Week 1, 2041

played in Columbia, IL

47 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	3	7	0	7	-	17
Columbia Fire	0	10	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 WVA - Cole Coombs 44 field goal
2Q: 13:07 COL - Nicholas Haggard 4 pass from Sammy George (Pat Duran extra point)
2Q: 04:02 WVA - Clyde Newhart 8 run (Cole Coombs extra point)
2Q: 00:08 COL - Pat Duran 46 field goal
3Q: 07:13 COL - Mark Gutsche 16 run (Pat Duran extra point)
4Q: 07:40 WVA - Jose Dussault 2 run (Cole Coombs extra point)
4Q: 02:59 COL - Pat Duran 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 WVA - Cole Coombs 44 field goal
2Q: 13:07 COL - Nicholas Haggard 4 pass from Sammy George (Pat Duran extra point)
2Q: 04:02 WVA - Clyde Newhart 8 run (Cole Coombs extra point)
2Q: 00:08 COL - Pat Duran 46 field goal
3Q: 07:13 COL - Mark Gutsche 16 run (Pat Duran extra point)
4Q: 07:40 WVA - Jose Dussault 2 run (Cole Coombs extra point)
4Q: 02:59 COL - Pat Duran 27 field goal

Team Statistics WVA COL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 276 350
- Offensive Plays 57 66
- Yards per Play 4.84 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 91 152
- Rushing Attempts 28 32
- Yards per Rush 3.25 4.75
Net Passing Yards 185 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 0 31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 200 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.38 5.82
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/43 5/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 4/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:35 32:25

Team Statistics	WVA	COL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	276	350
- Offensive Plays	57	66
- Yards per Play	4.84	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	91	152
- Rushing Attempts	28	32
- Yards per Rush	3.25	4.75
Net Passing Yards	185	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 0	31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	200	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.38	5.82
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/43	5/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	4/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:35	32:25

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:12	OWN 25	10	48	Field Goal
1	4:59	3:58	OWN 8	6	32	Punt
2	13:01	1:49	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
2	9:26	3:25	OWN 29	7	35	Punt
2	4:02	0:07	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	12:10	2:01	OWN 4	3	-1	Punt
3	7:01	1:01	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
3	3:51	2:18	OWN 35	5	18	Punt
4	12:42	5:13	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	2:51	2:14	OWN 37	7	32	Missed FG

Columbia Fire
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:48	3:49	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
1	1:01	3:00	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
2	11:12	1:46	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
2	6:01	1:59	OWN 4	5	15	Interception
2	3:55	3:52	OWN 32	11	39	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:50	OWN 25	5	34	Punt
3	10:09	3:08	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
3	6:00	2:09	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
3	1:33	3:51	OWN 21	7	31	Punt
4	7:29	4:38	OWN 25	10	65	Field Goal
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 38	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Sammy George, Columbia Fire

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Clyde Newhart	15	44	2.93	12	1	1
RB Jose Dussault	7	22	3.14	12	1	1
QB Quentin Churchill	5	22	4.40	11	1	0
WR Herb Hughes	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Mark Gutsche	14	49	3.50	22	2	1
QB Sammy George	11	66	6.00	23	2	0
RB Zachary Modrell	5	30	6.00	15	1	0
WR Emmitt Carpenter	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
TE Manuel Jones	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Quentin Churchill	26	18	200	3/15	0	26	0	91.8

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammy George	31	21	217	3/19	1	33	1	85.0

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Gabriel McConnell	6	8	41	6.83	8	11
WR Ricky Moss	3	5	60	20.00	50	26
RB Clyde Newhart	3	3	55	18.33	50	24
WR Devonte Garner	2	3	23	11.50	0	17
TE Donte Hutton	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Jose Dussault	1	1	9	9.00	9	9
FB Kendrick Malewitz	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Herb Hughes	1	2	9	9.00	6	9
WR Courtney Tansini	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Columbia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Nicholas Haggard	5	5	29	5.80	5	11	1
RB Zachary Modrell	4	4	30	7.50	12	20	0
RB Mark Gutsche	3	3	22	7.33	22	23	0
WR T.J. Reid	2	4	14	7.00	0	8	0
WR Emmitt Carpenter	2	3	40	20.00	15	24	0
TE Dalton Francis	2	3	18	9.00	0	15	0
WR Curtis Schwake	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Danny Ragonesi	1	7	21	21.00	16	21	0
WR Travis Meier	1	1	33	33.00	25	33	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chris Anderson	1	18	18.00	0

Columbia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Quentin Churchill	2	0	0
TE Gabriel McConnell	0	1	0
RB Clyde Newhart	0	1	0
ILB Irv Foreman	0	0	1

Columbia	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Zachary Modrell	1	0	0
WR T.J. Reid	0	1	0
DE Ronald Baker	0	0	1
OLB Isaac McDonald	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cole Coombs	4	151	37.8	35.8	47	2
Vinny Bullock	2	84	42.0	32.5	51	1

Columbia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dominic Harris	5	214	42.8	37.8	48	2

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Coombs	1/2	1/2	0/0	44	2/2

Columbia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Duran	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herb Hughes	1	5	5.0	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Schwake	4	27	6.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herb Hughes	2	57	28.5	0
Morris Carlisle	1	20	20.0	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Carpenter	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ralph Raisor	9	2	0.0	32	34
ILB Irv Foreman	8	1	0.0	30	32
OLB Juan Hawkins	7	0	0.0	17	19
OLB Grady Peters	5	2	0.0	30	34
CB Chris Anderson	5	1	0.0	28	25
OLB Randal Orazi	3	3	0.0	15	15
CB Morris Carlisle	3	0	0.0	20	24
DE Nolan Hansen	2	1	1.0	18	25
OLB Thurman Horton	2	1	1.0	17	15
CB Dominique Sims	2	1	0.0	7	10
S Ernest Reagles	2	0	0.0	17	21
DE Marvin Walters	2	0	0.0	29	30
CB Garrett Tully	1	1	1.0	25	28
S Britt McPike	1	1	0.0	16	15
DE Harvey Oliver	0	1	0.0	12	13
DE Burt Hoover	0	1	0.0	21	23

Columbia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Isaac McDonald	7	2	0.0	26	28
OLB Edwin Salley	6	3	0.0	27	20
OLB Oliver Dunn	5	4	0.0	27	28
DE Ronald Baker	4	0	1.0	28	29
S Dan Sellers	4	4	0.0	28	29
S Donnell Dunn	4	1	0.0	27	29
CB Malachi North	3	1	0.0	26	28
OLB Mackenzie Arnold	2	0	1.0	3	10
CB Caleb Howard	2	4	0.0	28	29
DT Burt Blanchard	2	1	0.0	22	10
CB Thurman Gaudio	2	1	0.0	12	15
DE Kyle Crockett	1	1	0.5	24	23
DT Alexander Weber	1	0	0.5	7	19
ILB Daryl Beuerlein	1	2	0.0	9	11
CB Douglas Sullivan	1	0	0.0	7	3
TE Dalton Francis	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Nolan Hansen	1.0	0	0	25
OLB Thurman Horton	1.0	0	0	15
CB Garrett Tully	1.0	0	0	28
DE Harvey Oliver	0.0	1	0	13
S Ernest Reagles	0.0	1	0	21
DE Marvin Walters	0.0	0	2	30
OLB Grady Peters	0.0	0	1	34

Columbia	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronald Baker	1.0	0	0	29
OLB Mackenzie Arnold	1.0	0	0	10
DT Alexander Weber	0.5	0	1	19
DE Kyle Crockett	0.5	0	0	23
OLB Oliver Dunn	0.0	1	0	28
DT Burt Blanchard	0.0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Juan Hawkins	5	0	19
ILB Irv Foreman	3	0	32
S Ralph Raisor	3	0	34
CB Morris Carlisle	3	0	24
CB Chris Anderson	2	1	25
DE Nolan Hansen	1	0	25
CB Dominique Sims	1	0	10
OLB Thurman Horton	1	0	15
OLB Grady Peters	1	0	34
OLB Randal Orazi	1	0	15

Columbia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dan Sellers	3	1	29
OLB Isaac McDonald	3	0	28
OLB Oliver Dunn	2	1	28
CB Thurman Gaudio	2	0	15
OLB Edwin Salley	2	0	20
S Donnell Dunn	1	2	29
DE Ronald Baker	1	0	29
CB Caleb Howard	1	0	29
OLB Mackenzie Arnold	1	0	10
CB Douglas Sullivan	1	0	3
CB Malachi North	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Lukas Chalmers	5	9	28	0	29
C Cornelius Meynardie	2	8	28	0	29
G Nate Givens	1	4	28	1	29
G Dusty Fields	0	2	28	0	29
T Bryan Munger	0	1	28	1	29
TE Gabriel McConnell	0	0	26	1	24

Columbia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Nolan Jaime	3	6	32	0	34
C Dixon Robson	2	5	32	1	34
G Joseph Tyler	2	3	32	0	34
G A.J. Jenkins	0	4	32	1	34
G Richard Money	0	3	32	1	34
TE Manuel Jones	0	1	6	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Luis Ward	3	5
Juan Hawkins	1	22
Dusty Fields	1	12

Columbia	Tackles	STPlays
Alexander Weber	1	18
Douglas Sullivan	1	14
Oliver Dunn	1	12
Zachary Modrell	1	11

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Dusty Fields	28	29	---	---	12	69
S Ralph Raisor	---	---	32	34	2	68
WR Courtney Tansini	27	25	---	---	16	68
OLB Grady Peters	---	---	30	34	2	66
G Nate Givens	28	29	---	---	8	65
T Bryan Munger	28	29	---	---	8	65
T Lukas Chalmers	28	29	---	---	8	65
ILB Irv Foreman	---	---	30	32	1	63
DE Marvin Walters	---	---	29	30	1	60
OLB Juan Hawkins	---	---	17	19	22	58
C Cornelius Meynardie	28	29	---	---	---	57
QB Quentin Churchill	28	29	---	---	---	57
CB Chris Anderson	---	---	28	25	3	56
CB Morris Carlisle	---	---	20	24	12	56
TE Gabriel McConnell	26	24	---	---	5	55
CB Garrett Tully	---	---	25	28	1	54
WR Ricky Moss	25	27	---	---	---	52
DE Nolan Hansen	---	---	18	25	7	50
WR Herb Hughes	17	16	---	---	14	47
S Britt McPike	---	---	16	15	15	46
DE Burt Hoover	---	---	21	23	---	44
RB Clyde Newhart	19	22	---	---	1	42
S Ernest Reagles	---	---	17	21	2	40
OLB Thurman Horton	---	---	17	15	5	37
CB Dominique Sims	---	---	7	10	14	31
OLB Randal Orazi	---	---	15	15	---	30
DE Harvey Oliver	---	---	12	13	2	27
DT Luis Ward	---	---	13	9	5	27
FB Kendrick Malewitz	3	6	---	---	16	25
TE Trash Talk Sanders	0	0	---	---	22	22
TE Donte Hutton	6	11	---	---	---	17
RB Jose Dussault	9	7	---	---	---	16
RB Otis Bowblis	0	0	---	---	16	16
WR Devonte Garner	8	7	---	---	---	15
ILB Sims Schwartz	---	---	2	0	10	12
DT Mike Liakos	---	---	3	2	6	11
K Cole Coombs	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Nicolas Dillon	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jamie McClary	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Vinny Bullock	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Henry Wallace	0	0	---	---	1	1
RB Neal Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Malachi Ward	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Aaron Davis	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Erik Pauley	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Dominique Finkelstein	---	---	0	0	---	0

Columbia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Joseph Tyler	32	34	---	---	7	73
G Richard Money	32	34	---	---	7	73
G A.J. Jenkins	32	34	---	---	7	73
T Nolan Jaime	32	34	---	---	7	73
OLB Oliver Dunn	---	---	27	28	12	67
CB Caleb Howard	---	---	28	29	9	66
OLB Isaac McDonald	---	---	26	28	12	66
WR Emmitt Carpenter	29	33	---	---	4	66
QB Sammy George	32	34	---	---	---	66
C Dixon Robson	32	34	---	---	---	66
RB Mark Gutsche	22	20	---	---	22	64
WR Danny Ragonesi	23	26	---	---	15	64
S Donnell Dunn	---	---	27	29	6	62
S Dan Sellers	---	---	28	29	3	60
DE Ronald Baker	---	---	28	29	2	59
CB Malachi North	---	---	26	28	2	56
DE Kyle Crockett	---	---	24	23	2	49
OLB Edwin Salley	---	---	27	20	1	48
TE Nicholas Haggard	20	24	---	---	2	46
DT Alexander Weber	---	---	7	19	18	44
TE Dalton Francis	15	21	---	---	---	36
WR T.J. Reid	19	15	---	---	---	34
OLB Mackenzie Arnold	---	---	3	10	21	34
RB Zachary Modrell	10	13	---	---	11	34
DT Burt Blanchard	---	---	22	10	---	32
TE Manuel Jones	6	6	---	---	20	32
CB Thurman Gaudio	---	---	12	15	1	28
WR Curtis Schwake	5	2	---	---	17	24
CB Douglas Sullivan	---	---	7	3	14	24
ILB Daryl Beuerlein	---	---	9	11	1	21
DE Lamont Holleran	---	---	4	6	6	16
S Karl Weitzel	---	---	0	0	14	14
RB Travis Sims	6	5	---	---	---	11
WR Travis Meier	5	5	---	---	---	10
C Tony Kovach	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Pat Duran	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Dominic Harris	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Aidan Jarvis	---	---	3	2	---	5
QB Kenyon Wolters	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Freddie McFall	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bobby Hoffman	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Melvin Weingrad	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Herb Greisen	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Branden Johnstone	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Lamont Burks	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Grant Andersen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	35	3.5
Middle	15	41	2.7
Right	2	16	8.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	67	13.4
Middle	21	77	3.7
Right	4	10	2.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Quentin Churchill	26	18	4	3	0	4	0	2	0

Columbia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammy George	31	21	5	1	3	0	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	123	12.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	37	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	40	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	25	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	119	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	73	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Gabriel McConnell	8	6	41	0	24
WR Ricky Moss	5	3	60	2	27
WR Devonte Garner	3	2	23	0	7
RB Clyde Newhart	3	3	55	2	22
TE Donte Hutton	2	1	-1	0	11
WR Herb Hughes	2	1	9	0	16
RB Jose Dussault	1	1	9	0	7
WR Courtney Tansini	1	0	0	0	25
FB Kendrick Malewitz	1	1	4	0	6

Columbia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Ragonesi	7	1	2	21	1	26
TE Nicholas Haggard	5	5	0	29	0	24
WR T.J. Reid	4	2	0	14	0	15
RB Zachary Modrell	4	4	0	30	1	13
RB Mark Gutsche	3	3	0	22	1	20
WR Emmitt Carpenter	3	2	0	40	1	33
TE Dalton Francis	3	2	1	18	0	21
WR Curtis Schwake	1	1	0	10	0	2
WR Travis Meier	1	1	0	33	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jose Dussault	3	16	5.33	3.14
RB Clyde Newhart	1	8	8.00	2.93

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mark Gutsche	2	17	8.50	3.50
RB Zachary Modrell	1	0	0.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammy George	5	2	12	2.40	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Columbia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Ragonesi	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR T.J. Reid	1	1	8	8.00	3.50
TE Nicholas Haggard	1	1	4	4.00	5.80
TE Dalton Francis	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
RB Clyde Newhart	1	1

Columbia	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sammy George	4	3
RB Mark Gutsche	1	1
RB Zachary Modrell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Quentin Churchill	12	8	5

Columbia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammy George	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Gabriel McConnell	3	2	0
WR Ricky Moss	3	2	2
RB Clyde Newhart	3	3	3
WR Devonte Garner	1	1	0
WR Courtney Tansini	1	0	0
WR Herb Hughes	1	0	0

Columbia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR T.J. Reid	2	1	0
WR Danny Ragonesi	2	1	1
RB Zachary Modrell	2	2	1
TE Dalton Francis	2	2	1
TE Nicholas Haggard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (16,800)
End Zone 11,700 (12,000)
Mezzanine 6,500 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 8,300 (10,600)
Club Seats 7,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (16,800)
End Zone	11,700 (12,000)
Mezzanine	6,500 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	8,300 (10,600)
Club Seats	7,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (8,700)