Week 1, 2053

played in Columbia, IL

55 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	0	14	14	7	-	35
Columbia Chicharrones	0	6	10	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:11 WVA - Richie Prescott 6 run (Freddie Stevens extra point)
2Q: 05:45 COL - Abraham Daye 39 field goal
2Q: 02:16 WVA - Irv Clark 7 pass from Wes Watkins (Freddie Stevens extra point)
2Q: 00:03 COL - Abraham Daye 40 field goal
3Q: 12:16 COL - Abraham Daye 45 field goal
3Q: 05:57 WVA - Richie Prescott 1 run (Freddie Stevens extra point)
3Q: 00:17 WVA - Trent Blackford 26 pass from Wes Watkins (Freddie Stevens extra point)
3Q: 00:05 COL - Isaac Gordon 95 kickoff return (Abraham Daye extra point)
4Q: 07:44 WVA - Richie Prescott 3 run (Freddie Stevens extra point)
4Q: 02:07 COL - Gustavo Tatum 75 punt return (Austin West pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:11 WVA - Richie Prescott 6 run (Freddie Stevens extra point)
2Q: 05:45 COL - Abraham Daye 39 field goal
2Q: 02:16 WVA - Irv Clark 7 pass from Wes Watkins (Freddie Stevens extra point)
2Q: 00:03 COL - Abraham Daye 40 field goal
3Q: 12:16 COL - Abraham Daye 45 field goal
3Q: 05:57 WVA - Richie Prescott 1 run (Freddie Stevens extra point)
3Q: 00:17 WVA - Trent Blackford 26 pass from Wes Watkins (Freddie Stevens extra point)
3Q: 00:05 COL - Isaac Gordon 95 kickoff return (Abraham Daye extra point)
4Q: 07:44 WVA - Richie Prescott 3 run (Freddie Stevens extra point)
4Q: 02:07 COL - Gustavo Tatum 75 punt return (Austin West pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics WVA COL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 29 15
- by Rushing 14 6
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 437 288
- Offensive Plays 68 57
- Yards per Play 6.43 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 192 85
- Rushing Attempts 41 25
- Yards per Rush 4.68 3.40
Net Passing Yards 245 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 23 - 0 32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 245 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.07 6.34
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 3/91
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 3/145
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 35:22 24:38

Team Statistics	WVA	COL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	29	15
- by Rushing	14	6
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	437	288
- Offensive Plays	68	57
- Yards per Play	6.43	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	192	85
- Rushing Attempts	41	25
- Yards per Rush	4.68	3.40
Net Passing Yards	245	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 23 - 0	32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	245	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.07	6.34
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	3/91
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	3/145
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	35:22	24:38

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
1	8:24	3:04	OWN 3	6	21	Punt
1	2:44	6:42	OWN 10	12	90	Touchdown
2	5:38	3:32	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	12:11	2:26	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
3	7:43	1:57	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
3	3:55	3:50	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
4	15:00	2:06	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
4	12:05	4:29	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
4	5:20	3:20	OWN 4	5	16	Punt
4	2:00	1:17	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
4	0:04	0:04	OPP 46	1	-2	Game

Columbia Chicharrones
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	4:11	OWN 17	8	25	Punt
1	5:20	2:36	OWN 45	5	9	Punt
2	11:02	5:24	OWN 30	9	48	Field Goal
2	2:06	2:06	OWN 31	6	46	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:49	OWN 25	6	47	Field Goal
3	9:45	2:02	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
3	5:46	1:51	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	12:54	0:49	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	7:36	2:16	OWN 25	10	71	Downs
4	0:43	0:39	OWN 42	4	4	Downs

Game MVP: Wes Watkins, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Richie Prescott	22	98	4.45	25	3	3
QB Wes Watkins	10	59	5.90	11	2	0
RB Britt Page	9	35	3.89	13	1	0

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Everett Hardy	19	54	2.84	10	1
QB Austin West	4	35	8.75	14	1
RB Sam Evers	2	-4	-2.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wes Watkins	27	23	245	0/0	2	33	0	129.1

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Austin West	32	18	203	0/0	0	33	0	75.4

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trent Blackford	8	9	129	16.13	23	33	1
TE Javier Wells	6	6	47	7.83	13	13	0
WR Irv Clark	3	5	13	4.33	2	7	1
RB Richie Prescott	2	2	15	7.50	14	9	0
TE Damian Guevara	2	2	26	13.00	11	15	0
WR Marc Hansen	2	2	15	7.50	2	12	0
WR Jimmy Bateman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Columbia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Irv Gatlin	6	9	68	11.33	44	32
WR Clay Barnikow	5	7	65	13.00	21	31
RB Everett Hardy	3	5	24	8.00	3	11
TE Ron Rose	2	5	43	21.50	30	33
RB Sam Evers	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Tyrone Kittner	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Isaac Gordon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Columbia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Columbia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Oscar Tatum	6	261	43.5	31.7	55	3

Columbia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tristan Bradley	5	218	43.6	40.6	55	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Columbia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Abraham Daye	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tevin Jackson	2	15	7.5	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gustavo Tatum	3	91	30.3	1

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trent Blackford	2	39	19.5	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Gordon	3	145	48.3	1

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Eduardo Farr	6	1	21	28
S Wally Davison	5	0	22	30
OLB Demetrius Bark	3	1	17	19
DT Anthony Cooper	3	1	19	25
ILB Alexander Egbert	3	1	23	26
S Jackson Woods	3	1	11	14
DE B.J. Hernandez	3	0	14	16
CB Martin Bredehoeft	3	0	18	25
CB Malachi Fox	2	2	20	26
S Warren Magnone	2	1	17	23
DE Ray Glass	2	0	19	21
DT Jeremiah Smolka	2	0	5	7
DT Devon Favret	1	1	12	16
CB Tevin Jackson	1	1	8	11
OLB Leslie Strickland	1	0	7	7
OLB Jimmy Hudson	1	0	5	2
DE Collin Howe	1	0	10	17
DE Louie Fields	1	0	20	27

Columbia	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Lukas Wilkerson	7	2	41	27
CB Myles Craddock	7	1	40	27
CB Enrique Seiferling	6	1	40	24
OLB Lenny Hanks	5	1	40	27
ILB Vince Ray	5	0	19	7
ILB David Littleton	4	1	15	14
S Gustavo Tatum	4	0	41	27
DE Tim Flowers	3	3	39	27
DT Tanner Lester	3	1	16	13
DT Emmanuel Huesman	3	0	27	25
CB Bart Stokes	3	0	24	22
OLB Nauseous Ned Dukes	3	0	23	12
DE James Hamaoka	2	1	41	27
DT Dominique Patterson	2	1	17	6
DE Jamal Alamar	1	0	3	2
DT Burt Daniels	0	2	20	8
DE Quinn Atchison	0	1	4	1

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Collin Howe	2	2	0	17
DE B.J. Hernandez	0	1	0	16
DE Louie Fields	0	1	0	27
DE Ray Glass	0	0	2	21

Columbia	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE James Hamaoka	1	0	27
DT Tanner Lester	1	0	13
DE Tim Flowers	0	2	27

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eduardo Farr	5	1	28
CB Martin Bredehoeft	3	0	25
S Warren Magnone	2	1	23
ILB Alexander Egbert	2	0	26
CB Malachi Fox	1	2	26
OLB Leslie Strickland	1	0	7
OLB Demetrius Bark	1	0	19
OLB Jimmy Hudson	1	0	2
DE Collin Howe	1	0	17
S Jackson Woods	1	0	14

Columbia	Caught	PPlay
CB Enrique Seiferling	4	24
ILB Vince Ray	3	7
CB Myles Craddock	3	27
OLB Lenny Hanks	3	27
S Gustavo Tatum	3	27
S Lukas Wilkerson	2	27
DT Emmanuel Huesman	1	25
CB Bart Stokes	1	22
OLB Nauseous Ned Dukes	1	12
ILB David Littleton	1	14
DT Tanner Lester	1	13

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Ashton Lanza	3	9	2	41	27
T Eli Chapman	3	8	0	41	27
G Harvey Cortez	3	7	0	41	27
G A.J. Farmer	3	5	2	41	27
T Curtis Chapman	2	4	1	41	27
TE Javier Wells	0	1	0	41	27

Columbia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Kendall Morris	3	6	25	32
T Jared Howren	1	4	25	32
T Jimmy Joyner	1	3	25	32
C Leslie Baldridge	0	5	25	32
G Tyrone Hoover	0	2	25	32
TE Ron Rose	0	1	25	31

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Richie Prescott	2	22
Javier Wells	2	13

Columbia	Tackles	STPlays
Everett Hardy	2	25
Tim Flowers	1	22
Clay Barnikow	1	11

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Javier Wells	41	27	---	---	13	81
G Harvey Cortez	41	27	---	---	6	74
T Eli Chapman	41	27	---	---	6	74
T Curtis Chapman	41	27	---	---	6	74
G A.J. Farmer	41	27	---	---	6	74
RB Richie Prescott	28	22	---	---	22	72
C Ashton Lanza	41	27	---	---	---	68
QB Wes Watkins	41	27	---	---	---	68
WR Trent Blackford	36	26	---	---	5	67
WR Irv Clark	35	26	---	---	---	61
DT Anthony Cooper	---	---	19	25	13	57
CB Eduardo Farr	---	---	21	28	8	57
S Wally Davison	---	---	22	30	4	56
ILB Alexander Egbert	---	---	23	26	3	52
DE Louie Fields	---	---	20	27	3	50
CB Malachi Fox	---	---	20	26	3	49
WR Marc Hansen	19	18	---	---	11	48
CB Martin Bredehoeft	---	---	18	25	3	46
S Jackson Woods	---	---	11	14	17	42
DE Ray Glass	---	---	19	21	1	41
S Warren Magnone	---	---	17	23	1	41
OLB Leslie Strickland	---	---	7	7	24	38
OLB Demetrius Bark	---	---	17	19	1	37
DT Devon Favret	---	---	12	16	7	35
DE Collin Howe	---	---	10	17	7	34
DE B.J. Hernandez	---	---	14	16	1	31
RB Britt Page	12	6	---	---	11	29
CB Rodolfo Franklin	---	---	4	6	16	26
TE Mickey Hudson	5	0	---	---	21	26
WR Jimmy Bateman	6	3	---	---	16	25
CB Tevin Jackson	---	---	8	11	5	24
ILB Malcolm Porter	---	---	3	6	10	19
TE Damian Guevara	11	5	---	---	---	16
DT Jeremiah Smolka	---	---	5	7	2	14
RB Marco David	10	2	---	---	---	12
OLB Jimmy Hudson	---	---	5	2	---	7
P Oscar Tatum	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Freddie Stevens	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Scott Bryant	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Jared MacPherson	1	0	---	---	5	6
T Barry Woods	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Zachary Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Marshall Bush	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Silas Banuelos	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Amos Richmond	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Columbia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Lukas Wilkerson	---	---	41	27	22	90
DE Tim Flowers	---	---	39	27	22	88
S Gustavo Tatum	---	---	41	27	6	74
CB Myles Craddock	---	---	40	27	6	73
CB Enrique Seiferling	---	---	40	24	6	70
DE James Hamaoka	---	---	41	27	---	68
RB Everett Hardy	21	22	---	---	25	68
WR Tyrone Kittner	25	30	---	---	12	67
OLB Lenny Hanks	---	---	40	27	---	67
G Kendall Morris	25	32	---	---	8	65
CB Bart Stokes	---	---	24	22	17	63
WR Clay Barnikow	20	28	---	---	11	59
T Jimmy Joyner	25	32	---	---	---	57
T Jared Howren	25	32	---	---	---	57
WR Irv Gatlin	25	32	---	---	---	57
C Leslie Baldridge	25	32	---	---	---	57
G Tyrone Hoover	25	32	---	---	---	57
QB Austin West	25	32	---	---	---	57
TE Ron Rose	25	31	---	---	---	56
DT Emmanuel Huesman	---	---	27	25	---	52
DT Tanner Lester	---	---	16	13	17	46
OLB Nauseous Ned Dukes	---	---	23	12	---	35
ILB David Littleton	---	---	15	14	---	29
DT Burt Daniels	---	---	20	8	---	28
ILB Vince Ray	---	---	19	7	---	26
FB Carlton Tate	0	0	---	---	25	25
WR Ronald Woodson	0	0	---	---	24	24
DT Dominique Patterson	---	---	17	6	---	23
RB Sam Evers	4	9	---	---	8	21
DE Jamal Alamar	---	---	3	2	6	11
WR Isaac Gordon	2	3	---	---	6	11
K Abraham Daye	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Henry Pinkerton	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Devon Pavkovich	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Tristan Bradley	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Samuel Buford	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Don Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Al Mathis	0	1	---	---	6	7
DE Quinn Atchison	---	---	4	1	---	5
TE Dan Clinton	3	2	---	---	---	5
WR Oscar Uerling	0	2	---	---	---	2
CB Gage Arnold	---	---	1	1	---	2
DE Justin Hawkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB J.C. Siglar	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Zachery Jameson	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Demetrius Gerstler	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	57	4.8
Middle	16	89	5.6
Right	12	48	4.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	3	0.4
Middle	13	71	5.5
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wes Watkins	27	23	3	0	0	0	2	0	0

Columbia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Austin West	32	18	4	1	2	4	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	108	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	58	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	64	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	130	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	17	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trent Blackford	9	8	129	3	26
TE Javier Wells	6	6	47	0	27
WR Irv Clark	5	3	13	0	26
RB Richie Prescott	2	2	15	0	22
TE Damian Guevara	2	2	26	0	5
WR Marc Hansen	2	2	15	0	18
WR Jimmy Bateman	1	0	0	0	3

Columbia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irv Gatlin	9	6	0	68	2	32
WR Clay Barnikow	7	5	1	65	1	28
TE Ron Rose	5	2	0	43	1	31
RB Everett Hardy	5	3	0	24	0	22
RB Sam Evers	2	1	1	-1	0	9
WR Tyrone Kittner	2	1	0	4	0	30
WR Isaac Gordon	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Richie Prescott	5	28	5.60	4.45
QB Wes Watkins	2	12	6.00	5.90

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Everett Hardy	1	-3	-3.00	2.84

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wes Watkins	2	2	14	7.00	9.07

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Austin West	4	1	9	2.25	6.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irv Clark	2	2	14	7.00	2.60

Columbia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Isaac Gordon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Sam Evers	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50
WR Tyrone Kittner	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Clay Barnikow	1	1	9	9.00	9.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
QB Wes Watkins	2	1
RB Richie Prescott	2	0
RB Britt Page	1	1

Columbia	Rushes	Conversions
RB Everett Hardy	3	2
RB Sam Evers	2	0
QB Austin West	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wes Watkins	5	4	2

Columbia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Austin West	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trent Blackford	2	2	1
RB Richie Prescott	1	1	0
TE Javier Wells	1	1	1
WR Jimmy Bateman	1	0	0

Columbia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Sam Evers	2	1	0
TE Ron Rose	2	1	1
WR Irv Gatlin	1	1	1
WR Clay Barnikow	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,500 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,700 (16,800)
End Zone 7,800 (12,000)
Mezzanine 4,600 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 7,400 (10,600)
Club Seats 7,500 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 8,500 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,500 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,700 (16,800)
End Zone	7,800 (12,000)
Mezzanine	4,600 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	7,400 (10,600)
Club Seats	7,500 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	8,500 (8,700)