Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl // WEST VIRGINIA vs. Utah
Virginia Tech September 3 Landover, Md. L/24-31
TUESDAY, DEC. 26, 2017 | 1:30 P.M. (ET) | COTTON BOWL STADIUM (42,000) | DALLAS, TEXAS
THE SERIES WITH UTAH
All-Time Series......................... Utah leads 1-0 In Morgantown.............................................0-0 In Salt Lake City..........................................0-0 At Neutral Site.......................... Utah leads 1-0 Holgorsen vs. Utah...................... First Meeting Holgorsen vs. Whittingham......... First Meeting Whittingham vs. WVU................. First Meeting
East Carolina September 9 Morgantown W/56-20 Delaware State September 16 Morgantown W/59-16
UTAH
2017 Record..................................... 6-6, 3-6 Pac-12 Head Coach..................................... Kyle Whittingham Alma Mater/Year.................................................. BYU (‘84) Record at Utah....................................... 110-56 (13th) Overall Record.................................... 110-56 (13th)
Kansas* September 23 Lawrence, Kan. W/56-34
WEST VIRGINIA
2017 Record...................................... 7-5, 5-4 Big 12 Head Coach....................................... Dana Holgorsen Alma Mater/Year..................................Iowa Wesleyan (‘93) Record at WVU.......................................... 53-36 (7th) Overall Record........................................ 53-36 (7th)
TCU* October 7 Fort Worth, Texas L/24-31 Texas Tech* October 14 Morgantown W/46-35 Baylor* October 21 Waco, Texas W/38-36 Oklahoma State* October 28 Morgantown L/39-50
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Iowa State* November 4 Morgantown W/20-16 Kansas State* November 11 Manhattan, Kan. W/28-23 Texas* November 18 Morgantown L/14-28 Oklahoma* November 25 Norman, Okla. L/31-59
* BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Utah December 26 Dallas, Texas 1:30 p.m.
HOMECOMING
MOUNTAINEER WEEK
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NOTES TO REMEMBER
✓ The 2017 season marks West Virginia’s 126th
year of football/WVU is No. 14 all-time in college football for number of wins ✓ WVU is 15-20 all-time in bowl games and 2-3 under Holgorsen ✓ Under Holgorsen, WVU is 1-0 against the Pac-12 in bowl games, defeating Arizona State, 43-42, in the 2016 Motel 6 Cactus Bowl ✓ Since 2000, WVU is 112-16 when scoring 30 or more points in a contest/57-4 when scoring 40 or more points in a game ✓ In the Dana Holgorsen era, WVU has produced 83 games with 300 or more yards of total offense, 63 games with 400 or more yards of total offense, 34 games with more than 500 yards and 17 with more than 600 yards ✓ In the Holgorsen era, WVU has scored 30 or more points in 58 games, 40 or more points in 29 games, 50 or more points in 10 games and 60 or more points three times ✓ The WVU offense has had 13 scoring drives of 10 plays or more (9 TD/4 FG) and has had 37 scoring drives of 70 yards or more (35 TD/2 FG) including 14 TD drives of 80 or more yards
✓ Will Grier, a Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist,
is No. 7 nationally in passing TDs and pass efficiency, No. 8 in passing yards per game, No. 9 in points responsible for per game and yards per pass attempt and No. 10 in total offense ✓ David Sills V, a Biletnikoff Award finalist, was named to nine All-American teams. He has 18 TDs and is No. 1 nationally in receiving TDs, No. 8 in total touchdowns, No. 13 in scoring per game and No. 28 in receiving yards ✓ Gary Jennings Jr. is No. 3 nationally in receptions per game and No. 23 in receiving yards per game ✓ Ka'Raun White is No. 9 nationally in receiving touchdowns (11) and No. 29 in receiving yards ✓ Marcus Simms is No. 18 in yards per reception, No. 21 in kickoff returns, No. 27 in all-purpose yards and No. 34 in punt returns ✓ David Long Jr. was named to ProFootballFocus’ All-America second team, and Lamonte McDougle was named to ESPN.com’s Freshman All-America team ✓ Al-Rasheed Benton is No. 8 nationally in solo tackles
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