Week 8, 2026

played in Fresno, CA

43 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	7	14	0	0	-	21
Fresno Warthogs	3	0	15	7	-	25

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 WVA - D.J. Wolf 27 run (Jason Haney extra point)
1Q: 02:40 FRE - Karl Oksenberg 24 field goal
2Q: 04:08 WVA - Ryan West 6 run (Jason Haney extra point)
2Q: 00:07 WVA - Horace Huntley 46 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 10:24 FRE - Derrick McGregor 1 pass from Albert Schwartz (Albert Schwartz pass to Clyde Turner for conversion)
3Q: 03:31 FRE - Bernard Strong 24 pass from Albert Schwartz (Karl Oksenberg extra point)
4Q: 10:33 FRE - Norman Foreman 4 run (Karl Oksenberg extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 WVA - D.J. Wolf 27 run (Jason Haney extra point)
1Q: 02:40 FRE - Karl Oksenberg 24 field goal
2Q: 04:08 WVA - Ryan West 6 run (Jason Haney extra point)
2Q: 00:07 WVA - Horace Huntley 46 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 10:24 FRE - Derrick McGregor 1 pass from Albert Schwartz (Albert Schwartz pass to Clyde Turner for conversion)
3Q: 03:31 FRE - Bernard Strong 24 pass from Albert Schwartz (Karl Oksenberg extra point)
4Q: 10:33 FRE - Norman Foreman 4 run (Karl Oksenberg extra point)

Team Statistics WVA FRE
Record 2-5 6-1
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 403 399
- Offensive Plays 69 57
- Yards per Play 5.84 7.00
Net Rushing Yards 125 150
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 5.21 5.56
Net Passing Yards 278 249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 0 28 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 307 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.18 8.30
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.8
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/29
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 2/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:12 30:48

Team Statistics	WVA	FRE
Record	2-5	6-1
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	403	399
- Offensive Plays	69	57
- Yards per Play	5.84	7.00
Net Rushing Yards	125	150
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	5.21	5.56
Net Passing Yards	278	249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 0	28 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	307	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.18	8.30
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.8
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/29
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	2/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:12	30:48

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 29	6	8	Punt
1	10:02	1:50	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
1	2:34	2:04	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
2	11:50	1:38	OWN 30	5	11	Punt
2	5:27	1:26	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
2	2:15	2:15	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
3	10:34	0:10	OWN 16	1	-9	Fumble
3	10:15	3:26	OWN 13	6	45	Punt
3	3:19	4:51	OWN 20	10	34	Punt
4	10:24	7:40	OWN 33	15	59	Downs
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 31	7	29	Fumble

Fresno Warthogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	1:20	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
1	8:12	5:38	OWN 4	8	89	Field Goal
1	0:30	1:07	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
2	14:23	2:33	OPP 36	5	13	Missed FG
2	10:12	4:45	OWN 10	10	44	Downs
2	4:01	1:46	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	4:26	OWN 12	7	35	Punt
3	10:24	0:09	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
3	6:49	3:30	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	13:28	3:04	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	2:44	1:38	OWN 8	5	21	Punt

Game MVP: Albert Schwartz, Fresno Warthogs

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeff Meyer	13	57	4.38	13	1	0
D.J. Wolf	7	43	6.14	27	1	1
Ryan West	3	19	6.33	8	0	1
Thomas Burgess	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Fresno	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Luther Kubis	19	127	6.68	63	1	0
Norman Foreman	7	23	3.29	16	1	1
Darren Letcher	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	41	25	307	4/29	1	46	0	92.2

Fresno	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Albert Schwartz	28	23	263	2/14	2	52	0	129.6

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harold Barber	5	8	38	7.60	9	11	0
WR Billy Joseph	4	6	27	6.75	6	13	0
WR Andrew Perrotta	4	5	77	19.25	50	39	0
WR Horace Huntley	4	5	83	20.75	15	46	1
RB D.J. Wolf	3	7	34	11.33	20	26	0
TE Kelly Pollack	2	2	13	6.50	4	9	0
RB Jeff Meyer	2	3	4	2.00	0	5	0
TE Omar Shepard	1	1	31	31.00	14	31	0
RB Ryan West	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Fresno	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick McGregor	8	9	93	11.63	60	42	1
WR Bernard Strong	4	5	87	21.75	37	52	1
TE Emmanuel Doggett	3	4	31	10.33	16	16	0
RB Luther Kubis	3	3	8	2.67	0	6	0
TE Tito Dabbs	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Clyde Turner	2	3	20	10.00	0	11	0
FB Marc Noe	1	2	11	11.00	6	11	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fresno	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Thomas Burgess	2	0	0	0
Conrad de Marco	1	0	0	0

Fresno	Recov	Force
Erik Marker	1	2
Marc Noe	1	0
Kim Fender	1	0
Lionel Martin	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny Bullock	5	213	42.6	34.6	50	1

Fresno	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Diaz	5	220	44.0	40.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Haney	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Fresno	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Karl Oksenberg	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Conrad de Marco	3	20	6.7	0

Fresno	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Barber	2	57	28.5	0
Conrad de Marco	1	19	19.0	0

Fresno	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Letcher	2	26	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brandon Grady	6	1	1.0	22	22
ILB Dominic Buchanan	5	2	0.0	23	22
S Dana Ellison	5	2	0.0	21	22
CB Danny Chipokas	5	1	0.0	11	16
CB Sherman Shawwa	4	0	0.0	14	24
DT Raymond Kisbany	4	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Phillip Tate	3	0	1.0	18	20
DE Charles Tatum	3	0	0.0	16	16
DE Jonathan Fehr	2	2	0.0	24	27
ILB Morris Comella	2	2	0.0	11	13
CB Harvey Paul	2	1	0.0	13	7
S Conrad de Marco	2	0	0.0	13	19
CB Mike Porter	2	0	0.0	24	24
S Levon Leak	1	2	0.0	19	19
QB Thomas Burgess	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Lenny Quill	1	0	0.0	3	6
CB Albert Griffith	1	0	0.0	14	18
WR Horace Huntley	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dale Gadrinab	1	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Cary Turner	0	1	0.0	6	2
DT Eddie Robinson	0	1	0.0	6	11

Fresno	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Roger Graham	8	0	0.5	16	25
S Joel Tinker	8	0	0.0	15	36
S Jamal Schwartz	6	2	0.5	24	44
DT Roman King	4	1	0.0	21	35
CB Steve Jackson	4	1	0.0	21	39
DE Erik Marker	3	0	3.0	10	32
S Maurice Kremers	3	3	0.0	19	36
CB Eddie Kirk	3	2	0.0	16	33
OLB Jim Spolane	3	0	0.0	8	20
DT O.J. Poston	2	1	0.0	13	10
CB Mercury Hancock	2	1	0.0	17	36
ILB Arnold Paswater	1	2	0.0	21	34
DE Morris Diamond	1	1	0.0	14	13
OLB Leonard Fuqua	1	1	0.0	10	9
DT Rich Banks	1	0	0.0	9	22
DE Kim Fender	0	1	0.0	18	37

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Phillip Tate	1.0	0	1	20
OLB Brandon Grady	1.0	0	1	22
DE Jonathan Fehr	0.0	1	0	27
DT Raymond Kisbany	0.0	0	1	8

Fresno	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Erik Marker	3.0	1	3	0	32
OLB Roger Graham	0.5	0	0	0	25
S Jamal Schwartz	0.5	0	0	0	44
DE Kim Fender	0.0	0	1	0	37
DT Roman King	0.0	0	0	1	35
DE Morris Diamond	0.0	0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sherman Shawwa	3	1	24
S Conrad de Marco	3	0	19
ILB Dominic Buchanan	3	0	22
ILB Morris Comella	2	0	13
CB Danny Chipokas	2	0	16
CB Harvey Paul	2	0	7
CB Mike Porter	2	0	24
DE Jonathan Fehr	1	0	27
S Levon Leak	1	0	19
S Dana Ellison	1	0	22
OLB Phillip Tate	1	0	20
DT Raymond Kisbany	1	0	8
ILB Dale Gadrinab	1	0	5

Fresno	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Steve Jackson	5	1	39
OLB Roger Graham	5	0	25
S Joel Tinker	4	1	36
OLB Jim Spolane	3	2	20
S Jamal Schwartz	3	0	44
CB Eddie Kirk	2	0	33
CB Mercury Hancock	1	1	36
DE Morris Diamond	1	0	13
OLB Leonard Fuqua	1	0	9
ILB Arnold Paswater	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrus Sanford	3	5	19	1	41
Bryan Gunn	2	3	13	1	17
Shannon Bonnette	1	4	16	1	40
Percy Crane	1	4	23	0	41
Jesse Bingaman	1	4	21	0	39
Darrin Kaplan	0	1	22	1	39
Omar Shepard	0	1	10	0	21
Adrian Watson	0	1	6	0	8

Fresno	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charles Footman	1	12	0	23	1	23
Marc Noe	2	2	0	17	0	18
Charlie Rivera	1	4	0	21	0	24
Malcolm McCree	1	2	0	27	1	30
Jamal Porter	1	2	0	17	0	22
Maurice Thomason	1	2	0	5	0	3
Nate Yaros	1	1	1	15	0	13
Gary Weber	1	1	1	22	0	27
Justin Borders	1	1	0	5	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Conrad de Marco	1	19
D.J. Wolf	1	6
Brandon Grady	1	4
Mo Osborne	0	18
Sherman Shawwa	0	15
Daniel Gibson	0	13
Omar Shepard	0	12
Danny Chipokas	0	9
Kelly Pollack	0	8
Lenny Quill	0	8
Dominic Buchanan	0	7
Ryan West	0	7
Harvey Paul	0	7
Horace Huntley	0	7
Jonathan Fehr	0	6
Phillip Tate	0	6
Bryan Gunn	0	5
Harold Barber	0	5
Adrian Watson	0	5
Bert Vos	0	5
Vinny Bullock	0	5
Dale Gadrinab	0	5
Mike Porter	0	5
Shannon Bonnette	0	4
Gene Dean	0	4
Darrin Kaplan	0	3
Jason Haney	0	3
Dana Ellison	0	3
Raymond Kisbany	0	3
Charles Tatum	0	2
Mario Bell	0	2
Cary Turner	0	2
Albert Griffith	0	2
Eddie Robinson	0	2
Tyrus Sanford	0	1
Billy Joseph	0	1
Andrew Perrotta	0	1

Fresno	Tackles	STPlays
Lionel Martin	2	13
Norman Foreman	1	16
Tito Dabbs	1	14
Malcolm McCree	1	2
Charles Footman	1	2
Darren Letcher	0	20
Eddie Kirk	0	18
Nate Brennan	0	15
Daniel Clinton	0	12
Maurice Kremers	0	12
Clyde Turner	0	11
Jim Spolane	0	10
Roman Berton	0	8
Karl Oksenberg	0	7
Maurice Thomason	0	7
Emmanuel Doggett	0	6
Nate Yaros	0	6
Justin Borders	0	6
Marc Noe	0	5
Jamal Porter	0	5
Steve Jackson	0	5
Leo Diaz	0	5
Karl Fowlkes	0	3
O.J. Poston	0	3
Morris Diamond	0	3
Brady Myers	0	2
Eddie Collier	0	2
Rich Banks	0	1
Kim Fender	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	13	82	6.3
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	18	2.3
Middle	13	104	8.0
Right	6	28	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	41	25	5	2	1	6	4	2	0

Fresno	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Albert Schwartz	28	23	3	0	0	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	18	161	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	92	15.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	46	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	63	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	69	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	79	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	52	52.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Barber	8	5	0	38	0	27
RB D.J. Wolf	7	3	0	34	1	31
WR Billy Joseph	6	4	0	27	0	26
WR Andrew Perrotta	5	4	1	77	2	28
WR Horace Huntley	5	4	0	83	1	20
RB Jeff Meyer	3	2	0	4	0	29
RB Ryan West	2	0	0	0	0	19
TE Kelly Pollack	2	2	0	13	0	20
TE Omar Shepard	1	1	0	31	1	21

Fresno	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick McGregor	9	8	93	1	22
WR Bernard Strong	5	4	87	2	28
TE Emmanuel Doggett	4	3	31	0	17
RB Luther Kubis	3	3	8	0	21
WR Clyde Turner	3	2	20	0	13
FB Marc Noe	2	1	11	0	18
TE Tito Dabbs	2	2	13	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ryan West	1	6	6.00	6.33

Fresno	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Luther Kubis	2	8	4.00	6.68
Norman Foreman	1	4	4.00	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	2	2	8	4.00	7.49

Fresno	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Albert Schwartz	4	4	9	2.25	9.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Joseph	1	1	8	8.00	4.50
RB D.J. Wolf	1	1	0	0.00	4.86

Fresno	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick McGregor	2	2	6	3.00	10.33
TE Emmanuel Doggett	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.75
RB Luther Kubis	1	1	4	4.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Ryan West	1	1
Thomas Burgess	1	0
Jeff Meyer	1	1

Fresno	Rushes	Conversions
Luther Kubis	2	0
Norman Foreman	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	12	7	5

Fresno	Att	Comp	Conversions
Albert Schwartz	8	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Barber	3	2	2
RB D.J. Wolf	3	0	0
WR Andrew Perrotta	2	2	2
WR Billy Joseph	1	1	0
TE Omar Shepard	1	1	1
RB Jeff Meyer	1	1	0
WR Horace Huntley	1	0	0

Fresno	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Emmanuel Doggett	2	2	0
WR Clyde Turner	2	2	1
WR Bernard Strong	1	1	1
WR Derrick McGregor	1	1	0
FB Marc Noe	1	0	0
TE Tito Dabbs	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,200 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (23,500)
End Zone 10,800 (16,900)
Mezzanine 6,100 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (14,900)
Club Seats 5,200 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,200 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (23,500)
End Zone	10,800 (16,900)
Mezzanine	6,100 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (14,900)
Club Seats	5,200 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (2,600)