Week 1, 2050

played in Columbia, IL

84 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	10	0	21	7	-	38
Columbia Chicharrones	0	3	0	14	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:49 WVA - Freddie Stevens 37 field goal
1Q: 00:03 WVA - Trent Blackford 44 pass from Wes Watkins (Freddie Stevens extra point)
2Q: 10:03 COL - Abraham Daye 23 field goal
3Q: 11:13 WVA - Wally Davison 85 fumble return (Freddie Stevens extra point)
3Q: 05:57 WVA - Richie Prescott 1 run (Freddie Stevens extra point)
3Q: 01:52 WVA - Wes Watkins 1 run (Freddie Stevens extra point)
4Q: 13:56 COL - Darnell White 67 interception return (Abraham Daye extra point)
4Q: 10:33 WVA - Richie Prescott 1 run (Freddie Stevens extra point)
4Q: 07:50 COL - Irv Gatlin 10 pass from Clifton Forbes (Abraham Daye extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:49 WVA - Freddie Stevens 37 field goal
1Q: 00:03 WVA - Trent Blackford 44 pass from Wes Watkins (Freddie Stevens extra point)
2Q: 10:03 COL - Abraham Daye 23 field goal
3Q: 11:13 WVA - Wally Davison 85 fumble return (Freddie Stevens extra point)
3Q: 05:57 WVA - Richie Prescott 1 run (Freddie Stevens extra point)
3Q: 01:52 WVA - Wes Watkins 1 run (Freddie Stevens extra point)
4Q: 13:56 COL - Darnell White 67 interception return (Abraham Daye extra point)
4Q: 10:33 WVA - Richie Prescott 1 run (Freddie Stevens extra point)
4Q: 07:50 COL - Irv Gatlin 10 pass from Clifton Forbes (Abraham Daye extra point)

Team Statistics WVA COL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 28 15
- by Rushing 13 3
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 437 295
- Offensive Plays 77 63
- Yards per Play 5.68 4.68
Net Rushing Yards 169 61
- Rushing Attempts 34 18
- Yards per Rush 4.97 3.39
Net Passing Yards 268 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 19 - 1 44 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 280 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/12 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.23 5.20
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 9/71 6/46
Punt Returns/Yards 4/12 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/82 5/120
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/67
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 34:57 25:03

Team Statistics	WVA	COL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	28	15
- by Rushing	13	3
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	437	295
- Offensive Plays	77	63
- Yards per Play	5.68	4.68
Net Rushing Yards	169	61
- Rushing Attempts	34	18
- Yards per Rush	4.97	3.39
Net Passing Yards	268	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 19 - 1	44 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	280	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/12	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.23	5.20
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	9/71	6/46
Punt Returns/Yards	4/12	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/82	5/120
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/67
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 22
Time of Possession	34:57	25:03

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:19	OWN 34	12	46	Field Goal
1	4:47	4:47	OWN 6	12	94	Touchdown
2	9:58	1:25	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	5:18	0:40	OWN 14	6	15	Punt
2	3:27	1:45	OWN 21	6	34	Punt
3	9:15	3:25	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	4:58	3:14	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
3	0:11	1:23	OWN 29	5	23	Interception
4	13:48	1:40	OPP 49	3	7	Punt
4	11:35	1:10	OPP 18	4	18	Touchdown
4	7:40	4:17	OWN 25	5	7	Punt
4	1:31	1:31	OPP 33	5	24	Game

Columbia Chicharrones
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:41	1:54	OWN 43	3	-1	Punt
2	15:00	5:02	OWN 25	11	69	Field Goal
2	8:33	3:15	OWN 6	7	33	Punt
2	4:38	1:11	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
2	1:42	1:42	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	15:00	3:56	OWN 41	7	44	Fumble
3	11:04	1:49	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
3	5:50	0:52	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	1:44	1:33	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	12:08	0:33	OWN 10	4	8	Downs
4	10:25	2:45	OWN 19	4	81	Touchdown
4	3:23	1:52	OWN 2	10	31	Downs

Game MVP: Wes Watkins, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Richie Prescott	21	105	5.00	18	2	2
RB Britt Page	8	38	4.75	18	2	0
QB Wes Watkins	4	28	7.00	11	2	1
QB Zachary Garner	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Caiden Shedleski	17	59	3.47	11	3	0
QB Clifton Forbes	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wes Watkins	34	17	255	3/12	1	44	0	84.8
Zachary Garner	6	2	25	0/0	0	15	1	7.6

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Humphries	25	12	134	1/8	0	26	0	64.4
Clifton Forbes	19	11	108	0/0	1	29	0	91.5

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chandler Connell	4	10	45	11.25	3	15	0
WR Jake Cranwell	3	6	83	27.67	15	38	0
WR Jimmy Bateman	3	6	22	7.33	3	9	0
WR Trent Blackford	3	8	72	24.00	42	44	1
RB Britt Page	3	5	38	12.67	0	15	0
RB Richie Prescott	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Javier Wells	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR K.C. Fleming	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Columbia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irv Gatlin	7	15	92	13.14	27	29	1
WR Timothy Collier	7	10	57	8.14	29	26	0
WR Mackenzie Whigham	3	5	40	13.33	14	19	0
TE Ron Rose	3	5	22	7.33	7	20	0
WR George Goss	2	3	26	13.00	14	17	0
RB Caiden Shedleski	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Javier Ogunleye	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Columbia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darnell White	1	67	67.00	1

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Wally Davison	0	1	0	1
ILB Malcolm Porter	0	0	2	0

Columbia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Mackenzie Whigham	2	0	0	0
RB Caiden Shedleski	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Oscar Tatum	5	240	48.0	43.4	66	4

Columbia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jose Okunevich	7	320	45.7	44.0	52	3

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Stevens	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	5/5

Columbia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Abraham Daye	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Smith	4	12	3.0	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mackenzie Whigham	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trent Blackford	3	82	27.3	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pedro Neill	5	120	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leslie Strickland	6	2	0.0	17	29
CB Tevin Jackson	6	0	0.0	14	36
DE Jameson Garciaparra	4	0	1.0	12	23
ILB Malcolm Porter	4	2	0.0	17	42
CB Oliver Conway	4	0	0.0	18	37
S Rod Smith	4	0	0.0	16	33
DE Ray Glass	2	3	0.0	13	35
DE B.J. Hernandez	2	0	0.0	13	34
S Wally Davison	2	0	0.0	2	26
S Matthew Barnikow	1	2	0.0	18	30
CB Rodolfo Franklin	1	1	0.0	13	36
OLB Jimmy Hudson	1	1	0.0	2	16
CB Brant Link	1	0	0.0	0	7
DE Micah Amis	1	0	0.0	1	4
S Brody Gaines	1	0	0.0	8	16
OLB Demetrius Bark	0	1	0.0	9	29
DT Anthony Cooper	0	1	0.0	16	37

Columbia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edwin Hopper	6	1	1.0	31	23
S Kevin Milts	6	3	0.5	34	43
CB Darnell White	5	3	0.0	30	35
ILB Vince Ray	5	2	0.0	32	29
CB Wayne Leary	5	1	0.0	17	28
DE Jamal Alamar	4	0	0.5	29	32
DT Alonzo Walton	4	2	0.0	32	31
CB Malachi North	3	2	0.0	34	43
CB Bart Stokes	3	0	0.0	4	21
DE James Hamaoka	2	0	1.0	33	41
OLB Leland Harding	2	1	0.0	17	2
DT Colton Benson	2	0	0.0	31	23
S Jack Park	1	1	0.0	33	36
DT Jacob Johnson	1	0	0.0	3	16
DE Keno Riffel	1	0	0.0	6	13
DT T.J. Arrowsmith	1	0	0.0	2	16
OLB Morris Boyer	0	1	0.0	3	20
S Stephen Jamison	0	1	0.0	3	21

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jameson Garciaparra	1.0	2	1	23
DT Anthony Cooper	0.0	3	1	37
DE Collin Howe	0.0	1	1	3
DE Ray Glass	0.0	1	0	35

Columbia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE James Hamaoka	1.0	0	1	0	41
ILB Edwin Hopper	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Jamal Alamar	0.5	1	3	0	32
S Kevin Milts	0.5	0	0	0	43
DE Keno Riffel	0.0	2	3	1	13
DT Jacob Johnson	0.0	0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tevin Jackson	6	2	36
ILB Malcolm Porter	5	2	42
S Rod Smith	4	1	33
CB Brant Link	2	0	7
CB Oliver Conway	1	2	37
S Wally Davison	1	1	26
OLB Leslie Strickland	1	0	29
CB Rodolfo Franklin	1	0	36
DE Micah Amis	1	0	4
OLB Jimmy Hudson	1	0	16
S Matthew Barnikow	0	1	30

Columbia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kevin Milts	4	0	0	43
CB Darnell White	3	1	1	35
CB Wayne Leary	3	0	0	28
CB Bart Stokes	3	0	0	21
CB Malachi North	2	0	0	43
S Jack Park	1	1	0	36
ILB Vince Ray	1	1	0	29
DE James Hamaoka	1	0	0	41
OLB Leland Harding	1	0	0	2
OLB Morris Boyer	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Harvey Cortez	5	7	34	0	43
C Ashton Lanza	2	6	34	2	43
T Lukas Chalmers	2	6	34	0	43
T Deion Woodworth	2	4	34	0	43
G Lonnie Kampman	2	4	34	0	43
FB Myles Kaczynski	2	2	11	0	5
RB Richie Prescott	0	0	23	1	24

Columbia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Gerald Barber	3	9	18	1	43
T Jared Howren	1	3	18	0	45
G Randy Carliste	0	2	18	0	45
G Kendall Morris	0	2	18	0	45
TE Ron Rose	0	1	17	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Cooper	2	13
Javier Wells	1	24
Demetrius Bark	1	22
K.C. Fleming	1	19
Mickey Hudson	1	12

Columbia	Tackles	STPlays
Irv Gatlin	3	12
Edwin Hopper	2	23
Ed Cook	1	24
Quinn Atchison	1	22

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Lonnie Kampman	34	43	---	---	6	83
G Harvey Cortez	34	43	---	---	6	83
TE Javier Wells	29	30	---	---	24	83
T Lukas Chalmers	34	43	---	---	---	77
T Deion Woodworth	34	43	---	---	---	77
C Ashton Lanza	34	43	---	---	---	77
WR Trent Blackford	29	40	---	---	4	73
DT Anthony Cooper	---	---	16	37	13	66
ILB Malcolm Porter	---	---	17	42	2	61
OLB Demetrius Bark	---	---	9	29	22	60
WR Jake Cranwell	29	29	---	---	---	58
QB Wes Watkins	20	37	---	---	---	57
S Rod Smith	---	---	16	33	8	57
CB Oliver Conway	---	---	18	37	1	56
WR Chandler Connell	14	35	---	---	4	53
CB Tevin Jackson	---	---	14	36	1	51
S Matthew Barnikow	---	---	18	30	2	50
CB Rodolfo Franklin	---	---	13	36	---	49
DE Ray Glass	---	---	13	35	1	49
OLB Leslie Strickland	---	---	17	29	2	48
RB Richie Prescott	23	24	---	---	1	48
DE B.J. Hernandez	---	---	13	34	1	48
S Wally Davison	---	---	2	26	17	45
WR K.C. Fleming	6	18	---	---	19	43
DE Jameson Garciaparra	---	---	12	23	1	36
FB Myles Kaczynski	11	5	---	---	19	35
S Brody Gaines	---	---	8	16	8	32
WR Jimmy Bateman	4	15	---	---	11	30
RB Britt Page	11	19	---	---	---	30
CB Brant Link	---	---	0	7	18	25
DT Devon Favret	---	---	6	15	---	21
QB Zachary Garner	14	6	---	---	---	20
OLB Jimmy Hudson	---	---	2	16	---	18
TE Mickey Hudson	4	0	---	---	12	16
RB Ricardo Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	16	16
ILB Eric Harden	---	---	1	3	10	14
DT Lucas Winslett	---	---	1	4	7	12
DE Micah Amis	---	---	1	4	7	12
TE Terrell Mayes	10	0	---	---	---	10
K Freddie Stevens	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Oscar Tatum	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Korey Thao	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Rod Fisk	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Marshall Bush	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Collin Howe	---	---	1	3	---	4
RB Greg Paolini	0	0	---	---	---	0

Columbia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Kevin Milts	---	---	34	43	16	93
CB Malachi North	---	---	34	43	8	85
ILB Edwin Hopper	---	---	31	23	23	77
DE James Hamaoka	---	---	33	41	1	75
WR Irv Gatlin	18	45	---	---	12	75
RB Caiden Shedleski	18	36	---	---	19	73
CB Darnell White	---	---	30	35	7	72
S Jack Park	---	---	33	36	2	71
C Gerald Barber	18	43	---	---	8	69
C Leslie Baldridge	18	43	---	---	8	69
G Randy Carliste	18	45	---	---	---	63
DT Alonzo Walton	---	---	32	31	---	63
WR Mackenzie Whigham	18	40	---	---	5	63
G Kendall Morris	18	45	---	---	---	63
T Jared Howren	18	45	---	---	---	63
DE Jamal Alamar	---	---	29	32	1	62
TE Ron Rose	17	37	---	---	8	62
ILB Vince Ray	---	---	32	29	---	61
DT Colton Benson	---	---	31	23	5	59
WR Timothy Collier	17	39	---	---	1	57
CB Wayne Leary	---	---	17	28	---	45
QB Louie Humphries	16	26	---	---	---	42
CB Bart Stokes	---	---	4	21	1	26
OLB Morris Boyer	---	---	3	20	2	25
S Stephen Jamison	---	---	3	21	1	25
TE Ed Cook	0	0	---	---	24	24
DE Keno Riffel	---	---	6	13	5	24
WR George Goss	0	7	---	---	17	24
FB Javier Ogunleye	0	5	---	---	17	22
DE Quinn Atchison	---	---	0	0	22	22
QB Clifton Forbes	2	19	---	---	---	21
DT Jacob Johnson	---	---	3	16	1	20
OLB Leland Harding	---	---	17	2	---	19
DT T.J. Arrowsmith	---	---	2	16	1	19
RB Pedro Neill	0	11	---	---	7	18
CB Myles Craddock	---	---	0	0	15	15
WR Oscar Uerling	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Jose Okunevich	0	0	---	---	8	8
C David Keene	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Devon Pavkovich	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Xavier Dunn	2	5	---	---	---	7
K Abraham Daye	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Gregory Winslow	0	2	---	---	---	2
T Micah Minardi	0	2	---	---	---	2
WR Johnny Hozan	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Nauseous Ned Dukes	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	17	2.1
Middle	13	85	6.5
Right	12	69	5.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	9	33	3.7
Right	5	2	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wes Watkins	34	17	5	2	2	4	6	1	0
Zachary Garner	6	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	1

Columbia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Humphries	25	12	2	0	2	7	4	3	0
Clifton Forbes	19	11	1	2	1	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	8	67	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	130	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	83	20.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	125	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	117	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chandler Connell	10	4	0	45	0	35
WR Trent Blackford	8	3	2	72	2	40
WR Jake Cranwell	6	3	0	83	3	29
WR Jimmy Bateman	6	3	1	22	0	15
RB Britt Page	5	3	0	38	0	19
TE Javier Wells	2	1	0	3	0	30
WR K.C. Fleming	2	1	0	10	0	18
RB Richie Prescott	1	1	0	7	0	24

Columbia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irv Gatlin	15	7	0	92	1	45
WR Timothy Collier	10	7	1	57	1	39
WR Mackenzie Whigham	5	3	0	40	0	40
RB Caiden Shedleski	5	1	2	5	0	36
TE Ron Rose	5	3	0	22	1	37
WR George Goss	3	2	0	26	0	7
FB Javier Ogunleye	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Richie Prescott	6	13	2.17	5.00
RB Britt Page	2	7	3.50	4.75
QB Wes Watkins	1	1	1.00	7.00
QB Zachary Garner	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Caiden Shedleski	1	10	10.00	3.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wes Watkins	2	1	11	5.50	7.50
Zachary Garner	2	1	15	7.50	4.17

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Humphries	2	0	0	0.00	5.36
Clifton Forbes	1	1	10	10.00	5.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Britt Page	2	2	26	13.00	7.60
WR Jimmy Bateman	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Trent Blackford	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Columbia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mackenzie Whigham	2	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Irv Gatlin	1	1	10	10.00	6.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
RB Richie Prescott	2	1

Columbia	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wes Watkins	10	7	6
Zachary Garner	1	0	0

Columbia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Humphries	9	4	2
Clifton Forbes	4	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trent Blackford	4	2	2
WR Chandler Connell	3	2	1
WR Jake Cranwell	2	2	2
WR K.C. Fleming	1	0	0
WR Jimmy Bateman	1	1	1

Columbia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irv Gatlin	5	1	1
WR Mackenzie Whigham	2	1	0
RB Caiden Shedleski	2	0	0
WR Timothy Collier	2	2	1
TE Ron Rose	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,200 (16,800)
End Zone 9,400 (12,000)
Mezzanine 5,500 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (10,600)
Club Seats 8,600 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 8,700 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,200 (16,800)
End Zone	9,400 (12,000)
Mezzanine	5,500 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (10,600)
Club Seats	8,600 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	8,700 (8,700)