2007 Pat White (gridiron football)

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.