Conference Finals, 2028

played in Murfreesboro, TN

45 degrees, fair, calm

West Virginia Beasts	3	10	0	14	-	27
Murfreesboro Mules	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 WVA - Jason Haney 29 field goal
2Q: 14:30 MUR - Bernard Bush 44 field goal
2Q: 03:05 WVA - D.J. Wolf 73 run (Jason Haney extra point)
2Q: 00:03 WVA - Jason Haney 19 field goal
3Q: 11:59 MUR - Bernard Bush 44 field goal
4Q: 11:59 WVA - Andrew Perrotta 3 run (Jason Haney extra point)
4Q: 02:20 WVA - Mike Porter 12 interception return (Jason Haney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 WVA - Jason Haney 29 field goal
2Q: 14:30 MUR - Bernard Bush 44 field goal
2Q: 03:05 WVA - D.J. Wolf 73 run (Jason Haney extra point)
2Q: 00:03 WVA - Jason Haney 19 field goal
3Q: 11:59 MUR - Bernard Bush 44 field goal
4Q: 11:59 WVA - Andrew Perrotta 3 run (Jason Haney extra point)
4Q: 02:20 WVA - Mike Porter 12 interception return (Jason Haney extra point)

Team Statistics WVA MUR
Record 13-6 14-4
First Downs 16 11
- by Rushing 4 0
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 367 256
- Offensive Plays 68 65
- Yards per Play 5.40 3.94
Net Rushing Yards 160 33
- Rushing Attempts 27 18
- Yards per Rush 5.93 1.83
Net Passing Yards 207 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 23 - 0 44 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 217 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/10 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.05 4.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 1/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 7/56 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 5/47 5/59
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:02 28:58

Team Statistics	WVA	MUR
Record	13-6	14-4
First Downs	16	11
- by Rushing	4	0
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	367	256
- Offensive Plays	68	65
- Yards per Play	5.40	3.94
Net Rushing Yards	160	33
- Rushing Attempts	27	18
- Yards per Rush	5.93	1.83
Net Passing Yards	207	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 23 - 0	44 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	217	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/10	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.05	4.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	1/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	7/56	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	5/47	5/59
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:02	28:58

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:26	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	13:34	0:29	50	3	0	Punt
1	11:17	2:19	OWN 38	6	50	Field Goal
1	6:23	1:57	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
1	2:34	1:51	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
2	14:23	1:33	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
2	11:07	1:08	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
2	8:02	1:25	OWN 11	4	14	Punt
2	3:59	1:12	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 41	7	57	Field Goal
3	11:52	1:41	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	8:33	2:16	OWN 22	5	19	Fumble
3	4:07	7:18	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	9:41	3:27	OWN 31	5	16	Punt
4	3:33	1:13	OPP 48	3	7	Punt

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	1:48	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	8:58	2:35	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
1	4:26	1:52	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
1	0:43	1:20	OPP 32	3	5	Field Goal
2	12:50	1:43	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
2	9:59	1:57	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
2	6:37	2:38	OWN 41	5	18	Punt
2	2:47	1:17	OWN 45	5	21	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:08	OWN 20	5	53	Field Goal
3	10:11	1:38	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
3	6:17	2:10	OPP 41	5	34	Interception
4	11:49	2:08	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	6:14	2:41	OWN 20	11	28	Downs
4	2:20	0:10	OWN 2	1	0	Interception
4	2:10	2:10	OWN 20	9	68	Downs

Game MVP: Mike Porter, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
D.J. Wolf	21	136	6.48	73	1	1
Thomas Burgess	2	9	4.50	5	0	0
Mo Osborne	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Andrew Perrotta	1	3	3.00	3	0	1
Rodney Moyer	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Ray Farr	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bubba Hiatt	10	22	2.20	10	1
Malcolm Rayburn	4	-13	-3.25	-2	0
Billy Troutman	3	27	9.00	14	1
Peter Bruener	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	40	23	217	1/10	0	21	0	72.6

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Troutman	44	23	241	3/18	0	46	2	49.5

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carson Freeman	10	14	103	10.30	22	21
RB D.J. Wolf	5	8	40	8.00	21	21
WR Andrew Perrotta	3	6	36	12.00	7	19
TE Kenny Drake	2	3	25	12.50	0	16
RB Mo Osborne	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Horace Huntley	1	5	4	4.00	2	4
FB Rodney Moyer	1	3	3	3.00	4	3

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Frankie Shields	6	11	76	12.67	36	46
WR Kerry Detsch	5	9	63	12.60	25	23
RB Malcolm Rayburn	4	6	36	9.00	26	29
TE Jay Bouse	3	5	22	7.33	0	11
WR Ted Torres	2	4	29	14.50	0	18
FB Peter Bruener	2	2	11	5.50	10	13
RB Bubba Hiatt	1	1	4	4.00	4	4
WR Derek Curtis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Tyrus Lee	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Porter	2	12	6.00	1

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thomas Burgess	1	0	0
Bert Correa	0	1	0
Daniel Gibson	0	0	1

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Shields	1	0	0
Deone Dorff	0	1	0
Chester Heath	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny Bullock	10	428	42.8	32.9	53	1

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Totten	8	387	48.4	42.5	61	5

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Haney	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Murfreesboro	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Bush	2/3	2/3	0/1	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Freeman	5	47	9.4	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Shields	5	59	11.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Emley	1	15	15.0	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Lee	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mickey Bierria	6	2	0.0	18	47
CB Bernard Weisz	6	2	0.0	18	47
OLB Jimmy Newhart	6	1	0.0	11	36
DT Corwin Wolflick	4	1	1.0	13	42
ILB Logan Bradford	4	1	1.0	18	36
CB Albert Griffith	4	0	0.0	8	32
DT Mario Bell	3	0	1.0	12	29
CB Mike Porter	3	2	0.0	18	47
OLB Michael Castleberry	2	2	0.0	8	9
DT Donnell Weston	2	0	0.0	9	8
S Chester Emley	1	1	0.0	18	45
DE Jonathan Fehr	1	0	0.0	14	32
S Levon Leak	1	0	0.0	2	19
ILB Bert Correa	1	0	0.0	7	14
DE Charles Tatum	0	1	0.0	4	15

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luis Davison	11	2	0.0	27	41
DE Bucky Mattingly	5	1	0.5	23	36
S Jermaine Swift	5	2	0.0	25	27
CB Caden Henley	3	2	0.0	27	41
DT Brock Osborne	3	1	0.0	13	5
S Mack Zeppelin	3	1	0.0	22	28
CB Abel Hankton	3	1	0.0	7	23
OLB Donnell Reed	3	0	0.0	6	12
CB Chester Heath	2	5	0.0	27	40
OLB Ken Hilton	2	0	0.0	21	29
S Roderick Adams	2	0	0.0	0	2
OLB Zander Writer	1	2	0.5	19	14
S Ethan Riley	1	1	0.0	7	27
QB Billy Troutman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Trevor Austen	1	0	0.0	12	15
DE Deone Dorff	1	0	0.0	14	19
DE Edgar Lutzen	1	0	0.0	9	16
DE Frankie Wheeler	0	1	0.0	14	7
DE Perry Webster	0	1	0.0	6	26
DT Barry Cline	0	1	0.0	11	8

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Corwin Wolflick	1.0	1	1	42
DT Mario Bell	1.0	1	0	29
ILB Logan Bradford	1.0	0	0	36
DE Bert Vos	0.0	1	2	31
DE Jonathan Fehr	0.0	1	1	32
DE J.B. Young	0.0	1	0	16
DE Charles Tatum	0.0	0	1	15

Murfreesboro	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bucky Mattingly	0.5	1	1	0	36
OLB Zander Writer	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Perry Webster	0.0	0	2	2	26
DE Deone Dorff	0.0	0	2	0	19
DE Frankie Wheeler	0.0	0	1	1	7
DE Glen Abrams	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Brock Osborne	0.0	0	1	0	5
OLB Ken Hilton	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jimmy Newhart	6	1	0	36
CB Bernard Weisz	4	2	0	47
S Mickey Bierria	4	0	0	47
CB Albert Griffith	4	0	0	32
ILB Logan Bradford	2	2	0	36
CB Mike Porter	1	1	2	47
S Levon Leak	1	0	0	19
DT Mario Bell	1	0	0	29

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Luis Davison	6	0	41
CB Caden Henley	4	0	41
OLB Donnell Reed	3	0	12
S Roderick Adams	2	0	2
S Jermaine Swift	2	0	27
CB Abel Hankton	2	0	23
CB Chester Heath	1	1	40
OLB Ken Hilton	1	1	29
S Ethan Riley	1	0	27
S Mack Zeppelin	1	0	28
DE Bucky Mattingly	0	1	36
OLB Zander Writer	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alvin Canidate	3	8	27	0	41
Percy Crane	2	4	27	0	41
Willie McWilliams	2	4	27	0	41
Carlos Mears	1	4	27	1	41
Kenny Drake	1	1	25	0	29
Andres Ogden	0	4	27	0	41

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lenny Namnath	1	4	18	1	46
Hardy Mason	0	3	18	0	45
Glen Nutile	0	3	18	0	41
Tyrone Joyner	0	3	18	0	38
Peter Bruener	0	1	13	0	26
Jay Bouse	0	1	11	0	20
Gino Copeland	0	0	18	2	47

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Gibson	2	20
Bert Correa	1	27
Rodney Moyer	1	16
Jesse Bingaman	1	12
Bernard Weisz	1	11
Mo Osborne	1	1

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Victor Schreiner	3	19
Joey Podmore	2	11
Morris Hickman	1	11

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carson Freeman	23	39	---	---	18	80
Andres Ogden	27	41	---	---	12	80
Bernard Weisz	---	---	18	47	11	76
Chester Emley	---	---	18	45	6	69
Mike Porter	---	---	18	47	4	69
Carlos Mears	27	41	---	---	---	68
Percy Crane	27	41	---	---	---	68
Mickey Bierria	---	---	18	47	3	68
Thomas Burgess	27	41	---	---	---	68
Willie McWilliams	27	41	---	---	---	68
Alvin Canidate	27	41	---	---	---	68
Albert Griffith	---	---	8	32	26	66
Rodney Moyer	21	27	---	---	16	64
Kenny Drake	25	29	---	---	9	63
Corwin Wolflick	---	---	13	42	4	59
D.J. Wolf	25	31	---	---	3	59
Logan Bradford	---	---	18	36	2	56
Andrew Perrotta	23	32	---	---	---	55
Jonathan Fehr	---	---	14	32	5	51
Jimmy Newhart	---	---	11	36	4	51
Bert Correa	---	---	7	14	27	48
Bert Vos	---	---	11	31	5	47
Mario Bell	---	---	12	29	1	42
Horace Huntley	9	24	---	---	7	40
Ray Farr	1	5	---	---	28	34
Levon Leak	---	---	2	19	11	32
Omar Shepard	3	10	---	---	17	30
J.B. Young	---	---	7	16	5	28
Charles Tatum	---	---	4	15	7	26
Donnell Weston	---	---	9	8	5	22
Daniel Gibson	0	0	---	---	20	20
Tom Grier	3	6	---	---	9	18
Michael Castleberry	---	---	8	9	---	17
Dale Gadrinab	---	---	2	10	1	13
Hunter Pingeton	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jesse Bingaman	0	0	---	---	12	12
Vinny Bullock	0	0	---	---	12	12
Renaldo Babin	0	0	---	---	12	12
Caiden Gallop	0	0	---	---	12	12
Maximus Greenberg	---	---	0	2	7	9
Jason Haney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mo Osborne	2	2	---	---	1	5
Corey Duff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Malachi Kramer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Al Vanderclute	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bryan Linthicum	---	---	0	0	---	0

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gino Copeland	18	47	---	---	11	76
Luis Davison	---	---	27	41	2	70
Caden Henley	---	---	27	41	2	70
Chester Heath	---	---	27	40	2	69
Billy Troutman	18	47	---	---	3	68
Tyrone Joyner	18	38	---	---	11	67
Lenny Namnath	18	46	---	---	---	64
Hardy Mason	18	45	---	---	---	63
Bucky Mattingly	---	---	23	36	3	62
Frankie Shields	14	34	---	---	11	59
Glen Nutile	18	41	---	---	---	59
Peter Bruener	13	26	---	---	19	58
Kerry Detsch	18	38	---	---	1	57
Jermaine Swift	---	---	25	27	2	54
Ethan Riley	---	---	7	27	19	53
Ken Hilton	---	---	21	29	3	53
Bubba Hiatt	11	20	---	---	21	52
Mack Zeppelin	---	---	22	28	1	51
Wally McIntyre	---	---	2	17	28	47
Jay Bouse	11	20	---	---	15	46
Donnell Reed	---	---	6	12	23	41
Tyrus Lee	9	26	---	---	5	40
Deone Dorff	---	---	14	19	6	39
Zander Writer	---	---	19	14	6	39
Ted Torres	3	18	---	---	15	36
Jesse Dosoo	4	12	---	---	19	35
Abel Hankton	---	---	7	23	5	35
Perry Webster	---	---	6	26	1	33
Malcolm Rayburn	6	27	---	---	---	33
Frankie Wheeler	---	---	14	7	8	29
Trevor Austen	---	---	12	15	2	29
Barry Cline	---	---	11	8	9	28
Victor Schreiner	1	6	---	---	19	26
Edgar Lutzen	---	---	9	16	1	26
Glen Abrams	---	---	4	18	2	24
Derek Curtis	0	8	---	---	12	20
Morris Hickman	0	9	---	---	11	20
Joey Podmore	0	9	---	---	11	20
Brock Osborne	---	---	13	5	1	19
Edward Hess	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rick Totten	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bernard Bush	0	0	---	---	6	6
Roderick Adams	---	---	0	2	3	5
Juan Kane	---	---	1	0	3	4
Perry Porter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Rohr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	111	8.5
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	-2	-0.3
Middle	8	28	3.5
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	40	23	3	2	2	4	8	4	0

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Troutman	44	23	4	0	3	6	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	66	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	100	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	19	3.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	50	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	50	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	123	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carson Freeman	14	10	0	103	2	39
RB D.J. Wolf	8	5	1	40	1	31
WR Andrew Perrotta	6	3	1	36	0	32
WR Horace Huntley	5	1	0	4	0	24
FB Rodney Moyer	3	1	0	3	0	27
TE Kenny Drake	3	2	0	25	0	29
RB Mo Osborne	1	1	0	6	0	2

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frankie Shields	11	6	0	76	1	34
WR Kerry Detsch	9	5	2	63	2	38
RB Malcolm Rayburn	6	4	0	36	1	27
TE Jay Bouse	5	3	0	22	0	20
WR Tyrus Lee	4	0	0	0	0	26
WR Ted Torres	4	2	1	29	0	18
WR Derek Curtis	2	0	0	0	0	8
FB Peter Bruener	2	2	0	11	0	26
RB Bubba Hiatt	1	1	0	4	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. Wolf	3	12	4.00	6.48
Andrew Perrotta	1	3	3.00	3.00

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bubba Hiatt	1	-2	-2.00	2.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	3	3	16	5.33	5.43

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Troutman	7	2	19	2.71	5.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carson Freeman	2	2	7	3.50	7.36
RB D.J. Wolf	1	1	9	9.00	5.00

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kerry Detsch	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Frankie Shields	1	0	0	0.00	6.91
WR Derek Curtis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tyrus Lee	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Peter Bruener	1	1	13	13.00	5.50
TE Jay Bouse	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
RB Malcolm Rayburn	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
D.J. Wolf	3	0
Mo Osborne	1	1

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Troutman	1	0
Peter Bruener	1	0
Malcolm Rayburn	1	0
Bubba Hiatt	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	13	9	5

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Troutman	10	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carson Freeman	7	5	3
WR Andrew Perrotta	2	2	1
RB D.J. Wolf	2	1	0
RB Mo Osborne	1	1	1
WR Horace Huntley	1	0	0

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frankie Shields	4	2	0
WR Tyrus Lee	3	0	0
RB Malcolm Rayburn	2	1	1
TE Jay Bouse	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,500)
End Zone 14,000 (14,000)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (12,400)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,500 (5,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,500)
End Zone	14,000 (14,000)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (12,400)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,500 (5,500)