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USF Upsets No. 20 West Virginia 30-17

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Oct 31, 2009 10:39 am US/Eastern

USF Upsets No. 20 West Virginia 30-17

West Virginia Mountaineers News

TAMPA, Fla. (KDKA/AP) ― The West Virginia Mountaineers saw their Big East title chances take a major hit after being upset 30-19 by USF on Friday night.

Quarterback B.J. Daniels rallied the Bulls by throwing for 232 yards and rushing for another 104 yards.

His total yardage exceeded the entire No. 20 West Virginia team.

USF was able to completely shut down running back Noel Devine, by limiting him to 42 yards on 17 carries.

Jarrett Brown scored on runs of three and 11 yards for West Virginia, however the senior quarterback had sporadic success throwing (19-of-32 for 205 yards and an interception) against a defense geared to stop the run.

Devine entered the game averaging 130.3 yards — third in the nation — and 89 shy of topping 1,000 for the second straight season.

West Virginia was trying to remain unbeaten in the conference, along with Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. The Mountaineers lost to South Florida in 2006 and 2007 and have dropped three of five games overall in the budding rivalry.

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