West Virginia Mountaineers

BCS Bound - WVU too much for Cats

November 19, 2011

Game Report Posted: May 28, 2009 20:45  

CINCINNATI - West Virginia used four 4th quarter touchdowns to pull away and put away a fiesty Cincinnati team 52-31 Saturday in the Queen City. WVU used touchdowns from both it's offense and defense and if that wasn't enough, the WVU special teams got involved too.

Senior Mark Rodgers scored on two very long plays to highlight things for the Mountaineers. Rodgers scored on a 100 kick off return midway through the 3rd quarter and then added a 96 scamper as the game was winding down and WVU was basically running out the clock.

Defensively the Mountaineers were led by Sydney Glover and Najae Goode. The two seniors combined for 22 tackles on the day.

The victory gave West Virginia a perfect 7-0 record in Big East play and assured itself a trip to the BCS.

WVU will close out the 2011 season at home on the 26th as they host Marshall in the Friends of Coal Bowl.

Dominating defense leads Eers over Herd

November 26, 2011

Game Report Posted: May 29, 2009 13:11  

MORGANTOWN - West Virginia limited Marshall to just 149 yards of total offense in route to a 27-7 win in the Friends of Coal Bowl.

Running back Shawne Alston rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Mountaineer ground attack which ammassed 228 yards on the night. Geno Smith completed 21 of 30 passes for 171 yards, but was once again plagued by interceptions, throwing two on the evening.

Junior Linebacker Donovon Miles recorded 5 tackles to go along with two interceptions on the night. The Mountaineer defense held MU to 0-8 conversions on third down and just 30 yards rushing on the night.

Orange Bowl Champs - Smith's second half passing leads Eers over Hurricanes

February 12, 0001

Game Report Posted: May 29, 2009 18:16  

MIAMI - For a half, it looked like another loss in the Orange Bowl was inevitable for the West Virginia Mountaineers. But Geno Smith and the Eers were not going to let that happen. Smith threw three second half touchdowns as WVU overcame a 20-6 halftime deficite to defeat Miami on their own field.

As the Hurricanes continued to stuff the Mountaineer ground attack, the Eers were forced to the air. By the end of the night, Smith had attempted 44 passes, completing 29 for there scores and 360 yards.

Once again Senior safety Sydney Glover led the way for the Mountaineer defense, recording 10 tackles on the night.

This win marked West Virginia's third BCS bowl win since 2005.

Alston leads WVU to Upset of #9 Pitt

November 5, 2011

Game Report Posted: May 26, 2009 20:09  

MORGANTOWN - Shawne Alston rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns to help lead WVU over #9 Pitt 37-16 Saturday night in Morgantown. WVU forced 3 Panther turnovers and a run stuffing defense to hold Pitt's vaunted offense in check. They held all everything halfback Cory Burns to just 67 yards and one score on the evening.

Interceptions nearly doom Mountaineers

October 1, 2011

Game Report Posted: May 12, 2009 12:57  

Dave Akindona kicked a 23 yard field goal as time expired to lift West Virginia over rival Syracuse 24-21 Saturday afternoon at the Carrier Dome. WVU overcame 5 interceptions and a fumble in handing the Orange their first loss of the year.

Eers steal win from Bulls

October 8, 2011

Game Report Posted: May 12, 2009 20:29  

Sydney Glover returned an interception 41 yards and a score with under 5 minutes remaining in the game to lead West Virginia over South Florida 24-14 Saturday. The Mountaineers Dave Akindona sealed the win with less than a minute to play when he hit a 47 yard field goal to put the Eers up by 10.

Geno Smith led the Mountaineers on 30 of 38 passing and 262 yards on the day. The junior quarterback threw for one score but also had two interceptions on the day.

The Eer defense was led by a pair of cornerbacks. Keith Tandy recorded 4 stops and an interception. He was joined by Morgantown native Sheldon Pitt's 4 stops on the day.

WVU returns to action next week as they host rival Louisville.

Mountaineers sink Navy 31-7

September 17, 2011

Game Report Posted: May 05, 2009 18:17  

West Virginia overcame three turnovers to defeat Navy 31-7 Saturday afternoon at Mountaineer Field. Shawne Alston and Tavon Austin together rushed for 108 yards on just 20 carries and one TD each as WVU improved to 3-1.

With starting quarterback Geno Smith struggling to a 13 for 17 day with the three picks, back-up Coley White took advantage in leading the Eers to three second half scores. White finished his day 6 for 8 for 63 yards and one score.

WVU will begin Big East play with a trip to Rutgers next Saturday. It will be the first of three road games for the young Mountaineers.

Eers too much for Terps

September 10, 2011

Game Report Posted: May 05, 2009 13:03  

Shawne Alston rushed for 109 yards and Geno Smith threw for 221 more and two touchdowns as West Virginia routed Maryland Saturday in College Park, 37-13. Kicker Dave Akindona added three field goals for WVU and the Mountaineer defense took care of the rest.

Senior safety Robert Sands had two interceptions on the evening including one he returned 78 yards for a third quarter touchdown. Sands also led all defenders with seven tackles on the night. Strong safety Sidney Glover added 5 stops including one for loss.

Offensively, Alston had his biggest game as a Mountaineer. In addition to his 109 yards on the ground, he added 4 receptions for 34 yards. Red-shirt freshman Stephen White added 4 catches including a seven yard score in the second quarter.

WVU returns home next week as they face the Naval Academy at Milan Puskar Stadium.

Mistakes doom Mountaineers as they fall to LSU 27-21

September 3, 2011

Game Report Posted: May 01, 2009 13:36  

Quarterback Geno Smith 3 three interceptions including one returned 65 yards for a touchdowns and the West Virginia offense never got rolling Saturday falling at home to LSU 27-21. The Tigers came into the game ranked #5 in the latest coaches polls and they certainly proved their ranking on Saturday.

WVU was led by the defense, specifically their defensive backfield as safties Robert Sands and Sidney Glover both recorded double digit tackling totals. Corner Keith Tandy also intercepted two passes including one he returned 58 yards and a touchdown.

West Virginia will now travel to College Park Maryland on Saturday to take on Rival Maryland.

Sloppy Win - WVU overcomes sluggish run game to win in the rain

August 27, 2011

Game Report Posted: April 29, 2009 17:52  

West Virginia overcame the sloppy conditions as well as a sloppy performance to pick up their first win of 2011, downing Michigan State 20-17 Saturday in Morgantown.

In a game played in heavy rain throughout most of the day, the WVU run game just couldn't get going. Not good news for Mountaineer fans looking for a replacement for Noel Devine. Of course it wasn't all the running backs' faults. Up front, the OL was having all kinds of issues with the Spartan front seven. Luckily though, Geno Smith had a solid, if not spectacular game. Smith finished with 211 yards on 19 of 25 passing. The junior threw a 41 yard strike to Mark Rodgers for a touchdown but also had one pick.

Defensively the Mountaineers proved too much for the Spartans. Safeties Robert Sands and Sydney Glover led the way with a combined 13 tackles on the day. Sands also intercepted on pass.

WVU will be home again next week as the take on #5 LSU. Kickoff is scheduled for noon with ESPN providing coverage to a national television audience.