Saturday, 09/01/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| (11) West Virginia | 13 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 69 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 59,120 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | West Virginia kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Marsh25. | |
| Marshall - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, Marsh25 | 14:55 | Cato pass completion to the left to Dobson for 8 yards to the Marsh33. |
| 2-2, Marsh33 | 14:51 | Cato incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-2, Marsh33 | 14:45 | Cato rush right for 5 yards to the Marsh38. |
| 1-10, Marsh38 | 14:37 | Cato pass completion to the left to Dobson for 12 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 14:13 | Van rush left for 2 yards to the WVU48. |
| 2-8, WVU48 | 13:55 | Van rush for -9 yards to the Marsh43. |
| 3-17, Marsh43 | 13:18 | Cato pass completion to the middle to Van for 12 yards to the WVU45. |
| 4-5, WVU45 | 12:45 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on WVU6. |
| West Virginia - 12:34 | ||
| 1-10, WVU6 | 12:34 | Austin rush for 6 yards to the WVU12. |
| 2-4, WVU12 | 12:03 | Smith pass completion to the left to Austin for 6 yards to the WVU18. |
| 1-10, WVU18 | 11:32 | Alston rush for 10 yards to the WVU28. |
| 1-10, WVU28 | 11:15 | Smith pass completion to the left to Thompson for 8 yards to the WVU36. |
| 2-2, WVU36 | 11:02 | Smith pass completion to the right to Buie for 9 yards to the WVU45. |
| 1-10, WVU45 | 10:47 | Smith pass completion to the left to Austin for -2 yards to the WVU43. |
| 2-12, WVU43 | 10:20 | Alston rush left for 9 yards to the Marsh48. Marshall penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Marsh33 | 10:00 | Alston rush left for 1 yard to the Marsh32. |
| 2-9, Marsh32 | 9:17 | Smith pass completion to the right to Bailey for 32 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:56 | Bitancurt PAT - FAILED. | |
| 8:56 | West Virginia kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Marsh25. | |
| Marshall - 8:56 | ||
| 1-10, Marsh25 | 8:56 | Cato pass completion to the left to Snipes-Booker for 4 yards to the Marsh29. |
| 2-6, Marsh29 | 8:33 | Van rush left for 4 yards to the Marsh33. |
| 3-2, Marsh33 | 8:00 | Cato incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-2, Marsh33 | 7:53 | Marshall penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-7, Marsh28 | 7:53 | Williams punts. Austin returns 14 yards to the WVU33. |
| West Virginia - 7:41 | ||
| 1-10, WVU33 | 7:41 | West Virginia penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, WVU28 | 7:41 | Alston rush for 14 yards to the WVU42. |
| 2-1, WVU42 | 7:10 | Smith pass completion to the right to Woods for 22 yards to the Marsh36. |
| 1-10, Marsh36 | 6:48 | Smith pass completion to the left to Bailey for 11 yards to the Marsh25. |
| 1-10, Marsh25 | 6:30 | Alston rush left for 8 yards to the Marsh17. |
| 2-2, Marsh17 | 6:00 | Smith pass completion to the right to Woods for 11 yards to the Marsh6. |
| 1-6, Marsh6 | 5:34 | Alston rush right for 3 yards to the Marsh3. |
| 2-3, Marsh3 | 5:07 | Smith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-3, Marsh3 | 5:01 | Alston rush right for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:53 | Bitancurt PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:53 | West Virginia kicks off. Snipes-Booker returns 20 yards to the Marsh19. | |
| Marshall - 4:48 | ||
| 1-10, Marsh19 | 4:48 | Cato pass completion to the right to Van for 4 yards to the Marsh23. |
| 2-7, Marsh23 | 4:38 | Marshall penalized -12 yards. |
| 2-18, Marsh11 | 4:38 | Van rush for 4 yards to the Marsh15. |
| 3-14, Marsh15 | 4:20 | Cato pass completion to the right to Van for -1 yard to the Marsh14. |
| 4-15, Marsh14 | 3:45 | Williams punts. Austin returns 12 yards to the WVU44. |
| West Virginia - 3:27 | ||
| 1-10, WVU44 | 3:27 | Marshall penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Marsh41 | 3:27 | Smith rush for 8 yards to the Marsh33. |
| 2-2, Marsh33 | 3:12 | Smith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-2, Marsh33 | 3:01 | Smith pass completion to the middle to Austin for 5 yards to the Marsh28. Austin fumbles, Clarke of West Virginia recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Marsh28 | 2:40 | Marshall time out. |
| 1-7, Marsh28 | 2:40 | Smith pass completion to the left to Bailey for 9 yards to the Marsh19. |
| 1-10, Marsh19 | 2:20 | Alston rush left for 12 yards to the Marsh7. |
| 1-7, Marsh7 | 2:09 | Alston rush left for 1 yard to the Marsh6. |
| 2-6, Marsh6 | 1:35 | Smith rush middle for 3 yards to the Marsh3. |
| 3-3, Marsh3 | 1:15 | Marshall penalized 2 yards. |
| 3-1, Marsh1 | 1:02 | Alston rush right for -2 yards to the Marsh3. |
| 4-3, Marsh3 | 0:22 | Smith rush right for 1 yard to the Marsh2. |
| Marshall - 0:07 | ||
| 1-10, Marsh2 | 0:07 | Ward rush left for 3 yards to the Marsh5. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Marshall - 15:00 | ||
| 2-7, Marsh5 | 15:00 | Cato pass completion to the middle to Shuler for 6 yards to the Marsh11. |
| 3-1, Marsh11 | 14:33 | Van rush for 3 yards to the Marsh14. |
| 1-10, Marsh14 | 14:22 | Cato pass completion to the right to Frohnapfel for 4 yards to the Marsh18. |
| 2-7, Marsh18 | 13:59 | Van rush left for 3 yards to the Marsh21. |
| 3-4, Marsh21 | 13:44 | Cato rush middle for 12 yards to the Marsh33. |
| 1-10, Marsh33 | 13:18 | Butler rush for 3 yards to the Marsh36. |
| 2-7, Marsh36 | 12:50 | Cato incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-7, Marsh36 | 12:44 | Cato pass completion to the right to Frohnapfel for 24 yards to the WVU40. |
| 1-10, WVU40 | 12:26 | West Virginia penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, WVU35 | 12:18 | Van rush right for 16 yards to the WVU19. |
| 1-10, WVU19 | 12:10 | Cato incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, WVU19 | 12:01 | Cato pass completion to the left to Dobson for 12 yards to the WVU7. |
| 1-7, WVU7 | 11:45 | Watson rush for 3 yards to the WVU4. |
| 2-4, WVU4 | 11:23 | Van rush for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:16 | Haig PAT - GOOD. | |
| 11:16 | Marshall kicks off. Clarke returns 16 yards to the WVU32. | |
| West Virginia - 11:11 | ||
| 1-10, WVU32 | 11:11 | Smith pass completion to the right to Austin for 1 yard to the WVU33. |
| 2-9, WVU33 | 10:43 | Smith pass completion to the middle to Woods for 12 yards to the WVU45. |
| 1-10, WVU45 | 10:17 | Smith pass completion to the right to Woods for 13 yards to the Marsh42. |
| 1-10, Marsh42 | 10:00 | Buie rush for 18 yards to the Marsh24. |
| 1-10, Marsh24 | 9:40 | Buie rush left for 24 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:25 | Bitancurt PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:25 | West Virginia kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Marsh25. | |
| Marshall - 9:25 | ||
| 1-10, Marsh25 | 9:25 | Cato pass completion to the middle to Dobson for 40 yards to the WVU35. |
| 1-10, WVU35 | 9:10 | Van rush for 2 yards to the WVU33. |
| 2-8, WVU33 | 8:55 | Cato pass completion to the right to Shuler for 0 yards. |
| 3-8, WVU33 | 8:25 | Van rush left for 10 yards to the WVU23. |
| 1-10, WVU23 | 8:10 | Van rush middle for -1 yard to the WVU24. |
| 2-11, WVU24 | 7:55 | Cato pass completion to the right to Shuler for 6 yards to the WVU18. |
| 3-5, WVU18 | 7:30 | Cato incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, WVU18 | 7:25 | Haig 34 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 7:11 | Marshall kicks off. Bailey returns 17 yards to the WVU17. | |
| West Virginia - 7:06 | ||
| 1-10, WVU17 | 7:06 | Austin rush for 70 yards to the Marsh13. |
| 1-10, Marsh13 | 6:45 | Smith pass completion to the middle to Austin for 7 yards to the Marsh6. |
| 2-3, Marsh6 | 6:31 | Smith pass completion to the right to Austin for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:25 | Bitancurt PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:25 | West Virginia kicks off. Ward returns 10 yards to the Marsh22. | |
| Marshall - 6:22 | ||
| 1-10, Marsh22 | 6:22 | Van rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Marsh22 | 6:00 | Cato pass completion to the right to Hoskins for 12 yards to the Marsh34. |
| 1-10, Marsh34 | 5:37 | Watson rush middle for 1 yard to the Marsh35. |
| 2-9, Marsh35 | 5:25 | Watson rush for 3 yards to the Marsh38. |
| 3-6, Marsh38 | 5:00 | Cato pass completion to the right to Snipes-Booker for 8 yards to the Marsh46. |
| 1-10, Marsh46 | 4:50 | Van rush left for -1 yard to the Marsh45. |
| 2-11, Marsh45 | 4:00 | Cato pass completion to the middle to Crawford for 28 yards to the WVU27. |
| 1-10, WVU27 | 3:40 | Cato incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, WVU27 | 3:30 | Van rush for 1 yard to the WVU26. |
| 3-9, WVU26 | 3:15 | Cato incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-9, WVU26 | 2:46 | Cato incomplete pass to the left. |
| West Virginia - 2:40 | ||
| 1-10, WVU26 | 2:40 | Smith rush for 5 yards to the WVU31. |
| 2-5, WVU31 | 2:20 | Alston rush for 7 yards to the WVU38. Alston fumbles, Thompson of West Virginia recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 1-10, WVU38 | 2:00 | Smith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, WVU38 | 1:55 | Smith pass completion to the right to Austin for 9 yards to the WVU47. |
| 3-1, WVU47 | 1:40 | Buie rush for 10 yards to the Marsh43. |
| 1-10, Marsh43 | 1:30 | Smith pass completion to the right to Buie for 7 yards to the Marsh36. |
| 2-3, Marsh36 | 1:26 | Smith pass completion to the left to Austin for 15 yards to the Marsh21. |
| 1-10, Marsh21 | 1:18 | Buie rush for 12 yards to the Marsh9. |
| 1-9, Marsh9 | 1:07 | Smith pass completion to the right to Woods for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:00 | Bitancurt PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:00 | West Virginia kicks off. Snipes-Booker returns 18 yards to the Marsh16. Marshall penalized -8 yards. | |
| Marshall - 0:55 | ||
| 1-10, Marsh8 | 0:55 | Watson rush for 4 yards to the Marsh12. |
| 2-6, Marsh12 | 0:18 | Watson rush left for 4 yards to the Marsh16. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Marshall - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Marshall kicks off. Austin returns 35 yards to the WVU36. | |
| West Virginia - 14:53 | ||
| 1-10, WVU36 | 14:53 | Smith pass completion to the left to Bailey for 8 yards to the WVU44. |
| 2-2, WVU44 | 14:45 | Smith pass completion to the left to Bailey for 17 yards to the Marsh39. |
| 1-10, Marsh39 | 14:32 | Smith pass completion to the middle to Austin for 1 yard to the Marsh38. |
| 2-9, Marsh38 | 14:05 | Smith pass completion to the left to Bailey for 7 yards to the Marsh31. |
| 3-2, Marsh31 | 13:35 | Alston rush left for 3 yards to the Marsh28. |
| 1-10, Marsh28 | 13:12 | West Virginia penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Marsh33 | 13:11 | Smith rush for 12 yards to the Marsh21. |
| 2-3, Marsh21 | 12:50 | Alston rush for 21 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1-3, WVU35 | 12:38 | Marshall penalized 15 yards. |
| 12:38 | Bitancurt PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:38 | West Virginia kicks off. Snipes-Booker returns 18 yards to the Marsh20. | |
| Marshall - 12:23 | ||
| 1-10, Marsh20 | 12:23 | Cato incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Marsh20 | 12:19 | Van rush for -3 yards to the Marsh17. |
| 3-13, Marsh17 | 11:55 | Cato pass completion to the middle to Van for -1 yard to the Marsh16. |
| 4-14, Marsh16 | 11:15 | Williams punts. Austin returns -7 yards to the WVU18. West Virginia penalized -9 yards. |
| West Virginia - 10:55 | ||
| 1-10, WVU9 | 10:55 | Smith rush left for 7 yards to the WVU16. |
| 2-3, WVU16 | 10:35 | Smith pass completion to the right to Buie for 9 yards to the WVU25. |
| 1-10, WVU25 | 10:10 | Austin rush for -9 yards to the WVU16. |
| 2-19, WVU16 | 9:50 | Smith rush for 0 yards. |
| 3-19, WVU16 | 9:15 | Smith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-19, WVU16 | 9:08 | Smith punt blocked by Crawford. Returned by Bell. |
| Marshall - 8:24 | ||
| 1-9, WVU9 | 8:24 | Cato rush right for 6 yards to the WVU3. |
| 2-3, WVU3 | 8:10 | Van rush middle for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:00 | Haig PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:00 | Marshall kicks off. Buie returns 8 yards to the WVU23. | |
| West Virginia - 7:56 | ||
| 1-10, WVU23 | 7:56 | Smith pass completion to the right to Buie for 6 yards to the WVU29. |
| 2-4, WVU29 | 7:30 | Smith pass completion to the left to Bailey for 7 yards to the WVU36. |
| 1-10, WVU36 | 7:15 | Alston rush left for 9 yards to the WVU45. |
| 2-1, WVU45 | 6:50 | Smith pass completion to the left to Bailey for 8 yards to the Marsh47. |
| 1-10, Marsh47 | 6:40 | Smith pass completion to the right to Austin for 5 yards to the Marsh42. |
| 2-5, Marsh42 | 6:10 | Alston rush right for 6 yards to the Marsh36. |
| 1-10, Marsh36 | 5:30 | Smith pass completion to the right to Woods for 2 yards to the Marsh34. |
| 2-8, Marsh34 | 5:10 | Smith pass completion to the right to Woods for 6 yards to the Marsh28. |
| 3-2, Marsh28 | 4:50 | Smith rush for 28 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:32 | Bitancurt PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:32 | West Virginia kicks off. Snipes-Booker returns 26 yards to the Marsh24. | |
| Marshall - 4:25 | ||
| 1-10, Marsh24 | 4:25 | Cato pass completion to the right to Wilson for 19 yards to the Marsh43. |
| 1-10, Marsh43 | 4:15 | Cato pass completion to the left to Allen for 4 yards to the Marsh47. |
| 2-6, Marsh47 | 4:00 | Cato sacked by Garvin for -6 yards to the Marsh41. Cato fumbles, Bruce of West Virginia recovers and returns 43 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| West Virginia - 3:41 | ||
| 3:41 | Bitancurt PAT - GOOD. | |
| 3:41 | West Virginia kicks off. Snipes-Booker returns 23 yards to the Marsh25. | |
| Marshall - 3:36 | ||
| 1-10, Marsh25 | 3:36 | Cato pass completion to the right to Kelson for 9 yards to the Marsh34. |
| 2-1, Marsh34 | 3:20 | Watson rush for 2 yards to the Marsh36. |
| 1-10, Marsh36 | 3:00 | Cato pass completion to the left to Evans for 3 yards to the Marsh39. |
| 2-7, Marsh39 | 2:40 | Cato pass completion to the right to Frohnapfel for 6 yards to the Marsh45. |
| 3-1, Marsh45 | 2:20 | Ward rush left for 4 yards to the Marsh49. |
| 1-10, Marsh49 | 1:55 | Cato pass completion to the right to Hoskins for 11 yards to the WVU40. Marshall penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-8, 50 | 1:35 | Cato incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-8, 50 | 1:25 | Grooms rush for 19 yards to the WVU31. |
| 1-10, WVU31 | 1:10 | Grooms rush left for 4 yards to the WVU27. |
| 2-6, WVU27 | 0:50 | Cato pass completion to the right to Kelson for 21 yards to the WVU6. |
| 1-6, WVU6 | 0:45 | Grooms rush for 4 yards to the WVU2. |
| 2-2, WVU2 | 0:33 | Marshall penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-12, WVU12 | 0:30 | Cato incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-12, WVU12 | 0:27 | Cato incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-12, WVU12 | 0:26 | Haig 29 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 0:18 | Marshall kicks off. Buie returns 15 yards to the WVU40. | |
| West Virginia - 0:10 | ||
| 1-10, WVU40 | 0:10 | Alston rush for 18 yards to the Marsh42. West Virginia penalized -15 yards. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia - 15:00 | ||
| 1-7, WVU43 | 15:00 | Smith pass completion to the right to McCartney for 52 yards to the Marsh5. |
| 1-5, Marsh5 | 14:42 | Smith pass completion to the left to Bailey for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 14:24 | Bitancurt PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:24 | West Virginia kicks off. Snipes-Booker returns 24 yards to the Marsh28. | |
| Marshall - 14:19 | ||
| 1-10, Marsh28 | 14:19 | Butler rush left for 3 yards to the Marsh31. |
| 2-7, Marsh31 | 14:03 | Cato pass completion to the right to Wilson for 13 yards to the Marsh44. |
| 1-10, Marsh44 | 13:45 | Butler rush left for 2 yards to the Marsh46. |
| 2-8, Marsh46 | 13:26 | Cato pass to the right intercepted by Rigg and returned 46 yards. |
| West Virginia - 13:09 | ||
| 1-3, Marsh3 | 13:09 | Millard pass completion to the left to Myers for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:04 | Bitancurt PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:04 | West Virginia kicks off. Butler returns 28 yards to the Marsh25. | |
| Marshall - 12:59 | ||
| 1-10, Marsh25 | 12:59 | Butler rush left for 1 yard to the Marsh26. |
| 2-9, Marsh26 | 12:30 | Cato pass completion to the right to Kelson for 17 yards to the Marsh43. |
| 1-10, Marsh43 | 12:12 | Butler rush right for 2 yards to the Marsh45. |
| 2-8, Marsh45 | 11:50 | Cato pass completion to the right to Butler for 10 yards to the WVU45. |
| 1-10, WVU45 | 11:27 | Butler rush middle for 3 yards to the WVU42. |
| 2-7, WVU42 | 10:55 | Cato pass completion to the right to King for 20 yards to the WVU22. |
| 1-10, WVU22 | 10:31 | Cato pass completion to the left to Frohnapfel for 10 yards to the WVU12. |
| 1-10, WVU12 | 10:20 | Cato pass completion to the left to Frohnapfel for 5 yards to the WVU7. |
| 2-6, WVU7 | 10:16 | Marshall penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-11, WVU12 | 10:13 | Cato pass completion to the middle to Shuler for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:50 | Haig PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:50 | Marshall kicks off. No return. Ball on WVU40. | |
| West Virginia - 9:50 | ||
| 1-10, WVU35 | 9:50 | Buie rush for 3 yards to the WVU38. |
| 2-7, WVU38 | 9:06 | Buie rush right for 13 yards to the Marsh49. |
| 1-10, Marsh49 | 8:37 | Millard pass completion to the left to Thompson for -2 yards to the WVU49. |
| 2-12, WVU49 | 8:00 | Millard sacked by Taylor for -4 yards to the WVU45. |
| 3-16, WVU45 | 7:23 | Millard rush left for 1 yard to the WVU46. |
| 4-15, WVU46 | 6:40 | Smith punts. Snipes-Booker returns 19 yards to the Marsh28. |
| Marshall - 6:25 | ||
| 1-10, Marsh28 | 6:25 | Butler rush right for -2 yards to the Marsh26. |
| 2-12, Marsh26 | 5:56 | Cato pass completion to the right to Crawford for 7 yards to the Marsh33. |
| 3-5, Marsh33 | 5:48 | Cato pass completion to the middle to Crawford for 13 yards to the Marsh46. |
| 1-10, Marsh46 | 5:30 | Cato incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Marsh46 | 5:18 | Grooms rush right for 3 yards to the Marsh49. |
| 3-7, Marsh49 | 4:39 | Cato pass completion to the left to Allen for 14 yards to the WVU37. |
| 1-10, WVU37 | 4:10 | Butler rush middle for 3 yards to the WVU34. |
| 2-7, WVU34 | 3:40 | Cato pass completion to the right to Wilson for 8 yards to the WVU26. |
| 1-10, WVU26 | 3:23 | Butler rush middle for 1 yard to the WVU25. |
| 2-9, WVU25 | 2:48 | Butler rush for -2 yards to the WVU27. |
| 3-11, WVU27 | 2:18 | Cato incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-11, WVU27 | 2:04 | Cato pass completion to the middle to Shuler for 23 yards to the WVU4. |
| 1-4, WVU4 | 1:40 | Ward rush for -5 yards to the WVU9. |
| 2-9, WVU9 | 1:35 | Cato pass completion to the left to Kelson for -2 yards to the WVU11. |
| 3-11, WVU11 | 1:08 | Cato incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-11, WVU11 | 1:01 | Cato pass completion to the middle to Frohnapfel for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:54 | Haig PAT - GOOD. | |
| Marsh35 | 0:54 | Onside kick. Nehlen returns 0 yards. |
| West Virginia - 0:53 | ||
| 1-10, Marsh48 | 0:53 | Millard pass to the left intercepted by Lovett and returned 30 yards. Marshall penalized -15 yards. |
| Marshall - 0:38 | ||
| 1-10, 50 | 0:38 | Grooms rush for 13 yards to the WVU37. |
| 1-10, WVU37 | 0:32 | Frohnapfel rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, WVU37 | 0:10 | Frohnapfel incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, WVU37 | 0:02 | Frohnapfel incomplete pass to the left. |










