Week 8, 2011

played in California, CA

53 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	0	3	3	3	-	9
California Heroes	14	7	14	0	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:11 CAL - Nathan Mullin 6 pass from Ruben Sante (Chuck Morris extra point)
1Q: 05:05 CAL - Dallas Ellis 4 pass from Ruben Sante (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 04:41 WVA - James Davis 44 field goal
2Q: 00:33 CAL - Renaldo Chapman 17 run (Chuck Morris extra point)
3Q: 10:40 WVA - James Davis 31 field goal
3Q: 10:34 CAL - Nathan Mullin 98 kickoff return (Chuck Morris extra point)
3Q: 05:55 CAL - Nathan Mullin 71 pass from Ruben Sante (Chuck Morris extra point)
4Q: 15:00 WVA - James Davis 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:11 CAL - Nathan Mullin 6 pass from Ruben Sante (Chuck Morris extra point)
1Q: 05:05 CAL - Dallas Ellis 4 pass from Ruben Sante (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 04:41 WVA - James Davis 44 field goal
2Q: 00:33 CAL - Renaldo Chapman 17 run (Chuck Morris extra point)
3Q: 10:40 WVA - James Davis 31 field goal
3Q: 10:34 CAL - Nathan Mullin 98 kickoff return (Chuck Morris extra point)
3Q: 05:55 CAL - Nathan Mullin 71 pass from Ruben Sante (Chuck Morris extra point)
4Q: 15:00 WVA - James Davis 31 field goal

Team Statistics WVA CAL
Record 3-4 4-3
First Downs 10 21
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 3 9
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 147 314
- Offensive Plays 51 57
- Yards per Play 2.88 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 109 105
- Rushing Attempts 26 36
- Yards per Rush 4.19 2.92
Net Passing Yards 38 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 12 - 1 20 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 65 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/27 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 1.52 9.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/48 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 3/144
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:23 30:37

Team Statistics	WVA	CAL
Record	3-4	4-3
First Downs	10	21
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	3	9
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	147	314
- Offensive Plays	51	57
- Yards per Play	2.88	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	109	105
- Rushing Attempts	26	36
- Yards per Rush	4.19	2.92
Net Passing Yards	38	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 12 - 1	20 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	65	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/27	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	1.52	9.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/48	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	3/144
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:23	30:37

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:06	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	4:56	2:46	OWN 23	3	-16	Punt
2	14:04	1:31	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
2	11:05	1:06	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
2	9:00	4:26	OPP 46	8	19	Field Goal
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 28	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:26	OWN 39	9	47	Field Goal
3	10:21	2:50	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
3	5:38	5:45	OWN 36	8	50	Field Goal
4	10:51	2:31	OWN 35	4	14	Punt
4	5:58	1:51	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 4	3	10	Game

California Heroes
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:54	OWN 15	14	85	Touchdown
1	6:53	1:57	OPP 23	4	23	Touchdown
1	2:10	3:06	OPP 37	6	11	Missed FG
2	12:33	1:28	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
2	9:59	0:59	OWN 16	4	4	Punt
2	4:34	4:13	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	7:31	1:53	OWN 16	4	84	Touchdown
4	14:53	4:02	OWN 46	5	26	Missed FG
4	8:20	2:22	OWN 22	3	-5	Punt
4	4:07	2:18	OWN 23	3	8	Punt

Game MVP: Ruben Sante, California Heroes

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Kersey	16	80	5.00	16	3
J.J. Thornburg	6	17	2.83	6	0
Chad Harding	4	12	3.00	8	0

California	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Renaldo Chapman	24	63	2.63	17	3	1
Lamont Schultz	9	32	3.56	12	1	0
Ruben Sante	3	10	3.33	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chad Harding	20	12	65	5/27	0	21	1	44.8

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ruben Sante	20	16	215	1/6	3	71	0	151.0

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Nicky Kersey	4	4	13	3.25	6	4
TE Kevin Key	2	2	11	5.50	5	10
WR Jim Gardner	2	3	10	5.00	4	6
FB Gene Hammond	2	3	1	0.50	0	2
WR Ernest Martinez	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Nolan Huggins	1	3	21	21.00	6	21
WR Rodney Sena	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Broderick Austin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jimmy Roberts	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

California	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nathan Mullin	4	5	100	25.00	64	71	2
TE Juan McElroy	3	3	30	10.00	0	16	0
WR Gary Ferreira	2	3	17	8.50	3	12	0
FB Dallas Ellis	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	1
WR Carlton Weaver	2	2	36	18.00	13	25	0
TE Dorsey Kubiak	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Lamont Schultz	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Renaldo Chapman	1	1	1	1.00	3	1	0
TE Edward Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

California	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Alton Fillmore	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wesley McArthur	0	0	1	0
Carlton Nitschke	0	0	1	0

California	Fumb	Recov
Maurice Meyer	1	0
Renaldo Chapman	1	0
Otto Smith	0	1
Kyle Howell	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Johnston	6	275	45.8	41.5	52	3

California	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Sage	4	233	58.3	50.0	70	2

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Davis	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

California	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Morris	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Austin	3	33	11.0	0

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Meyer	2	8	4.0	0
Nathan Mullin	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Austin	4	101	25.3	0

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nathan Mullin	2	132	66.0	1
Maurice Meyer	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Freddie Adams	9	1	0.0	35	21
OLB Reggie Ramsey	7	2	0.0	31	17
DE Joe Otey	6	7	0.0	36	21
ILB Carlton Nitschke	6	1	0.0	36	21
OLB Quinn Chelius	5	0	0.0	35	21
DT Glen Terry	4	1	0.0	35	21
CB Christian Jacobs	4	0	0.0	35	21
ILB Richard Beaton	2	3	0.0	24	7
CB Otis Davison	2	2	0.0	34	21
DE Kevin Vergara	1	1	1.0	14	14
RB Nicky Kersey	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jorge Wilkins	1	0	0.0	20	7
S Harold Wyse	1	0	0.0	4	4
S Lenny Snodgrass	1	0	0.0	16	14
CB Trent Moye	0	2	0.0	13	14

California	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jason Stevens	7	1	0.5	21	21
S Alton Fillmore	6	2	0.5	26	25
DE Carl Shumaker	5	3	2.0	25	25
OLB Anthony Hansen	4	2	0.0	13	7
CB Darren Bruner	3	3	0.0	26	25
ILB Justin Callihan	3	2	0.0	21	23
CB Maurice Meyer	3	1	0.0	18	22
CB Duane Edwards	3	0	0.0	22	25
DE Nick McDonald	2	1	1.5	20	20
DT Casey Jameson	2	1	0.0	24	25
S Danny Lodge	2	0	0.0	5	4
S Herman Almeida	1	0	0.0	22	23
DE Randal Adkins	1	0	0.0	12	7
DT Drew Cook	0	1	0.5	16	19
ILB Hunter Henry	0	1	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Vergara	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Joe Otey	0.0	0	0	1	21

California	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carl Shumaker	2.0	1	1	25
DE Nick McDonald	1.5	1	0	20
S Alton Fillmore	0.5	0	0	25
DT Drew Cook	0.5	0	0	19
OLB Jason Stevens	0.5	0	0	21
DT Casey Jameson	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Christian Jacobs	5	0	21
S Freddie Adams	4	0	21
OLB Quinn Chelius	2	0	21
CB Otis Davison	2	0	21
ILB Carlton Nitschke	1	1	21
ILB Richard Beaton	1	0	7
OLB Reggie Ramsey	1	0	17

California	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Alton Fillmore	2	1	1	25
CB Duane Edwards	2	1	0	25
OLB Jason Stevens	2	0	0	21
CB Darren Bruner	1	0	0	25
ILB Justin Callihan	1	0	0	23
OLB Anthony Hansen	1	0	0	7
CB Maurice Meyer	1	0	0	22
DT Casey Jameson	1	0	0	25
DE Randal Adkins	1	0	0	7
S Herman Almeida	0	2	0	23

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Ellard	3	3	0	15	0	18
Marshall Cuomo	2	6	1	23	0	18
William Hodges	2	4	0	23	1	23
Raymond Rodriguez	1	3	0	16	2	19
Joey Sampson	1	3	0	13	0	8
Ted Massengill	1	2	0	3	0	7
Nathan Adcock	0	1	0	23	1	21
Quentin Horn	0	1	0	11	0	7
Kevin Key	0	0	0	9	1	10

California	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnny Ingraham	5	11	0	36	0	21
Lazaro Venegas	2	6	1	31	1	17
Darron Gordon	1	2	0	16	0	8
Herman Maloney	1	1	0	5	0	6
Joseph Theobald	0	5	0	34	0	19
Kyle Howell	0	3	0	27	0	15
Andrew Ricciardi	0	2	0	29	0	17
Dallas Ellis	0	1	0	16	0	12
Edward Davis	0	1	0	15	0	7
Juan McElroy	0	1	0	32	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
R.J. Kohl	3	22
Wesley McArthur	3	16
Sammie Lane	1	9

California	Tackles	STPlays
Burton Boswell	2	15
Otto Smith	1	21
Dorsey Kubiak	1	16
Edward Davis	1	13
Dallas Ellis	1	9
Lamont Schultz	1	7

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Nitschke	---	---	36	21	10	67
Otis Davison	---	---	34	21	8	63
Joe Otey	---	---	36	21	2	59
Freddie Adams	---	---	35	21	3	59
Quinn Chelius	---	---	35	21	2	58
Glen Terry	---	---	35	21	2	58
Christian Jacobs	---	---	35	21	2	58
Chad Harding	26	25	---	---	---	51
Marshall Cuomo	23	18	---	---	9	50
Reggie Ramsey	---	---	31	17	1	49
William Hodges	23	23	---	---	---	46
Nolan Huggins	19	16	---	---	9	44
Nathan Adcock	23	21	---	---	---	44
Ernest Martinez	22	18	---	---	2	42
Kevin Key	9	10	---	---	19	38
Jim Gardner	15	14	---	---	9	38
Nicky Kersey	18	15	---	---	2	35
Raymond Rodriguez	16	19	---	---	---	35
Richard Beaton	---	---	24	7	3	34
Broderick Austin	10	11	---	---	13	34
Lenny Snodgrass	---	---	16	14	4	34
Randy Ellard	15	18	---	---	---	33
Trent Moye	---	---	13	14	6	33
Jorge Wilkins	---	---	20	7	4	31
Teddy Andrews	---	---	21	7	2	30
Joey Sampson	13	8	---	---	9	30
Kevin Vergara	---	---	14	14	2	30
Quentin Horn	11	7	---	---	9	27
Gene Hammond	9	8	---	---	10	27
Jimmy Roberts	14	12	---	---	---	26
R.J. Kohl	---	---	2	0	22	24
Roger May	0	0	---	---	21	21
Rodney Sena	2	4	---	---	13	19
Ted Massengill	3	7	---	---	9	19
J.J. Thornburg	8	10	---	---	---	18
Wesley McArthur	---	---	1	0	16	17
Sammie Lane	3	4	---	---	9	16
Jermaine Allred	4	7	---	---	4	15
Harold Wyse	---	---	4	4	3	11
Vinny Haase	---	---	1	0	9	10
Jerry Moffatt	---	---	1	0	9	10
Paul Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
James Davis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Daryl Cusano	---	---	2	0	2	4
Chris Chaplin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerry Stclair	0	0	---	---	---	0

California	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maurice Meyer	---	---	18	22	27	67
Johnny Ingraham	36	21	---	---	6	63
Joseph Theobald	34	19	---	---	6	59
Ruben Sante	36	21	---	---	---	57
Darren Bruner	---	---	26	25	3	54
Alton Fillmore	---	---	26	25	3	54
Carl Shumaker	---	---	25	25	3	53
Nick McDonald	---	---	20	20	12	52
Casey Jameson	---	---	24	25	3	52
Herman Almeida	---	---	22	23	5	50
Duane Edwards	---	---	22	25	3	50
Lazaro Venegas	31	17	---	---	---	48
Justin Callihan	---	---	21	23	3	47
Nathan Mullin	21	18	---	---	8	47
Juan McElroy	32	15	---	---	---	47
Andrew Ricciardi	29	17	---	---	---	46
Jason Stevens	---	---	21	21	2	44
Kyle Howell	27	15	---	---	---	42
Drew Cook	---	---	16	19	4	39
Gary Ferreira	22	15	---	---	1	38
Dallas Ellis	16	12	---	---	9	37
Renaldo Chapman	25	11	---	---	---	36
Edward Davis	15	7	---	---	13	35
Darron Gordon	16	8	---	---	6	30
Carlton Weaver	19	9	---	---	---	28
Lamont Schultz	11	10	---	---	7	28
Danny Lodge	---	---	5	4	15	24
Willie Roberson	10	3	---	---	10	23
Donald Riley	---	---	0	0	22	22
Otto Smith	0	0	---	---	21	21
Anthony Hansen	---	---	13	7	1	21
Randal Adkins	---	---	12	7	1	20
Dorsey Kubiak	0	1	---	---	16	17
Herman Maloney	5	6	---	---	6	17
Neil Kozhin	1	0	---	---	15	16
Burton Boswell	0	0	---	---	15	15
Edward Torres	8	4	---	---	1	13
Deon Schrock	2	2	---	---	6	10
Hunter Henry	---	---	4	2	4	10
Scott Pitman	---	---	5	0	4	9
Dwayne Manning	---	---	6	2	---	8
Chuck Morris	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Sage	0	0	---	---	6	6
Edward Latham	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	55	3.4
Right	9	56	6.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	37	4.1
Middle	16	47	2.9
Right	11	21	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chad Harding	20	12	1	0	0	4	3	1	1

California	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ruben Sante	20	16	2	1	2	1	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	13	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	30	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	132	12.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	82	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Nicky Kersey	4	4	13	0	15
TE Nolan Huggins	3	1	21	1	16
WR Jim Gardner	3	2	10	0	14
FB Gene Hammond	3	2	1	0	8
TE Kevin Key	2	2	11	0	10
WR Jimmy Roberts	2	0	0	0	12
WR Ernest Martinez	1	1	9	0	18
WR Rodney Sena	1	0	0	0	4
WR Broderick Austin	1	0	0	0	11

California	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nathan Mullin	5	4	1	100	1	18
WR Gary Ferreira	3	2	0	17	0	15
TE Juan McElroy	3	3	0	30	0	15
FB Dallas Ellis	2	2	0	10	0	12
WR Carlton Weaver	2	2	0	36	1	9
RB Lamont Schultz	2	1	1	5	0	10
TE Dorsey Kubiak	1	1	0	16	0	1
TE Edward Davis	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Renaldo Chapman	1	1	0	1	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.J. Thornburg	4	8	2.00	2.83
Nicky Kersey	1	5	5.00	5.00

California	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lamont Schultz	2	1	0.50	3.56
Renaldo Chapman	2	27	13.50	2.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chad Harding	2	1	2	1.00	3.25

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ruben Sante	3	3	19	6.33	10.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jim Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
FB Gene Hammond	1	1	2	2.00	0.33

California	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Dallas Ellis	1	1	4	4.00	5.00
WR Nathan Mullin	1	1	6	6.00	20.00
TE Juan McElroy	1	1	9	9.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
J.J. Thornburg	3	1
Chad Harding	2	1

California	Rushes	Conversions
Renaldo Chapman	3	1
Ruben Sante	2	2
Lamont Schultz	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chad Harding	6	4	1

California	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ruben Sante	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jim Gardner	2	2	0
TE Kevin Key	1	1	1
WR Rodney Sena	1	0	0
WR Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0
FB Gene Hammond	1	1	0

California	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlton Weaver	2	2	2
RB Lamont Schultz	2	1	0
TE Dorsey Kubiak	1	1	1
TE Edward Davis	1	0	0
WR Nathan Mullin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,600 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,500 (23,500)
End Zone 9,800 (16,900)
Mezzanine 5,900 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (14,900)
Club Seats 6,100 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,600 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,500 (23,500)
End Zone	9,800 (16,900)
Mezzanine	5,900 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (14,900)
Club Seats	6,100 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,600)