Conference Finals, 2015

played in West Virginia, WV

43 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:25 WVA - Carter Garland 47 field goal
2Q: 12:18 WVA - Roger May 29 fumble return (Carter Garland extra point)
2Q: 04:21 WVA - Gary Ferreira 7 pass from Deron Markel (Carter Garland extra point)
2Q: 01:44 MUR - Lester Bridges 8 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point)
3Q: 10:06 WVA - Carter Garland 39 field goal
4Q: 12:57 WVA - Andre Thomason 11 pass from Deron Markel (Carter Garland extra point)
4Q: 02:12 WVA - Carter Garland 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:25 WVA - Carter Garland 47 field goal
2Q: 12:18 WVA - Roger May 29 fumble return (Carter Garland extra point)
2Q: 04:21 WVA - Gary Ferreira 7 pass from Deron Markel (Carter Garland extra point)
2Q: 01:44 MUR - Lester Bridges 8 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point)
3Q: 10:06 WVA - Carter Garland 39 field goal
4Q: 12:57 WVA - Andre Thomason 11 pass from Deron Markel (Carter Garland extra point)
4Q: 02:12 WVA - Carter Garland 39 field goal

Team Statistics MUR WVA
Record 13-5 15-3
First Downs 11 21
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 176 386
- Offensive Plays 49 71
- Yards per Play 3.59 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 61 133
- Rushing Attempts 20 36
- Yards per Rush 3.05 3.69
Net Passing Yards 115 253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 13 - 1 34 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 150 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/35 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 3.97 7.23
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/31 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 3/42
Kick Returns/Yards 6/114 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 20:53 39:07

Team Statistics	MUR	WVA
Record	13-5	15-3
First Downs	11	21
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	176	386
- Offensive Plays	49	71
- Yards per Play	3.59	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	61	133
- Rushing Attempts	20	36
- Yards per Rush	3.05	3.69
Net Passing Yards	115	253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 13 - 1	34 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	150	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/35	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	3.97	7.23
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/31	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	3/42
Kick Returns/Yards	6/114	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	20:53	39:07

Drive Charts

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	3:56	OWN 49	6	5	Punt
1	6:49	1:27	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
1	3:53	2:31	OWN 44	4	19	Punt
2	12:08	2:55	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	4:13	2:39	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 11	1	9	Half
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 28	3	-7	Punt
3	10:01	2:38	OWN 24	6	19	Punt
3	3:50	1:05	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
4	12:50	3:00	OWN 33	5	40	Interception
4	2:05	0:56	OWN 26	4	-1	Downs

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	8:59	2:10	OWN 17	5	15	Punt
1	5:22	1:29	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
1	1:22	4:04	OWN 20	7	50	Field Goal
2	9:13	5:00	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	1:34	1:11	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	13:36	3:35	OWN 46	6	32	Field Goal
3	7:23	3:33	OWN 9	6	31	Punt
3	2:45	4:55	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
4	9:50	7:45	OWN 19	15	59	Field Goal
4	1:09	1:09	OPP 25	4	9	Game

Game MVP: Deron Markel, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Willie Osuchowski	16	43	2.69	10	1	0
Scott Fortune	4	18	4.50	7	0	0

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Kersey	19	96	5.05	19	3
Roger May	7	24	3.43	16	1
Deron Markel	5	10	2.00	8	0
Derrick Prescott	5	3	0.60	3	0

Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Otis Peterson	24	13	150	5/35	1	22	1	69.8

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Markel	34	27	261	1/8	2	26	0	118.2

Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lester Bridges	4	8	46	11.50	4	18	1
WR Nathan Mullin	3	5	40	13.33	12	16	0
WR Monty Hodel	3	5	40	13.33	0	22	0
TE Dean Felts	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Karl Portis	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Willie Osuchowski	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Victor Neri	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Rick Evers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gary Ferreira	5	6	39	7.80	8	12	1
RB Nicky Kersey	5	7	71	14.20	8	26	0
WR Olin Holst	4	5	33	8.25	11	19	0
TE Nolan Huggins	3	4	22	7.33	14	17	0
WR Bryant Beckner	3	3	38	12.67	10	18	0
TE Lorenzo Strom	2	3	28	14.00	1	17	0
RB Roger May	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	0
FB Nathan Regalado	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Andre Thomason	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	1

Interception Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trent Moye	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Recov
Lester Bridges	1	0
Scott Fortune	1	0
Monty Hodel	1	0
Al Armanda	0	1
Kendall Townes	0	1

West Virginia	Recov	Force	TD
Roger May	1	0	1
Nolan Huggins	0	1	0
Derrick Prescott	0	1	0
Harvey Ingle	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornelius Gepner	7	347	49.6	37.9	64	3

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Johnston	5	225	45.0	39.2	55	0

Kicking Statistics

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

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carter Garland	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Bridges	2	29	14.5	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deion Clarke	3	42	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monty Hodel	5	91	18.2	0
Victor Neri	1	23	23.0	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Andy Barton	8	2	0.0	35	33
S Kris Benton	7	1	0.0	23	31
CB Winston Mulder	7	1	0.0	36	35
OLB Ty Fryar	6	1	0.0	34	33
DE Bennie Garner	5	1	1.0	34	32
CB Riddick Pourdanesh	5	3	0.0	23	26
DT Al Armanda	5	2	0.0	30	26
S Cedric Nastovska	5	1	0.0	35	32
CB Jamie Preston	5	0	0.0	35	35
DT Earl Gaskins	3	1	0.0	35	31
OLB Dennis Doyle	2	0	0.0	16	13
WR Monty Hodel	1	0	---	---	---
S Mickey Bernstein	1	0	0.0	4	6
DT Freddie Whitaker	0	2	0.0	18	10
DE Drew Charbonneau	0	1	0.0	31	34

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Christian Jacobs	7	1	0.5	20	29
S Harvey Ingle	6	3	0.0	20	29
S Freddie Adams	5	1	0.0	20	29
ILB K.C. Broxon	5	0	0.0	20	29
DE Barry Mendenhall	3	1	0.5	20	29
OLB Dale Ashraf	3	2	0.0	20	23
OLB Michael Cibella	2	1	1.5	20	29
CB Otis Davison	2	0	0.0	20	29
DE Andrew Kinney	1	1	1.5	20	29
DT Jay Gaden	1	1	1.0	0	6
CB Trent Moye	1	1	0.0	20	23
DT Casey Jameson	1	0	0.0	20	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Murfreesboro	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bennie Garner	1.0	0	0	32
DE Drew Charbonneau	0.0	2	1	34
DT Earl Gaskins	0.0	1	0	31

West Virginia	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andrew Kinney	1.5	1	2	29
OLB Michael Cibella	1.5	1	0	29
DT Jay Gaden	1.0	0	0	6
CB Christian Jacobs	0.5	0	0	29
DE Barry Mendenhall	0.5	0	0	29
DT Casey Jameson	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Dale Ashraf	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jamie Preston	5	2	35
CB Riddick Pourdanesh	5	1	26
CB Winston Mulder	4	0	35
OLB Ty Fryar	3	1	33
S Kris Benton	3	0	31
OLB Dennis Doyle	2	0	13
ILB Andy Barton	2	0	33
S Cedric Nastovska	1	0	32
DT Al Armanda	1	0	26
S Mickey Bernstein	1	0	6

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Christian Jacobs	4	0	0	29
S Freddie Adams	2	2	0	29
ILB K.C. Broxon	2	1	0	29
CB Otis Davison	2	1	0	29
CB Trent Moye	1	0	1	23
DE Barry Mendenhall	1	0	0	29
S Harvey Ingle	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jesse Bednarsh	1	7	20	1	29
Warren Marquez	1	3	15	4	27
Bart Nicol	1	3	17	0	21
Roscoe Bridges	1	1	3	0	7
Tony Haan	0	3	19	0	23
Wendell Ziemak	0	1	5	0	2
Quinn Colley	0	1	3	0	8
Rick Evers	0	1	8	0	17

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
William Hodges	2	11	33	0	31
Ted Massengill	2	6	27	0	31
Randy Ellard	1	5	28	1	31
Sammie Lane	1	4	27	0	27
Courtney Wolfstone	1	2	18	0	13
Nolan Huggins	0	1	21	0	23
Raymond Rodriguez	0	1	27	0	30
Craig Dole	0	1	12	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Ty Sowers	1	26
Rick Evers	1	10
Tony Haan	1	7

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Prescott	2	17
J.R. Bradford	2	13
Antonio Rivero	1	17
Deion Clarke	1	16
Roger May	1	11
Nolan Huggins	1	10

Participation

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jamie Preston	---	---	35	35	15	85
Bennie Garner	---	---	34	32	8	74
Winston Mulder	---	---	36	35	3	74
Ty Fryar	---	---	34	33	4	71
Andy Barton	---	---	35	33	3	71
Cedric Nastovska	---	---	35	32	3	70
Earl Gaskins	---	---	35	31	3	69
Drew Charbonneau	---	---	31	34	3	68
Riddick Pourdanesh	---	---	23	26	17	66
Al Armanda	---	---	30	26	4	60
Kris Benton	---	---	23	31	3	57
Jesse Bednarsh	20	29	---	---	7	56
Otis Peterson	20	29	---	---	---	49
Tony Haan	19	23	---	---	7	49
Lester Bridges	12	22	---	---	13	47
Dean Felts	14	17	---	---	12	43
Warren Marquez	15	27	---	---	---	42
Monty Hodel	11	18	---	---	13	42
Nathan Mullin	14	19	---	---	7	40
Bruce Trammell	17	22	---	---	---	39
Willie Osuchowski	16	23	---	---	---	39
Bart Nicol	17	21	---	---	---	38
Rick Evers	8	17	---	---	10	35
Dennis Doyle	---	---	16	13	2	31
Ty Sowers	---	---	2	2	26	30
Phil Gaston	6	4	---	---	19	29
Freddie Whitaker	---	---	18	10	---	28
Karl Portis	6	7	---	---	13	26
Victor Neri	7	9	---	---	9	25
Mickey Bernstein	---	---	4	6	14	24
Roscoe Bridges	3	7	---	---	5	15
Wendell Ziemak	5	2	---	---	7	14
Quinn Colley	3	8	---	---	2	13
Scott Fortune	4	6	---	---	1	11
Kendall Townes	2	3	---	---	6	11
Barry Tanner	---	---	2	0	7	9
Cornelius Gepner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerald Dacosta	1	6	---	---	---	7
Ryan Grier	---	---	2	4	1	7
Rex Rountree	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jonathan Shepard	---	---	1	2	1	4
Austin Mason	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jason Farrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C.J. Barker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerald Page	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marshall Nece	0	0	---	---	---	0

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Olin Holst	29	28	---	---	16	73
William Hodges	33	31	---	---	8	72
Deron Markel	36	35	---	---	---	71
Ted Massengill	27	31	---	---	8	66
Raymond Rodriguez	27	30	---	---	8	65
Randy Ellard	28	31	---	---	1	60
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	20	29	7	56
Nolan Huggins	21	23	---	---	10	54
Sammie Lane	27	27	---	---	---	54
Otis Davison	---	---	20	29	2	51
Gary Ferreira	17	19	---	---	14	50
Freddie Adams	---	---	20	29	1	50
Andrew Kinney	---	---	20	29	---	49
K.C. Broxon	---	---	20	29	---	49
Christian Jacobs	---	---	20	29	---	49
Michael Cibella	---	---	20	29	---	49
Harvey Ingle	---	---	20	29	---	49
Andre Thomason	24	22	---	---	2	48
Derrick Prescott	16	13	---	---	17	46
Nicky Kersey	23	20	---	---	---	43
Casey Jameson	---	---	20	23	---	43
Dale Ashraf	---	---	20	23	---	43
Trent Moye	---	---	20	23	---	43
Bryant Beckner	23	18	---	---	---	41
Nathan Regalado	12	13	---	---	13	38
Courtney Wolfstone	18	13	---	---	---	31
Roger May	8	9	---	---	11	28
Craig Dole	12	8	---	---	7	27
Richard Beaton	---	---	0	0	23	23
Antonio Rivero	2	3	---	---	17	22
Herman Maloney	8	4	---	---	8	20
Perry Mincey	---	---	0	6	14	20
Lorenzo Strom	5	7	---	---	7	19
Deion Clarke	---	---	0	0	16	16
J.R. Bradford	---	---	0	0	13	13
Lenny Snodgrass	---	---	0	6	7	13
Carter Garland	0	0	---	---	10	10
Paul Johnston	0	0	---	---	8	8
Roman Collins	---	---	0	0	7	7
Eric Binder	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jay Gaden	---	---	0	6	---	6
Wesley McArthur	---	---	0	0	2	2
Chad Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edgar Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Benjamin Flora	---	---	0	0	---	0
Les Wren	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	11	25	2.3
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	34	4.9
Middle	16	67	4.2
Right	10	36	3.6
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Otis Peterson	24	13	1	0	2	4	4	2	1

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Markel	34	27	2	0	0	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	30	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	120	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	16	115	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	113	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lester Bridges	8	4	2	46	0	22
WR Nathan Mullin	5	3	0	40	0	19
WR Monty Hodel	5	3	0	40	1	18
TE Dean Felts	2	1	0	2	0	17
TE Karl Portis	1	1	0	12	0	7
WR Victor Neri	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Willie Osuchowski	1	1	0	10	0	23
FB Rick Evers	1	0	0	0	0	17

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Nicky Kersey	7	5	71	2	20
WR Gary Ferreira	6	5	39	0	19
WR Olin Holst	5	4	33	0	28
TE Nolan Huggins	4	3	22	0	23
TE Lorenzo Strom	3	2	28	0	7
WR Bryant Beckner	3	3	38	0	18
RB Roger May	2	2	12	0	9
FB Nathan Regalado	2	2	7	0	13
WR Andre Thomason	2	1	11	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Scott Fortune	1	4	4.00	4.50
Willie Osuchowski	1	1	1.00	2.69

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Kersey	7	28	4.00	5.05
Deron Markel	3	-4	-1.33	2.00
Derrick Prescott	2	0	0.00	0.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Otis Peterson	1	1	8	8.00	6.25

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Markel	2	2	18	9.00	7.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lester Bridges	1	1	8	8.00	5.75

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Ferreira	1	1	7	7.00	6.50
WR Andre Thomason	1	1	11	11.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Scott Fortune	1	0

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Kersey	3	2
Deron Markel	1	0
Derrick Prescott	1	0
Roger May	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Otis Peterson	8	6	4

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Markel	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lester Bridges	2	2	1
WR Nathan Mullin	2	2	1
WR Monty Hodel	2	1	1
TE Karl Portis	1	1	1
WR Victor Neri	1	0	0

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gary Ferreira	2	1	1
RB Nicky Kersey	2	1	1
WR Bryant Beckner	2	2	2
WR Olin Holst	1	1	1
TE Nolan Huggins	1	1	0
TE Lorenzo Strom	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,600 (21,600)
End Zone 14,900 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,600 (21,600)
End Zone	14,900 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (2,000)