B o w l NOTES 2011 Offensive Season Record Setters New Record/Previous Holder
All-Purpose Yards – 2,294 – Tavon Austin/ 2,104 – Steve Slaton (2006) Total Offense – 3,919 – Geno Smith/ 3,515 – Marc Bulger (1998) Total Offensive Plays – 534 – Geno Smith/ 465 – Pat White (2008) Passing Yards – 3,978 – Geno Smith/ 3,607 – Marc Bulger (1998) Passing Completions – 314 – Geno Smith/ 274 – Marc Bulger (1998) Passing Attempts – 483 – Geno Smith/ 419 – Marc Bulger (1998) Receptions – 89 – Tavon Austin/ 77 – David Saunders (1998), Shawn Foreman (1997) Receiving Yards – 1,197 – Stedman Bailey/ 1,043 – David Saunders (1996) 100-yard Receiving Games – 7 – Stedman Bailey/ 4 – Chris Henry (1993) Consecutive 100-yard Receiving Games – 5 – Stedman Bailey/ 2 by several players Junior Passing – 3,978 – Geno Smith/ 3,607 – Marc Bulger (1998) Junior Total Offense – 3,919 – Geno Smith/ 3,515 – Marc Bulger (1998) Junior Receiving – 1,063 – Tavon Austin/ 928 – Shawn Foreman (1997) Team Passing Completions: 38 - LSU/ 35 – Missouri (1998) Team Passing Attempts: 65 – LSU/ 57 – Maryland (1951) Team Passing Yards: 469 – Connecticut/ 452 – Missouri (1998) First Downs by Penalty: 8 – Norfolk State/ 5 vs. USF (2008), Western Michigan (1996) Team Season Passing Attempts: 496/ 433 (1988) Team Season Passing Completions: 321/ 280 (1998) Team Season Passing Yards: 4,102/ 3,700 (1998) Team Passing First Downs: 171/ 169 (1998)
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2007 515 2006 505 1988 493 2011 419 1972 415 1998 410 1993 408 2002 396 2005 385 2003 376
Non-Offensive Touchdowns
West Virginia scored five non-offensive touchdowns this season, marking the most non-offensive touchdowns since the Mountaineers scored five in 2003. Tavon Austin scored touchdowns on kickoff returns of 90 (USF) and 100 yards (Marshall), Pat Miller scored on a 52-yard interception return at USF, Terence Garvin scored on a 37-yard interception return at Maryland and Julian Miller recovered a fumble for a touchdown at Cincinnati. The two non-offensive touchdowns at USF marked the most in one game this season and the most since Lance Frazier scored on a 64yard punt return and Adam Jones returned a fumble 47 yards against Temple in 2003.
Non-Offensive Touchdowns Since 2001
West Virginia scored 419 points this season, an average of 34.9 per game. It ranks fourth on WVU’s single season points scored list. The Mountaineers scored 30 or more points in eight games, 40 or more points in four games and 50 or more points in two games. WVU scored a season-high 55 points against Norfolk State and Bowling Green. The Mountaineers led the BIG EAST Conference in scoring offense and were No. 19 nationally. The Mountaineers outscored their opponents in every quarter but the first quarter. WVU was outscored 98-68 in the first quarter, but held a 132-84 advantage in the second quarter, 117-56 in the third quarter and 102-77 in the fourth quarter. West Virginia outscored its opponents, 200182 in the first half (16.7-15.2) and 219-133 in the second half (18.3-11.1).
Mountaineer Football
Lorello 21 INT return vs. Connecticut Wicks 34 INT return vs. Virginia Tech Lehnortt 21 fumble return vs. James Madison Jones 76 punt return vs. East Carolina
2003 Frazier 64 punt return vs. Temple Jones 47 fumble return vs. Temple Jones 49 INT return vs. Boston College Jones 87 kickoff return vs. Boston College Hunter 0 punt return vs. UCF
2002 Harrison 0 punt return vs. East Carolina Estrada 43 INT return vs. Rutgers
2001 Terry 100 kickoff return vs. Maryland Hackett 10 fumble return vs. Rutgers
Total Offense
West Virginia finished with 400 or more yards of total offense in nine of the 12 games during the 2011 season, collecting 500 or more yards five times and 600 or more yards once. The Mountaineers finished with a seasonbest 643 yards against Bowling Green, had 541 yards against Connecticut and 533 yards against Norfolk State, LSU and Louisville. WVU led the BIG EAST in total offense and tied with Georgia Tech for No. 17 nationally. The Mountaineers have 5,515 yards of total offense this season and need 484 yards in the Orange Bowl to break the school record (5,998, 2006).
2011 P. Miller 52 yard INT return at USF Austin 90 yard kickoff return at USF J. Miller 0 fumble recovery at Cincinnati Garvin 37 INT return at Maryland Austin 100 kickoff return vs. Marshall
2009
Scoring Offense
2004
Glover 24 INT Return at Rutgers Austin 98 kickoff return vs. UConn
2008 Ivy 29 INT return vs. Villanova
2007 Williams 0 fumble recovery vs. UConn Wicks 44 fumble recovery vs. Louisville Dykes 19 INT return vs. Syracuse
2006 Rivers 50 punt return vs. Mississippi State Reynaud 96 kickoff return vs. Maryland
2005 Addae 40 INT return vs. Pitt Smith 1 punt return vs. Rutgers Lewis 77 punt return vs. East Carolina Wicks 31 INT return vs. Syracuse
Passing Offense
First-year coach Dana Holgorsen installed his spread offense, and it paid dividends as it set the school record for passing yards in a season with 4,102 yards, breaking the old record of 3,700 yards (1998) by more than 400 yards. Quarterback Geno Smith finished with 3,978 yards passing, setting the individual school passing record, previously held by Marc Bulger (3,609 – 1998). Smith also set the school individual records for completions (314) and attempts (483). West Virginia finished No. 1 in the BIG EAST in passing yards per game and is No. 7 nationally.
Over 250 yards passing the last 10 years 469 Connecticut (2011) 463 LSU (2011) 431 Norfolk State (2011) 410 Louisville (2011) 388 at Maryland (2011) 372 at Cincinnati (2011) 352 Rutgers (2010) at Syracuse (2011) 338 334 East Carolina (2009)
43-16/W 21-47/L 55-12/W 35-28/L 37-31/W 24-21/W 35-10/W 49-23/L 35-20/W
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