Brown throws TD pass, Devine hurts ankle, West Virginia struggles to beat Louisville 17-9
By: JOHN RABY
Associated Press
11/07/09 4:05 PM EST
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| West Virginia's Noel Devine is brought down during the second quarter of a NCAA Football game against Louisville on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner) (AP) |
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — Jarrett Brown threw a touchdown pass but managed little offense and West Virginia struggled to beat Louisville 17-9 on Saturday.
Running back Noel Devine played sparingly after tweaking an ankle late in the first half and the Mountaineers (7-2, 3-1 Big East) were outgained 301-273, but improved to 6-0 at home. Devine was limited to 56 yards on 13 carries to surpass 1,000 yards for the second straight season.
Brown, who hurt his right leg in the fourth quarter but sat out only one play, threw an 8-yard scoring pass to Jock Sanders just before halftime. Tavon Austin had a 9-yard TD run in the third quarter for the Mountaineers.
Louisville (3-6, 0-4) fell to 0-5 on the road. Redshirt freshman Will Stein went 14-for-26 in his first road start but was sacked five times.
Cardinals kicker Chris Philpott made field goals of 37, 44 and 29 yards.
