Yds, TD
J. Sanders: 2 Rec, 30 Yds

P. Lazear: 9 Tkl
J. Scott: 7 Tkl
C. Neild: 6 Tkl, 3 TFL, 2 Sck
R. Sands: 6 Tkl, Int, TD
S. Berry: 5 Tkl, 2 TFL, 2 Sck
J. Thomas: 5 Tkl, Int
A. Leonard: 5 Tkl

Louisville Cardinals
J. Burke: 19-35, 156 Yds, TD, 2 Int
B. Powell: 22 Car, 133 Yds, 2 TD, 5 Rec, 44 Yds
T. Pacsley: 5 Rec, 51 Yds

B. Heath: 10 Tkl
M. Privott: 9 Tkl, TFL
J. Washington: 8 Tkl
J. Patrick: 7 Tkl, 2 Int, TD
D. Brown: 6 Tkl
S. Ray: 6 Tkl
D. Heyman: 5 Tkl, FR

[superjames1992]

Big East Scoreboard

#3 West Virginia (7-0) - 45
Louisville (2-4) - 28

#10 Cincinnati (7-0) - 31
Connecticut (4-2) - 14

#24 Pittsburgh (5-1) - 31
#8 South Florida (4-1) - 9

Syracuse (3-4) - 6
Rutgers (4-2) - 27

Top 25 Losses

Arkansas (2-3) - 34
#5 Auburn (5-1) - 20

#18 Mississippi (5-0) - 21
#11 Alabama (4-2) - 17

#6 California (7-0) - 38
#14 Oregon (6-1) - 31

Iowa State (5-2) - 38
#22 Oklahoma (2-4) - 20

#9 Wisconsin (5-1) - 27
#16 Ohio State (4-2) - 10

#24 Pittsburgh (5-1) - 31
#8 South Florida (4-1) - 9

#13 Penn State (2-3) - 10
Iowa (5-1) - 16

#23 LSU (5-2) - 24
#17 Florida (4-3) - 11

Virginia Tech (5-2) - 28
#20 North Carolina (3-3) - 23

Top 25
1. Oklahoma State (40) (6-0)
2. Georgia Tech (21) (6-0)
3. West Virginia (7-0)
4. Nebraska (7-0)
5. California (7-0)
6. Cincinnati (7-0)
7. Georgia (6-0)
8. USC (5-1)
9. Wisconsin (5-1)
10. Michigan (6-0)
11. Mississippi (5-0)
12. South Florida (4-1)
13. Alabama (4-2)
14. Oregon (6-1)
15. Auburn (5-1)
16. Texas (5-2)
17. LSU (5-2)
18. Florida State (5-1)
19. Pittsburgh (5-1)
20. Ohio State (4-2)
21. Iowa State (5-2)
22. Penn State (2-3)
23. Boise State (5-1)
24. Iowa (5-1)
25. South Carolina (3-2)

Others Receiving Votes: Florida, Oregon State, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, North Carolina, Tennessee, Clemson, Utah

Dropped Out: #17 Florida, #20 North Carolina, #220 Oklahoma

Heisman Watch
1. Kevin Riley - QB - California
2. Jeremiah Masoli - QB - Oregon
3. Noel Devine - HB - West Virginia
4. Tyler Melton - WR - Georgia Tech
5. Tyrod Taylor - QB - Virginia Tech

National Players of the Week
Offense: Jarrett Boykin - WR - Virginia Tech
Vs. North Carolina (W 28-23)
10 Rec, 210 Yds, 3 TD

Defense: Brian Duncan - MLB - Texas Tech
Vs. Colorado (W 41-24)
18 Tkl, 5 TFL, 2 Sck, FF

Big East Players of the Week
Offense: Travis Kelce - QB - Cincinnati
Vs. UConn (W 31-14)
14-36, 251 Yds, 3 TD, 15 Car, 12 Yds

Defense: Manny Abreu - ROLB - Rutgers
Vs. Syracuse (W 27-6)
8 Tkl, 2 Int

Big East Standings
1. #3 West Virginia 7-0 (3-0)
2. #6 Cincinnati 7-0 (2-0)
3. #19 Pittsburgh 5-1 (2-1)
4. #12 South Florida 4-1 (1-1)
5. Connecticut 4-2 (1-1)
6. Rutgers 4-2 (1-2)
7. Louisville 2-4 (0-2)
8. Syracuse 3-4 (0-3)

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#12 South Florida 35

#3 West Virginia 38

1 2 3 4 T USF (4-2) 0 21 7 7 35 Final WVU (8-0) 14 7 14 3 38

October 16th, 2010 Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV

Morgantown, WV (AP) - The #3 West Virginia Mountaineers (8-0, 4-0 Big East) didn't miss a beat without starting quarterback Eugene Smith as the Mountaineer offense racked up 515 yards of total offense in a pivotal 38-35 victory over the 12th-ranked South Florida Bulls (4-2, 1-2 Big East).

The Mountaineers ran the ball well early and it continued all game as the Mountaineers collectively ran for 270 yards. 196 of those yards came from Noel Devine, who performed great in his first game back after missing the majority of the Louisville game last week due to an injury. Devine carried the ball 27 times for 196 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Backup Tavon Austin also stepped up, carrying the ball 13 times for 74 yards and a touchdown.

Coley White still continued to struggle a bit in the turnover category, as he threw two interceptions, but otherwise it was a solid day for the sophomore quarterback, who threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns on the afternoon. Bradley Starks caught five of his passes for 102 yards to lead the Mountaineers in receiving.

White's job was made easier by the success of the running game early, as Devine reeled off both of his rushing touchdowns in the first nine minutes of the game, one coming from four yards out and another coming off of a 75 yard scamper down the sideline off a toss play.

After continually struggling early in the season, the WVU defense had its third straight game of holding its opponent under 400 yards of total offense as the defense held a very potent USF offensive attack to 362 yards.

West Virginia will get a breather next week against the Virginia Cavaliers of the ACC before wrapping up Big East Conference play with a guantlet of UConn, #6 Cincinnati, and #19 Pittsburgh, who have a combined record of 16-3.

Box Score
1st Quarter:
WVU: 4 yard run by Devine (7-0 WVU)

2nd Quarter:
WVU: 75 yard run by Devine (14-0 WVU)
USF: 51 yard field goal by Bonani (14-3 WVU)
USF: 22 yard pass from Daniels to Mitchell (14-10 WVU)
USF: 32 yard field goal by Bonani (14-13 WVU)
WVU: 40 yard pass from White to Johnson (21-13 WVU)
USF: 15 yard pass from Daniels to Love (2-Pt Good) (21-21)

3rd Quarter:
USF: 25 yard interception return by Williams (28-21 USF)
WVU: 3 yard pass from White to Clarke (28-28)
WVU: 3 yard run by Austin (35-28 WVU)

4th Quarter:
WVU: 25 yard field goal by Bitancurt (38-28 WVU)
USF: 8 yard run by Richardson (38-35 WVU)

Team Statistics (USF/WVU)
First Downs: 15/21
Total Offense: 362/515
Rushes-Yards: 28-95-1/46-270-3
Comp-Att-TD: 17-31-2/16-25-2
Passing Yards: 267/245
Turnovers: 1/2
Total Yards: 537/708
Penalties-Yards: 2-20/0-0
T.O.P.: 13:11/19:57

Individual Statistics
South Florida Bulls
B. Daniels: 17-31, 267 Yds, 2 TD, Int
J. Taylor: 21 Car, 94 Yds, Fum
C. Mitchell: 3 Rec, 82 Yds, TD
D. Bogan: 5 Rec, 68 Yds
A. Love: 4 Rec, 45 Yds, TD

J. Williams: 12 Tkl, TFL, Sck, Int, TD
J. Jenkins: 12 Tkl, TFL, Int
J. Lejiste: 12 Tkl
S. Joseph: 10 Tkl, TFL
Q. Washington: 6 Tkl
T. McClain: 5 Tkl, 4 TFL
D. Bedford: 5 Tkl, 3 TFL, Sck

West Virginia Mountaineers
C. White: 16-25, 245 Yds, 2 TD, 2 Int
N. Devine: 27 Car, 196 Yds, 2 TD, 4 Rec, 17 Yds
T. Austin: 13 Car, 74 Yds, TD, Fum, Rec, 32 Yds
B. Starks: 5 Rec, 102 Yds
W. Johnson: Rec, 40 Yds, TD

S. Glover: 7 Tkl, TFL, Sck
P. Lazear: 7 Tkl, TFL
J. Scott: 7 Tkl
A. Leonard: 6 Tkl, TFL
R. Sands: 6 Tkl, FF
S. Berry: 5 Tkl, 2 TFL
B. Hogan: 4 Tkl, Int

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Big East Scoreboard

#12 South Florida (4-2) - 35
#3 West Virginia (8-0) - 38

Connecticut (4-3) - 10
Rutgers (5-2) - 21

#6 Cincinnati (7-1) - 20
Louisville (3-4) - 28

#19 Pittsburgh (6-1) - 31
Syracuse (3-5) - 21

Top 25 Losses

#12 South Florida (4-2) - 35
#3 West Virginia (8-0) - 38

#2 Georgia Tech (7-0) - 49
#10 Michigan (6-1) - 10

#13 Alabama (4-3) - 23
Tennessee (3-3) - 27

#25 South Carolina (3-3) - 0
Vanderbilt (2-4) - 37

#6 Cincinnati (7-1) - 20
Louisville (3-4) - 28

#16 Texas (5-3) - 27
#4 Nebraska (8-0) - 28

#17 LSU (6-2) - 45
#15 Auburn (5-2) - 16

Top 25
1. Georgia Tech (36) (7-0)
2. Oklahoma State (21) (7-0)
3. West Virginia (3) (8-0)
4. Nebraska (1) (8-0)
5. California (8-0)
6. Georgia (7-0)
7. Mississippi (6-0)
8. USC (6-1)
9. Wisconsin (6-1)
10. Oregon (7-1)
11. LSU (6-2)
12. Michigan (6-1)
13. USF (4-2)
14. Florida State (5-1)
15. Cincinnati (7-1)
16. Pittsburgh (6-1)
17. Ohio State (4-2)
18. Iowa State (6-2)
19. Penn State (3-3)
20. Auburn (5-2)
21. Boise State (6-1)
22. Texas (5-3)
23. Alabama (4-3)
24. Iowa (6-1)
25. Tennessee (3-3)

Others Receiving Votes: Florida, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, North Carolina, Oregon Stat,e Clemson, Utah, Michigan State

Dropped Out: #25 South Carolina

Heisman Watch
1. Jeremiah Masoli - QB - Oregon
2. Kevin Riley - QB - California
3. Noel Devine - HB - West Virginia
4. Jimmy Young - WR - Texas Christian
5. Josh Nesbitt - QB - Georgia Tech

National Players of the Week
Offense: Bo Levi Mitchell - QB - Souther Methodist
Vs. Tulsa (W 42-28)
27-50, 460 Yds, 5 TD

Defense: Barquell Rivers - MLB - Virginia Tech
Vs. Duke (W 42-30)
13 Tkl, 5 TFL, 2 Sck, Int, FF

Big East Players of the Week
Offense: Noel Devine - HB - West Virginia
Vs. South Florida (W 38-35)
27 Car, 196 Yds, 2 TD, 4 Rec, 17 Yds

Defense: Max Gruder - ROLB - Pittsburgh
Vs. Syracuse (W 31-21)
11 Tkl, 6 TFL, 2 Sck, Int

Big East Standings
1. #3 West Virginia 8-0 (4-0)
2. #16 Pittsburgh 6-1 (3-1)
3. #15 Cincinnati 7-1 (2-1)
4. Rutgers 5-2 (2-2)
5. #13 South Florida 4-2 (1-2)
6. Connecticut 4-3 (1-2)
7. Louisville 3-4 (1-2)
8. Syracuse 3-5 (0-4)

[superjames1992]

Virginia 13

#3 West Virginia 44

1 2 3 4 T UVA (3-4) 0 6 7 0 13 Final WVU (9-0) 6 14 10 14 44

October 23rd, 2010 Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV

Morgantown, WV (AP) - As expected, the #3 West Virginia Mountaineers (9-0, 4-0 Big East) easily rolled over the Virginia Cavaliers (3-4, 1-3 ACC) to move to 9-0 on the season, just three wins away from a potential berth in the BCS National Championship Game, something the Mountaineers came very close to in 2007 before losing 13-9 to a 4-7 Pitt team at home, a Pitt team that was a 28-point underdog going into the game.

West Virginia only outgained Virginia 415-373, but the key was four Virgnia turnovers compared to West Virginia's one.

Coley White played well, throwing for a career-high 298 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. However, Noel Devine uncharacteristically struggled, only managing 78 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Devine only rushed for 3.7 yards per carry, which considering Devine has ran for 5.9 yards per carry thus far this season, is a bit disappointing.

Whatever the case, the Mountaineers picked up an easy 31-point victory and will travel to Storrs, Connecticut for their game against UConn in one week.

Box Score
1st Quarter:
WVU: 31 yard field goal by Bitancurt (3-0 WVU)
WVU: 35 yard field goal by Bitanucrt (6-0 WVU)

2nd Quarter:
UVA: 36 yard field goal by Randolph (6-3 WVU)
WVU: 1 yard run by Austin (13-3 WVU)
WVU: 21 yard pass from White to Johnson (20-3 WVU)
UVA: 40 yard field goal by Randolph (20-6 WVU)

3rd Quarter:
WVU: 36 yard pass from White to Devine (27-6 WVU)
UVA: 28 yard interception return by Lillard (27-13 WVU)
WVU: 33 yard field goal by Bitancurt (30-13 WVU)

4th Quarter:
WVU: 3 yard run by Devine (37-13 WVU)
WVU: 49 yard pass from White to Heastie (44-13 WVU)

Team Statistics (UVA/WVU)
First Downs: 17/16
Total Offense: 373/415
Rushes-Yards: 31-85-0/41-117-2
Comp-Att-TD: 19-37-0/15-28-3
Passing Yards: 288/298
Turnovers: 4/1
Total Yards: 638/532
Penalties-Yards: 4-28/5-60
T.O.P.: 14:39/18:03

Individual Statistics
Virginia Cavaliers
Q. Hunter: 19-37, 288 Yds, 2 Int
T. Mack: 18 Car, 59 Yds
J. Green: 5 Rec, 89 Yds
S. Jobe: 5 Rec, 84 Yds
K. Burd: 3 Rec, 62 Yds

C. Mosley: 11 Tkl, 3 TFL, FF
M. Contrath: 7 Tkl, 4 TFL, 2 Sck
Z. Parr: 6 Tkl, 2 TFL
R. Dowling: 6 Tkl, TFL, Sck
C. Minnifield: 6 Tkl, Sck
C. Lillard: 2 Tkl, TFL, Int, TD

West Virginia Mountaineers
C. White: 15-28, 298 Yds, 3 TD, Int, Fum
N. Devine: 21 Car, 78 Yds, TD, 3 Rec, 49 Yds, TD,
T. Austin: 8 Car, 28 Yds, TD
W. Johnson: 4 Rec, 108 Yds, TD
L. Heastie: 2 Rec, 56 Yds, TD
S. Bailey: 2 Rec, 35 Yds
B. Starks: 2 Rec, 31 Yds

A. Leonard: 9 Tkl, TFL, Sck, FR
S. Glover: 9 Tkl, TFL, FF
R. Sands: 9 Tkl, FF
S. Berry: 7 Tkl, 3 TFL, 3 Sck
J. Scott: 7 Tkl, FF
B. Hogan: 6 Tkl

[DerkontheOS]

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Nice job on being ranked number three...