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Top-12: Pat White's WVU Bowl Success
During his time at West Virginia, new Redskins' QB Pat White became the first QB in NCAA history to start and win four bowl games. A recap.
No.1: Pat White shared snaps with Adam Bednarik early in the season, but became the full-time starter in West Virginia's eighth game. He closed out the season with three consecutive 200 yard games.
No. 2: Behind White, the Mountaineers ran the table to the Big East Conference title. They were awarded a bid in the 2006 Sugar Bowl vs. the Georgia Bulldogs, which was moved to the Georgia Dome because of Hurrican Katrina.
No. 3: White had his coming out party in the Sugar Bowl, rushing for 77 yards and throwing for 120 yards and a TD in a 38-35 victory. He finished the season with 828 yards, 8 TD's passing; 952 yards, 7 TD's rushing.
No. 4: White followed up a tremendous freshman season with a great sophomore season, in which he passed for 1,655 yards and 13 TDs and rushed for 1,219 yards and 18 touchdowns on his way to being named the Big East Offensive Player of the Year.
No. 5: White and RB Steve Slaton combined for 2,963 yards and 31 touchdowns rushing in the season. They totaled 4,978 total yards and 49 touchdowns together on the season, the second-best output between the two in their three-year career together.
No. 6: In the Gator Bowl vs. Georgia Tech, White battled ankle, neck and wrist injuries and a 35-17 3Q deficit to bring WVU back to win 38–35 without the help of RB Steve Slaton. White ran the ball on 10-of-12 plays to kill the clock and end the game.
No. 7: Proving he was a bona fide dual threat, White went 18-of-20 for 186 yards and 2 TD's vs. ECU, adding 9 rushes for 44 yards and 2 TD's. White's 90 percen completion rate tied a school record set in 1970, and he completed passes to 8 different WR's.
No. 8: Needing to beat Pitt in the 100th Annual Backyard Brawl for a shot at the BCS Championship, an injured Pat White could not lead his team to victory. It did not help that his kicker missed two critical FG's.
No. 9: Fueled by the loss to Pitt and the awkward departure of Rich Rodriguez, Pat White and interim coach Bill Stewart smashed Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, 48-28. White threw for 176 yards and 2 TD's, rushing for 150 yards as the game's MVP.
No. 10: White began his senior season throwing for 5 TD's against Villanova. He finished the season as the most prolific scorer in Big East history, passing Donovan McNabb's 10-year record of 96 total TD's.
No. 11: White finished his career with 6,051 yards and 56 TD's passing and 4,480 yards and 47 TD's rushing - a total of 10,531 yards and 103 TD's over his career. His senior season ended with a trip to the Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. North Carolina.
No. 12: White passed 26-for-32 for a career high 332 yards and 3 TD's, becoming the first QB in NCAA history to start and win four bowl games. Despite his accolades, he was never named All-American he is not eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame.
