West Virginia Mountaineers

White Leads WVU to Sun Bowl Win

December 31, 2008

Game Report Posted: February 16, 2009 20:04  

Pat White once again led his team to victory. Once again, it was in a bowl game. White threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns as West Virginia downed Oregon State 42-7. White also added another 62 yards on the ground as WVU rolled up 334 yards of total offense. Not to be outdone, the Eer defense intercepted the Beavers 5 times with Brandon Hogan returning the last of them 48 yards for the final margin of victory.

Junior WR Alric Arnett again had a great game catching 5 balls for 111 yards and two scores. The first a 76 yard catch and run from White. The second, a 12 yarder from backup Jarrett Brown who was in while White was on the sidelines after taking a shot early in the third quarter.

The Mountaineer defense, as they have done all year, really made the difference in the contest. In addition to the 5 interceptions thrown, the Eers defense did not allow the Beavers a single trip inside the Red-Zone. Junior Safety Boogie Allen led the way with 6 tackles, 2 for loss, and one interception.

Mountaineers Fall Short in Classic Backyard Brawl

November 28, 2008

Game Report Posted: February 13, 2009 16:47  

Pitt kicker Connor Lee kicked 3 Field Goals including a 51 yarder and a 52 yarder as Pitt edged West Virginia 31-24 in the annual Backyard Brawl Friday in Pittsburgh.

Jock Sanders led the Eers with 180 yards rushing and one touchdown. Senior QB Pat White added a rushing touchdown of his own to go along with his passing touchdown to Dorrell Jalloh.

West Virginia falls to 7-4 on the season and has been eliminated from contention for a Big East Conference title. The regular season will conclude next Saturday against USF.

Finally - Eers Edge Bulls 25-24

December 6, 2008

Game Report Posted: February 13, 2009 21:01  

For two years, South Florida has frustrated the Mountaineer faithful. On Saturday night it again looked like the Bulls were gonna break the hearts of Mountaineer fans everywhere. But as so often he has done in the last four years, Patrick White led his team to victory, this time on an emotional Senior Night in Morgantown.

White threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns on a cold and snowy night in North Central West Virginia. But it wasn't so much his statistics as his sheer determination to leave Mountaineer Field victorous just one more time.

West Virginia's defense put on a gutsy performance as well. Safety Quinton Andrews and cornerback Brandon Hogan had huge games stuffing the Bull rushing attack. Andrews finished with 11 tackles, including 3 for losses. Meanwhile Hogan ammassed 10 stops on the night with 4 of those coming in the Bull backfield.

West Virginia will now await it's Bowl destination for 2008. It appears as though the Eers will head to either Charlotte for the Meineke Car Care Bowl or El Paso, Texas for the Sun Bowl. West Virginia finishes the regular season with a 8-4 record overall, with a 5-2 record in the Big East Conference.

What A Night - WVU Upsets Auburn in Dominating Fashion

October 23, 2008

Game Report Posted: February 05, 2009 14:49  

Quarterback Pat White threw for 288 yards and 5 touchdowns to help lead #23 West Virginia to a resounding 42-21 victory over #12 Auburn Thursday night in Morgantown. White finished 22 for 32 on the night as WVU rolled up 540 yards of total offense on the night.

Halfback Noel Devine added another 106 yards on the ground before leaving the game with an appearent shoulder injury. In all, the Mountaineers rolled up 252 yards on the ground against a tough Auburn defenses.

Defensively West Virginia made the plays when they had to. Forcing the Tigers to punt six times on the night and only allowing 80 yards on the ground. Senior LB John Holmes finished with 5 stops including a sack.

The Mountaineers return to Big East play Saturday night, November 1st at Connecticut.