Week 17, 2036

played in Columbia, IL

35 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	3	7	9	7	-	26
Columbia Fire	3	0	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:29 CLB - Harrison Heath 22 field goal
1Q: 02:34 WVA - Michael Bentley 42 field goal
2Q: 05:27 WVA - Carson Freeman 11 pass from Thomas Burgess (Michael Bentley extra point)
3Q: 08:29 WVA - Cameron Meraz 9 pass from Thomas Burgess (Michael Bentley extra point failed)
3Q: 04:53 CLB - Chad Creel 18 run (Harrison Heath extra point)
3Q: 01:19 WVA - Michael Bentley 47 field goal
4Q: 10:14 WVA - Karl Sellers 9 run (Michael Bentley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:29 CLB - Harrison Heath 22 field goal
1Q: 02:34 WVA - Michael Bentley 42 field goal
2Q: 05:27 WVA - Carson Freeman 11 pass from Thomas Burgess (Michael Bentley extra point)
3Q: 08:29 WVA - Cameron Meraz 9 pass from Thomas Burgess (Michael Bentley extra point failed)
3Q: 04:53 CLB - Chad Creel 18 run (Harrison Heath extra point)
3Q: 01:19 WVA - Michael Bentley 47 field goal
4Q: 10:14 WVA - Karl Sellers 9 run (Michael Bentley extra point)

Team Statistics WVA CLB
Record 12-4 9-7
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 348 294
- Offensive Plays 63 59
- Yards per Play 5.52 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 100 174
- Rushing Attempts 33 30
- Yards per Rush 3.03 5.80
Net Passing Yards 248 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 26 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 263 140
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 8.27 4.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/33 8/88
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:43 27:17

Team Statistics	WVA	CLB
Record	12-4	9-7
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	348	294
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	5.52	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	100	174
- Rushing Attempts	33	30
- Yards per Rush	3.03	5.80
Net Passing Yards	248	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	26 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	263	140
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	8.27	4.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/33	8/88
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:43	27:17

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:31	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	10:35	1:45	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
1	6:23	1:34	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
1	3:55	1:27	OPP 27	3	2	Field Goal
2	13:44	3:17	OWN 19	5	36	Punt
2	7:21	2:00	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
2	3:58	1:39	OPP 48	3	7	Punt
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 43	3	4	Half
3	12:32	4:09	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
3	4:39	3:28	OWN 20	7	50	Field Goal
4	14:52	1:47	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
4	11:53	1:46	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
4	6:47	6:47	OWN 22	13	68	Game

Columbia Fire
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:29	2:54	OWN 40	6	54	Fumble
1	8:50	2:27	OPP 22	4	17	Field Goal
1	4:49	0:54	OWN 20	2	7	Interception
1	2:28	3:44	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	10:27	3:06	OWN 1	5	16	Punt
2	5:21	1:23	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	2:19	1:16	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	8:23	3:44	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
3	1:11	1:19	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	13:05	1:12	OWN 26	3	-5	Punt
4	10:07	3:20	OWN 29	10	49	Fumble

Game MVP: Thomas Burgess, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jose Dussault	23	56	2.43	13	3	0
Karl Sellers	8	43	5.38	22	1	1
Thomas Burgess	2	1	0.50	3	0	0

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chad Creel	23	117	5.09	32	3	1
Elijah Tucker	4	41	10.25	14	3	0
Caiden Richard	3	16	5.33	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	27	19	263	3/15	2	33	0	126.0

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caiden Richard	26	14	140	3/20	0	29	1	53.4

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carson Freeman	7	10	103	14.71	13	33	1
RB Jose Dussault	3	3	12	4.00	1	5	0
WR Andrew Perrotta	2	2	52	26.00	24	30	0
TE Donte Hutton	2	4	32	16.00	0	27	0
WR Tyrus Goodwin	2	3	22	11.00	1	11	0
WR Cameron Meraz	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	1
RB Karl Sellers	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Horace Heimulu	1	2	33	33.00	11	33	0

Columbia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Chad Creel	6	8	19	3.17	9	10
WR Ruben Bouie	2	4	52	26.00	34	27
TE Cameron Hsu	2	3	27	13.50	5	19
WR Shawn Pearson	1	4	10	10.00	12	10
FB Frank Willig	1	1	29	29.00	17	29
WR Jeffrey Hoffman	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Melvin Freeman	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Travis Easy	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Cristian Bohlinger	1	4	4.00	0

Columbia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Recov	Force
Vernon Shoals	1	0
Cristian Bohlinger	1	0
Irv Foreman	0	1
Jacob Johnston	0	1

Columbia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Caiden Richard	1	0	0	0
Chad Creel	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny Bullock	6	249	41.5	31.7	57	1

Columbia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dominique Burks	7	288	41.1	36.7	47	1

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Bentley	2/2	2/2	0/0	47	2/3

Columbia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harrison Heath	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Freeman	2	18	9.0	0
Donnell Dunn	1	13	13.0	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corwin Gaunt	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Heimulu	1	29	29.0	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corwin Gaunt	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cristian Bohlinger	9	4	0.0	30	28
DT Doug Bonham	7	0	0.5	21	20
OLB Irv Foreman	6	3	0.0	28	27
S Jackie Bookout	5	1	0.0	30	29
DT Harvey Oliver	3	5	0.5	27	27
DE Jacob Johnston	2	1	1.5	29	24
DE DeAndre Ackerman	2	1	0.5	23	26
CB Tony Summers	2	1	0.0	29	21
S Weston Reed	2	0	0.0	30	29
CB Burt Van Pelt	2	0	0.0	21	20
DT Reuben Rivers	1	1	0.0	8	8
CB Tyrus Bergsman	1	0	0.0	30	27
S Britt McPike	1	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Vernon Shoals	1	0	0.0	8	7
CB Donnell Dunn	1	0	0.0	1	11

Columbia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Freddie Nelson	10	2	0.0	28	29
ILB Mario Torgerson	9	3	1.0	33	30
S Shawn Brown	9	2	0.0	31	29
CB Omar Newman	3	1	1.0	33	30
DT Nolan Hansen	3	3	0.0	31	30
S Heath Deshaies	3	1	0.0	26	29
DT Maddox Landeta	3	0	0.0	21	16
CB Dustin Yarmak	3	0	0.0	12	16
DE Victor Abdullah	2	0	0.0	23	17
DT Trent Perry	1	1	1.0	15	11
DE Jon Volz	1	1	0.0	14	20
OLB A.J. Douglas	1	1	0.0	6	2
OLB Wayne Boehnlein	1	1	0.0	16	10
CB Wes Carlson	1	0	0.0	30	30
TE Travis Easy	1	0	---	---	---
CB Myles Martens	1	0	0.0	2	2
S Andre Briles	0	1	0.0	11	6

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jacob Johnston	1.5	0	0	24
DE DeAndre Ackerman	0.5	0	2	26
DT Harvey Oliver	0.5	0	0	27
DT Doug Bonham	0.5	0	0	20
S Weston Reed	0.0	1	0	29

Columbia	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Mario Torgerson	1.0	0	30
CB Omar Newman	1.0	0	30
DT Trent Perry	1.0	0	11
DT Maddox Landeta	0.0	1	16
DE Jon Volz	0.0	1	20
DE Victor Abdullah	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cristian Bohlinger	4	0	1	28
OLB Irv Foreman	3	1	0	27
CB Tony Summers	2	1	0	21
S Jackie Bookout	2	0	0	29
CB Burt Van Pelt	1	0	0	20
OLB Vernon Shoals	1	0	0	7
CB Donnell Dunn	1	0	0	11
S Weston Reed	0	3	0	29
OLB Ivan Streepy	0	1	0	3
DE Jacob Johnston	0	1	0	24

Columbia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Freddie Nelson	7	0	29
CB Dustin Yarmak	4	1	16
CB Omar Newman	2	0	30
S Shawn Brown	2	0	29
CB Wes Carlson	1	1	30
ILB Mario Torgerson	1	0	30
OLB Wayne Boehnlein	1	0	10
S Brayden Begay	1	0	2
S Heath Deshaies	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alvin Canidate	4	7	33	1	30
Roderick Carr	3	8	33	0	30
Todd Mackowski	1	5	33	0	30
Bryan Stropka	1	3	21	0	14
Malachi Gruenwalder	0	5	33	1	30
Albert Ferguson	0	2	33	1	30
Donte Hutton	0	1	27	0	22

Columbia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ty Nord	5	8	0	30	0	29
Jaiden Stargell	3	9	0	30	0	29
Otis Sherman	1	5	1	30	1	29
Darren Carpenter	0	2	0	30	2	29
Randy Thrash	0	2	0	30	0	29
Travis Easy	0	1	0	23	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Sellers	1	24
Bryan Stropka	1	16
Ivan Streepy	1	15
Britt McPike	1	9

Columbia	Tackles	STPlays
Wade Merrill	2	17
Elijah Tucker	1	15
A.J. Douglas	1	14

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roderick Carr	33	30	---	---	8	71
Weston Reed	---	---	30	29	9	68
Thomas Burgess	33	30	---	---	---	63
Alvin Canidate	33	30	---	---	---	63
Albert Ferguson	33	30	---	---	---	63
Malachi Gruenwalder	33	30	---	---	---	63
Todd Mackowski	33	30	---	---	---	63
Donte Hutton	27	22	---	---	13	62
Tyrus Bergsman	---	---	30	27	4	61
Jackie Bookout	---	---	30	29	1	60
Cristian Bohlinger	---	---	30	28	1	59
Carson Freeman	24	25	---	---	8	57
Irv Foreman	---	---	28	27	2	57
Harvey Oliver	---	---	27	27	1	55
Jacob Johnston	---	---	29	24	2	55
Jose Dussault	25	25	---	---	2	52
Tony Summers	---	---	29	21	1	51
Bryan Stropka	21	14	---	---	16	51
DeAndre Ackerman	---	---	23	26	1	50
Andrew Perrotta	24	19	---	---	---	43
Burt Van Pelt	---	---	21	20	1	42
Doug Bonham	---	---	21	20	---	41
Tyrus Goodwin	20	20	---	---	---	40
Vernon Shoals	---	---	8	7	22	37
Donnell Dunn	---	---	1	11	25	37
Irv Snyder	9	9	---	---	17	35
Karl Sellers	8	3	---	---	24	35
Cameron Meraz	6	9	---	---	16	31
Ivan Streepy	---	---	3	3	15	21
Reuben Rivers	---	---	8	8	1	17
Kris Major	---	---	7	3	7	17
Britt McPike	---	---	4	3	9	16
Horace Heimulu	0	3	---	---	11	14
Cris Moynihan	---	---	1	5	6	12
Michael Bentley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vinny Bullock	0	0	---	---	8	8
Andres Ogden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jerome Herrera	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alexander Burroughs	0	0	---	---	8	8
Owen Freeman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Roosevelt Ward	1	1	---	---	4	6
Hunter McKenzie	---	---	0	1	---	1
Willie McWilliams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Corey Duff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andrew Lester	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carl Hartman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Columbia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Otis Sherman	30	29	---	---	8	67
Mario Torgerson	---	---	33	30	2	65
Omar Newman	---	---	33	30	2	65
Wes Carlson	---	---	30	30	3	63
Nolan Hansen	---	---	31	30	2	63
Shawn Brown	---	---	31	29	3	63
Jaiden Stargell	30	29	---	---	---	59
Randy Thrash	30	29	---	---	---	59
Freddie Nelson	---	---	28	29	2	59
Ty Nord	30	29	---	---	---	59
Caiden Richard	30	29	---	---	---	59
Darren Carpenter	30	29	---	---	---	59
Heath Deshaies	---	---	26	29	3	58
Chad Creel	24	28	---	---	5	57
Ruben Bouie	24	25	---	---	5	54
Travis Easy	23	22	---	---	6	51
Elijah Tucker	18	15	---	---	15	48
Victor Abdullah	---	---	23	17	7	47
Harold Marty	---	---	24	20	1	45
Maddox Landeta	---	---	21	16	7	44
Cameron Hsu	10	13	---	---	17	40
Shawn Pearson	18	19	---	---	2	39
Dustin Yarmak	---	---	12	16	11	39
Jon Volz	---	---	14	20	2	36
Wayne Boehnlein	---	---	16	10	4	30
Corwin Gaunt	4	1	---	---	23	28
Trent Perry	---	---	15	11	1	27
Reggie Zupancic	---	---	5	1	18	24
Jeffrey Hoffman	12	11	---	---	---	23
Andre Briles	---	---	11	6	6	23
A.J. Douglas	---	---	6	2	14	22
Frank Willig	8	6	---	---	5	19
Wade Merrill	1	0	---	---	17	18
Colby Thompson	0	0	---	---	15	15
Melvin Freeman	8	5	---	---	---	13
Brayden Begay	---	---	2	2	8	12
Myles Martens	---	---	2	2	8	12
Elias Hasch	---	---	0	0	9	9
Demetrius Derubeis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Owen Beekman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Freddie Brunson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dominique Burks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lance Adams	0	0	---	---	8	8
Harrison Heath	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kevin Timberlane	0	0	---	---	---	0
Burt Marsh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	55	9.2
Middle	24	50	2.1
Right	2	-3	-1.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	82	7.5
Middle	6	43	7.2
Right	13	49	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	27	19	6	1	1	3	3	0	0

Columbia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caiden Richard	26	14	3	0	1	7	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	72	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	46	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	143	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	22	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	45	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carson Freeman	10	7	0	103	2	25
TE Donte Hutton	4	2	0	32	1	22
WR Tyrus Goodwin	3	2	1	22	0	20
RB Jose Dussault	3	3	0	12	0	25
WR Andrew Perrotta	2	2	0	52	2	19
WR Cameron Meraz	2	1	0	9	0	9
WR Horace Heimulu	2	1	0	33	1	3
RB Karl Sellers	1	1	0	0	0	3

Columbia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Chad Creel	8	6	0	19	0	28
WR Ruben Bouie	4	2	0	52	2	25
WR Shawn Pearson	4	1	0	10	0	19
TE Travis Easy	4	0	0	0	0	22
TE Cameron Hsu	3	2	1	27	0	13
FB Frank Willig	1	1	0	29	1	6
WR Jeffrey Hoffman	1	1	0	3	0	11
WR Melvin Freeman	1	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karl Sellers	2	9	4.50	5.38
Thomas Burgess	1	-2	-2.00	0.50
Jose Dussault	1	-2	-2.00	2.43

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chad Creel	3	22	7.33	5.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	3	3	28	9.33	9.74

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caiden Richard	3	2	7	2.33	5.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carson Freeman	2	2	19	9.50	10.30
WR Cameron Meraz	1	1	9	9.00	4.50

Columbia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chad Creel	2	2	7	3.50	2.38
TE Cameron Hsu	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Jose Dussault	2	0

Columbia	Rushes	Conversions
Caiden Richard	3	1
Chad Creel	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	12	8	5

Columbia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caiden Richard	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carson Freeman	2	0	0
WR Tyrus Goodwin	2	1	1
RB Jose Dussault	2	2	0
WR Horace Heimulu	2	1	1
WR Andrew Perrotta	1	1	1
WR Cameron Meraz	1	1	1
RB Karl Sellers	1	1	0
TE Donte Hutton	1	1	1

Columbia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chad Creel	5	3	2
WR Ruben Bouie	1	0	0
TE Travis Easy	1	0	0
TE Cameron Hsu	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (16,800)
End Zone 12,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine 6,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (10,600)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 8,700 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (16,800)
End Zone	12,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine	6,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (10,600)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	8,700 (8,700)