Marshall Thundering Herd vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - Box Score - September 01, 2012 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Marshall 34

(0-1, 0-1 away)

(11) West Virginia 69

(1-0, 1-0 home)

Alerts

12:00 PM ET, September 1, 2012

Mountaineer Field, MORGANTOWN, WV

		1	2	3	4	T
	MRSH	0	10	10	14	34
#11	WVU	13	21	21	14	69

Top Performers

Passing: G. Smith (WVU) - 323 YDS, 4 TD

Rushing: S. Alston (WVU) - 16 CAR, 123 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving: S. Bailey (WVU) - 9 REC, 104 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				MRSH	WVU
	TD	08:56	Stedman Bailey 32 Yd Pass From Geno Smith (Pat Failed)	0	6
	TD	04:53	Shawne Alston 3 Yd Run (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	0	13
SECOND QUARTER				MRSH	WVU
	TD	11:16	Travon Van 4 Yd Run (Justin Haig Kick)	7	13
	TD	09:25	Andrew Buie 24 Yd Run (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	7	20
	FG	07:11	Justin Haig 34 Yd	10	20
	TD	06:25	Tavon Austin 6 Yd Pass From Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	10	27
	TD	01:00	J.D. Woods 9 Yd Pass From Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	10	34
THIRD QUARTER				MRSH	WVU
	TD	12:27	Shawne Alston 21 Yd Run (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	10	41
	TD	08:00	Travon Van 3 Yd Run (Justin Haig Kick)	17	41
	TD	04:32	Geno Smith 28 Yd Run (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	17	48
	TD	03:41	Isaiah Bruce 43 Yd Fumble Return (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	17	55
	FG	00:18	Justin Haig 29 Yd	20	55
FOURTH QUARTER				MRSH	WVU
	TD	14:24	Stedman Bailey 5 Yd Pass From Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	20	62
	TD	13:04	KJ Myers 3 Yd Pass From Paul Millard (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	20	69
	TD	09:50	Tommy Shuler 12 Yd Pass From Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig Kick)	27	69
	TD	00:54	Eric Frohnapfel 11 Yd Pass From Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig Kick)	34	69

Team Stat Comparison

	MRSH	WVU
1st Downs	28	31
3rd down efficiency	9-19	5-8
4th down efficiency	2-3	0-1
Total Yards	545	655
Passing	413	324
Comp-Att	38-56	34-39
Yards per pass	7.4	8.3
Rushing	132	331
Rushing Attempts	45	35
Yards per rush	2.9	9.5
Penalties	11-112	5-39
Turnovers	2	1
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Possession	32:57	27:03

Marshall Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
R. Cato	38/54	413	7.6	2	1
B. Frohnapfel	0/2	0	0.0	0	0
Team	38/56	413	7.4	2	1

West Virginia Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
G. Smith	32/36	323	9.0	4	0
P. Millard	2/3	1	0.3	1	1
Team	34/39	324	8.3	5	1

Marshall Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
K. Grooms	5	43	8.6	0	19
T. Van	16	38	2.4	2	16
R. Cato	4	19	4.8	0	12
R. Watson	6	17	2.8	0	4
S. Butler	10	14	1.4	0	3
M. Ward	3	1	0.3	0	3
B. Frohnapfel	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	45	132	2.9	2	19

West Virginia Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
S. Alston	16	123	7.7	2	21
A. Buie	6	80	13.3	1	24
T. Austin	3	66	22.0	0	70
G. Smith	8	65	8.1	1	28
P. Millard	2	-3	-1.5	0	1
Team	35	331	9.5	4	70

Marshall Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A. Dobson	4	72	18.0	0	40
E. Frohnapfel	6	60	10.0	1	24
C. Crawford	3	48	16.0	0	28
T. Shuler	5	47	9.4	1	23
J. Kelson	4	45	11.3	0	21
A. Wilson	3	40	13.3	0	19
G. Hoskins	2	24	12.0	0	12
J. King	1	20	20.0	0	20
D. Allen	2	18	9.0	0	14
T. Van	4	14	3.5	0	12
A. Booker	2	12	6.0	0	8
S. Butler	1	10	10.0	0	10
D. Evans	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	38	413	10.9	2	40

West Virginia Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
S. Bailey	9	104	11.6	2	32
J. Woods	7	75	10.7	1	22
T. Austin	10	53	5.3	1	15
I. McCartney	1	52	52.0	0	52
A. Buie	4	31	7.8	0	9
J. Thompson	2	6	3.0	0	8
K. Myers	1	3	3.0	1	3
Team	34	324	9.5	5	52

Marshall Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
M. Lovett	1	30	0
Team	1	30	0

West Virginia Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
D. Rigg	1	46	0
Team	1	46	0

Marshall Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Booker	6	125	20.8	25
S. Butler	1	25	25.0	25
M. Ward	1	10	10.0	10
Team	8	160	20.0	25

West Virginia Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Buie	2	24	12.0	15
T. Austin	1	35	35.0	35
S. Bailey	1	17	17.0	17
R. Clarke	1	16	16.0	16
Team	6	92	15.3	35

Marshall Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Booker	1	19	19.0	19
C. Crawford	1	5	5.0	5
G. Hoskins	0	2	2.0	2
Team	2	26	13.0	19

West Virginia Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
T. Austin	3	19	6.3	14
Team	3	19	6.3	14

Marshall Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Haig	2/2	100.0	34	4/4	10
Team	2/2	100.0	34	4/4	10

West Virginia Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
T. Bitancurt	0/0	0.0	--	9/10	9
Team	0/0	0.0	--	9/10	9

Marshall Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
T. Williams	4	205	51.3	0	1	59
Team	4	205	51.3	0	1	59

West Virginia Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
C. Smith	1	45	45.0	0	0	45
-. Team	1	0	0.0	0	0	68
Team	2	45	22.5	0	0	68

ATTENDANCE: 59,120