GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: LOUISVILLE (5-4) at WEST VIRGINIA (7-1)

NCAAF: LOUISVILLE at WEST VIRGINIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
LOUISVILLE 0 14 7 10 31
WEST VIRGINIA (6) 14 7 10 7 38 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, DARIUS REYNAUD 7 YD PASS FROM
PAT WHITE (PAT MCAFEE KICK),
11:42. WEST VIRGINIA 7-0
WEST VIRGINIA - TD, DARIUS REYNAUD 9 YD PASS FROM
PAT WHITE (PAT MCAFEE KICK),
13:38. WEST VIRGINIA 14-0
2ND QUARTER: LOUISVILLE - TD, GARY BARNIDGE 16 YD PASS FROM
BRIAN BROHM (ARTHUR CARMODY
KICK), 2:08. WEST VIRGINIA
14-7
WEST VIRGINIA - TD, STEVE SLATON 1 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 7:56. WEST
VIRGINIA 21-7
LOUISVILLE - TD, BRIAN BROHM 1 YD RUN (ARTHUR
CARMODY KICK), 13:12. WEST
VIRGINIA 21-14
3RD QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - FG, PAT MCAFEE 28 YD, 2:46. WEST
VIRGINIA 24-14
WEST VIRGINIA - TD, ERIC WICKS 44 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(PAT MCAFEE KICK), 8:06. WEST
VIRGINIA 31-14
LOUISVILLE - TD, BROCK BOLEN 2 YD RUN (ARTHUR
CARMODY KICK), 14:05. WEST
VIRGINIA 31-21
4TH QUARTER: LOUISVILLE - TD, MARIO URRUTIA 12 YD PASS FROM
BRIAN BROHM (ARTHUR CARMODY
KICK), 4:28. WEST VIRGINIA
31-28
LOUISVILLE - FG, ARTHUR CARMODY 37 YD, 11:55.
LOUISVILLE 31-31
WEST VIRGINIA - TD, PAT WHITE 51 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 13:24. WEST
VIRGINIA 38-31</div>

 

NCAAF: LOUISVILLE at WEST VIRGINIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
LOUISVILLE 31
WEST VIRGINIA (6) 38 FINAL</div>

 

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (Ticker) -- Even with the nation'sthird-best running attack grounded, West Virginia still found away to pay back a conference rival.


Pat White threw for two touchdowns and ran for the go-aheadscore with 1:36 to play to lead the sixth-ranked Mountaineerspast Louisville on Thursday night, 38-31.


One season after Louisville (5-5, 2-3 Big East) halted WestVirginia's 14-game winning streak with a 44-34 victory thatallowed the Cardinals to claim a Big East title and Orange Bowlberth, the Mountaineers (8-1, 3-1) used an opportunistic defenseand efficient passing game to set themselves up for anotherconference title run.


After Louisville kicker Art Carmody hit a 37-yard field goalwith 3:10 remaining to knot the game at 31-31, White gave theMountaineers the one big running play they needed at the mostopportune time.


The junior signal-caller took a quarterback draw and broke freefrom the Cardinals' secondary for a 50-yard TD run to ice thecontest at 38-31.


White's big run saved the Mountaineers from an embarrassing losswith a pathetic second half that saw West Virginia lose threefumbles and commit eight penalties for 87 yards.


White finished 16-of-25 for 183 yards to go along with 127rushing yards.


Running back Steve Slaton finished with 60 yards and a touchdownon 17 carries.


West Virginia jumped out to an early 14-0 advantage near the endof the first quarter as White found receiver Darius Reynaudtwice in less than a two-minute span.


Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm completed 27-of-46 passes for344 yards and two scores, but he was intercepted twice,including the Cardinals' last-ditch effort as time expired.

 

NCAAF: LOUISVILLE at WEST VIRGINIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
LOUISVILLE 0 14 7 10 31
WEST VIRGINIA (6) 14 7 10 7 38 FINAL

WEST VIRGINIA-TD, D Reynaud 7 YD PASS FROM P White (P McAfee
KICK) 11:42 1st Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, D Reynaud 9 YD PASS FROM P White (P McAfee
KICK) 13:38 1st Qtr
LOUISVILLE-TD, G Barnidge 16 YD PASS FROM B Brohm (A Carmody
KICK) 2:08 2nd Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, S Slaton 1 YD RUN (P McAfee KICK) 7:56 2nd
Qtr
LOUISVILLE-TD, B Brohm 1 YD RUN (A Carmody KICK) 13:12 2nd
Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-FG, P McAfee 28 YD 2:46 3rd Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, E Wicks 44 YD FUMBLE RETURN (P McAfee KICK)
8:06 3rd Qtr
LOUISVILLE-TD, B Bolen 2 YD RUN (A Carmody KICK) 14:05 3rd
Qtr
LOUISVILLE-TD, M Urrutia 12 YD PASS FROM B Brohm (A Carmody
KICK) 4:28 4th Qtr
LOUISVILLE-FG, A Carmody 37 YD 11:55 4th Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, P White 51 YD RUN (P McAfee KICK) 13:24 4th
Qtr


LOUISVILLE WEST VIRGINIA
First downs 24 19
Rushed-yards 27-37 46-216
Passing yards 345 181
Sacked-yards lost 4-25 1-2
Return yards -6 60
Passes 27-46-2 16-25-0
Punts 7-36.4 7-37.3
Fumbles-lost 2-2 5-3
Penalties-yards 6-47 11-116
Time of possession 28:33 31:27


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: LOUISVILLE-George Stripling 12-23, Brock Bolen 4-13, Anthony
Allen 2-5, Brian Brohm 9-MINUS 4. WEST VIRGINIA-Pat White 24-147,
Steve Slaton 17-60, Noel Devine 2-11, Owen Schmitt 2-5, Darius Reynaud
1-MINUS 7.

PASSING: LOUISVILLE-Brian Brohm 27-46-345- 2. WEST VIRGINIA-Pat White
16-25-181- 0.

RECEIVING: LOUISVILLE-George Stripling 8-105, Harry Douglas 7-98, Gary
Barnidge 6-76, Mario Urrutia 3-54, Scott Long 2-8, Patrick Carter 1-4.
WEST VIRGINIA-Darius Reynaud 6-79, Jock Sanders 2-32, Tito Gonzales
2-28, Steve Slaton 2-14, Dorrell Jalloh 1-12, Brandon Hogan 1-11, Noel
Devine 1-4, Owen Schmitt 1-1.


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MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (Ticker) -- Even with the nation'sthird-best running attack grounded, West Virginia still found away to pay back a conference rival.


Pat White threw for two touchdowns and ran for the go-aheadscore with 1:36 to play to lead the sixth-ranked Mountaineerspast Louisville on Thursday night, 38-31, in a Big EastConference matchup.


One season after Louisville (5-5, 2-3 Big East) halted WestVirginia's 14-game winning streak with a 44-34 victory thatallowed the Cardinals to claim a Big East title and Orange Bowlberth, the Mountaineers (8-1, 3-1) used an opportunistic defenseand efficient passing game to set themselves up for anotherconference title run.


Running back Steve Slaton finished with 60 yards and a touchdownon 17 carries. His performance was characteristic of the WestVirginia running game in the contest, which Louisville held to82 fewer yards than the 298 rushing yards the Mountaineersaveraged entering the contest.


After Louisville kicker Art Carmody hit a 37-yard field goalwith 3:10 remaining to knot the game at 31-31, White gave theMountaineers the one big running play they needed at the mostopportune time.


The junior signal-caller took a quarterback draw and broke freefrom the Cardinals' secondary for a 50-yard TD run to ice thecontest at 38-31.


"He's a great football player and he just made a play at the endto win it," Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe said. "Theiroffense has a quarterback that is so dynamic. He plays with hisfeet and throws the ball well. He does a good job of makingpeople miss and when he took off, I just held my breath."

White's big run saved the Mountaineers from an embarrassing losswith a pathetic second half that saw West Virginia lose threefumbles - including two of his own - and commit eight penaltiesfor 87 yards.


"We are going to work on ball security," West Virginia coachRich Rodriguez said. "We play one of the best teams that forceturnovers (Cincinnati) and we need to prepare.


"As I told the team, I would rather win ugly than lose pretty.We certainly made enough mistakes to last the whole season butwe know we are going to take a good shot from everybody. I amhappy for the win."


White finished 16-of-25 for 183 yards to go along with 127rushing yards.


Already leading, 24-14, midway through the third quarter, WestVirginia appeared to be on its way to putting the game out ofreach when linebacker John Holmes barreled through theCardinals' pass protection on a blitz and jarred the ball loosefrom Louisville QB Brian Brohm.


Safety Eric Wicks recovered the fumble and returned it 44 yardsfor a touchdown to give the Mountaineers a 31-14 lead with 6:54left in the third quarter.


West Virginia jumped out to an early 14-0 advantage near the endof the first quarter, as White found receiver Darius Reynaudtwice in less than a two-minute span.


Brohm completed 27-of-46 passes for 344 yards and two scores,but he was intercepted twice, including the Cardinals'last-ditch effort as time expired. In his three career gamesagainst the Mountaineers, he has passed for 976 yards and fivetouchdowns.


This game marked the 52nd time this decade that West Virginiahas scored at least 30 points in a contest - games in which theMountaineers are 51-1.