College career Pat White (gridiron football)

1 college career

1.1 2005
1.2 2006
1.3 2007
1.4 2008
1.5 awards , honors
1.6 records

1.6.1 game
1.6.2 season
1.6.3 career passing stats
1.6.4 career rushing stats
1.6.5 career passing/rushing combined
1.6.6 versus ranked opponents
1.6.7 bowl games


1.7 statistics

college career
2005

white passed career in affiliated baseball , six-figure salary anaheim angels play college football. began season co-starter along adam bednarik. started season out against syracuse, 63 yards passing , 20 yards rushing. in 35–7 victory on wofford, white passed 82 yards on 6 passes out of 10, , rushed 107 yards , score. in 31-19 victory on maryland, white rushed 62 yards on 9 carries. in 20–15 victory on ecu, white scored first ever passing touchdown of collegiate career , added 64 yards passing. in 34–17 loss virginia tech, white came game in second half. totaled 9 passes out of 11 attempts 85 yards 2 touchdowns , 44 yards on ground.

white s shared time bednarik continued until seventh game of season against louisville. wvu down 24–7, white came in replace injured bednarik , led mountaineers 46–44, triple overtime victory. teamed-up freshman running steve slaton lead mountaineers 118 total yards on game, while slaton scored big east record 6 touchdowns. game marked first major game in duo s memorable career together. next game, 45–13 victory on connecticut, white totaled 106 passing yards , touchdown, along 63 rushing yards , 2 touchdowns total of 169 yards , 3 scores. in 38–0 victory on cincinnati, white passed 100 yards , score , rushed 111 yards on 8 carries 211 total yards. marked first 200-yard game of career. 1 of white s best games in tenure before bowl game against pittsburgh in backyard brawl rivalry game. threw 41 yards , touchdown, , ran 220 yards , 2 touchdowns in 45–13 win. white s second career 200-yard game , had come consecutively previous 200-yard game against cincinnati. against usf, white led mountaineers first undefeated big east season since 1993 177-yard, 2 touchdown rushing performance. had longest rush of career date, 76-yard run, , totaled 89 yards , score through air third consecutive 200-yard game of freshman season.

with white starting quarterback, mountaineers won rest of games win big east conference title , earn bid 2006 sugar bowl against georgia bulldogs. in home game bulldogs sugar bowl moved georgia dome due hurricane katrina, white had many described coming-out party , rushing 77 yards , throwing 120 yards , touchdown in wvu s 38–35 win against bulldogs. season, passed 828 yards , 8 touchdowns. rushed 952 yards , 7 touchdowns, new big east , wvu record quarterback rushing yards in season. had 3 consecutive 200-yard games, ended when came short 197 yards in sugar bowl.

white , steve slaton ended season 2,995 total yards , 24 touchdowns between 2 players.

2006

white, running steve slaton, , fullback owen schmitt featured on 1 of 6 regional covers of august 21, 2006 issue of sports illustrated, part of big men on campus article , 2006–2007 college football season preview. slaton named west virginia s big man on campus in same issue. white named 1 of 35 players watch walter camp football foundation player of year award.

white followed tremendous freshman season great sophomore season, in passed 1,655 yards , 13 tds , rushed 1,219 yards , 18 touchdowns on way being named big east offensive player of year , named first-team all-big east squad. considered leader of team , 3 best performances of year came in gator bowl, in loss louisville when white continued try come late in game, , against pittsburgh in annual rivalry game, 45-27 win, when threw 204 yards , 2 touchdowns, , ran 220 yards , 2 touchdowns. 200+ rushing , passing yards makes him 1 of 8 players in ncaa history in game. caught on camera mocking pitt panther growl national espn audience in game. pittsburgh linebacker h. b. blades, all-big east selection season, said, pat white best quarterback in college football, after loss. in gator bowl against georgia tech, white battled ankle, neck, , wrist injuries , 35-17 third-quarter deficit bring mountaineers win 38–35 without of steve slaton, out injuries well. white took ball on 10 of last 12 plays, gaining 54 yards , 4 first downs, run out clock mountaineers. georgia tech linebacker philip wheeler said when asked 3 players liked watch in college football, three? forget it. how one? pat white. dude unbelievable. mean, can all. s fast, stronger looks , can throw it. yeah, love watching him -- long s not doing us. against syracuse, white rushed career-high 247 yards , scored 4 touchdowns.

white earned alabama athlete of year award on may 8, 2007, sophomore season. granted key hometown of daphne. white s all-purpose offense total of 2,878 yards ranked third on total offense yards in season in west virginia school history, while 1,219 rushing yards ever in season west virginia quarterback, breaking 2005 record. 18 rushing touchdowns tied school record in season running backs ira errett rodgers , amos zereoué.

white , running steve slaton combined 2,963 yards , 31 touchdowns rushing in season. totaled 4,978 total yards , 49 touchdowns on season, second-best output between 2 in three-year career together.

white in 2007


2007

steve slaton (left) , white on sideline of mississippi state game.

in season opener against western michigan, white ended day going 10-of-18 192 yards , 2 touchdowns through air, rushing 98 yards , 2 touchdowns mountaineers won 62-24. white s first rushing touchdown 38-yard scramble. in next week against marshall, mountaineers pulled away in second half 42 points win game 48-23. white led west virginia win 149 passing yards , 2 touchdowns , 125 rushing yards , touchdown - wvu s first score of game coming off of white s 46-yard pass darius reynaud. in third game of season against maryland, white 8 of thirteen passing 92 yards , eleven rushes 22 yards , touchdown in 31-14 win. in following contest against ecu, white went 18-of-20 186 yards , 2 touchdown passes , 9 rushes 44 yards , 2 touchdowns. white s 90% passing accuracy tied school record set in 1970, , completed passes 8 different receivers.

the mountaineers lost against usf 21–13 @ south florida following game. white injured in game, went 12-18 100 yards, although throwing first interception on season. next game against syracuse in 55–14 win, white went 12-15 148 yards touchdown before injuring shoulder. had 89 yards , touchdown on 14 carries while being named big east player of week. @ homecoming against mississippi state, white played first half of 38–13 blowout of bulldogs - totaling 8-of-12 passing 61 yards , touchdown , had 5 rushes 89 yards, including 64-yard run on first play of game touchdown. in new jersey against #25 rutgers, white threw 144 yards while going 10-of-16, rushing 156 yards on 22 carries touchdown - accounting 300 total yards of offense in 31-3 win. against louisville, white led mountaineers 38-31 dramatic win in rivalry game. game tied 31-31 less 2 minutes less, white ran 50 yards game-winning touchdown - finishing game going 16-of-25 181 yards , 2 touchdowns while rushing 147 yards on 24 carries , touchdown (328 total yards), while being awarded player of game honor espn , named big east offensive player of week.

in 28-23 win on road against #22 cincinnati, white led mountaineers victory going 13-of-19 140 passing yards interception , rushing 27 times 155 yards , 2 touchdowns, total of 295 total offensive yards. 155 rushing yards put him on vince young on career ncaa quarterback rushing list moved on 3,000 career rushing yards, first big east quarterback ever so. white , mountaineers wrapped 2007 big east championship 66-21 win on #20 connecticut. white ended game going 9 of 13 107 yards touchdown, throwing late interception, , running 16 times 186 yards , 2 touchdowns. ended game total of 293 yards , 3 total touchdowns. white passed former mountaineer quarterback rasheed marshall become school leader total touchdowns. pittsburgh

wvu entered game against pittsburgh 28 point favorites win 100th backyard brawl , earn berth in bcs championship game. mountaineers, however, never high-powered offense going against panthers , hurt fumbles, missed field goals, run game not stop, , thumb injury non-throwing hand of pat white. trailing 1 possession late in fourth quarter (pat white s backup had scored touchdown west virginia), west virginia twice had ball in pitt territory. pat white had returned both times failed convert on fourth down plays. final pitt possession saw underdogs run ball out of of end zone safety clock expired. west virginia pat mcafee kicker missed 2 field goals in game , pitt s kicker missed one. loss cost team place in national championship game.

in 48-28 fiesta bowl victory on oklahoma under interim head coach bill stewart, white earned mvp award after passing 176 yards , 2 touchdowns , rushing 150 yards - sixth career 300-yard game effort. white named espn all-bowl team following bowl season, being quarterback on list. espn ranked white s performance in fiesta bowl #9 best in bcs bowl game history.

2008

white named preseason all-american team. open 2008 football season under head coach bill stewart, west virginia defeated villanova wildcats 48–21. white finished day completing 25 of 33 passes 208 yards , career-best , stadium-record 5 touchdowns, while rushing 63 yards. white s 5 passing touchdowns before sell-out crowd second-best in school history marc bulger s 6 in 1998, , completions , attempts career-highs. in following game against ecu, white 11-of-18 72 yards , rushed 20 times 97 yards in 24-3 loss, total of 169 yards of offense. west virginia followed-up loss ecu 17–14 loss in overtime colorado, in white rushed 149 yards , 2 touchdowns , passed 43 yards on 10-of-14 passing. white s 149 yards rushing led team , 2 touchdowns scores of game wvu. following colorado game, white completed 17 out of 21 passes 130 yards , 2 touchdowns , rushed 11 times 61 yards against marshall.

west virginia began big east play 24–17 victory on rutgers, in white 12-of-17 137 yards , 2 touchdowns passing , rushed 11 times 59 yards before being taken out in 3rd quarter after being injured. however, white sat out syracuse game head injury, mountaineers won 17-6 - snapping white s consecutive starting streak of 19 games. white started following game against auburn, in mountaineers won 34-17. white had 2 interceptions in game, finished victory 174 yards , 3 touchdowns on 13-of-21 passing. west virginia defeated #25 connecticut 35-13, picking team s first road victory of season. in win, white completed 11 of 18 passes 121 yards , touchdown , rushed 21 times 109 yards , 2 touchdowns. white finished game 230 total yards , 3 touchdowns - earning him big east offensive player of week honors. however, mountaineers lost following big east matchup against cincinnati bearcats, 26–23 in overtime after late comeback. white finished game 20 of 38 passing 219 yards 2 touchdowns , interception, , rushed 20 times 41 yards - totaling 260 total yards in loss. white s 38 passing attempts career-high.

white , mountaineers followed loss 35–21 victory on louisville in annual rivalry game. white finished game 122 yards on 6-of-11 passing 2 touchdowns , season-high 200 yards on 21 carries 3 touchdowns, including 66-yard touchdown run. white s 200 rushing yards broke ncaa record rushing yards in career quarterback, passing brad smith first place then-total of 4,292 yards. white s 5 total touchdowns (all of west virginia s scores in game), made him become prolific scorer in big east history, passing donovan mcnabb s 10-year record of 96 total touchdowns responsible for. following white s record-setting performance against louisville, mountaineers defeated pittsburgh in backyard brawl score of 19–15. white finished loss going 15 of 28 passing 143 yards 2 interceptions , 12 rushes 93 yards , touchdown - 54-yard scramble. white s 54-yard run seventh longest of career , second longest of 2008, 2 picks allowed pitt finish comeback win.

for white s final regular season game mountaineer, @ home against south florida, west virginia promoted white-out honor career. in senior night performance, 13–7 victory on south florida, white passed 141 yards , touchdown , rushed 40 yards on snow-covered field finish career @ west virginia in front of 48,000 white-clad fans. mountaineers lone touchdown in win, white s pass, 100th career touchdown , credited him milestone of 10,000 career total yards. prior game, wvu managers scraped out number 5 in middle of field in snow , formed 5 in student section t-shirts before opened fans.

white finished collegiate career in meineke car care bowl against north carolina. white passed career-high 332 yards , 3 touchdowns on 26-of-32 attempts, rushing 21 times 55 yards, mountaineers defeated tar heels 31–30. in victory, white became first player in college football history win 4 bowl games starting quarterback , named game mvp third consecutive bowl game.

white ended senior season career-highs of 1,844 yards , 21 touchdowns on 180-of-274 passing 7 interceptions through air , 974 yards rushing on 180 attempts 8 touchdowns - totaling 2,818 yards , 29 touchdowns on offense. white finished career 6,051 yards , 56 touchdowns passing , 4,480 yards , 47 touchdowns rushing - total of 10,531 yards , 103 touchdowns on career. white finished career sixth in ncaa among career victories starting quarterback 34 overall. in spite of accomplishments, pat white never ncaa all-american , not eligible college football hall of fame.

career rushing yards quarterback on january 1, 2013, denard robinson of university of michigan surpassed white s career rushing yardage total. however, because robinson played position of running in games , accumulated rushing yards, not true record holder career rushing yards quarterback. due ncaa rule, robinson given career rushing record 15 yards, though took handoffs @ running back.

awards , honors

2005

espn.com all-big east
freshman all-american
two-time big east player of week
wvu coaches contribution award

2006

walter camp award watchlist
two-time big east player of week
first-team all-big east
first-team all-ecac
big east offensive player of year
west virginia university mvp
gator bowl mvp
davey o brien award semifinalist
alabama athlete of year
west virginia amateur athlete of year

2007

three-time big east player of week
four-time wvu offensive player of week
first-team all-big east
big east offensive player of year
west virginia university mvp
davey o brien award semifinalist
walter camp award semifinalist
heisman trophy 6th place
hardman award
espn all-bowl team
archie griffin award
2008 fiesta bowl mvp
west virginia amateur athlete of year

2008

hardman award
johnny unitas golden arm award finalist
west virginia university mvp
first-team all-big east
heisman trophy 7th place
meineke car care bowl mvp
2009 senior bowl mvp
west virginia amateur athlete of year

records

has started total of 40 games during 4-year career.
starting record of 35-8 unmatched quarterback in wvu history , sixth in ncaa in career victories starting quarterback.
first quarterback have started , won 4 consecutive bowl games.
his 4,480 career yards rushing second among quarterback in fbs history. denard robinson, career leader, , former quarterback @ university of michigan, tooks snaps @ running position when injury elbow of throwing arm prevented him playing quarterback.
he has accounted 100+ touchdowns, big east record position.

game

one of 9 players in ncaa history rush 200 yards , pass 200 yards in game (pitt 2006, 220 rushing , 204 passing)
highest single-game rushing total quarterback in big east history - 247 yards against syracuse on october 14, 2006
tied yards of total offense in single-game in wvu history - 424 yards against pittsburgh in 2006
fourth highest single game rushing total in wvu history - 247 rushing yards against syracuse on october 14, 2006
has 3 of top 7 highest rushing games in wvu history - #4: 247 yards against syracuse on october 14, 2006, (tied) #7: 220 yards against pitt on november 24, 2005, #7: 220 yards @ pitt on november 16, 2006.

season

first in rushing yards in season wvu quarterback (2007) - 1,335 yards
second in rushing yards in season wvu quarterback (2006) - 1,219 yards
third in rushing yards in season wvu quarterback (2005) - 952 yards
first (tied) in rushing touchdowns in wvu history (2006) - 18 touchdowns
second rushing yards in season freshman in west virginia school history (2005) - 952 yards
second in season total yards gained in wvu history (2007) - 3,059 yards
fourth in season total yards gained in wvu history (2006) - 2,874 yards
fourth in season total passing touchdowns in wvu history (2008) - 18 touchdowns
sixth in ncaa single-season quarterback rushing list in yardage (2007) - 1,335 yards
sixth in season rushing yards in wvu history (2007) - 1,335 yards
second best passing efficiency in season @ wvu (2006) - 159.73 rating
fifth best passing efficiency in season @ wvu (2007) - 151.40 rating

career passing stats

second in passing efficiency @ wvu career quarterback rating of 147.62
second in completion percentage in wvu history completing 64.6% of passes
second in wvu history in passing touchdowns - 52 touchdowns
second all-time in wvu pass completions - 467 completions
fourth all-time in wvu passing yards - 5,576 yards
fifth all-time in wvu pass attempts - 728 attempts

career rushing stats

first in ncaa career quarterback rushing list in yardage - 4,480 yards
first in big east , wvu career rushing yardage record quarterback - 4,480 yards
first in 200-yard rushing game in career in wvu history - 4 games
second in total rushing yards in wvu history - 4,480 yards
second in total career rushing touchdowns in wvu history - 47 touchdowns
fourth in total rushing attempts in wvu history - 648 attempts
fourth in wvu career 100 yard rushing games - 18
fourth in wvu career all-purpose rushing yardage - 4,480 yards
first in 200 yard rushing games @ wvu 4 total
third duo (along steve slaton) in fbs history rush 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons

career passing/rushing combined

first in total offensive yards in career in wvu history - 10,529 yards
first in total touchdowns responsible in wvu , big east history - 104 touchdowns
fourth player in ncaa history 40+ rushing , 40+ passing touchdowns in career
second player in ncaa history 4,000+ rushing yards , 5,000+ passing yards.
one of 5 players in ncaa history rush 1,000 yards , pass 1,000 yards in season. (accomplished twice, 2006 , 2007)

versus ranked opponents

has w/l record of 7–2 against top 25 ranked opponents.
has w/l record of 2–1 against top 10 ranked opponents.
has w/l record of 1–0 against top 5 ranked opponents.

bowl games

white 4-0 starter in bowl games, 2-0 in bcs bowl games, becoming first starting quarterback in college football history so.
joins georgia s david greene, tennessee s peyton manning , nebraska s david humm win 3 new year s day bowl games.
led wvu upset victory on #9 ranked sec champion georgia bulldogs in 2006 bcs nokia sugar bowl.
led wvu 18-point come-from-behind victory on acc runner-up georgia tech in 2007 gator bowl.
led wvu stunning 20 point upset on #4 ranked big 12 champion oklahoma sooners in 2008 bcs tostitos fiesta bowl.
was named 2007 gator bowl mvp.
was named 2008 fiesta bowl mvp.
79 yard touchdown pass in 2008 fiesta bowl longest pass play in wvu bowl history.
ran team-high 150 yards in fiesta bowl victory on oklahoma.
was named 2009 meineke car care bowl player of game.
set career highs 26 completions , 332 yards passing in final game (meineike bowl)
387 total yards against north carolina fifth-best single-game total in wvu history

statistics

regular , post season

bowl games