Saturday, Sep 1, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
| Final - 9.1.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Thundering Herd | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| West Virginia Mountaineers | 13 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 69 |
What is there to get excited about when your Top 10 team is playing a FCS school? Certainly not the televised game on ROOT. The venue? Sure. The potential to make a boat load of cash betting your rich JMU friend? Absolutely. Let's Go Mountaineers!
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| West Virginia | 13 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 69 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 8:56 left: West Virginia Touchdown - 32-yard pass from Geno Smith to Stedman Bailey. (Tyler Bitancurt extra point missed). |
| 4:53 left: West Virginia Touchdown - 3-yard run by Shawne Alston. (Tyler Bitancurt extra point is good). |
| 4:53 left: |
| Quarter 2 |
| 11:16 left: Marshall Touchdown - 4-yard run by Travon Van. (Justin Haig extra point is good). |
| 11:16 left: |
| 9:25 left: West Virginia Touchdown - 24-yard run by Andrew Buie. (Tyler Bitancurt extra point is good). |
| 9:25 left: |
| 7:11 left: Marshall Field Goal - 34-yarder by Justin Haig. |
| 6:25 left: West Virginia Touchdown - 6-yard pass from Geno Smith pass to Tavon Austin. (Tyler Bitancurt extra point is good). |
| 6:25 left: |
| 1:00 left: West Virginia Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Geno Smith to J.D. Woods. (Tyler Bitancurt extra point is good). |
| 1:00 left: |
| Quarter 3 |
| 12:27 left: West Virginia Touchdown - 21-yard run by Shawne Alston. (Tyler Bitancurt extra point is good). |
| 12:27 left: |
| 8:00 left: Marshall Touchdown - 3-yard run by Travon Van. (Justin Haig extra point is good). |
| 8:00 left: |
| 4:32 left: West Virginia Touchdown - 28-yard run by Geno Smith. (Tyler Bitancurt extra point is good). |
| 4:32 left: |
| 3:41 left: West Virginia Touchdown - 43-yard fumble return by Isaiah Bruce. (Tyler Bitancurt extra point is good). |
| 3:41 left: |
| 0:18 left: Marshall Field Goal - 29-yarder by Justin Haig. |
| Quarter 4 |
| 14:24 left: West Virginia Touchdown - 5-yadr pass from Geno Smith to Stedman Bailey. (Tyler Bitancurt extra point is good). |
| 14:24 left: |
| 13:04 left: West Virginia Touchdown - 3-yard pass from Paul Millard to KJ Myers. (Tyler Bitancurt extra point is good). |
| 13:04 left: |
| 9:50 left: Marshall Touchdown - 12-yard pass from Rakeem Cato to Tommy Shuler. (Justin Haig extra point is good). |
| 9:50 left: |
| 0:54 left: Marshall Touchdown - 11-yard pass from Rakeem Cato to Eric Frohnapfel. (Justin Haig extra point is good). |
| 0:54 left: |
| Team statistics | Marshall | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 32:57 | 27:03 |
| First Downs | 28 | 31 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 38-56 1 | 34-39 1 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 132 45 | 331 35 |
| Punt Return Yards | 26 | 19 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 2 1-1 1 | 1 2-0 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 11-112 | 5-39 |
| Punts-Average | 4-51.2 | 2-22.5 |
