W Michigan 24
(0-1, 0-1 away)
West Virginia 62
(1-0, 1-0 home)
3:30 PM ET, September 1, 2007
Mountaineer Field, MORGANTOWN, WV
Top Performers
Passing: P. White (WVU) - 192 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: S. Slaton (WVU) - 16 CAR, 109 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving: J. Simmons (WMU) - 14 REC, 144 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | WMU | WVU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 9:35 | DORRELL JALLOH 19 YD PASS FROM PATRICK WHITE (PAT MCAFEE KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 59 yards. | 0 | 7 |
 | TD | 4:12 | JAMARKO SIMMONS 14 YD PASS FROM HERB MARTIN (MISSED KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 65 yards. | 6 | 7 |
| TD | 2:38 | STEVE SLATON 50 YD PASS FROM PATRICK WHITE (PAT MCAFEE KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 58 yards. | 6 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | WMU | WVU | |||
| TD | 14:01 | PATRICK WHITE 38 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 37 yards. | 6 | 21 |
| TD | 4:46 | STEVE SLATON 1 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 37 yards. | 6 | 28 |
| TD | 0:18 | TIM HILLER 2 YD RUN (BRANDEN LEDBETTER 2PT PASS FROM TIM HILLER) Drive info: 14 plays, 74 yards. | 14 | 28 |
| THIRD QUARTER | WMU | WVU | |||
| TD | 9:54 | STEVE SLATON 58 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 85 yards. | 14 | 35 |
| TD | 8:39 | PATRICK WHITE 22 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 22 yards. | 14 | 42 |
| TD | 5:14 | JAMARKO SIMMONS 6 YD PASS FROM THOMAS PEREGRIN (MIKE JONES KICK) Drive info: 11 plays, 65 yards. | 21 | 42 |
| TD | 1:59 | STEVE SLATON 1 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 50 yards. | 21 | 49 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | WMU | WVU | |||
| TD | 8:39 | JARRETT BROWN 20 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE KICK) Drive info: 12 plays, 66 yards. | 21 | 56 |
| FG | 4:26 | MIKE JONES 34 YD FG Drive info: 4 plays, -2 yards. | 24 | 56 |
| TD | 1:24 | NOEL DEVINE 8 YD RUN (MISSED KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 61 yards. | 24 | 62 |
Team Stat Comparison
| WMU | WVU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 25 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-19 | 7-10 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 277 | 542 |
| Passing | 245 | 226 |
Comp-Att | 26-43 | 13-22 |
Yards per pass | 5.7 | 10.3 |
| Rushing | 32 | 316 |
Rushing Attempts | 32 | 45 |
Yards per rush | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Penalties | 15-117 | 6-34 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 32:31 | 27:29 |
| Western Michigan Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Tim Hiller | 16/25 | 160 | 6.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Peregrin | 9/17 | 71 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Herb Martin | 1/1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 26/43 | 245 | 5.7 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Patrick White | 10/18 | 192 | 10.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Jarrett Brown | 3/4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 13/22 | 226 | 10.3 | -- | -- |
| Western Michigan Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Glenis Thompson | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Brandon West | 12 | 14 | 1.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Mark Bonds | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Tim Hiller | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 7 |
| Schneider Julien | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarko Simmons | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Peregrin | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 32 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Steve Slaton | 16 | 109 | 6.8 | 3 | 58 |
| Patrick White | 9 | 97 | 10.8 | 2 | 38 |
| Noel Devine | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 1 | 23 |
| Jarrett Brown | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 1 | 20 |
| Jock Sanders | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Owen Schmitt | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Darius Reynaud | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 45 | 316 | 7.0 | -- | -- |
| Western Michigan Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Jamarko Simmons | 14 | 144 | 10.3 | 2 | 31 |
| Brandon West | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Branden Ledbetter | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Herb Martin | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Anthony Middleton | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jordan White | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 26 | 245 | 5.7 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Darius Reynaud | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 0 | 58 |
| Dorrell Jalloh | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 19 |
| Steve Slaton | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 1 | 50 |
| Noel Devine | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Jock Sanders | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Eddie Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 13 | 226 | 10.3 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Reed Williams | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Antonio Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 12 | -- |
| Western Michigan Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Brandon West | 6 | 125 | 20.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Schneider Julien | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Vaughn Rivers | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Darius Reynaud | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Nate Sowers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jock Sanders | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Vaughn Rivers | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Jock Sanders | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | -- | -- |
| Western Michigan Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Jim Laney | 7 | 355 | 50.7 | 59 | ||
| Team | 7 | 355 | 50.7 | -- | ||
