Week 5, 2027

played in New Orleans, LA

61 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	3	7	0	10	-	20
New Orleans Demon Deacons	3	17	7	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:04 WVA - Jason Haney 26 field goal
1Q: 01:57 NOS - Corwin Farmer 46 field goal
2Q: 11:17 NOS - Joseph Swinton 1 run (Corwin Farmer extra point)
2Q: 07:38 NOS - Joseph Swinton 5 run (Corwin Farmer extra point)
2Q: 05:18 WVA - Carson Freeman 20 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NOS - Corwin Farmer 37 field goal
3Q: 05:26 NOS - Joseph Swinton 12 run (Corwin Farmer extra point)
4Q: 11:19 WVA - Jason Haney 21 field goal
4Q: 05:03 WVA - Carson Freeman 12 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:04 WVA - Jason Haney 26 field goal
1Q: 01:57 NOS - Corwin Farmer 46 field goal
2Q: 11:17 NOS - Joseph Swinton 1 run (Corwin Farmer extra point)
2Q: 07:38 NOS - Joseph Swinton 5 run (Corwin Farmer extra point)
2Q: 05:18 WVA - Carson Freeman 20 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NOS - Corwin Farmer 37 field goal
3Q: 05:26 NOS - Joseph Swinton 12 run (Corwin Farmer extra point)
4Q: 11:19 WVA - Jason Haney 21 field goal
4Q: 05:03 WVA - Carson Freeman 12 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)

Team Statistics WVA NOS
Record 3-2 3-2
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 328 367
- Offensive Plays 60 64
- Yards per Play 5.47 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 102 163
- Rushing Attempts 24 35
- Yards per Rush 4.25 4.66
Net Passing Yards 226 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 0 28 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 234 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.28 7.03
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 4/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 4/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:55 33:05

Team Statistics	WVA	NOS
Record	3-2	3-2
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	328	367
- Offensive Plays	60	64
- Yards per Play	5.47	5.73
Net Rushing Yards	102	163
- Rushing Attempts	24	35
- Yards per Rush	4.25	4.66
Net Passing Yards	226	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 0	28 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	234	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.28	7.03
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	4/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	4/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:55	33:05

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:01	OWN 20	15	71	Field Goal
1	1:51	2:01	OWN 20	5	46	Fumble
2	13:17	0:46	OWN 22	2	3	Fumble
2	11:08	1:05	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	7:30	2:27	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
2	2:35	1:34	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	12:09	1:46	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
3	5:18	1:15	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
3	1:44	1:24	OWN 3	3	5	Punt
3	0:20	4:06	OWN 42	8	54	Field Goal
4	6:07	1:10	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
4	2:10	0:59	OWN 17	5	13	Downs

New Orleans Demon Deacons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:59	5:08	OWN 29	9	42	Field Goal
2	14:50	1:33	OWN 38	4	15	Interception
2	12:31	1:23	OPP 18	3	18	Touchdown
2	10:03	2:33	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
2	5:03	2:28	OWN 20	5	7	Punt
2	1:01	0:57	OWN 30	5	50	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:51	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
3	10:23	5:05	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
3	4:03	2:19	OWN 21	5	26	Punt
4	11:14	5:07	OWN 20	8	53	Missed FG
4	4:57	2:47	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 30	2	12	Game

Game MVP: Joseph Swinton, New Orleans Demon Deacons

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
D.J. Wolf	18	93	5.17	17	3
Jeff Meyer	5	1	0.20	13	1
Thomas Burgess	1	8	8.00	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joseph Swinton	22	107	4.86	13	3	3
Horace Bergmann	9	40	4.44	14	1	0
Jake Newsome	3	17	5.67	11	1	0
Steven Howard	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	34	23	234	2/8	2	40	0	106.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Newsome	28	20	209	1/5	0	39	1	77.8

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB D.J. Wolf	7	8	40	5.71	23	28	0
WR Andrew Perrotta	6	10	79	13.17	26	20	0
WR Carson Freeman	6	8	63	10.50	25	20	2
TE Kelly Pollack	2	2	49	24.50	30	40	0
TE Omar Shepard	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Rodney Moyer	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Harold Barber	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Steven Howard	6	7	68	11.33	62	31
RB Joseph Swinton	3	4	30	10.00	26	26
TE Todd Dixon	3	6	56	18.67	33	39
WR Ellis Thomason	3	5	6	2.00	2	10
WR Martin Posante	3	3	35	11.67	8	13
WR Rich Devine	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
RB Horace Bergmann	1	2	1	1.00	0	1

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bernard Weisz	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thomas Burgess	1	0	0
Andrew Perrotta	1	0	0
Andres Ogden	0	1	0
Weston Reed	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Junior Harrison	1	0	0
Edgar Duran	0	1	0
Lorenzo Carr	0	1	0
Rondell Whiting	0	0	1
Calvin Miller	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny Bullock	5	213	42.6	36.6	49	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	4	197	49.3	49.5	58	2

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Haney	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corwin Farmer	2/3	1/2	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Freeman	1	-1	-1.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Harrison	4	30	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Barber	2	57	28.5	0
J.J. Gilmore	1	21	21.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Huntley	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mike Porter	9	0	0.0	33	28
ILB Dominic Buchanan	6	2	0.0	15	12
S Weston Reed	5	1	0.0	35	29
OLB Cary Turner	4	2	0.5	18	15
DE Charles Tatum	4	2	0.0	27	21
OLB Brandon Grady	4	2	0.0	20	16
S Dwight Donovan	4	1	0.0	25	20
DT Mario Bell	3	1	0.0	28	22
DE Bert Vos	3	1	0.0	24	15
S Levon Leak	2	1	0.0	19	18
CB Albert Griffith	2	0	0.0	9	7
ILB Dale Gadrinab	2	0	0.0	19	17
DE J.B. Young	1	1	0.5	14	14
DE Jonathan Fehr	1	2	0.0	25	21
OLB Karl Walendy	1	1	0.0	8	8
QB Thomas Burgess	1	0	---	---	---
G Andres Ogden	1	0	---	---	---
DT Eddie Robinson	0	1	0.0	13	16
ILB Logan Bradford	0	1	0.0	5	2

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Soriano	6	2	0.0	23	36
OLB Chester Pray	6	0	0.0	17	30
S Cory Yates	4	5	0.0	24	33
ILB Lorenzo Carr	4	2	0.0	23	33
CB Louis Neasman	4	0	0.0	22	31
CB Hugh Vance	4	0	0.0	5	4
DE Calvin Miller	3	0	1.0	19	29
DT Herb Vega	3	2	0.0	19	23
DT Santiago Marshall	3	1	0.0	14	30
DE Edgar Duran	2	1	1.0	21	34
CB Rondell Whiting	2	2	0.0	19	32
CB Josue Samuels	2	0	0.0	23	36
OLB Craig Pearson	1	0	0.0	4	4
FB Steven Howard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chris Hoying	1	0	0.0	5	7
S Jermaine Lotter	1	0	0.0	4	8
DE Chris Matthews	0	3	0.0	5	15

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE J.B. Young	0.5	0	14
OLB Cary Turner	0.5	0	15
DE Charles Tatum	0.0	1	21
DT Mario Bell	0.0	1	22
DE Bert Vos	0.0	1	15

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Calvin Miller	1.0	0	1	29
DE Edgar Duran	1.0	0	1	34
OLB Chester Pray	0.0	1	0	30
S Alvin Soriano	0.0	0	1	36
DT Herb Vega	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Porter	5	0	0	28
ILB Dominic Buchanan	3	0	0	12
S Weston Reed	3	0	0	29
OLB Brandon Grady	2	0	0	16
ILB Dale Gadrinab	1	1	0	17
CB Bernard Weisz	1	0	1	29
S Dwight Donovan	1	0	0	20
DE Charles Tatum	1	0	0	21
S Levon Leak	1	0	0	18
CB Albert Griffith	1	0	0	7
OLB Karl Walendy	1	0	0	8

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Louis Neasman	4	0	31
S Alvin Soriano	3	0	36
CB Rondell Whiting	3	0	32
OLB Chester Pray	3	0	30
ILB Lorenzo Carr	2	1	33
CB Josue Samuels	2	1	36
S Jermaine Lotter	2	0	8
CB Hugh Vance	1	1	4
S Cory Yates	1	0	33
OLB Craig Pearson	1	0	4
DT Santiago Marshall	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alvin Canidate	3	4	24	0	36
Percy Crane	2	6	24	0	36
Gene Dean	2	3	24	2	36
Willie McWilliams	1	4	24	0	36
Andres Ogden	1	4	24	0	36
Rodney Moyer	1	2	18	0	20

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Troy Grider	4	4	0	35	1	29
Arnold Bucy	3	6	0	35	0	29
Harris Vranjen	2	5	1	35	0	29
Todd Dixon	2	5	0	32	0	29
J.J. Montgomery	1	4	0	35	0	29
Steven Howard	1	3	0	24	0	20
Albert Pelissier	0	4	0	35	0	29
Clifton Carlisle	0	1	0	9	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Logan Bradford	2	16
Weston Reed	2	12
Kenny Drake	1	16
Bernard Weisz	1	14

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Kemp	1	24
Joey Benoot	1	23
Clifton Carlisle	1	18
Mike Huntley	1	11
Horace Bergmann	1	10

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernard Weisz	---	---	35	29	14	78
Weston Reed	---	---	35	29	12	76
Andres Ogden	24	36	---	---	7	67
Mike Porter	---	---	33	28	3	64
Carson Freeman	19	27	---	---	17	63
Percy Crane	24	36	---	---	---	60
Thomas Burgess	24	36	---	---	---	60
Willie McWilliams	24	36	---	---	---	60
Gene Dean	24	36	---	---	---	60
Alvin Canidate	24	36	---	---	---	60
Dwight Donovan	---	---	25	20	13	58
Jonathan Fehr	---	---	25	21	6	52
Mario Bell	---	---	28	22	1	51
Charles Tatum	---	---	27	21	2	50
D.J. Wolf	19	31	---	---	---	50
Rodney Moyer	18	20	---	---	12	50
Andrew Perrotta	20	28	---	---	---	48
Harold Barber	12	20	---	---	11	43
Bert Vos	---	---	24	15	4	43
Omar Shepard	17	19	---	---	4	40
Dominic Buchanan	---	---	15	12	12	39
Levon Leak	---	---	19	18	2	39
Dale Gadrinab	---	---	19	17	3	39
Brandon Grady	---	---	20	16	1	37
Cary Turner	---	---	18	15	3	36
J.B. Young	---	---	14	14	6	34
Jeff Meyer	5	4	---	---	22	31
Eddie Robinson	---	---	13	16	2	31
J.J. Gilmore	---	---	12	9	7	28
Karl Walendy	---	---	8	8	11	27
Kelly Pollack	7	12	---	---	7	26
Kenny Drake	0	8	---	---	16	24
Logan Bradford	---	---	5	2	16	23
Albert Griffith	---	---	9	7	5	21
Tom Grier	1	9	---	---	10	20
Jason Haney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shannon Bonnette	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jesse Bingaman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vinny Bullock	0	0	---	---	7	7
Renaldo Babin	0	0	---	---	7	7
Caiden Gallop	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mo Osborne	2	2	---	---	1	5
Morris Comella	---	---	1	0	3	4
Arnold Coles	0	0	---	---	---	0
Horace Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Corey Duff	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Vranjen	35	29	---	---	7	71
Todd Dixon	32	29	---	---	5	66
Louis Neasman	---	---	22	31	13	66
Arnold Bucy	35	29	---	---	---	64
Troy Grider	35	29	---	---	---	64
Jake Newsome	35	29	---	---	---	64
J.J. Montgomery	35	29	---	---	---	64
Albert Pelissier	35	29	---	---	---	64
Alvin Soriano	---	---	23	36	3	62
Steven Howard	24	20	---	---	17	61
Josue Samuels	---	---	23	36	2	61
Cory Yates	---	---	24	33	2	59
Lorenzo Carr	---	---	23	33	2	58
Ellis Thomason	29	23	---	---	5	57
Edgar Duran	---	---	21	34	2	57
Rondell Whiting	---	---	19	32	2	53
Martin Posante	26	24	---	---	1	51
Calvin Miller	---	---	19	29	2	50
Chester Pray	---	---	17	30	2	49
Joseph Swinton	24	22	---	---	1	47
Santiago Marshall	---	---	14	30	3	47
Herb Vega	---	---	19	23	2	44
Neal Kemp	---	---	7	6	24	37
Rich Devine	12	10	---	---	9	31
Clifton Carlisle	9	3	---	---	18	30
Joey Benoot	2	3	---	---	23	28
Horace Bergmann	11	7	---	---	10	28
Jermaine Lotter	---	---	4	8	15	27
Chris Matthews	---	---	5	15	4	24
Mike Huntley	6	4	---	---	11	21
Hugh Vance	---	---	5	4	10	19
Junior Harrison	0	0	---	---	19	19
Carl Elston	---	---	2	3	11	16
Chris Hoying	---	---	5	7	1	13
Andy Linthicum	---	---	5	2	5	12
Corwin Farmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Craig Pearson	---	---	4	4	---	8
Patrick Shelton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harry Prior	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jonathan Mooney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Javier Henry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cornelius Blake	---	---	3	0	---	3
Cris Rivera	0	0	---	---	3	3
Norman Chryplewicz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Melvin Robson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	17	83	4.9
Right	3	3	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	52	5.2
Middle	16	88	5.5
Right	8	25	3.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	34	23	4	1	2	3	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Newsome	28	20	4	1	2	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-2	-0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	123	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	93	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	10	88	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	68	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	53	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andrew Perrotta	10	6	0	79	1	28
RB D.J. Wolf	8	7	1	40	1	31
WR Carson Freeman	8	6	0	63	1	27
WR Harold Barber	3	0	0	0	0	20
TE Kelly Pollack	2	2	0	49	1	12
FB Rodney Moyer	2	1	1	-1	0	20
TE Omar Shepard	1	1	0	4	0	19

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Steven Howard	7	6	0	68	2	20
TE Todd Dixon	6	3	0	56	1	29
WR Ellis Thomason	5	3	1	6	0	23
RB Joseph Swinton	4	3	1	30	1	22
WR Martin Posante	3	3	0	35	0	24
RB Horace Bergmann	2	1	0	1	0	7
WR Rich Devine	1	1	0	13	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. Wolf	2	13	6.50	5.17
Jeff Meyer	1	-2	-2.00	0.20

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joseph Swinton	5	30	6.00	4.86
Jake Newsome	1	-2	-2.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	8	4	31	3.88	6.88

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Newsome	2	1	10	5.00	7.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carson Freeman	4	2	32	8.00	7.88
RB D.J. Wolf	2	1	0	0.00	5.00
WR Andrew Perrotta	1	0	0	0.00	7.90
FB Rodney Moyer	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Joseph Swinton	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Ellis Thomason	1	1	10	10.00	1.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Meyer	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Horace Bergmann	3	1
Joseph Swinton	2	1
Jake Newsome	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	9	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Newsome	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carson Freeman	3	2	1
WR Harold Barber	2	0	0
WR Andrew Perrotta	2	1	1
RB D.J. Wolf	2	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Joseph Swinton	1	1	0
TE Todd Dixon	1	1	1
WR Martin Posante	1	1	1
FB Steven Howard	1	1	1
RB Horace Bergmann	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,800 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (19,000)
End Zone 11,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (12,100)
Club Seats 11,100 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,800 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (19,000)
End Zone	11,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (12,100)
Club Seats	11,100 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,500)