Jaylen Anderson. 2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Last edited on 26 December 2022, at 22:49, Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, 2007 Big East Conference football standings, 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Illinois' Benn, ND's Clausen impact newcomers for 2007, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team&oldid=1129742921, $ BCS representative as conference champion. Freshman RB Noel Devine also added 118 yards on the ground with a TD. Perry Patterson's 47-yard TD pass to Mike Williams over three defenders on the game's opening drive marked the first time West Virginia trailed in a game since Oct. 15, 2005, against Louisville. Running back Steve Slaton sported the uniform when he attended the 2007 Playboy All-American honoring at the Playboy Mansion at the beginning of the preseason wearing it with white bottoms.[1]. Slaton ran for 203 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead No. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. All rights reserved. The Sooners scored early again, off of a Bradford pass to Quentin Chaney, but yet again failed a 2-point conversion attempt. Mar 27 (Neutral), West Virginia (26-11) Loss vs. Xavier, 75-79, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. The team wore white jerseys and blue pants, The Mountaineers had their most complete game of the season as they almost pitched a shutout. 11 Ryan Nehlen WR 6-3 170 Fr Morgantown, West Virginia. 4.5 Mississippi State. 11 Virginia Tech baseball team (6-2, 0-0 ACC) will contest its final non-conference series before the start of ACC action when it welcomes Charlotte (5-4, 0-0 C-USA) this weekend to English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park for a three-game series (March 3-5). Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 190, RB / Maryland's Sam Hollenbach was intercepted twice and the Terrapins fumbled the ball away three times, twice by Josh Wilson on kickoffs. Thomas recorded 6 tackles. Enrolled. Darius Reynaud had 92 yards receiving on 5 catches. West Virginia continued to roll however, as White hooked up with receiver Tito Gonzales for a 79-yard touchdown pass to put the Mountaineers up 4121. Do you have a blog? Schuyler Callihan Jul 20, 2022 8:57 AM EDT West Virginia has released its roster. Then the Mountaineers, led by Pat White, came back from the 18-point deficit to win the game. An investigation into . Pat White finished the game with 295 yards of total offense, rushing 27 times for 155 yards and two touchdowns and completing 13 of 19 passes for 140 yards. Owen Schmitt ran the ball in from a yard out with 20 seconds left in the half to give the Mountaineers a 203 lead. James Pinkney was 20-of-40 for 247 yards with a touchdown for the Pirates (13), and Aundrae Allison had four catches for 54 yards and a touchdown. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. But Schmitt ended the second quarter with an 11-yard run to make it 2817 at halftime. Heisman Trophy hopeful Steve Slaton ran for 156 yards and a touchdown for West Virginia, but fumbled on consecutive snaps in the third quarterbothered by a broken left wrist. The Mountaineers (40) shook off some sloppy playincluding White's three interceptionsto win their 11th straight game. MORGANTOWN West Virginia will likely have a pair of Manhattan transfers on its roster next season. Or write about sports? Copyright 1995 - 2023 Darius Reynaud, who played with a shoulder injury, had two touchdown receptions and a 64-yard run. Coach Mark Dantonio had compared West Virginia's offense to top-ranked Ohio State's. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Find out more. Do you have a sports website? 5-10 / The team wore white jerseys and blue pants. The Mountaineers also needed to replace the center position, where All-American Dan Mozes left as a senior, and the guard position. [3], The Mountaineers put up the most points since 2001 against Rutgers (807 win) when they defeated the Broncos 6224. White (105 yards) and Slaton (101) became the first backs to surpass 100 yards against the Orange in the first half since Miami's Frank Gore and Clinton Portis in 2001. Hernandez, who scored the Huskies' touchdown on a 5-yard run with 7:22 left in the game. Schmitt capped the first with a 5-yard TD dive at 8:11, giving West Virginia a touchdown on its first drive in seven consecutive games. They lost in the American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game to the Tulane Green Wave by the score of 28-45. A 40-yarder to Burks got the Bulldogs to the 2. 300, RB / On West Virginia's next possession, White needed only four plays to drive them 97 yards for a touchdown. 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Free shipping for many products! West Virginia quarterback Pat White ran for 125 yards and four touchdowns and added 222 yards through the air. [3], Patrick White and Steve Slaton tore up their third opponent of the season in a row. Jan 3 @ Notre Dame, West Virginia (10-3) Loss vs. Notre Dame, 56-69, 14. Oklahoma returned with a field goal to make it 136, but West Virginia ended the first half with a pass from their star quarterback, Pat White to a wide-open Darius Reynaud for a 21-yard touchdown to make it 206 at halftime. Won West Second Round (73-67) versus #2 Duke Feb 20 @ Villanova, West Virginia (18-8) Loss vs. Villanova, 56-78, 27. 235, DL / 4 Mountaineers overcame Slaton's least-productive game of the season and pulled away late in a 2710 victory over ECU. Baseball Baseball: Schedule Baseball: Roster Baseball: . Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). The Pirates closed to seven points early in the fourth on Robert Lee's 27-yard field goal. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Though White led the Mountaineers on a pair of touchdown drives to get them back in it, the Cardinals responded each time with a score of their own. The Hokies are seeking their first home victory against the 49ers since 2002, having lost Blacksburg occasions in both 2006 and 2007. Freshman sensation Noel Devine scored his first touchdown of his career, while also rushing for 44 yards. 2015 Jon Anderson 5- 6-0 5- 5-0 8 West Virginia's 4527. [2] An additional recruit, LB Pat Lazear, was signed on February 16, 2007. The win clinched the Big East automatic Bowl Championship Series berth, and coupled with the previous day's upset over then #1 LSU by unranked Arkansas, put the Mountaineers in a position to play for a berth in National Championship game with a win over rival Pitt the next week. White, who rushed for 93 yards on 10 carries, scored from 3 yards out on the first series of the second quarter and lofted a pass that Brandon Myles caught in the left corner of the end zone four minutes later for a 34-yard TD. 6-0 / Lost West Regional Semifinal (79-75) versus #3 Xavier, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Friday, March 3, 6:02AM. The Mountaineers opened the second half with a commitment to Slaton, who carried the ball five times and capped a 10-play scoring drive with a 10-yard touchdown that made it 217 with 10:22 left in the third quarter. The official 2007 Football Roster for the Hampton University Pirates Skip To Main . Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. This marked the 4th straight win over rival Maryland. Cincinnati's Dustin Grutza completed 13 of 24 passes for 143 yards and was intercepted twice. 6-1 / West Virginia rushed for 517 yards(415 of which came in the second half) and clinched their 5th Big East title with 6621 win over UConn. Backup running back Eddie Davis produced the most impressive performance. However, fullback Owen Schmitt led the Mountaineers to their first touchdown on a 57-yard run to make the score 133. No. Oklahoma scored again on a Bradford pass, this time to Juaquin Iglesias, but this time kicked the extra point to make the score 4128. The 2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team began play on September 1, 2007. The Thundering Herd won the game 35 - 25. 3 Roster. Jan 23 (Neutral), West Virginia (15-4) Win vs. Marshall, 66-64, 20. Nov 23 (Neutral), West Virginia (2-1) Loss vs. Tennessee, 72-74, 4. He had 220 yards last year against Pitt. Following Tuesday's 2 p.m. opener, the Hokies and the River Hawks will return to the diamond on Wednesday, March 8, for their 1 p.m. finale. West Virginia's offense was everything it expected to be in the first half, except for its reliance on throwing rather than running. 2008 Earl Monroe 7- 3-0 5- 3-0 2010 Earl Monroe 0-10-0 0- 8-0 As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Get the latest West Virginia Mountaineers betting stats for 2006-2007 including moneyline, against the spread (ATS), and Over/Under totals. Dec 29 (Neutral), West Virginia (10-2) Loss vs. Oklahoma, 82-88, 13. Feb 23, West Virginia (19-8) Win vs. Providence, 80-53, 28. Mar 8 @ St. John's (NY), West Virginia (22-9) Win vs. St. John's (NY), 83-74, 32. The pass was the longest play in West Virginia school bowl history. Then, they delivered on their offseason motto to "finish", born during last year's loss to the Mountaineers, a game Louisville led by 17 in the fourth quarter. With scouts from 15 NFL teams in attendance, West Virginia took a 3810 halftime lead in beating Maryland (21) for the third straight year, the first time that has happened since 199698. 2022 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Roster. Date Time Opponent Rank - / The Hokies won their only two postseason appearances against the 49ers during the 1992 and 1994 conference tournaments. Pat White went 9/13 passing for 107 yards and a TD, as well as rushing for a season high 186 yards 16 on carries and 2 TDs. The 99th edition of the game now known as the Backyard Brawl kicked off one of college football's most awaited weekends. Free shipping for many products! All Rights Reserved. Johnson caught another TD pass at the start of the second to make it 217 GT. 4.3 Maryland. 6-4 / The official 2007 Football Roster for the Army West Point Black Knights Skip To Main . 270, QB / But a pass went off Myles' hands and Trae Williams intercepted the tipped ball for South Florida with 1:54 left. Tony Ciaravino, the third kicker the Huskies have used this season, hit a 29-yard field goal to tie it 33. In front of an expected record-breaking crowd at Raymond James Stadium, the Mountaineers were defeated by the #18 South Florida Bulls. WVU committed 6 turnovers during the game and starting QB Pat White didn't play in the second half. The team was coached by Rich Rodriguez until he announced on December 16, 2007, that he was leaving West Virginia to coach the Michigan Wolverines. Virginia Tech is off to its best eight-game scoring output since joining the ACC before the 2005 season. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. 2007 West Virginia Mountaineers Stats Previous Year Next Year Record: 11-2 (5th of 119) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 6th in the Final AP poll Conference: Big East Conference Record: 5-2 Coach: Bill Stewart (1-0), Rich Rodriguez (10-2) Points For: 515 Points/G: 39.6 (9th of 119) Points Against: 235 More Team Info West Virginia School History He finished behind Andre Rison, Javon Walker and Fred Biletnikoff and in front of Marvin Harrison. West Virginia, the nation's second leading rushing offense, compiled 313 yards against Cincinnati, one of the best run defenses which had surrendered five TDs entering the game. The "sleeper" play was named so because after an offsides call on the defense was called after the ball had been snapped, the offensive line stayed still after the ball was snapped, while White rolled out and fired to Gonzales who was wide-open. The Buckeyes beat the Bearcats 377 earlier this season. We present them here for purely educational purposes. West Virginia started the game with a 52-yard run by Owen Schmitt, who ended the drive with a 1-yard run. He scored twice in the opening quarter of his first game against Maryland, the school that offered him a scholarship, then withdrew it because they felt they had enough running backs. Print. Sam Bradford was intercepted by Mountaineer safety Quinton Andrews early on, but the Sooners bounced back with a field goal to make it 63. The play that Pitt fans will most remember is Darrelle Revis' adventuresome 73-yard punt return down the Panthers sideline that put Pitt up 2417 with 2:18 remaining in the half. He ran for 163 yards and a touchdown as the Mountaineers (60, 10 Big East) extended their winning streak to 13 games, matching the school record set in 19521953. Steve Slaton bailed out the Mountaineers (50) with 185 yards and a touchdown and Pat White rushed for two scores as West Virginia pulled away late to extend the nation's second-longest winning streak to 12 games. Brohm threw for 354 yards and a touchdown, and the Cardinals took advantage of key mistakes by West Virginia to earn the signature win they've so desperately sought under coach Bobby Petrino and stake their claim as a serious contender for the Bowl Championship Series title game. Stewart was then named head coach on January 3, 2008, after leading the Mountaineers to victory in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl over the #3 Oklahoma Sooners. On West Virginia's third series, he drove the Mountaineers 65 yards with Owen Schmitt covering the final 7 for a score. During spring break, No. Feb 7 @ Pitt, West Virginia (16-7) Loss vs. Pittsburgh, 54-55, 24. 2013 Jon Anderson 0-11-0 0-10-0 1st year of MEC, Joining a Team: Freshmen, Transfers & Walk-Ons. White added 76 rushing yards that included a game-clinching 46-yard run midway through the fourth quarter. West Virginia played their home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. Linebacker Mortty Ivy helped the defense out with an interception and a forced fumble. -, WR / A 57-yard pass on a "sleeper" play from White to Tito Gonzales and a 14-yard pass to Brandon Myles in the third quarter made the score 3531. The teams have met every year since 1980. But on National Signing Day, Devine never signed his letter of intent, saying that after having a talk with mentor Deion Sanders, he decided to wait to see his SAT scores. 6-0 / Pat White directed a second-quarter touchdown drive before the QB parade began. The final Pitt possession saw the Panthers run the ball out of the back of the end zone for a safety as the clock expired, ending WVU's National Championship hopes.