Wild Card Playoff Games, 2018

played in Murfreesboro, TN

56 degrees, fair, calm

West Virginia Beasts	10	14	0	7	-	31
Murfreesboro Mules	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 WVA - Marlon Cooper 33 field goal
1Q: 01:28 WVA - Riddick Scialabba 1 run (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 11:38 WVA - Andre Thomason 21 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 11:27 MUR - Nathan Mullin 85 kickoff return (Jerald Page extra point)
2Q: 01:30 WVA - Brent Henderson 27 run (Marlon Cooper extra point)
3Q: 04:01 MUR - Jon Crockett 2 run (Jerald Page extra point)
4Q: 10:48 WVA - Riddick Scialabba 5 run (Marlon Cooper extra point)
4Q: 08:52 MUR - Monty Hodel 56 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 WVA - Marlon Cooper 33 field goal
1Q: 01:28 WVA - Riddick Scialabba 1 run (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 11:38 WVA - Andre Thomason 21 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 11:27 MUR - Nathan Mullin 85 kickoff return (Jerald Page extra point)
2Q: 01:30 WVA - Brent Henderson 27 run (Marlon Cooper extra point)
3Q: 04:01 MUR - Jon Crockett 2 run (Jerald Page extra point)
4Q: 10:48 WVA - Riddick Scialabba 5 run (Marlon Cooper extra point)
4Q: 08:52 MUR - Monty Hodel 56 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point)

Team Statistics WVA MUR
Record 13-4 9-8
First Downs 26 17
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 431 308
- Offensive Plays 65 60
- Yards per Play 6.63 5.13
Net Rushing Yards 179 62
- Rushing Attempts 37 24
- Yards per Rush 4.84 2.58
Net Passing Yards 252 246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 0 34 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 252 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 9.00 6.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 2/20 4/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/38 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 5/166
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:16 26:44

Team Statistics	WVA	MUR
Record	13-4	9-8
First Downs	26	17
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	431	308
- Offensive Plays	65	60
- Yards per Play	6.63	5.13
Net Rushing Yards	179	62
- Rushing Attempts	37	24
- Yards per Rush	4.84	2.58
Net Passing Yards	252	246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 0	34 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	252	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	9.00	6.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	2/20	4/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/38	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	5/166
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:16	26:44

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:06	OWN 33	7	51	Field Goal
1	8:24	1:25	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
1	5:00	3:42	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
2	14:09	2:42	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	11:11	3:15	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	3:57	2:42	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
3	11:01	1:37	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
3	3:54	2:26	OWN 39	4	23	Punt
4	14:44	4:04	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
4	8:37	6:58	OWN 15	13	62	Missed FG

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:54	2:30	OWN 41	5	9	Punt
1	6:59	1:59	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
1	1:18	2:09	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
2	7:56	3:59	OWN 21	7	49	Interception
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 25	6	15	Half
3	15:00	3:59	OWN 34	5	3	Punt
3	9:24	5:30	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
3	1:28	1:44	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
4	10:40	2:03	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	1:39	1:39	OWN 30	12	56	Game

Game MVP: Deron Markel, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brent Henderson	19	102	5.37	27	2	1
Riddick Scialabba	13	54	4.15	9	0	2
Terry McNeill	4	18	4.50	10	1	0
Deron Markel	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Willie Osuchowski	19	46	2.42	22	2	0
Jon Crockett	4	12	3.00	7	0	1
Otis Peterson	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Markel	28	20	252	0/0	1	31	0	111.0

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Otis Peterson	34	17	257	2/11	1	56	1	72.8

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Thomason	7	8	132	18.86	56	31	1
WR Bryant Beckner	4	6	30	7.50	7	9	0
WR Jimmy Roberts	2	4	29	14.50	6	19	0
RB Riddick Scialabba	2	3	14	7.00	0	11	0
TE Warren Bauer	2	2	11	5.50	1	8	0
FB Nathan Regalado	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Bart Shepard	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Brent Henderson	1	2	20	20.00	9	20	0
TE Luke DiFazio	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Monty Hodel	5	8	117	23.40	59	56	1
WR Kerry Detsch	5	9	50	10.00	6	16	0
TE Lester Gerhardt	3	7	32	10.67	4	19	0
RB Willie Osuchowski	2	3	27	13.50	19	15	0
WR Nathan Mullin	1	4	20	20.00	3	20	0
WR Derrick McGregor	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harvey Ingle	1	0	0.00	0

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Andrew Kinney	0	0	1	0
Erik Jennings	0	0	1	0
Kevin Stanton	0	0	1	0

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Recov
Otis Peterson	3	1
Quinn Colley	0	1
Rick Evers	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	4	171	42.8	35.8	47	1

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornelius Gepner	5	217	43.4	35.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marlon Cooper	1/2	0/1	0/0	33	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvin Humphrey	4	38	9.5	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nathan Mullin	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Thomason	2	54	27.0	0
Damon Rose	1	11	11.0	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nathan Mullin	5	166	33.2	1

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Otis Davison	5	1	0.0	12	29
S Lenny Snodgrass	4	0	0.0	20	31
DT Erik Jennings	3	1	1.0	16	19
DE Andrew Kinney	3	0	1.0	22	33
CB Christian Jacobs	3	0	0.0	13	22
ILB Eric Binder	3	0	0.0	16	10
OLB Otis Chesnut	3	0	0.0	12	17
DT Todd Warren	3	0	0.0	11	22
S Freddie Adams	2	2	0.0	11	24
OLB Michael Cibella	2	2	0.0	22	24
S Harvey Ingle	2	1	0.0	16	22
ILB Chester Kinsey	2	0	0.0	8	23
DE Barry Mendenhall	2	0	0.0	22	33
CB Kevin Stanton	2	0	0.0	11	14
S J.R. Bradford	1	1	0.0	4	9
DT Gus Hutchins	1	0	0.0	18	18

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ethan Riley	6	5	0.0	33	26
CB Kendall Wilhelm	6	0	0.0	36	23
ILB Andy Barton	5	3	0.0	24	21
OLB Ty Sowers	5	1	0.0	22	19
DT Freddie Whitaker	5	1	0.0	26	20
S Korey Weber	4	2	0.0	25	18
CB Alvin Hambrick	4	0	0.0	18	15
ILB Bernard Bush	3	2	0.0	16	10
DT Earl Gaskins	2	4	0.0	32	26
CB Xavier Healey	2	2	0.0	15	17
CB Riddick Pourdanesh	2	0	0.0	27	18
ILB Leslie Cline	2	0	0.0	13	7
DE Drew Charbonneau	1	1	0.0	19	17
DE Bernard Galloway	1	1	0.0	19	14
DT Al Armanda	1	0	0.0	11	4
CB Jamie Preston	1	0	0.0	12	14
DE Nathan Reinhard	1	0	0.0	23	15
OLB Eric Benson	1	0	0.0	13	5
WR Kerry Detsch	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Luke Wynn	1	0	0.0	5	3
S Glen Stablein	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andrew Kinney	1.0	2	0	33
DT Erik Jennings	1.0	1	2	19
DE Barry Mendenhall	0.0	2	0	33
DT Todd Warren	0.0	2	0	22
ILB Chester Kinsey	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Michael Cibella	0.0	1	0	24
DE Benjamin Flora	0.0	1	0	6

Murfreesboro	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Drew Charbonneau	0.0	0	1	2	17

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Otis Davison	5	0	0	29
CB Christian Jacobs	3	0	0	22
S Lenny Snodgrass	2	1	0	31
CB Kevin Stanton	1	1	0	14
S J.R. Bradford	1	0	0	9
ILB Chester Kinsey	1	0	0	23
DT Erik Jennings	1	0	0	19
ILB Eric Binder	1	0	0	10
OLB Otis Chesnut	1	0	0	17
CB Perry Mincey	1	0	0	24
S Harvey Ingle	0	0	1	22

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ethan Riley	4	0	26
OLB Ty Sowers	3	1	19
CB Kendall Wilhelm	3	1	23
CB Xavier Healey	2	0	17
ILB Leslie Cline	2	0	7
CB Riddick Pourdanesh	1	1	18
ILB Andy Barton	1	0	21
DT Freddie Whitaker	1	0	20
CB Jamie Preston	1	0	14
OLB Eric Benson	1	0	5
DE Bernard Galloway	1	0	14
S Glen Stablein	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
William Hodges	4	11	0	32	20
Julio Grant	3	4	0	36	25
Bucky Shapiro	3	4	0	12	6
Kurt Buhner	3	4	0	17	15
Randy Ellard	2	7	1	27	23
Sammie Lane	1	3	0	10	11
Raymond Rodriguez	1	1	0	30	23
Warren Bauer	0	1	0	16	12
Luke DiFazio	0	1	0	31	21

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Haan	3	5	20	0	22
Bart Nicol	1	3	22	1	32
Rex Rountree	1	3	17	0	26
Jesse Bednarsh	1	3	24	0	35
Rick Evers	1	1	16	0	18
Leo Urbanchek	0	5	10	0	13
Jerald Dacosta	0	1	4	1	14
Quinn Colley	0	1	16	0	27
Bruce Trammell	0	1	7	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Bart Shepard	2	14
Aaron Henry	1	21
Bryant Beckner	1	17
Harvey Ingle	1	6

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Benson	2	24
Dean Felts	2	13
Rick Evers	1	13
Xavier Healey	1	10
Lester Gerhardt	1	8

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Luke DiFazio	31	21	---	---	16	68
Julio Grant	36	25	---	---	6	67
Deron Markel	37	28	---	---	---	65
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	22	33	5	60
Raymond Rodriguez	30	23	---	---	6	59
William Hodges	32	20	---	---	6	58
Andrew Kinney	---	---	22	33	---	55
Bryant Beckner	17	19	---	---	17	53
Randy Ellard	27	23	---	---	1	51
Lenny Snodgrass	---	---	20	31	---	51
Nathan Regalado	21	14	---	---	14	49
Otis Davison	---	---	12	29	8	49
Michael Cibella	---	---	22	24	---	46
Harvey Ingle	---	---	16	22	6	44
Les Wren	21	17	---	---	5	43
Perry Mincey	---	---	17	24	2	43
Chester Kinsey	---	---	8	23	10	41
Erik Jennings	---	---	16	19	5	40
Otis Chesnut	---	---	12	17	11	40
Bart Shepard	13	12	---	---	14	39
Christian Jacobs	---	---	13	22	3	38
Freddie Adams	---	---	11	24	2	37
Jimmy Roberts	22	15	---	---	---	37
Gus Hutchins	---	---	18	18	---	36
Warren Bauer	16	12	---	---	5	33
Todd Warren	---	---	11	22	---	33
Riddick Scialabba	15	17	---	---	---	32
Kurt Buhner	17	15	---	---	---	32
Andre Thomason	15	13	---	---	3	31
Eric Binder	---	---	16	10	5	31
Brent Henderson	19	11	---	---	---	30
Damon Rose	---	---	7	12	8	27
Kevin Stanton	---	---	11	14	2	27
J.R. Bradford	---	---	4	9	13	26
Bucky Shapiro	12	6	---	---	6	24
Terry McNeill	14	5	---	---	2	21
Sammie Lane	10	11	---	---	---	21
Aaron Henry	0	0	---	---	21	21
Alvin Humphrey	2	1	---	---	12	15
Benjamin Flora	---	---	4	6	---	10
Darrell Harnisch	---	---	2	4	3	9
Marlon Cooper	0	0	---	---	8	8
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dale Gaudino	0	0	---	---	2	2
Peter Van Verth	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lester Krauss	0	0	---	---	---	0

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jesse Bednarsh	24	35	---	---	5	64
Lester Gerhardt	19	34	---	---	8	61
Ethan Riley	---	---	33	26	2	61
Otis Peterson	24	36	---	---	---	60
Earl Gaskins	---	---	32	26	1	59
Kendall Wilhelm	---	---	36	23	---	59
Bart Nicol	22	32	---	---	---	54
Monty Hodel	18	28	---	---	6	52
Andy Barton	---	---	24	21	4	49
Willie Osuchowski	20	28	---	---	---	48
Freddie Whitaker	---	---	26	20	1	47
Rick Evers	16	18	---	---	13	47
Tony Haan	20	22	---	---	5	47
Riddick Pourdanesh	---	---	27	18	2	47
Kerry Detsch	17	30	---	---	---	47
Korey Weber	---	---	25	18	2	45
Rex Rountree	17	26	---	---	1	44
Ty Sowers	---	---	22	19	2	43
Quinn Colley	16	27	---	---	---	43
Xavier Healey	---	---	15	17	10	42
Eric Benson	---	---	13	5	24	42
Drew Charbonneau	---	---	19	17	5	41
Jamie Preston	---	---	12	14	15	41
Nathan Reinhard	---	---	23	15	2	40
Alvin Hambrick	---	---	18	15	2	35
Bernard Galloway	---	---	19	14	1	34
Nathan Mullin	10	12	---	---	11	33
Leslie Cline	---	---	13	7	9	29
Levon Parnell	---	---	14	10	5	29
Leo Urbanchek	10	13	---	---	5	28
Bernard Bush	---	---	16	10	2	28
Jon Crockett	4	8	---	---	15	27
Derrick McGregor	3	13	---	---	10	26
Dean Felts	8	3	---	---	13	24
Jerald Dacosta	4	14	---	---	4	22
Bruce Trammell	7	11	---	---	---	18
Al Armanda	---	---	11	4	2	17
Allen Vosicky	1	0	---	---	15	16
Allen Powell	0	1	---	---	13	14
Glen Stablein	---	---	4	6	2	12
Luke Wynn	---	---	5	3	3	11
Stan Garrison	4	5	---	---	2	11
Cornelius Gepner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jerald Page	0	0	---	---	4	4
Greg Anthony	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trevor Markiewicz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	85	6.1
Middle	9	55	6.1
Right	14	39	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	19	46	2.4
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Markel	28	20	4	3	0	4	1	2	0

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Otis Peterson	34	17	3	1	2	2	10	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	137	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	112	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	12	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	82	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	163	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Thomason	8	7	132	3	13
WR Bryant Beckner	6	4	30	0	19
WR Jimmy Roberts	4	2	29	0	15
RB Riddick Scialabba	3	2	14	0	17
TE Warren Bauer	2	2	11	0	12
RB Brent Henderson	2	1	20	1	11
FB Nathan Regalado	1	1	6	0	14
WR Bart Shepard	1	1	10	0	12
TE Luke DiFazio	1	0	0	0	21

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Detsch	9	5	0	50	0	30
WR Monty Hodel	8	5	0	117	2	28
TE Lester Gerhardt	7	3	0	32	0	34
WR Nathan Mullin	4	1	1	20	1	12
RB Willie Osuchowski	3	2	0	27	0	28
WR Derrick McGregor	2	1	1	11	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Riddick Scialabba	5	23	4.60	4.15
Terry McNeill	1	1	1.00	4.50

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Willie Osuchowski	1	1	1.00	2.42
Jon Crockett	1	2	2.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Markel	2	1	7	3.50	9.00

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Otis Peterson	4	0	0	0.00	7.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryant Beckner	1	1	7	7.00	5.00
TE Luke DiFazio	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Murfreesboro	Target	Overall Avg
WR Monty Hodel	1	14.63
RB Willie Osuchowski	1	9.00
TE Lester Gerhardt	1	4.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Terry McNeill	3	2
Riddick Scialabba	2	0
Deron Markel	1	0
Brent Henderson	1	0

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Jon Crockett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Markel	2	2	1

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Otis Peterson	11	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Thomason	1	1	1
TE Warren Bauer	1	1	0

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Detsch	3	1	0
WR Nathan Mullin	2	0	0
WR Monty Hodel	2	1	1
TE Lester Gerhardt	2	1	1
WR Derrick McGregor	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (21,100)
End Zone 14,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (21,100)
End Zone	14,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,000)