WVU/Norfolk State - Safety in Numbers
A recap of the game as told through stats both in and out of the box score
6, 13 – passing yards and rushing yards for WVU in the first quarter (made even more impressive that WVU finished with 431 yards passing on the game)
89%, 19.25, 3 – Pass completion percentage, average yards per pass, and touchdown receptions thrown by Geno Smith in the 4rd quarter
371 – passing yards by Geno (a career high, the highest at WVU in 13 years (Marc Bulger 429 – Missouri 1998) and Smith’s third 300 yard passing game)
13 – first downs by WVU in the 3rd quarter
6 – of those first downs that were earned via Norfolk State penalty
10 – teams in FBS that haven’t allowed more than one touchdown this season in two games (although it was a special teams TD, it still counts against WVU as a TD, but they also did only play 3 quarters against Marshall) Central Florida, Florida St. – 0; Michigan St., Florida, Illinois, Texas, Arkansas, Temple, Kentucky - 1
236 – yards allowed per game by WVU’s defense (and remember, Marshall, 3 quarters)
2 – of the 10 teams who have only allowed 1 TD through two games are allowing more yards per game than WVU (Temple (272) and Kentucky (308.5))
0 – turnovers lost by the offense this year (only 4 other FBS teams can say that – Cincinnati, San Diego St., Texas A&M, and Wisconsin)
0 – turnovers caused by the defense this year (only 3 other FBS teams can say that – Nevada, North Carolina, and UAB)
17, 9 – number of carries, and the yards of the longest run by Vernard Roberts. A WVU back hasn’t had that many carries in a game without a run longer than 9 yards since Noel Devine carried the ball for 19 times with a long run of 9 against Cincinnati in 2008. In that time, 20 different ball carriers have had 17 carries or more and all had had at least one run of 10 yards or more
1 – lady whose day was made when Bruce Irvin gave her a big hug during the Mantrip
18 – consecutive home wins against non conference opponents. Last loss was against Virginia Tech in 2005 (who was ranked #3 at the time). Will it make it to 19? What will LSU be ranked when they come to Morgantown?
