West Virginia Mountaineers

Heisman Winner Schools Mountaineers

February 1, 2011

Game Report Posted: April 16, 2009 15:09  

Jonathan Dwyer showed the Country this year why he is the best player in college football. At the Orange Bowl, he showed the Mountaineers up-close, as Georgia Tech defeated the Mountaineers 37-31 behind a jaw-dropping performance by Dwyer.

Dwyer scored four touchdowns on the evening - four different ways. First he returned an Aaron Williams punt 60 yards for a touchdown. He then returned a Williams kickoff 102 yards for his second touchdown. Later in the second quarter he added a two yard score on the ground. Finally near the end of the first half he scored via a 19 catch and run. Truly a performance for the ages. At the end of the night, he had tallied 399 total yards. The Mountaineer's simply had no answer for him.

West Virginia was led by it's Seniors playing their last game in the old Gold and Blue. Noel Devine kept the Eers in the game with two first half scoring runs. On the night, the Senior finished with 124 yards on 20 carries.

Defensively, two Seniors led the way for WVU. Pat Lazier recorded a career high 11 tackles to go along with an interception. Chris Neild added six stops and recorded a sack as well.

West Virginia finishes the 2010 season at 10-3 overall, 6-1 in Big East play, and as Big East Champions.

Nightmare in Pittsburgh - Eers fumble away win

November 20, 2010

Game Report Posted: April 14, 2009 20:01  

West Virginia lost five fumbles Saturday night and K.Harper kicked field goals of 44, 50, and 52 yards to lead Pittsburgh past #18 WVU 30-22. It was the first loss in the Big East for WVU in 2010. However, the Eers still appear headed to the Orange Bowl as the Big East's representative to the BCS.

Devine leads Mountaineers over Bearcats

November 6, 2010

Game Report Posted: April 14, 2009 17:29  

Noel Devine was mad after last Thursday's win over UConn. His team had just won on the road in front of a nationally televised Thursday night audience on ESPN. However, Devine had been benched in the second half in favor of fellow senior Zach Hulse. Appearently Devine got whatever message Coach Bill Stewart was trying to send. Now the only ones mad are the Cincinnati Bearcats after allowing Devine to rush for 244 yards and 3 touchdowns as WVU cruised to a 45-21 victory Saturday in Morgantown.

In all, the Eers racked up 579 yards of total offense including 304 on the ground. Meanwhile the Mountaineer defense held UC to just 29 yards on the ground, forced three intereptions and held the Bearcats to just 3 of 11 on third down.

The win sets up a season finaly at Pittsburgh two weeks from Saturday.

Mountaineers hang on against Huskies

October 28, 2010

Game Report Posted: April 14, 2009 15:07  

West Virginia held on strong to defeat UConn 31-21 in a Big East Conference game Thursday night in Connecticut. In a game that the Mountaineers will long remember for their inability to get into any real offensive rythm, Huskie fans will remember the night their team shutdown WVU's vaunted running attack - and still lost.

Connecticut held the Mountaineers to just 15 yards on the ground, but WVU took advantage of every opportunity they had, converting all 4 trips in the red zone into points. Meanwhile the Mountaineer defense forced the Huskie turnovers and held the UConn rushing attack to just 32 yards on the night.

Eain Smith led the way for the Eers defense, coming up with 7 tackles, including one tackle for loss. Ja'Tavious Miller added six stops from his OLB position.

WVU returns home next Saturday for a contest with Cincinnati.

WVU too much for Toppers

October 23, 2010

Game Report Posted: April 09, 2009 17:34  

In a game expected to be one sided, WVU dominated Western Kentucky, 40-14 Saturday at Mountaineer Field. The Mountaineers held the Hilltoppers to just 38 yards rushing, one third down conversion, and forced four interceptions on the afternoon.

Safety Robert Sands led the Mountaineer Defense by picking off two passes, while recording 3 tackles. Eain Smith also had an outstanding game from his safety spot. Smith recorded seven tackles including one sack.

West Virginia's offense never really exploded on the afternoon as several reserves played significant minutes as the Eers get ready for a quick turnaround against UCONN on Thursday night in Hartford.