West Virginia Mountaineers (NCAA 08)

**superjames1992** · 11-24-2007, 07:56 PM

#6 West Virginia Mountaineers (8-1) @ Cincinati Bearcats (2-8)
Cincinnati, OH
Nippert Stadium
November 17th, 2007

West Virginia Wins 43-19
Mountaineers rebound well from loss to Louisville

Cincinnati, OH - The Mountaineers hoped to rebound from their poor performance against the Louisville Cardinals. They did in the form of a 43-19 victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats. "We played inspiored football," stated Pat White following the game. "We went out there, tried our best, executed, and that usually equates to a win." Steve Slaton picked up 196 yards and 3 touchdowns in the game and was named the Player of the Game.

The Mountaineers face off against a surprising 18th ranked Connecticut Huskies team next week, who look to be this year's version of Rutgers.

West Virginia improves to 9-1 (4-1) with the victory.

WVU - 0 - 22 - 7 - 14 - 43
CIN - 3 - 9 - 0 - 7 - 19

West Virginia Stats
Passing Yards: 131
Rushing Yards: 267
Total Offense: 398
First Downs: 22
Turnovers: 0

Passing
P. White: 15/21, 131 yds., 3 TDs

Rushing
S. Slaton: 27 carries, 196 yds., 3 TDs
N. Devine: 10 carries, 56 yds.
P. White: 4 carries, 8 yds.
O. Schmitt: 1 carry, 7 yds.

Receiving
D. Renaud: 3 receptions, 37 yds.
D. Jalloh: 3 receptions, 27 yds., 2 TDs
T. Gonzales: 3 receptions, 13 yds., TD
S. Slaton: 2 receptions, 33 yds.
J. Maddox: 2 receptions, 9 yds.
M. Villagrana: 1 reception, 7 yds.
O. Schmitt: 1 reception, 5 yds.

Tackles
M. Magro: 4 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack
Z. Cooper: 4 tackles
T. Jackson: 4 tackles, TFL

Kicking
P. McAfee: 0/0 FG, 5/5 XP

Punting
S. Kozlowski: 3 punts, 148 yds.

Cincinnati Stats
Passing Yards: 99
Rushing Yards: 140
Total Offense: 239
First Downs: 13
Turnovers: 2

**superjames1992** · 11-24-2007, 08:04 PM

Week 12 Wrapup

Week 12 Big East Scores
Pittsburgh 21, Rutgers 10
West Virginia 43, Cincinnati 19
Louisville 42, USF 9
Connecticut 59, Syracuse 10

Big East Standings
1. Louisville (11-0) (6-0)
2. Connecticut (10-1) (5-1)
3. West Virginia (9-1) (4-1)
4. Pittsburgh (8-2) (3-2)
5. Rutgers (7-4) (3-3)
6. USF (4-7) (2-4)
7. Syracuse (2-9) (0-6)
8. Cincinnati (2-9) (0-6)

*Louisville Clinches the Big East Championship! Even if they lose next week versus Rutgers, they own the tiebreaker over West Virginia and Connecticut and would get the BCS bid.

BCS Top 10
1. Nebraska (11-0)
2. Ohio State (12-0)
3. UCLA (10-0)
4. Louisville (11-0)
5. Texas Christian (11-0)
6. Florida (10-1)
7. West Virginia (10-1)
8. USC (9-1)
9. Hawaii (10-0)
10. Michigan (10-2)
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20. Connecticut (10-1)

**superjames1992** · 11-25-2007, 01:22 AM

#18 Connecticut Huskies (10-1) @ #6 West Virginia Mountaineers (9-1)
Morgantown, WV
Mountaineer Field
November 24th, 2007

Mountaineers Beat Huskies 46-28
White and Slaton combine for 500 yards

Morgantown, WV – The Mountaineers faced another Big East foe, this time against the 18th ranked Connecticut Huskies. The Mountaineers had a hard time in the first half, as they went to halftime up 20-14. In the third quarter, both teams were scoreless. Then, West Virginia put up 26 points in the fourth quarter as they went on to win the game 46-28. Pat White and Steve Slaton were the stars. Pat White passed for 232 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for another 104 yards and a touchdown. Steve Slaton added another 164 yards and 4 touchdowns on the ground.

UCONN - 7 - 7 - 0 - 14 - 28
WVU - 13 - 7 - 0 - 26 - 46

Connecticut Stats
Passing Yards: 324
Rushing Yards: 139
Total Offense: 463
First Downs: 19
Turnovers: 1

West Virginia Stats
Passing Yards: 232
Rushing Yards: 287
Total Offense: 519
First Downs: 19
Turnovers: 4

Passing
P. White: 14/20, 232 yds., 2 TDs, INT

Rushing
S. Slaton: 26 carries, 164 yds., 4 TDs
P. White: 11 carries, 104 yds., TD
N. Devine: 10 carries, 33 yds.
O. Schmitt: 1 carry, -5 yds.

Receiving
D. Reynaud: 3 receptions, 80 yds.
T. Gonzales: 3 receptions, 46 yds., TD
D. Jalloh: 2 receptions, 42 yds., TD
M. Villagrana: 2 receptions, 12 yds.
N. Sowers: 1 reception, 19 yds.
J. Maddox: 1 reception, 13 yds.
S. Slaton: 1 reception, 11 yds.
O. Schmitt: 1 reception, 9 yds.

Defense
T. Jackson: 10 tackles, 5 TFL, sack, INT
Q. Andrews: 7 tackles
M. Ivy: 6 tackles
M. Magro: 6 tackles

Kicking
P. McAfee: 0/0 FG, 2/3 XP

Punting
S. Kozlowski: 1 punt, 27 yds.

**superjames1992** · 11-25-2007, 01:30 AM

Week 13 Wrapup

Week 13 Big East Scores
West Virginia 46, Connecticut 28
Cincinnati 27, Syracuse 26
Pitsburgh 38, USF 13

Big East Standings
1. Louisville (11-0) (6-0)
2. West Virginia (10-1) (5-1)
3. Connecticut (10-2) (5-2)
4. Pittsburgh (9-2) (4-2)
5. Rutgers (7-4) (3-3)
6. USF (4-8) (2-5)
7. Cincinnati (3-9) (1-6)
8. Syracuse (2-10) (0-7)

BCS Top 10
1. Nebraska (12-0)
2. Ohio State (12-0)
3. UCLA (11-0)
4. Louisville (11-0)
5. Florida (11-1)
6. Texas Christian (12-0)
7. USC (10-1)
8. West Virginia (10-1)
9. Miami (11-1)
10. Michigan (10-2)
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19. Connecticut (10-2)

**superjames1992** · 11-25-2007, 09:45 PM

#24 Pittsburgh Panthers (9-2) @ #6 West Virginia Mountaineers (10-1)
Morgantown, WV
Mountaineer Field
December 1st, 2007

Mountaineers Win Backyard Brawl!
WVU destroys rival Pittsburgh 62-31

Morgantown, WV - The Mountaineers seem to have things clicking now as they hope to secure and at-large bid to a BCS bowl game. Steve Slaton rushes for 202 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Backyard Brawl on only 19 carries, a 10.6 yards per carry average. He also caught 4 passes for 108 yards and another 2 touchdowns. "The offensive line was great!" shouted Slaton as he celebrated with his teammates after the Backyard Brawl victory. "We dominated them and showed them who we are! The West Virginia Mountaineers!"

West Virginia finishes the regular season at 11-1 (6-1).

PITT - 10 - 0 - 0 - 21 - 31
WVU - 7 - 21 - 21 - 13 - 62

Pittsburgh Stats
Passing Yards: 292
Rushing Yards: 174
Total Offense: 466
First Downs: 21
Turnovers: 0

West Virginia Stats
Passing Yards: 222
Rushing Yards: 329
Total Offense: 551
First Downs: 20
Turnovers: 3

Passing
P. White: 10/16, 193 yds., 3 TDs, 2 INTs
J. Brown: 2/2, 15 yds.
A. Bednarik: 1/1, 14 yds.

Rushing
S. Slaton: 19 carries, 202 yds., 3 TDs
N. Devine: 8 carries, 31 yds.
P. White: 6 carries, 76 yds., TD
J. Brown: 3 carries, 6 yds., TD
J. Best: 1 carry, 8 yds.
S. Kozlowski: 1 carry, 6 yds.

Receiving
S. Slaton: 4 receptions, 108 yds., 2 TDs
D. Jalloh: 3 receptions, 42 yds.
T. Gonzales: 2 receptions, 33 yds.
D. Reynaud: 1 reception, 13 yds., TD
O. Schmitt: 1 reception, 11 yds.
J. Maddox: 1 reception, 9 yds.

Defense
M. Ivy: 7 tackles, TFL
A. Lewis: 7 tackles
Q. Andrews: 5 tackles
E. Wicks: 5 tackles

Kicking
P. McAfee: 2/2 FG, long of 54, 8/8 XP

Punting
S. Kozlowski: 1 punt, 46 yds.
B. Tate: 1 reception, 6 yds.

**superjames1992** · 11-25-2007, 09:50 PM

Week 14 Wrapup

Week 14 Big East Scores
Louisville 31, Rutgers 14
West Virginia 62, Pittsburgh 31

Final 2007 Big East Standings
1. Louisville (12-0) (7-0)
2. West Virginia (11-1) (6-1)
3. Connecticut (10-2) (5-2)
4. Pittsburgh (9-3) (4-3)
5. Rutgers (7-5) (3-4)
6. USF (4-8) (2-5)
7. Cincinnati (3-9) (1-6)
8. Syracuse (2-10) (0-7)

BCS Top 10
1. Nebraska (12-0)
2. Ohio State (12-0)
3. Louisville (12-0)
4. USC (11-1)
5. Texas Christian (12-0)
6. Florida (11-1)
7. West Virginia (11-1)
8. UCLA (11-1)
9. Michigan (10-2)
10. Miami (11-1)
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19. Connecticut (10-2)

**superjames1992** · 11-25-2007, 09:56 PM

2007 Conference Champions

Conference Championship Week
ACC: Clemson 27, Miami 24
SEC: Florida 27, Alabama 10
C-USA: Southern Miss 31, Tulsa 3
Big 12: Nebraska 30, Texas A&M 28
MAC: Toledo 45, Ohio 13

Conference Champions
ACC: Clemson (11-2)
Big 12: Nebraska (13-0)
Big East: (12-0)
Big 10: Ohio State (12-0)
C-USA: Southern Miss (11-2)
IND: Notre Dame (7-5)
MAC: Toledo (9-4)
MWC: Texas Christian (12-0)
Pac-10: USC (11-1)
SEC: Florida (12-1)
Sun Belt: Florida Atlantic (7-5)
WAC: Boise State (11-1)

**superjames1992** · 11-25-2007, 10:01 PM

Final Regular Season BCS Top 10

1. Nebraska (13-0)
2. Ohio State (12-0)
3. Louisville (12-0)
4. USC (11-1)
5. Texas Christian (12-0)
6. Florida (12-1)
7. West Virginia (11-1)
8. UCLA (11-1)
9. Michigan (10-2)
10. Miami (11-2)
----------------------
19. Connecticut

*Nebraska and Ohio State will play in the BCS National Championship Game which will be played in the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

**superjames1992** · 11-25-2007, 10:03 PM

Bowl Bid!

Pasadena, CA - West Virginia has received a bid to play in the Rose Bowl against the USC Trojans (11-1). The game will be played January 1st, 2008.

**superjames1992** · 11-26-2007, 09:26 PM

Heisman Winner

Colt Brennan (Hawaii)
321/474 (67%), 4,462 yds., 48 TDs, 8 INTs, 176.8 QB Rating, 58 rushes, 193 yds., 2 TDs

**superjames1992** · 12-01-2007, 01:53 AM

#5 USC Trojans (11-1) vs. #7 West Virginia Mountaineers (11-1)
Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
January 1st, 2008

West Virginia Wins Rose Bowl!
Mountianeers Knock off Southern Cal 34-32!

Pasadena, CA - The Mountaineers have secured their second BCS bowl win in 3 years and their third bowl victory in a row with their win over the USC Trojans, who were ranked 5th coming into the Rose Bowl. The Trojans, who were essentially playing at home, were shocked as the Mountaineers gave them all they could handle as they were behind by as much as 13 in the fourth quarter.

"It feels great to do it again [Win a BCS Bowl]," commented West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez in a post-game press conference. "We came out and we played our best all year. Unfortunately, that Louisville game cost us the Big East Championship."

The player of the game was Pat White as he threw for 129 yards through the air and ran for another 152 yards. Unfortunately, he threw 3 interceptions in the game. Steve Slaton struggled all game as he only picked up 65 yards on the day. Noel Devine had perhaps his best game of the season as he racked up 106 yards on just 7 carries.

The Rose Bowl win sends West Virginia to 12-1 (6-1) as they close out the season on a very high note.

USC - 7 - 9 - 7 - 9 - 32
WVU - 10 - 3 - 7 - 14 - 34

USC Stats
Passing Yards: 247
Rushing Yards: 133
Total Offense: 380
First Downs: 20
Turnovers: 1

West Virginia Stats
Passing Yards: 129
Rushing Yards: 322
Total Offense: 451
First Downs: 17
Turnovers: 3

Passing
P. White: 10/18, 129 yds., TD, 3 INTs

Rushing
S. Slaton: 15 carries, 65 yds.
P. White: 14 carries, 152 yds., 2 TDs
N. Devine: 7 carries, 106 yds., TD
O. Schmitt: 1 carry, 10 yds.
T. Gonzales: 1 carry, 4 yds.

Receiving
S. Slaton: 5 receptions, 43 yds.
T. Gonzales: 2 receptions, 37 yds.
D. Reynaud: 1 reception, 25 yds., TD
O. Schmitt: 1 reception, 14 yds.
N. Devine: 1 reception, 10 yds.

Defense
A. Lewis: 7 tackles, INT
C. Neild: 7 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 sacks
R. Malik: 6 tackles, TFL
M. Ivy: 6 tackles, TFL
M. Magro: 6 tackles, TFL

Kicking
P. McAfee: 2/2 FG, long of 40, 4/4 XP

Punting
S. Kozlowski: 2 punts, 85 yds.

**superjames1992** · 12-01-2007, 02:02 AM

Big East Bowl Results
Brut Sun Bowl: (8-5) Oregon State 21, (9-4) Pittsburgh 13
Gator Bowl: (11-2) Virginia Tech 58, (10-3) Connecticut 10
Rose Bowl: (12-1) West Virginia 34, (11-2) USC 32
Orange Bowl: (13-0) Louisville 30, (11-3) Clemson 10
International Bowl: (8-5) Rutgers 28, (9-5) Toledo 21

*The Big East goes 3-2 in bowl games.

BCS Bowl Games
Rose Bowl: (12-1) West Virginia 34, (11-2) USC 32
Sugar Bowl: (11-2) Michigan 38, (12-2) Florida 20
Fiesta Bowl: (12-1) UCLA 42, (12-1) Texas Christian 17
Orange Bowl: (13-0) Louiville 30, (11-3) Clemson 10
BCS National Championship: (14-0) Nebraska 31, (12-1) Ohio State 27

*Nebraska wins the 2007-2008 BCS National Championship!

**superjames1992** · 12-01-2007, 02:20 AM

West Virginia Season 2007-2008 Season Stats

Passing
P. White: 174/274 (63%), 2,428 yds., 25 TDs, 14 INTs, 157.8 QB Rating
J. Brown: 41/64 (64%), 457 yds., 5 TDs, 2 INTs, 143.6 QB Rating
N. Devine: 1/1 (100%), 24 yds., 301.6 QB Rating
A. Bednarik: 1/1 (100%), 14 yds., 217.6 QB Rating

Rushing
S. Slaton: 268 carries, 1,611 yds., 6.0 avg., 23 TDs
P. White: 134 carries, 1,008 yds., 7.5 avg., 6 TDs
N. Devine: 100 carries, 504 yds., 5.0 avg., 7 TDs
O. Schmitt: 25 carries, 85 yds., 3.4 avg., 4 TDs
J. Brown: 20 carries, 66 yds., 3.3 avg., TD
T. Gonzales: 9 carries, 38 yds., 4.2 avg., TD
J. Best: 8 carries, 12 yds., 1.5 avg.
J. Maddox: 1 carry, 7 yds., 7.0 avg.
S. Kozlowski: 1 carry, 6 yds., 6.0 avg.

Receiving
S. Slaton: 41 receptions, 461 yds., 2 TDs
T. Gonzales: 35 receptions, 478 yds., 5 TDs
D. Jalloh: 33 receptions, 552 yds., 10 TDs
D. Reynaud: 30 receptions, 463 yds., 6 TDs
M. Villagrana: 18 receptions, 255 yds., 4 TDs
O. Schmitt: 17 receptions, 173 yds., 3 TDs
J. Maddox: 15 receptions, 245 yds.
N. Devine: 14 receptions, 149 yds.
N. Sowers: 7 receptions, 78 yds.
B. Tate: 5 receptions, 45 yds.
M. Magro: 1 reception, 12 yds.
J. Best: 1 reception, 12 yds.

Tackles (Top 10)
M. Magro: 73 tackles
M. Ivy: 71 tackles
Q. Andrews: 55 tackles
T. Jackson: 51 tackles
K. Dy.kes: 51 tackles
R. Malik: 46 tackles
Z. Cooper: 45 tackles
A. Lewis: 43 tackles
E. Wicks: 40 tackles
J. Dingle: 36 tackles

Tackles For Loss (Top 5)
K. Dy.kes: 23 TFL
M. Magro: 21 TFL
T. Jackson: 16 TFL
M. Ivy: 9 TFL
C. Neild: 9 TFL

Sacks (Top 4)
K. Dy.kes: 8 sacks
M. Magro: 5 sacks
C. Neild: 4 sacks
T. Jackson: 2 sacks

Intercpetions (Top 5)
L. Williams: 3 INTs
M. Ivy: 2 INTs
A. Lewis: 2 INTs
V. Rivers: 2 INTs
Q. Andrews: 2 INTs

Kicking
P. McAfee: 21/26 (80%) FG, 63/64 (98%) XP

Punting
S. Kozlowski: 28 punts, 1,172 yds., 41.8 avg., 34.5 net avg.

**superjames1992** · 12-01-2007, 02:30 AM

2007 Season in Review

The Mountaineers came into the season hoping for a national championship, and, though they did not achieve this goal, they got a pretty good consolation prize in a victory over USC in the Rose Bowl. Both Pat White and Steve Slaton performed superbly as expected. The offensive line blocked well for both of them. Pat White showed his maturity as a passer as he noticably developed into a better quarterback throughout the season.

After the victory in the Rose Bowl, Rich Rodriguez signed a 3 year extension with West Virginia. After the season, the school's prestige climbed from a 5 star to a 6 star as well.

Now, the question remains. Will Steve Slaton come back next season? Coach Rodriguez is sure to try to lure him back to Morgantown for his senior season.

2007 Schedule *Combined Opponents Record: 67-82 (.416)
1. Western Michigan W 55-37 (1-0)
2. at Marshall W 55-7 (2-0)
3. at Maryland W 33-28 (3-0)
4. ECU W 38-17 (4-0)
5. at USF W 54-51 (3OT) (5-0)
6. at Syracuse W 41-17 (6-0)
7. Bye Week (6-0)
8. Mississippi State W 44-41 (3OT) (7-0)
9. at Rutgers W 37-23 (8-0)
10. Bye Week (8-0)
11. #2 Louisville L 30-42 (8-1)
12. at Cincinnati W 43-19 (9-1)
13. #20 Connecticut W 46-28 (10-1)
14. Pittsburgh W 62-31 (11-1)
BG: #8 USC W 34-32 (12-1)

**superjames1992** · 12-01-2007, 02:34 AM

Final 2007 Top 25

1. Nebraska (14-0)
2. Louisville (13-0)
3. Ohio State (12-1)
4. West Virginia (12-1)
5. UCLA (12-1)
6. Michigan (11-2)
7. USC (11-2)
8. Texas Christian (12-1)
9. Florida (12-2)
10. Wisconsin (11-2)
11. Boise State (12-1)
12. Tennessee (10-3)
13. Virginia Tech (11-2)
14. Texas A&M (11-3)
15. Miami (11-3)
16. Hawaii (11-2)
17. Clemson (11-3)
18. Texas (9-4)
19. Missouri (10-3)
20. LSU (9-4)
21. Connecticut (10-3)
22. Oklahoma (9-4)
23. Auburn (9-4)
24. Ole Miss (9-4)
25. Utah (8-5)

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