Wild Card Playoff Games, 2013

played in Murfreesboro, TN

45 degrees, fair, calm

West Virginia Beasts	7	17	0	3	-	27
Murfreesboro Mules	0	7	13	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:52 WVA - Melvin Quigley 13 pass from Chad Harding (James Davis extra point)
2Q: 14:30 MUR - Victor Neri 6 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point)
2Q: 11:11 WVA - Nicky Kersey 3 run (James Davis extra point)
2Q: 01:04 WVA - Nolan Huggins 3 pass from Chad Harding (James Davis extra point)
2Q: 00:02 WVA - James Davis 53 field goal
3Q: 11:15 MUR - Billboard Rucci 29 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point)
3Q: 04:28 MUR - Lester Bridges 23 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point failed)
4Q: 15:00 MUR - Willie Osuchowski 27 run (Jerald Page extra point)
4Q: 02:29 WVA - James Davis 20 field goal
4Q: 00:04 MUR - Jerald Page 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:52 WVA - Melvin Quigley 13 pass from Chad Harding (James Davis extra point)
2Q: 14:30 MUR - Victor Neri 6 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point)
2Q: 11:11 WVA - Nicky Kersey 3 run (James Davis extra point)
2Q: 01:04 WVA - Nolan Huggins 3 pass from Chad Harding (James Davis extra point)
2Q: 00:02 WVA - James Davis 53 field goal
3Q: 11:15 MUR - Billboard Rucci 29 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point)
3Q: 04:28 MUR - Lester Bridges 23 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point failed)
4Q: 15:00 MUR - Willie Osuchowski 27 run (Jerald Page extra point)
4Q: 02:29 WVA - James Davis 20 field goal
4Q: 00:04 MUR - Jerald Page 21 field goal

Team Statistics WVA MUR
Record 10-7 11-6
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 402 414
- Offensive Plays 68 56
- Yards per Play 5.91 7.39
Net Rushing Yards 104 116
- Rushing Attempts 43 22
- Yards per Rush 2.42 5.27
Net Passing Yards 298 298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 17 - 1 33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 298 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 11.92 8.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/39 7/52
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 3/62
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 3/81
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:44 26:16

Team Statistics	WVA	MUR
Record	10-7	11-6
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	402	414
- Offensive Plays	68	56
- Yards per Play	5.91	7.39
Net Rushing Yards	104	116
- Rushing Attempts	43	22
- Yards per Rush	2.42	5.27
Net Passing Yards	298	298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 17 - 1	33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	298	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	11.92	8.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/39	7/52
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	3/62
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	3/81
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:44	26:16

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:23	OWN 8	9	49	Punt
1	4:41	3:55	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	14:24	3:21	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	7:15	1:35	OWN 1	5	12	Punt
2	4:36	3:40	OWN 35	12	65	Touchdown
2	0:02	0:02	OPP 36	0	0	Field Goal
3	11:02	4:07	OWN 44	9	32	Interception
3	4:15	2:01	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	14:47	2:14	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
4	10:47	2:19	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	6:40	4:18	OWN 28	9	69	Field Goal

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:37	3:56	OWN 20	8	42	Punt
1	0:46	1:22	OWN 29	3	71	Touchdown
2	11:03	3:48	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
2	5:40	1:04	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
2	0:56	0:54	OWN 22	2	3	Interception
3	15:00	3:58	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
3	6:55	2:40	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
3	2:14	2:27	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
4	12:33	1:46	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
4	8:28	1:48	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
4	2:22	2:22	OWN 20	8	76	Field Goal

Game MVP: Otis Peterson, Murfreesboro Mules

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nicky Kersey	29	63	2.17	9	0	1
J.J. Thornburg	8	19	2.38	10	1	0
Roger May	3	11	3.67	6	0	0
Chad Harding	3	11	3.67	7	0	0

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Scott Fortune	15	86	5.73	23	4	0
Willie Osuchowski	7	30	4.29	27	1	1

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chad Harding	25	17	298	0/0	2	41	1	118.4

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Otis Peterson	33	23	303	1/5	3	50	1	116.1

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Martinez	5	11	145	29.00	31	41	0
TE Nolan Huggins	5	5	85	17.00	13	27	1
TE Kevin Key	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB J.J. Thornburg	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Roger May	1	1	18	18.00	4	18	0
WR Jimmy Roberts	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Gene Hammond	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Melvin Quigley	1	2	13	13.00	4	13	1
WR Jermaine Welch	1	1	8	8.00	7	8	0

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lester Bridges	4	7	58	14.50	4	23	1
RB Scott Fortune	4	5	45	11.25	10	15	0
WR Victor Neri	3	6	74	24.67	32	50	1
RB Willie Osuchowski	3	3	15	5.00	2	11	0
TE Dean Felts	2	3	14	7.00	3	8	0
TE Karl Portis	2	3	9	4.50	5	6	0
WR Monty Hodel	2	2	26	13.00	9	13	0
WR Billboard Rucci	2	3	47	23.50	3	29	1
FB Jon Fredrickson	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lenny Snodgrass	1	0	0.00	0

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Warren Farley	1	39	39.00	0

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roger May	1	0	0
Ernest Martinez	0	1	0
Freddie Adams	0	0	1

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Willie Osuchowski	1	1	0	0
Ty Fryar	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Johnston	5	257	51.4	35.0	59	3

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornelius Gepner	5	230	46.0	37.8	56	2

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Davis	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	3/3

Murfreesboro	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Page	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deion Clarke	2	21	10.5	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Bridges	3	62	20.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Austin	2	48	24.0	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Neri	2	55	27.5	0
Monty Hodel	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Glen Terry	6	0	0.0	22	34
CB Trent Moye	6	0	0.0	9	28
ILB Carlton Nitschke	5	6	0.0	17	33
S Freddie Adams	5	1	0.0	14	32
S Lenny Snodgrass	4	1	0.0	20	31
DT Roman Collins	3	1	1.0	18	25
OLB Michael Cibella	3	0	0.0	22	31
CB Christian Jacobs	2	0	0.0	18	32
CB Otis Davison	2	0	0.0	21	30
ILB Richard Beaton	1	1	0.0	5	1
CB Deion Clarke	1	1	0.0	4	2
DE Daryl Cusano	1	1	0.0	16	29
DE Joe Otey	1	0	0.0	21	32
OLB Quinn Chelius	1	0	0.0	0	3
WR Jimmy Roberts	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bill Kidder	1	0	0.0	13	9
S Harold Wyse	0	1	0.0	8	14

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Winston Mulder	8	2	0.0	27	19
S Cedric Nastovska	8	2	0.0	40	23
ILB Andy Barton	5	5	0.0	39	23
OLB Ty Fryar	5	2	0.0	41	25
S Kris Benton	5	1	0.0	33	22
DT Charles Sandberg	5	0	0.0	39	20
DE Bennie Garner	4	4	0.0	41	25
OLB Dennis Doyle	4	2	0.0	18	6
CB Warren Farley	4	0	0.0	43	25
DT Freddie Whitaker	3	2	0.0	34	19
S Tony Dorsett	2	1	0.0	7	7
CB Jose Mangum	2	0	0.0	41	24
DE Brandon Cox	1	3	0.0	36	21
WR Lester Bridges	1	0	---	---	---
DE Drew Charbonneau	1	0	0.0	7	4

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Roman Collins	1.0	1	0	25
DT Glen Terry	0.0	1	0	34
ILB Carlton Nitschke	0.0	1	0	33
DE Daryl Cusano	0.0	1	0	29
OLB Michael Cibella	0.0	1	0	31
DE Joe Otey	0.0	0	1	32

Murfreesboro	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Drew Charbonneau	0.0	0	1	0	4

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trent Moye	5	0	0	28
S Freddie Adams	4	0	0	32
ILB Carlton Nitschke	4	0	0	33
CB Christian Jacobs	3	1	0	32
CB Otis Davison	2	1	0	30
OLB Quinn Chelius	1	0	0	3
CB Deion Clarke	1	0	0	2
DT Glen Terry	1	0	0	34
DE Daryl Cusano	1	0	0	29
OLB Michael Cibella	1	0	0	31
S Lenny Snodgrass	0	1	1	31

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Warren Farley	4	0	1	25
CB Winston Mulder	3	0	0	19
CB Jose Mangum	2	3	0	24
OLB Ty Fryar	2	1	0	25
S Kris Benton	2	0	0	22
S Tony Dorsett	1	0	0	7
OLB Dennis Doyle	1	0	0	6
S Cedric Nastovska	1	0	0	23
DT Winfred Palmer	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Randy Ellard	2	10	35	15
William Hodges	2	9	40	23
Marshall Cuomo	1	5	32	20
Raymond Rodriguez	1	5	36	23
Sammie Lane	1	2	20	14
Nolan Huggins	1	1	42	24
Joey Sampson	1	1	3	2
Nathan Adcock	0	4	30	13
Gene Hammond	0	2	31	14
Ted Massengill	0	1	11	5
Cole Woodard	0	1	8	10

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bart Nicol	2	2	7	0	11
Wendell Ziemak	1	5	18	0	29
Jerald Dacosta	1	3	20	1	29
Roscoe Bridges	1	3	15	0	25
Warren Marquez	1	3	20	0	29
Jon Fredrickson	1	2	14	0	15
Dean Felts	1	2	19	0	18
Freddie Benveniste	0	1	18	0	32
Bruce Trammell	0	1	7	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Deion Clarke	2	16
Quinn Chelius	1	25
Gene Hammond	1	11
Paul Johnston	1	7
Cole Woodard	1	7

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Ty Sowers	2	20
Jon Fredrickson	1	21
Frank Smith	1	16

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ernest Martinez	42	25	---	---	12	79
Nolan Huggins	42	24	---	---	6	72
Chad Harding	43	25	---	---	---	68
Raymond Rodriguez	36	23	---	---	5	64
William Hodges	40	23	---	---	---	63
Marshall Cuomo	32	20	---	---	7	59
Freddie Adams	---	---	14	32	11	57
Glen Terry	---	---	22	34	1	57
Gene Hammond	31	14	---	---	11	56
Joe Otey	---	---	21	32	1	54
Michael Cibella	---	---	22	31	1	54
Otis Davison	---	---	21	30	1	52
Lenny Snodgrass	---	---	20	31	1	52
Nicky Kersey	30	11	---	---	10	51
Carlton Nitschke	---	---	17	33	1	51
Christian Jacobs	---	---	18	32	1	51
Randy Ellard	35	15	---	---	---	50
Trent Moye	---	---	9	28	11	48
Jimmy Roberts	22	19	---	---	5	46
Daryl Cusano	---	---	16	29	1	46
Roman Collins	---	---	18	25	1	44
Nathan Adcock	30	13	---	---	---	43
Sammie Lane	20	14	---	---	7	41
Kevin Key	7	6	---	---	17	30
Quinn Chelius	---	---	0	3	25	28
Roger May	4	3	---	---	21	28
Harold Wyse	---	---	8	14	5	27
Cole Woodard	8	10	---	---	7	25
Melvin Quigley	10	8	---	---	5	23
Deion Clarke	---	---	4	2	16	22
Bill Kidder	---	---	13	9	---	22
Jermaine Allred	14	2	---	---	5	21
J.J. Thornburg	9	11	---	---	---	20
Benjamin Flora	---	---	7	7	6	20
Ted Massengill	11	5	---	---	2	18
Richard Beaton	---	---	5	1	10	16
Broderick Austin	0	0	---	---	15	15
Joey Sampson	3	2	---	---	7	12
Teddy Andrews	---	---	5	0	4	9
James Davis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul Johnston	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jermaine Welch	4	2	---	---	---	6
Dave Raymond	---	---	2	1	---	3
Lincoln Norton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Riddick Newsome	0	0	---	---	---	0

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Warren Farley	---	---	43	25	12	80
Ty Fryar	---	---	41	25	3	69
Bennie Garner	---	---	41	25	2	68
Jose Mangum	---	---	41	24	2	67
Cedric Nastovska	---	---	40	23	2	65
Andy Barton	---	---	39	23	1	63
Charles Sandberg	---	---	39	20	2	61
Brandon Cox	---	---	36	21	3	60
Otis Peterson	22	34	---	---	---	56
Kris Benton	---	---	33	22	1	56
Freddie Benveniste	18	32	---	---	5	55
Freddie Whitaker	---	---	34	19	---	53
Jon Fredrickson	14	15	---	---	21	50
Wendell Ziemak	18	29	---	---	2	49
Warren Marquez	20	29	---	---	---	49
Jerald Dacosta	20	29	---	---	---	49
Victor Neri	14	23	---	---	11	48
Lester Bridges	14	22	---	---	11	47
Winston Mulder	---	---	27	19	1	47
Roscoe Bridges	15	25	---	---	6	46
Monty Hodel	12	25	---	---	6	43
Scott Fortune	15	27	---	---	---	42
Dean Felts	19	18	---	---	5	42
Billboard Rucci	10	17	---	---	13	40
Dennis Doyle	---	---	18	6	5	29
Tony Dorsett	---	---	7	7	12	26
Karl Portis	0	9	---	---	16	25
Winfred Palmer	---	---	15	7	3	25
Bart Nicol	7	11	---	---	6	24
Frank Smith	---	---	4	2	16	22
Ty Sowers	---	---	2	0	20	22
Sheldon Mendez	4	5	---	---	12	21
Bruce Trammell	7	9	---	---	5	21
Willie Osuchowski	8	9	---	---	4	21
Drew Charbonneau	---	---	7	4	9	20
C.J. Barker	5	6	---	---	6	17
Calvin Lake	---	---	0	1	9	10
Marvin Shelly	---	---	3	2	1	6
Heath Boren	---	---	0	0	5	5
Cornelius Gepner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charles Dawson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ryan Grier	---	---	3	0	---	3
Britt Appleberry	---	---	0	0	3	3
Gus McGwire	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jerald Page	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	16	1.2
Middle	26	78	3.0
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	16	72	4.5
Right	2	26	13.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chad Harding	25	17	7	0	2	4	1	0	1

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Otis Peterson	33	23	3	1	0	3	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	29	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	135	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	122	24.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	110	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	84	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	102	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Martinez	11	5	1	145	4	25
TE Nolan Huggins	5	5	0	85	3	24
WR Jimmy Roberts	2	1	0	12	0	19
WR Melvin Quigley	2	1	1	13	0	8
TE Kevin Key	1	1	0	8	0	6
RB J.J. Thornburg	1	1	0	4	0	11
RB Roger May	1	1	0	18	0	3
FB Gene Hammond	1	1	0	5	0	14
WR Jermaine Welch	1	1	0	8	0	2

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lester Bridges	7	4	58	1	22
WR Victor Neri	6	3	74	1	23
RB Scott Fortune	5	4	45	0	27
TE Dean Felts	3	2	14	0	18
TE Karl Portis	3	2	9	0	9
RB Willie Osuchowski	3	3	15	0	9
WR Billboard Rucci	3	2	47	1	17
WR Monty Hodel	2	2	26	0	25
FB Jon Fredrickson	1	1	15	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Kersey	9	13	1.44	2.17
J.J. Thornburg	2	-1	-0.50	2.38

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Scott Fortune	1	8	8.00	5.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chad Harding	4	3	20	5.00	11.92

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Otis Peterson	1	1	6	6.00	9.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Martinez	1	0	0	0.00	13.18
TE Nolan Huggins	1	1	3	3.00	17.00
RB J.J. Thornburg	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Melvin Quigley	1	1	13	13.00	6.50

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Victor Neri	1	1	6	6.00	12.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Kersey	3	2
Roger May	2	1
J.J. Thornburg	1	0
Chad Harding	1	0

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Scott Fortune	1	1
Willie Osuchowski	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chad Harding	10	8	7

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Otis Peterson	9	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Martinez	2	1	1
WR Jimmy Roberts	2	1	1
TE Kevin Key	1	1	1
TE Nolan Huggins	1	1	1
RB J.J. Thornburg	1	1	1
RB Roger May	1	1	1
FB Gene Hammond	1	1	0
WR Melvin Quigley	1	1	1

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Victor Neri	3	1	1
RB Scott Fortune	2	1	1
WR Billboard Rucci	2	1	1
TE Dean Felts	1	1	1
RB Willie Osuchowski	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,100)
End Zone 12,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,100)
End Zone	12,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (4,000)