Countdown to Kickoff
October 09, 2010 11:28 AM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia will play its final regular season non-conference opponent today when the Mountaineers take on UNLV of the Mountain West Conference.
The Rebels bring a 1-4 record into Milan Puskar Stadium under first-year coach Bobby Hauck, whose overall record of 81-21 includes a highly successful tenure at I-AA Montana. Three of UNLV’s four losses this season have come against nationally ranked teams – Wisconsin, Utah and Nevada. The Rebels traveled to Morgantown on Thursday to get better acclimated to the time zone change.
The Big East Network (John Sanders and Renee Nadeau) will televise the game to markets throughout West Virginia. The game can also be seen in New York (SNY-NY), northern Florida (Brighthouse), Baltimore (MASN), Hartford, Conn. (SNY-CT) , Kansas City (Metro-KC), Las Vegas (KVVU), Providence, R.I. (Cox-NE) and nationally on ESPN3.com.
There are less than 500 tickets remaining for the game and tickets left can be purchased through the Mountaineer Ticket Office by calling toll-free 1-800-WVU GAME or by going online to WVUGAME.com. Any remaining tickets can also be purchased at the stadium today.
Prior to today’s game, the WVU Sports Hall of Fame will induct its 20th class inside the Caperton Indoor Practice Facility at 1 p.m. This year’s class of inductees includes Eddie Barrett (sports information director), Marc Bulger (football), Bobby Carroll (men’s basketball), Bill Karr (football, baseball and boxing), Ann-Marie (Pfiffner) Johnson (rifle), John Radosevich (baseball) and Ronnie Retton (men’s basketball and baseball).
Bulger has been named honorary captain and will take part in the coin toss at the start the game. MSNsportsNET.com will have highlights of today’s Hall of Fame induction ceremonies later this afternoon.
Kickoff for the WVU-UNLV game is set for 3:30 p.m. Here is Saturday’s Countdown to Kickoff:
10 – West Virginia’s current TEN-game home winning streak is presently fourth best in school history. The Mountaineers need two more home wins to match 12-game winning streaks produced from 1942-45 and 1987-89. The longest home winning streak was 14 games spanning the 1924-26 seasons.
9 – West Virginia has NINE plays from the line of scrimmage covering at least 27 yards. The longest is a 50-yard run by Noel Devine against Maryland.
8 – The Mountaineers rank EIGHTH this week in total defense allowing just 249.2 yards per game. Marshall got a season-high 364 yards against West Virginia on Sept. 10 in Huntington.
7 – Jock Sanders is now SEVENTH in Big East history with receptions in 32 consecutive games dating back to the 2007 season. A catch against UNLV on Saturday will move Sanders into a tie with West Virginia’s David Saunders for sixth place.
6 – UNLV cornerback Will Chandler is No. 1 in the country this week in takeaways with SIX (four interceptions and two fumble recoveries). Chandler has picks in each of his last three games.
5 – FIVE of quarterback Geno Smith’s nine touchdown passes have come in the first half this year; three of his TD pass have come in the first quarter.
4 – The Mountaineer offense is looking for its FOURTH 400-yard offensive performance of the season this Saturday against UNLV. WVU already has 400-yard-plus games against Coastal Carolina, Marshall and Maryland.
3 – West Virginia is ranked THIRD in the country this week in defensive three-and-outs averaging 5.5 per game. Ohio State is tops in the country in that category with an average of 6.4 three-and-outs per game.
2 – The Mountaineers have had just TWO defensive touchdowns in their last 31 games under Coach Bill Stewart. The last defensive touchdown came at Rutgers in 2009 on a Sidney Glover interception return.
1 – Today’s game against UNLV is the FIRST-ever meeting between the two schools in football.
Enjoy Saturday’s game and be sure to stop back afterward for complete post-game coverage.
The Rebels bring a 1-4 record into Milan Puskar Stadium under first-year coach Bobby Hauck, whose overall record of 81-21 includes a highly successful tenure at I-AA Montana. Three of UNLV’s four losses this season have come against nationally ranked teams – Wisconsin, Utah and Nevada. The Rebels traveled to Morgantown on Thursday to get better acclimated to the time zone change.
The Big East Network (John Sanders and Renee Nadeau) will televise the game to markets throughout West Virginia. The game can also be seen in New York (SNY-NY), northern Florida (Brighthouse), Baltimore (MASN), Hartford, Conn. (SNY-CT) , Kansas City (Metro-KC), Las Vegas (KVVU), Providence, R.I. (Cox-NE) and nationally on ESPN3.com.
There are less than 500 tickets remaining for the game and tickets left can be purchased through the Mountaineer Ticket Office by calling toll-free 1-800-WVU GAME or by going online to WVUGAME.com. Any remaining tickets can also be purchased at the stadium today.
Prior to today’s game, the WVU Sports Hall of Fame will induct its 20th class inside the Caperton Indoor Practice Facility at 1 p.m. This year’s class of inductees includes Eddie Barrett (sports information director), Marc Bulger (football), Bobby Carroll (men’s basketball), Bill Karr (football, baseball and boxing), Ann-Marie (Pfiffner) Johnson (rifle), John Radosevich (baseball) and Ronnie Retton (men’s basketball and baseball).
Bulger has been named honorary captain and will take part in the coin toss at the start the game. MSNsportsNET.com will have highlights of today’s Hall of Fame induction ceremonies later this afternoon.
Kickoff for the WVU-UNLV game is set for 3:30 p.m. Here is Saturday’s Countdown to Kickoff:
10 – West Virginia’s current TEN-game home winning streak is presently fourth best in school history. The Mountaineers need two more home wins to match 12-game winning streaks produced from 1942-45 and 1987-89. The longest home winning streak was 14 games spanning the 1924-26 seasons.
9 – West Virginia has NINE plays from the line of scrimmage covering at least 27 yards. The longest is a 50-yard run by Noel Devine against Maryland.
8 – The Mountaineers rank EIGHTH this week in total defense allowing just 249.2 yards per game. Marshall got a season-high 364 yards against West Virginia on Sept. 10 in Huntington.
7 – Jock Sanders is now SEVENTH in Big East history with receptions in 32 consecutive games dating back to the 2007 season. A catch against UNLV on Saturday will move Sanders into a tie with West Virginia’s David Saunders for sixth place.
6 – UNLV cornerback Will Chandler is No. 1 in the country this week in takeaways with SIX (four interceptions and two fumble recoveries). Chandler has picks in each of his last three games.
5 – FIVE of quarterback Geno Smith’s nine touchdown passes have come in the first half this year; three of his TD pass have come in the first quarter.
4 – The Mountaineer offense is looking for its FOURTH 400-yard offensive performance of the season this Saturday against UNLV. WVU already has 400-yard-plus games against Coastal Carolina, Marshall and Maryland.
3 – West Virginia is ranked THIRD in the country this week in defensive three-and-outs averaging 5.5 per game. Ohio State is tops in the country in that category with an average of 6.4 three-and-outs per game.
2 – The Mountaineers have had just TWO defensive touchdowns in their last 31 games under Coach Bill Stewart. The last defensive touchdown came at Rutgers in 2009 on a Sidney Glover interception return.
1 – Today’s game against UNLV is the FIRST-ever meeting between the two schools in football.
Enjoy Saturday’s game and be sure to stop back afterward for complete post-game coverage.
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