(24) West Virginia 24, Rutgers 21 (F)
Saturday, 12/05/09
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (24) West Virginia | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Rutgers | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 21 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 52,534 |
Scoring Summary
| WVU - Rut | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 13:08 | WVU | TD | Noel Devine 6 yd run (Tyler Bitancurt kick) | 7 - 0 |
| 9:28 | Rut | FG | San San Te 38 yd FG | 7 - 3 | |
| 0:46 | WVU | TD | Ryan Clarke 1 yd run (Tyler Bitancurt kick) | 14 - 3 | |
| 2nd Quarter | NONE | ||||
| 3rd Quarter | 10:01 | WVU | TD | Sidney Glover 24 yd interception return (Tyler Bitancurt kick) | 21 - 3 |
| 9:48 | Rut | TD | Joe Lefeged 91 yd kick return (TOM SAVAGE 2pt run) | 21 - 11 | |
| 0:27 | Rut | FG | San San Te 27 yd FG | 21 - 14 | |
| 4th Quarter | 8:44 | WVU | FG | Tyler Bitancurt 41 yd FG | 24 - 14 |
| 8:31 | Rut | TD | Mohamed Sanu 62 yd pass from Tom Savage (San San Te kick) | 24 - 21 | |
Team Statistics
| WVU | Rut | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 13 | 11 |
| Passing | 4 | 6 |
| Rushing | 8 | 4 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 2-14 | 1-15 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Net Yards | 278 | 218 |
| Total Plays | 65 | 63 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 162 | 65 |
| Rushes | 45 | 35 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.6 | 1.9 |
| Net Yards Passing | 116 | 153 |
| Completions - Attempts | 10-20 | 9-28 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| Times Sacked | 3 | 4 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | -18 | -32 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 2 |
| Punts | 9 | 9 |
| Average Punt | 42.3 | 37.7 |
| Penalties | 4 | 4 |
| Penalty Yards | 30 | 25 |
| Fumbles | 2 | 0 |
| Fumbles Lost | 2 | 0 |
Passing
| West Virginia | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Brown | 10 | 20 | 116 | 50.0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutgers | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| T. Savage | 9 | 27 | 153 | 33.3 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| M. Sanu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| West Virginia | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Devine | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 32 | 1 |
| R. Clarke | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 24 | 1 |
| J. Brown | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 36 | 0 |
| J. Sanders | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutgers | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| J. Martinek | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| M. Sanu | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
| T. Savage | 5 | -33 | -6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| T. Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| West Virginia | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Sanders | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 29 | 0 |
| A. Arnett | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 |
| W. Lyons | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| T. Austin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rutgers | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| M. Sanu | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 62 | 1 |
| S. Graves | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
Kicking
| West Virginia | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Bitancurt | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 41 | 6 |
| Rutgers | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| S. Te | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 38 | 7 |
Punting
| West Virginia | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Kozlowski | 9 | 42.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutgers | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| T. Dellaganna | 8 | 41.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| West Virginia | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Austin | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Urban | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Rodgers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Rutgers | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| J. Lefeged | 1 | 91 | 91.0 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. LeGrand | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. McCourty | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Sanu | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Defense
| West Virginia | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Glover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| J. Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Rutgers | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |










