Mississippi State at No. 7/9 West Virginia Oct. 20, :30 p.m. (ESPN Regional) Milan Puskar Stadium (60,000) Morgantown, W.Va.

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1 2007 Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Results Sept. 1 WESTERN MICHIGAN W/62-24 Sept. 8 at Marshall W/48-23 Sept. 13 at Maryland W/31-14 Sept. 22 EAST CAROLINA W/48-7 Sept. 28 at USF L/13-21 Oct. 6 at Syracuse W/55-14 Oct. 20 MISSISSIPPI STATE 3:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at Rutgers TBA Nov. 8 LOUISVILLE 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Cincinnati TBA Nov. 24 CONNECTICUT Noon Dec. 1 PITT TBA Tale of the Tape Offense WVU MSU (6 games) (7 games) Points Average First Downs Total Offense... 3, ,109 Average Net Rushing... 1, ,103 Average Net Passing...1, ,006 Average Pass Attempts Complete Interceptions Fumbles/Lost... 13/ /4 3rd Down... 39/ /100 FG/Att.... 7/8... 5/8 Avg. TOP... 31: :37 Penalties... 26/ /384 Average Defense WVU MSU Points Average First Downs Total Defense... 1, ,407 Average Net Rushing Average Net Passing ,413 Average Pass Attempts Complete Interceptions Avg. per return Fumble/Rec / /5 3rd Down... 30/ /105 Sacks/Yds / /70 Mississippi State at No. 7/9 West Virginia Oct. 20, :30 p.m. (ESPN Regional) Milan Puskar Stadium (60,000) Morgantown, W.Va. The Game 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 Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (60,000) on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 3:30 p.m. The game will be televised live on ESPN Regional. 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 school on the 2007 schedule and marks the 39th meeting all-time with a school that hails from the SEC. Under Coach Rich Rodriguez, WVU is 2-0 against schools from the SEC, defeating MSU last season, and Georgia, 38-35, in the 2006 Sugar Bowl. Game Coverage TV ESPN Regional - (John Sanders - play-by-play, Rene Nadeau - analysis) will broadcast the game live. The game will be shown in West Virginia on WCHS (Charleston), WOAY (Oak Hill/Beckley), WVFX (Clarksburg), WTOV (Wheeling), WJAL (Chambersburg, Pa.) and WTAE (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Radio Mountaineer Sports Network - (Tony Caridi - play-by-play, Dwight Wallace - analysis, Hoppy Kercheval - host) will broadcast the game live. Sirius Radio Broadcast - The MSN broadcast of the West Virginia - MSU game can be heard live on Sirius Channel 123. Internet broadcasts of WVU games are available by accessing MSNsportsNET.com and clicking on the Live Event Coverage button down the left-hand column of the athletics home page. Mountaineer Quickies WVU is 27-4 over the last 31 games; 13-3 in the BIG EAST in that span. WVU has won 40 of its last 47 regular season games/ WVU has won 42 of its last 51 overall games. Dating back to 2005, WVU has 96 rushing touchdowns in its last 25 games (3.84 per game). Steve Slaton is the first returning consensus All-American in WVU history. Steve Slaton has 42 rushing touchdowns in his last 26 games. Pat White has 21 rushing touchdowns in his last 13 games. Pat White has thrown two touchdown passes in six of his last nine games. WVU is 20-3 with Patrick White as a starting quarterback. WVU is 23-3 with Steve Slaton as a starting tailback. WVU is 20-3 with the duo of Slaton and White in the starting line-up. WVU is 6-1 when both Slaton and White rush for 100 yards in the same game. WVU has three quarterbacks on its roster that have won at least one BIG EAST contest. WVU is at home under Rich Rodriguez/27-7 since WVU is in all-time BIG EAST games under Rodriguez. WVU is 15-6 in all-time BIG EAST home games under Rodriguez. WVU is No. 2 nationally in rushing offense, No. 5 in total defense and No. 6 in scoring offense. Since 2000, WVU is 48-1 when scoring 30 or more points in a contest. WVU is against current members of the Southeastern Conference/2-0 under Rodriguez.

2 West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com WVU Head Coach Rich Rodriguez 7th Season ( ) 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 , including a record as the head coach at WVU. He has coached the Mountaineers to five-straight seasons with eight or more wins, including twostraight 11-win seasons. West Virginia has participated in bowl games in each of the last five years, and 11 of the past 14 seasons, dating back to 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 , he was an NAIA/Division II head coach at Salem (one season) and Glenville State (seven seasons), posting a record. He was inducted in October 2003, into the Glenville Hall of Fame. Rodriguez is the 31 st football coach all-time at West Virginia and the 10 th to coach at his alma mater. He is the first West Virginia graduate to coach the Mountaineer football team since Gene Corum was the head man for six seasons in Morgantown from Rodriguez is also one of 19 Division I-A head football coaches currently working at their alma maters: Art Briles (Houston), Troy Calhoun (Air Force), Brady Hoke (Ball State), Mark Snyder (Marshall), Ralph Friedgen (Maryland), Randy Shannon (Miami), Chris Ault (Nevada), Rocky Long (New Mexico), Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern), Charlie Weis (Notre Dame), Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State), Dave Wannstedt (Pitt), Tom Craft (San Diego State), Jeff Bower (Southern Miss), Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee), Tom Amstutz (Toledo), Karl Dorrell (UCLA), Al Groh (Virginia), Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech) and Rodriguez. WVU Graduates as Mountaineer Coaches George Krebs Louis Yeager , Anthony Chez Mont McIntire Ira Errett Rodgers , Charles Tallman Marshall Glenn Gene Corum Rich Rodriguez Present Rodriguez Year-by-Year History Year School Status Record 1986 Salem Assistant Coach Salem Assistant Coach Salem Head Coach Glenville State Head Coach Glenville State Head Coach Glenville State Head Coach Glenville State Head Coach WVIAC Champions/NAIA runner-up/naia Coach of the Year, WVIAC Coach of the Year 1994 Glenville State Head Coach WVIAC Co-Champions/NAIA Playoffs/WVIAC Coach of the Year 1995 Glenville State Head Coach WVIAC Co-Champions 1996 Glenville State Head Coach WVIAC Co-Champions 1997 Tulane Assistant Coach Tulane Assistant Coach Liberty Bowl Champions 1999 Clemson Assistant Coach Peach Bowl 2000 Clemson Assistant Coach Gator Bowl 2001 West Virginia Head Coach West Virginia Head Coach Continental Tire Bowl 2003 West Virginia Head Coach Gator Bowl, BIG EAST Coach of the Year 2004 West Virginia Head Coach Gator Bowl 2005 West Virginia Head Coach Sugar Bowl Champions, BIG EAST Coach of the Year 2006 West Virginia Head Coach 11-2 Gator Bowl Champions 2007 West Virginia Head Coach 5-1

3 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com WVU Head Coach Rich Rodriguez Rod vs. All Opponents at WVU Boston College Central Florida Cincinnati Connecticut East Carolina Eastern Washington Florida State Georgia Georgia Tech James Madison Kent State Louisville Marshall Maryland Miami Mississippi State Notre Dame Ohio Pitt Rutgers Syracuse Temple Tennessee-Chattanooga USF Virginia Virginia Tech Western Michigan Wisconsin Wofford Rodriguez Milestone Wins: 1. Salem 21, WV Tech 16 (1988) 10. Glenville 30, WV Wesleyan 6 (1992) 20. Glenville 50, WV Tech 0 (1993) 30. Glenville 59, WV Tech 8 (1994) 40. Glenville 44, WV State 14 (1996) 50. West Virginia 35, Cincinnati 32* (2002) 60. West Virginia 28, Virginia Tech 7 (2003) 70. West Virginia 31, Connecticut 19 (2004) 80. West Virginia 45, Connecticut 13 (2005) 90. West Virginia 41, Syracuse 17 (2006) 100. West Virginia 55, Syracuse 14 (2007) * - First road win at WVU Rodriguez Quickies.760 winning percentage (38-12) , best four year mark in school history..833 winning percentage (30-6) , best three-year mark in school history. Five consecutive bowl games for the first time in school history BIG EAST record (24-7 against current league members) in his last 36 BIG EAST contests. Three consecutive BIG EAST titles ( ). BIG EAST Coach of the Year in 2003 and Engineered best turnaround in BIG EAST history in Voted West Virginia State College Coach of the Year. (all sports, all divisions) three times in career (Glenville 1993; WVU 2003, 2005). Eight wins over Top 25 teams to date. He is 42-9 in his last 51 overall games. He is 40-7 in his last 47 regular-season games. He is all-time at Mountaineer Field/28-7 at home since over the last 31 games; 13-3 BIG EAST mark in that span. Second coach in WVU history to win consecutive bowl games mark at WVU/52-17 since in BIG EAST play since Rodriguez is 27-7 at home since He recorded his 100th career coaching win at Syracuse on Oct. 6, He is 12-8 in the month of October/6-4 at home.

4 West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com The Last Time Against Mississippi State West Virginia 42, Mississippi State 14 October 7, 2006 Starkville, Miss. West Virginia went into the heart of SEC country and captured a victory over Mississippi State at Davis Wade Stadium. The Mountaineers ran strong against a Bulldog defense that went into the game giving up only 104 yards rushing a game, but sophomore tailback Steve Slaton rushed for 185 yards and one score followed by quarterback Patrick White s 76 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Mountaineer attack that totaled an impressive 314 rushing yards. For the seventh straight game, West Virginia scored on its opening possession by marching 69 yards in just five plays and ending with a five-yard scoring toss to Owen Schmitt. The drive was highlighted by two impressive Darius Reynaud plays; on one he took a reverse and gained 25 yards, followed by a 37-yard pass reception to key the scoring drive. The Mountaineers upped their lead to 14-0 early in the second quarter when White rushed in from five yards away to end a 75-yard drive. But Mississippi State got on the scoreboard just before halftime when the Bulldogs marched 88 yards behind the strong arm of quarterback Omarr Conner. When receiver Tony Burks fumbled as he was going into the endzone, teammate Lance Long recovered for the touchdown to put the Bulldogs on the board and cut their deficit to 14-7 at the half. West Virginia responded on its opening possession of the third quarter when the Mountaineers moved 80 yards in 10 plays to take a 21-7 lead on Slaton s 11-yard rush. The Mountaineer defense camp up big in the second half with two key interceptions to keep the Bulldogs out of the endzone. Eric Wicks interception in the endzone followed by linebacker Bobby Hathaway s 29-yard interception return was the spark the WVU offense needed. West Virginia went up 28-7 with 8:02 left when White scored on a brilliant 46-yard run. Mississippi State answered WVU s score with a one-yard Anthony Dixon run on a drive that was powered by the passing of quarterback Michael West Virginia is on artificial turf since 1980 and is in the decade. Under Rich Rodriguez, WVU is on turf and currently riding a five-game win streak. Henig. The Bulldogs trailed with 5:31 left in the game. After West Virginia recovered the onsides kick, the Mountaineers put the game away with a 46- yard drive in seven plays that was capped off by a five-yard score by Schmitt. West Virginia s Vaughn Rivers finished the scoring with just 1:07 left in the contest when he returned a Mississippi State punt 50 yards for the game s final points. Aside from Slaton, White and Schmitt s numbers on offense, Wicks was again impressive on defense, leading the way with six tackles, two sacks and one interception. Bulldog linebacker Quinton Culberson led all tacklers with 12 stops, quarterback Omar Conner passed for 135 yards and receiver Tony Burks captured a game high four passes for 188 yards to lead Mississippi State. West Virginia rushed for 314 yards and passed for 92 to total 406 yards of offense. The Bulldogs gained 250 yards through the air and 56 rushing to total 306 offensive yards in the game. The win gave West Virginia a 12-game winning streak and eight straight victories on the road. Scoring and Statistical Summary F West Virginia Mississippi State st 2nd 3rd 4th WVU - Owen Schmitt 5 rush (Pat McAfee kick) WVU - Patrick White 5 rush (McAfee kick) MSU - Lance Long 0 fumble recovery (Adam Carlson kick) WVU - Steve Slaton 11 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - White 46 rush (McAfee kick) MSU - Anthony Dixon 1 rush (Carlson kick) WVU - Schmitt 5 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - Vaughn Rivers 50 punt return (McAfee kick) WVU MSU First Downs Rushes/Yards... 44/ /56 Passing Yardage Passes... 6/10/ /35/2 Punts... 3/135/ /138/34.5 Fumbles/Lost... 1/0... 4/0 Return Yardage Penalties/Yards... 11/ /45 Time of Possession... 26: :45 WVU RUSHING: Slaton ; White 11-76; WVU PASSING: White ; WVU RECEIVING: Reynaud 2-41; Myles 2-28; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Wicks 6 (0/2); Henry 6; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Wicks, Hathaway. MSU RUSHING: Stallworth 9-40; MSU PASSING: Conner ; Henig ; MSU RECEIVING: Burks 4-118; MSU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Culberson 12 (1/0); Johnson 9; MSU INTERCEPTIONS: None. Attendance - 40,327 Steve Slaton Pat White

5 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com The Last Game: Syracuse No. 12/13 West Virginia 55, Syracuse 14 Oct. 6, 2007 Syracuse, N.Y. No. 12/13 West Virginia used a balanced rushing and passing attack to score the most points ever on Syracuse at the Carrier Dome in a victory, Six different Mountaineers scored touchdowns in West Virginia s first BIG EAST win of Sparked by key interceptions from the defense, the Mountaineer offense totaled 486 yards to give WVU Coach Rich Rodriguez his 100th career victory. On the Orange s first possession, safety Ryan Mundy turned in the game s first big play by intercepting quarterback Andrew Robinson. Mundy s 26-yard return gave the offense the ball at the SU 37, and it took only five plays for fullback Owen Schmitt to score on a seven-yard option play. Robinson brought the Orange back to tie the game, when he engineered a 45-yard drive that ended with Curtis Brinkley s one-yard run. However, from there it was all West Virginia. The Mountaineers took a 14-7 lead at the 2:13 mark of the first quarter on Patrick White s oneyard run that ended a 13-play, 77-yard drive. With 13:25 left in the half, WVU defensive lineman Keilen Dykes intercepted a tipped Robinson pass and rumbled 19-yards, giving WVU a 21-7 lead. Two possessions later, Schmitt scored his second touchdown of the game, when he powered in from one-yard away, as the Mountaineers moved 51 yards in just five plays. Just before the half, West Virginia turned a late possession into points, when kicker Pat McAfee connected on an impressive 49-yard field goal as the half expired, sending the Mountaineers into the locker room up The Mountaineers didn t let up in the second half, scoring on the opening possession of the third quarter, when White connected with receiver Darius Reynaud for a 20-yard touchdown pass. With West Virginia leading 38-7 in the third, White strained a muscle in his chest and backup Jarrett Brown took over the potent Mountaineer offense midway through the third quarter. McAfee added a 23-yard field goal at the 3:00 mark of the third for a 41-7 advantage, before Syracuse struck for a 61-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit to Brown got in on the scoring action with 13:34 left in the game, when he rushed in from the four-yard line to end an impressive nine-play, 84-yard drive. Scoring and Statistical Summary F West Virginia Syracuse st 2nd 3rd 4th WVU - Owen Schmitt 7 rush (Pat McAfee kick) SYR - Curtis Brinkley 1 rush (Patrick Shadle kick) WVU - Patrick White 1 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - Keilen Dykes 19 yard interception return (McAfee kick) WVU - Schmitt 1 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - McAfee 49 FG WVU - Darius Reynaud 20 pass from White (McAfee kick) WVU - McAfee 23 FG SYR - Mike Williams 61 pass from Andrew Robinson (Patrick Shadle kick) WVU - Jarrett Brown 4 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - Jock Sanders 110 rush (McAfee kick) WVU SYR First Downs Rushes/Yards... 54/ /94 Passing Yardage Passes... 18/21/0... 6/16/2 Punts... 3/111/ /172/43.0 Fumbles/Lost... 1/0... 6/1 Return Yardage Penalties/Yards... 8/ /55 Time of Possession... 33: :57 WVU RUSHING: White 14-89; Slaton 15-69; WVU PASSING: White ; Brown ; WVU RECEIVING: Reynaud 6-48; Slaton 4-51; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Magro 7 (1/1); Williams 6; WVU INTER- CEPTIONS: Mundy, Dykes. Pat McAfee The Mountaineers tacked on a late score with 8:42 left in the game, when tailback Jock Sanders rushed in from 11-yards out for his first career rushing touchdown. The score was set up when defensive lineman Johnny Dingle forced a Syracuse fumble that was recovered by Dykes deep in Orange territory. With Sanders touchdown late in the fourth, West Virginia finished the game, scoring on nine of its 12 possessions. White was strong in his two and a half quarter of action by rushing for 89 yards and completing 12-of-15 passes for 148 yards. Schmitt s two touchdowns were his first scores of the season, and Marc Magro led another strong defensive effort with seven tackles. For Syracuse, Robinson finished with 100 yards passing, and Brinkley totaled 50 yards rushing. Receiver Mike Williams finished with two catches for 72 yards. The Orange defensive effort was led by Mike Holmes with 13 stops. West Virginia rushed for 251 yards and passed for 235. The Orange stood at 94 yards rushing and 108 passing for 202 total offensive yards. The win gave West Virginia six-straight victories over the Orange and three straight at the Carrier Dome. Owen Schmitt SYR RUSHING: Brinkley 18-50; SYR PASSING: Robinson ; SYR RECEIVING: Williams 2-72; SYR TACKLES (TFL/QS): Holmes 13; Fields 10; Flaherty 9; SYR INTERCEPTIONS: None. Attendance - 35,345

6 National Rankings Associated Press Poll (Oct. 14) School Record Points Prev. Wk 1. Ohio St. (50) 7-0 1, USF (11) 6-0 1, Boston College (1) 7-0 1, Oklahoma (1) 6-1 1, LSU (1) 6-1 1, South Carolina 6-1 1, Oregon 5-1 1, Kentucky 6-1 1, West Virginia 5-1 1, California 5-1 1, Virginia Tech Arizona St. (1) USC Florida Kansas Missouri Hawaii Auburn Texas Tennessee Georgia Texas Tech NR 23. Cincinnati Michigan NR 25. Kansas State NR ARV: Penn St. 95, Virginia 85, Illinois 75, Boise St. 37, Alabama 27, Rutgers 18, Wake Forest 18, Wisconsin 18, Clemson 9, Connecticut 7, Florida St. 6, Maryland 6, Air Force 4, BYU 2, Troy 1. USA Today Coaches Poll (Oct. 14) School Record Points Prev. Wk 1. Ohio State (56) 7-0 1, Boston College (1) 7-0 1, USF (3) 6-0 1,320 5 (tie) 4. Oklahoma 6-1 1,288 5 (tie) 5. LSU 6-1 1, Oregon 5-1 1, West Virginia 5-1 1, South Carolina (tie) USC (tie) California Virginia Tech Arizona State Kentucky Florida Kansas Hawaii Missouri Texas Auburn Georgia Texas Tech NR 22. Tennessee NR 23. Cincinnati Virginia NR 25. Penn State NR ARV: Michigan (5-2) 127; Wisconsin (5-2) 82; Boise State (4-1) 61; Illinois (5-2) 59; Kansas State (4-2) 42; Rutgers (4-2) 25; Purdue (5-2) 19; Florida State (4-2) 16; Maryland (4-2) 15; Alabama (5-2) 13; Wake Forest (4-2) 12; Clemson (4-2) 9; Louisville (4-3) 9; Brigham Young (4-2) 8; Michigan State (5-2) 8; Connecticut (5-1) 7; Fresno State (4-2) 2; Wyoming (4-2) West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Coaching Staff Assignments Here s a breakdown of the WVU coaching staff assignments for the 2007 season: Bill Stewart: associate head coach, tight ends, special teams, fullbacks (sideline) Calvin Magee: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, tailbacks (press box) Jeff Casteel: defensive coordinator, linebackers (sideline) Tony ony Dews: wide receivers (sideline) Greg Frey: offensive line (sideline) Tony ony Gibson: defensive backs, recruiting coordinator (sideline) Bill Kirelawich: defensive line (press box) Rod Smith: quarterbacks (press box) Bruce uce Tall: safeties (press box) The Captains Coach Rich Rodriguez will select game captains each week. Permanent team captains will be elected at the end of the regular season. Game 1 - Western Michigan - Keilen Dykes, Marc Magro, Vaughn Rivers and Owen Schmitt. Game 2 - Marshall - Adam Bednarik, Andy Emery, Ridwan Malik, Michael Villagrana Game 3 - Maryland - Antonio Lewis, Owen Schmitt, Eric Wicks, Larry Williams Game 4 - East Carolina - Markell Harrison, Bobby Hathaway, Marc Magro, Ryan Mundy Game 5 - USF - Adam Bednarik, Vaughn Rivers, Mike Villagrana, Eric Wicks Game 6 - Syracuse - Keilen Dykes, Andy Emery, Owen Schmitt, Larry Williams October Record West Virginia holds a all-time October record. The Mountaineers are at home all-time during the month and on the road. Under Rich Rodriguez, WVU is 13-8 overall, 6-4 at home and 7-4 on the road. WVU is all-time in BIG EAST games during the month of October, including 14-8 at home. The Mountaineers are 12-4 in BIG EAST games under Rodriguez during the month, including 6-2 at home. Rolling After Bowling In the 25 seasons after going to a bowl, the Mountaineers have compiled a record. WVU has earned back-to-back bowl berths 12 times, including five straight, currently a school record. For Starters When West Virginia kicks off on Oct. 20 against Mississippi State, the Mountaineers will have a total of 39 players with at least one game of starting experience, including seven first-time starters against Western Michigan, one at Marshall, East Carolina and at Syracuse and two at USF. Tops on that list are senior defensive lineman Keilen Dykes (37), senior safety Eric Wicks (31), junior offensive lineman Ryan Stanchek (27), junior running back Steve Slaton (26) and senior receiver Darius Reynaud (25). 30 Is Enough Dating back to 1980, the Mountaineers hold a record when scoring 30 or more points in a game. During the 1990s, the Mountaineers were 42-4 when scoring 30 or more points in a contest and were in the 80s when reaching that mark. WVU is 48-1 since 2000 when scoring 30 points or more in a contest. At Home This is the 28 th season of competition for West Virginia at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. WVU holds a (.713) all-time record at the facility, which opened in The Mountaineers 2007 season-opener against Western Michigan drew 60,563 and 60,021 attended the ECU game. An average of 60,292 have attended the two games at Mountaineer Field this season. WVU averaged 58,773 per home game last season; almost nine million fans have watched a game at Mountaineer Field. Next Up The WVU football team travels to Piscataway, N.J., to face Rutgers at Rutgers Stadium (43,000) on Oct. 27. The time of the game will be determined by the network that will carry the game. That will be announced on Monday, Oct. 15. This will be the 35th meeting between the two teams with the Mountaineers holding a advantage after winning, 12-straight, dating back to Last season, WVU defeated Rutgers, 41-39, in three overtimes, in Morgantown. Troopers Assigned Two West Virginia State Police troopers have been assigned to the Mountaineer football detail for the 2007 season. They are Trooper Glenn Doyle of the Bridgeport detachment and Trooper Randy Schambach of the New Cumberland detachment. This marks the 15 th year of troopers assignments to Mountaineer football.

7 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Comparing the Two (NCAA Rankings) WVU MSU Scoring Offense 6 86 Rushing Offense 2 59 Scoring Defense T Rushing Defense Passing Offense Total Offense Passes Had Intercepted T-3 T-101 Pass Defense 9 34 Total Defense 5 42 Kickoff Returns Punt Returns Punting Passing Efficiency Turnover Margin 28 T-76 Interceptions T-30 T-38 Pass Eff. Defense Third Down Conv. 4 T-55 Opponent Third Down Fourth Down Conv. T-48 T-111 Opponent Fourth Down T-18 T-6 Sacks By T-17 T-78 Sacks Against T Tackles for Loss T-44 T-48 Tackles for Loss Allowed T-91 T-41 Penalties T-5 T-44 Possession Time Punt Return Defense Kickoff Return Defense Turnovers Gained T-31 T-53 Fumbles Gained T-40 T-57 The Red Zone Report West Virginia has scored 32-of-34 times when inside its opponent s red zone, scoring 199 points: 34 against Western Michigan, 35 at Marshall, 24 at Maryland, a season-high 48 points against East Carolina, 13 points at USF and 45 at Syracuse. The scoring consists of 21 rushing touchdowns, five passing touchdowns and six field goals made for a total of 26 touchdowns. The two failed attempts were a missed 22-yard field goal attempt at Maryland and an interception thrown at USF. WVU s opponents have scored every time they have reached the red zone, 11-of-11 times for a total of 61 points, 24 by Western Michigan, nine by Marshall, seven by Maryland, East Carolina, USF and Syracuse. Their scoring consists of five rushing touchdowns, two passing touchdowns and four field goals made. Time of Possession When looking at time of possession this season, West Virginia has been outgained only in the first quarter and has outgained its opponents in the second, third and fourth quarters. WVU and its opponents split the first-half time, each holding the ball for 15 minutes, including WVU s opponents holding a first-quarter time of 8:26-6:33, and WVU having an 8:29-6:30 in the second quarter. In the second half, the Mountaineers hold the advantage, 16:35-13:25, including possession time of 8:11-6:48 in the third quarter and 8:23-6:36 in the fourth quarter. The Series With Mississippi State This year s meeting is the second time the two schools have met, 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 school on the 2007 schedule and marks the 39th meeting all-time with a school that hails from the SEC. Under Coach Rich Rodriguez, WVU is 2-0 against schools from the SEC, defeating MSU last season, and Georgia, 38-35, in the 2006 Sugar Bowl. WVU vs Slate WVU owns a record against its 2007 opponents. The Mountaineers own winning records over nine schools: Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Louisville, Maryland, Marshall, Mississippi State, Rutgers and Western Michigan. The only 2007 opponents that have the upper hand in the series is Syracuse, Pitt and USF. Syracuse has beaten the Mountaineers 30 times in 55 tries, Pitt 59 times in 99 tries and with the win in 2007, USF owns a 2-1 advantage, respectively Opponent Series Record Cincinnati Connecticut East Carolina Louisville Marshall Maryland Mississippi State Pitt Rutgers USF Syracuse Western Michigan Overall Record (.572) Road Warriors West Virginia is 3-1 on the road this season, defeating Marshall, 48-23, and Maryland, 31-14, before dropping a decision at USF and then a win at Syracuse. The Mountaineers have outscored their opponents in the four road games, WVU won the three games by an average margin of 28 points a contest. Under Head Coach Rich Rodriguez, WVU is 24-7 on the road since No. 6 Scoring Offense West Virginia has scored 257 points in its six games, an average of 42.8 points per game. The Mountaineers are ranked No. 1 in the BIG EAST and No. 6 in the nation. The Mountaineers have outscored their opponents in every quarter this season, in the first quarter, in the second stanza, in the third period and in the fourth quarter. In the first half, West Virginia is outscoring its opponents, , an average of In the second half, the Mountaineers own a margin, an average of At Syracuse, the Mountaineers outscored the Orange, 31-7 in the first half, and 24-7 in the second half. At Marshall, WVU outscored the Herd, in the second half, outgaining them in total offense, in the fourth quarter. At Maryland, WVU outscored the Terps, 17-7 in the second half after outscoring them, 14-7 in the first half. Against East Carolina, the Mountaineers outscored the Pirates, 21-7, in the second half. Third and Fourth Downs - No. 4 Nationally in Offensive Third-Down Conversions West Virginia is converting 52.0 percent (39/75) of its third-down attempts, ranking No. 4 in the nation. The Mountaineers are converting 16-of-39 attempts in the first half (41.0) while, posting 64 percent (23/36) in the second half. WVU is registering 44.4 percent of its first quarter attempts (8/18), 38.1 percent (8/21) in the second quarter, 13-of-18 (72.2) in the third stanza and 10-of-18 (55.6) in the fourth period. The Mountaineer defense is holding their opponents to 36.1 percent on third-down attempts (30/83), No. 46 in the nation. WVU s defense has completed 42.9 percent (9/21) in the first quarter, 31.8 percent (7/ 22) in the second period, 36.8 percent (7/19) in the third quarter and 33.3 (7/21) in the fourth stanza. Opponents have posted 37.2 percent (16/43) of its third-down conversions in the first half and 35 percent (14/40) in the second half. The Mountaineers have converted 5-of-10 attempts on fourth-downs this season for 50.0 percent and their opponents have been successful on 2-of-6 attempts (33.3) as well. WVU is tied for No. 48 nationally in fourth-down conversions, and tied for No. 18 in defensive fourth-down efficiency.

8 NFL Mountaineers There are eight former Mountaineers on NFL rosters, playing for eight different teams. Corey McIntyre Gary Stills John Thornton Todd Sauerbrun Antwan Lake Jerry Porter Marc Bulger Anthony Becht West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Atlanta Falcons Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Denver Broncos New Orleans Saints Oakland Raiders St. Louis Rams Tampa Bay Buccaneers Special Dates During 2007 Homecoming will be celebrated on Saturday, Oct. 20, against Mississippi State, while the game versus Louisville on Thursday, Nov. 8, will be the centerpiece of the annual Mountaineer Week festivities. Jarrett Brown Eric Rodemoyer Weekly Media Planner (Oct Oct. 20) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat BIG EAST football conference call - 11:30 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. Rich Rodriguez news conference - 1 p.m. (Team Room) National Polls This is the 33rd consecutive week West Virginia has been nationally ranked. The Mountaineers have been ranked in the Top 10 in 21 of the last 24 weeks. Under Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia has been ranked in the Top 25 for 49 weeks, including 23 weeks in the Top 10. Offensive Analysis Breaking down the West Virginia offensive numbers for the season, the Mountaineers have run a total of 437 plays, 300 coming on the ground and 137 through the air. The rushing game has totaled 1,867 yards, for an average of 6.2 yards per play and scored 25 touchdowns. The passing attack has totaled 1,156 yards, eight touchdowns and an average of 11.9 yards per completion. Combine the two and the Mountaineers have turned in 3,023 yards of total offense and 33 offensive touchdowns for an average of 6.9 yards per play, and an average of 42.8 points per game. Deeper analysis shows that the Mountaineer offense has gained 95 first downs by the run, 47 via the pass and seven by penalty. On average, West Virginia is totaling yards per game on the ground, per game passing and yards of total offense. Average Per Down Here s a breakdown of how the 2007 West Virginia offense is operating on first, second, third and fourth down. On first down, the Mountaineers have run a total of 195 plays and gained 1,258 yards for a 6.5 average. On second down, the Mountaineers have run 154 plays for 966 yards and a 6.3 average. On third down, the Mountaineers have run 79 plays for 718 yards and a 9.0 average gain on third down. So far in 2007, West Virginia has tried nine fourth down plays, gaining 81 yards for an 9.0 average. WVU s touchdowns have come 10 times on first down (seven rushing and three passing), 16 times on second down (13 rushing and three passing), and seven times on third down (five rushing and two passing). The Mountaineers have not scored on fourth down yet this season. 500 yards of total offense (Rodriguez era) During the Rich Rodriguez era, WVU has tallied 500 or more yards of total offense on 17 different occasions, including three of four games this season; WVU is 16-1 in those contests. 500 Yards of Total Offense Under Rodriguez at Pitt (2006) 45-27/W Rutgers (2001) 80-7/W East Carolina (2004) 56-23/W East Carolina (2007) 48-7/W E.Washington (2006) 52-3/W East Carolina (2002) 37-17/W Syracuse (2006) 41-17/W Tenn.-Chattanooga (2002) 56-7/W at East Carolina (2003) 48-7/W Western Michigan (2007) 62-24/W at Louisville (2006) 34-44/L Pitt (2003) 52-31/W 523 at Cincinnati (2002) 35-32/W Wofford (2005) 35-7/W 511 at Marshall (2007) 48-23/W Kent State (2001) 34-14/W vs. Georgia (2006) 38-35/W FB Player interviews - 6 p.m. (Hall of Traditions) WSOC at Georgetown, 3 p.m. MSOC vs. UConn. 8 p.m. WXC at Golden Flash Invite, 5 p.m. VB vs. Ptt, 7 p.m. FB vs. Miss. State 3:30 p.m.

9 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com 2007 Team Yards Per Carry School Att. Yards YPC TDs 1. West Virginia 300 1, Arkansas 287 1, Oregon 283 1, Its offensive prowess in recent memory has been staggering: 4. Navy 370 2, La.-Lafayette 292 1, Oklahoma State 312 1, Illinois 309 1, California 214 1, Texas A&M 324 1, Florida 230 1, Slaton Quickies Steve Slaton is the nation s active leader in career TDs (47), active points per game (9.7), rushing ypg (120.6) and third in yards per carry (6.19) by a running back. Slaton needs one rushing touchdown to become the all-time career rushing touchdown record holder. He is currently tied with Ira Errett Rodgers and Avon Cobourne at 42. WVU is 23-3 with Slaton as a starter. Slaton has 19 career 100-yard rushing performances; WVU is 18-1 in those contests. In 11 career games started at Mountaineer Field, Slaton has produced 100 yard rushing efforts in 10 of those contests; WVU is 10-1 in those contests. In just 29 games played, Slaton is already third all-time in school rushing (3,497). Slaton became the first back in school history to rush for over 200 yards (215) and tally 100 (130) yards receiving in the same game (Pitt/2006). He accounted for 44% of WVU s rushing attack in Slaton has 13 multiple rushing touchdown games in his career. Is tied with Patrick White and Amos Zereoue ( ) for first with three 200-yard rushing games. Set WVU s single season rushing record last year with 1,733 yards. Slaton has 14 career rushes of 42 yards or more; nine have those have gone for scores. WVU s Record When Wearing... (since 2001) Blue Jersey-Gold Pants: 16-7 Blue Jersey-White Pants: 1-2 Blue Jersey-Blue Pants: 14-2 White Jersey-Gold Pants: 7-9 White Jersey-White Pants: 11-5 White Jersey-Blue Pants: 7-0 The Running Game As one of the nation s most-potent ground offenses during the Rich Rodriguez era, the WVU juggernaut rolled through the 2006 season and continues to roll during the 2007 season. WVU is currently No. 2 in the nation in rushing yards per game (311.2) and boasts 25 rushing touchdowns on the season which is No. 1 in the nation. WVU finished second in the NCAA in 2006 with 303 rush yards per game and has been amongst the top five for the last three seasons. West Virginia has 96 rushing touchdowns in its last 25 games (3.84 per game). WVU has rushed for 300 or more yards in 16 of its last 22 games. WVU is No. 1 in the nation in team yards per carry at 6.2 and led the nation at 6.7 in Slashing, Dashing and Bashing In 2007, the rushing trifecta of Steve Slaton, Patrick White and Owen Schmitt accounts for 61.9% percent of WVU s ground attack or 1,198 of the Mountaineer s 1,867 total rushing yards. Individually, Slaton has ran for 34.4% percent and White for 22.0% percent. In 2006, the trio accounted for 84.1% of WVU s ground attack or 3,314 of WVU s 3,939 total rushing yards. Individually, Slaton rushed for 44.3% of WVU s ground attack, White rushed for 30.9% and Schmitt 8.9% Dating back to the 2005 season, the trifecta has rushed for a combined 6,972 yards of WVU s 9,075 yards or 76.8%. First Consensus All-American to Return Steve Slaton became WVU s 11 th consensus All-American in 2006, but he is just the first in school history to return to WVU after being bestowed with such an honor. WVU s previous 10 consensus All-Americans were all graduating seniors. Fullback Ira Errett Rodgers (1919) Tackle Bruce Bosley (1955) Linebacker Darryl Talley (1982) Offensive tackle Brian Jozwiak (1985) Center Mike Compton (1992) Punter Todd Sauerbrun (1994) Defensive back Aaron Beasley (1995) Linebacker Canute Curtis (1996) Linebacker Grant Wiley (2003) Center Dan Mozes (2006) Tailbac ailback k Stev eve e Slaton* (2006) *sophomore year Super Steve Junior Steve Slaton was fourth among NCAA rushers at yards per game and second in NCAA all-purpose yardage (161.8/gm) last year. He became the first player in WVU history and one of the few in NCAA history to have 200 yards rushing and 100 receiving yards in the same game at Pitt when he ran for 215 and added 130 receiving. In fact, it marked the second-best single game all-purpose outing by a Mountaineer in school history. Slaton set a new WVU single-season rushing record of 1,744 yards in 2006, breaking the previous mark of 1,710 set by Avon Cobourne in Slaton s Consecutive Games Steve Slaton s six consecutive 100-yard games prior to last year s USF game (Mississippi State to Pitt) tied the Mountaineer school record, held by Robert Walker (1993), Amos Zereoue (1998) and Avon Cobourne (2002). In the 2006 season opener against Marshall, Slaton went over 200 yards rushing (203) for the second time in his career which also marked the first time a Mountaineer had posted consecutive 200-yard rushing games in school history. Slaton had rushed for a career-best 204 yards in the 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl season finale win over Georgia. Those back-to-back performances ranked him third on WVU s all-time list for two-game rushing totals. Slaton ranks eighth all-time in school history in rushing yards for three consecutive games with 512 (Georgia, Marshall, E. Washington).

10 Steve Slaton Career Starts Keilen Dykes, Sr., DL Eric Wicks, Sr., SS Ryan Stanchek, Jr., OL Steve Slaton, Jr., RB Darius Reynaud, Sr., WR Patrick White, Jr., QB Jake Figner, Jr., OL Greg Isdaner, So., OL Quinton Andrews, So., DB Dorrell Jalloh, Jr., WR Antonio Lewis, Sr., CB Owen Schmitt, Sr., FB Larry Williams, Sr., DB Bobby Hathaway, Sr., LB Johnny Dingle, Sr., DL Vaughn Rivers, Sr., DB Tito Gonzales, Jr., WR... 9 Adam Bednarik, Sr., QB... 7 Ridwan Malik, Sr., DB... 7 Marc Magro, Sr., LB... 7 John Holmes, Jr., DB... 6 Mike Dent, Jr., OL... 6 Ryan Mundy, Sr., DB... 6 Mortty Ivy, Jr., LB... 6 Reed Williams, Jr., LB... 6 James Ingram, So., DL... 5 Mike Villagrana, Fr., TE... 5 Scooter Berry, Fr., DL... 5 Eric Rodemoyer, Fr., OL... 5 John Bradshaw, Jr., OL... 2 Charles Pugh, Jr., DB... 2 Brandon Hogan, Fr., WR... 2 Guesly Dervil, So., DB... 1 Jarrett Brown, So., QB... 1 Derek Hayes, Fr., OL... 1 Kent Richardson, So., DB... 1 Doug Slavonic, Jr., DL... 1 Jock Sanders, Fr., WR... 1 Wes Lyons, So., WR... 1 Consecutive Starts (Current) Keilen Dykes, Sr., DL Eric Wicks, Sr., DB Ryan Stanchek, Jr., OL Steve Slaton, Jr., RB Jake Figner, Jr., OL Greg Isdaner, So., OL Patrick White, Jr., QB... 7 Dorrell Jalloh, Jr., WR... 6 Mike Dent, Jr., OL... 6 Larry Williams, Sr. DB... 6 Johnny Dingle, Sr., DL... 6 Marc Magro, Sr., LB... 6 Reed Williams, Jr., LB... 6 Mortty Ivy, Jr., LB... 6 Ryan Mundy, Sr., DB... 6 Eric Rodemoyer, Fr., OL... 5 Antonio Lewis, Sr., DB... 5 Quinton Andrews, So., DB... 4 Wes Lyons, So., WR... 1 Owen Schmitt, Sr., FB/TE... 1 Darius Reynaud, Sr., WR... 1 Scooter Berry, Fr., DL... 1 West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com One of the Nation s Finest Junior running back Steve Slaton is the nation s best running back by the numbers. As proof, Slaton is the NCAA s active career touchdown leader (47), active points per game leader (9.7), rushing ypg (120.6) and thirds in yards per carry (6.19) by a running back. Active Career Rushing Yardage Leader PLAYER SCHOOL YR TDs Carries Yards 1. Michael Hart Michigan Sr , Ray Rice Rutgers Jr , Kalvin McRae Ohio Sr , Darren McFadden Arkansas Jr , Steve Slaton WVU Jr ,497 Active Career Touchdown Leaders PLAYER SCHOOL YR TDs GP 1. Steve Slaton, RB WVU Jr Michael Hart, RB Michigan Sr Jorvorskie Lane, RB Texas A&M Jr Kalvin McRae, RB Ohio Sr Ray Rice, RB Rutgers Jr Yvenson Bernard, RB Oregon St. Sr Davone Bess, WR Hawaii Jr Ian Johnson, RB Boise St. Jr Darren McFadden, RB Arkansas Jr Patrick White, QB WVU Jr Chris Johnnson, RB East Carolina Sr Jehu Caulcrick Mich. State Sr Active Career Scoring Leaders by Points Per Game Player/Pos. School Yr. GP PTS PPG 1. Steve Slaton, RB WVU Jr Arthur Carmody, K Louisville Sr P.J. Hill, RB Wisconsin So Jeff Wolfert, K Missouri Jr Jeremy Ito, K Rutgers Sr Pat McAfee, K WVU Jr Kevin Kelly, K Penn State Jr Jorvorskie Lane, RB Texas A&M Jr Alex Trlica, K Texas Tech Sr Ray Rice, RB Rutgers Jr Active Career Leaders in Rush Yards Per Game PLAYER SCHOOL YR G CAR YDS YPG 1. Steve Slaton WVU Jr , Ray Rice Rutgers Jr , P.J. Hill Wisconsin So , Michael Hart Michigan Sr , Darren McFadden Arkansas Jr , Active Career Leaders in Yards Per Carry (min. 300 car/15 games) PLAYER SCHOOL YR G CAR YDS YPC 1. Felix Jones Arkansas Jr , Patrick White* WVU Jr , Javon Ringer Michigan State Jr , Steve Slaton WVU Jr , Justin Forsett Cal Sr , Jamaal Charles Texas Jr , Darren McFadden Arkansas Jr , Keegan Herring Arizona State Jr , Ian Johnson Boise State Jr , Yonus Davis San Jose State Sr , * - only QB in the top 20

11 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Steve Slaton RB, 5-10, 190, Jr., Levittown, Pa., Conwell-Egan 2007 Consensus Preseason All-American (Playboy, Sporting News, Blue Ribbon, Lindy s, Athlon, NationalChamps) NCAA s active career TD leader (47), active points per game (9.7) rushing ypg leader (120.6), third in RB yards per carry (6.19) and second in all-purpose yards per game (142.4) Maxwell Award watch list Walter Camp watch list Just one rushing TD shy of breaking WVU career record of 42 that he is tied with Ira Errett Rodgers ( ) and Avon Cobourne ( ) 2006 Consensus All-American, WVU s first-ever to return for next season Nineteen 100-yard career rushing games in 26 starts; WVU is 18-1 in those contests Accounted for 37 percent of WVU s offensive yardage in 2006 In 2006, ranked fourth among Division I rushers with yards a game, second in all-purpose yardage (172.8 ypp) and 9th in scoring (9.0 ppg) WVU s all-time single season and sophomore rushing leader (1,733) Has only rushed for less than 100 yards in consecutive games as a starter one time 2005 BIG EAST rookie of the year as a true freshman Third in WVU all-time freshman rushing (1,128) 2006 Sugar Bowl MVP with record 204 yards rushing and three touchdowns Tied Big East record with six touchdowns versus Louisville in 2005, finishing with 188 yards rushing First Mountaineer RB to post consecutive 200-plus yard rushing games (204, Georgia; 203, Marshall) Slaton At Home West Virginia fans come every Saturday to see the spectacular Steve Slaton and the junior has been as good as advertised since starting his first home game against Louisville two years ago. Slaton has only failed to reach 100 yards rushing one time as a starter at Mountaineer Field in his career. Home Game Car. Yds. Avg. TD Result Louisville ( ) W/ OT Pitt ( ) W/45-13 Marshall (9-2-06) W/42-10 Eastern Washington (9-9-06) W/52-3 Maryland ( ) W/45-24 Syracuse ( ) W/41-17 Cincinnati ( ) W/42-24 USF ( ) L/19-24 Rutgers ( ) W/ OT Western Michigan (9-1-07) W/62-24 East Carolina ( ) W/48-7 Career 100-Yard Rushing Games 1. Avon Cobourne, Amos Zereoue, Steve Slaton, Arthur Owens, Robert Alexander, Robert Walker, Quincy Wilson, Patrick White, Anthony Brown, Robert Gresham, Adrian Murrell, WVU Career Rushing Yards 1. Avon Cobourne/ ,050/5, Amos Zereoue/ /4, Steve Slaton, /3, Arthur Owens/ /2, Robert Walker/ /2, Quincy Wilson/ /2, Patrick White/ /2, Robert Alexander/ /2, Undra Johnson/ /2, Robert Gresham/ /2,181 Countdown to Career Rushing TD Record 1 WVU Career Rushing TDs 1. Steve Slaton/ Ira Errett Rodgers/ , Avon Cobourne/ Amos Zereoue/ Patrick White/ Rasheed Marshall/ Kerry Marbury/ Undra Johnson/ Fred Wyant/ Quincy Wilson/ BIG EAST Career Rushing 1. Avon Cobourne, WVU ( )... 5, Amos Zereoue, WVU ( )... 3, Derrick Knight, BC ( )... 3, Mike Cloud, BC ( )... 3, Steve Slaton, WVU ( )... 3, Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech ( )... 3, Walter Reyes, Syracuse ( )... 3, Tanardo Sharps, Temple ( )... 3, Terrell Willis, Rutgers ( )... 3, James Jackson, Miami ( )... 2,996 Slaton s 200-Yard All-Purpose Games 1. at Pitt/ (215 Rush/130 Rec.) 2. at Louisville/ (156 Rush/74 Rec.) 3. Marshall/ (203 Rush/12 Rec.) 4. vs. Georgia/ (204 Rush/8 Rec.) 5. at MIss. St./ (185 Rush/23 Rec) Louisville/ (188 Rush/20 Rec)

12 Slaton s Career Long Rushes 1. 65/TD... Cincinnati (2006) Cincinnati (2006) 3. 58/TD... W. Michigan (2007) 4. 56/TD... Connecticut (2006) 5. 55/TD... Pitt (2006) 6. 52/TD... Georgia (2005) 7. 52/TD... Georgia (2005) 8. 52/TD... Syracuse (2006) Maryland (2006) /TD... Eastern Washington (2006) Pitt (2006) Virginia Tech (2005) Rutgers (2006) /TD... Louisville (2006) East Carolina (2007) /TD... Maryland (2006) /TD... Maryland (2006) Pitt (2006) Maryland (2006) /TD... Cincinnati (2006) Single-Season Rushing Yards Carries/Yards 1. Steve Slaton/ /1, Avon Cobourne/ /1, Amos Zereoue/ /1, Amos Zereoue/ /1, Quincy Wilson/ / Avon Cobourne/ /1, Robert Walker/ /1, Robert Gresham/ /1, Adrian Murrell/ /1, Avon Cobourne/ /1,138 Two Players, Same Team, Each Gaining 200 Rushing Yards in NCAA History WVU Patrick White (220) Steve Slaton (215)... vs. Pitt/2006 Michigan State Sedrick Irvin (238) Marc Renaud (203)... vs. Penn State/1997 Tulsa Gordon Brown (214) Steve Gage (206)... vs. Wichita State/1985 West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Single Season All-Purpose Running Slaton s Career Game-by-Game Rush/Rec/PR/KR Yards Rush Yds Avg. vg. Tds Lng 1. Steve Slaton/ ,744/360/0/0... 2,104 SU ( 05) DNP 2. Avon Cobourne/ ,710/146/0/0... 1,856 WOFF Amos Zereoue/ ,462/184/0/ ,814 UMD DNP ECU Amoz Zereoue/ ,589/131/0/0... 1,720 VT R. Vanterpool/ /849/237/ ,613 RUTG Willie Drewery/ /594/385/ ,542 LOU Robert Gresham/ ,155/147/15/ ,505 CONN Quincy Wilson/ ,380/95/0/0... 1,475 UC Kerry Marbury/ /127/0/ ,456 PITT USF Arthur Owens/ ,130/17/0/ ,448 UGA Totals 205 1, Single Game All-Purpose Running 1. Garrett Ford, Sr. vs. Pitt/ Steve Slaton vs. Pitt/ Kay-Jay Harris vs. East Carolina/ Kerry Marbury vs. Temple/ Robert Gresham vs. Richmond/ Rahsaan Vanterpool vs. Pitt/ Amos Zereoue vs. Syracuse/ Avon Cobourne vs. East Carolina/ Danny Buggs vs. William & Mary/ Amos Zereoue vs. Tulsa/ includes rushing, receiving, KO return and PR yardage Single Season Running Back Receiving Yards 1. Jim Braxton/ Steve Slaton/ Mickey Walczak/ Robert Alexander/ Jim Braxton/ Career All-Purpose Yards 1. Avon Cobourne/ , Amos Zereoue/ , Steve Slaton/ , Artie Owens// , Rahsaan Vanterpool/ , Robert Alexander/ , Willie Drewery/ , Bob Gresham/ , James Jett/ ,057 MU ( 06) EWU UMD ECU MSU SU UCONN LOU UC Pitt USF RUTG GT Totals 248 1, WMU (07) MU UMD ECU USF SU Totals Career Single Season Rushing TDs 1. Ira Errettt Rodgers/ Patrick White/ Amos Zereoue/ Avon Cobourne/ Steve Slaton/ Steve Slaton/ Kerry Marbury/ Amos Zereoue/ Rasheed Marshall/ Jim Braxton/ Quincy Wilson/ NCAA Active Leaders In All-Purpose Yards Per Game Player, Position School Year Games Plays Yards Yards per Game 1. Darren McFadden Arkansas Jr , Steve Slaton WVU Jr , Felix Jones Arkansas Jr , Rafael Little Kentucky Sr , Chris Johnson East Carolina Sr ,

13 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com What They re Saying About Steve Slaton (Steve) Slaton s like putting olive oil on your hands and trying to hold a live fish. He s got Ferrari speed. He s just a phenom to watch. He s the type of guy who can make the defense look like they re standing still. Desmond Howard, ESPN He s got to be, if not the fastest player in college football, he s right up there. Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN the way he glides, changes speed, sets up his blocks, cuts on a dime and accelerates in an instant is reminiscent of (Tony) Dorsett. Bob Smizik, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fast. Dynamic. Electric. He hits the edge and turns the corner better than anyone in college football Gene Menez, CNNSI.com Lightly recruited tailback Steve Slaton found a home at West Virginia and has quickly developed into one of the game s most feared and fastest runners. - Phil Taylor, Sports Illustrated Here s Slaton. He doesn t lose footraces. Chris Fowler, ESPN He s a great player. What more can I say? He has great speed. He s a fine young man. I hope he wins the Heisman. Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen What (Steve) Slaton and (Patrick) White have is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. They are best pals with a lot in common and a lot not. Erik Brady, USA Today Slaton s Top 100-Yard Rushing Games Car. Yds. Avg. TD Lg 1. Pitt (2006) Georgia (2006) Marshall (2006) Maryland (2006) Louisville (2005) Miss. St. (2006) Pitt (2005) Syracuse (2006) Louisville (2006) UConn (2006) Career Scoring (Non-Kickers) 1. Ira Errett Rodgers, Steve Slaton, Amos Zereoue, Avon Cobourne, Jim Braxton, Patrick White, Kerry Marbury, Danny Buggs, Cedric Thomas, Rasheed Marshall, Career Rushing Attempts 1. Avon Cobourne/ , Amos Zereoue/ Steve Slaton/ Robert Walker/ Robert Alexander/ Slaton by the Quarter 1st Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng WMU MU UMD ECU USF SU nd Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng WMU MU UMD ECU USF SU rd Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng WMU MU UMD ECU USF SU th Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng WMU MU UMD ECU USF SU Slaton by the Half 1st Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng WMU MU UMD ECU USF SU nd Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng WMU MU UMD ECU USF SU Career RB Receiving Yards 1. Jim Braxton/ / Steve Slaton/ / Tom Gray/ / Robert Alexander/ / Mickey Walczak/ / Avon Cobourne/ / Amos Zereoue/ / Adrian Murrell/ / Bob Gresham/ / Rodney Woodard/ /340 WVU Sophomore Rushing 1. Steve Slaton/ /1, Amos Zereoue/ /1, Robert Walker/ /1, Patrick White/ /1, Avon Cobourne/ /1,018

14 Total Package Patrick White ran for 220 yards and passed for 204 yards in the win at Pitt to become the first quarterback to rush and pass for 200 yards in school history. His 424 yards of total offense tied a school record previously held my Marc Bulger ( ). At Louisville, White rushed for 125 yards and added a career-best 222 yards passing to account for 347 yards total offense, the ninth-best outing in WVU history. White set a BIG EAST and WVU quarterback rushing record with 247 yards on the ground against Syracuse last year. Averaging 16.5 yards on his 15 carries, White s 247-yard game was the fourthbest single game rushing output in WVU history. White also posted his first career 300+ total offense game, with 346 overall yards against the Orange. Patrick White Quickies WVU is 20-3 with White as a starting quarterback. BIG EAST and WVU career quarterback rushing leader with 2,582 in just 23 starts and 30 overall games. Owns the top three BIG EAST and WVU single game quarterback rushing records. Last season White s rushing total (1,219) was the 16 th -best single season rushing total by a quarterback in NCAA history. His 424 yards of total offense at Pitt tied a school record set by Marc Bulger in Ninth quarterback in NCAA history to pass and rush for 200 yards in the same game with his 220 yards rushing and 204 yards passing at Pitt in Became the 26 th player in NCAA history to pass and rush for at least 1,000 yards in a season last year. Has recorded 11 carries of 40 or more yards in career; eight of those went for scores. Set WVU single season sophomore total offense record in 2006 with 2,874 yards. White s 18 rushing touchdowns last year were the second-most ever by a Mountaineer. Is tied with Steve Slaton and Amos Zereoue ( ) for first with three 200-yard rushing games. White is the second WVU player in the last three years to earn BIG EAST offensive player of the year honors (QB Rasheed Marshall in 2004). Three Can Lead With arguably the best quarterback depth of any Division I team in the NCAA this season, WVU has three proven signalcallers the Mountaineers can rely on to win with. Start with junior Patrick White and his 20-3 record as a starter followed by senior Adam Bednarik who is 6-1. Sophomore Jarrett Brown is 1-0 after guiding WVU to a three overtime home victory against Rutgers last season. All have won at least one BIG EAST contest. In the last two seasons, those three quarterbacks are a combined West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com White Lightning No quarterback in the country has rushed for more yards since the start of the 2005 season than WVU s Patrick White. With 2,582 career rushing yards in just 23 starts, White is also the WVU and BIG EAST career quarterback rushing leader. WVU Career Quart uarterbac erback k Rushing Career Carries Yards Aver erage age TD Patr tric ick k White e ( ) 365 2, Major Harris ( ) 432 2, Rasheed Marshall ( ) 491 2, Fred Wyant ( ) Oliver Luck ( ) BIG EAST Career Quart uarterbac erback k Rushing Career School Years Yards Patrick White WVU ,582 Rasheed Marshall WVU ,040 Donovan McNabb Syracuse ,561 Walter Washington Temple ,468 Michael Vick Va. Tech ,197 Dynamic Duo Against Pitt, Patrick White (220) and Steve Slaton (215) became the first duo in Mountaineer football laurels to each rush for 200 yards in a contest and just the third set of teammates to do so in NCAA history. Slaton and White both topped 1,000 yards rushing on the season, marking the first time in school history that WVU has had two 1,000 yard rushers in the same season. It was the 37th time in NCAA history that two players on the same team have each gained 1,000 yards or more in a season. Against Marshall, the duo was at it again, each rushing for over 100 yards in WVU s win in Huntington. WVU is now 6-1 when Slaton and White each reach over 100 yards in the same game. Slaton and White 100+ Yards Rushing in Same Game 2005 at Cincinnati Slaton , White W vs Pitt Slaton , White W 2006 vs Syracuse Slaton , White W at Louisville Slaton , White L at UConn Slaton , White W at Pitt Slaton , White W 2007 at Marshall Slaton ; White W Rush to 1,000 Averaging yards per game, Steve Slaton reached the 1,000-yard mark in 2006 faster than any back in Mountaineer history when he crossed the millennium threshold on his 17th carry against UConn (149 th carry of 2006 season). Yet based on the number of carries, Patrick White is the fastest back to 1,000 yards in WVU history. White reached that milestone on the 18th carry of the win at Pitt (124th carry of 2006 season). Fastest WVU Player to 1,000 Yards Player/Year Carries Games Total Yards Patrick White/ ,219 Steve Slaton/ ,744 Artie Owens/ ,055 Robert Walker/ ,250 Artie Owens/ ,130 Amos Zereoue/ ,589 Bob Gresham/ ,155 Adrian Murrell/ ,145 Steve Slaton/ ,128 Avon Cobourne/ ,710 Robert Alexander/ ,064 Amos Zereoue/ ,462 Avon Cobourne/ ,298 Amos Zereoue/ ,035 Garrett Ford Sr/ ,068 Avon Cobourne/ ,138 Quincy Wilson/ ,380 Avon Cobourne/ ,018

15 Patrick White QB, 6-2, 190, Jr., Daphne, Ala., Daphne Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Maxwell Award watch list Walter Camp watch list 2006 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year 2006 Alabama athlete of the year 2007 Toyota Gator Bowl MVP WVU single game, season and career record holder in completion % Game: (18-20/90%) vs. East Carolina/2007 Season: 65.9% ( ) in 2006 Career: 64.8% ( ) WVU is 20-3 with White as its starting quarterback; he started his first game against UConn ( ) Ranks 16th all-time in career NCAA QB rushing yardage No active QB has run for more yards in the last two seasons than White WVU and BIG EAST QB rushing record 247 yards versus Syracuse in th QB in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season (2006) 27th player in NCAA history with 1,000 yards rushing/ 1,000 yards passing in a single season (2006) BIG EAST career quarterback rushing yards leader (2,582) Tied at No. 8 nationally in career touchdowns responsible for (60) WVU s offense is in the red zone under White with 42 touchdowns 2005 Freshman All-America quarterback BIG EAST Career QB Rushing 1. Patrick White, WVU, Rasheed Marshall, WVU, , Donovan McNabb, SU, , Walter Washington, Temple, , Michael Vick, Virginia Tech, ,197 WVU Single-Game Rushing 1. Kay-Jay Harris vs. E. Carolina, Kerry Marbury, vs. Temple, Avon Cobourne, vs. E. Carolina, Patrick White vs. Syracuse, Amos Zereoue vs. Notre Dame, Amos Zereoue vs. Rutgers, Patrick White vs. Pitt, Patrick White vs. Pitt, Steve Slaton vs. Pitt, Andrew Wood vs. BC, BIG EAST Single-Game QB Rushing 1. Patrick White, WVU vs. Syracuse, Patrick White, WVU vs. Pitt, Patrick White, WVU vs. Pitt, Michael Vick, Va. Tech vs. BC, W. Washington, Temple vs. Syr., WVU Single-Season Total Offense 1. Marc Bulger, , Major Harris/ , Patrick White/ , Rasheed Marshall/ , Major Harris/ , Oliver Luck/ , Jeff Hostetler/ , Marc Bulger/ , Bernie Galiffa/ , Rasheed Marshall/ ,282 Career 200-Yard Rushing Games 1. Steve Slaton, Patrick White, Amos Zereoue, Avon Cobourne, WVU and BIG EAST Career QB Rushing Leader and Counting 2,582 We ve seen it on ESPN. [Patrick] White and [Steve] Slaton are players. We ve seen it on TV. But we didn t know it was going to be like that. -- Western Michigan safety C.J. Wilson

16 White s Career Long Rushes 1. 76/TD... USF (2005) 2. 69/TD... Syracuse (2006) 3. 65/TD... USF (2005) 4. 64/TD... Pitt (2006) Cincinnati (2006) 6. 48/TD... Wofford (2005) Pitt (2005) 8. 46/TD... Mississippi State (2006) 9. 45/TD... Conncecticut (2006) /TD... Syracuse (2006) Mississippi State (2006) /TD... Western Michigan (2007) Cincinnati (2005) Maryland (2005) /TD... Syracuse (2006) Cincinnati (2005) Eastern Washington (2006) Georgia Tech (2007) Syracuse (2007) Pitt (2006) Marshall (2007) West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com NCAA Career Quarterback Rushing Player, Team Years G Rushes Yards Yds/Gm TD 1. Brad Smith, Missouri , Antwaan Randle El, Indiana , Joshua Cribbs, Kent State , Dee Dowis, Air Force , Kareem Wilson, Ohio *885 3, Eric Crouch, Nebraska ,434 * Chris McCoy, Navy , Beau Morgan, Air Force , Brian Mitchell, La.-Lafayette , Fred Solomon, Temple , Vince Young, Texas , Ell Roberson, Kansas St , Stacey Robinson, Northern Ill , * Jamelle Holieway, Oklahoma , Woodrow Dantzler, Clemson , Patrick White, West Virginia , Jammal Lord, Nebraska , Bill Hurley, Syracuse , Matt Jones, Arkansas , Michael Carter, Hawaii , White s Career Long Passes 1. 67/TD... Steve Slaton/Pitt (2006) 2. 60/TD... Darius Reynaud/E. Carolina (2006) Darius Reynaud/W. Michigan (2007) 4. 57/TD... Tito Gonzalez/Ga. Tech (2007) 5. 52/TD... Rayshawn Bolden/UConn (2006) 6. 50/TD... Steve Slaton/W. Michigan (2007) Brandon Myles/UConn (2005) 8. 46/TD... Darius Reynaud/Marshall (2007) Tito Gonzalez/Marshall (2006) Brandon Myles/USF (2006) Steve Slaton/Pitt (2006) Darius Reynaud/Louisville (2006) Brandon Myles/Syracuse (2005) Darius Reynaud/Miss. St. (2006) Brandon Myles/Cincinnati (2005) Darius Reynaud/Maryland (2007) /TD... Brandon Myles/Cincinnati (2006) Rayshawn Bolden/USF (2005) Steve Slaton/E. Carolina (2007) Brandon Myles/Cincinnati (2005) Patrick White and Steve Slaton are the 37th set of teammates in NCAA history to each rush for 1,000 yards or more in a single season. * Record WVU Single Game Total Offense Pl/Yds. Name Opp. Date 38/ Patrick White... Pitt / Marc Bulger... Missouri / Mike Sherwood... Pitt / Marc Bulger... Pitt / Major Harris... BC / Chad Johnston... Pitt / Marc Bulger... Miami / Oliver Luck... Syracuse / Chad Johnston... Purdue / Marc Bulger... Miami Career Total Offense 1. Marc Bulger/ ,100/7, Rasheed Marshall/ ,286/7, Major Harris/ ,0187, Oliver Luck/ ,278/6, Patrick White/ /5, Chad Johnston/ ,041/5, Avon Cobourne/ ,050/5, Dan Kendra/ /4, Mike Sherwood/ /4, Jeff Hostetler/ /4,393 Sophomore Total Offense Plays/Yards Patrick White/ /2,874 Major Harris/ /2,525 Marc Bulger/ /2,372 Rasheed Marshall/ /2,282 Mike Sherwood/ /1,983 Sophomore Scoring Points Paul Woodside/ Patrick White/ Amos Zereoue/ Steve Slaton/ Jay Taylor/ White Strikes Quarterback Patrick White threw for two touchdowns in each of the first two contests this season against Western Michigan and Marshall and followed that up with two more against ECU. White has now thrown two TDs in nine career games, including six of his last nine games. WVU is 7-2 when White throws two touchdowns in a game.

17 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Third Year Starting QBs at WVU Rasheed Marshall (started ) Fred Wyant (started ) Passing Cm-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD Rushing Attempts Yards Avg/Carry TD Mike Sherwood (started ) Passing Cm-Att-I tt-int Pct. Yards TD , , Dan Kendra (started ) Passing Cm-Att-I tt-int Pct. Yards TD , , , Oliver Luck (started ) Passing Cm-Att-I tt-int Pct. Yards TD , , , Major Harris (started ) Passing Cm-Att-I tt-int Pct. Yards TD , , , Rushing Att ttempts Yards Avg/Car vg/carry ry TD Chad Johnston (started ) Passing Cm-Att-I tt-int Pct. Yards TD , , , Marc Bulger (started ) Passing Cm-Att-I tt-int Pct. Yards TD , , , Passing Cm-Att-I tt-int Pct. Yards TD , , , Rushing Att ttempts Yards Avg/Car vg/carry ry TD : 004: Patrick White (starting ) Passing Cm-Att-I tt-int Pct. Yards TD , Rushing Att ttempts Yards Avg/Car vg/carry ry TD , NCAA Single-Season Quarterback Rushing Player, Team Year G Rushes Yards TD Avg. 1. Beau Morgan, Air Force , Stacey Robinson, Northern Ill , Jammal Lord, Nebraska , Brad Smith, Missouri , Chris McCoy, Navy , Dee Dowis, Air Force , Brian Mitchell, La.Lafayette , Brad Smith, Missouri , Fred Solomon, Tampa , Dee Dowis, Air Force , # Beau Morgan, Air Force , Antwaan Randle El, Indiana , Stacey Robinson, Northern Ill , Chance Harridge, Air Force ,229 * Chris McCoy, Navy , Patrick White, West Virginia , Keith Boyea, Air Force , Rob Perez, Air Force , Jack Mildren, Oklahoma , Nolan Cromwell, Kansas , Eric Crouch, Nebraska , Craig Candelo, Navy , Scott Frost, Nebraska , Michael Carter, Hawaii , Vince Young, Texas , Tory Crawford, Army , Kareem Wilson, Ohio *275 1, Joshua Cribbs, Kent State , * Vince Young, Texas , * Record # Record for a minimum of 150 carries.

18 West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Patrick White Career Rushing G-B-G Patrick White Career Passing G-B-G Rush No. Yds Avg. TD Lg Pass Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg SU ( 05) SU ( 05) WOFF WOFF UMD UMD ECU ECU VT VT RUTG RUTG LOU LOU CONN UCONN UC UC PITT PITT USF USF UGA UGA Totals Totals MU ( 06) EWU UMD ECU MSU SU UCONN LOU UC PITT USF GT Totals 165 1, WMU ( 07) MU UMD ECU USF SU Totals Career 365 2, MU ( 06) EWU UMD ECU MSU SU UCONN LOU UC PITT USF GT Totals , WMU (07) MU UMD ECU USF SU Totals Career , NCAA Single Game QB 200 Yards Passing and 200 Yards Rushing Player, Team Date Opponent Yards Rush Yards Pass Patrick White, WVU Nov. 16, 2006 Pitt Vince Young, Texas Jan. 4, 2006 USC Vince Young, Texas Oct. 29, 2005 Oklahoma State Brad Smith, Missouri Oct. 22, 2005 Nebraska Antwaan Randle El, Indiana Oct. 21, 2000 Minnesota Marques Tuiasosopo, Washington Oct. 30, 1999 Stanford Brian Mitchell, La. Lafayette Nov. 21, 1987 Colorado State Steve Gage, Tulsa Nov. 8, 1986 New Mexico Reds Bagnell, Pennsylvania Oct. 14, 1950 Dartmouth Gaining 1,000-yards rushing and 1,000-yards passing in a season in NCAA History 1. Johnny Bright, Army, ,232 rush/1,168 pass 2. Reggie Collier, So. Miss., ,005 rush/1,004 pass 3. Bart Weiss, Air Force, ,032 rush/1,449 pass 4. Darian Hagan, Colorado, ,004 rush/1,002 pass 5. Dee Dowis, Air Force, ,286 rush/1,285 pass 6. Brian Mitchell, La.-Lafayette, ,311 rush/1,966 pass 7. Michael Carter, Hawaii, ,092 rush/1,172 pass 8. Beau Morgan, Air Force, ,285 rush/1,165 pass 9. Beau Morgan, Air Force, ,494 rush/1,210 pass 10. Chris McCoy, Navy, ,370 rush/1,203 pass 11. Scott Frost, Nebraska, ,095 rush/1,237 pass 12. Antwaan Randle El, Indiana, 20001,270 rush/1,783 pass 13. Keith Boyea, Air Force, ,216 rush/1,253 pass 14. W. Dantzler, Clemson, ,004 rush/2,360 pass 15. Joshua Cribbs, Kent State, ,019 rush/1,516 pass 16. Eric Crouch, Nebraska, ,115 rush/1,510 pass 17. Brad Smith, Missouri, ,029 rush/2,333 pass 18. Joshua Cribbs, Kent State, ,057 rush/1,014 pass 19. Jammal Lord, Nebraska, ,412 rush/1,362 pass 20. Chance Harridge, Air Force, ,229 rush/1,062 pass 21. Ell Roberson, Kansas St, ,032 rush/1,580 pass 22. Craig Candelo, Navy, ,112 rush/ 1,140 pass 23. Brad Smith, Missouri, ,406 rush/1,977 pass 24. Vince Young, Texas, ,079 rush/1,849 pass 25. Vince Young, Texas, ,050 rush/3,036 pass 26. Patrick White, WVU, ,219 rush/1,655 pass WVU Season Passing Efficiency 1. Jake Kelchner/ Patrick White/ Major Harris/ Marc Bulger/ Darren Studstill/ Patrick White is just the 29th quarterback in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and just the 26th player in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 1,000 yards in a single season.

19 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com What They re Saying About Patrick White He can go for a home run at any time. He s fast, and he can stop on a dime. He can be going full speed horizontally, stick a foot in the ground and go full speed vertical. Give him just a little bit of daylight, and he s off. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano From the moment the then redshirt freshman came off the bench in the Mountaineers Oct. 15, 2005, game against Louisville and promptly led a 17-point, fourth-quarter comeback and triple-overtime victory, it was obvious he possessed that rare ability to change the course of a game in one play. Stewart Mandel, CNNSI.com I like Pat White at West Virginia; I really do. For college football right now with the offense that West Virginia runs He s a dynamic runner and a better thrower than people give him credit for, and I think he will be even better throwing the football this year. ESPN s Todd Blackledge on who he thinks is the best quarterback in the nation. I m going after Pat White at West Virginia. He has amazing arm strength, but I have to see just how fast he is. He makes people look like they are standing still. - Heisman trophy winner Doug Flutie on who he would pay to watch. If winning especially big games is the gold standard, then today s WVU fans are watching the greatest quarterback in the school s history in Patrick White. Bob Hertzel, formerly of the Dominion Post and now with Fairmont Times West Virginian. You think you have Pat White for a sack and the next thing you know he turns it into a first down. Bill Cubit, Western Michigan Head Coach Everyone wants to have that special player. He s just a tremendous competitor. He continues to prove he s one of the best football players this school has ever had. Rich Rodriguez, WVU Head Coach 2007 White by Quarter - Rushing 1st Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng WMU MU UMD ECU USF SU nd Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng WMU MU UMD ECU USf SU rd Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng WMU MU UMD ECU USF SU th Rush Yds Avg. Td Lng WMU MU UMD ECU USF SU White by Quarter - Passing 1st Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg WMU MU UMD ECU USF SU nd Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg WMU MU UMD ECU USF SU rd Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg WMU MU UMD ECU USF SU th Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg WMU MU UMD ECU USF SU Patrick White s 200-yard Total Offense Games 1. Pitt (2006) (220 Rush/204 Pass) 2. Louisville (2006) (125 Rush/222 Pass) 3. Syracuse (2006) (247 Rush/99 Pass) 4. W. Michigan (2007) (97 Rush/192 Pass) 5. Georgia Tech (2007) (145 Rush/ 131 Pass) 6. Marshall (2007) (125 Rush/149 Pass) 7. USF (2005) (177 Rush/89 Pass) 8. Pitt (2005) (220 Rush/41 Pass) 9. UConn (2006) (102 Rush/156 Pass) 10. East Carolina (2006) (39 Rush/216 Pass) 11. Syracuse (2007) (89 Rush/148 Pass) 12. East Carolina (2007) (42 Rush/181 Pass) 13. Marshall (2006) (48 Rush/168 Pass) 14. Cincinnati (2005) (111 Rush/100 Pass) WVU Career TD Passes 1. Marc Bulger/ Rasheed Marshall/ Oliver Luck/ Chad Johnston/ Major Harris/ Mike Sherwood/ Dan Kendra/ Bernie Galiffa/ Brad Lewis/ Patrick White/

20 WVU Single Game Comp. % (min. 10 att.) 1. Patrick White vs. ECU/ % (18-20) A. Bednarik vs. Rutgers/ % (9-10) Mike Sherwood vs. Richmond/ % (9-10) WVU Career Completion Percentage (min. 100 att.) 1. Patrick White, Marc Bulger/ Jake Kelchner/ Mike Sherwood/ Major Harris/ Rasheed Marshall/ Brad Lewis/ Darren Studstill/ Kevin White/ WVU Single Season Pass Eff. (min. 50 att.) 1. Jake Kelchner/ Patrick White/ Patrick White/ Major Harris/ Marc Bulger/ Darren Studstill/ Mike Sherwood/ Adam Bednarik/ Rasheed Marshall/ Major Harris/ WVU Career Passing Efficiency 1. Patrick White/ Jake Kelchner/ Major Harris/ Marc Bulger/ Mike Sherwood/ Allen McCune/ Rasheed Marshall/ Chad Johnston/ Darren Studstill/ Jeff Hostetler/ WVU Career Interception Avoidance (min. 100 att.) 1. Jeff Hostetler/ Kevin White/ Jake Kelchner/ Patrick White/ Marc Bulger/ Chad Johnston/ Brad Lewis/ Greg Jones/ Rasheed Marshall/ Mike Sherwood/ West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com BIG EAST Single Game Completion % (min. 10 att.) 1. Michael Vick, Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers/ % (11-12) 2. Bryan Randall, Virginia Tech vs. Texas A&M/ % (10-11) Troy Nunes, Syracuse vs. BYU/ % (10-11) Ray Lucas, Rutgers vs. Colgate/ % (10-11) 5. Patrick White, WVU vs. East Carolina/ % (18-20) Adam Bednarik, WVU vs. Rutgers/ % (9-10) 7. Tyler Palko, Pitt vs. Citadel/ % (15-17) 8. Devin Scott, Temple vs. Rutgers/ % (14-16) 9. Ryan Hart, Rutgers vs. Navy/ % (18-21) 10. Kevin Mason, Syracuse vs. Temple/ % (17-20) NCAA Active Leaders In Yards Per Play (Total Offense) Player, Position School Year Games Plays Yards Yards per Play 1. Brian Brohm, QB Louisville Sr. 39 1,151 9, Colt Brennan, QB Hawaii Sr. 32 1,587 12, Patrick White, QB West Virginia Jr , Mike Teel, QB Rutgers Jr , Graham Harrell, QB Texas Tech Jr. 26 1,072 8,

21 Owen Schmitt FB/TE, 6-3, 260, Sr., Fairfax, Va. Fairfax Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com No. 1 rated senior fullback by Mel Kiper 2007 Preseason All-America (ESPN.com) 2006 second team All-America (Scout) NSCA Strength All-American Labeled the 2006 No. 1 workout freak by ESPN.com s Bruce Feldman Transferred from Division III Wisconsin River-Falls ( 04) after rushing for 1,063 yards and five touchdowns to earn all-conference honors 109 yards rushing in 2007 Gator Bowl, playing for injured Steve Slaton, his first career 100-yard rushing game Broke off a 52-yard run to open the 2007 Gator Bowl 82 yards rushing in the 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl Had a 54-yard run at the 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl on 3 rd -and-one in the second quarter Had his coming out party at Maryland in 2005 with 80 yards on just six carries and one TD Had two touchdowns and a punt inside the 20-yard line in win at Syracuse Schmitt s Career Stats Rushing G No Yds Avg TD Lg Totals What They re Saying About Owen Schmitt Truth is, no one better epitomizes the rugged image of this blue-collar program that literally pounded its way to respect. - Bruce Feldman, senior writer, ESPN the Magazine Fullback is an anachronism in the modern offense. Guys like Schmitt may spearhead a comeback. Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com Part of what he did in that (Louisville) game, and what we try to embody in our program, is playing tough and physical all the way from the first play to the last play. - Rich Rodriguez on Owen Schmitt s busted facemask, 2005 He rumbles like a beer truck with a broken parking brake. - Mike Wise, Washington Post He s got a forehead made of steel. - Craig James, ESPN This guy is a folk hero in West Virginia. He does it with pure power. - Gary Daniels, Color Commentator Receiving G No Yds Avg TD Lg Totals Career Broken Facemasks 9 Owen Schmitt Facts Hang cleans 525 Squats 640 Benches Vertical 36"

22 Big-Time Players, Big-Time Plays Patrick White, Steve Slaton and Darius Reynaud have accounted for yard plays so far in 2007, including four of 50 or more and six of 40 or more yards. Against Marshall, the trio tallied seven offensive plays over 20 yards and followed that up with five more against Maryland. In 2006, the trio tallied yard plays, including 17 of 50 or more and 33 of 40 or more yards. In 2005, they accounted for yard plays in 2005, including seven of 50 yards or longer and 15 of 40 yards or better. Quick Strike WVU registered five drives of two minutes or less against Western Michigan in its season opener. Two of the drives tallied less than a minute and two of the drives were capped by plays of 40 yards or more. Against Syrcuase, WVU record three drives under two minutes. Against Marshall, WVU tallied two drives under two minutes including a seven-second drive (Reynaud s 46-yard TD). Against Maryland, WVU also recorded two drives under two minutes including a 26 second drive (Devine 76 yard run/slaton 1 yard TD). Against ECU, WVU had just one drive under two minutes (Reynaud 64-yard rush/slaton 1 yard TD). Last season, WVU finished with 23 TD drives of two minutes or less. Thirteen of those scoring drives were capped by 40 yards or longer plays. West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com 40 Is Better Darius Reynaud The Mountaineers have scored 40 or more points in 11 of its last 12 home games. WVU has scored at least 40 points in eight of 13 games in Double Trouble With the start of the 2007 season, several Mountaineers will be serving multiple roles in the Mountaineer offense. Senior Owen Schmitt will be utilized at running back and tight end this year, taking advantage of the stalwart s excellent blocking skills and his versatile running capabilities. Senior Adam Bednarik will play some wide receiver this year as well as serve as the team s third quarterback. True freshmen Jock Sanders and Noel Devine will serve as both running backs and slot receivers. Junior Pat McAfee will handle both the kicking and punting duties to start off the season. Catching the Century Mark In WVU s win at Marshall senior wideout Darius Reynaud had a career day in every receiving category. He caught a career-best nine passes for 134 yards (his second career 100 yard receiving day) which also marked a career-best. He also caught two touchdowns (45, 23) marking the first time in his career he notched multiple receiving touchdowns. His first career 100-yard receiving game came at ECU (110) last year. That marked the first time a Mountaineer had a 100-yard receiving day since Reynaud s Repertoire Senior wide receiver Darius Reynaud leads the Mountaineer receiving corp with team-bests of 34 catches for 430 yards and six touchdowns so far on the 2007 season. At Syracuse, Reynaud had six catches for 48 yards and a touchdown to give him over 100 career receptions Against East Carolina, playing with a bruised shoulder, Reynaud tallied 112 all-purpose yards (58 rush and 54 receiving) and caught two touchdowns. At Marshall, Reynaud posted career-bests in receptions (9), receiving yards (134) and TD receptions (2). He also posted three kickoff returns for 70 yards averaging 23.3 against the Herd. He broke the 1,000 career receiving yard mark with his totals at Marshall. He finished with 92 yards on five catches against Western Michigan in the season opener, averaging 18.4 yards per catch and had a long grab of 58 yards. He brought a lot to the table last season as a receiver, rusher and kick returner. The Luling, La., native averaged all-purpose yards per game, good for third in the conference. Reynaud led the Mountaineers with 39 catches for 520 yards and two scores and his 813 kickoff return yards in 2006 ranked him fourth at WVU in single season kickoff return yardage, tying Nate Terry (1997). Reynaud averaged 27.1 yards per return and returned one kick for a touchdown against Maryland (96 yards) Opponents have come to respect his ability to carry the pigskin, too, since he ripped off 221 yards rushing on 14 carries (15.8 ypc). Reynaud Receiving G No Yds Avg TD Lg Totals , Reynaud Rushing G No Yds Avg TD Lg Totals Reynaud Kick Returns No Yds Avg TD Lg Totals 38 1,

23 Fleet-footed Floridian Freshmen WVU s tailback depth has come from two true freshmen from Florida this fall. Jock Sanders of St. Petersburg and highly touted Internet legend Noel Devine of North Fort Myers have surfaced as Steve Slaton s backups. Devine and Sanders are versatile and can lineup in the backfield, in the slot or as kick returners. Here s a look at the numbers the pair of rookies have posted thus far: Car. Yds. TD Avg. Rec. Yds. PR Yds. KRYds. Devine Sanders Bombs Away Quarterback Patrick White had two of his six longest career passes against Western Michigan. White connected with Darius Reynaud for a 58- yard gain before later dumping a screen pass to star tailback Steve Slaton, who reversed field for a 50-yard scoring strike. Both long passes were in the first quarter and the 58-yard pass was the third longest of White s career. Can t Pass? Patrick White threw for by far a career-best 151 yards on 5-of-5 passing in the first quarter of the Western Michigan game. That number was quite surprising, especially to the naysayers. White, a year ago, averaged 39 yards passing in the first quarter with a season-high 93 yards on 5-of-6 passing at Pitt Ȧgainst East Carolina, White was spectacular completing 18-of-20 passes for a 90% completion percentage, including his final seven attempts. White has now thrown for two touchdowns in six of his last nine games. Team Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TDs Lg Pitt ( 06) USF ( 06) Ga. Tech ( 07) W. Mich ( 07) Marshall ( 07) ECU ( 07) Dorrell Jalloh Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Behind The Line The Mountaineers don t have any seniors up front along the offensive line this season and had to replace two starters from last year s squad. The three remaining starters have a combined 64 starts (Ryan Stanchek/27; Jake Figner/19; Greg Isdaner/18). The O line is helping the offense average yards of total offense a game, ranking No. 9 in the nation, including 311 yards on the ground, ranking No. 2 nationally. The offense is averaging 42.8 points a game, ranking No. 6 in the nation. In 2006, the offensive line paved the way for the Mountaineers to average 6.7 yards per rush (nation s best) and yards per game, ranking WVU second in the nation and first in the BIG EAST. The big uglies helped WVU score 48 rushing touchdowns and gain 168 first downs on the ground. The O-line did their job in pass protection, too, allowing just 15 sacks in 13 games last season. West Virginia was 10-1 in 2006 when at least one Mountaineer rushed for 100 or more yards, thanks to the prowess of the offense line. Reaching 50 Under Rich Rodriguez, the Mountaineers have scored 50 or more points in a game seven times dating back to his first season in 2001, with six of those seven coming at home. Three of those scoring outbursts also came in season openers. WVU is 7-0 in those contests when scoring 50 or more points in a game. 80-7/W Rutgers (2001) 56-7/W Tenn. Chattanooga (2002)* 52-31/W Pitt (2003) 56-23/W East Carolina (2004)* 52-3/W Eastern Washington (2006) 62-24/W Western Michigan (2007)* 55-14/W at Syracuse (2007) * Season Opener More Than 60 The 62 points scored against Western Michigan marked only the fourth time that WVU has scored more than 60 on opening day. Previous 60 or more first games were in 1919 when the Mountaineers defeated Marietta, 61-0, 1958 when WVU defeated Richmond, and in 1988 when West Virginia beat Bowling Green, Over 200 yards passing in Rod Era WVU has thrown for over 200 yards four times this season. Under Rich Rodriguez, WVU is 11-7 when passing for 200 yards or more in a contest. 286 Kent State(2001) 34-14/W 279 at Maryland (2001) 20-32/L 271 at Syracuse (2003) 34-23/W 249 at USF (2007) 13-21/L 244 Rutgers (2006) 41-39/W 3 OT 240 at Boston College (2001) 10-34/L 235 at Syracuse (2007) 55-14/W 228 Tenn.-Chattanooga (2002) 56-7/W 226 Western Michigan (2007) 62-24/W 225 at UCF (2004) 45-20/W 224 Boston College (2004) 17-36/L 222 at Louisville (2006) 34-44/L 216 at East Carolina (2006) 27-10/W 216 Pitt (2003) 52-31/W 215 vs. Virginia (2002) 22-48/L 204 at Pitt (2006) 45-27/W 202 East Carolina (2007) 48-7/W 200 at Miami (2003) 20-22/L He s So Jellin Wide receiver Dorrell Jalloh put the first points on the board in the 2007 season with a 19-yard touchdown grab in the first quarter of the Western Michigan win. Jalloh, mostly known for his two clutch game-winning two-point conversion catches in overtime wins against Louisville (2005) and Rutgers (2006), now has two career TDs. His first career TD reception came from 46 yards out as a redshirt freshman against Virginia Tech in Targets A Plenty Ten different Mountaineers have caught at least one pass in the early part of the 2007 season, led by senior Darius Reynaud s 34 catches for 430 yards with six touchdown receptions. Other Mountaineers with at least one catch are Dorrell Jalloh, Steve Slaton, Noel Devine, Owen Schmitt, Jock Sanders, Tito Gonzales, Brandon Hogan, Wes Lyons and Eddie Davis.

24 Against The BIG EAST WVU is all-time against current members of the BIG EAST conference. WVU is against Syracuse; against Rutgers; 6-2 versus Louisville; versus Cincinnati; against Connecticut and against Pitt; and 1-2 against USF. Since the league started in 1991, WVU is in all-time BIG EAST play and in league road games. This-n-That With 316 rushing yards against Western Michigan, the Mountaineers have now averaged 306 yards rushing in its seven home openers under Rich Rodriguez. In addition to Western Michigan, the Mountaineers rushed for 312 yards against Marshall (2006), 339 yards against Wofford (2005) and 478 against East Carolina (2004) during WVU s last four home openers. West Virginia scored 50 points or more in a game under Rich Rodriguez for the seventh time with its 55 points at Syracuse. The Mountaineers have scored 40 or more points in 11 of its last 12 home games. WVU has scored at least 40 points in 12 of its last 19 games after posting 55 points in the win at Syracuse. West Virginia s 62 points against Western Michigan tie for the most points scored in an opener at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. WVU scored 62 points in a win over Bowling Green in The 62 points were the second-most scored in a home opener all-time. WVU defeated Richmond in the 1958 opener. Fast Starts WVU has had just one losing season when starting out 2-0 since WVU s combined score from the first two games is 110 points, which is the highest total of points in the last 20 years for the first two games. Team Points Record Season Record ?-? After Six Games... WVU has tallied 257 points in just six games this season, an average of 42.8 points per game. In fact, WVU s 257 points are the most after six games in the Rich Rodriguez era. Team Points Record Season Record ?-? West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com The BIG EAST s Thoroughbreds It s not surprising that West Virginia s rushing offense leads the BIG EAST conference after six games, averaging yards per game which is 129 yards better than its next closest opposition. As a result, WVU is the league s only school to boast having three rushers in the top 10. Junior Steve Slaton is third in the conference with yards per game, followed by Patrick White at 68.5 yards per game at sixth. True freshman Noel Devine is ninth at 52.7 yards per game and by far the league leader in yards per carry at 9.9. In all-purpose yardage, WVU boasts two players in the top 10; Slaton is second with yards per game, and Darius Reynaud is 10th with yards per game. In league scoring, Slaton is second at 10.0 points per game, while Pat McAfee is No. 6 at 8.7 points per game. In scoring points per game, Pat White is averaging 7.0 points per game and Darius Reynaud is averaging 6.0 points per game. Heisman Hype West Virginia running back Steve Slaton ranked fourth in Heisman voting in 2006 to become the ninth BIG EAST player in the top five since the league s inception in Miami s Gino Toretta (1992) is only winner in league history, while the Big East has also had one secondplace finish (Pitt s Larry Fitzgerald in 2003) and two third-place finishes (Miami s Ken Dorsey in 2001 and Virginia Tech s Michael Vick in 1999). Rushing For 300 When WVU rolls up 300 or more yards rushing in a contest during the Rich Rodriguez era, like it has done in four of the first six games to open the 2007 season, good things happen for the Mountaineers. As proof, WVU is 26-2 since 2001 when reaching the 300-yard rushing mark, including seven consecutive victories when topping that plateau. WVU has also rushed for 300 or more yards in 16 of its last 22 games Rush Yds Result East Carolina /W Maryland /W Marshall /W Western Michigan /W 2006 vs. Georgia Tech /W at Pitt /W Cincinnati /W at Louisville /L Syracuse /W at Miss. State /W Maryland /W E. Washington /W Marshall /W 2005 vs. Georgia /W at USF /W Pitt /W at Maryland /W Wofford /W 2004 Rush Yds Result at Connecticut /W East Carolina /W 2003 Pitt /W UCF /W at East Carolina /W 2002 Miami /L East Carolina /W at Cincinnati /W UT-Chattanooga /W 2001 Rutgers /W First and Second Rushing Half Comparisons After six games, it s apparent what half WVU rushes the ball better in - the second. Here s a breakdown of WVU s rushing comparisons from the first and second halves. Opp. 1st 2nd Total WMU Marshall Maryland E. Carolina USF Syracuse Totals 712 1,155 1,867 Averages

25 Halftime Adjustments Rich Rodriguez is as good as any other offensive coach in the country at making halftime adjustments. In 2007, Rodriguez adjustments have allowed his team to post big second half numbers en route to victory. WVU s offense has posted more yards in the second half than in the first half in four of six games so far this season. WVU has outscored its opponents in the second half through six games and has rolled up 1,666 of its 3,023 yards of total offense in the second half. The Mountaineers have done a lot of the damage on the ground, rushing for 1,155 yards after halftime this season (192.6 per game avg.). The best second half so far this season came against Marshall when after making some halftime adjustments, West Virginia rolled up an impressive 300-plus rushing yards in the second half on the Herd and 42 second-half points. Tailback Steve Slaton has gotten better the deeper he goes into the game, as well, this season. He has 346 second half rushing yards and six touchdowns while still having 279 yards and three touchdowns in the first two quarters. Mississippi Mountaineers There is one lone Mountaineer hailing from the state of Mississippi. Archie Sims is from Laurel. Longest Non TD Run from Scrimmage Three of WVU s top 12 longest non-touchdown runs from scrimmage have come in the last two seasons, headlined by Noel Devine s 76-yarder at Maryland. 1. Noel Devine vs. Maryland/ Jim Moss vs. William & Mary/ Major Harris vs. Boston College/ Joe Wilkerson vs. WV Wesleyan/ Arthur Owens vs. Kentucky/ Ted Anderson vs. VMI/ Mike Sherwood vs. Pitt/ Garrett Ford, Sr. vs. William & Mary/ Darius Reynaud vs. ECU/ Bobby Moss vs. Syracuse/ Noel Whipkey vs. William & Mary/ Steve Slaton vs. Cincinnati/ Glenn Holton vs. G. Washington/ Khari Mott vs. Pitt/ Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Fantastic First Quarters Patrick White s 151 passing yards in the first quarter against Western Michigan were the most yards he s ever passed for in one quarter and the fourth time he has crossed the century mark in one quarter. His backfield partner, Steve Slaton, has run for over 100 yards in a quarter three times in his career, twice in the first quarter. The most yards Slaton has ever rushed for in one quarter was in the first against Maryland (2006), when he carried the football eight times for 149 yards and an 18.6 yards-per-carry average with two TDs. Devine Intervention True freshman running back Noel Devine has been better than advertised six games into the 2007 campaign. At Maryland, the North Fort Myers, Fla., native was electric averaging an astounding 27.2 yards per carry after racking up 136 yards on just five carries. Devine had 107 yards after just two carries against the Terps including a school record 76-yard rush which tied Jim Moss school record for the longest-non touchdown run (vs. William & Mary/1962). Through six games this season, Devine is third on the team in rushing, showing 316 yards on just 32 carries (9.9 yards-per-rush avg.) with three touchdowns. He is third on the team in all-purpose yardage per game, showing 91.2 yards per game. Devine Intervention II True freshman running back Noel Devine used just five carries to record 136 rushing yards (27.2 per carry) in the win at Maryland. In fact, Devine had 107 yards rushing on just two carries (31, 76) becoming the first player in school history to break the century mark on just two carries. He became one of just six Mountaineers to record 100+ rushing yards while tallying single digit carries. Player Carries Yards Avg. Noel Devine at Maryland, 9/13/ Danny Buggs vs. William & Mary, 10/7/ Danny Buggs vs. Syracuse, 11/18/ Danny Buggs vs. Richmond, 10/20/ Bob Moss vs. Marquette, 10/29/ Jim Walthall vs. Case-Western, 9/30/ Home and Away Rushing Att-Yds-Avg Avg/Gm Home (2-0) Away (3-1) 201-1, Passing Att-Comp-Yds-TD-Int Avg/Gm Home (2-0) Away (3-1) Total Offense Rush-Pass-Total Avg/Gm Home (2-0) Away (3-1) ,141 1, , Rush Defense Att-Yds-Avg Avg/Gm Home (2-0) Away (3-1) Pass Defense Att-Comp-Yds-TD-Int Avg/Gm Home (2-0) Away (3-1) Total Defense Rush-Pass-Total Avg/Gm Home (2-0) Away (3-1) ,

26 Pick Your Poison West Virginia has a plethora of offensive weapons at its disposal in So many, in fact, it can cause a lot of sleepless nights for opposing defensive coordinators. Want to stop the run? Patrick White can beat you with his arm, proven by the fact that he is WVU s single game, single season and career leader in completion percentage. Want to stop the pass? There are five Mountaineers that already have reached 100 yards rushing on the season, topped by Steve Slaton s 625. And don t forget the lethal all-around game of Darius Reynaud who is deadly on reverses and WVU s top target, so far, in the passing game. Only Three Can Be Found Among Top 16 WVU is one of just three schools nationally, after seven weeks, to be ranked in the top 16 in scoring offense, total offense, scoring defense and total defense. WVU is No. 6 in scoring offense (42.8), No. 9 in total offense (503.8), No. 5 in total defense (261.5) and tied for No. 16 in scoring defense (17.2). Other schools ranking in the same four categories are Kansas and Boise State. Best Winning Percentage Away From Home (Road or Neutral Sites) The Last Five Years ( ) Rk. School W-L Winning % 1. USC Auburn Boise State LSU Georgia West Virginia Boston College Louisville Oklahoma TCU Best Home Winning Percentage The Last Five Years ( ) Rk. School W-L Winning % 1. Oklahoma USC Boise State LSU Ohio State Louisville Virginia Tech Wisconsin Texas Texas Tech Troy TCU Michigan Georgia Iowa West Virginia Cal Toledo West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Coach Rod Earns Career Win No. 100 With the win at Syracuse on Oct. 6, WVU coach Rich Rodriguez earned his 100th career victory for his 14th-year career. Rodriguez and Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville became the 25th active coaches to reach the 100-win plateau for their careers. For his career, Rodriguez is averaging seven wins a year, and 8.3 wins a year in his tenure at WVU ( ). Numbers Through the First Six Games Under Rod West Virginia s 3,023 yards of total offense in 2007 is the most yards through the first six games during the Rich Rodriguez era. WVU has averaged 2,366 yards (394 ypg) over the past six years of Coach Rod s tenure, through a season s first six games. Through a season s first six games, WVU has the most yards of total offense under Coach Rod with 3,023 yards on 437 plays, averaging 6.9 yards a play. They also have put up the second most rushing and passing yards, this year, under Coach Rod with 1,156 passing yards on 137 attempts and 1,867 rushing yards on 300 attempts, respectively. Through the first six games with Coach Rod Year Record Plays/Total Offense Rush/Yards Pass Att/Yards /2, / /1, /2, /1, / /2, / / /2, /1, / /2, /1, / /2, /1, / /3, /1, /1,156 Mountaineer Musings... Mississippi State will be the first-ever SEC team to visit Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. South Carolina visited Morgantown in 1991 but that was before the Gamecocks were a member of the SEC. Kentucky was the last SEC team to visit Morgantown with West Virginia coming away with a 10-6 decision in 1979 at Old Mountaineer Field. Mississippi State will be just the third SEC team to ever come to Morgantown. The first was Vanderbilt, all the way back in Keilen Dykes 19-yard interception return for a touchdown at Syracuse marked WVU s first defensive score since 2005 (Jahmile Addae, 40-yard interception for a TD vs. Pitt). It was also the second interception returned for a touchdown in as many meetings with Syracuse in the Carrier Dome (Eric Wicks, 31-yard interception for a TD, 2005). The score marked the first time a WVU defensive lineman scored a touchdown, in any form, since Jason Davis recovered an East Carolina fumble in 2000 at Mountaineer Field. The last time a defensive lineman scored any points in a contest, ironically, came the last time WVU faced Syracuse in the Carrier Dome. Ernest Hunter recorded a safety against the Orange in WVU s 55 points against Syracuse this year were the most points ever scored against the Orange in the Carrier Dome. The 55 points were also the most ever scored by WVU in the long-time series. Ten West Virginia University students have been named to the 2007 Homecoming Court and will compete for the coveted title of Homecoming king and queen. The 2007 Homecoming king and queen will be crowned during a special halftime ceremony Saturday. Homecoming queen candidates are: Bethany Cooperrider, Cross Lanes; Kate Dobson, Charleston; Lara Omps, Berkeley Springs; DiAngela Prunesti, Beckley; and Ashley Riley, Morgantown. Candidates for Homecoming king are: Christopher Campo, Massapequa, N.Y.; Lloyd L.G. Jackson, Hamlin; Matthew Benjamin Modansky, Suffern, N.Y.; Casey Moles, Charleston; and Robert Zak, Jr., Charleston. The entire court will participate in the Homecoming parade down High Street, scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Oct. 19. WVU men s basketball coach Bob Huggins will lead the Homecoming parade. At the six-week mark, WVU is the only BIG EAST squad to have been ranked consistantly every week in both major polls and leads the league in attendance averaging 60,292 fans. The BIG EAST has gone as a conference against outside competition in 2007 thus far.

27 Special Teams/Defensive Touchdowns Under Rodriguez 2007 Dykes 19 INT return vs. Syracuse 2006 Rivers 50 punt return vs. Mississippi State Reynaud 96 kickoff return vs. Maryland 2005 Addae 40 INT return vs. Pitt Smith 1 punt return vs. Rutgers Lewis 77 punt return vs. East Carolina Wicks 31 INT return vs. Syracuse 2004 Lorello 21 INT return vs. Connecticut Wicks 34 INT return vs. Virginia Tech Lehnortt 21 fumble return vs. James Madison Jones 76 punt return vs. East Carolina 2003 Frazier 64 punt return vs. Temple Jones 47 fumble return vs. Temple Jones 49 INT return vs. Boston College Jones 87 kickoff return vs. Boston College Hunter 0 punt return vs. UCF 2002 Harrison 0 punt return vs. East Carolina Estrada 43 INT return vs. Rutgers 2001 Terry 100 kickoff return vs. Maryland Hackett 10 fumble return vs. Rutgers Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Devine Kickoff Returner Freshman Noel Devine has worked his way up into the Mountaineer lineup as a backup running back and also handles the kickoff return duties this season. He is No. 9 in the BIG EAST Conference, with nine returns for 192 yards, an average of 21.3 yards a return with a long return of 26 yards. He has had at least one return of 25 yards or more in four the last five games and has had season-long returns of 26 yards at Maryland and at USF. Rivers Returns Ranked No. 1 in BIG EAST Vaughn Rivers is ranked No. 1 in the BIG EAST Conference and No. 36 in the nation in punt return average, returning 20 punts for 212 yards, an average of 10.6 yards a return and has a long return of 24 yards against East Carolina. He has had at least one return of 10 yards or more in five of the six games this season. Last season, Rivers finished with 18 returns for 195 yards, an average of 10.8 yards a return and scored a 50-yard touchdown at Mississippi State. McAfee Ranks Among Top 5 in BIG EAST in Kicking Categories Pat McAfee connected on 2-of-2 field goal attempts at Syracuse and now has hit seven-straight field goals after missing his first attempt. He has hit at least two field goals in three-straight games this season and hit his season-long of 49 yards at Syracuse. He finished with a perfect 6-of-6 in extra points in that game and tied his season-high of 12 points. McAfee hit two field goals for the second game at USF, hitting from 35 and 36 yards. Along with his one extra point, he finished with seven points for the game. He finished the East Carolina game with a season-high 12 points, two field goals and six extra points. He registered eight points against Western Michigan, had six points at Marshall and seven points at Maryland. All of his points in the first two games were from extra points and at Maryland, he finished with one field goal and four extra points. His career point total stands at 246, which includes 35 field goals and 141 extra points, fourth on the WVU career kick scoring list; Paul Woodside ( ) is the WVU career leader with 323. He is fourth on the field goals made list with 35 and is second in career extra points made with 141. McAfee now needs 11 more to pass Jay Taylor ( ), who holds the school record with 151 career extra points made. Last season, McAfee s 51-yard field goal in the second quarter at Pitt marked a career long and was the longest field goal in Heinz Field history by either a professional or collegian. It also was the fifth-longest in school history; WVU s career long was a 55-yarder by Paul Woodside against Louisville in Ten times in his career, McAfee has made multiple field goals in a game. New Faces Several new faces made their mark on the Mountaineer defense and recorded their first career tackles this season. Safety Sidney Glover, safety Ryan Mundy, linebacker Archie Sims, tackle Scooter Berry, tackle Thor Merrow, defensive back Ellis Lankster, linebacker Pat Lazear, tackle Chris Neild, linebacker J.T. Thomas and defensive back Eric Turner have all seen defensive action. True Freshmen Players Six true freshmen have registered time on the field this season. Those players include Noel Devine (RB), Sidney Glover (SS), Brandon Hogan (WR), Will Johnson (WR), Pat Lazear (LB) and Jock Sanders (RB). First-Time Players There are 18 players who have seen their first action on the field as a Mountaineer this season. The list includes Scooter Berry (DE), Noel Devine (RB), Sidney Glover (SS), Trippe Hale (SS), Derek Hayes (OL), Brandon Hogan (WR), Eric Jobe (OL), Will Johnson (WR), Jeremy Kash (H), Ellis Lankster (DB), Pat Lazear (LB), Stephen Maw (OL), Ryan Mundy (FS), Chris Neild (DT), Eric Rodemoyer (OL), Jock Sanders (RB), Archie Sims (LB) and J.T. Thomas (LB). First-Time Starters There are 12 Mountaineer players who received the starting nod for the first time in their career this season. That list includes Scooter Berry (DE), Mike Dent (C), Derek Hayes (RG), Brandon Hogan (WR), Mortty Ivy (WLB), Wes Lyons (WR), Ryan Mundy (FS), Kent Richardson (CB), Eric Rodemoyer (OL), Jock Sanders (RB/WR), Doug Slavonic (DL) and Reed Williams (MLB). Pat McAfee

28 Fifth-Year Seniors There are 17 fifth-year seniors on this year s Mountaineer football team. The list includes Adam Bednarik (QB), Andy Emery (LB), Keilen Dykes (DT), Chris Glenn (K), Markell Harrison (QB), Bobby Hathaway (LB), Antonio Lewis (CB), Marc Magro (LB), Ridwan Malik (SS), Ryan Mundy (FS), Darryl Phillips (WR), Vaughn Rivers (CB), Owen Schmitt (FB), Eric Turner (CB), Mike Villagrana (TE), Eric Wicks (SS) and Larry Williams (CB). Swat Patrol The defense has broken up 17 passes in the first six games, averaging almost 3.0 pass breakups a game. There have also been nine interceptions on the year. Fourteen different players have registered at least one breakup this season. Quinton Andrews, Eric Wicks and Reed Williams lead the Mountaineers with two pass breakups, while Wicks and Ryan Mundy lead the Mountaineers with two interceptions and Keilen Dykes, Ellis Lankster, Reed Williams, Mortty Ivy and Antonio Lewis each have one. Turnover Battle West Virginia has collected more turnovers in each game this season than it has given away except for the USF contest. For the season, the Mountaineers have accumulated 15 turnovers (nine interceptions/six fumbles) and have given away seven fumbles and thrown three interceptions to hold a advantage. At Syracuse, West Virginia collected two interceptions and forced a fumble. Dykes returned his interception 19 yards for a touchdown, the first time the defense has scored a touchddown since 2005 and the first time a defensive lineman has scored a touchdown since Against WMU, WVU gave away two fumbles but registered two interceptions and forced a fumble to win the turnover battle 3-2. At Marshall, West Virginia recovered a fumble, the only turnover of the game to win the turnover battle, 1-0. At Maryland, the Mountaineers recovered a fumble on the Terps first play from scrimmage. WVU s Eric Wicks finished with two interceptions. WVU won the turnover battle, 3-2. WVU had one interception against East Carolina without giving up a turnover. At USF, the Mountaineers turned the ball over six times and only forced four turnovers, including two fumbles and two interceptions. Sack Attack West Virginia has collected 19 sacks through six games this season. At this point in the season last year, the Mountaineers had 11 sacks. WVU is No. 3 in the BIG EAST Conference in sacks and is tied for No. 17 in the nation. Defensive lineman Johnny Dingle and linebacker Marc Magro lead the team with five sacks, followed by Mortty Ivy with four. Magro is No. 3 and Dingle is No. 5 in the BIG EAST and are tied for No. 24 in the nation, while Ivy is tied for No. 7 in the conference and tied for No. 46 nationally. West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Defensive Standouts West Virginia turned in another strong defensive outing in the BIG EAST road win at Syracuse. The Mountaineers held the Orange to 94 yards rushing and 108 passing in giving up only 202 yards of total offense. Linebacker Marc Magro led the way with seven tackles and one sack, followed by lineman Keilen Dykes with a 19-yard interception return for a touchdown. It was the first touchdown scored by a WVU defensive lineman since 2000, and fellow lineman Johnny Dingle came up big again with 1 TFL, 2 forced fumbles and 2 pass deflections. At USF, the West Virginia defense had to overcome six turnovers by the Mountaineer offense, and still held the Bulls to just 21 points, 139 yards rushing and 135 yards passing. Quinton Andrews led the way with eight tackles and a pass deflection, while Reed Williams contributed seven tackles, 1 TFL and 1 PBU. Overall, the unit collected 6 TFL, 1 sack, 2 fumble recoveries, and 2 interceptions, and held USF quarterback Matt Grothe to just 135 yards passing and only 38 yards rushing. The West Virginia defense was outstanding against East Carolina and turned in its best performance of the season. The Mountaineers held East Carolina to just 160 yards of total offense (54 passing/106 rushing). The WVU defense held the Pirates scoreless on nine-straight possessions, and until the final minute of the game when ECU scored its first points with just 59 seconds left. Mortty Ivy recorded his first career interception in the contest and along with Eric Wicks, led the team in tackles with six. Against Maryland, the defense recovered a fumble on the game s opening play to set up a score for the offense, and then went on to hold the Terrapins scoreless on eight straight possessions from midway through the first quarter until the 5:50 mark of the fourth quarter. Williams led the unit with nine tackles, Eric Wicks recorded two interceptions, Magro collected six tackles and two sacks, while lineman Johnny Dingle had six tackles, a fumble recovery and two TFL in the victory. Against Marshall, the Mountaineers defense was once again led by Reed Williams with 15 tackles, 2 TFL and one forced fumble. Safety Ryan Mundy turned in his best game of his young Mountaineer career with eight stops and one fumble recovery. Leading the way for the West Virginia defense against Western Michigan was the linebackers as the top five tacklers for the Mountaineers in the game came from that unit. Mortty Ivy was impressive with 10 tackles followed by Marc Magro with nine. Reed Williams turned in eight stops to go along with the first interception of his career while John Holmes and Anthony Leonard combined for 10 stops. Overall, WVU s top five tacklers against WMU contributed 37 tackles, three sacks, 2 TFL, one interception and one pass deflection. Negative Yards Every defensive unit loves to talk negative -- as in negative yards. In the BIG EAST road win at Syracuse, the Mountaineers held the Orange to just 202 yards of total offense, and collected four TFL for a loss of 23 yards to go along with a 19-yard interception return for a touchdown. In this week s NCAA rankings, the Mountaineer defense stands tied for No. 44 nationally in tackles for loss with 40 on the year and tied for No. 17 in sacks with 19 after six games. Mountaineer opponents have lost 231 yards rushing against the defense. Lineman Johnny Dingle leads the team with five sacks, which ranks him in a tie for No. 24 nationally. Dingle is also tied for No. 28 nationally in tackles for loss with 8.5 on the season. Linebacker Marc Magro has five sacks on the year, placing him in a tied for No. 24 nationally, while teammate Mortty Ivy has recorded four sacks in six games, which is good enough for a tie for No. 46 nationally in this week s NCAA rankings. In the loss at USF, the Mountaineer defense held the Bulls to 274 total yards and collected six TFL for a loss of 25 yards. Leading the way was lineman Johnny Dingle with 2 TFL for -18 yards. West Virginia s defense turned in its strongest performance of the season to date against East Carolina by holding the Pirates to just 54 passing yards and 160 total yards. The Mountaineers recorded four sacks for -30 yards and two more TFL for a total of -36 yards collected against the Pirate attack. At Maryland, the Mountaineer defense collected -30 yards with four sacks for -22 yards and another four TFL for -8 yards. Leading the way was linebacker Marc Magro with two quarterback sacks for -17 yards. At Marshall, the West Virginia defense accounted for -33 yards with four sacks (-15) and five additional TFLs (-18). Leading the way was Reed Williams and Johnny Dingle each with two TFLs. Against Western Michigan, the Mountaineer defense got down right negative turning in 10 total stops (three sacks/seven TFL) for loss yardage. Three sacks totaled -16 yards while seven TFLs totaled -29 yards giving the Mountaineer defensive a total of -45 yards against the Western Michigan offense.

29 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Most Total Wins Over Leave The Running To Us The Last Five Years ( ) So far after six games in the 2007 season, the West Virginia defense likes for all the running to be Rk. School Wins done by its offense. In the BIG EAST road win at Syracuse, the Orange managed only 94 yards rushing and averaged just 2.5 yards per rush. At USF, the Bulls finished with 139 total rushing yards, and explosive quarterback Matt Grothe was held to just 38 yards on the ground. In the East Carolina game, the Pirates rushed 33 times for only 106 yards and a 3.2 yards per carry average. Adding in only 54 yards passing, and the Pirates finished with just 160 yards of total offense. At Maryland, the Terps finished with only 89 yards rushing for an average of 2.3 yards per rush in the game. In game two at Marshall, the Herd gained only 121 yards on the ground. Against Western Michigan in the season opener, the Broncos managed just 32 yards rushing. The Mountaineers are allowing only 96.8 yards rushing per game and 2.8 yards per rush. While the West Virginia offense has rushed for 1,867 yards on the season, the Mountaineer opponents have rushed for just 581 yards against the WVU defense. West Virginia is currently ranked 17th nationally in rushing defense. The last 100-yard rusher on the WVU defense was Georgia Tech s Tashard Choice in the 2007 Toyota Gator Bowl. 1. USC Boise State 50 LSU 50 Texas 49 Oklahoma 49 Ohio State Auburn Louisville 45 Georgia 45 Virginia Tech West Virginia 43 Wisconsin 43 Boston College TCU 42 Michigan Florida 41 California Miami (Fla.) 40 Utah Navy 39 Leading Linebackers Reed Williams leads the team in tackles with 48 after six games. Williams is averaging 8.0 tackles per game. Fellow linebackers Mortty Ivy and Marc Magro are second and third on the team in tackles meaning that the team s linebacking corps is holding down the top three defensive tackle leader positions. On the season, the trio of Williams, Magro and Ivy have combined for 120 tackles. Less is More Through six games in 2007, West Virginia has been penalized 26 times for 228 yards for an average of 3.6 penalties per game. The 228 penalty yards per game ranks West Virginia in a tie with Minnesota for No. 8 nationally and first in the BIG EAST. West Virginia s 26 penalties on the year ranks first in the conference and in a tie with Maryland for No. 5 nationally in fewest penalties per game. Against USF, the Mountaineers were penalized a season low one time for 11 yards. Defensive Rankings West Virginia s offense is high powered, and its defense deserves some praise too. The bluecollared unit has quietly gone about its business in 2007, and has put together some solid numbers that has it ranked nationally in the following categories No. 5 in total defense, tied for No. 16 in scoring defense, No. 17 in rushing defense, tied for No. 17 in sacks, No. 9 in passing defense, tied for No. 44 in tackles for loss, and No. 34 in pass efficiency defense. Not bad for a unit that just minds its own business.

30 2007 WVU Scoring Drives Opp Plays Yds Time Result West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com W. Michigan :41 Jalloh 19 pass from White W. Michigan :34 Slaton 50 pass from White Syracuse :08 McAfee 23 field goal Syracuse :01 Brown 4 run Syracuse :49 Sanders 11 run W. Michigan :50 White 38 run W. Michigan :00 Slaton 1 run W. Michigan :56 Slaton 58 run W. Michigan :12 White 22 run W. Michigan :15 Slaton 1 run W. Michigan :07 Brown 20 run W. Michigan :02 Devine 8 run Marshall :07 Reynaud 46 pass from White Marshall :27 Reynaud 23 pass from White Marshall :05 White 20 run Marshall :40 Slaton 2 run Marshall :43 Devine 12 run Marshall :43 Slaton 18 run Marshall :25 Devine 10 run Maryland :41 White 22 run Maryland :18 Slaton 22 run Maryland :19 Slaton 1 run Maryland :26 Slaton 1 run Maryland :12 McAfee 32 field goal East Carolina :17 McAfee 31 field East Carolina :30 Slaton 1 run East Carolina :07 White 13 run East Carolina :34 Reynaud 12 pass from White East Carolina :47 McAfee 34 field goal East Carolina :12 Reynaud 14 pass from White East Carolina :27 White 4 run East Carolina :43 Collington 4 run South Florida :09 McAfee 36 field goal South Florida :20 McAfee 35 field goal South Florida :17 Reynaud 9 pass from Brown Syracuse :20 Schmitt 7 run Syracuse :25 White 1 run Syracuse Dykes 19 INT return Syracuse :38 Schmitt 1 run Syracuse :51 McAfee 49 field goal Syracuse :29 Reynaud 20 pass from Brown

31 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com WVU 20-yard plays in Noel Devine rush (Maryland) Darius Reynaud rush (East Carolina) 58/TD... Steve Slaton rush (W. Michigan) Darius Reynaud pass from White (W. Michigan) 50/TD... Steve Slaton pass from White (W. Michigan) 46/TD... Darius Reynaud pass from White (Marshall) Owen Schmitt rush (Maryland) Dorrell Jalloh pass from Brown (South Florida) Tito Gonzales pass from Brown (Syracuse) Steve Slaton rush (East Carolina) Noel Devine rush (Marshall) 38/TD... Pat White rush (W. Michigan) Noel Devine rush (South Florida) Darius Reynaud kickoff return (W. Michigan) Darius Reynaud pass from White (Maryland) Steve Slaton pass from White (East Carolina) Tito Gonzales pass from Jarrett Brown (South Florida) Owen Schmitt pass from Patrick White (Syracuse) Noel Devine rush (Maryland) Jarrett Brown rush (East Carolina) Dorrell Jalloh pass from White (South Florida) Darius Reynaud kickoff return (Marshall) Patrick White rush (Syracuse) Jock Sanders kickoff return (Syracuse) Jarrett Brown rush (South Florida) Noel Devine kick return (South Florida) Darius Reynaud pass from White (South Florida) Patrick White rush (Marshall) Noel Devine kickoff return (Maryland) Noel Devine kickoff return (Maryland) Jarrett Brown rush (East Carolina) Noel Devine kickoff return (East Carolina) Noel Devine kickoff return (Marshall) Vaughn Rivers kickoff return (South Florida) Vaughn Rivers punt return (East Carolina) Darius Reynaud pass from White (Marshall) 23/TD... Darius Reynaud pass from White (Marshall) Jock Sanders punt return (W. Michigan) Noel Devine rush (W. Michigan) Noel Devine kickoff return (Syracuse) Ellis Lankster Int Return (South Florida) 22/TD... Pat White rush (W. Michigan) 22/TD... Pat White rush (Maryland) 22/TD...Steve Slaton (Maryland) Vaughn Rivers kick return (East Carolina) Darius Reynaud kick return (Marshall) Wes Lyons pass from Brown (Syracuse) Noel Devine kick return (Marshall) Dorrell Jalloh pass from White (Maryland) Steve Slaton rush (Maryland) Wes Lyons pass from Brown (South Florida) Wes Lyons pass from Brown (South Florida) 20/TD... Darius Reynaud pass from White (Syracuse) 20/TD... Jarrett Brown rush (W. Michigan) Darius Reynaud kick return (Marshall) 20/TD... Pat White rush (Marshall) 2007 Opponent Scoring Drives Opp Plays Yds Time Result W. Michigan :48 J. Simmons 14 pass from Martin W. Michigan :28 Hiller 2 run W. Michigan :25 J. Simmons 6 pass from Peregrin W. Michigan 4-2 1:40 Jones 34 field goal Marshall 4 8 1:54 Binswanger 32 field goal Marshall :11 Passmore 38 pass from Morris Marshall :14 Binswanger 26 field goal Marshall :02 Binswanger 34 field goal Marshall :20 Slate 42 pass from Morris Maryland :22 Lattimore 4 run Maryland :49 Oquendo 22 pass from Steffy East Carolina :52 Johnson 3 run South Florida Moffitt 26 Int South Florida :31 Mitchell 55 pass from Grothe South Florida :46 Taylor 19 run Syracuse :21 Brinkley 1 run Syracuse :50 Williams 61 pass from Robinson Opponent 20-yard plays in Marshall kick return (MU) Holmes kick return (Syracuse) 61/TD... Williams pass from Robinson (Syracuse) 55/TD...Mitchell pass from Grothe (USF) 42/TD... Morris pass to Slate (MU) Holmes kick return (Syracuse) 38/TD... Morris pass to Passmore (MU) Ford run (USF) Morris pass to Wynn (MU) Steffy pass to Heward-Bey (UMD) Hiller pass to J. Simmons (WMU) Morris pass to Passmore (MU) Marshall run (MU) 26/TD...Moffitt 26 Int Return (USF) Morris pass to Lauzon (MU) McKinnon kick return (Syracuse) John William kick return (ECU) Hiller pass to J. Simmons (WMU) N. Carroll kick return (UMD) Murphy kickoff return (USF) 22/TD...Steffy pass to Oquendo (UMD) Skinner kick return (UMD) Peregrin pass to Ledbetter (WMU)

32 West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Offense WR 2 Darius Reynaud (5-10/200/Sr.) DT 93 Scooter Berry (6-2/285/r-Fr.) 22 Brandon Hogan (6-0/175/Fr.) 91 Doug Slavonic (6-8/260/Jr.) WR 9 Jock Sanders (5-8/185/Fr.) NT 96 Keilen Dykes (6-5/295/Sr.) 12 Nate Sowers (6-2/215/So.) 99 Thor Merrow (6-1/240/So.) LT 62 Ryan Stanchek (6-4/300/Jr.) DE 92 Johnny Dingle (6-3/270/Sr.) 66 Selvish Capers (6-6/285/Jr.) 95 James Ingram (6-2/265/So.) LG 79 Greg Isdaner (6-4/315/So.) SLB 53 Marc Magro (6-3/240/Sr.) 74 Derek Hayes (6-3/280/r-Fr.) 1 Johnny Holmes (6-3/230/Jr.) or 31 Pat Lazear (6-1/235/Fr.) C 68 Mike Dent (6-4/285/Jr.) MLB 47 Reed Williams (6-2/225/Jr.) 61 Eric Jobe (6-4/300/r-Fr.) 55 Bobby Hathaway (6-1/230/Sr.) RG 70 Eric Rodemoyer (6-4/300/r-Fr.) WLB 44 Mortty Ivy (6-3/235/Jr.) 74 Derek Hayes (6-3/280/r-Fr.) 57 Zac Cooper (6-3/225/So.) RT 73 Jake Figner (6-5/305/Jr.) CB 3 Larry Williams (6-1/190/Sr.) 72 John Bradshaw (6-6/290/Jr.) 19 Vaughn Rivers (5-9/170/Sr.) TE 35 Owen Schmitt (6-3/260/Sr.) SS 41 Eric Wicks (6-1/205/Sr.) 88 Michael Villagrana (6-4/260/Sr.) 22 Ridwan Malik (6-1/205/Sr.) WR 21 Dorrell Jalloh (6-0/195/Jr.) FS 21 Ryan Mundy (6-1/205/Sr.) 4 Wes Lyons (6-8/220/So.) 20 Franchot Allen (6-2/195/So.) WR 83 Tito Gonzales (6-2/210/Jr.) BS 8 Quinton Andrews (6-0/210/So.) 85 Will Johnson (6-2/200/Fr.) 15 Charles Pugh (6-0/200/Jr.) QB 5 Pat White (6-2/185/Jr.) CB 6 Antonio Lewis (5-10/185/Sr.) 16 Jarrett Brown (6-4/220/So.) 24 Ellis Lankster (5-10/190/Jr.) SB 10 Steve Slaton (5-10/190/Jr.) 7 Noel Devine (5-8/170/Fr.) or 9 Jock Sanders (5-8/185/Fr.) FB 35 Owen Schmitt (6-3/260/Sr.) 86 Sam Morrone (6-2/250/Jr.) West Virginia Depth Chart (classes reflect football eligibility) (bold denotes returning starter from 2006) Defense PK 40 Pat McAfee (6-1/200/Jr.) P 40 Pat McAfee (6-1/200/Jr.) 39 Chris Glenn (5-9/190/Sr.) 37 Scott Kozlowski (6-1/185/So.) KO 40 Pat McAfee (6-1/200/Jr.) LSN 46 Adam Hughes (6-1/220/Jr.) 87 Cody Nutter (6-5/220/Fr.) H 48 Jeremy Kash (5-11/215/r-Fr.) KR 2 Darius Reynaud (5-10/200/Sr.) PR 19 Vaughn Rivers (5-9/170/Sr.) 19 Vaughn Rivers (5-9/170/Sr.) 6 Antonio Lewis (5-10/185/Sr.)

33 First t Team Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com West Virginia Offensive Depth Chart Wide Receiver (Y) - Darius Reynaud 5-10, 200, Sr. Set career highs in receptions (8), receiving yards (134) and touchdowns (2) at Marshall; team leader with 34 catches for 430 yards and six touchdowns WR (H) - (9) Jock Sanders 5-8, 185, Fr. True freshman that will play both receiver and running back; 96 all purpose yardage on the season; first career start at USF; first career rushing TD at Syracuse Left Tac ackl kle e - Ryan Stanc anchek 6-4, 300, Jr Has 27 consecutive starts on the O-line, including 18 straight at left tackle Left Guard - Greg Isdaner 6-4, 315, So. Has 18 career and consecutive starts at left guard Center - Mike Dent 6-4, 285, Jr. Worked in a backup role the past two seasons; had excellent spring; started all six games of the season Second Team WR (Y) - (22) 2) Brand andon Hogan 6-0, 175, Fr. First career start in East Carolina win; game-high six receptions for 44 yards with a long of 12; four catches for 10 yards at USF Wide Receiver (H) - Nate Sowers 6-2, 215, So. Converted quarterback who garnered receiving and special teams experience in 2006 Left Tac ackl kle e - (66) Selvish Capers s 6-6, 285, Jr. Played tight end last year Left Guard - (74) Derek Hayes 6-3, 280, RFr. Started first career game at right guard against Western Michigan; 2006 scout team champion: Cincinnati Center - (61) Eric Jobe 6-4, 300, RFr. Has not seen previous varsity action; 2006 scout team champion: Mississippi State Right Guard - (74) Derek Hayes 6-3, 280, RFr. First career start against W. Michigan; did not see varsity action last year. Right Guard - Eric Rodemoyer 6-4, 300, RFr Mountaineer teammate of the year; 5 career starts; 1st at Marshall Right Tac ackl kle e - Jake Figner 6-5, 305, Jr. 19 consecutive starts dating backing to 2006 season opener all at RT Tight End - Owen Schmitt 6-3, 260, Sr. Will play both TE and RB this year; one catch for 16 yards at Marshall Wide Receiver (X) - Dorrell Jalloh 6-0, 195, Jr. Tallied WVU s first score of the season on a 19-yard TD pass from White against Western Michigan; his second career TD reception; 87 yards on five catches at USF Wide Receiver (Z) - Tito Gonzales 6-2, 210, Jr. Caught 10 passes for 152 yards last year, including first career touchdown in Gator Bowl Quart uarterbac erback k - Patr tric ick k White e 6-2, 185, Jr. WVU is 20-3 his 23 career starts; 2006 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and 2007 Gator Bowl MVP; tied school record for completion percentage in East Carolina win at 90.0% (18-20); BIG EAST Player of the Week after Syracuse game Superback - Steve Slaton 5-10, 190, Jr. WVU s first-ever returning consensus All-American; tied for school s all-time career rushing TD record with 42 Fullback - Owen Schmitt 6-3, 260, Sr. Will play both TE and RB this year; career-best 109 yards rushing in Gator Bowl; Tallied two touchdown runs and first career punt in Syracuse win. Specialists Kicker - Pat McAfee 6-1, 220, Jr. 246 points in career; in PATs and in FG for career Right Tac ackl kle e - (72) John Bradshaw 6-6, 290, Jr. Versatile lineman who has two career starts, both at left guard Tight ight End - (88) Mike Villagrana ana 6-4, 260, Sr. Five career starts at tight end with one touchdown reception WR (X) - (4) Wes Lyons - 6-8,220, Sr. Five catches for 86 yards (17.2 avg.) with a long of 21 so far in 2007 WR (Z) - (85) Will Johnson 6-2, 200, Fr. Converted high school linebacker Quart uarterbac erback k - (16) Jarre rett tt Brown 6-4, 220, So. In first career start, guided WVU to triple overtime victory against Rutgers last year; 210 yards of total offense with one touchdown at USF; 101 total offensive yards at Syracuse Superback - (9) Jock Sanders 5-8, 185, Fr. True freshman that will play both receiver and running back; 96 all purpose yardage on the season; first career start at USF; first career rushing TD at Syracuse Or (7) Noel Devine 5-8, 170, Fr. 3rd on team in rushing after six games with 316 yards on just 32 carries (9.9 avg.); 136 rushing yards on five carries in win at Maryland Fullback - (86) Sam Morrone 6-2, 250, Jr and 2006 Danny Van Etten offensive scout team player of the year Kicker - (39) Chris Glenn 5-9, 190, Sr. Emerged as McAfee s backup in spring ball; kicked first career extra point in win at Syracuse (2007) Kicko koff Retur turner - (19) Vaughn River ers s 5-9, 170, Sr. Averages 22.6 yards per return during career on 24 attempts Holder - Jeremy Kash 5-11, 215, RFr. Emerged as top holder in spring ball Kick Returner - Darius Reynaud 5-10, 200, Sr. Averaged 27.1 yards per return in 2006 with one touchdown (96 yard return vs. UMD)

34 First t Team West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com West Virginia Defensive Depth Chart Defensiv efensive e Tac ackl kle - Scooter Berry ry 6-2, 285, RFr. First career start against WMU: 2006 Danny Van Etten Award winner as defensive scout team player of the year; two tackles with a FR at USF Nose Tac ackl kle e - Keilen en Dykes s 6-5, 295, Sr. Four year starter and team leader with 37 total and consecutive starts; 2007 Iron Mountaineer; scored first career touchdown on a 19-yard INT return at Syracuse Defensive End -Johnny Dingle 6-3, 270, Sr. 12 career starts with 10 at DE; played one of best career games at Maryland with six tackles, one sack, 2.5 TFLs and a fumble recovery; BIG EAST Defensive Player for his efforts against Maryland Will Linebacker - Mortty Ivy 6-3, 235, Jr. First career start in Western Michigan contest; team-high 10 tackles with a sack and TFL against Broncos; five tackles with a five yard sack at Marshall; eight tackles with one sack at Maryland; six tackles, 10-yard sack and an interception in East Carolina win. Sam Linebacker - Marc Magro 6-3, 240, Sr. 43 career appearances with 7 career starts (6 at sam); career-best two sacks for loss of 17 yards with six tackles against ECU. Second Team Defensiv efensive e Tac ackl kle e - Doug Slavonic 6-8, 260, Jr. Has seen limited action in first two years; two tackles at Maryland Nose Tac ackl kle e - Thor Merrow 6-1, 240, So. Father Jeff was outstanding DL at WVU from ; three tackles at Marshall Defensiv efensive e End - James s Ingr ngram 6-2, 265, So. Five career starts all at DE in 2006; 12 total appearances Will Linebacker - Zac Cooper, 6-3, 225, So. Recovered a Syracuse fumble in 2006 in only game action Sam Linebacker - John Holmes 6-3, 230, Jr. Moved to LB from bandit safety spot a year ago; six career starts with 48 tackles Or Pat Lazear 6-1, 235, Fr. 414 tackles, 26 sacks and 15 FF at Wheaton and Walt Whitman Highs; saw special teams action in first three games of season Mike Linebacker - Bobby Hathaway 6-1, 230, Sr. 38 career games played with all 13 starts last year at Sam LB Mike Linebacker - Reed Williams 6-2, 225, Jr. First career start against WMU; game-high 15 tackles with two TFL and key third quarter forced fumble in win at Marshall; team-best nine tackles at Maryland; seven solo stops at USF Cornerback - Larry Williams 6-1, 190, Sr. 14 career starts in 43 career appearances with two interceptions Strong Safety - Eric Wicks 6-1, 205, Sr. Two year starter at strong safety; 31 career starts, all consecutive; career-best 2 interceptions at Maryland. Free Safety - Ryan Mundy 6-1, 205, Sr. Post-graduate transfer from Michigan that can play immediately; 18 starts in 35 career games for the Wolverines; eight tackles with key fumble recovery in win at Marshall; first INT as a Mountaineer at USF with second at Syracuse Cornerbac nerback k - Vaughn River ers s 5-9, 170, Sr. Eight career starts on defense in 38 appearances with two interceptions; 2006 All-BIG EAST first team on special teams Strong Safety - Ridwan Malik , 205, Sr. Six career starts at boundary safety; making switch to strong this season started WMU and Marshall games at strong Free Safety - Boogie Allen 6-2, 195, So. Ten tackles with one interception last year; can play either free or bandit safety Bandit Safety - Charles Pugh , 200, Jr. Two career starts at bandit Cornerback - Ellis Lankster 5-10, 190, Jr. Four tackles on the season with first INT return of 22 yards at USF Bandit Safety - Quint uinton Andrews , 210, So. Freshman All-American that led WVU in tackles last year (72) Cornerback - Antonio Lewis , 185, Sr. 15 career starts including last week s Maryland game Specialists Punter - (40) Pat McAfee 6-1, 220, Jr. 18 punts for 773 yards in 2006 a 43.2 average with a long of 75 Punt Retur turner - (19) Vaughn River ers s 5-9, 170, Sr. 42 career returns with 473 yards, 11.3 average with long of 50 yards/td Long Snapper - (46) Adam Hughes 6-1, 220, Jr. Had not seen previous varsity action until this season; backed up Tim Lindsey last season

35 Career Starts By Position WR D Jalloh 15 WR D. Reynaud 23 V. Rivers 2 B. Hogan 2 J. Sanders 1 TE M. Villagrana 5 O. Schmitt 1 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com RT RG TB S. Slaton 26 O. Schmitt 9 FB O. Schmitt 5 QB P. White 23 A. Bednarik 7 J. Brown 1 C LG LT J. Figner 19 Rodemoyer 5 G. Isdaner 18 M. Dent 6 R. Stanchek 19 D. Hayes 1 R. Stanchek 9 J. Bradshaw 2 WR T. Gonzalez 9 CB L. Williams 14 V. Rivers 8 SS E. Wicks 29 R. Malik 2 DE J. Dingle 10 J. Ingram 5 K. Dykes 2 Sam Hathaway 13 M. Magro 6 NT K. Dykes 10 K. Dykes 25 S. Berry 5 J. Dingle 2 Slavonic 1 Mike R. Williams6 M. Magro 1 Will M. Ivy 6 0 FS Q. Andrews 13 R. Mundy 5 DT BS J. Holmes 6 R. Malik 5 Q. Andrews 4 C. Pugh 2 E. Wicks 2 W. Lyons 15 CB A. Lewis 15 G. Dervil 1 K. Richardson Offense Game-By-Game Starters Game WR WR WR WR TE TE RT RG C LG LT FB TB TB QB W. Michigan Gonzales Reynaud -- Jalloh Figner Hayes Dent Isdaner Stanchek Schmitt Slaton -- White at Marshall Gonzales Reynaud -- Jalloh Schmitt -- Figner Rodemoyer Dent Isdaner Stanchek -- Slaton -- White at Maryland -- Reynaud -- Jalloh -- Villagrana Figner Rodemoyer Dent Isdaner Stanchek -- Slaton Schmitt White East Carolina Gonzales Hogan -- Jalloh Figner Rodemoyer Dent Isdaner Stanchek -- Slaton Schmitt White at USF Gonzales Hogan Sanders Jalloh Figner Rodemoyer Dent Isdaner Stanchek -- Slaton -- White at Syracuse Lyons -- Reynaud Jalloh Figner Rodemoyer Dent Isdaner Stanchek Schmitt Slaton -- White Mississippi State at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Connecticut Pitt 2007 Defense Game-By-Game Starters Game DE NT DT Sam Mike Will CB SS FS BS CB W. Michigan Dingle Dykes Berry Magro R. Williams Ivy Richardson Malik Mundy Wicks L. Williams at Marshall Dingle Dykes Berry Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Malik Mundy Wicks L. Williams at Maryland Dingle Dykes Berry Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Wicks Mundy Andrews L. Williams East Carolina Dingle Dykes Berry Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Wicks Mundy Andrews L. Williams at USF Dingle Dykes Slavonic Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Wicks Mundy Andrews L. Williams at Syracuse Dingle Dykes Berry Magro R. Williams Ivy Lewis Wicks Mundy Andrews L. Williams Mississippi State at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Connecticut Pitt

36 Greg Isdaner Career Single-Game Bests Rushing Yards Maxwell Anderson... 9 vs. E. Washington 06 Adam Bednarik vs. Syracuse 05 Jarrett Brown vs. East Carolina 07 Ed Collington vs. East Carolina 07 Eddie Davis vs. E. Washington 06 Noel Devine vs. Maryland 07 Markell Harrison vs. E. Washington 06 Sam Morrone vs. E. Washington 06 Darius Reynaud vs. USF 06 Jock Sanders vs. East Carolina 07 Nate Sowers vs. E. Washington 06 Owen Schmitt vs. Georgia Tech 06 Steve Slaton vs. Pitt 06 Pat White vs. Syracuse 06 Rushing Attempts Maxwell Anderson... 2 vs. E. Washington 06 Adam Bednarik vs Syracuse 05 Jarrett Brown vs. Rutgers 06 Ed Collington... 6 vs. Georgia Tech 06 Eddie Davis vs. E. Washington 06 Noel Devine... 7 vs. WMU 07, ECU 07 Markell Harrison... 5 vs. E. Washington 06 Sam Morrone... 2 vs. E. Washington 06 Darius Reynaud... 2 vs. 6 teams latest SU 07 Jock Sanders... 3 vs. WMU 07, ECU 07 Owen Schmitt vs. Georgia Tech 06 Nate Sowers... 2 vs. E. Washington 06 Steve Slaton vs. Pitt 05 Pat White Georgia 05 Completions Adam Bednarik vs. Syracuse 05 Jarrett Brown vs. Rutgers 06 Markell Harrison... 3 vs. E. Washington 06 Pat White vs. East Carolina 07 Pass Attempts Adam Bednarik vs. Syracuse 05 Jarrett Brown vs. Rutgers 06 Markell Harrison... 3 vs. E. Washington 06 Nate Sowers... 1 vs. E. Washingtoon 06 Pat White vs. East Carolina 06 West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Passing Yards Adam Bednarik vs. East Carolina 05 Jarrett Brown vs. Rutgers 06 Markell Harrison vs. E. Washington 06 Pat White vs. Louisville 06 Receptions Maxwell Anderson... 1 vs. Marshall 06 Darren Brownlee... 2 vs. E. Washington 06 Carmen Connelly... 1 vs. E. Washington 06 Eddie Davis... 1 vs. WMU 07 Noel Devine... 1 vs. 4 teams latest SU 07 Tito Gonzales... 2 vs. Marshall 06, Syracuse 06 Brandon Hogan... 6 vs. East Carolina 07 Dorrell Jalloh... 5 vs. USF 07 Wes Lyons... 3 vs. E. Washington 06, USF 07 Darius Reynaud... 9 vs. Marshall 07 Vaughn Rivers... 2 vs. Maryland 05 Jock Sanders... 2 vs. USF 07, SU 07 Owen Schmitt... 4 vs. East Carolina 06 Steve Slaton... 6 vs. Pitt 06 Nate Sowers... 1 vs. Syracuse 06 Michael Villagrana... 1 vs. Virginia Tech 05 Johnny Dingle Receiving Yards Maxwell Anderson... 5 vs. Marshall 06 Darren Brownlee vs. E. Washington 06 Carmen Connelly... 3 vs. E. Washington 06 Eddie Davis... 2 vs. WMU 07 Noel Devine vs. WMU 07 Tito Gonzales vs. Marshall 06 Brandon Hogan vs. East Carolina 07 Dorrell Jalloh vs. Rutgers 06 Wes Lyons vs. USF 07 Darius Reynaud vs. Marshall 07 Vaughn Rivers vs. Wofford 05 Jock Sanders vs. WMU 07 Owen Schmitt vs. E. Washington 06 Steve Slaton vs. Pitt 06 Nate Sowers... 6 vs. Syracuse 06 Michael Villagrana... 2 vs. Virginia Tech 05 Tackles Boogie Allen... 5 vs. Cincinnati 06 Quinton Andrews... 9 vs. USF 06 Scooter Berry... 3 vs. Marshall 07 Zac Cooper... 1 vs. WMU 07, Marshall 07 Guesley Dervil... 5 vs. Cincinnati 06 Johnny Dingle... 6 vs. Marshall 06, MD 07 Keilen Dykes... 6 vs. Rutgers 04, USF 06 Andy Emery... 2 vs. 5 teams latest WMU 07 Sidney Glover... 4 vs. WMU 07, Syracuse 07 Ovid Goulbourne... 2 vs. Maryland 06 Trippe Hale... 3 vs. Marshall 07 Bobby Hathaway... 8 vs. Wofford 05 John Holmes... 9 vs. Rutgers 06 James Ingram... 4 vs. East Carolina 06 Mortty Ivy vs. WMU 07 Pat Lazear... 3 vs. East Carolina 07 Ellis Lankster... 3 vs. East Carolina 07 Anthony Leonard... 5 vs. WMU 07 Antonio Lewis... 8 vs. Maryland 06 Marc Magro vs. JMU 04 Ridwan Malik... 8 vs. Virginia Tech 04 Thor Merrow... 3 vs. Marshall 07, ECU 07 Ryan Mundy... 8 vs. Marshall 07 Chris Neild... 2 vs. East Carolina 07 Charles Pugh... 7 vs. Marshall 06 Kent Richardson... 4 vs. Marshall 07 Vaughn Rivers... 6 vs. Maryland 06, ECU 06 Archie Sims... 3 vs. WMU 07 Doug Slavonic... 3 vs. Virginia Tech 05 J.T. Thomas... 2 vs. East Carolina 07 Eric Turner... 1 vs. WMU 07 Eric Wicks... 9 vs. Lville 05, Cin 05, USF 06 Larry Williams... 5 vs. Marshall 07 Reed Williams vs. Marshall 07 Noel Devine

37 Reed Williams 2007 Single-Game Bests Rushing Yards Adam Bednarik... 7 vs. Syracuse Jarrett Brown vs. East Carolina Ed Collington vs. East Carolina Noel Devine vs. Maryland Darius Reynaud vs. East Carolina Jock Sanders vs. East Carolina Owen Schmitt vs. Maryland Steve Slaton vs. Marshall Pat White vs. Marshall Rushing Attempts Adam Bednarik... 2 vs. Syracuse Jarrett Brown vs. USF Ed Collington... 5 vs. East Carolina Noel Devine... 7 vs. WMU Darius Reynaud... 2 vs. WMU, ECU, SU Jock Sanders... 3 vs. WMU, ECU Owen Schmitt... 8 vs. Syracuse Steve Slaton vs. Maryland Pat White vs. Marshall Completions Jarrett Brown vs. USFt Carolina Pat White vs. East Carolina Adam Bednarik... 1 vs. Syracuse Pass Attempts Jarrett Brown vs. USF Pat White vs. East Carolina Adam Bednarik... 1 vs. Syracuse Passing Yards Jarrett Brown vs. USF Pat White vs. WMU Adam Bednarik... 2 vs. Syracuse Receptions Eddie Davis... 1 vs. WMU Noel Devine... 1 vs. WMU, Maryland, ECU, SU Tito Gonzalez... 1 vs. Maryland, ECU, USF, SU Brandon Hogan... 6 vs. East Carolina Dorrell Jalloh... 5 vs. USF Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Wes Lyons... 3 vs. USF Darius Reynaud... 9 vs. Marshall Jock Sanders... 2 vs. USF, SU Owen Schmitt... 2 vs. East Carolina, USF Steve Slaton... 4 vs. Syracuse Receiving Yards Eddie Davis... 2 vs. WMU Noel Devine vs. WMU Tito Gonzales vs. Syracuse Brandon Hogan vs. East Carolina Dorrell Jalloh vs. USF Wes Lyons vs. USF Darius Reynaud vs Marshall Jock Sanders vs. WMU Owen Schmitt vs. Syracuse Steve Slaton vs. WMU Tackles Boogie Allen... 2 vs. Marshall Quinton Andrews... 8 vs. USF Scooter Berry... 3 vs. Marshall Zac Cooper... 1 vs. WMU, Marshall Guesley Dervil... 2 vs. WMU Johnny Dingle... 6 vs. Marshall, Maryland Keilen Dykes... 5 vs. Marshall Andy Emery... 2 vs. WMU Sidney Glover... 4 vs. WMU, SU Trippe Hale... 3 vs. Marshall Bobby Hathaway... 5 vs. Syracuse John Holmes... 5 vs. WMU, Maryland James Ingram... 1 vs. WMU Mortty Ivy vs. WMU Pat Lazear... 3 vs. East Carolina Ellis Lankster... 3 vs. East Carolina Anthony Leonard... 5 vs. WMU Antonio Lewis... 6 vs. Maryland Marc Magro... 9 vs. WMU Ridwan Malik... 4 vs. WMU Thor Merrow... 3 vs. Marshall, ECU Ryan Mundy... 8 vs. Marshall Chris Neild... 2 vs. East Carolina Charles Pugh... 2 vs. Marshall, ECU, USF, SU Kent Richardson... 4 vs. Marshall Vaughn Rivers... 2 vs. WMU, Maryland Doug Slavonic... 2 vs. WMU, Maryland, ECU Archie Sims... 2 vs. WMU J.T. Thomas... 2 vs. East Carolina Eric Turner... 1 vs. WMU, ECU Eric Wicks... 6 vs. East Carolina Larry Williams... 5 vs. Marshall Reed Williams vs. Marshall West Virginia All-Time Bests Rushing Yards vs. W. & Lee 1923 Passing Yards vs. Missouri 1998 Total Yards vs Washington & Lee 1923 First Downs vs. Washington & Lee 1923 Low Rushing Yards Allowed vs. UF 1981 Low Passing Yards Allowed... 0 vs. Pitt 1981 Low Total Yards Allowed vs. UMD 1919 Fewest 1st Downs All vs. Maryland 1919 Longest TD run vs. N. Ill. 86 Longest Non-TD Run vs.w&m 62, MD 07 Longest TD Reception vs. Penn State 73 Longest Non-TD Reception vs. Miami 03 Points (Game) vs. Marshall 1916 Victory Margin vs. Geneva 1951 West Virginia Bests Decade Rushing Yards vs. East Carolina 02 Passing Yards vs. Pitt 00 Total Yards vs. Pitt 06 Total First Downs vs E. Washington 06 First Downs Rushing vs. East Carolina 02 First Downs Passing vs. Maryland 01 Low Rushing Yards All vs. Pitt 06 Low Passing Yards All vs. Rutgers 01 Low Total Yards Allowed vs. Rutgers 02 Fewest First Downs All vs. Rutgers 02 Fewest 1st Downs Rushing All.... 1, Pitt, 03 Fewest 1st Downs Passing All vs. Rutgers 01 Longest TD run vs. ECU 04, USF 05 Longest Non-TD Run vs. Maryland 07 Longest TD Reception vs. Va. Tech 03 Longest Non-TD Reception vs. Miami 03 Points (Game) vs. Rutgers 01 Points (Half) vs. Rutgers 01 (First) Points (Qtr) vs. Rutgers 01 (Second) Victory Margin vs. Rutgers 01 West Virginia Bests - Rodriguez Era Rushing Yards vs. East Carolina 02 Passing Yards vs. Kent State 01 Total Yards vs. Pitt 06 Total First Downs vs. E. Washington 06 First Downs Rushing vs. East Carolina 02 First Downs Passing vs. Maryland 01 Low Rushing Allowed vs. Pitt 06 Low Passing Yards Allowed vs. Rutgers 01 Low Total Yards Allowed vs. Rutgers 02 Fewest 1st Downs Allowed... 6 vs Rutgers 02 Fewest 1st Downs Rushing All.... 1, Pitt, 03 Fewest 1st Downs Passing All vs. Rutgers 01 Longest TD run vs. ECU, 04, USF 05 Longest Non-TD Run vs. Maryland 07 Longest TD Reception vs. Va. Tech 03 Longest Non-TD Reception vs. Miami 03 Points (Game) vs. Rutgers 01 Points (Half) vs. Rutgers 01 (First) Points (Qtr) vs. Rutgers 01 (Second) Victory Margin vs. Rutgers 01 Quinton Andrews

38 West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Current Mountaineers in the Record Book Career 200-Yard Rushing Games 1. Steve Slaton, Patrick White, Amos Zereoue, Avon Cobourne, Nine different players... 1 Career 100-Yard Rushing Games 1. Avon Cobourne, Amos Zeroue, Steve Slaton, Arthur Owens, Robert Alexander, Robert Walker, Quincy Wilson, Patrick White, Anthony Brown, Rboert Gresham, Adrian Murrell, Career QB Rushing Yards 1. Patrick White/ /2, Major Harris/ /2, Rasheed Marshall/ /2, Fred Wyant/ / Darren Studstill/ / Oliver Luck/ / Richard Longfellow/ / Danny Williams/ / Jake Kelchner/ / Jerry Yost/ /238 Single Season QB Rushing Yards 1. Patrick White/ /1, Patrick White/ / Major Harris/ / Rasheed Marshall/ / Rasheed Marshall/ / Major Harris/ / Major Harris/ / Patrick White/ / Oliver Luck/ / Darren Studstill/ /307 Career Extra Points Made 1. Jay Taylor, Pat McAfee, Charlie Baumann, Paul Woodside, Frank Nester, Brad Cooper, Bill McKenzie, Steve Sinclair, Todd Sauerbrun, Chuck Kinder, Bryan Baumann, Career Extra Points Attempted 1. Jay Taylor/ Pat McAfee, Charlie Baumann/ Paul Woodside/ Frank Nester/ Brad Cooper/ Bill McKenzie/ Steve Sinclair/ Todd Sauerbrun/ Chuck Kinder/ Career Kick Scoring 1. Paul Woodside/ Jay Taylor/ Charlie Baumann/ Pat McAfee/ Frank Nester/ Bill McKenzie/ Brad Cooper/ Steve Sinclair/ Bryan Baumann/ Todd Sauerbrun/ Career Rushing Attempts 1. Avon Cobourne/ , Amos Zereoue/ Steve Slaton/ Robert Walker/ Robert Alexander/ BIG EAST Career QB Rushing 1. Patrick White, WVU, , Rasheed Marshall, WVU, , Donovan McNabb, SU, , Walter Washington, Temple, , Michael Vick, Virginia Tech, ,197 BIG EAST Single Game QB Rushing 1. Patrick White, WVU vs. Syracuse, Patrick White, WVU vs. Pitt, Patrick White, WVU vs. Pitt, Michael Vick, Va. Tech vs. BC, W. Washington, Temple vs. Syr., WVU Single Game Rushing 1. Kay-Jay Harris vs. E. Carolina, Kerry Marbury, vs. Templ, Avon Cobourne, vs. E. Carolina, Patrick White vs. Syracuse, Amos Zereoue vs. Notre Dame, Amos Zereoue vs. Rutgers, Patrick White vs. Pitt, Patrick White vs. Pitt, Steve Slaton vs. Pitt, Andrew Wood vs. BC, WVU Career Rushing Yards 1. Avon Cobourne/ ,050/5, Amos Zereoue/ /4, Steve Slaton, /3, Arthur Owens/ /2, Robert Walker/ /2, Quincy Wilson/ /2, Robert Alexander/ /2, Patrick White/ /2, Undra Johnson/ /2, Robert Gresham/ /2, Garrett Ford Sr./ /2, Major Harris/ /2, Adrian Murrell/ /2,097

39 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Current Mountaineers In the Record Book WVU Career Rushing TDs 1. Steve Slaton/ Ira Errett Rodgers/ Avon Cobourne/ Amos Zereoue/ Patrick White/ Rasheed Marshall/ Kerry Marbury/ Undra Johnson/ Fred Wyant/ Quincy Wilson/ Career Scoring (Non-Kickers) 1. Ira Errett Rodgers, Steve Slaton, Amos Zereoue, Avon Cobourne, Jim Braxton, Patrick White, Kerry Marbury, Danny Buggs, Cedric Thomas, Rasheed Marshall, Rushing Yards - Two Consec. Gms. 1. A. Cobourne vs. UC (193), ECU (260), A. Zeroue vs. SU (189), RU (228), S. Slaton vs. UGA (204), MU (203) P. White vs. UP (220), USF (129), A. Zeroue vs. UND (234), UP (151), A Cobourne vs. ECU (260), Md. (123), A. Zereoue vs. MU (174), ECU (199), A. Zereoue vs. RU (228), BC (143), K. Marbury vs. ECU (76), Temple (291), R. Walker vs. UP (163), SU (198), Career Completion Percentage (min. 100 att.) 1. Patrick White, Marc Bulger/ Jake Kelchner/ Mike Sherwood/ Major Harris/ Rasheed Marshall/ Brad Lewis/ Darren Studstill/ Kevin White/ Rushing Yards - Three Consec. Gms. 1. Avon Cobourne vs. UC (193), ECU (260), UMD (123), Amos Zeroue vs. VT (148), SU (189), RU (228), Amos Zereoue vs. SU (189), RU (228), BC (143), Avon Cobourne vs. UW (79), UC (193), ECU (260), Robert Walker vs. UL (161), UP (163), SU (198), Kerry Marbury vs. W&M (144), ECU (75), Temple (291), Avon Cobourne vs. ECU (260), UM (123), RU (133), Steve Slaton vs. UGA (204), MU (203), EWU (105), Patrick White vs. UC (111), UP (220), USF (177), Steve Slaton vs. MU (203), EWU (105), UMD (195), Longest Kickoff Return for TD 1. Kerry Marbury vs. Penn State, Nate Terry vs. East Carolina, Nate Terry vs. Temple, Shawn Terry vs. Syracuse, Shawn Terry vs. Maryland, Shawn Terry vs. Mississippi, Darius Reynaud vs. Maryland, Arthur Owens vs. Penn State, Eugene Napoleon vs. Maryland, Willie Drewery vs. Syracuse, YD Total Offense Games Patrick White... Pitt Marc Bulger... Missouri Mike Sherwood.. Pitt Marc Bulger... Pitt Major Harris... BC Chad Johnston... Pitt Oliver Luck... Syracuse Chad Johnston... Purdue Marc Bulger... Miami Patrick White... Louisville Career RB Receiving Yards 1. Jim Braxton/ / Steve Slaton/ / Tom Gray/ / Robert Alexander/ / Mickey Walczak/ / Avon Cobourne/ / Amos Zereoue/ / Adrian Murrell/ / Bob Gresham/ / Rodney Woodard/ /340 Career Total Offense 1. Marc Bulger/ ,100/7, Rasheed Marshall/ ,286/7, Major Harris/ ,0187, Oliver Luck/ ,278/6, Patrick White/ /5, Chad Johnston/ ,041/5, Avon Cobourne/ ,050/5, Dan Kendra/ /4, Mike Sherwood/ /4, Jeff Hostetler/ /4,393 Career TD Passes 1. Marc Bulger/ Rasheed Marshall/ Oliver Luck/ Chad Johnston/ Major Harris/ Mike Sherwood/ Dan Kendra/ Patrick White/ Bernie Galiffa/ Brad Lewis/ Career All-Purpose 1. Avon Cobourne/ , Amos Zereous/ , Steve Slaton/ , Arthur Owens/ , Rahsaan Vanterpool/ , Robert Alexander/ , Willie Drewery/ , Robert Gresham/ ,222

40 West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Current Mountaineers In the Record Book Career Passing Efficiency 1. Patrick White/ Jake Kelchner/ Major Harris/ Marc Bulger/ Mike Sherwood/ Allen McCune/ Rasheed Marshall/ Chad Johnston/ Darren Studstill/ Jeff Hostetler/ Punt Return Avg. (min. 25 att.) 1. Jack Stone/ John Mallory/ Antonio Lewis/ Fulton Walker/ Mike Logan/ Vaughn Rivers/ Adam Jones/ Nate Terry/ Richie Martha/ Willie Drewery/ Lance Frazier/ Ryan Mundy Interception Avoidance (min. 100 att.) 1. Jeff Hostetler/ Kevin White/ Jake Kelchner/ Patrick White/ Marc Bulger/ Chad Johnston/ Brad Lewis/ Greg Jones/ Rasheed Marshall/ Mike Sherwood/ Antonio Lewis Vaughn Rivers Career Kickoff Return Yardage 1. Shawn Terry/ /1, Adam Jones/ /1, Willie Drewery/ /1, Nate Terry/ /1, Rahsaan Vanterpool/ /1, Arthur Owens/ /1, James Jett/ /1, Fulton Walker/ /1, Darius Reynaud/ /1, Mike Logan/ /869 Kickoff Return Avg. (min. 25 att.) 1. Shawn Terry/ Darius Reynaud/ Robert Gresham/ Nate Terry/ Kerry Marbury/ Adam Jones/ Willie Drewery/ Mike Logan/ Arthur Owens/ Phil Braxton/ WVU Single Season Pass Eff. (min. 50 att.) 1. Jake Kelchner/ Patrick White/ Major Harris/ Marc Bulger/ Patrick White/ Darren Studstill/ Mike Sherwood/ Adam Bednarik/ Rasheed Marshall/ Major Harris/ TD Responsible For 1. Rasheed Marshall/ Ira Errett Rodgers/ Patrick White/ Major Harris/ Marc Bulger/ Oliver Luck/ Steve Slaton/ Mike Sherwood/ Chad Johnston/ Amos Zereoue/ Avon Cobourne/ Career TD Receptions 1. Cedric Thomas/ Chris Henry/ Khori Ivy/ Reggie Rembert/ David Saunders/ Rich Hollins/ Shawn Foreman/ Danny Buggs/ Darius Reynaud/ Brandon Myles/

41 Career BIG EAST TD Responsible For 1. Donovan McNabb, Syracuse ( ) Ken Dorsey, Miami ( ) Tyler Palko, Pitt ( ) Rod Rutherford, Pitt ( ) Rasheed Marshall, WVU ( ) Henry Burris, Temple ( ) Glenn Foley, Boston College ( ) Patrick White, WVU ( ) Ray Lucas, Rutgers ( ) Maurice DeShazo, Virginia Tech ( ) Marc Bulger, WVU ( ) BIG EAST Single Season Rushing 1. Ray Rice, Rutgers (2006)... 1, Willis McGahee, Miami (2002)... 1, Steve Slaton, WVU (2006)... 1, Mike Cloud, Boston College (1998)... 1, Derrick Knight, Boston College (2003)... 1, Avon Cobourne, WVU (2002)... 1, Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech (2003)...1, William Green, Boston College (2001)... 1, Amos Zereoue, WVU (1997)... 1, Derrick Knight, Boston College (2002)... 1,432 BIG EAST Career Rushing 1. Avon Cobourne, WVU ( )... 5, Amos Zereoue, WVU ( )... 3, Derrick Knight, BC ( )... 3, Mike Cloud, BC ( )... 3, Steve Slaton, WVU ( )... 3, Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech ( )... 3, Walter Reyes, Syracuse ( )... 3, Tanardo Sharps, Temple ( )... 3, Terrell Willis, Rutgers ( )... 3, James Jackson, Miami ( )... 2,996 BIG EAST Career 100 Yard Games 1. Avon Cobourne, WVU ( ) Amos Zereoue, WVU ( ) Mike Cloud, Boston College ( ) Steve Slaton, WVU ( ) Derrick Knight, Boston College ( ) Ray Rice, Rutgers ( ) Tanardo Sharps, Temple ( ) Clinton Portis, Miami ( ) Walter Reyes, Syracuse ( ) Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech Steve ( ) Slaton William Green, Boston College ( ) Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Current Mountaineers In the Record Book BIG EAST Career Rushing TDs 1. Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech ( ) Walter Reyes, Syracuse ( ) Avon Cobourne, WVU ( ) Steve Slaton, WVU ( ) Amos Zereoue, WVU ( ) Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech ( ) William Green, Boston College ( ) Patrick White, WVU ( ) Brian Leonard, Rutgers ( ) Edgerrin James, Miami ( ) Omari Walker, BC ( ) BIG EAST Career Touchdowns 1. Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech ( ) Steve Slaton, WVU ( ) Walter Reyes, Syracuse ( ) Brian Leonard, Rutgers ( ) Avon Cobourne, WVU ( ) William Green, BC ( ) Amos Zereoue, WVU ( ) Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech ( ) Edgerrin James, Miami ( ) Larry Fitzgerald, Pitt ( ) BIG EAST Career PAT Attempted 1. Nate Trout, Syracuse ( ) Carter Warley, Virginia Tech ( ) Todd Sievers, Miami (1998, ) Andy Crosland, Miami ( ) Shayne Graham, Virginia Tech ( ) Dane Prewitt, Miami ( ) Art Carmody, Louisville ( ) Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech ( ) Jay Taylor, WVU ( ) Pat McAfee, WVU ( ) BIG EAST Career PAT Made 1. Carter Warley, Virginia Tech ( ) Nate Trout, Syracuse ( ) Todd Sievers, Miami (1998, ) Shayne Graham, Virginia Tech ( ) Andy Crosland, Miami ( ) Dane Prewitt, Miami ( ) Art Carmody, Louisville ( ) Jay Taylor, WVU ( ) Pat McAfee, WVU ( ) Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech ( ) BIG EAST Single Game Completion % (min. 10 att.) 1. Michael Vick, Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers/ % (11-12) 2. Bryan Randall, Virginia Tech vs. Texas A&M/ % (10-11) Troy Nunes, Syracuse vs. BYU/ % (10-11) Ray Lucas, Rutgers vs. Colgate/ % (10-11) 5. Patrick White, WVU vs. East Carolina/ % (18-20) Adam Bednarik, WVU vs. Rutgers/ % (9-10) 7. Tyler Palko, Pitt vs. Citadel/ % (15-17) 8. Devin Scott, Temple vs. Rutgers/ % (14-16) 9. Ryan Hart, Rutgers vs. Navy/ % (18-21) 10. Kevin Mason, Syracuse vs. Temple/ % (17-20)

42 West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Current Mountaineers vs. Mississippi State Offense Passing Year A-C-I Yards TD Long Patrick White Rushing Year No. Yards TD Long Steve Slaton Patrick White Owen Schmitt Darius Reynaud Receiving Year No. Yards TD Long Darius Reynaud Steve Slaton Special Teams Punting Year No. Yards Avg. Long Scott Kozlowski Punt Returns Year No. Yards Avg. Long Vaughn Rivers (TD) Kickoff Returns Year No. Yards TD Long Darius Reynaud Eric Wicks Field Goals Year Made From Missed From Pat McAfee Defense Name Year Solo/Ast/Tot Notes Quinton Andrews /2=5 1 PBU Johnny Dingle /0=4 1 FF, 2 sacks for 16 Ovid Goulborne /0=1 Bobby Hathaway /0=3 1 TFL for 1, 1 INT for 29 John Holmes /0=4 1 TFL for 4, 1 sack for 4 James Ingram /0=1 1 TFL for 3, 1 PBU Mortty Ivy /0=2 Antonio Lewis /0=3 Pat McAfee /0=1 Marc Magro /1=2 Ridwan Malik /2=6.5 TFL for 1 Charles Pugh /0=2 1 TFL for 13, 1 sack for 13 Vaughn Rivers /1=3 Eric Wicks /1=6 2 TFL for 12, 1 INT for 0, 2 sacks for 12 Larry Williams /0=2 1 FF Reed Williams /1=3.5 TFL for 1

43 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Game 1 - The Western Michigan Game No. 3 West Virginia 62, Western Michigan 24 Sept. 1, 2007 Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia opened the 2007 season with a convincing victory over Western Michigan. Behind 289 yards of total offense from quarterback Patrick White and 170 yards of total offense from tailback Steve Slaton, the Mountaineers scored their most points in a season opener since 1988 and the two combined for eight touchdowns. West Virginia started the scoring at the 9:35 mark of the first quarter when White connected with receiver Dorrell Jalloh for a 19-yard touchdown. The Broncos got on the board later in the quarter on a 14-yard touchdown pass but still trailed 7-6 when the conversion failed. The Mountaineers extended their lead to 14-6 on the next possession when White hooked up with Slaton on a 50-yard scoring toss to end the first quarter scoring. White s 38-yard touchdown run followed by a one-yard plunge from Slaton extended WVU s advantage to 28-6, before the Broncos closed the gap to at intermission after quarterback Tim Hiller s two-yard score and a successful two-point conversion. Slaton broke loose in the third quarter for a 58-yard scoring run at the 9:54 mark, before linebacker Reed Williams intercepted a Hiller pass deep in Bronco territory to set up White s 22- yard scamper on the next play, giving WVU a commanding advantage. The Broncos put together an 11-play, 65-yard drive capped off by a six-yard TD pass to Jamarko Simmons to pull within 42-21, but Slaton closed out third-quarter scoring with a one-yard plunge, giving West Virginia a lead heading into the fourth quarter. Backup quarterback Jarrett Brown conducted a 12-play, 66-yard drive in the fourth quarter and finished it with a 20-yard scoring run for a Mountaineer lead. After a 34-yard WMU field goal at the 4:26 mark, West Virginia closed out the scoring when true freshman Noel Divine scored his first collegiate touchdown on an eight-yard run. White completed 10-of-18 passes for 192 yards and two TDs, while rushing for 97 yards and two more scores. Slaton totaled 109 yards rushing and three scores to lead the ground attack, while also hauling in one TD reception. Receiver Darius Reynaud caught five passes for 92 yards, while linebackers Mortty Ivy and Marc Magro paced the defense with 19 combined tackles. For the Broncos, Hiller passed for 160 yards, while Simmons led all receivers with 14 catches for 144 yards and two scores. Austin Pritchard and Anthony Gebhart led the WMU defense with 21 combined tackles. Final totals showed West Virginia with 316 yards rushing and 226 yards passing for 542 yards of total offense. The Western Michigan ground game was stuffed all day by the Mountaineer defense and only totaled 32 rushing yards, but the Broncos did manage 245 passing to finish with 277 yards of total offense. With the win, the Mountaineers improved to 23-3 in their last 26 games, and it marked the sixth time under Rich Rodriguez that WVU has scored 50 or more points in a game. The victory also gave the Mountaineers an eight-game non-conference winning streak, and a 17-4 non-conference slate in the month of September under Rodriguez. The seventh-year head coach improved his overall nonconferene mark to 22-12, and WVU now stands at 2-0 in the short series against Western Michigan. Steve Slaton rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns and caught two passes for 61 yards and scored another touchdown to account for four scores against Western Michigan. Scoring and Statistical Summary F Western Michigan West Virginia st 2nd 3rd 4th WVU - Dorrell Jalloh 19 pass from Patrick White (Pat McAfee kick) WMU - Jamarko Simmons 14 pass from Herb Martin (Mike Jones kick failed) WVU - Stave Slaton 50 pass from White (McAfee kick) WVU - White 38 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - Slaton 1 rush (McAfee kick) WMU - Tim Hill 2 rush (Branden Ledbetter pass from Hiller for conversion) WVU - Slaton 58 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - White 22 rush (McAfee kick) WMU - Simmons 6 pass from Thomas Peregrin (Jones kick) WVU - Slaton 1 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - Jarrett Brown 20 rush (McAfee kick) WMU - Jones 34 FG WVU - Noel Devine 8 rush (McAfee kick failed) WMU WVU First Downs Rushes/Yards... 32/ /316 Passing Yardage Passes... 26/43/ /22/0 Punts... 7/355/ /6/6.0 Fumbles/Lost... 3/1... 3/2 Return Yardage Penalties/Yards... 15/ /34 Time of Possession... 32: :29 WVU RUSHING: Slaton ; White 9-97; WVU PASSING: White ; WVU RECEIVING: Reynaud 5-92; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Ivy 10 (1/1); Magro 9 (1/1); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Williams, Lewis. WMU RUSHING: Thompson 8-23; WMU PASSING: Hiller ; WMU RECEIVING: Simmons ; WMU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Pritchard 11; Gebhart 10; WMU INTERCEPTIONS: None. Attendance - 60,563

44 West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Game 2 - The Marshall Game - Coal Bowl 2 No. 3/4 West Virginia 48, Marshall 23 Sept. 8, 2007 Huntington, W.Va. No. 3/4 West Virginia scored 42 second-half points to hand Marshall its worst home loss ever at Joan C. Edwards Stadium by a count in the second Friends of Coal Bowl. It was the first trip to Huntington in 92 years for the Mountaineers, who trailed 13-6 at the half. However, behind 146 yards rushing from tailback Steve Slaton, 134 yards receiving from Darius Reynaud and 274 yards of total offense from quarterback Patrick White, the Mountaineers never panicked and powered their way to victory number two of the 2007 season. Marshall returned the opening kickoff 77 yards to set up the game s first score. After the WVU defense held, Herd kicker Anthony Binswanger connected on a 32-yard field goal, giving Marshall a 3-0 early lead. West Virginia responded with 9:23 left in the opening quarter, when White hit Reynaud down the middle for a 46-yard touchdown pass, giving the Mountaineers a 6-3 lead after the conversion failed. Marshall hit for two second quarter scores to finish out the first half scoring. Quarterback Bernard Morris hit Darius Passmore for a 38-yard touchdown strike, and Binswanger added a 26- yard field goal as time expired for the 13-6 Herd lead at the half. In the second half, the Mountaineers took the opening possession and marched 66 yards in seven plays to tie the game when White hit Reynaud from 23 yards out. Marshall answered with a Binswanger 34- yard field goal for a lead, but the Mountaineers scored on two-straight possessions to open up a lead. White scored on a 20-yard touchdown run to finish off an eight-play drive, and Slaton ended a six-play, 50-yard drive with a two-yard score. The Herd struck again with 3:14 left in the third quarter when Morris found a streaking Cody Slate down the sideline for a 42-yard touchdown pass to pull Marshall within four at However, the West Virginia offense continued to take control in the fourth quarter, while the Mountaineer defense blanked the Herd the rest of the way. Three West Virginia scores in the fourth quarter broke the game open. The first was a Noel Devine 12-yard scamper up the middle, followed by an 18-yard Slaton touchdown run to cap off WVU s longest scoring drive of the game (nine plays, 80 yards). Devine, who finished with 76 yards, closed out the scoring with 1:40 left in the game as his second score came on a 10- yard run to the right corner of the end zone. Reynaud had a career day, leading all receivers with nine catches for 134 yards and two scores. Slaton became just the third back in WVU history to surpass 3,000 career rushing yards. White rushed for 125 yards and one score, along with 149 yards passing and two touchdowns. Linebacker Reed Williams led the defense with 15 tackles, two TFL and a forced fumble For Marshall, Morris passed for 256 yards and two scores, Darius Marshall finished with 80 yards rushing and receviers Cody Slate and Passmore combined for 158 yards receiving. Maurice Kitchens led the Herd defense with 14 tackles. West Virginia finished with 362 yards rushing and 149 yards passing to total 511 yards of offense, while the Herd ran for 121 yards and passed for 266 to total 387 yards of offense. With the win, West Virginia leads the all-time series against Marshall by a 7-0 count, and the Mountaineers are 2-0 all-time against the Herd in Huntington. WVU has outscored the Herd, , in the series for an average score of Scoring and Statistical Summary F West Virginia Marshall st MU - Anthony Binswanger 32 FG WVU - Darius Reynaud 46 pass from Patrick White (Conversion failed) 2nd MU - Darius Passmore 38 pass from Bernard Morris (Binswanger kick) MU - Binswanger 26 FG 3rd WVU - Reynaud 23 pass from White (McAfee kick) MU - Binswanger 34 FG WVU - White 20 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - Slaton 2 rush (McAfee kick) MU - Cody Slate 42 pass from Morris (Binswanger kick) 4th WVU - Noel Devine 12 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - Slaton 18 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - Devine 10 rush WVU MU First Downs Rushes/Yards... 51/ /121 Passing Yardage Passes... 13/18/ /32/0 Punts... 7/277/ /325/40.6 Fumbles/Lost... 0/0... 2/1 Return Yardage Penalties/Yards... 2/ /28 Time of Possession... 31: :01 WVU RUSHING: Slaton ; White ; WVU PASSING: White ; WVU RECEIVING: Reynaud 9-134; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Williams 15 (2/0); Munday 8; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: None. Pat McAfee MU RUSHING: Marshall 11-80; MU PASSING: Morris ; MU RECEIVING: Slate 5-82; Passmore 5-76; MU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Kitchens 14 (1/1); MU INTERCEPTIONS: None. Attendance - 40,383 Darius Reynaud

45 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Game 3 - The Maryland Game No. 4 West Virginia 31, Maryland 14 Sept. 13, 2007 College Park, Md. No. 4/4 West Virginia recorded its fourthstraight victory in the Maryland series with a decisive victory over the Terrapins at Byrd Stadium. The Mountaineers unleashed a strong running game on the Terps in which junior standout Steve Slaton rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns, followed by true freshman Noel Devine with 136 yards. The Terp defense entered the game top-ranked in the ACC against the run, but the unit was no match for West Virginia s spread attack. West Virginia scored the game s first points when Maryland fumbled the snap on its opening play of the game, and the ball was recovered by defensive lineman Johnny Dingle. Two plays later, quarterback Patrick White rushed in from 22 yards away for an early 7-0 WVU lead. Maryland answered quickly though and tied the game at 7-7 with 9:53 left in the first quarter, when the Terps put together an 11-play, 75- yard drive that ended with a Keon Lattimore four-yard scoring run. West Virginia s defense stood tall after the Maryland scoring drive and kept the Terps at bay until the final minutes of the game. The Terps went scoreless on their next eight possessions, while the WVU offense slowly took control of the game. WVU took a 14-7 lead with 5:02 left in the first half, when Slaton rushed in from 22 yards away. The drive covered 78 yards and was highlighted by a 35-yard completion from White to receiver Darius Reynaud. The opening possession of the third quarter was a big one, as West Virginia marched 63 yards to take a 21-7 lead behind Slaton s oneyard rush. Big plays in the drive were a 21-yard completion to receiver Dorrell Jalloh and a 31- yard rush by Devine. Later in the third quarter, West Virginia extended its lead to 28-7 when Devine blitzed through the Terp defense for a 76-yard run to set up a Slaton one-yard scoring play. With the rushing touchdowns, Slaton became just the fourth back in WVU history to amass 40 or more career rushing touchdowns, while Devine s run tied a school record for longest non-scoring run. While the WVU defense continued to pressure the Terp offensive attack, the Mountaineer offense added a 32-yard Pat McAfee field goal with 10:39 left in the contest to essentially ice the game. The Terps scored again with 5:50 left in the contest when quarterback Jordan Steffy hit Danny Oquendo for a 22-yard scoring strike. After the Terps recovered the on-sides kick, the Mountaineer defense once again stiffened to secure the win by holding the Terps on four downs. Aside from the impressive numbers from Slaton and Devine, Owen Schmitt had a big 44- yard rush, and Reynaud finished with four catches for 55 yards. Linebacker Reed Williams led the defensive effort with nine tackles followed by Mortty Ivy with eight stops. For Maryland, Steffy finished with 180 yards passing, while Lattimore had 80 yards rushing on 21 carries. Erin Henderson led all tacklers with 11 stops. West Virginia rushed for 353 yards and passed for 95 yards to total 448 yards of total offense. Maryland rushed for 89 yards and passed for 180 to total 269 yards of offense. With the win, West Virginia has won four straight in the series for the first time ever and leads the tight series against Maryland The victory also evened West Virginia s all-time record at College Park at The victory gave Rich Rodriguez a 4-4 mark against Maryland s Ralph Friedgen after the Terp coach won the first four meetings. Scoring and Statistical Summary F West Virginia Maryland st WVU - Patrick White 22 rush (Pat McAfee kick) MD - Keon Lattimore 4 rush (Obi Egekeze kick) 2nd WVU - Steve Slaton 22 rush (McAfee kick) 3rd WVU - Slaton 1 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - Slaton 1 rush (McAfee kick) 4th WVU - McAfee 32 FG MD - Danny Oquendo 22 pass from Jordan Steffy (Egekeze kick) WVU MD First Downs Rushes/Yards... 48/ /89 Passing Yardage Passes... 8/13/ /24/2 Punts... 3/107/ /215/35.8 Fumbles/Lost... 4/2... 2/1 Return Yardage Penalties/Yards... 6/ /58 Time of Possession... 28: :25 WVU RUSHING: Slaton ; Devine 5-136; WVU PASSING: White ; WVU RECEIVING: Reynaud 4-55; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Williams 9; Ivy 8 (1/1); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Wicks (2). Pat McAfee MD RUSHING: Lattimore 21-80; MD PASSING: Steffy ; MD RECEIVING: Heyward-Bey 3-56; MD TACKLES (TFL/QS): Henderson 11 (2/0); MD INTERCEPTIONS: None. Attendance - 53,107 Noel Devine

46 West Virginia University The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Game 4: The East Carolina Game No. 5 West Virginia 48, East Carolina 7 Sept. 22, 2007 Morgantown, W.Va. No. 5/5 West Virginia roared out of the gates early and fast on its way to a 48-7 victory over East Carolina. The Mountaineers built up a 27-0 halftime lead behind the strong performance of quarterback Patrick White, who completed 11-of-13 passing in the first two quarters en-route to a 181-yard passing performance and two touchdowns. White was a perfect 7-of-7 in the second half to finish the game with 18 completions on 20 attempts. His 90% completion percentage against the Pirates tied a school record. West Virginia took a 3-0 lead on its first possession, when Pat McAfee connected on a 31-yard field goal. After linebacker Mortty Ivy recorded his first career interception on ECU s second possession, the Mountaineer offense marched 69 yards to score the game s first touchdown on Steve Slaton s one-yard run. The score gave Slaton 42 career-rushing touchdowns, tying the school record. WVU scored 17 more points to build upon its 10-0 lead in the second quarter. White upped the advantage with a 13-yard scamper, before hitting receiver Darius Reynaud for a 12-yard touchdown strike to give the Mountaineers a 24-0 lead. McAfee closed out the second quarter, with a 34-yard field goal, as the half expired. West Virginia was far from done though, and took advantage of the second half open possession by driving 75 yards in seven plays for a 34-0 lead, when White connected with Reynaud again, this time from 14-yards away. With 3:21 left in the third quarter, White collected his second touchdown rushing, to go with his two passing, as he motored in from four-yards away for a 41-0 WVU lead. Tailback Ed Collington closed out the scoring for West Virginia with 5:51 left in the game, when he rushed in from four-yards out. The score was the first of Collington s career. East Carolina avoided the shutout in the game s final minute when running back Chris Johnson rushed in from three-yards away to provide the final score, Aside from White s totals, Slaton finished with 110-yards rushing and one score, while backup quarterback Jarrett Brown added 82 yards to the WVU rushing totals. True freshman Brandon Hogan caught six passes for 44 yards, while Reynaud hauled in five receptions for 54 yards and scored two touchdowns. His 64-yard run in the game was a career-long for the junior. Eric Wicks and Mortty Ivy led the Mountaineer defense with six tackles. The defense recorded four sacks against the Pirates and kept them out of the end zone on nine-straight possessions, before East Carolina finally scored in the game s final minute. The West Virginia defense held East Carolina quarterback Patrick Pinkney to only 43 yards passing, and Johnson led the Pirate rushing attack with 76 yards. ECU defensive back Van Eskridge contributed 13 tackles in the effort to lead the Pirate defense. Final totals showed how dominating a performance West Virginia turned in. The Mountaineers rushed for 397 yards and passed for 202 to total 599 yards of total offense. The game marked the 17th time under Coach Rich Rodriguez that the Mountaineers have totaled 500 yards or more of total offense. The Pirates finished with 106 yards rushing and only 54 passing yards to total 160 yards of total offense. With the win, West Virginia improved to 17-2 alltime in the series against East Carolina. The Mountaineers have won seven-straight games in the series and are 12-0 against the Pirates all-time in Morgantown. Under Rodriguez, the Mountaineers improved to in non-conference play, and have won 11-straight non-conference games. Scoring and Statistical Summary F East Carolina West Virginia st 2nd 3rd 4th Pat White WVU - Pat McAfee 31 FG WVU - Steve Slaton 1 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - Patrick White 13 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - Darius Reynaud 12 pass from White (McAfee kick) WVU - McAfee 34 FG WVU - Reynaud 14 pass from White (McAfee kick) WVU - White 4 rush (McAfee kick) WVU - Ed Collington 4 rush (McAfee kick) ECU - Chris Johnson 3 rush (Ben Hartman kick) ECU WVU First Downs Rushes/Yards... 33/ /397 Passing Yardage Passes... 9/18/ /25/0 Punts... 7/327/ /42/42.0 Fumbles/Lost... 2/0...0/0 Return Yardage Penalties/Yards...6/ /35 Time of Possession... 25: :04 WVU RUSHING: Slaton ; WVU PASSING: White ; WVU RECEIVING: Hogan 6-44; Reynaud 5-54; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Wicks 6 (1/1); Ivy 6 (1/1); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Ivy. ECU RUSHING: Johnson 14-76; ECU PASSING: Pinkney ; ECU RECEIVING: Johnson 3-13; ECU TACK- LES (TFL/QS): Eskridge 13; Pat Wilson 9 (1/0); ECU INTERCEPTIONS: None. McAfee Attendance - 60,021

47 Mountaineers The Mississippi State Game MSNsportsNET.com Game 5: The USF Game No. 18 USF 21, No. 5 West Virginia 13 Sept. 28, 2007 Tampa, Fla. Despite totaling 437 yards of total offense, No. 5/5 West Virginia could not overcome six turnovers, dropping a decision to 18th-ranked USF at Raymond James Stadium. It was billed as the biggest game in the history of the USF football program, and the largest crowd ever to see a USF home game, 67,012, saw both teams bitten by the turnover bug. USF turned the ball over four times itself to put the game s total turnovers at 10, but the Bulls capitalized more on turnovers to gain the victory. After a missed field goal by USF, it was West Virginia that came up with the game s first turnover, when linebacker Mortty Ivy recovered a USF fumble. WVU could not capitalize, but the Bulls turned the ball over on their next two possessions, when linebacker Eric Wicks recovered another USF fumble and cornerback Ellis Lankster intercepted a Matt Grothe pass. The Mountaineer defense came up big, forcing three straight USF turnovers, but none of them resulted in points for WVU. USF did take advantage of a turnover to score the game s first points when linebacker Ben Moffitt intercepted Pat White for a 26-yard touchdown return, giving the Bulls a 7-0 lead. USF took a 14-0 lead with 9:43 left in the second quarter, when Grothe escaped a sack and scrambled to find receiver Carlton Mitchell for a 55-yard touchdown reception. The Bulls came up with another West Virginia fumble on the Mountaineers next possession, but Ryan Mundy returned the favor by intercepting Grothe to give the Mountaineers one last drive before the half. On fourth down and five, White scrambled 18 yards to the USF 17-yard line, but was injured on the play when a helmet deeply bruised his thigh. Backup quarterback Jarrett Brown finished the drive which resulted in a 36-yard field goal by Pat McAfee, cutting the USF lead to 14-3 at the half. USF grabbed a 21-3 lead when the Bulls took the opening possession 74-yards in 13-plays for a touchdown. With White unable to return in the second half, Brown and the Mountaineer offense answered with a 10-play, 62-yard drive that ended with a McAfee 35-yard field goal to put the score at West Virginia moved closer at with 5:45 left in the game when the Mountaineers scored their first touchdown on Brown s nine-yard toss to Darius Reynaud. The scoring drive covered 85-yards in 12-plays. West Virginia s defense came up big once again on USF s next possession. Needing a stop, the Mountaineers held the Bulls on six plays to give the offense a chance to force overtime with 3:04 left in the game. Starting at the WVU 30, the offense marched to the USF 40, but Brown s fourth-down pass fell incompete in the final seconds, giving the Bulls the upset win. Brown finished with 61 rushing yards and 149 passing, but the story for WVU was the fine play of its defense. USF was the recipient of six turnovers, but still only managed 21 points. Quinton Andrews topped the unit with eight stops. The Mountaineer defense held Grothe to just 135 yards passing and 38 yards rushing to keep him in check for most of the game. Final totals showed West Virginia with 188 yards rushing and 249 passing for 437 total yards. USF Florida totaled 139 yards on the ground and 135 through the air for 274 yards of total offense. WVU had 21 first downs to USF s 13, and Scoring and Statistical Summary F West Virginia USF st 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th USF - Ben Moffitt 26 interception return (Delbert Alvarado kick) WVU - Carlton Mitchell 55 pass from Matt Grothe (Alvarado kick) WVU - Pat McAfee 36 FG USF - Jamar Taylor 19 rush (Alvarado kick) WVU - McAfee 35 FG WVU - Darius Reynaud 9 pass from Jarrett Brown (McAfee kick) WVU USF First Downs Rushes/Yards... 48/ /139 Passing Yardage Passes... 23/38/ /20/2 Punts... 3/118/ /207/41.4 Fumbles/Lost... 5/3... 3/2 Return Yardage Penalties/Yards... 1/ /40 Time of Possession... 34: :22 despite the solid numbers, the Mountaineers just could not overcome the turnovers, falling to 4-1 on the season. Quinton Andrews WVU RUSHING: Brown 15-61; Slaton 13-54; WVU PASSING: Brown ; White ; WVU RECEIVING: Jalloh 5-87; Reynaud 5-47; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Andrews 8; Williams 7 (1/0); Ivy 6; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Lankster, Mundy. USF RUSHING: Taylor 15-58; USF PASSING: Grothe ; USF RECEIVING: Williams 3-35; USF TACKLES (TFL/QS): Pat Allen 11; Moffitt 8 (2/1); Selvie 8 (2/1); Williams 8 (1/0); USF INTERCEPTIONS: Moffitt McAfee (2); Allen. Attendance - 67,012