Conference Finals, 2014

played in Murfreesboro, TN

45 degrees, fair, calm

West Virginia Beasts	7	13	3	0	-	23
Murfreesboro Mules	7	0	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 MUR - Willie Osuchowski 1 run (Jerald Page extra point)
1Q: 05:31 WVA - Olin Holst 6 pass from Deron Markel (James Davis extra point)
2Q: 12:16 WVA - James Davis 41 field goal
2Q: 02:55 WVA - Ernest Martinez 16 pass from Deron Markel (James Davis extra point)
2Q: 00:24 WVA - James Davis 25 field goal
3Q: 06:00 MUR - Nathan Mullin 2 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point)
3Q: 02:19 WVA - James Davis 35 field goal
4Q: 02:58 MUR - Jon Fredrickson 3 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 MUR - Willie Osuchowski 1 run (Jerald Page extra point)
1Q: 05:31 WVA - Olin Holst 6 pass from Deron Markel (James Davis extra point)
2Q: 12:16 WVA - James Davis 41 field goal
2Q: 02:55 WVA - Ernest Martinez 16 pass from Deron Markel (James Davis extra point)
2Q: 00:24 WVA - James Davis 25 field goal
3Q: 06:00 MUR - Nathan Mullin 2 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point)
3Q: 02:19 WVA - James Davis 35 field goal
4Q: 02:58 MUR - Jon Fredrickson 3 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point)

Team Statistics WVA MUR
Record 14-4 16-2
First Downs 25 19
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 17 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 369 260
- Offensive Plays 63 52
- Yards per Play 5.86 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 111 55
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards per Rush 3.58 2.89
Net Passing Yards 258 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 21 - 1 31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 281 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 8.06 6.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/11 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/35 4/41
Punt Returns/Yards 2/37 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/87 6/143
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 37
Time of Possession 32:39 27:21

Team Statistics	WVA	MUR
Record	14-4	16-2
First Downs	25	19
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	17	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	369	260
- Offensive Plays	63	52
- Yards per Play	5.86	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	111	55
- Rushing Attempts	31	19
- Yards per Rush	3.58	2.89
Net Passing Yards	258	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 21 - 1	31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	281	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	8.06	6.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/11	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/35	4/41
Punt Returns/Yards	2/37	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/87	6/143
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 37
Time of Possession	32:39	27:21

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:22	4:56	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
1	1:02	3:53	OWN 34	7	42	Field Goal
2	9:40	6:53	OWN 6	13	94	Touchdown
2	1:08	0:52	OWN 48	5	44	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:57	OWN 29	5	35	Punt
3	5:53	3:40	OWN 43	7	39	Field Goal
3	0:24	3:08	OWN 30	6	3	Punt
4	8:42	2:27	OWN 20	4	12	Interception
4	2:48	2:48	OWN 22	7	44	Game

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:38	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
1	5:26	4:24	OWN 31	7	42	Missed FG
2	12:09	2:29	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
2	2:47	1:39	OWN 29	3	-6	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 35	1	-2	Half
3	12:03	6:10	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	2:13	1:49	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
4	12:16	3:34	OWN 40	7	22	Punt
4	6:15	3:27	OPP 45	10	45	Touchdown

Game MVP: Deron Markel, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Kersey	23	87	3.78	15	1
Roger May	4	11	2.75	7	0
Deron Markel	2	6	3.00	7	0
Derrick Prescott	2	7	3.50	5	0

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Willie Osuchowski	9	11	1.22	9	0	1
Scott Fortune	6	27	4.50	13	1	0
Otis Peterson	4	17	4.25	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Markel	29	21	281	3/23	2	27	1	111.4

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Otis Peterson	31	24	220	2/15	2	25	0	117.6

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Martinez	5	6	57	11.40	8	20	1
WR Andre Thomason	3	5	58	19.33	2	27	0
WR Jimmy Roberts	3	4	48	16.00	17	21	0
WR Olin Holst	2	3	17	8.50	0	11	1
RB Nicky Kersey	2	3	20	10.00	7	12	0
WR Sammie Diaz	2	2	30	15.00	24	20	0
TE Nolan Huggins	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Lorenzo Strom	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB Roger May	1	2	8	8.00	8	8	0
FB Nathan Regalado	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Monty Hodel	6	10	43	7.17	6	15	0
FB Jon Fredrickson	5	5	22	4.40	3	12	1
WR Nathan Mullin	5	6	48	9.60	17	21	1
WR Lester Bridges	3	3	55	18.33	5	24	0
WR Victor Neri	3	5	44	14.67	9	25	0
TE Dean Felts	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Willie Osuchowski	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jose Mangum	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Deron Markel	1	0	0
Clarence Lassner	0	1	0
Freddie Adams	0	0	1
Andrew Kinney	0	0	1

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Recov	Force
Otis Peterson	2	0	0
Scott Fortune	0	1	0
Howie Campbell	0	1	0
Drew Charbonneau	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Johnston	2	84	42.0	29.0	48	1

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornelius Gepner	4	181	45.3	31.0	52	2

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Davis	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deion Clarke	2	37	18.5	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Bridges	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Thomason	3	64	21.3	0
Ernest Martinez	1	23	23.0	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monty Hodel	6	143	23.8	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Carlton Nitschke	8	2	0.0	14	22
OLB Michael Cibella	6	1	0.0	19	32
CB Christian Jacobs	5	0	0.0	16	30
CB Trent Moye	4	1	0.0	10	26
DE Andrew Kinney	2	1	1.0	18	32
CB Otis Davison	2	2	0.0	18	32
S Lenny Snodgrass	2	2	0.0	15	32
S Freddie Adams	2	1	0.0	18	32
DT Gino Leclair	2	1	0.0	16	30
ILB Richard Beaton	2	0	0.0	8	7
DT Casey Jameson	2	0	0.0	17	24
DE Benjamin Flora	1	0	1.0	5	5
DE Daryl Cusano	1	1	0.0	15	29
WR Olin Holst	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Vinny Haase	1	0	0.0	5	11
DT Roman Collins	1	0	0.0	6	5

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ty Fryar	9	1	0.0	29	29
S Cedric Nastovska	7	4	0.0	30	27
ILB Andy Barton	7	0	0.0	30	31
S Kris Benton	6	0	0.0	26	27
CB Winston Mulder	5	5	0.0	22	21
DT Al Armanda	5	3	0.0	26	20
DE Bennie Garner	3	1	1.5	30	31
CB Warren Farley	3	2	0.0	29	31
DT Earl Gaskins	2	0	0.0	27	28
OLB Dennis Doyle	1	1	1.0	5	8
DE Drew Charbonneau	1	1	0.5	28	32
CB Jose Mangum	1	2	0.0	29	31
OLB Ty Sowers	1	0	0.0	6	4
DT Freddie Whitaker	1	0	0.0	8	7
S Mickey Bernstein	0	2	0.0	7	15
ILB Frank Smith	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Andrew Kinney	1.0	2	32
DE Benjamin Flora	1.0	1	5
DE Daryl Cusano	0.0	2	29
DT Casey Jameson	0.0	1	24

Murfreesboro	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bennie Garner	1.5	0	0	31
OLB Dennis Doyle	1.0	0	0	8
DE Drew Charbonneau	0.5	1	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Carlton Nitschke	4	0	22
CB Trent Moye	4	0	26
CB Christian Jacobs	4	0	30
OLB Michael Cibella	4	0	32
DE Daryl Cusano	2	0	29
CB Otis Davison	2	0	32
S Freddie Adams	1	1	32
ILB Richard Beaton	1	0	7
DE Andrew Kinney	1	0	32
S Lenny Snodgrass	1	0	32

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ty Fryar	5	0	0	29
S Cedric Nastovska	3	1	0	27
CB Warren Farley	3	1	0	31
S Kris Benton	2	0	0	27
ILB Andy Barton	2	0	0	31
CB Winston Mulder	2	0	0	21
CB Jose Mangum	1	0	1	31
DE Bennie Garner	1	0	0	31
DT Al Armanda	1	0	0	20
OLB Ty Sowers	1	0	0	4
OLB Dennis Doyle	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
William Hodges	4	9	30	0	29
Randy Ellard	2	5	19	1	23
Marshall Cuomo	1	5	19	0	21
Junior Huffman	1	3	12	0	9
Nathan Adcock	1	2	17	1	21
Raymond Rodriguez	1	1	20	0	26
Nolan Huggins	0	2	23	0	20
Ted Massengill	0	1	13	1	14
Nathan Regalado	0	1	9	0	12

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Warren Marquez	2	5	1	17	0	29
Jesse Bednarsh	1	3	0	18	0	32
Jon Fredrickson	1	1	0	9	0	18
Wendell Ziemak	1	1	0	18	0	27
Roscoe Bridges	0	2	0	18	1	24
Jerald Dacosta	0	2	0	16	1	30
Howie Campbell	0	1	0	3	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Prescott	3	19
Carl Wing	2	8
Ernest Martinez	1	14
Nicky Kersey	1	1

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Ty Sowers	3	13
Lester Bridges	1	12
Jamie Preston	1	12
Jesse Bednarsh	1	5

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ernest Martinez	23	30	---	---	14	67
Deron Markel	31	32	---	---	---	63
William Hodges	30	29	---	---	3	62
Michael Cibella	---	---	19	32	1	52
Freddie Adams	---	---	18	32	1	51
Raymond Rodriguez	20	26	---	---	5	51
Andrew Kinney	---	---	18	32	1	51
Otis Davison	---	---	18	32	1	51
Lenny Snodgrass	---	---	15	32	3	50
Nolan Huggins	23	20	---	---	6	49
Gino Leclair	---	---	16	30	1	47
Christian Jacobs	---	---	16	30	1	47
Marshall Cuomo	19	21	---	---	5	45
Daryl Cusano	---	---	15	29	1	45
Casey Jameson	---	---	17	24	3	44
Randy Ellard	19	23	---	---	2	44
Nathan Adcock	17	21	---	---	5	43
Nicky Kersey	25	16	---	---	1	42
Olin Holst	18	18	---	---	4	40
Andre Thomason	15	21	---	---	4	40
Carlton Nitschke	---	---	14	22	1	37
Trent Moye	---	---	10	26	1	37
Derrick Prescott	11	6	---	---	19	36
Nathan Regalado	9	12	---	---	15	36
Richard Beaton	---	---	8	7	18	33
Deion Clarke	---	---	4	4	22	30
Lorenzo Strom	8	7	---	---	13	28
Ted Massengill	13	14	---	---	---	27
Jimmy Roberts	15	12	---	---	---	27
Junior Huffman	12	9	---	---	5	26
Roger May	4	15	---	---	6	25
Clarence Lassner	14	11	---	---	---	25
Sammie Diaz	4	3	---	---	13	20
Vinny Haase	---	---	5	11	2	18
Les Wren	11	6	---	---	---	17
Benjamin Flora	---	---	5	5	6	16
Jason Bolinger	---	---	2	1	11	14
Roman Collins	---	---	6	5	---	11
Carl Wing	---	---	1	1	8	10
Harold Wyse	---	---	2	8	---	10
James Davis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Paul Johnston	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jay March	---	---	0	0	4	4
J.J. Thornburg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chad Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edgar Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bennie Garner	---	---	30	31	5	66
Warren Farley	---	---	29	31	5	65
Andy Barton	---	---	30	31	3	64
Jose Mangum	---	---	29	31	3	63
Ty Fryar	---	---	29	29	5	63
Drew Charbonneau	---	---	28	32	3	63
Cedric Nastovska	---	---	30	27	3	60
Earl Gaskins	---	---	27	28	3	58
Kris Benton	---	---	26	27	2	55
Jesse Bednarsh	18	32	---	---	5	55
Otis Peterson	19	33	---	---	---	52
Al Armanda	---	---	26	20	3	49
Roscoe Bridges	18	24	---	---	5	47
Warren Marquez	17	29	---	---	---	46
Jerald Dacosta	16	30	---	---	---	46
Wendell Ziemak	18	27	---	---	---	45
Winston Mulder	---	---	22	21	2	45
Monty Hodel	14	25	---	---	6	45
Nathan Mullin	17	26	---	---	---	43
Victor Neri	8	22	---	---	8	38
Dean Felts	18	16	---	---	3	37
Jon Fredrickson	9	18	---	---	5	32
Mickey Bernstein	---	---	7	15	10	32
Willie Osuchowski	9	19	---	---	---	28
Lester Bridges	3	12	---	---	12	27
Scott Fortune	10	14	---	---	---	24
Karl Portis	4	6	---	---	14	24
Ty Sowers	---	---	6	4	13	23
Howie Campbell	3	10	---	---	5	18
Phil Gaston	0	0	---	---	17	17
Jamie Preston	---	---	2	3	12	17
Frank Smith	---	---	1	1	14	16
Freddie Whitaker	---	---	8	7	1	16
Lewis Clay	1	4	---	---	11	16
Bruce Trammell	1	9	---	---	5	15
Otis Doyle	2	3	---	---	10	15
Dennis Doyle	---	---	5	8	1	14
Barry Tanner	---	---	2	3	9	14
Bill Dronett	3	3	---	---	5	11
Brandon Cox	---	---	4	3	2	9
Cornelius Gepner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Austin Mason	0	0	---	---	4	4
C.J. Barker	1	1	---	---	---	2
Jerald Page	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marshall Nece	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	25	2.8
Middle	15	60	4.0
Right	6	27	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-4	-1.0
Middle	13	54	4.2
Right	1	7	7.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Markel	29	21	5	0	3	3	1	1	1

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Otis Peterson	31	24	4	0	0	1	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	110	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	124	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	47	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	16	108	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	67	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	45	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Martinez	6	5	0	57	1	30
WR Andre Thomason	5	3	1	58	1	21
WR Jimmy Roberts	4	3	0	48	1	12
WR Olin Holst	3	2	0	17	0	18
RB Nicky Kersey	3	2	0	20	0	16
TE Nolan Huggins	2	1	1	13	0	20
RB Roger May	2	1	1	8	0	15
WR Sammie Diaz	2	2	0	30	1	3
TE Lorenzo Strom	1	1	0	20	1	7
FB Nathan Regalado	1	1	0	10	0	12

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Monty Hodel	10	6	43	0	25
WR Nathan Mullin	6	5	48	1	26
FB Jon Fredrickson	5	5	22	0	18
WR Victor Neri	5	3	44	1	22
WR Lester Bridges	3	3	55	2	12
TE Dean Felts	1	1	8	0	16
RB Willie Osuchowski	1	1	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Kersey	1	6	6.00	3.78

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Willie Osuchowski	2	1	0.50	1.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Markel	4	2	22	5.50	9.69

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Otis Peterson	5	5	22	4.40	7.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Martinez	1	1	16	16.00	9.50
WR Olin Holst	1	1	6	6.00	5.67
TE Nolan Huggins	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
RB Nicky Kersey	1	0	0	0.00	6.67

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jon Fredrickson	1	1	3	3.00	4.40
WR Lester Bridges	1	1	10	10.00	18.33
WR Nathan Mullin	1	1	2	2.00	8.00
WR Victor Neri	1	1	8	8.00	8.80
WR Monty Hodel	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.30

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Derrick Prescott	2	2
Nicky Kersey	2	1

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Scott Fortune	2	2
Otis Peterson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Markel	6	5	4

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Otis Peterson	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Thomason	2	2	2
WR Ernest Martinez	1	1	0
TE Nolan Huggins	1	0	0
TE Lorenzo Strom	1	1	1
RB Nicky Kersey	1	1	1

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Jon Fredrickson	3	3	2
WR Nathan Mullin	2	1	1
WR Monty Hodel	2	1	0
WR Lester Bridges	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (21,100)
End Zone 13,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (21,100)
End Zone	13,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)