Season Review
of the WVU Football 2010 Schedule

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Game 2 - West Virginia @ Marshall
September 10, 2010   Joan Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV

WVU 24   Marshall 21 OT

Mountaineers overcome 15-point 4th quarter deficit,
remain undefeated all-time against the Herd with overtime win

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Game 3 - Maryland @ West Virginia
September 18, 2010   Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

WVU 31   Maryland 17

Smith throws four TD passes, Mountaineer D records 8 sacks
as WVU welcomes back Maryland

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Game 4 - West Virginia @ LSU
September 25, 2010   Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

LSU 20   WVU 14

Special teams failures & turnovers doom Mountaineers

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Game 5 - Nevada Las Vegas @ West Virginia
October 9, 2010   Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

WVU 49   UNLV 10

Geno throws three TD passes to Bradley Starks,
Devine scores twice on only three carries
as West Virginia blasts UNLV

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Game 6 - South Florida @ West Virginia
October 14, 2010   Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

WVU 20   South Florida 6

Mountaineer D holds Bulls to 1 for 11 on 3rd downs,
forces three turnovers as West Virginia
downs nemesis South Florida

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Game 7 - Syracuse @ West Virginia
October 23, 2010   Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

Syracuse 19   WVU 14

Mountaineer offense ineffective for final three quarters
as Syracuse upsets West Virginia, Noel Devine moves past
Steve Slaton for fourth place on the WVU career rushing list

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Game 8 - West Virginia @ Connecticut
October 29, 2010   Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT

Connecticut 19   WVU 16 OT

Mountaineer fumbles and untimely penalties make the difference
as UConn beats West Virginia for the first time

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Game 9 - Cincinnati @ West Virginia
November 13, 2010   Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

WVU 37   Cincinnati 10

Mountaineers score early and often and West Virginia D holds Cincinnati to 0 for 12 in 3rd down conversions in blowout win

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Game 10 - West Virginia @ Louisville
November 20, 2010   Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY

WVU 17   Louisville 10

West Virginia D allows just 26 yards rushing
as Mountaineers beat Louisville

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Game 11 - West Virginia @ Pitt
November 26, 2010   Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA

WVU 35   Pitt 10

Mountaineers capitalize on 4 Panther turnovers
as West Virginia destroys Pitt in the 103rd Backyard Brawl

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Game 12 - Rutgers @ West Virginia
December 4, 2010   Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

WVU 35   Rutgers 14

In spite of four red zone turnovers, Mountaineers win
16th consecutive game against Rutgers

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Game 13 - West Virginia vs. NC State
2010 Champs Sports Bowl
December 28, 2010   Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL

NC State 23   WVU 7

It's the same story once again - special teams failures and turnovers- as favored West Virginia loses Champs Sports
Bowl to North Carolina State

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FINAL 2010 STATISTICAL RANKINGS
West Virginia Mountaineers
(Source: NCAA; ranking is out of 120 Div. 1A schools)

CATEGORY	ACTUAL	NATIONAL RANKING
Rushing Offense	159.7 yds game	50th
Passing Offense	213.0 yds game	67th
Total Offense	372.7 yds game	67th
Scoring Offense	25.2 pts game	78th
Rushing Defense	86.5 yds game	2nd
Passing Defense	174.6 yds game	11th
Total Defense	261.1 yds game	3rd
Scoring Defense	13.5 pts game	3rd
Turnover Margin	-.38 per game	80th
Passing Efficiency	141.53 rating	34th
Sacks	3.46 per game	2nd
Sacks Allowed	2.08 per game	71st
Net Punting	37.7 yds punt	36th
Kickoff Returns	19.2 yds per return	108th

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