Week 5, 2030

played in New Orleans, LA

88 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	3	3	7	14	-	27
New Orleans Demon Deacons	0	10	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:17 WVA - Wally Lemay 45 field goal
2Q: 12:54 NOS - Jimmy Reiter 2 run (Corwin Farmer extra point)
2Q: 01:54 WVA - Wally Lemay 33 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Corwin Farmer 38 field goal
3Q: 07:34 NOS - Ellis Thomason 22 pass from Byron Rivera (Corwin Farmer extra point)
3Q: 01:34 WVA - Colton Montana 1 pass from Thomas Burgess (Wally Lemay extra point)
4Q: 13:23 NOS - Mercury Bridges 25 pass from Byron Rivera (Corwin Farmer extra point)
4Q: 09:28 WVA - Buddy Dunn 4 pass from Thomas Burgess (Wally Lemay extra point)
4Q: 00:08 WVA - Carson Freeman 39 pass from Thomas Burgess (Wally Lemay extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:17 WVA - Wally Lemay 45 field goal
2Q: 12:54 NOS - Jimmy Reiter 2 run (Corwin Farmer extra point)
2Q: 01:54 WVA - Wally Lemay 33 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Corwin Farmer 38 field goal
3Q: 07:34 NOS - Ellis Thomason 22 pass from Byron Rivera (Corwin Farmer extra point)
3Q: 01:34 WVA - Colton Montana 1 pass from Thomas Burgess (Wally Lemay extra point)
4Q: 13:23 NOS - Mercury Bridges 25 pass from Byron Rivera (Corwin Farmer extra point)
4Q: 09:28 WVA - Buddy Dunn 4 pass from Thomas Burgess (Wally Lemay extra point)
4Q: 00:08 WVA - Carson Freeman 39 pass from Thomas Burgess (Wally Lemay extra point)

Team Statistics WVA NOS
Record 3-2 2-3
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 321 440
- Offensive Plays 67 58
- Yards per Play 4.79 7.59
Net Rushing Yards 57 110
- Rushing Attempts 25 26
- Yards per Rush 2.28 4.23
Net Passing Yards 264 330
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 0 32 - 26 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 298 330
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/34 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.29 10.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 5.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/49
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/81 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 3/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 22
Time of Possession 30:48 29:12

Team Statistics	WVA	NOS
Record	3-2	2-3
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	321	440
- Offensive Plays	67	58
- Yards per Play	4.79	7.59
Net Rushing Yards	57	110
- Rushing Attempts	25	26
- Yards per Rush	2.28	4.23
Net Passing Yards	264	330
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 0	32 - 26 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	298	330
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/34	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.29	10.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	5.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/49
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/81	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	3/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 22
Time of Possession	30:48	29:12

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:01	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
1	8:12	2:33	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
1	3:20	2:09	OPP 21	3	-7	Field Goal
2	12:44	4:04	OWN 19	8	25	Punt
2	7:20	5:33	OWN 47	11	37	Field Goal
3	13:30	2:26	OPP 39	6	4	Missed FG
3	7:23	3:15	OWN 28	6	25	Punt
3	3:20	1:57	OPP 22	5	22	Touchdown
4	13:08	3:47	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
4	6:01	1:05	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown

New Orleans Demon Deacons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:59	3:47	OWN 20	6	42	Punt
1	5:39	2:19	OWN 2	5	19	Fumble
1	1:11	3:27	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	8:40	1:20	OWN 18	3	43	Interception
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 24	5	55	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 20	3	4	Interception
3	11:04	3:41	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
3	4:08	0:48	OWN 20	2	6	Interception
3	1:23	3:15	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
4	9:21	3:20	OWN 19	4	13	Punt
4	4:56	3:47	OWN 26	8	39	Punt

Game MVP: Thomas Burgess, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mo Osborne	11	11	1.00	9	0
Norman Knudson	10	27	2.70	14	1
Rodney Moyer	3	13	4.33	9	0
Thomas Burgess	1	6	6.00	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jimmy Reiter	22	97	4.41	26	3	1
Zack Bland	4	13	3.25	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	38	21	298	4/34	3	40	0	107.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Byron Rivera	32	26	330	0/0	2	37	3	91.4

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carson Freeman	8	11	109	13.63	24	39	1
WR Andrew Perrotta	4	9	91	22.75	43	40	0
WR Colton Montana	3	7	17	5.67	0	10	1
TE Omar Shepard	2	2	31	15.50	4	19	0
FB Rodney Moyer	2	2	34	17.00	33	31	0
RB Norman Knudson	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0
WR Buddy Dunn	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
TE Daniel Gibson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Rondell Humphries	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ellis Thomason	5	8	54	10.80	10	22	1
WR Mercury Bridges	5	8	86	17.20	37	35	1
TE Louie Wayne	5	5	57	11.40	33	34	0
RB Jimmy Reiter	2	2	28	14.00	22	26	0
WR Clyde Abrams	2	2	19	9.50	1	12	0
FB Steven Howard	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	0
RB Zack Bland	2	2	46	23.00	31	37	0
WR Kim Strong	2	2	21	10.50	3	18	0
TE Kenny Drake	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Bernard Weisz	1	0	0.00
CB Mike Porter	1	8	8.00
CB D.J. Holecek	1	11	11.00

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Porter	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Newhart	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zack Bland	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny Bullock	5	241	48.2	38.0	54	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corbin Reagor	3	116	38.7	25.3	43	0

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Lemay	2/3	1/2	0/1	45	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corwin Farmer	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zack Bland	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Osborne	4	81	20.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A.J. Lofton	4	85	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Weston Reed	10	5	26	32
S Chester Emley	7	0	25	32
CB Bernard Weisz	6	1	26	32
ILB Logan Bradford	5	3	25	28
CB D.J. Holecek	5	2	9	19
DT Mario Bell	3	1	18	25
CB Mike Porter	3	1	26	32
OLB Jimmy Newhart	3	0	22	24
OLB Michael Castleberry	2	1	13	10
DE Cris Moynihan	1	1	20	27
DT Morris Hedges	1	0	9	7
DE J.B. Young	1	0	6	7
OLB Karl Walendy	1	0	8	11
ILB Dale Gadrinab	1	0	1	4
DE Ricardo Jarvis	0	2	23	22
DE Bert Vos	0	1	6	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Michael Dunn	10	0	0.0	25	42
ILB Mario Torgerson	5	1	0.0	13	8
OLB Chester Pray	4	0	1.0	25	40
S Max Abrams	4	2	0.0	24	36
CB Blake Strong	4	1	0.0	12	34
OLB Josiah Hathaway	3	2	1.5	11	29
DE Edgar Duran	3	0	1.0	18	27
DT Julio Cancilliere	3	3	0.5	17	29
S A.J. Lofton	3	1	0.0	24	42
S Charles Barker	3	0	0.0	4	11
DE Herb Vega	2	2	0.0	17	38
CB Josue Samuels	2	1	0.0	24	40
WR Mercury Bridges	2	0	---	---	---
FB Steven Howard	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bill Bailey	1	0	0.0	8	7
DT Thurman Hicks	0	3	0.0	16	28

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bryan Linthicum	1	25
DE Ricardo Jarvis	1	22
S Parker Kidwell	1	7

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Josiah Hathaway	1.5	0	2	0	29
OLB Chester Pray	1.0	0	1	1	40
DE Edgar Duran	1.0	0	1	1	27
DT Julio Cancilliere	0.5	0	1	1	29
DE Herb Vega	0.0	1	1	2	38
DT Thurman Hicks	0.0	0	1	0	28
OLB Samuel Belcher	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB D.J. Holecek	5	1	19
S Chester Emley	5	0	32
CB Bernard Weisz	4	1	32
S Weston Reed	4	0	32
CB Mike Porter	3	1	32
OLB Jimmy Newhart	2	0	24
DT Mario Bell	1	0	25
OLB Karl Walendy	1	0	11
ILB Logan Bradford	1	0	28

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Blake Strong	4	1	34
S Max Abrams	3	0	36
ILB Michael Dunn	3	0	42
CB Josue Samuels	3	0	40
S Charles Barker	3	0	11
S A.J. Lofton	2	0	42
OLB Neal Kemp	1	0	2
OLB Chester Pray	1	0	40
OLB Josiah Hathaway	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andres Ogden	2	8	24	1	37
Diego Kemp	1	5	25	0	42
Alvin Canidate	0	4	25	0	42
Rodney Moyer	0	3	14	0	18
Willie McWilliams	0	2	25	3	42
Percy Crane	0	1	25	0	42
Rondell Humphries	0	1	9	0	17

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Albert Pelissier	5	8	1	26	32
Walt Dunn	4	7	1	26	32
Harris Vranjen	2	4	0	26	32
Kevin Perez	1	2	0	26	32
Daryl Rivers	0	4	0	26	32
Kenny Drake	0	1	0	10	12

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Wynn	3	12
Daniel Gibson	1	17
Rondell Humphries	1	12
Rodney Moyer	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Bland	3	18
Lorenzo Carr	1	12

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carson Freeman	24	41	---	---	12	77
Andres Ogden	24	37	---	---	8	69
Percy Crane	25	42	---	---	---	67
Thomas Burgess	25	42	---	---	---	67
Willie McWilliams	25	42	---	---	---	67
Alvin Canidate	25	42	---	---	---	67
Diego Kemp	25	42	---	---	---	67
Weston Reed	---	---	26	32	8	66
Mike Porter	---	---	26	32	4	62
Bernard Weisz	---	---	26	32	1	59
Chester Emley	---	---	25	32	1	58
Mo Osborne	11	26	---	---	20	57
Omar Shepard	20	31	---	---	3	54
Logan Bradford	---	---	25	28	1	54
Cris Moynihan	---	---	20	27	2	49
Colton Montana	19	21	---	---	7	47
Jimmy Newhart	---	---	22	24	---	46
Bryan Linthicum	---	---	20	25	1	46
Ricardo Jarvis	---	---	23	22	---	45
Mario Bell	---	---	18	25	1	44
Rodney Moyer	14	18	---	---	7	39
D.J. Holecek	---	---	9	19	10	38
Rondell Humphries	9	17	---	---	12	38
Karl Walendy	---	---	8	11	16	35
Norman Knudson	14	13	---	---	---	27
Isaac Garcia	9	17	---	---	---	26
Michael Castleberry	---	---	13	10	---	23
Andrew Perrotta	4	17	---	---	---	21
Daniel Gibson	0	3	---	---	17	20
Morris Hedges	---	---	9	7	1	17
Buddy Dunn	0	4	---	---	13	17
Parker Kidwell	---	---	1	7	9	17
J.B. Young	---	---	6	7	2	15
Raymond Wynn	1	2	---	---	12	15
Kenneth Hanson	1	5	---	---	8	14
Bert Vos	---	---	6	5	2	13
D.J. Wolf	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dale Gadrinab	---	---	1	4	4	9
Sherman Wells	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vinny Bullock	0	0	---	---	8	8
Erick Bonney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jerry Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wally Lemay	0	0	---	---	8	8
Graham Gerhardt	---	---	2	3	---	5
Corey Duff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Al Vanderclute	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
A.J. Lofton	---	---	24	42	9	75
Michael Dunn	---	---	25	42	3	70
Chester Pray	---	---	25	40	4	69
Josue Samuels	---	---	24	40	3	67
Max Abrams	---	---	24	36	3	63
Harris Vranjen	26	32	---	---	4	62
Jimmy Reiter	22	27	---	---	11	60
Daryl Rivers	26	32	---	---	---	58
Kevin Perez	26	32	---	---	---	58
Herb Vega	---	---	17	38	3	58
Walt Dunn	26	32	---	---	---	58
Albert Pelissier	26	32	---	---	---	58
Carter Hill	---	---	18	37	3	58
Byron Rivera	26	32	---	---	---	58
Julio Cancilliere	---	---	17	29	7	53
Thurman Hicks	---	---	16	28	6	50
Blake Strong	---	---	12	34	3	49
Ellis Thomason	20	28	---	---	---	48
Edgar Duran	---	---	18	27	3	48
Steven Howard	21	22	---	---	4	47
Louie Wayne	19	23	---	---	5	47
Mercury Bridges	19	26	---	---	---	45
Josiah Hathaway	---	---	11	29	4	44
Bill Bailey	---	---	8	7	14	29
Kenny Drake	10	12	---	---	5	27
Zack Bland	4	5	---	---	18	27
Mario Torgerson	---	---	13	8	4	25
Clyde Abrams	3	6	---	---	14	23
Samuel Belcher	---	---	11	8	4	23
Charles Barker	---	---	4	11	8	23
Kim Strong	11	10	---	---	---	21
Frank Booker	1	0	---	---	13	14
Neal Kemp	---	---	0	2	11	13
Chris Hoying	---	---	8	4	---	12
Lorenzo Carr	---	---	0	0	12	12
Martin Posante	0	0	---	---	11	11
Carl Karr	0	1	---	---	9	10
Rodney Christie	---	---	0	0	8	8
Corwin Farmer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Javier Henry	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brad Schneider	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ellis Milts	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cody Mahoney	0	0	---	---	4	4
Corbin Reagor	0	0	---	---	3	3
Peter Van Verth	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kenneth Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	12	6.0
Middle	22	47	2.1
Right	1	-2	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	83	5.9
Middle	10	26	2.6
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	38	21	5	0	5	1	8	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Byron Rivera	32	26	6	0	0	0	3	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	38	19.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	113	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	74	10.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	46	15.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	195	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	89	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carson Freeman	11	8	2	109	2	41
WR Andrew Perrotta	9	4	1	91	2	17
WR Colton Montana	7	3	1	17	0	21
TE Omar Shepard	2	2	0	31	0	31
FB Rodney Moyer	2	2	0	34	1	18
TE Rondell Humphries	2	0	0	0	0	17
TE Daniel Gibson	1	0	1	0	0	3
RB Norman Knudson	1	1	0	12	0	13
WR Buddy Dunn	1	1	0	4	0	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ellis Thomason	8	5	54	1	28
WR Mercury Bridges	8	5	86	2	26
TE Louie Wayne	5	5	57	1	23
RB Jimmy Reiter	2	2	28	1	27
WR Clyde Abrams	2	2	19	0	6
FB Steven Howard	2	2	12	0	22
RB Zack Bland	2	2	46	1	5
WR Kim Strong	2	2	21	0	10
TE Kenny Drake	1	1	7	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Norman Knudson	2	0	0.00	2.70
Mo Osborne	1	0	0.00	1.00
Rodney Moyer	1	1	1.00	4.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jimmy Reiter	3	11	3.67	4.41

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	6	3	12	2.00	7.84

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carson Freeman	3	1	7	2.33	9.91
WR Colton Montana	2	1	1	0.50	2.43
WR Buddy Dunn	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jimmy Reiter	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	14	7	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Byron Rivera	6	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carson Freeman	4	2	2
WR Andrew Perrotta	2	0	0
TE Rondell Humphries	2	0	0
WR Colton Montana	2	2	2
TE Omar Shepard	1	1	1
FB Rodney Moyer	1	1	1
WR Buddy Dunn	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ellis Thomason	1	1	0
WR Mercury Bridges	1	0	0
RB Jimmy Reiter	1	1	1
WR Clyde Abrams	1	1	1
TE Kenny Drake	1	1	0
WR Kim Strong	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,100 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (19,000)
End Zone 11,200 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (12,100)
Club Seats 10,900 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,100 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (19,000)
End Zone	11,200 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (12,100)
Club Seats	10,900 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,500)