Week 3, 2034

played in Murfreesboro, TN

55 degrees, fair, calm

West Virginia Beasts	0	16	14	0	-	30
Murfreesboro Mules	10	3	10	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 MUR - Carlton Rose 33 run (Colin Backer extra point)
1Q: 01:49 MUR - Colin Backer 19 field goal
2Q: 12:44 WVA - Ivan Blake 42 field goal
2Q: 08:50 MUR - Colin Backer 40 field goal
2Q: 04:09 WVA - Tyrus Goodwin 14 pass from Thomas Burgess (Ivan Blake extra point failed)
2Q: 00:53 WVA - Carson Freeman 34 pass from Thomas Burgess (Ivan Blake extra point)
3Q: 09:55 WVA - Carson Freeman 2 pass from Thomas Burgess (Ivan Blake extra point)
3Q: 06:35 WVA - Cameron Meraz 9 pass from Thomas Burgess (Ivan Blake extra point)
3Q: 03:19 MUR - Colin Backer 32 field goal
3Q: 00:27 MUR - Sean Sparrow 31 pass from Gabe Patterson (Colin Backer extra point)
4Q: 09:02 MUR - Colin Backer 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 MUR - Carlton Rose 33 run (Colin Backer extra point)
1Q: 01:49 MUR - Colin Backer 19 field goal
2Q: 12:44 WVA - Ivan Blake 42 field goal
2Q: 08:50 MUR - Colin Backer 40 field goal
2Q: 04:09 WVA - Tyrus Goodwin 14 pass from Thomas Burgess (Ivan Blake extra point failed)
2Q: 00:53 WVA - Carson Freeman 34 pass from Thomas Burgess (Ivan Blake extra point)
3Q: 09:55 WVA - Carson Freeman 2 pass from Thomas Burgess (Ivan Blake extra point)
3Q: 06:35 WVA - Cameron Meraz 9 pass from Thomas Burgess (Ivan Blake extra point)
3Q: 03:19 MUR - Colin Backer 32 field goal
3Q: 00:27 MUR - Sean Sparrow 31 pass from Gabe Patterson (Colin Backer extra point)
4Q: 09:02 MUR - Colin Backer 27 field goal

Team Statistics WVA MUR
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 15 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 383 420
- Offensive Plays 63 73
- Yards per Play 6.08 5.75
Net Rushing Yards 82 103
- Rushing Attempts 23 28
- Yards per Rush 3.57 3.68
Net Passing Yards 301 317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 1 41 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 310 334
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 4/17
- Yards per Pass Play 7.53 7.04
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/20 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 5/115 3/83
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 37
Time of Possession 27:28 32:32

Team Statistics	WVA	MUR
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	15	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	383	420
- Offensive Plays	63	73
- Yards per Play	6.08	5.75
Net Rushing Yards	82	103
- Rushing Attempts	23	28
- Yards per Rush	3.57	3.68
Net Passing Yards	301	317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 1	41 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	310	334
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	4/17
- Yards per Pass Play	7.53	7.04
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/20	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	5/115	3/83
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 37
Time of Possession	27:28	32:32

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	3:12	OWN 29	5	18	Punt
1	4:03	0:06	OWN 20	1	1	Fumble
1	1:43	4:05	OWN 32	6	43	Field Goal
2	8:45	4:43	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
2	1:31	0:53	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:11	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	8:35	2:09	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
3	3:14	2:21	OWN 28	4	20	Interception
3	0:13	1:52	OWN 41	6	25	Missed FG
4	8:57	1:15	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	4:57	2:51	OWN 4	6	19	Punt
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 11	1	-2	Game

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
1	7:59	3:56	OWN 20	9	38	Punt
1	3:57	2:14	OPP 21	6	19	Field Goal
2	12:38	3:53	OWN 20	6	57	Field Goal
2	4:02	2:31	OWN 20	7	24	Fumble
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 32	4	18	Half
3	9:49	1:14	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	6:26	3:12	OWN 27	8	58	Field Goal
3	0:53	0:40	OPP 27	2	27	Touchdown
4	13:21	4:24	OWN 41	8	49	Field Goal
4	7:42	2:45	OWN 42	6	8	Punt
4	2:06	2:01	OWN 42	8	47	Downs

Game MVP: Thomas Burgess, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Lofton	15	39	2.60	13	1
Karl Sellers	5	41	8.20	35	1
Thomas Burgess	3	2	0.67	3	0

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Luis Thomason	14	13	0.93	11	1	0
Gabe Patterson	8	33	4.13	13	1	0
Carlton Rose	4	41	10.25	33	1	1
Randall Brooks	2	16	8.00	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	38	25	310	2/9	4	44	1	115.0

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gabe Patterson	41	27	334	4/17	1	40	0	99.0

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tyrus Goodwin	7	9	83	11.86	18	17	1
WR Carson Freeman	5	9	67	13.40	25	34	2
WR Andrew Perrotta	4	10	84	21.00	54	44	0
FB Bryan Stropka	4	4	17	4.25	4	9	0
TE Irv Snyder	2	2	12	6.00	2	7	0
TE Donte Hutton	2	2	38	19.00	26	31	0
WR Cameron Meraz	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	1
RB Karl Sellers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sean Sparrow	11	16	137	12.45	85	31	1
FB Luis Thomason	6	7	43	7.17	17	16	0
WR Francisco Strong	5	9	93	18.60	25	40	0
TE Jay Bouse	2	3	27	13.50	3	14	0
WR Darien Palmer	2	4	23	11.50	1	15	0
WR Walter Malone	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Devon Finley	1	24	24.00	0

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Walter Lofton	1	0	0
Harvey Oliver	0	1	0
Corwin Wolflick	0	0	1
Mike Porter	0	0	1

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gabe Patterson	1	0	0
Sean Sparrow	1	0	0
Luis Thomason	0	1	0
Otis Mow	0	1	0
Devon Finley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny Bullock	3	137	45.7	35.0	53	0

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Bishop	3	134	44.7	33.3	46	1

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ivan Blake	1/2	1/2	0/1	42	3/4

Murfreesboro	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Colin Backer	4/4	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Freeman	1	14	14.0	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Avery Adachi	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cameron Meraz	4	90	22.5	0
Ralph Raisor	1	25	25.0	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Sparrow	3	83	27.7	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Irv Foreman	8	2	0.5	24	35
ILB Logan Bradford	8	3	0.0	26	41
CB Burt Van Pelt	8	1	0.0	20	36
S Weston Reed	7	1	0.0	27	45
S Ralph Raisor	5	3	0.5	27	45
CB Bernard Weisz	4	1	0.0	25	40
CB Mike Porter	4	1	0.0	27	43
DT Doug Bonham	3	2	0.0	20	21
S Jackie Bookout	3	0	0.0	4	15
DE Byron Protokowicz	2	3	0.5	28	45
CB Marty Hodges	2	0	0.0	4	7
DT Corwin Wolflick	1	0	1.0	5	9
DE DeAndre Ackerman	1	0	1.0	22	30
DE Jermaine Schau	1	0	0.5	6	15
WR Andrew Perrotta	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tracy Bostic	1	0	0.0	7	8
DT Harvey Oliver	0	1	0.0	22	36

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devon Finley	9	0	0.0	23	40
CB Avery Adachi	4	1	0.0	23	40
DT Erik Salpala	3	1	1.0	10	17
CB Zack Tennant	3	3	0.0	9	28
DT Barry Cline	3	1	0.0	14	22
DT Brock Osborne	3	1	0.0	5	11
OLB Neil Duncan	3	1	0.0	9	18
CB Tyrus Bergsman	3	1	0.0	23	38
OLB Adam Ward	3	1	0.0	13	21
ILB Luis Davison	3	0	0.0	23	40
S Walter Kelsay	3	0	0.0	14	14
S Alton Bontrager	2	0	0.0	9	28
DT Gavin Paterno	1	0	1.0	18	29
DE Sam Schwartz	1	1	0.0	19	24
ILB Ernie Pierzina	1	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Otis Mow	0	1	0.0	13	10

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Corwin Wolflick	1.0	0	2	1	9
DE DeAndre Ackerman	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Byron Protokowicz	0.5	1	0	0	45
OLB Irv Foreman	0.5	0	0	1	35
S Ralph Raisor	0.5	0	0	0	45
DE Jermaine Schau	0.5	0	0	0	15
DT Harvey Oliver	0.0	0	4	0	36

Murfreesboro	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Gavin Paterno	1.0	1	0	29
DT Erik Salpala	1.0	0	1	17
DT Barry Cline	0.0	0	1	22
DT Brock Osborne	0.0	0	1	11
DE Sam Schwartz	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Burt Van Pelt	4	1	36
ILB Logan Bradford	4	0	41
OLB Irv Foreman	4	0	35
CB Mike Porter	3	0	43
S Weston Reed	3	0	45
S Ralph Raisor	3	0	45
CB Bernard Weisz	2	0	40
S Jackie Bookout	2	0	15
DE Byron Protokowicz	1	0	45
CB Marty Hodges	1	0	7

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Alton Bontrager	4	0	0	28
CB Zack Tennant	3	1	0	28
OLB Neil Duncan	3	0	0	18
CB Tyrus Bergsman	3	0	0	38
CB Avery Adachi	2	1	0	40
DT Barry Cline	2	0	0	22
OLB Adam Ward	2	0	0	21
S Walter Kelsay	2	0	0	14
ILB Luis Davison	1	1	0	40
S Devon Finley	1	0	1	40
DT Brock Osborne	1	0	0	11
ILB Ernie Pierzina	1	0	0	3

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alvin Canidate	3	6	23	0	40
Andres Ogden	2	4	23	0	40
Sammy Parker	0	3	23	1	40
Craig Moore	0	3	23	0	40
Willie McWilliams	0	2	23	0	40
Bryan Stropka	0	1	20	0	22
Donte Hutton	0	1	16	0	25
Walter Lofton	0	0	18	1	30

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Oscar Foreman	2	6	28	0	45
Shane Luciano	1	5	28	1	45
C.J. Shea	1	3	28	2	45
Jerry Nelson	1	3	28	1	45
Randal Godfrey	1	3	28	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon Shoals	2	24
Ivan Streepy	1	16
Alexander Burroughs	1	5

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Darien Palmer	4	28
Jay Bouse	1	15
Sean Sparrow	1	15

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Raisor	---	---	27	45	11	83
Weston Reed	---	---	27	45	5	77
Byron Protokowicz	---	---	28	45	4	77
Mike Porter	---	---	27	43	3	73
Burt Van Pelt	---	---	20	36	17	73
Logan Bradford	---	---	26	41	5	72
Bernard Weisz	---	---	25	40	4	69
Andres Ogden	23	40	---	---	5	68
Carson Freeman	15	36	---	---	16	67
Thomas Burgess	23	40	---	---	---	63
Willie McWilliams	23	40	---	---	---	63
Alvin Canidate	23	40	---	---	---	63
Sammy Parker	23	40	---	---	---	63
Craig Moore	23	40	---	---	---	63
Irv Foreman	---	---	24	35	3	62
Harvey Oliver	---	---	22	36	3	61
Bryan Stropka	20	22	---	---	15	57
Walter Lofton	18	30	---	---	8	56
DeAndre Ackerman	---	---	22	30	1	53
Andrew Perrotta	18	30	---	---	---	48
Donte Hutton	16	25	---	---	3	44
Doug Bonham	---	---	20	21	3	44
Irv Snyder	11	13	---	---	18	42
Vernon Shoals	---	---	4	10	24	38
Tyrus Goodwin	9	23	---	---	---	32
Jackie Bookout	---	---	4	15	12	31
Karl Sellers	5	7	---	---	16	28
Jermaine Schau	---	---	6	15	5	26
Kendall Jefferson	3	10	---	---	10	23
Corwin Wolflick	---	---	5	9	5	19
Cameron Meraz	0	4	---	---	15	19
Tracy Bostic	---	---	7	8	4	19
Ivan Streepy	---	---	1	1	16	18
Reuben Rivers	---	---	6	9	1	16
Marty Hodges	---	---	4	7	4	15
Fred Small	---	---	2	4	6	12
Ivan Blake	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vinny Bullock	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jerome Herrera	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chase Galvan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alexander Burroughs	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sedrick Collins	0	0	---	---	5	5
Britt McPike	---	---	1	0	---	1
Cris Moynihan	---	---	0	0	---	0
Corey Duff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hector Diem	0	0	---	---	---	0

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Luis Thomason	27	44	---	---	23	94
Sean Sparrow	24	41	---	---	15	80
Randal Godfrey	28	45	---	---	7	80
Jerry Nelson	28	45	---	---	7	80
C.J. Shea	28	45	---	---	7	80
Gabe Patterson	28	45	---	---	---	73
Oscar Foreman	28	45	---	---	---	73
Shane Luciano	28	45	---	---	---	73
Francisco Strong	24	40	---	---	7	71
Jay Bouse	23	32	---	---	15	70
Randall Brooks	18	31	---	---	20	69
Devon Finley	---	---	23	40	4	67
Avery Adachi	---	---	23	40	4	67
Luis Davison	---	---	23	40	2	65
Tyrus Bergsman	---	---	23	38	2	63
Zack Tennant	---	---	9	28	23	60
Darien Palmer	11	20	---	---	28	59
Collin Jennings	---	---	16	34	4	54
Gavin Paterno	---	---	18	29	2	49
Neil Duncan	---	---	9	18	19	46
Sam Schwartz	---	---	19	24	2	45
Walter Malone	8	14	---	---	18	40
Barry Cline	---	---	14	22	3	39
Alton Bontrager	---	---	9	28	1	38
Adam Ward	---	---	13	21	2	36
Roger Kuebrich	---	---	10	21	1	32
Erik Salpala	---	---	10	17	1	28
Walter Kelsay	---	---	14	14	---	28
Otis Mow	---	---	13	10	2	25
Brock Osborne	---	---	5	11	2	18
Joey Flowers	---	---	0	2	11	13
Colin Backer	0	0	---	---	11	11
Carlton Rose	5	2	---	---	2	9
Glen Nutile	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rob Brazell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ernie Pierzina	---	---	2	3	2	7
Graham Leskanic	---	---	0	0	6	6
Billy Troutman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Bishop	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brendan Banks	0	1	---	---	1	2
Lincoln Dodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Morris Hickman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bubba Buckner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	10	1.4
Middle	12	60	5.0
Right	3	14	4.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	-9	-0.9
Middle	16	77	4.8
Right	2	35	17.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	38	25	4	0	4	3	4	0	1

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gabe Patterson	41	27	6	2	4	1	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	36	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	115	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	140	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	65	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	99	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	102	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	68	13.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andrew Perrotta	10	4	3	84	2	30
WR Carson Freeman	9	5	0	67	1	36
WR Tyrus Goodwin	9	7	1	83	0	23
FB Bryan Stropka	4	4	0	17	0	22
TE Irv Snyder	2	2	0	12	0	13
TE Donte Hutton	2	2	0	38	1	25
WR Cameron Meraz	1	1	0	9	0	4
RB Karl Sellers	1	0	0	0	0	7

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Sparrow	16	11	2	137	4	41
WR Francisco Strong	9	5	1	93	2	40
FB Luis Thomason	7	6	0	43	0	44
WR Darien Palmer	4	2	1	23	0	20
TE Jay Bouse	3	2	0	27	0	32
WR Walter Malone	2	1	0	11	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Lofton	1	1	1.00	2.60
Karl Sellers	1	1	1.00	8.20

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gabe Patterson	4	12	3.00	4.13
Luis Thomason	2	-4	-2.00	0.93
Randall Brooks	1	-1	-1.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	6	4	31	5.17	8.16

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gabe Patterson	6	2	13	2.17	8.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrus Goodwin	2	1	14	7.00	9.22
WR Cameron Meraz	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
WR Carson Freeman	1	1	2	2.00	7.44
FB Bryan Stropka	1	1	6	6.00	4.25
RB Karl Sellers	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Luis Thomason	3	2	13	4.33	6.14
WR Walter Malone	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Sean Sparrow	1	0	0	0.00	8.56
WR Darien Palmer	1	0	0	0.00	5.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Lofton	2	0
Karl Sellers	1	1

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Gabe Patterson	3	0
Luis Thomason	1	1
Randall Brooks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	11	10	8

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gabe Patterson	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carson Freeman	4	3	3
WR Tyrus Goodwin	3	3	3
WR Andrew Perrotta	2	2	1
WR Cameron Meraz	1	1	1
FB Bryan Stropka	1	1	0

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Francisco Strong	4	3	2
WR Sean Sparrow	3	1	1
TE Jay Bouse	1	1	1
WR Walter Malone	1	1	1
FB Luis Thomason	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 86,500 (88,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,700 (25,800)
End Zone 18,000 (18,600)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,700)
Sideline Seats 16,200 (16,400)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (7,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	86,500 (88,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,700 (25,800)
End Zone	18,000 (18,600)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,700)
Sideline Seats	16,200 (16,400)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (7,100)