Football: Mountaineers Jump in Polls
October 02, 2011 04:09 PM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia jumped six spots to 16th in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 football poll and four spots to 19th in the week’s USA Today poll, released earlier today.
The Mountaineers improved to 4-1 with their 55-10 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon at Milan Puskar Stadium.
Dustin Garrison set a WVU freshman rushing record with his 291 yards against the Falcons, while also matching Kerry Marbury’s 1971 Temple performance as the second best single-game rushing performance in school history.
Kay-Jay Harris owns the school record with 337 yards against East Carolina in 2004.
Aainst Bowling Green, now 3-2, the Mountaineers scored on eight straight possessions after falling behind 10-3 early.
West Virginia's 643 yards of total offense is the first time it has eclipsed the 600-yard mark in total yardage since posting 624 yards against Connecticut in 2007.
WVU opens Big East play this weekend against UConn in a noon game that will be televised by the Big East Network. Last year, Connecticut defeated West Virginia 16-13 in overtime in Storrs.
Tickets for Saturday’s game are available through the Mountaineer Ticket Office by calling 1-800-WVU GAME or by logging on to http://www.WVUGAME.com.
The Mountaineers improved to 4-1 with their 55-10 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon at Milan Puskar Stadium.
Dustin Garrison set a WVU freshman rushing record with his 291 yards against the Falcons, while also matching Kerry Marbury’s 1971 Temple performance as the second best single-game rushing performance in school history.
Kay-Jay Harris owns the school record with 337 yards against East Carolina in 2004.
Aainst Bowling Green, now 3-2, the Mountaineers scored on eight straight possessions after falling behind 10-3 early.
West Virginia's 643 yards of total offense is the first time it has eclipsed the 600-yard mark in total yardage since posting 624 yards against Connecticut in 2007.
WVU opens Big East play this weekend against UConn in a noon game that will be televised by the Big East Network. Last year, Connecticut defeated West Virginia 16-13 in overtime in Storrs.
Tickets for Saturday’s game are available through the Mountaineer Ticket Office by calling 1-800-WVU GAME or by logging on to http://www.WVUGAME.com.
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