2017 WVU Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide by Joe Swan

WEST VIRGINIA DEC. 26, 2017

UTAH

2017 ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL GUIDE

Published by the West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics © 2017 The indicia depicted are registered trademarks of West Virginia University. West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution.

Managing Editor: Joe Swan Editors: Michael Fragale, Mike Montoro Designer: Kristin Coldsnow Contributors: Lisa Ammons, John Antonik, Lindsay Auld, Tanner Cain, Grant Dovey, Lexi Farmer, Shannon McNamara, Drew Mack, Bryan Messerly, Joe Mitchin, Chris Pharis, Amy Prunty, Cale Simon, Olivia Van Horn, Cheryl Wire Contributing Photographers: All-Pro Photography by Dale Sparks, Bill Amatucci Sr., Bill Amatucci Jr., Bob Beverly, M.G. Ellis, Pete Emerson, Dan Friend, Ken Inness, Frank Jacquez, Brent Kepner, Christie Kepner, Jim Lawther, Chuck Meyers, Brian Persinger, Jenny Shephard, Van Slider, WVU Photo Services Printing: Morgantown Printing & Binding, Morgantown, W.Va.

WVU AT-A-GLANCE Location....................................................................Morgantown, W.Va. Founded.......................................................................................... 1867 Enrollment.................................................................................... 31,287 Nickname.......................................................................... Mountaineers Colors..................................... Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295) Conference....................................................................................Big 12 President................................................................... Dr. E. Gordon Gee Director of Athletics............................................................ Shane Lyons Head Coach.................................................................. Dana Holgorsen 2017 Record/Big 12 record......................................................... 7-5/5-4 WVU’s All-Time Record.............................................. 742-492-45 (.598) WVU’s All-Time Bowl Record...............................................15-20 (.429)

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Senior Associate Athletic Director – Communications......... Michael Fragale email...................................................michael.fragale@mail.wvu.edu cell............................................................................... 304-216-3834 Director of Football Communications: .............................Mike Montoro email.....................................................mike.montoro@mail.wvu.edu cell............................................................................... 304-276-2605 Assistant Athletic Director - Communications.................Bryan Messerly Director of Digital Media..................................................... John Antonik Director of Athletic Publications...............................................Joe Swan Multimedia Specialist................................................... Kristin Coldsnow Digital Media Manager........................................................ Grant Dovey Associate Director of Athletic Communications................. Ashley Bailey Associate Director of Athletic Communications......Shannon McNamara Assistant Director of Athletic Communications.................. Charlie Healy Assistant Director of Athletic Communications................ Amy Salvatore Business Manager..............................................................Lisa Ammons Operations Coordinator......................................................... Cheryl Wire Program Assistant.................................................................Amy Prunty Athletic Communications Graduate Assistants.....................Joe Mitchin . Chris Pharis Digital Media Graduate Assistant.................................... Maggie Matella Athletic Communications Student Assistants.....................Lindsay Auld . Tanner Cain . Lexi Farmer . Drew Mack . Cale Simon . Olivia Van Horn

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TABLE OFContents

Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Preview...................................2 WVU-Utah Comparative Stats................................................2 Coach Dana Holgorsen...........................................................4 Mountaineer Coaching Staff...................................................6 Mountaineer Football Staff.....................................................7 Mountaineer Roster................................................................8 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Depth Chart............................8 Mountaineer Bowl Records..................................................10 Mountaineer Bowl Results....................................................11 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Notes.....................................12 Player Profile Updates..........................................................27 2017 Season Statistics..........................................................47 2017 Game-by-Game Recaps..............................................53

(7-5)

(6-6)

INDIVIDUAL RUSHING No. Yards Avg. TD

RUSHING No. Yards Avg. TD

McKoy

Huntley 143 480 3.4 4

Crawford 191 1,060 5.5 7 111 565 5.1 7

Pettaway 41 145 3.5 2 PASSING Comp. Att. Yards TD Int Grier

250 388 3,490 34 12

Chugunov 36 67 422 2 1 RECEIVING No. Yards Avg. TD Jennings Jr.

1,030

11.0

Ka. White

978

16.9

Sills V

KO RET.

980

16.3

Long

PUNT RET. No.

Yards Avg. TD

Long

PUNTING Kinney

Yards Avg. TD

Simms 16 106 6.6 0

After 53 years, West Virginia finally gets another crack at Utah. Well, not really. West Virginia and Utah will meet in this year’s Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl at the historic Cotton Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 26, at 1:30 p.m. EST on ESPN. The last and only time these two schools met was in the 1964 Liberty Bowl when the Roy Jefferson-led Utes blew past West Virginia, 32-6, at the Atlantic City Convention Center in the first bowl game ever played indoors. Utah coach Kyle Whittingham was only five years old when that game was played, so it’s highly doubtful he watched the ABC telecast from his childhood home in San Luis Obispo, California. We know West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen didn’t see it because he was born seven years later in 1971. This year’s intriguing matchup features teams from Power 5 Conferences - West Virginia, which finished tied with Texas, Kansas State and Iowa State for fourth in the Big 12 with a 5-4 record, and Utah, which finished fifth in the Pac-12 South ahead of just Colorado with a 3-6 record. West Virginia (7-5) was sitting at 7-3 and ranked in the top 25 after week 10 before starting quarterback Will Grier injured his throwing hand in the first quarter of the Mountaineers’ 28-14 loss to Texas. He also missed WVU’s final regular-season game at Oklahoma, a 59-31 defeat to College Football Playoff-bound Sooners. Whether or not Grier, the nation’s seventh-most efficient passer, will be available for the Heart of Dallas Bowl is unknown.

No.

Simms 27 692 25.6 0

David Sills V

No.

Yards Avg. Long

61 2,439 40.0 585

DEFENSE Tkls TFL Sacks Int

Benton 102 13 3 2 Ky. White 81 6 0 3 Long Jr.

13.5

Askew-Henry 51 2 0 1 Battle 49 0 0 0

Moss

194 1,023 5.3 9

Henry-Cole 53 266 5.0 2 PASSING Comp. Att. Yards TD Int Huntley

187 286 2,246 15 10

RECEIVING No. Yards Avg. TD Carrington II 66

918

13.9

Singleton 34 479 14.1 4 Wilson KO RET.

20 393 19.7 1

No.

Yards Avg. TD

Long

PUNT RET. No.

Yards Avg. TD

Long

Simpkins 6 168 28.0 0

Hobbs 23 246 10.7 0 PUNTING

No. Yards

Avg. Long

Wishnowsky 46 2,035 44.2 60 DEFENSE Tkls TFL Sacks Int

Luafatasaga 76 3 1 1 Tauteoli 64 10 1 1 Hansen 51 2.5 1 1 Blair

48 3 0 0

Blackmon 46 0.5 0 2

TEAM Mountaineers Opponents

Utes

Opponents

295 260 First Downs 280 221 440-1,924 486-2,457 Rushing Attempts-Yards 473-1,935 406-1,678 284-451-12 222-378-11

Passing (C-A-I)

249-400-14 236-411-12

3,897 2,973 Yards Passing 3,077 2,568 891/6.5 864/6.3 Plays/Average 873/5.7 817/5.2 5,821

5,430

Total Offense

42/20.1

11/23.6

12/15.9 Interceptions/Average 12/8.5

21/5.4

16/11.1

Kickoff Returns/Average

5,012

33/24.4

Punt Returns/Average

15/19.0 24/10.2

4,246

22/22.2 6/5.7

14/6.5

65/39.5 65/43.1 Punts/Average 46/44.2 58/43.3

35.5 38.9 Net Punting 42.2 37.7 20-10 14-6 Fumbles-Lost 23-10 17-11 74-725 88-819 Penalties-Yards 83-757 64-593 435/36.3 379/31.6

Points

354/29.5 287/23.9

Chris Chugunov started in place of Grier against Oklahoma and the redshirt sophomore completed half of his 20 pass attempts for 137 yards. Most of West Virginia’s offense came from backup tailback Kennedy McKoy out of the Wildcat formation. The sophomore ran for a career-high 137 yards and scored three of the Mountaineers’ four rushing touchdowns. The WVU defense, which performed much better in late-season wins against Iowa State and Kansas State, struggled mightily against OU’s high-powered offensive attack. The Sooners piled up 646 total yards and punted only once. West Virginia ranks 16th in total offense, averaging 485.2 yards per game, and 110th in total defense, giving up 452.5 yards per contest. Holgorsen will be taking his sixth West Virginia team to a bowl game, where he holds a 2-3 record. He defeated Clemson in the 2012 Orange Bowl and Arizona State in the 2016 Cactus Bowl, while showing losses to Syracuse in the 2012 Pinstripe, Texas A&M in the 2014 Liberty, and Miami in the 2016 Camping World bowls. It is West Virginia’s 36th bowl appearance and its fifth in Texas, the last trip to the Lone Star State coming in 1987 when the Mountaineers lost to Oklahoma State in the Sun Bowl in El Paso. This will be Utah’s 22nd bowl appearance. Utah (6-6) has traditionally been known for its strong defense under Whittingham, the Utes’ former defensive coordinator who was promoted to head coach when Urban Meyer left to take the Florida job after the 2005 Fiesta Bowl. Whittingham and Meyer coached Utah to a 35-7 victory over Pitt in that game, which, ironically, the Panthers were playing in instead of West Virginia. Pitt upset the Mountaineers at Heinz Field with the help of a controversial call late in the game that led to a three-way tie for the Big East title. Pitt earned the Fiesta Bowl bid on the basis of its head-to-head victory against West Virginia.

Whittingham has won 110 of 166 games during his 13-year tenure at Utah, including an impressive 10-1 record in bowl games. In addition to the Fiesta Bowl, Whittingham also shows bowl wins over Georgia Tech in the Emerald, Tulsa in the Armed Forces, Navy and Cal in the Poinsettia, Alabama in the Sugar, Georgia Tech in the Sun, Colorado State and BYU in the Las Vegas and Indiana in the Foster Farms a year ago in 2016. His only loss came to Boise State in the 2010 Maaco Bowl. The Utes became bowl-eligible on the final weekend of the regular season when they knocked off Colorado, 34-13, in Salt Lake City. Running back Zach Moss and quarterback Troy Williams each scored twice in the 21-point victory. Moss ran for 196 yards to give him 1,023 yards and nine touchdowns for the regular season. It’s the 17th time in school history the Utes have had a 1,000-yard rusher. Williams, starting in place of injured starter Tyler Huntley, scored both touchdowns in the second quarter while completing 15-of-24 passes for 181 yards against the Buffaloes. Huntley injured his shoulder in Utah’s win against Arizona and missed the next 2 ½ games before returning to play against Arizona State, a 30-10 loss. Huntley is considered a better runner than Williams and accounted for 2,246 yards and 15 touchdowns in nine games through the air, while adding 480 yards and four scores on the ground. Utah ranks 47th in total offense at 417.7 yards per game and 32nd in total defense, giving up just 353.8 yards per outing. A difference of just seven points in close losses to Stanford (23-20), USC (28-27) and Washington (33-30) could have meant a nine-win regular season for Utah instead of a .500 record. In last year’s Heart of Dallas Bowl game, Army defeated North Texas in overtime, 38-31.

Al-Rasheed Benton

YEAR-BY-YEAR Status

2017 West Virginia Zaxbys Heart of Dallas Bowl

Head Coach

7-5

2016 West Virginia Russell Athletic Bowl

Head Coach

10-2

2015 West Virginia Cactus Bowl

Head Coach

7-5

2014 West Virginia Liberty Bowl

Head Coach

7-6

2013

West Virginia

Head Coach

4-8

2012 West Virginia Pinstripe Bowl

Head Coach

7-6

Head Coach

Year School

DANA

HOLGORSEN

2011 West Virginia Head Coach Big East Champions/Orange Bowl Champions

Record

10-3

2010 Oklahoma State Alamo Bowl Champions

Offensive Coordinator/ 11-2 Quarterbacks

2009 Houston Armed Forces Bowl

Offensive Coordinator/ 10-4 Quarterbacks

2008 Houston Offensive Coordinator/ 8-5 Quarterbacks Armed Forces Bowl Champions 2007 Texas Tech Gator Bowl Champions

Co-Offensive Coordinator/ 9-4 Inside Receivers

2006 Texas Tech Co-Offensive Coordinator/ 8-5 Inside Receivers Insight.com Bowl Champions 2005 Texas Tech Cotton Bowl

Co-Offensive Coordinator/ 9-3 Inside Receivers

2004 Texas Tech Holiday Bowl Champions

Inside Receivers

8-4

2003 Texas Tech Inside Receivers Houston Bowl Champions

8-5

2002 Texas Tech Inside Receivers Tangerine Bowl Champions

9-5

2001 Texas Tech Alamo Bowl

Inside Receivers

7-5

2000 Texas Tech Inside Receivers Galleryfurniture.com Bowl

7-6

1999 Wingate

3-8

Quarterbacks/ Wide Receivers

1998 Mississippi College Quarterbacks/ 4-6 Wide Receivers /Special Teams 1997 Mississippi College Quarterbacks/ 8-2 Wide Receivers /Special Teams American Southwest Conference Champions 1996 Mississippi College Quarterbacks/ 4-8 Wide Receivers /Special Teams 1995 Valdosta State

Quarterbacks/ 6-5 Wide Receivers /Special Teams

1994 Valdosta State Quarterbacks/ 11-2 Wide Receivers /Special Teams NCAA II National Quarterfinalist 1993 Valdosta State

Quarterbacks/ 8-3 Wide Receivers /Special Teams

Holgorsen Totals: At West Virginia - 53-35 (Seven Seasons) Overall - 53-35 (Seven Seasons)

Dana Holgorsen As CEO of West Virginia’s football program, Dana Holgorsen always places an emphasis on player development and the overall student-athlete experience, which has led to increased success in the Big 12 and on the national level. Holgorsen, who passed the 50-win mark during the 2017 season, has led the Mountaineer football program since 2011, its last year as a Big East Conference member, and WVU just completed its sixth season of Big 12 Conference membership. He is currently No. 4 on the school’s all-time win list, and he has led the Mountaineers to bowl games in six of the past seven years, including four straight. West Virginia has been ranked in both major polls at least one week in six of his seven years. After facing six-ranked teams and eight teams who will be in a bowl game during the 2017 season, his squad finished the regular season with seven wins, had three players earn All-America honors and placed seven players on either first or second team All-Big 12 Conference. WVU had 22 players earn a spot on one of the Academic All-Big 12 teams and 20 players already had their degrees in hand when they played in the bowl game. Holgorsen has been the architect of some of the nation’s most prolific offenses during his coaching career. Starting as the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech, then Houston and Oklahoma State, and now as the head coach at West Virginia, his offensive units are known for their ability to move the ball, pile up yardage and score points. During his 13 years overseeing offenses, he has had eight quarterbacks pass for more than 4,000 yards and 30 touchdowns, six running backs run more than 1,000 yards and 15 receivers finished with 1,000 or more yards, including 11 with 90 or more receptions and 14 with double-figure touchdown receptions. He has had numerous players earn all-conference, All-America honors and be drafted by the NFL, including four first round picks in the past six years at WVU. Since 2012, he has had the most top three round draft picks in the Big 12 and has had the third-most players drafted in the league (19). In 2016, the AFCA District 4 Regional Coach of the Year and Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year finalist, led the Mountaineer football program to a 10-3 overall mark and 7-2 record in the Big 12 in 2016. His 2016 team achieved the ninth 10-win season in school history, becoming one of six WVU teams to do it in the regular season. Holgorsen is one of three WVU coaches, along with Don Nehlen and Rich Rodriguez, to post multiple 10-win seasons. The seven Big 12 wins were the most in a season, tying for second place in the standings, WVU’s highest finish. WVU

went 4-1 away from home, and Holgorsen had a 12-2 home mark during the 2015-16 seasons. In the national rankings, WVU’s offense was ranked No. 17 in total offense, No. 20 in first down offense, No. 25 in rushing offense, No. 31 in pass efficiency, No. 37 in passing yards per completion and No. 42 in pass offense. Defensively, WVU was No. 24 in turnovers gained and fumbles recovered, No. 35 in passes intercepted and scoring defense and No. 38 in turnover margin. WVU placed 10 players on the Big 12 All-Academic teams and 16 of his 21 seniors had their degrees when they played in the bowl game. In 2015, Holgorsen guided the Mountaineers to eight wins, the most since becoming a member of the Big 12 Conference, and finished the season with an exciting 43-42 Cactus Bowl victory over Arizona State in Phoenix. The Cactus Bowl appearance saw the Mountaineers tie or break 19 individual or team, school and Cactus Bowl records and produced 11 NCAA Top 10 Bowl Rankings Nine players earned All-Big 12 Conference honors, including two being named to All-America teams. There were seven All-Big 12 Academic team selections and 17 players already had their degrees in hand when they played in the bowl game, ranking among the Top 10 nationally in number of graduates playing in a bowl game. Holgorsen had a successful first season at WVU in 2011, coaching the Mountaineers to a 10-3 record, the Big East championship and a 70-33 Orange Bowl rout of Clemson. The victory was WVU’s third Bowl Championship Series championship in school history and earned Holgorsen the First-Year Coach of the Year award by the Football Writers Association of America. In 2012, Holgorsen led WVU into its first year of competition in the Big 12 Conference, guiding West Virginia to a 7-6 overall record and an appearance in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. Five Mountaineers earned 25 All-America honors and three were drafted in the top three rounds of the NFL draft. Holgorsen is the only WVU coach to have had a first-round NFL draft choice for two consecutive years (2011 and 2012). In 2013, Holgorsen coached the Mountaineers to victory over No. 11 Oklahoma State, marking his fifth win over a Top 25 team at WVU. He also had six players earn All-Big 12 Conference honors, including Charles Sims, who was a first-team selection and was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. Holgorsen led the Mountaineers to a Liberty Bowl berth in 2014, his third bowl in four seasons at WVU. West Virginia posted a 7-6 overall record and 5-4 in its third year in the Big 12 Conference and finished in a tie for fourth place in Big 12 action, the highest Big 12 finish by WVU. Holgorsen, a 1993 graduate of Iowa Wesleyan, has a son, Logan, and two daughters, McClayne and Karlyn.

TONY GIBSON

Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers @TonyGibsonWVU

Hometown: Van, West Virginia Alma Mater: Glenville State, ‘94 Year at WVU: 12 Year in Coaching: 22 Bowl Games Coached: 13 All-Conference Players Coached: 23 All-Americans Coached: 5 Professional Players Coached: 17

JAKE SPAVITAL Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks

@Jake Spavital

Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma Alma Mater: Missouri State, ‘08 Year at WVU: 3 Year in Coaching: 10 Bowl Games Coached: 9 All-Conference Players Coached: 8 All-Americans Coached: 2 Professional Players Coached: 6

COACHING Staff

Cornerbacks

@Doug_Belk Hometown: Valdosta, Georgia Alma Mater: Carson-Newman, ‘10 Year at WVU: 1 Year in Coaching: 7 Bowl Games Coached: 6 All-Conference Players Coached: 10 All-Americans Coached: 5 Professional Players Coached: 9

MATT CAPONI Safeties

@coach_horsepwr Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Alma Mater: Mount Union, ‘05 Year at WVU: 2 Year in Coaching: 14 Bowl Games Coached: 7 All-Conference Players Coached: 15 All-Americans Coached: 4 Professional Players Coached: 2

MARK SCOTT

TYRON CARRIER

TONY DEWS

Running Backs

Defense/ Special Teams

@TyronCarrier

@DewsTony2

@CoachMCscott

Receivers Hometown: Houston, Texas Alma Mater: Houston, ‘11 Year at WVU: 2 Year in Coaching: 3 Bowl Games Coached: 3 All-Conference Players Coached: 5 All-Americans Coached: 2 Professional Players Coached: 3

Hometown: Clifton, Virginia Alma Mater: Liberty, ‘97 Year at WVU: 5 Year in Coaching: 20 Bowl Games Coached: 9 All-Conference Players Coached: 8 All-Americans Coached: 2 Professional Players Coached: 10

BRUCE TALL

JOE WICKLINE

@CoachTall

@WicklineWVU

Defensive Line

Hometown: Shaker Heights, Ohio Alma Mater: Ohio Wesleyan, ‘00 Year at WVU: 8 Year in Coaching: 36 Bowl Games Coached: 8 All-Conference Players Coached: 47 All-Americans Coached: 6 Professional Players Coached: 12

DOUG BELK

Offensive Line

Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla. Alma Mater: Florida, ‘83 Year at WVU: 2 Year in Coaching: 36 Bowl Games Coached: 19 All-Conference Players Coached: 31 All-Americans Coached: 10 Professional Players Coached: 19

Hometown: Defiance, Ohio Alma Mater: Hillsdale, ‘07 Year at WVU: 6 Year in Coaching: 11 Bowl Games Coached: 6 All-Conference Players Coached: 13 All-Americans Coached: 2 Professional Players Coached: 3

MIKE JOSEPH

Director of Strength and Conditioning @WVU_FB_Strength

Hometown: Fairmont, W.Va. Alma Mater: Fairmont State, ‘99 Year at WVU: 11 Year in Coaching: 19

ALEX HAMMOND

RYAN DORCHESTER

ROBERT GLOWACKY

DAN GERBERRY

MICHAEL BURCHETT

CASEY VANCE

CASEY SMITHSON

ZACK MOTELY

DOUG CROSS

DAN NEHLEN

AARON MALIK

KYLE BUTLER

SHAWN WALKER

DARL BAUER

ALEX MITCHELL

CHAD SNODGRASS

DAVE KERNS

VINCE BLANKENSHIP

CHRIS SCHULTHEISS

BRITTNEY Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;DELL

ZACH SEGER

PATTY HARMAN

KIM CALANDRELLI

LORI RICE

PATRICK DOHERTY

CODY GIBSON

DALTON WILLIAMS

CORY HEFLIN

LOGAN WILLIAMS

KORI SAUNDERS

HOLLY MCDONELL

CODY LANCELOTTI

EMILY SABATINO

JOSH WEAKLAND

Associate Athletic Director/Football

Recruiting Coordinator

Assistant Video Coordinator

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Special Teams Graduate Assistant

Director of Player Personnel

Recruiting Coordinator

Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning

Associate Director of Student-Athlete Development

Offensive Graduate Assistant

Recruiting Administration Graduate Assistant

Director of Football Operations

Multimedia Specialist

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Academic Counselor

Offensive Graduate Assistant

Athletic Training Graduate Assistant

Senior Football Analyst

Equipment Manager

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Assistant Learning Specialist

Defensive Graduate Assistant

Student-Athlete Development Graduate Assistant

Offensive Analyst

Assistant Equipment Manager

Head Football Athletic Trainer

Administrative Associate

Defensive Graduate Assistant

Defensive Analyst

Video Coordinator

Athletics Rehabilitation Specialist

Administrative Associate

Equipment Graduate Assistant

Student-Athlete Development Graduate Assistant

2-DEEPRoster OFFENSE

WIDE RECEIVER (X)

WIDE RECEIVER (Y/H)

David Sills V 6-4, 203, Jr.

Marcus Simms 6-0, 196, So.

LEFT TACKLE

55 72

Yodny Cajuste 6-5, 308, r-Jr.

Kelby Wickline 6-5, 295, r-So.

LEFT GUARD

73 76

Josh Sills 6-6, 315, r-Fr.

Chase Behrndt 6-4, 302, r-Fr.

Gary Jennings Jr. 6-1, 210, Jr. Ricky Rogers 6-1, 205, r-Jr.

WIDE RECEIVER (Z)

Ka’Raun White 6-1, 199, r-Sr.

Reggie Roberson Jr. 5-11, 192, Fr.

QUARTERBACK

Chris Chugunov 6-1, 203, r-So. David Isreal 6-1, 171, So.

CENTER

HALFBACK

Matt Jones 6-3, 318, r-So.

Jacob Buccigrossi 6-3, 298, r-Fr.

RIGHT GUARD

56 65

Grant Lingafelter 6-6, 305, r-Sr. Isaiah Hardy 6-7, 340, Jr.

Elijah Wellman 6-1, 241, r-Sr. Trevon Wesco 6-4, 268, r-Jr.

RUNNING BACK

Kennedy McKoy 6-0, 201, So.

Martell Pettaway 5-10, 208, So.

RIGHT TACKLE

53 72

Colton McKivitz 6-7, 306, r-So. Kelby Wickline 6-5, 295, r-So.

NUMERICAL Roster No. Name Pos. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9

Derrek Pitts Jr. T.J. Simmons Kenny Robinson Ka’Raun White Al-Rasheed Benton David Isreal Mike Daniels Jr. Kennedy McKoy Chris Chugunov Xavier Preston Jack Allison Dravon Askew-Henry Reggie Roberson Jr. Brendan Ferns Will Grier Marcus Simms Kyzir White JoVanni Stewart

S WR S WR LB QB CB RB QB LB QB S WR LB QB WR S S

ALPHABETICAL Roster No. 32 23 5 6 16 24 19 76 3 89 39 62 19 27 78 14 55 41 34 70 44 5 18 38 25 86 4 40 61 46 41 96 7 7 57 18 94 84 45 65 43 3 12 36 79 25 15 92 26 56 17 11

No. Name Pos. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 22 23 24 25

Dylan Tonkery David Long Jr. Gary Jennings Jr. David Sills V Tevin Bush Billy Kinney Toyous Avery Exree Loe Mitch Chugunov Marvin Gross Jr. Elijah Battle Druw Bowen Alec Sinkfield Corey Winfield Jake Long Jordan Adams Hakeem Bailey Osman Kamara

LB LB WR WR RB P/K S S WR S CB WR RB CB CB CB CB S

Name Jacquez Adams Jordan Adams Jack Allison Dravon Askew-Henry Toyous Avery Hakeem Bailey Elijah Battle Chase Behrndt Al-Rasheed Benton Matt Bezjak Dante Bonamico Kyle Bosch Druw Bowen E.J. Brown Jacob Buccigrossi Tevin Bush Yodny Cajuste Jonah Campbell Shea Campbell D.J. Carozza Hodari Christian II Chris Chugunov Mitch Chugunov Shane Commodore Justin Crawford William Crest Jr. Mike Daniels Jr. Fontez Davis Zach Davis Reese Donahue Elijah Drummond Jaleel Fields Brendan Ferns Will Grier Nate Green Marvin Gross Jr. Jalen Harvey Jovani Haskins Adam Hensley Isaiah Hardy Luke Hogan David Isreal Gary Jennings Jr. Ricky Johns Matt Jones Osman Kamara Billy Kinney Jon Lewis Deamonte Lindsay Grant Lingafelter Exree Loe David Long Jr.

Pos. CB CB QB S S CB CB OL LB TE/FB S OL WR S OL RB OL LB LB DL LB QB WR S RB WR CB CB OL DL TE/FB DL LB QB OL S DL TE/FB LB OL K QB WR S OL S P/K DL S OL S LB

Ht. 5-11 5-11 6-5 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-5 5-8 6-5 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-6 6-5 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-0 5-11

Wt. 170 178 194 200 204 193 190 302 238 245 199 298 211 210 298 174 308 227 225 302 228 203 169 210 200 212 203 188 302 263 232 298 230 214 252 205 310 245 228 340 210 171 210 192 318 197 216 275 205 305 208 222

No. Name Pos. 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 32 33 34 35 35 36 37 38 39 40 41

Deamonte Lindsay E.J. Brown Elijah Wellman Sean Mahone Evan Staley Zach Sandwisch Jacquez Adams Martell Pettaway Quondarius Qualls Shea Campbell Collin Smith Brady Watson Ricky Johns Kevin Williams Shane Commodore Dante Bonamico Fontez Davis Jonah Campbell

S S TE/FB CB K LB CB RB LB LB S RB S CB S S CB LB

Cl. r-Fr. r-So. r-Fr. r-Jr. r-Jr. r-So. Sr. r-Fr. r-Sr. r-Fr. r-Fr. r-Sr. r-Fr. Fr. r-Fr. Fr. r-Jr. r-Fr. r-So. r-Sr. r-Sr. r-So. r-Fr. r-Sr. Sr. r-Jr. Sr. Jr. r-Fr. So. r-Fr. r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Sr. r-Jr. r-Fr. So. Jr. r-Fr. So. Jr. Fr. r-So. r-Fr. r-Jr. r-Sr. r-So. r-Sr. Fr. r-So.

Exp. Hometown/High School/Previous College RS Reisterstown, Md./Milford Academy SQ Reisterstown, Md./Franklin TR Parrish, Fla./Palmetto/Miami 2vl Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa 1vl Covington, Ga./Newton/Coffeyville CC JC Atlanta, Ga./Pebblebrook/Iowa Western CC 1vl Linden, N.J./Barringer/Dodge City CC RS Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette 3vl Newark, N.J./Shabazz RS Loveland, Ohio/Loveland RS Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport 2vl St. Charles, Ill./St. Francis/Michigan RS Charleston, W.Va./George Washington HS Stone Mountain, Ga./Tucker RS Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills HS New Orleans, La./Landry-Walker 1vl Miami, Fla./Miramar RS Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown SQ Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown SQ Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg 1vl McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport SQ Skillman, N.J./Montgomery RS Skillman, N.J./Montgomery 1vl Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown 1vl Columbus, Ga./Hardaway/NW Mississippi CC 1vl Baltimore, Md./Dunbar SQ Miami, Fla./South Dade/Globe Tech CC JC Chatham, Ill./Edwardsville/Butler CC RS St. Mary’s, W.Va./St. Mary’s 1vl Ona, W.Va./Cabell Midland RS Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport SQ Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa RS St. Clairsville, Ohio/St. Clairsville SQ Davidson, N.C./Davidson Day School/Florida RS Wellsburg, W.Va./Brooke 3vl Baltimore, Md./Dunbar JC Birmingham, Ala./Clay-Chalkville/NW Miss. CC TR Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield/Miami 1vl Centerville, Ohio/Centerville JC Laurel Springs, N.J./Timber Creek/Lackawanna Coll. TR Keller, Texas/Keller/Houston JC Blythewood, S.C./Blythewood/Butler CC 2vl Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge HS North Wales, Pa./North Penn SQ Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard RS Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt 1vl Morgantown, W.Va./University 1vl Morgantown, W.Va./University 1vl Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg 2vl Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls HS Johnstown, Pa./Greater Johnstown Area 1vl Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods

No. Name Pos. 41 42 43 44 45 46 48 49 51 52 53 55 56 56 57 58 59 60

Elijah Drummond Logan Thimons Luke Hogan Hodari Christian II Adam Hensley Reese Donahue Mike Molina Lamonte McDougle Kyle Poland Nick Meadows Colton McKivitz Yodny Cajuste Grant Lingafelter Darius Stills Nate Green Ray Raulerson Luke Williams Adam Stilley

TE/FB LB K LB LB DL K DL LS LS OL OL OL DL OL OL LB OL

ALPHABETICAL Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/High School/Previous College 22 Jake Long CB 5-11 190 r-Fr. RS Columbus, Ohio/Hamilton Township 29 Sean Mahone CB 6-0 199 r-Fr. RS Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota West 82 Dominique Maiden WR 6-5 204 Jr. JC Temecula, Calif./Temecula Valley/Riverside City 83 Alejandro Marenco III WR 5-9 183 r-Sr. SQ Houston, Texas/Alief Taylor/Riverside City 52 Nick Meadows LS 5-11 225 r-Sr. 1vl Williamstown, W.Va./Williamstown 49 Lamonte McDougle DL 5-10 295 Fr. HS Pompano Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach 53 Colton McKivitz OL 6-7 306 r-So. 1vl Jacobsburg, Ohio/Union Local 4 Kennedy McKoy RB 6-0 201 So. 1vl Lexington, N.C./North Davidson 48 Mike Molina K 5-8 182 r-Sr. 1vl Hurricane, W.Va./Hurricane 99 Xavier Pegues DL 6-2 292 r-Sr. SQ Oxford, Miss./ Oxford/Itawamba CC 32 Martell Pettaway RB 5-10 208 So. 1vl Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King 1 Derrek Pitts Jr. S 6-1 182 Fr. HS Dunbar, W.Va./South Charleston 51 Kyle Poland LS 6-1 228 r-Fr. RS Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown 95 Jeffery Pooler Jr. DL 6-2 265 r-Fr. RS Dayton, Ohio/Dunbar 5 Xavier Preston LB 6-2 240 Sr. 3vl Stuart, Fla./Jensen Beach 33 Quondarius Qualls LB 6-1 222 Jr. JC Farmerville, La./Union Parish/NW Mississippi CC 58 Ray Raulerson OL 6-4 295 r-Jr. RS Tampa Fla./Tennessee 6 Reggie Roberson Jr. WR 5-11 192 Fr. HS DeSoto, Texas/Mesquite Horn 2 Kenny Robinson S 6-0 202 Fr. HS Wilkinsburg, Pa./Imani Christian 85 Ricky Rogers WR 6-1 205 r-Jr. SQ Monroeville, Pa./Gateway 91 Ezekiel Rose DL 6-3 265 Jr. JC Clarksdale, Miss./Clarksdale/East Mississippi CC 31 Zach Sandwisch LB 6-2 221 r-Fr. RS Woodville, Ohio/Central Catholic 67 Alec Shriner OL 6-4 305 r-So. SQ Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo 88 Adam Shuler II DL 6-4 268 r-So. 1vl Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lyman 13 David Sills V WR 6-4 203 Jr. JC Wilmington, Del./Eastern Christian/El Camino 73 Josh Sills OL 6-6 315 r-Fr. RS Byesville, Ohio/Meadowbrook 1 T.J. Simmons WR 6-2 196 So. TR Pinsonm Ala./Clay-Chalkville/Alabama 8 Marcus Simms WR 6-0 196 So. 1vl Bowie, Md./Sherwood 20 Alec Sinkfield RB 5-9 184 Fr. HS Delray Beach, Fla./American Heritage 35 Collin Smith S 6-0 200 Fr. HS Ligonier, Pa./Ligonier Valley 30 Evan Staley K 6-1 187 r-Fr. RS Romney, W.Va./Hampshire 9 JoVanni Stewart S 5-9 197 So. 1vl Katy, Texas/Katy 60 Adam Stilley OL 6-0 270 Fr. HS Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg 56 Darius Stills DL 6-4 278 Fr. HS Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior 64 Rex Sunahara LS 6-6 230 r-So. SQ Bay Village, Ohio/Rhode Island 42 Logan Thimons LB 6-1 228 r-Fr. RS Sarver, Pa./Freeport Area 90 Brenon Thrift DL 6-2 292 Jr. TR Monroeville, Pa./Gateway/Temple/ Lackawanna/Penn State 70 Tyler Thurmond OL 6-5 282 Fr. HS Buford, Ga./Buford 10 Dylan Tonkery LB 6-0 222 r-Fr. RS Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport 35 Brady Watson RB 5-7 202 r-So. SQ Ridgeley, W.Va./Frankfort 28 Elijah Wellman TE/FB 6-2 241 r-Sr. 3vl Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley 88 Trevon Wesco TE/FB 6-4 268 r-Jr. 1vl Martinsburg, W.Va./Musselman/Lackawanna Coll. 2 Kaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Raun White WR 6-1 199 r-Sr. 2vl Macungie, Pa./Emmaus/Lackawanna College 8 Kyzir White S 6-2 216 Sr. 1vl Macungie, Pa./Emmaus/Lackawanna College 72 Kelby Wickline OL 6-5 295 r-So. JC Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater/UTSA/Jones JC 37 Kevin Williams CB 6-0 198 r-So. SQ Pompano Beach, Fla./Blanche Ely 59 Luke Williams LB 6-0 227 r-Fr. RS Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg South 20 Corey Winfield CB 6-1 198 r-Sr. TR St. Louis Mo./Riverview Gardens/Syracuse 87 Stone Wolfley DL 6-4 267 r-So. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown 80 Jonn Young K/P 6-0 193 r-Fr. RS Advance, N.C./Davie

2-DEEPRoster DEFENSE DEFENSIVE END

BANDIT SAFETY

61 62 64 65 67 70 70 72 73 76 78 79 80 82 83 84 85

Zach Davis Kyle Bosch Rex Sunahara Isaiah Hardy Alec Shriner D.J. Carozza Tyler Thurmond Kelby Wickline Josh Sills Chase Behrndt Jacob Buccigrossi Matt Jones Jonn Young Dominique Maiden Alejandro Marenco III Jovani Haskins Ricky Rogers

OL OL LS OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL O K/P WR WR TE/FB WR

No. Name Pos. 86 87 88 88 89 90 91 92 94 95 96 99

William Crest Jr. Stone Wolfley Adam Shuler II Trevon Wesco Matt Bezjak Brenon Thrift Ezekiel Rose Jon Lewis Jalen Harvey Jeffery Pooler Jr. Jaleel Fields Xavier Pegues

WR DL DL TE/FB TE/FB DL DL DL DL DL DL DL

Ezekiel Rose 6-2, 266, Jr.

NOSE TACKLE

49 99

Lamonte McDougle 5-10, 295, Fr. Xavier Pegues 6-2, 292, r-Sr.

Dravon Askew-Henry 6-0, 200, r-Jr. Toyous Avery 5-11, 204, r-Jr.

CORNERBACK

Mike Daniels Jr. 5-11, 203, Sr. Hakeem Bailey 6-0, 193, r-So.

DEFENSIVE END

46 92

WILL

11 45

MIKE

44 SAM

10 33

Reese Donahue 6-4, 263, So. Jon Lewis 6-3, 275, r-Sr.

David Long Jr. 5-11, 222, r-So. Adam Hensley 6-3, 228, So.

Al-Rasheed Benton 6-1, 238, r-Sr. Hodari Christian II 6-0, 228, Sr.

Dylan Tonkery 6-2, 22, r-Fr.

Quondarius Qualls 6-1, 22, Jr.

CORNERBACK

19 29

No. Name Pos.

Adam Shuler II 6-4, 268, r-So.

Elijah Battle 6-0, 190, Sr.

Sean Mahone 6-0, 199, r-Fr.

FREE SAFETY

2 9

SPUR

Kenny Robinson 6-0, 202, Fr. JoVanni Stewart 5-9, 197, So.

SPECIAL TEAMS KICKER

30 48

Marvin Gross Jr. 6-3, 205, r-Sr.

Mike Molina 5-8, 182, r-Sr.

PUNTER

15 80

Billy Kinney 6-4, 216, r-Jr.

Jonn Young 6-0, 193, r-Fr.

LONG SNAPPER

52 64

Nick Meadows 5-11, 225, r-Sr. Rex Sunahara 6-6, 230, r-So.

HOLDER

15 80

Billy Kinney 6-4, 216, r-Jr.

Jonn Young 6-0, 193, r-Fr.

KICKOFFS

30 48

Evan Staley 6-1, 187, r-Fr.

Mike Molina 5-8, 182, r-Sr.

PUNT RETURNS

Kyzir White 6-2, 216, Sr.

Evan Staley 6-1, 187, r-Fr.

Marcus Simms 6-0, 196, So. David Sills V 6-4, 203, Jr.

KICKOFF RETURNS

Marcus Simms 6-0, 196, So.

Gary Jennings Jr. 6-1, 210, Jr.

WVU BOWLRecords

Most Field Goals Made 4 by Paul Woodside vs. Florida, 1981 Peach Bowl Longest Field Goal 49 by Paul Woodside vs. Florida, 1981 Peach Bowl Most Extra Points Attempted 10 by Tyler Bitancurt vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Extra Points Made 10 by Tyler Bitancurt vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl

Most Yards Total Offense

TEAM

INDIVIDUAL

555 by Skyler Howard vs. Arizona State, 2016 Cactus Bowl Most Touchdowns Responsible For 7 by Geno Smith vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Yards Rushing 208 by Eddie Williams vs. South Carolina, 1969 Peach Bowl Most Rushes 35 by Eddie Williams vs. South Carolina, 1969 Peach Bowl Longest Touchdown Run 65 by Noel Devine vs. Oklahoma, 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Longest Rush 70 by Noel Devine vs. Florida State, 2010 Konica Minolta Gator Bowl Most Touchdowns Rushing 3 by Steve Slaton vs. Georgia, 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl Most Yards Passing 532 by Skyler Howard vs. Arizona State, 2016 Cactus Bowl Most Passes Attempted 51 by Skyler Howard vs. Arizona State, 2016 Cactus Bowl Most Passes Completed 34 by Marc Bulger vs. Missouri, 1998 Insight.com Bowl Most Touchdown Passes 6 by Geno Smith vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Pass Receptions 12 by Tavon Austin vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl 12 by Shawn Foreman vs. Georgia Tech, 1997 Carquest Bowl Longest Touchdown Reception 79 by Tito Gonzales vs. Oklahoma, 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Longest Reception 79 (TD) by Tito Gonzales vs. Oklahoma, 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Most Yards Receiving 189 by Shawn Foreman vs. Missouri, 1998 Insight.com Bowl Most Touchdowns Receiving 4 by Tavon Austin vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Punts 8 by Billy Kinney vs. Miami, 2016 Russell Athletic Bowl; by Todd Sauerbrun vs. Florida, 1994 Sugar Bowl Best Punting Average 58.5 by Pat McAfee vs. Oklahoma, 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Most Points Scored 24 by Tavon Austin vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Points Responsible For 42 by Geno Smith vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Touchdowns Scored 4 by Tavon Austin vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Punt Returns 4 by three players Longest Punt Return 82 by Willie Drewrey vs. Florida State, 1982 Gator Bowl Most Punt Return Yards 82 by Willie Drewrey vs. Florida State, 1982 Gator Bowl Most Kickoff Returns 6 by Eugene Napoleon vs. Notre Dame, 1989 Fiesta Bowl; by Nate Terry vs. Georgia Tech, 1997 Carquest Bowl Longest Kickoff Return 99 (TD) by Shawn Terry vs. Ole Miss, 2000 Music City Bowl Most Kickoff Return Yards 163 by Nate Terry vs. Georgia Tech, 1997 Carquest Bowl Longest Interception Return 80 (TD) by Russ Meredith vs. Gonzaga, 1922 East-West Bowl Longest Fumble Return 99 (TD) by Darwin Cook vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Field Goal Attempts 4 by Pat McAfee vs. Oklahoma, 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl; by Paul Woodside vs. Florida, 1981 Peach Bowl

Most Points Scored 70 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Points in a Half 49 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Points in a Quarter 35 vs. Clemson, (2nd), 2012 Orange Bowl Most Touchdowns Scored 10 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Points Allowed 49 vs. North Carolina State, 1972 Peach Bowl Most Yards Total Offense 676 vs. Arizona State, 2016 Cactus Bowl Most Plays Total Offense 89 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most First Downs 31 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Yards Rushing 382 vs. Georgia, 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl Most Rushes 79 vs. South Carolina, 1969 Peach Bowl Most Yards Passing 532 vs. Arizona State, 2016 Cactus Bowl Most Passes Attempted 51 vs. Arizona State, 2016 Cactus Bowl; vs. Missouri, 1998 Insight.com Bowl Most Passes Completed 35 vs. Missouri, 1998 Insight.com Bowl Most Passes Had Intercepted 4 vs. Utah, 1964 Liberty Bowl Most Times Punted 8 vs. Miami, 2016 Russell Athletic Bowl; vs. Florida, 1994 Sugar Bowl Best Punting Average 58.5 vs. Oklahoma, 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Longest Fumble Return 99 (TD) vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Penalties 11 vs. Miami, 2016 Russell Athletic Bowl; vs. Syracuse, 2012 New Era Pinstripe Bowl; vs. Florida State, 2005 Toyota Gator Bowl Most Yards Penalized 121 vs. Florida State, 2005 Toyota Gator Bowl

Tavon Austin

WVU ALL-TIME BOWLResults 1922 EAST-WEST BOWL

1994 USF&G INSURANCE SUGAR BOWL

West Virginia............................................ 21 Gonzaga.................................................. 13

1938 SUN BOWL

West Virginia.............................................. 7 Texas Tech................................................. 6

1949 SUN BOWL

West Virginia............................................ 21 Texas Western......................................... 12

1954 SUGAR BOWL

Georgia Tech........................................... 42 West Virginia............................................ 19

1964 LIBERTY BOWL

Utah......................................................... 32 West Virginia.............................................. 6

1969 PEACH BOWL

West Virginia............................................ 14 South Carolina........................................... 3

1972 PEACH BOWL

North Carolina State................................ 49 West Virginia............................................ 13

1975 PEACH BOWL

West Virginia............................................ 13 North Carolina State................................ 10

1981 PEACH BOWL

West Virginia............................................ 26 Florida........................................................ 6

Florida...................................................... 41 West Virginia.............................................. 7

1995 CARQUEST BOWL

South Carolina......................................... 24 West Virginia............................................ 21

1997 TOYOTA GATOR BOWL

North Carolina......................................... 20 West Virginia............................................ 13

1997 CARQUEST BOWL

Georgia Tech........................................... 35 West Virginia............................................ 30

1998 INSIGHT.COM BOWL

Missouri................................................... 34 West Virginia............................................ 31

2000 MUSIC CITY BOWL

West Virginia............................................ 49 Mississippi............................................... 38

2002 CONTINENTAL TIRE BOWL

Virginia..................................................... 48 West Virginia............................................ 22

2004 TOYOTA GATOR BOWL

Maryland.................................................. 41 West Virginia.............................................. 7

2005 TOYOTA GATOR BOWL

Florida State............................................ 30 West Virginia............................................ 18

1982 GATOR BOWL

2006 NOKIA SUGAR BOWL

West Virginia............................................ 38 Georgia.................................................... 35

2007 TOYOTA GATOR BOWL

West Virginia............................................ 38 Georgia Tech........................................... 35

2008 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL

West Virginia............................................ 48 Oklahoma................................................ 28

2008 MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL

West Virginia............................................ 31 North Carolina......................................... 30

2010 KONICA MINOLTA GATOR BOWL

Florida State............................................ 33 West Virginia............................................ 21

2010 CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL

NC State.................................................. 23 West Virginia.............................................. 7

2012 DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL

West Virginia............................................ 70 Clemson.................................................. 33

2012 NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL

Syracuse.................................................. 38 West Virginia............................................ 14

2014 AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL

Texas A&M............................................... 45 West Virginia............................................ 37

2016 MOTEL 6 CACTUS BOWL

West Virginia............................................ 43 Arizona State........................................... 42

2016 RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL

Miami....................................................... 31 West Virginia............................................ 14

Florida State............................................ 31 West Virginia............................................ 12

1983 HALL OF FAME BOWL

West Virginia............................................ 20 Kentucky................................................. 16

1984 BLUEBONNET BOWL

West Virginia............................................ 31 Texas Christian........................................ 14

1987 JOHN HANCOCK SUN BOWL

Oklahoma State....................................... 35 West Virginia............................................ 33

1989 SUNKIST FIESTA BOWL

Notre Dame............................................. 34 West Virginia............................................ 21

1989 MAZDA GATOR BOWL

Clemson.................................................. 27 West Virginia.............................................. 7 1964 Liberty Bowl

THE LAST TIME AGAINST UTAH Utah............................................................... 32 West Virginia................................................... 6

ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL: WEST VIRGINIA VS. UTAH TUESDAY, DEC. 26, 2017 | 1:30 PM ET • 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, No. 10 in total offense, No. 13 in pass completions per game, No. 17 in passing yards per completion and No. 20 in completion percentage • David Sills V, a Biletnikoff Award finalist and Walter Camp All-American second team, has 18 touchdowns and is No. 1 nationally in receiving TDs, No. 8 in total touchdowns, No. 13 in scoring per game and No. 32 in receiving yards per game • 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. 33 in receiving yards per game • Marcus Simms is No. 18 in yards per reception, No. 21 in kickoff returns, No. 28 in all-purpose yards and No. 34 in punt returns • Al-Rasheed Benton is No. 8 nationally in solo tackles

Atlantic City, N.J. (December 19, 1964) -Utah combined speed and alertness with fundamental soundness for a one-sided victory over West Virginia in the 1964 Liberty Bowl beneath the bright lights in Atlantic City’s Convention Hall. The Utes showed too much speed, racing to a 25-0 lead, before the Mountaineers could manage a touchdown that averted the shutout in the first major bowl game ever played indoors. The passing of Allen McCune and the receiving of Milt Clegg were the only bright spots for the Mountaineers. They hooked up seven times for 92 yards and West Virginia’s lone score. In all, McCune completed 13-of-28 passes, but was intercepted four times. Coach Gene Corum cited Utah’s speed as the game’s deciding factor in reference to a staggering 466 yards of total offense by the Utes.

SCORING SUMMARY West Virginia Utah

0 0 6 0 6 3 16 6 7 32

UT - Roy Jefferson 32 field goal UT - Jefferson 35 field goal UT - Ernest Allen 11 run (Jefferson kick) UT - Ron Coleman 53 run (pass fail) WV - Milt Clegg 6 pass from Allen McCune (pass fail) UT - Andy Ireland 47 run (run fail) UT - William Morley 33 pass from Richard Groth (Jerry Pullman kick)

Attendance: 6,059

STATISTICAL COMPARISONS WVU Utah

West Virginia Opponents Utah Opponents 36.2 31.6 Scoring Offense 29.5 23.9 295 260 First Downs 280 221 160.4 204.8 Rushing Offense 161.2 139.8 324.8 247.8 Passing Offense 256.4 214.0 485.2 452.5 Total Offense 417.7 353.8 24.4 20.1 Kick Return Average 19.0 22.2 5.4 11.1 Punt Return Average 10.2 5.7 11-23.5 12-15.9 INT-Return Average 12-8.5 14-6.5 20-10 14-6 Fumbles/Lost 23-10 17-11 74-725 88-818 Penalties/Yards 83-757 64-593 35.5 38.9 Net Punting Avg. 42.2 37.7 9-13 18-26 Field Goal-Attempts 27-32 22-29 27:44 32:16 Time of Possession 32:01 27:59 60-171 (35%) 59-176 (34%) 3rd Down Conversion 56-157 (36%) 71-179 (40%) 15-20 (75%) 16-22 (73%) 4th Down Conversion 9-16 (56%) 5-10 (50%) 18-138 17-115 Sacks By-Yards 23-178 32-193 43-50 (86%) 46-55 (84%) Red Zone Scoring 50-58 (86%) 35-41 (85%) 35-50 (70%) 35-55 (64%) Red Zone TD 31-58 (537%) 22-41 (54%)

THE 2017 MOUNTAINEER ROSTER

WVU VS. 2017 SLATE

AGAINST THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE

2017 Opponent Series Record Baylor...........................................................4-2 Delaware State.............................................1-0 East Carolina..............................................19-3 Iowa State....................................................5-1 Kansas..........................................................6-1 Kansas State................................................3-5 Oklahoma.....................................................2-8 Oklahoma State............................................4-5 TCU..............................................................3-4 Texas............................................................4-3 Texas Tech....................................................5-2 Virginia Tech......................................... 28-23-1

• The 2017 roster currently consists of 121 players from 20 different states. • Leading the way is West Virginia (35), followed by Pennsylvania (20), Ohio (13), Florida (11), Maryland (6), New Jersey (6), Georgia (5), Texas (4), North Carolina (3), Alabama (2), Delaware (2), Illinois (2), Louisiana (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Virginia (2), California (1), Michigan (1), Oklahoma (1) and South Carolina (1). • WVU is 36-31 all-time against current members of the Big 12 Conference. WVU is 4-2 vs. Baylor; 5-1 against Iowa State; 6-1 against Kansas; 3-5 vs. Kansas State; 2-8 vs. Oklahoma; 4-5 vs. Oklahoma State; 4-3 vs. Texas; 3-4 vs. TCU and 5-2 vs. Texas Tech. • Under Holgorsen, West Virginia is 27-27 in Big 12 Conference games, 14-13 at home and 13-14 on the road.

NON-CONFERENCE PLAY

• West Virginia faced three non-conference opponents in the 2017 season. The Mountaineers lost, 31-24, on Sept. 3 to Virginia Tech at FedExField in Landover, Maryland. The Mountaineers defeated East Carolina, 56-20, in the home opener on Sept. 9 and Delaware State, 59-16, at home on Sept. 16. • Under Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia is 20-6 in non-conference games, 16-1 at home, 2-1 on the road and 2-4 in neutral site games.

AT HOME

• The 2017 season marked the 38th season of competition for West Virginia at Milan Puskar Stadium. • WVU holds a 173-65-4 (.723) all-time mark at the facility, which opened in 1980. • A total of 13,159,751 fans all-time have watched a game at Mountaineer Field.

ON GRASS

• Since 1980, West Virginia is 50-62 in games played on natural grass. The Mountaineers are 9-9 this decade and 8-7 under Holgorsen.

• West Virginia owns an 83-57-1 record against its 2017 opponents. The Mountaineers have winning records over Baylor, East Carolina, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas,Texas Tech and Virginia Tech.

AGAINST RANKED TEAMS

• Beginning with a 27-0 loss to Fordham on Oct. 18, 1941, West Virginia has played 160 games against nationally ranked teams. Of those, 43 have been Mountaineer victories. • Since 2002, WVU has posted 21 victories over ranked teams.

IN BOWLS

• West Virginia holds a 15-20 all-time record in bowl games, dating back to the 1922 East- West Game. The 2017 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl is WVU’s 36th bowl appearance. • West Virginia went to a school-record 11 straight bowl games (2002-12) until the streak was snapped in 2013. The Zaxbys Heart of Dallas Bowl marks West Virginia’s fourth straight bowl appearance and sixth in seven years under Dana Holgorsen.

SALUTE TO THE 2017 SENIORS

• WVU’s game against Utah marks the final game for 20 WVU seniors. • This year’s class included: Elijah Battle (CB), Al-Rasheed Benton (LB), Kyle Bosch (OL), D.J. Carozza (DL), Hodari Christian II (LB), Shane Commodore (S), Justin Crawford (RB), Mike Daniels Jr. (CB), Marvin Gross Jr. (S), Jon Lewis (DL), Grant Lingafelter (OL), Alejandro Marenco III (WR), Nick Meadows (LS), Mike Molina (K), Xavier Pegues (DL), Xavier Preston (LB), Ka’raun White (WR), Kyzir White (S), Elijah Wellman (FB) and Corey Winfield (CB).

NO STRANGER TO BOWL GAMES

• The 2017 Heart of Dallas Bowl marks the sixth bowl game that Dana Holgorsen has coached in as a head coach. However, he is not a stranger to bowl games, as it is the 17th bowl game in which he has coached as an assisant or head coach, six at West Virginia, one at OSU, two at Houston and eight at Texas Tech. • In the 16 bowl games in which Holgorsen coached, his teams have posted a 9-7 record.

Year 2016 2015 2014 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

School Bowl Game/Opponent/Result West Virginia Russell Athletic/Miami/L West Virginia Cactus/Arizona State/W West Virginia Liberty Bowl/Texas A&M/L West Virginia Pinstripe Bowl/Syracuse/L West Virginia Orange Bowl/Clemson/W Oklahoma State Alamo/Arizona/W Houston Armed Forces/Air Force/L Houston Armed Forces/Air Force/W Texas Tech Gator Bowl/Virginia/W Texas Tech Insight.com/Minnesota/W Texas Tech Cotton/Alabama/L Texas Tech Holiday/Cal/W Texas Tech Houston/Navy/W Texas Tech Tangerine/Clemson/W Texas Tech Alamo/Iowa/L Texas Tech Galleryfurniture/East Carolina/L

SEVEN UP

• The Mountaineers’ 28-23 win at Kansas State on Nov. 11 marked WVU’s seventh win of the 2017 season. • WVU has posted seven or more wins in 15 of the past 16 years and the 51st year all-time.

BOWL GAMES IN TEXAS

• This will be West Virginia’s fifth bowl game in the state of Texas, and the Mountaineers are 3-1 in bowl games played in the Lone Star State. • The Mountaineers defeated Texas Tech, 7-6, in the 1938 Sun Bowl; won 21-12 against Texas Western in the 1949 Sun Bowl, defeated TCU, 31-14, in the 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl and dropped a 35-33 decision to Oklahoma State in the 1987 Sun Bowl.

AGAINST THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE

• WVU is 3-11 all-time against current members of the Pac-12 Conference. WVU is 1-1 against Arizona State, 1-2 vs. California, 1-1 against Colorado, 0-2 against Oregon, 0-2 vs. Oregon State, 0-1 against Stanford, 0-1 vs. Southern California and 0-1 against Utah.

30 IS ENOUGH

• Dating back to 1980, the Mountaineers hold a 193-19-1 record when scoring 30 or more points in a game. During the 1990s, the Mountaineers were 42-4 when scoring 30 or more points in a contest and were 40-2-1 in the ‘80s when reaching that mark. WVU is 112-15 since 2000 when scoring 30 points or more in a contest.

SCORING 40 OR MORE POINTS

• Under Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia is 24-4 when scoring 40 or more points. Since 2000, the Mountaineers are 57-4 when hitting the 40-point plateau, and WVU is 187-4 all-time when scoring at least 40 points in a game.

NATIONAL POLLS

• West Virginia started the 2017 season ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 20 in the Amway Coaches’ Poll. • The Mountaineers dropped out after the season opener, reappeared at No. 23 on Sept. 24, fell out on Oct. 8, reappeared at No. 23 on Oct. 15, fell out on Oct. 29, reappeared on Nov. 5 and then dropped out on Nov. 19. • WVU was ranked as high as No. 22 in both polls on Oct. 22 and was ranked for seven weeks in the AP Poll and six weeks in the coaches’ poll. • Since 2011, Dana Holgorsen’s squads have been ranked during six of his seven years and have been among the Top 25 during 4 different weeks and in the Top 10 nine times.

TRUE AND REDSHIRT FRESHMEN

• Six true freshmen have seen action for the Mountaineers in 2017: Tevin Bush (RB), LaMonte McDougle (DL), Derrek Pitts Jr. (S), Reggie Roberson Jr. (WR) Kenny Robinson (CB) and Darius Stills (DL). • Fifteen redshirt freshmen have seen action for the Mountaineers in 2017: Chase Behrndt (OL), Dante Bonamico (S), Druw Bowen (WR), Mitch Chugunov (WR), Elijah Drummond (HB), Brendan Ferns (LB), Osman Kamara (S), Jake Long (CB), Sean Mahone (CB), Jeffery Pooler Jr. (DL), Josh Sills (OL), Evan Staley (K), Logan Thimons (LB), Dylan Tonkery (LB) and Jonn Young (P).

FOR STARTERS

• In 2017, the Mountaineers have a total of 31 players with at least one game of starting experience. • Tops on that list are senior offensive lineman Kyle Bosch (40), junior safety Dravon Askew-Henry (38), senior linebacker Al-Rasheed Benton (26), senior Ka’Raun White (25) and senior safety Kyzir White (24).

FIRST-TIME STARTERS

• Fifteen Mountaineers have earned their first career start during the 2017 season: Hakeem Bailey (CB), Chris Chugunov (QB), Mike Daniels Jr. (CB), Reese Donahue (DL), Will Grier (QB), Matt Jones (OL), Grant Lingafelter (OL), Lamonte McDougle (DL), Xavier Pegues (DL), Xavier Preston (LB) Kenny Robinson (CB), Ezekiel Rose (DL), Josh Sills (OL), JoVanni Stewart (S) and Dylan Tonkery (LB).

FIRST-TIME PLAYERS

• There are 34 Mountaineers who have seen their first WVU action during the 2017 season: Hakeem Bailey (CB), Chase Behrndt (OL), Dante Bonamico (S), Druw Bowen (WR), Tevin Bush (RB), Mitch Chugunov (WR), Elijah Drummond (HB), Brendan Ferns (LB), Will Grier (QB), Isaiah Hardy (OL), Jalen Harvey (DL), Osman Kamara (S), Jake Long (CB), Sean Mahone (CB), Dominique Maiden (WR), Alejandro Marenco III (WR), Lamonte McDougle (DL), Quondarius Qualls (LB), Xavier Pegues (DL), Derrek Pitts Jr. (S), Jeffery Pooler Jr. (DL), Ray Raulerson (OL), Reggie Roberson Jr (WR), Kenny Robinson (S), Ezekiel Rose (DL), Josh Sills (OL), Darius Stills (DL), Evan Staley (K), Rex Sunahara (LS), Logan Thimons (LB), Dylan Tonkery (LB), Kelby Wickline (OL), Corey Winfield (CB) and Jonn Young (P).

FIFTH-YEAR SENIORS

• There are 15 fifth-year seniors on the 2017 roster: Al-Rasheed Benton (LB), Kyle Bosch (OL), D.J. Carozza (DL), Shane Commodore (S), Hodari Christian II (LB), Marvin Gross Jr. (S), Jon Lewis (DL), Grant Lingafelter (OL), Alejandro Marenco III (WR), Nick Meadows (LS), Mike Molina (K), Xavier Pegues (DL), Elijah Wellman (FB), Ka’Raun White (WR) and Corey Winfield (CB).

BIG 12 HONORS

• West Virginia had seven selections on one of three Big 12 teams selected for the 2017 season (Associated Press, Coaches and ESPN.com). • Quarterback Will Grier was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year by AP, ESPN.com and the coaches. • Leading the way was unanimous first-team selection receiver David Sills V. • Named to the second team were running back Justin Crawford (AP, coaches), receiver Gary Jennings Jr. (coaches), linebacker David Long Jr. (ESPN.com), offensive lineman Yodny Cajuste (coaches), safety Kyzir White (coaches) and KR/PR Marcus Simms (coaches). • Earning honorable mention honors on the coaches’ team were Dravon Askew-Henry (S), Al-Rasheed Benton (LB), Reese Donahue (DL), Will Grier (QB), David Long Jr. (LB), Colton McKivitz (OL), Kenny Robinson (S), Elijah Wellman (FB) and Ka’Raun White (WR).

ALL-ACADEMIC BIG 12 TEAM

• Multiple West Virginia student-athletes were recognized for their accomplishments in the classroom, led by D.J. Carozza, Chris Chuguov, Shane Commodore, Reese Donahue, Elijah Drummond, Brendan Ferns, Adam Hensley, Billy Kinney, Grant Lingafelter, Sean Mahone, Alejandro Marenco III, Nick Meadows, Mike Molina, Ricky Rogers, Evan Staley and Logan Thimons, who earned Academic All-Big 12 First-Team. • Second-team honorees were Jon Lewis, Colton McKivitz, Jeffery Pooler Jr., Ka’Raun White, Kyzir White and Jonn Young. • It marked Lingafelter’s fourth time (first team in 2017, second team in 2014, 2015 and 2016) on the academic all-conference team and the second for Commodore (first team in 2016), Kinney (first team in 2016), McKivitz (first team in 2016), Molina (first team in 2016) and Ka’Raun White (second team in 2016).

COACHING STAFF ASSIGNMENTS

• Here’s a breakdown of the WVU coaching staff assignments for the 2017 season: Tony Gibson: AHC/DC/LB (Field) Jake Spavital: OC/QB (Field) Doug Belk: CB (Field) Tyron Carrier: WR (Field) Matt Caponi: S (Field) Tony Dews: RB (Field) Mark Scott: LB/Special Teams (Press Box) Bruce Tall: DL (Press Box) Joe Wickline: OL (Field)

MOUNTAINEER GRADUATES

• Ten Mountaineers from the 2017 team will graduate on Dec. 15: Al-Rasheed Benton (LB), Shane Commodore (S), Yodny Cajuste (OL), Will Grier (QB), Marvin Gross (S), Alejandro Marenco III (WR), Ray Raulerson (OL), Elijah Wellman (FB), Kelby Wickline (OL) and D.J. Carozza is graduating with a master’s degree. • Ten Mountaineers on the 2017 team already had earned their bachelor’s degree before the start of the 2017 season: Kyle Bosch (OL), Carozza (DL), Hodari Christian II (LB), Jon Lewis (DL), Grant Lingafelter (OL), Nick Meadows (LS), Mike Molina (K), Ricky Rogers (WR), Ka’Raun White (WR) and Corey Winfield (CB).

ALL-AMERICAN MOUNTAINEERS

• In 2017, receiver David Sills V, David Long Jr. and Kyzir White were named to at least one All-America team. • Sills V was a first team selection by The Sporting News, SI.com and CBS Sports. He was a second team by Associated Press, AFCA, SB Nation, The All-American and Walter Camp and third team by Sports on Earth. • Long Jr. was a second-team honoree by ProFootballFocus, and White was an honorablemention selection by SBNation. • Lamonte McDougle was named to ESPN.com’s freshman All-American team.

WEST VIRGINIA POSTSEASON HONORS Dravon Askew-Henry All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (DB) (Coaches) Al-Rasheed Benton All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (LB) (Coaches) Yodny Cajuste All-Big 12 Second Team (OL) (Coaches) D.J. Carozza Academic All-Big 12 First Team Chris Chugunov Academic All-Big 12 First Team Shane Commodore Academic All-Big 12 First Team Reese Donahue All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (DL) (Coaches) Academic All-Big 12 First Team Elijah Drummond Academic All-Big 12 First Team Brendan Ferns Academic All-Big 12 First Team Will Grier Big 12 Conference Offensive Newcomer of the Year (AP, ESPN.com, Coaches) All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (QB) (Coaches) Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist Adam Hensley Academic All-Big 12 First Team Gary Jennings Jr. All-Big 12 Second Team (WR) (Coaches) Billy Kinney Academic All-Big 12 First Team Jon Lewis Academic All-Big 12 Second Team Grant Lingafelter Academic All-Big 12 First Team

David Long Jr. ProFootballFocus All-America Second Team All-Big 12 First Team (LB) (ESPN.com) All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (LB) (Coaches) Sean Mahone Academic All-Big 12 First Team Alejandro Marenco III Academic All-Big 12 First Team

Colton McKivitz All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (OL) (Coaches) Academic All-Big 12 Second Team Nick Meadows Academic All-Big 12 First Team Mike Molina Academic All-Big 12 First Team Jeffery Pooler Jr. Academic All-Big 12 Second Team Kenny Robinson All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (DB) (Coaches) Ricky Rogers Academic All-Big 12 First Team David Sills V Biletnikoff Award Finalist SI.com All-America First Team CBS Sports All-America First Team The Sporting News All-America First Team Associated Press All-America Second Team AFCA All-American Second Team Walter Camp All-America Second Team SB Nation All-America Second Team The All-American All-America Second Team Sports on Earth All-America Third Team All-Big 12 First Team (WR) (AP, ESPN.,com, Coaches) Marcus Simms All-Big 12 Second Team (KR/PR) (Coaches) Evan Staley Academic All-Big 12 First Team Logan Thimons Academic All-Big 12 First Team Elijah Wellman All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (FB) (Coaches) Ka’Raun White All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (WR) (Coaches) Academic All-Big 12 Second Team Kyzir White SB Nation All-America Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Second Team (DB) (Coaches) Young Academic All-Big 12 Second Team

AVERAGE PER DOWN

• Here’s a breakdown of how the 2017 West Virginia offense has operated on first, second, third and fourth down: • On first down, the Mountaineers have run 412 plays and gained 3,085 yards for a 7.5 average. On second down, the Mountaineers have run 288 plays for 1,623 yards and a 5.6 average. On third down, the Mountaineers have run 171 plays for 1,008 yards and a 5.9 average gain. West Virginia has run 20 fourth down plays in 2017, gaining 105 yards for a 5.2 average. • WVU’s touchdowns have come 29 times on first down (9 rushing/20 passing), 17 times on second down (7 rushing/10 passing), five times on third down (1 rushing/4 passing), and three touchdowns on fourth down (1 rushing/2 passing).

OFENSIVE ANALYSIS

• Breaking down the West Virginia offensive numbers for the 2017 season shows that the Mountaineers have run a total of 891 plays, 440 coming on the ground and 451 through the air. The rushing game has totaled 1,924 yards for an average of 4.4 yards per carry and 18 touchdowns. The passing attack has totaled 3,897 yards, 36 touchdowns and an average of 13.7 yards per completion. • Combine the two and the Mountaineers have turned in 5,821 yards of total offense, 54 touchdowns, an average of 6.5 yards per play, and an average of 36.2 points per game. • Deeper analysis shows that the Mountaineer offense has gained 111 first downs by the run and 154 via the pass. On average, West Virginia has totaled 160.3 yards per game on the ground, 324.8 yards per game passing and 485.1 yards per game of total offense.

COMPARING THE TWO NATIONALLY ... Scoring Offense Rushing Offense Scoring Defense Rushing Defense Passing Offense Total Offense Passes Had Intercepted Pass Defense Total Defense Kickoff Returns Punt Returns Net Punting Passing Efficiency Turnover Margin Interceptions Pass Eff. Defense First Down Offense First Down Defense Third Down Conv. Opponent Third Down Fourth Down Conv. Opponent Fourth Down Sacks By Sacks Against Tackles for Loss Tackles for Loss Allowed Penalties Possession Time Punt Return Defense Kickoff Return Defense Turnovers Gained Fumbles Gained Red Zone Offense Red Zone Defense

WVU 19 (36.3) 72 (160.4) 92 (31.6) 104 (204.8) 12 (324.8) 16 (485.2) 86 (12) 100 (247.8) 110 (452.5) 17 (24.4) 100 (5.4) 113 (35.5) 11 (156.6) 95 (-0.4) 55 (11) 101 (139.9) 12 (295) 84 (260) 102 (35.1) 29 (33.5) 3 (75.0) 125 (72.7) 109 (18) 28 (17) 57 (73) 9 (49) 69 (74) 110 (27:44) 105 (11.1) 55 (20.1) 73 (17) 78 (6) 52 (86.0%) 66 (83.6%)

Utah 57 (29.5) 70 (161.3) 42 (23.9) 36 (139.8) 43 (256.4) 46 (417.7) 104 (14) 54 (214.0) 32 (353.8) 104 (19.0) 32 (10.2) 6 (42.2) 55 (134.7) 74 (-0.1) 45 (12) 29 (116.9) 25 (280) 33 (221) 97 (35.7) 73 (39.7) 53 (56.3) 62 (50.0) 70 (23) 105 (32) 93 (61) 111 (84) 95 (83) 21 (32:01) 39 (5.7) 91 (22.2) 21 (23) 14 (11) 50 (86.2%) 81 (86.2%)

WVU’S RECORD WHEN WEARING ... (SINCE 2001)

Blue Jersey - Gold Pants: 28-9 Blue Jersey - White Pants: 8-6 Blue Jersey - Blue Pants: 25-10 White Jersey - Gold Pants: 12-11 White Jersey - White Pants: 21-17 White Jersey - Blue Pants: 18-8 Gold Jersey - Blue Pants: 10-1 Gold Jersey - Gold Pants: 6-3 Gold Jersey - White Pants: 4-1 Gold Jersey - Gray Pants: 0-1 Gray Jersey - Gray Pants: 1-0

OVERTIME GAMES

• The 33-26 overtime loss to Oklahoma State in 2015 marked the 14th overtime game in West Virginia history. The Mountaineers own a 6-8 record in overtime games. • West Virginia played its first overtime game against Pitt in 1997, dropping a three-overtime thriller, 41-38.

Overtime Games Oct. 10, 2015 Nov. 30, 2013 Nov. 9, 2013 Nov. 2, 2013 Nov. 3, 2012 Oct. 29, 2010 Sept. 10, 2010 Nov. 8, 2008 Sept. 18, 2008 Dec. 2, 2006 Oct. 15, 2005 Sept. 18, 2004 Nov. 11, 2000 Nov. 28, 1997

Oklahoma State 33, WVU 26, OT Iowa State 52, WVU 44, 3OT Texas 47, WVU 40, OT WVU 30, TCU 27, OT TCU 39, WVU 38, 2OT UConn 16, WVU 13, OT WVU 24, Marshall 21, OT Cincinnati 26, WVU 23, OT Colorado 17, WVU 14, OT WVU 41, Rutgers 39, 3OT WVU 46, Louisville 44, 3OT WVU 19, Maryland 16, OT WVU 31, Rutgers 24, 2OT Pitt 41, WVU 38, 3OT

MOST BOWL TEAMS ON 2017 SCHEDULE Boston College: 10 Arizona State: 10 Kansas: 10 Syracuse: 10 UTEP: 10 Wake Forest: 9 Florida State: 9 Baylor: 9 Florida: 9 Iowa: 9 Boise State: 9 Iowa State: 9 Nebraska: 9 Navy: 8 TCU: 8 Colorado: 8

Utah: 8 New Mexico: 8 Texas: 8 Oregon: 8 Oregon State: 8 West Virginia: 8 North Texas: 8 Maryland: 8 UConn: 8 USC: 8 Rice: 8 Teams in BOLD are going to a bowl game as well

David Long Jr.

WVU Offense

• Twenty-nine players have seen action on offense in 2017: two quarterbacks, four running backs, three halfbacks, 10 wide receivers and 10 offensive linemen • Five players have played 800 or more plays on offense this season, nine were used on 600 or more plays and 11 were used on more than 400 plays • Redshirt sophomore OL Matt Jones leads the team with 928 offensive snaps played • WVU’s offensive roster includes 13 true freshmen, 12 redshirt freshmen, five sophomores, six redshirt sophomores, four juniors, six redshirt juniors, one senior and five redshirt seniors • West Virginia ranks No. 16 nationally and No. 3 in the Big 12 in total offense, averaging 485.1 yards per game • WVU has gained 5,821 yards of total offense in 2017, the fifth-most in school history • After recording 492 yards of total offense at Kansas State, the WVU offense has had 400 or more yards in 28 of the last 37 games and has had 450 or more yards of total offense in 17 of the past 26 • West Virginia is averaging 36.3 points per game, ranking No. 19 nationally and No. 3 in the Big 12 • WVU has tallied 295 first downs in 2017, ranking No. 12 in the country and No. 3 in the Big 12 • The Mountaineer offense recorded 24 first downs at Oklahoma and has had at least 20 offensive first downs in 33 of 37 games the last three seasons, including 24 of the last 27 • WVU has registered 295 first downs in 2017, the sixthmost in school history • Most total first downs in a season in school history 1. 337 (2014) 2. 330 (2012) 3. 325 (2015) 4. 314 (2016) 5. 301 (2011) 6. 295 (2017) • WVU ran for 251 yards at Oklahoma and has run for at least 150 yards in 28 of the last 38 game and 200 or more yards in 18 of its last 30 games • The WVU offense is ranked No. 12 in the country with 324.8 passing yards per game • The Mountaineers have thrown for 3,897 yards in 2017, ranking No. 4 in school history for most passing yards in a season • In the Holgorsen era, WVU has rushed for 200 or more yards 32 times, 300 or more nine times and 400 or more twice • West Virginia is ranked No. 11 nationally in team passing efficiency

350 OR MORE YARDS PASSING (LAST 10 YEARS) 656 532 511 469 463 448 431 410 407 407 403 401 389 388 376 375 372 372 371 366 365 359 355 356 352 352

Baylor (2012) Arizona State (2015) Maryland (2014) Connecticut (2011) LSU (2011) James Madison (2012) Norfolk State (2011) Louisville (2011) Kansas (2012) Clemson (2011) East Carolina (2017) Oklahoma State (2012) Youngstown State (2016) at Maryland (2011) Oklahoma (2014) at Baylor (2017) at Kansas State (2017) at Cincinnati (2011) vs. Virginia Tech (2017) at TCU (2017) vs. Alabama (2014) Georgia Southern (2015) Georgia State (2013) Towson (2014) Iowa State (2013) Texas Tech (2017) Rutgers (2010)

Bold = Pre-Holgorsen Era

70-63/W 43-42/W 40-37/W 43-16/W 21-47/L 42-12/W 55-12/W 35-28/L 59-10/W 70-33/W 56-20/W 55-34/L 38-21/W 37-31/W 45-33/L 38-36/W 28-23/W 24-21/W 31-24/L 31-24/L 33-23/L 44-0/W 41-7/W 54-0/W 44-52/L 46-35/W 35-10/W

• In the Holgorsen era, WVU has thrown for 300 or more yards 43 times, 400 or more 12 times and 500 or more three times • The Mountaineers have thrown 36 touchdown passes in 2017, which ranks No. 2 in a season in school history • WVU has completed 63.0 percent of its passes, ranking No. 27 nationally • The Mountaineers are averaging 13.7 yards per completion, ranking No. 25 nationally • Josh Sills leads the team with 12 total knockdowns. Sills and Colton McKivitz are tied with a team-leading 13 domination blocks • The offensive line has allowed 1.4 sacks per game, which ranks No. 28 nationally and No. 3 in the Big 12 • WVU has allowed 4.1 TFLs per game, ranking No. 9 in the country and No. 1 in the Big 12 • WVU has had three players combine for 12 100-yard receiving games this season • After Ka’Raun White’s 168 receiving yards at Kansas State, WVU has had at least one receiver with more than 100 yards in 19 of the past 27 games, including nine of 12 games • David Sills V recorded two receiving TDs at K-State, the eighth time this season a receiver has caught two or more TDs in one game • Three Mountaineer recievers rank in the Top 30 in receiving yards nationally. Gary Jennings Jr. ranks No. 20, Sills V is No. 28 and Ka’Raun White is No. 29 • WVU’s offense has 38 drives of 70 yards or more, with 35 resulting in TDs and two with a FG • Since 2014, West Virginia has 116 passing plays for over 30 yards, ranking No. 5 in the country. The Mountaineers are No. 4 in passing plays of 40 or more yards and No. 4 with 41 passes of 50 yards or more • Since 2015, the Mountaineers are tied for No. 3 in passing plays of more than 50 yards and tied for No. 5 in passing plays of more than 40 yards and No. 6 in passes of more than 30 yards • The Mountaineers have converted 75.0 percent of their fourth-down attempts, ranking No. 3 in the country and tied for No. 1 in the Big 12 • Top games for amount of plays (Holgorsen Era) 1. 108 - Maryland (2014) 2. 98 - Oklahoma State (2015) 3. 96 - Maryland (2015) 96 - Towson (2014) 5. 94 - Texas Tech (2014) 6. 91 - Texas Tech (2012) 91 - Oklahoma State (2012)

ON NETWORK TELEVISION

• The ESPN telecast of the Heart of Dallas Bowl marks the 250th network television game for West Virginia. • All-time WVU is 130-118-1 in nationally televised games.

MOST TOTAL WINS OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS (2003-17) Rk. School 1. Boise State 2. Oklahoma 3. LSU Ohio State 5. Wisconsin 6. Georgia Clemson 8. TCU 9. Virginia Tech USC 11. Oregon 12. Alabama 13. Auburn 14. Florida 15. Texas Utah 17. West Virginia Florida State 19. Louisville 20. Navy 21. Nebraska

Wins 166 159 151 151 147 145 145 143 140 140 139 135 133 132 131 131 129 129 127 126 122

SCORING 20 OR MORE IN A QUARTER

• West Virginia scored 21 points in the second quarter at Kansas State, marking the ninth time in 2017 in which WVU scored at least 20 points in a quarter • WVU scored 20 or more points in two quarters against East Carolina and Delaware State, the first time that WVU has scored 20 or more points in two quarters in back-to-back games since 2000, and WVU added a third consecutive game with 20 or more points in two quarters at Kansas the next weekend • WVU has scored 20 or more points in a quarter 62 times since 2000 and has done it in two quarters of a game 11 different times, three coming in 2017

Game

Year Points Quarter

Kansas State 2017 21 Baylor 2017 21 Texas Tech 2017 22 Kansas 2017 21 Kansas 2017 28 Delaware State 2017 21 Delaware State 2017 24 East Carolina 2017 28 East Carolina 2017 21 Kansas 2016 21 Texas Tech 2016 21 Kansas 2015 28 Maryland 2015 21 Texas A&M 2014 20 Iowa State 2014 20 Towson 2014 21 Baylor 2013 21 Georgia State 2013 21 Kansas 2012 21 TCU 2012 21 Baylor 2012 21 Baylor 2012 21 James Madison 2012 21 Marshall 2012 21 Marshall 2012 21 vs. Clemson 2011 35 Connecticut 2011 23 Bowling Green 2011 21 Norfolk State 2011 28 UNLV 2010 21 Auburn 2009 21 North Carolina 2008 21 Louisville 2008 21 UConn 2008 21 UConn 2007 21 UConn 2007 21 Miss. State 2007 28 at Marshall 2007 21 at Marshall 2007 21 W. Michigan 2007 21 vs. Ga. Tech 2006 21 Cincinnati 2006 21 Cincinnati 2006 21 Syracuse 2006 21 at Miss. State 2006 21 Maryland 2006 21 vs. Georgia 2005 21 Pitt 2005 21 UConn 2005 21 at Maryland 2005 24 James Madison 2004 21 East Carolina 2004 28 Temple 2003 21 at East Carolina 2003 20 at East Carolina 2003 21 at Temple 2002 21 UT-Chattanooga 2002 21 UT-Chattanooga 2002 21 Rutgers 2001 28

2nd 3rd 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 1st 1st 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 4th 1st

BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE AWAY FROM HOME (ROAD OR NEUTRAL) OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS (2003-17) Rk. School 1. Ohio State 2. Oklahoma 3. Boise State 4. Georgia 5. Alabama 6. LSU 7. TCU 8. USC 9. Texas 10. Florida State 11. Virginia Tech 12. Utah 13. Oregon 14. Clemson 15. Louisville 16. Wisconsin 17. Florida 18. West Virginia 19. Navy

W-L Winning % 59-19 .756 67-22 .753 72-26 .735 63-26 .708 61-27 .693 53-26 .671 61-30 .670 59-30 .663 57-30 .655 54-30 .643 60-34 .638 58-34 .630 55-33 .625 53-33 .616 54-36 .600 55-37 .598 48-33 .593 51-36 .586 52-39 .571

BEST HOME WINNING PERCENTAGE OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS (2003-17) Rk. School 1. Boise State 2. Oklahoma 3. Ohio State 4. Wisconsin 5. USC 6. LSU 7. TCU 8. Clemson 9. Oregon 10. Alabama 11. Florida 12. Georgia 13. West Virginia 14. Utah 15. Iowa

W-L Winning % 94-5 .949 83-8 .912 92-13 .876 92-14 .868 79-13 .859 98-17 .852 81-17 .827 90-21 .811 84-20 .808 79-19 .806 78-21 .788 82-26 .759 78-25 .757 71-24 .747 76-27 .738

COMPARING CONFERENCE RANKINGS ... Scoring Offense Rushing Offense Scoring Defense Rushing Defense Passing Offense Total Offense Passes Had Intercepted Pass Defense Total Defense Kickoff Returns Punt Returns Net Punting Passing Efficiency Turnover Margin Interceptions Pass Eff. Defense First Downs First Down Defense Third Down Conv. Opponent Third Down Fourth Down Conv. Opponent Fourth Down Sacks By Sacks Against Tackles for Loss Tackles for Loss Allowed Penalties Possession Time Punt Return Defense Kickoff Return Defense Turnovers Gained Fumbles Gained Red Zone Offense Red Zone Defense

WVU (Big 12) 3 (36.3) 5 (160.4) 7 (31.6) 10 (204.8) 4 (324.8) 3 (485.2) 8 (12) 4 (247.8) 8 (452.5) 3 (24.4) 8 (5.4) 9 (35.5) 3 (156.6) 8 (-0.4) 6 (11) 8 (139.9) 3 (295) 6 (260) 7 (35.1) 3 (33.5) 1 (75.0) 10 (72.7) 9 (18) 3 (17) 7 (73) 1 (49) 5 (74) 9 (27:44) 8 (11.1) 4 (20.1) 7 (17) 8 (6) 6 (86.0%) 5 (83.6%)

Utah (Pac-12) 9 (29.5) 7 (161.3) 3 (23.9) 3 (139.8) 6 (256.4) 7 (417.7) 11 (14) 4 (214.0) 3 (353.8) 11 (19.0) 5 (10.2) 2 (42.2) 7 (134.7) 9 (-0.1) 8 (12) 3 (116.9) 5 (280) 3 (221) 12 (35.7) 6 (39.7) 5 (56.3) 8 (50.0) 9 (23) 8 (32) 10 (61) 11 (84) 8 (83) 2 (32:01) 5 (5.7) 8 (22.2) 6 (23) 2 (11) 8 (86.2%) 6 (86.2%)

2017 HOME AND AWAY Rushing Att-Yds-Avg Avg/Gm Home (4-2) .................................217-785-3.6.............................................................. 130.8 Away (3-3)................................ 223-1,139-5.1............................................................ 189.8 Passing Comp-Att-Yds-TD-Int Avg/Gm Home (4-2)........................... 140-210-1,929-19-7....................................................... 321.5 Away (3-3)........................... 144-241-1,968-17-5....................................................... 328.0 Total Offense Rush-Pass-Total Avg/Gm Home (4-2).............................. 785-1,929-2,714.......................................................... 452.3 Away (3-3).............................1,139-1,968-3,107......................................................... 517.8 Rush Defense Att-Yds-Avg Avg/Gm Home (4-2)................................ 236-1,073-4.5............................................................ 178.8 Away (3-3)................................ 250-1,384-5.5............................................................ 230.7 Pass Defense Comp-Att-Yds-TD-Int Avg/Gm Home (4-2)........................... 121-203-1,443-14-7....................................................... 240.5 Away (3-3)........................... 101-175-1,530-10-4....................................................... 255.0 Total Defense Rush-Pass-Total Avg/Gm Home (4-2).............................1,073-1,443-2,516......................................................... 419.3 Away (3-3).............................1,384-1,530-2,914......................................................... 485.7

WVUDefense

• WVU’s defensive roster includes 17 true freshmen, 12 redshirt freshmen, four sophomores, eight redshirt sophomores, four juniors, four redshirt juniors, four seniors and eight redshirt seniors • WVU has used 34 players on defense this season, including 10 defensive linemen, eight linebackers, 10 safeties and six cornerbacks • Eighteen Mountaineers have earned at least one start on defense • Safety Dravon Askew-Henry leads the team with 861 defensive snaps played this season; linebacker Al-Rasheed Benton has played 846 defensive snaps, while safety Kyzir White has played 800 • WVU has forced at least one turnover in 38 of the last 51 games, dating back to 2014 • Safety Kenny Robinson’s 94-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. Texas was the fourth-longest in school history • Robinson has two pick-sixes this season, the first time a Mountaineer has accomplished the feat since Grant Wiley in 2000 • WVU has recorded three interceptions returned for touchdowns this season, the most since 2000 • WVU has scored multiple defensive touchdowns in one season for the first time since 2014 • The Mountaineers have had four players register double-digit tackles in a game, including David Long Jr., who has done it three times • Benton and White have recorded a pair of 10- plus tackle games this season, while Hakeem Bailey has done it once • Long Jr. recorded a school-record seven tackles for loss vs. OSU; the single-game mark is No. 2 in the NCAA this season • Long registered 18 total tackles vs. OSU, which is second-best single-game total in the Big 12 this season; his 14 solo tackles are tied for No. 7 on WVU’s single-game solo tackle chart • WVU has recorded 55 defensive three-and-outs this season • WVU ranks No. 3 in the Big 12 and tied for No. 16 nationally in defensive three-and-outs per game (4.58) • WVU has forced a defensive three-and-out on 33.1 percent of opponents’ possessions (55-of 166) • WVU held opponents to under 50 percent on thirddown attempts in all 12 games this season • WVU has not allowed an opponent to complete more than 50 percent of its third-down attempts over a four-quarter span in 46 of the past 48 games, including 20 in a row • WVU is No. 3 in the Big 12, tied for No. 28 nationally in opponents’ third-down conversion rate (33.5%) • Since 2015, WVU has held its opponents to less than 35 percent on third down 30 times and less than 30 percent 19 times • WVU forced a season-high four turnovers vs. Oklahoma State, including a season-high three fumble recoveries • WVU held Iowa State to just 101 rushing yards on 29 attempts, fewest it has allowed in 2017 • Since 2014, WVU has held opponents to less than 100 yards rushing 11 times, less than 150 rushing yards 17 times and less than 200 rushing yards 33 times • WVU has allowed just one 300-yard passer in 2017 (Nic Shimonek of Texas Tech, 10/14) • WVU has held its opponents to less than 300 yards passing 35 times in the past 51 games, including 23 of the last 31 • WVU held Texas to just 187 passing yards, the fourth time this season it has allowed fewer than 200 passing yards in a game

• Delaware State registered just 140 passing yards (9/16), the fewest WVU has allowed since Nov. 21, 2015 vs. Kansas (127) • WVU ranks No. 4 in the Big 12 in pass defense and defensive pass completion percentage (58.7%) • Kyzir White and Kenny Robinson are tied for No. 5 in the Big 12 in interceptions (3) • Cornerback Mike Daniels Jr. is tied for No. 12 in the Big 12 in passes defended per game; Elijah Battle is tied for No. 16 • WVU finished with nine pass breakups as a team vs. Iowa State, which ties a season high (East Carolina, 9/9) • Safety Dravon Askew-Henry’s interception vs. Delaware State on Sept. 16 was the fourth of his career, the most of any current Mountaineer • WVU’s defense features 15 players who have registered at least 20 total tackles this season; 11 have made at least 30 tackles and five at least 40 tackles • Al-Rasheed Benton leads WVU with 102 total tackles this season, which ranks No. 4 in the Big 12; tied for No. 8 nationally in solo tackles per game (6.1) • Long Jr. is the team leader in TFLs with 13.5, which is No. 5 in the Big 12 and tied for No. 45 in the country; Benton’s 13 TFLs rank No. 6 in the league • Long Jr. averaged 8.8 tackles per game in Big 12 games, which ranks No. 5 in the league • Benton has logged eight or more tackles in 11 of his last 13 games, including 11 times this season • WVU registered a season-high six sacks at Baylor, the most in a single game since Nov. 25, 2011 vs. Pitt (10) • The Mountaineers also recorded a season-best 12 tackles for loss against the Bears, the most since the team recorded 13 vs. Pitt (11/25/11) • Ezekiel Rose leads the team with 4.5 sacks, which is tied for No. 11 in the Big 12 • WVU has held Big 12 opponents to fewer than 25 points in 13 of the past 22 games • Under Tony Gibson, WVU is 18-0 when holding opponents to 20 points or less and 23-1 when opponents score less than 25 points

SpecialTeams WVU

• Kickers Mike Molina and Evan Staley, long snapper Nick Meadows and punter/holder Billy Kinney lead the WVU special teams in 2017 • All four are from West Virginia, as Meadows is a Williamstown native, Molina hails from Hurricane, Staley is from Romney and Kinney is from Morgantown • Molina missed the Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas and Oklahoma games with a leg injury • Kinney ranks No. 5 in the Big 12 in punting • Staley has registered 74 kickoffs on the season for 4,352 yards and a 58.8 average. He has totaled 27 touchbacks on the season • Marcus Simms’ 80-yard kick return against Delaware State is the longest special teams return of the season • Simms is averaging 25.6 yards per kick return and ranks No. 3 in the Big 12 and No. 21 nationally • Simms ranks No. 4 in the Big 12 in punt returns and No. 34 nationally

• WVU’s highest special teams ranking nationally is No. 17 in kickoff returns followed by No. 55 in kickoff return defense • WVU’s highest special teams ranking in the Big 12 is No. 3 in kickoff returns, followed by No. 4 in kickoff return defense • Additional Big 12 special teams rankings has WVU ranked No. 8 in punt return defense, No. 8 in punt returns and No. 9 in net punting • Marvin Gross Jr. leads the team in special teams tackles with nine • Staley, in the last five games playing for the injured Mike Molina, converted a 23-yard field goal and four PATs vs. OSU. He followed with two field goals vs.ISU, four PATs vs. Kansas State, two PATs vs. Texas and four PATs and a field goal at Oklahoma. He is 4-of-5 in field goal with a long of 36 yards and 16-of 16 in PATs • WVU’s blocked punt for a touchdown vs. OSU was the first blocked punt for a score for WVU since 2003 vs. UCF • Simms was named second team All-Big 12 as a returner • Five players recorded multiple special teams’ tackles in a game in 2017 • Twenty players recorded at least one special teams tackles in 2017

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE LAST NAMES Behrndt (Chase)..................................like parent Bezjak (Matt)........................................ Beez-jack Bonamico (Dante).................... Bonn-uh-ME-coh Buccigossi (Jacob)...................Bootch-i-grose-E Cajuste (Yodny)...................................... ka-JUST Carozza (D.J.)...................................kuh-rose-uh Chugunov (Chris).............................chug-uh-nov Gross (Marvin)............................................Grose Kamara (Osman).............................. Kuh-marr-uh Lingafelter (Grant)...........................Ling-uh-felter Lusane (Rashon)................................... Lou-sane Mahone (Sean)....................................muh-hone Marenco (Alejandro).........................Muh-rank-O McDougle (Lamonte)...................... Mc-doog-ole Pegues (Xavier)...................................pah-Geese Roberson (Reggie)........................... Robe-er-son Sandwisch (Zach)................................. sandwich Sunahara (Rex)..............................Sun-uh-harr-a Thimons (Logan)....................................Timmons FIRST NAMES Alejandro (Marenco)...................... All-uh-handro Deamonte (Lindsay)...................... Dee-a-montay Derrek (Pitts).......................................... duh-reek Dravon (Askew-Henry).....................Dray-vaughn Exree (Loe).................................................X-REE Hodari (Christian)............................... huh-Darr-E Jaleel (Fields)............................................jah-leel Jacquez (Adams).....................................Jock-ez Ka’Raun (White).......................................kuh-ron Kyzir (White)..............................................KI-zeer Quondarius (Qualls)...................Qwon-dare-E-us Rashon (Lusane)................................. ruh-shawn Tevin (Bush)...............................................tevv-in Toyous (Avery)...........................................Toy-es Trevon (Wesco)........................................ Trev-on Xavier (Pegues)...............................X-zay-vee-err Xavier (Preston)..............................X-zay-vee-err Online Prounciation Guide A pronunciation guide provided by TheNameEngine.com also can be found at WVUsports.com on the football roster page. To hear a pronunciation of these names, click on the ear icon beside the name and a correct pronounciation will be provided.

NCAA ALL-TIME LEADERS BY VICTORIES

Team Years Games Record 1. Michigan 139 1,317 943-338-36 2. Notre Dame 130 1,271 905-324-42 3. Texas 126 1,296 897-366-33 4. Ohio State 129 1,274 897-324-53 5. Nebraska 129 1,313 893-380-40 6. Alabama 124 1,260 889-328-43 7. Oklahoma 124 1,258 884-322-53 8. Penn State 132 1,305 877-387-41 9. USC 125 1,226 834-338-54 10. Tennessee 122 1,268 832-383-53 11. Georgia 125 1,280 807-419-54 12. LSU 125 1,245 787-411-47 13. Auburn 126 1,241 759-435-47 14. West Virginia 126 1,279 742-492-45 15. Virginia Tech 125 1,248 737-465-46 16. Texas A&M 124 1,255 732-475-48 17. Clemson 123 1,232 729-458-45 18. Georgia Tech 126 1,265 726-496-43 19. Washington 129 1,219 725-444-50 20. Pitt 129 1,286 717-527-42

CHARTING WVU PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Game vs Virginia Tech East Carolina Delaware State at Kansas at TCU Texas Tech at Baylor Oklahoma State Iowa State at Kansas State Texas at Oklahoma

Gary Jennings Jr.

O-Champ None D. Sills V E. Wellman Offensive Line None Ka. White G. Jennings None W. Grier G. Jennings None None

CAREER GAMES PLAYED/STARTS Pct. .730 .729 .705 .725 .695 .723 .723 .688 .702 .677 .652 .651 .631 .598 .609 .603 .610 .591 .615 .574

2017 BIG 12 STANDINGS Big 12 Oklahoma 8-1 TCU 7-2 Oklahoma St. 6-3 West Virginia 5-4 Iowa State 5-4 Kansas State 5-4 Texas 5-4 Texas Tech 3-6 Baylor 1-8 Kansas 0-9

Pct. Overall Pct. .889 11-1 .917 .778 10-2 .833 .667 9-3 .750 .556 7-5 .583 .556 7-5 .583 .556 7-5 .583 .556 6-6 .500 .333 6-6 .500 .111 1-11 .083 .000 1-11 .083

D-Champ ST-Champ O-Scout D-Scout None None None None K. White M. Gross Jr. L. Dorr D. Lindsay A. Benton B. Ferns TJ Simmons C. Barwis L. McDougle C. Winfield E. Sjostedt EJ Brown None None None None Ky. White M. Gross Jr. Jaq. Adams K. Williams A. Benton D. Tonkery J. Allison L. Thimons None None None None DL Starters N. Meadows A. Shriner E. Loe D. Long B. Kinney E. Drummond B. Thrift None None None None None None None None

Big 12 Will Grier Will Grier

Will Grier Will Grier Will Grier

GP/GS 2017 2016 2015 2014 Al-Rasheed Benton, r-Sr., LB 51/26 12/12 13/13 13/1 13/0 Elijah Wellman, r-Sr., RB/FB 50/21 12/12 13/4 13/5 12/0 *Marvin Gross, r-Sr., LB/S 48/3 11/2 13/1 13/0 0/0 #Kyle Bosch, r-Sr., OL 43/40 11/11 13/13 13/13 -- Xavier Preston, Sr., LB 41/8 9/9 10/0 13/0 9/0 Jon Lewis, r-Sr., DL 39/0 12/0 13/0 6/0 8/0 Dravon Askew-Henry, r-Jr., S 38/38 12/12 -- 13/13 13/13 Gary Jennings, Jr., WR 38/13 12/12 13/1 13/0 -- Grant Lingafelter, r-Sr., OL 32/5 10/5 8/0 9/0 5/0 Kaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Raun White, r-Sr., WR 32/25 12/12 11/11 9/2 -- Shane Commodore, r-Sr., S 31/0 12/0 13/0 6/0 -- Hodari Christian, r-Sr., LB 30/0 12/0 9/0 7/0 2/0 Nick Meadows, r-Sr., LS 28/0 12/0 13/0 2/0 1/0 Mike Molina, r-Sr., K 25/0 7/0 13/0 3/0 2/0 Justin Crawford, Sr., RB 25/16 12/12 13/4 -- -- Billy Kinney, r-Jr., P 25/0 12/0 13/0 -- -- Colton McKivitz, r-So., OL 25/22 12/12 13/10 -- -- Adam Shuler, r-So., DL 24/10 11/9 13/1 -- -- Kennedy McKoy, So., RB 24/2 11/0 13/2 -- -- Kyzir White, Sr., S 24/24 12/12 12/12 -- -- Reese Donahue, So., DL 24/12 12/12 12/0 -- -- JoVanni Stewart, So., S 24/1 12/0 12/0 -- -- Elijah Battle, Sr., CB 23/10 12/7 11/3 -- -- Trevon Wesco, r-Jr., TE/FB 22/0 12/0 11/0 -- -- William Crest, r-Jr., QB/WR 21/0 0/0 9/0 11/0 1/0 David Long, r-So., LB 21/18 8/8 13/10 -- -- Marcus Simms, So., WR 21/0 11/0 10/0 -- -- Yodny Cajuste, r-Jr., OL 20/19 12/12 1/1 7/6 -- David Sills, Jr., WR 20/13 12/12 -- 8/1 -Adam Hensley, So., LB 19/0 12/0 7/0 -- -- Toyous Avery, r-Jr., S 18/6 7/5 11/1 -- -- Mike Daniels, r-Sr., CB 18/12 12/12 6/0 -- -- Will Grier, r-Jr., QB 17/16 11/11 -- 6/5 -Jaleel Fields, r-Jr., DL 15/0 11/0 0/0 4/0 -- Martell Pettaway, So., RB 15/0 12/0 3/0 -- -- Deamonte Lindsay, r-So., S 13/0 6/0 7/0 -- -- Ricky Rogers, r-Jr., WR 13/0 9/0 3/0 1/0 -- Matt Jones, r-So., OL 13/12 12/12 1/0 -- -- Stone Wolfley, r-So., TE/FB 13/0 12/0 1/0 -- -- Osman Kamara, r-Fr., S 12/0 12/0 -- -- -Lamonte McDougle, Fr., DL 12/8 12/8 -- -- -Kenny Robinson, Fr., S 12/7 12/7 -- -- -Ezekiel Rose, Jr., DL 12/3 12/3 -- -- -Josh Sills, r-Fr., OL 12/8 12/8 -- -- -Evan Staley, r-Fr., K 12/0 12/0 -- -- -Dylan Tonkery, r-Fr., LB 12/8 12/8 -- -- -Kelby Wickline, r-So., OL 12/0 12/0 -- -- -Isaiah Hardy, Jr., OL 11/0 11/0 -- -- -Quondarius Qualls, Jr., LB 11/0 11/0 -- -- -Xavier Pegues, r-Sr., DL 11/4 11/4 -- -- -Reggie Roberson Jr., Fr., WR 11/0 11/0 -- -- -- Hakeem Bailey, r-So., DB 10/2 10/2 -- -- -Jake Long, r-Fr., CB 10/0 10/0 -- -- -Derrek Pitts Jr., Fr., S 9/0 9/0 -- -- -Corey Winfield, r-Sr., CB 8/0 8/0 -- -- -Tevin Bush, Fr., RB 8/0 8/0 -- -- -Darius Stills, Fr., DL 8/0 8/0 -- -- -- Druw Bowen, r-Fr., WR 7/0 7/0 -- -- -Chris Chugunov, r-So., QB 7/1 4/1 3/0 -- -- Sean Mahone, r-Fr., CB 7/0 7/0 -- -- -Alec Shriner, r-So., DL/OL 6/0 0/0 6/0 -- -- Donte Bonamico, r-Fr., S 5/0 5/0 -- -- -Jalen Harvey, Jr., DL 5/0 5/0 -- -- -Jeffery Pooler, r-Fr., DL 5/0 5/0 -- `-- -Kevin Williams, r-So., CB 5/0 1/0 4/0 -- -- Jordan Adams, r-So., CB 4/0 0/0 4/0 -- -- Brendan Ferns, r-Fr., LB 4/0 4/0 -- -- -Dominique Maiden, Jr., WR 4/0 4/0 -- -- -Logan Thimons, r-Fr., LB 4/0 4/0 -- -- -Elijah Drummond, r-Fr., TE/FB 3/0 3/0 -- -- -Chase Behrndt, r-Fr., OL 2/0 2/0 -- -- -Alejandro Marenco, r-Sr., WR 2/0 2/0 -- -- -Zach Sandwisch, r-Fr., LB 2/0 1/0 1/0 -- -- Jonn Young, r-Fr., P 2/0 2/0 -- -- -Mitch Chugunov, r-Fr., WR 1/0 1/0 -- -- -Ray Raulerson, r-Jr., OL 1/0 1/0 -- -- -Rex Sunahara, r-So., LS 1/0 1/0 -- -- -* - Marvin Gross played 11 games in 2013 # - Kyle Bosch played six games at Michigan in 2013-14, including three starts

2017 OFFENSE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Game

vs. Virginia Tech East Carolina Delaware State at Kansas at TCU Texas Tech at Baylor Oklahoma State Iowa State at Kansas State Texas at Oklahoma

WR (X) Sills V Sills V Sills V Sills V Sills V Sills V Sills V Sills V Sills V Sills V Sills V Sills V

IR (H)

Jennings Jr. Jennings Jr. Jennings Jr. Jennings Jr. Jennings Jr. Jennings Jr. Jennings Jr. Jennings Jr. Jennings Jr. Jennings Jr. Jennings Jr. Jennings Jr.

IR (Y) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

WR (Z) White White White White White White White White White White White White

Cajuste Cajuste Cajuste Cajuste Cajuste Cajuste Cajuste Cajuste Cajuste Cajuste Cajuste Cajuste

Lingafelter Bosch Bosch Bosch Bosch Lingafelter Bosch Sills Sills Sills Lingafelter Sills

Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones

Bosch Sills Sills Sills Lingafelter Bosch Sills Bosch Bosch Bosch Bosch Lingafelter

McKivitz McKivitz McKivitz McKivitz McKivitz McKivitz McKivitz McKivitz McKivitz McKivitz McKivitz McKivitz

Wellman Wellman Wellman Wellman Wellman Wellman Wellman Wellman Wellman Wellman Wellman Wellman

Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford

Grier Grier Grier Grier Grier Grier Grier Grier Grier Grier Grier Chugunov

2017 DEFENSE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Game vs. Virginia Tech East Carolina Delaware State at Kansas at TCU Texas Tech at Baylor Oklahoma State Iowa State at Kansas State Texas at Oklahoma

DE NT DE SAM MIKE WILL LCB Shuler II Pegues Donahue Preston Benton Tonkery Bailey Shuler II Pegues Donahue Preston Benton Tonkery Bailey Shuler II Pegues Donahue Preston Benton Tonkery Robinson Shuler II Pegues Donahue Preston Benton Tonkery Robinson Shuler II McDougle Donahue Preston Benton Long Robinson Shuler II McDougle Donahue Preston Benton Long Battle Shuler II McDougle Donahue Preston Benton Long Battle Shuler II McDougle Donahue Preston Benton Long Battle Rose McDougle Donahue Tonkery Benton Long Battle Rose McDougle Donahue Tonkery Benton Long Battle Rose McDougle Donahue Tonkery Benton Long Battle Shuler II McDougle Donahue Tonkery Benton Long Battle

THE LAST TIME... BY THE MOUNTAINEERS ... 30 Rushing Attempts: 30 by Martell Pettaway at Iowa State/Nov. 26, 2016 40 Rushing Attempts: 40 by Quincy Wilson vs. Rutgers/Oct. 11, 2003

100 Rushing Yards: 137 by Kennedy McKoy at Oklahoma/Nov. 25, 2017 200 Rushing Yards: 209 by Justin Crawford vs. Baylor/Dec. 3, 2016

300 Rushing Yards: 331 by Justin Crawford vs. Oklahoma/Nov. 19, 2016

75-Yard Run (no touchdown): 79 by Noel Devine at Louisville/Nov. 22, 2008 75-Yard Touchdown Run: 76 by Charles Sims vs. Iowa State/Nov. 30, 2013

50-Yard Run (no touchdown): 63 by Justin Crawford vs. Baylor/Dec. 3, 2016 50-Yard Touchdown Run: 50 by Skyler Howard vs. Oklahoma/Oct. 3, 2015 2 Rushing Touchdowns: 3 by Kennedy McKoy at Oklahoma/Nov. 25, 2017

2 Rushing Touchdowns in Back-to-Back Games: by Justin Crawford 2 vs. East Carolina/ Sept. 9, 2017 and 3 vs. Delaware State/Sept. 16, 2017 3 Rushing Touchdowns: 3 by Kennedy McKoy at Oklahoma/Nov. 25, 2017

Double 100-Yard Rushers: 125 by Justin Crawford and 105 by Kennedy McKoy at Kansas /Sept. 23, 2017

Three 100-Yard Rushers: 129 by Skyler Howard, 115 by Wendell Smallwood and 108 by Rushel Shell at Kansas/Nov. 21, 2015 Double 200-Yard Rushers: by Pat White (220) and Steve Slaton (215) at Pitt /Nov. 16, 2006 Two 100-Yard Rushers and Two 100-Yard Receivers: 129 by Justin Crawford and 127 by Kennedy McCoy rushing and 7 catches for 104 yards by Daikiel Shorts and 4 catches for 102 yards by Shelton Gibson vs. Kansas/Nov. 5, 2016 30 Pass Completions: 32 by Will Grier vs. Texas Tech/Oct. 14, 2017

20 Pass Completions: 27 by Will Grier at Kansas State/Nov. 11, 2017

Consecutive Completions: 21 by Geno Smith vs. Kansas/Dec. 1, 2012 60 Pass Attempts: 65 by Geno Smith vs. LSU/Sept. 24, 2011

Kennedy McKoy

SPUR FS BS RCB White Askew-Henry Avery Daniels Jr. White Askew-Henry Avery Daniels Jr. White Askew-Henry Gross Daniels Jr. White Askew-Henry Gross Daniels Jr. White Askew-Henry Avery Daniels Jr. White Askew-Henry Avery Daniels Jr. White Askew-Henry Avery Daniels Jr. White Askew-Henry Stewart Daniels Jr. White Robinson Askew-Henry Daniels Jr. White Robinson Askew-Henry Daniels Jr. White Robinson Askew-Henry Daniels Jr. White Robinson Askew-Henry Daniels Jr.

50 Pass Attempts: 53 by Will Grier vs. Virginia Tech/Sept. 3, 2017

50-Yard Field Goal: 50 by Mike Molina vs. Baylor/Dec. 3, 2015

35 Pass Attempts: 46 by Will Grier at Kansas State/Nov. 11, 2017

Missed an Extra Point: by Josh Lambert at Kansas State/Oct. 26, 2013

40 Pass Attempts: 46 by Will Grier at Kansas State/Nov. 11, 2017 30 Pass Attempts: 46 by Will Grier at Kansas State/Nov. 11, 2017

3 Touchdown Passes: 4 by Will Grier at Kansas State/Nov. 11, 2017 4 Touchdown Passes: 4 by Will Grier at Kansas State/Nov. 11, 2017

Field Goal Blocked: by Christian Brown at Texas/Nov. 12, 2016

Two Interceptions in a Game: 2 by Kyzir White vs. East Carolina/Sept. 9, 2017

Three Interceptions in a Game: 3 by Karl Joseph vs. Georgia Southern/Sept. 5, 2015

5 Touchdown Passes: 5 by Will Grier at Baylor/Oct. 21, 2017

Three Interceptions in a Quarter: 3 by Karl Joseph vs. Georgia Southern/Sept. 5, 2015

300 Yards Passing: 372 by Will Grier at Kansas State/Nov. 11, 2017

Intercepted Fumble Returned For Touchdown: no instance yet found

500 Yards Passing: 532 by Skyler Howard vs. Arizona State/Jan. 2, 2016

Fumble Recovered For Touchdown: 0 yards by Karl Joseph at Baylor/Oct. 4, 2013

100 Yards Rushing and Passing: by Skyler Howard (129/133) at Kansas/Nov. 21, 2015

Two-Point Conversion By Pass: David Sills V from Will Grier vs. Oklahoma State / Oct. 28, 2017

100 Yards Rushing and Receiving: by Steve Slaton (215/130) at Pitt/Nov. 16, 2006

Extra Point Blocked: by Rick Sherrod at Maryland/Sept. 29, 2001

400 Yards Total Offense: 423 by Will Grier vs. Virginia Tech/Sept. 3, 2017

Team Gained 400 Yards Rushing: 426 at Kansas/Nov. 21, 2015

600 Yards Total Offense: 687 by Geno Smith vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012

Team Failed To Gain 100 Yards Rushing: 56 vs. Texas/Nov. 19, 2017

10 Receptions: 10 by Gary Jennings Jr. vs. Texas/Nov. 19, 2017

Team Gained 300 Yards Passing: 372 at Kansas State/Nov. 11, 2017

4 Touchdown Receptions: 4 by Stedman Bailey vs. Oklahoma/Nov. 17, 2012

Team Gained 500 Yards Passing: 532 vs. Arizona State/Jan. 2, 2016

2 Touchdown Receptions: 2 by David Sills V and Ka’Raun White at Kansas State/Nov. 11, 2017

Team Gained 500 Yards Total Offense: 524 vs. Iowa State/Nov. 4, 2017

6 Touchdown Passes: 8 by Geno Smith vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012

Four Interceptions in a Game: 4 by Mike Slater vs. Kentucky/Nov. 1, 1969

400 Yards Passing: 532 by Skyler Howard vs. Arizona State/Jan. 2, 2016

Fumble Returned For Touchdown: 42 yards by Jared Barber vs. Texas/Nov. 14, 2014

600 Yards Passing: 656 by Geno Smith vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012

Two-Point Conversion By Rush: Tavon Austin at Iowa State/Nov. 23, 2012

200 Yards Rushing and Passing: by Pat White (220/204) at Pitt/Nov. 16, 2006

Defensive Extra Point: Matt Taffoni interception return at Pitt/Oct. 15, 1994

300 Yards Total Offense: 367 by Will Grier at Kansas State/Nov. 11, 2017

Team Gained 300 Yards Rushing: 311 vs. Baylor/Dec. 3, 2016

500 Yards Total Offense: 555 by Skyler Howard vs. Arizona State/Jan. 2, 2016

Team Gained 500 Yards Rushing: 517 vs. Connecticut/Nov. 24, 2007

15 Receptions: 16 by Kevin White at Texas/Nov. 8, 2014

Team Failed To Gain 50 Yards Rushing: 44 vs. Texas Tech/Oct. 14, 2017

9 Receptions: 10 by Gary Jennings Jr. vs. Texas/Nov. 19, 2017

Team Gained 400 Yards Passing: 532 vs. Arizona State/Jan. 2, 2016

3 Touchdown Receptions: 3 by David Sills V at Baylor/Oct. 21, 2017

Team Failed To Gain 100 Yards Passing: 62 vs. Maryland/Sept. 21, 2012

Two Players with 2 Touchdown Receptions: 2 by David Sills V and 2 by Ka’Raun White at Kansas State/Nov. 11, 2017

Double 100-Yard Receivers: 168 by Ka’Raun White and 115 by Gary Jennings, Jr. at Kansas State/Nov. 11, 2017 Three 100-Yard Receivers: 303 by Stedman Bailey, 215 by Tavon Austin and 114 by J.D. Woods vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012

100 Yards Receiving: 168 by Ka’Raun White and 115 by Gary Jennings, Jr. at Kansas State /Nov. 11, 2017

Team Gained 600 Yards Total Offense: 635 at Kansas/Sept. 23, 2017

Team Gained 700 Yards Total Offense: 778 vs. Oklahoma/Nov. 17, 2012 Team Gained 800 Yards Total Offense: 807 vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012

Team Failed To Gain 200 Yards Total Offense: 175 vs. Maryland/Sept. 21, 2013

Drive of 99 Yards: 99 yards on 12 plays in fourth quarter against BYU/Sept. 24, 2016 Team Failed To Get A First Down: no instance yet found

Team Failed To Get A Rushing First Down: vs. Texas Western/Nov. 25, 1950

Team Failed To Get A Passing First Down: vs. South Carolina/Dec. 30, 1969

150 Yards Receiving: 168 by Ka’Raun White at Kansas State/Nov. 11, 2017

Team Failed to Get a Third Down Conversion: vs. Syracuse (0/10)/Dec. 29, 2012

75-Yard Touchdown Reception: 75 by Ka’Raun White from Will Grier at Kansas State /Nov. 11, 2017

Team Had Five Turnovers: four interceptions, one fumble vs. Oklahoma State /Oct. 28, 2017

200 Yards Receiving: 216 by Kevin White at Maryland/Sept. 13, 2014

Team Had Six Turnovers: two interceptions, four fumbles vs. Maryland/Sept. 21, 2013

50-Yard Touchdown Reception: 75 by Ka’Raun White from Will Grier at Kansas State /Nov. 11, 2017

Successful Fake Punt: 13-yard run by Nick O’Toole vs. Maryland/Sept. 26, 2015

50-Yard Reception (no touchdown): 51 by David Sills V from Chris Chugunov at Oklahoma /Nov. 25, 2017

Rushing and Receiving Touchdown: by Justin Crawford at Texas Tech/Oct. 15, 2016 2 Rushing and 2 Receiving Touchdowns: by Steve Slaton at Pitt/Nov. 16, 2006 2 Rushing and 2 Passing Touchdowns: by Will Grier at Kansas/Sept. 23, 2017

Kickoff Return For Touchdown: 100 yards by Shelton Gibson at Baylor/Oct. 17, 2015 Recovered an On-Sides Kick: Josh Lambert kicked the ball 11 yards, recovered by Jarrod Harper at Baylor/Oct. 17, 2015 Returned Opening Kick for a Touchdown: 98 yards by Tavon Austin vs. UConn/ Oct. 24, 2009 Punt Return For Touchdown: 76 yards by Tavon Austin vs. TCU/Nov. 3, 2012

Punt Blocked and Returned For Touchdown: 1 yard by Thandi Smith (blocked, picked up and returned) at Rutgers/Oct. 8, 2005

Scored 70+ Points: 70 vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012 Scored 60+ Points: 70 vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012

Scored 50+ Points: 56 at Kansas/Sept. 23, 2017

Scored 40+ Points: 46 vs. Texas Tech/Oct. 14, 2017 Scored 30+ Points: 31 at Oklahoma/Nov. 25, 2017

Scored 40+ Points in a Half: 45 vs. Delaware State/Sept. 16, 2017 Scored 30+ Points in a Half: 35 at Kansas/Sept. 23, 2017

Scored 0 Points in a Half: 0 in the 1st half vs. Texas/Nov. 19, 2017

Scored 0 Points in a Half at Home: 0 in the 1st half vs. Texas/Nov. 19, 2017 Scored 30+ Points in a Quarter: 35 vs. Clemson (2nd)/Jan. 4, 2012 Shutout Recorded: 49-0 at Kansas/Nov. 21, 2015

Forced Four Turnovers in a Game: 4 vs. Oklahoma State/Oct. 28, 2017 Forced Five Turnovers in a Game: 5 vs. Texas/Nov. 14, 2015

Punt Blocked: by Jarrod Harper at Maryland/Sept. 13, 2014

Forced Six Turnovers in a Game: 6 vs. Maryland/Sept. 26, 2015

Punt Blocked For Safety: by Jarrod Harper at Maryland/Sept. 13, 2014

Safety Scored: Kyle Rose tackled Mason Rudolph of Oklahoma State in the end zone /Oct. 10, 2015

Punt Blocked For Touchdown: Blocked by Osman Kamara and recovered by Marvin Gross vs. Oklahoma State/Oct. 28, 2017

Forced Eight Turnovers in a Game: 8 vs. Rutgers/Nov. 3, 2001

Interception Return For Touchdown: 94 yards by Kenny Robinson vs. vs. Texas/ Nov. 19, 2017

Two Safeties Scored: at Syracuse/Sept. 25, 2000

Interception Return For Touchdown by a Defensive Lineman: 19 yards by Keilen Dykes at Syracuse/Oct. 6, 2007

Two Interceptions Returned for Touchdown: by Shawn Hackett (41) and Grant Wiley (22) vs. Boston College/Sept. 2, 2000

Played An Overtime Game: L/26-33 (OT) vs. Oklahoma State/Oct. 10, 2015

Played Back-to-Back Overtime Games: L 47-40 (1OT) vs. Texas/Nov. 9, 2013; W 30-27 (1OT) at TCU/Nov. 2, 2013 Won Game Without An Offensive TD: at Syracuse/Sept. 5, 2005

Won Game Without a Rushing TD: at Kansas State/Nov. 11, 2017

THE LAST TIME... VERSUS WEST VIRGINIA ... 30 Rushing Attempts: 36 by J.D. King of Oklahoma State/Oct. 28, 2017

100 Rushing Yards: 118 by Rodney Anderson of Oklahoma/Nov. 25, 2017 200 Rushing Yards: 291 by Khalil Herbert of Kansas/Sept. 23, 2017 75-Yard Run: 75 by C.J. Brown of Maryland/Sept. 13, 2014

50-Yard Touchdown Run: 67 by Khalil Herbert of Kansas/Sept. 23, 2017

50-Yard Non-Touchdown Run: 58 by Rodney Anderson of Oklahoma/Nov. 25, 2017

3 Touchdown Receptions: 3 by Corey Coleman of Baylor/Oct. 17, 2015

4 Touchdown Receptions: 4 by Kenny Stills of Oklahoma/Nov. 17, 2012

100 Yards Receiving: 132 by Denzel Mims and 109 by Trestan Ebner of Baylor/ Oct. 21, 2017 150 Yards Receiving: 199 by Corey Coleman of Baylor/Oct. 17, 2015

200 Yards Receiving: 314 by Terrance Williams of Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012

Double 100-Yard Receivers: 132 by Denzel Mims and 109 by Trestan Ebner of Baylor /Oct. 21, 2017 50-Yard Touchdown Reception: 52 by Trestan Ebner of Baylor/Oct. 21, 2017 75-Yard Touchdown Reception: 81 by Nyfease West of Delaware State/ Sept. 16, 2017

4 Rushing Touchdowns: 4 by Rodney Anderson of Oklahoma/Nov. 25, 2017

50-Yard Reception (no touchdown): 62 by CeeDee Lamb and 56 by Marquise Brown of Oklahoma/Nov. 25, 2017

20 Pass Completions: 27 by Kyle Kempt of Iowa State/Nov. 4, 2017

Passing and Receiving Touchdown: by Kenny Hill of TCU/Oct. 7, 2017

3 Rushing Touchdowns: 4 by Rodney Anderson of Oklahoma/Nov. 25, 2017

2 Players Rushing for 100 Yards: 160 by Samaje Perine and 147 by Joe Mixon of Oklahoma/Nov. 19, 2016

Rushing and Receiving Touchdown: 1 rushing & 1 receiving by J.D. King of Oklahoma State/Oct. 28, 2017

30 Pass Completions: 31 by Shane Buechele at Texas/Nov. 12, 2016

Passing and Rushing Touchdown: by Mason Rudolph of Oklahoma State/ Oct. 28, 2017

50 Pass Attempts: 51 by Drew Lock of Missouri/Sept. 3, 2016

40 Pass Attempts: 40 by Kyle Kempt of Iowa State/Nov. 4, 2017 30 Pass Attempts: 40 by Kyle Kempt of Iowa State/Nov. 4, 2017

3 Touchdown Passes: 3 by Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma/Nov. 25, 2017 4 Touchdown Passes: 4 by Nic Shimonek of Texas Tech/Oct. 14, 2017 5 Touchdown Passes: 5 by Seth Russell of Baylor/Oct. 17, 2015

300 Yards Passing: 323 by Nic Shimonek of Texas Tech/Oct. 14, 2017

400 Yards Passing: 418 by Mike Bercovici of Arizona State/Jan. 2, 2016 500 Yards Passing: 554 by Landry Jones of Oklahoma/Nov. 17, 2012

100 Yards Rushing & 300 Yards Passing: by Seth Russell of Baylor (160/380)/Oct. 17, 2015

100 Yards Rushing & 200 Yards Passing: by Josh Jackson of Virginia Tech (101/235)/ Sept. 3, 2017 100 Yards Rushing & 100 Yards Passing: by Josh Jackson of Virginia Tech (101/235)/ Sept. 3, 2017 300 Yards Total Offense: 324 by Nic Shimonek of Texas Tech/Oct. 14, 2017

400 Yards Total Offense: 428 by Mike Bercovici of Arizona State/Jan. 2, 2016 500 Yards Total Offense: 540 by Seth Russell of Baylor/Oct. 17, 2015

10 Receptions: 11 by Jalen McClesky of Oklahoma State/Oct. 29, 2016

2 Touchdown Receptions: 2 by James Washington of Oklahoma State/Oct. 28, 2017

Passing, Receiving and Rushing Touchdown: by Kenny Hill of TCU/Oct. 7, 2017 Kickoff Return For Touchdown: 97 yards by Kene Nwangwu of Iowa State/ Nov. 26, 2016

Opening Kickoff Return for Touchdown: 100 yards by Mardy Gilyard of Cincinnati/ Nov. 8, 2008 Recovered an On-Sides Kick: Jay Sedwick kicked the ball 16 yards, recovered by Chance Waz of Baylor/Oct. 21, 2017 Punt Return For Touchdown: 43 yards by Tyler Lockett of Kansas State /Nov. 20, 2014

2 Players Return Punts For Touchdown: by DeJuan Tribble (41) and Will Blackmon (71) of Boston College/Nov. 13, 2004 Punt Blocked: blocked by Morgan Burns of Kansas State/Dec. 5, 2015

Punt Blocked/Recovered in End Zone For Touchdown: blocked by Alex Lewis and recovered in end zone by Kareem Timbers of Wisconsin/Aug. 30, 2003 Punt Blocked/Returned For Touchdown: blocked by Marcus Gildersleeve and returned 17 yards by Ricky Hall of Virginia Tech/Oct. 31, 1998

Interception Return For Touchdown: 80 yards by Jordan Evans of Oklahoma /Nov. 19, 2016 50-Yard Field Goal: 51 by Austin Seibert of Oklahoma/Nov. 25, 2017 Field Goal Blocked: by Brandon Stewart of Kansas/Nov. 21, 2015

TOP GamePerformances

WEST VIRGINIA

OPPONENT

100-YARD RUSHERS Date 11/25 11/11 11/4 10/7 9/23 9/23 9/16 9/9 9/3

Opponent Player Oklahoma K. McKoy Kansas St. J. Crawford Iowa State J. Crawford TCU J. Crawford Kansas J. Crawford Kansas K. McKoy Delaware St. J. Crawford ECU J. Crawford VT J. Crawford

100-YARD RECEIVERS Date 11/11 11/11 11/4 10/21 10/21 10/15 10/7 10/7 9/23 9/16 9/9 9/3

Opponent Player Kansas St. K. White Kansas St. G. Jennings Iowa State K. White Baylor D. Sills Baylor G. Jennings Texas Tech K. White TCU D. Sills TCU K. White Kansas D. Sills Delaware St. G. Jennings ECU D. Sills VT G. Jennings

300-YARD PASSERS Date 11/11 11/4 10/21 10/14 10/7 9/23 9/16 9/9 9/3

Opponent Player Kansas St. W. Grier Iowa State W. Grier Baylor W. Grier Texas Tech W. Grier TCU W. Grier Kansas W. Grier Delaware St. W. Grier ECU W. Grier VT W. Grier

10+ TACKLES Date 11/18 11/18 11/18 11/11 11/4 10/28 9/23

Att. Yards 25 137 17 113 25 102 19 111 18 125 12 105 15 102 15 118 13 106

Opponent Player Texas K. White Texas A. Benton Texas D. Long Kansas St. D. Long Iowa State H. Bailey OSU. D. Long Kansas A. Benton

Rec. Yards 8 168 13 115 4 167 7 136 8 116 8 114 7 116 6 138 8 130 6 128 7 153 13 189 Comp. Att. 27 46 20 25 26 37 32 41 25 45 25 39 19 27 19 25 31 53

Solo Assist 10 0 8 2 7 3 8 3 10 0 14 4 11 1

Avg. TD Long 5.5 3 36 6.6 0 19 4.1 0 21 5.8 0 38 6.9 1 24 8.8 2 28 6.8 3 21 7.9 2 41 8.2 0 42 Avg. 21.0 8.8 42.0 19.4 14.5 14.3 16.6 23.0 16.3 21.3 21.9 14.5

TD Long 2 75 0 43 1 63 3 53 0 51 2 32 2 64 1 76 2 49 0 48 3 75 1 60

Yards 372 316 375 352 366 347 304 352 371

TD Long 4 75 2 63 5 53 5 32 3 76 2 49 3 62 5 75 3 60

100-YARD RUSHERS Date 11/25 11/4 10/28 9/23 9/3

Opponent Oklahoma Iowa State OSU Kansas VT

100-YARD RECEIVERS Date 10/21 10/21 10/14 9/16 9/9 9/3

Player R. Anderson D. Montgomery J.D. King K. Herbert J. Jackson

Opponent Player Baylor D. Mims Baylor T. Ebner Texas Tech TJ Vasher Delaware St. N. West ECU T. Brown VT C. Phillips

Att. Yards 13 118 26 115 36 142 36 291 11 106

Avg. TD Long 9.1 4 58 4.4 0 19 3.9 1 23 8.1 2 67 9.2 1 46

Rec. Yards 7 132 5 109 2 113 3 108 2 103 7 138

Avg. 18.9 21.8 56.5 36.0 51.5 19.7

TD Long 0 45 2 52 2 60 1 81 1 95 1 32

300-YARD PASSERS Date 10/14

Opponent Player Comp. Att. Yards TD Long Texas Tech N. Shimonek 24 39 323 4 60

10+ TACKLES Date 11/11 10/7 9/23 9/23 9/9 9/3

Opponent Player Solo Assist Kansas St. K. Adams 9 2 TCU T. Howard 7 5 Kansas J. Dineen 11 3 Kansas M. Lee 10 0 ECU J. Williams 7 VT A. Motuapuaka 9 3

Total TFL Sacks 11 0 0 12 0 0 14 2/3 1/1 10 0 0 4 11 1/1 12 1/2 1/2

Total TFL Sacks 10 0 0 10 0.5/1 0 10 1/2 0 11 2/5 1/1 10 0 0 18 7/16 0 12 1/1 0

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES

Player Total UA/A KO P VT ECU DSU KU TCU TT BU OSU ISU KS TX OU Marvin Gross 9.0 8/2 5 4 0 0/1 1/0 0 0 2/0 1/0 0 1/0 1/1 2/0 0 Kyzir White 7.5 6/3 9 0 0 0/1 1/1 0 0 0/1 1/0 2/0 0 1/0 0 1/0 Shane Commodore 7.0 5/3 7 1 2/0 0/1 0 1/0 0 0/1 1/0 1/0 0 0/1 0 0 Brendan Ferns 4.0 3/1 3 1 1/0 0/1 2/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elijah Battle 4.0 4/0 4 0 0 0 0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 Derrek Pitts Jr. 3.0 2/2 3 1 0 0/1 0/1 0 0 0 1/0 0 1/0 0 0 0 Ezekiel Rose 3.0 3/0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 1/0 1/0 0 0 Hodari Christian II 2.0 2/0 1 1 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 0 Evan Staley 2.0 2/0 2 0 1/0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JoVanni Stewart 2.0 2/0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1/0 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dylan Tonkery 2.0 2/0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 1/0 0 0 0 Corey Winfield 2.0 2/0 2 0 0 1/0 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quondarius Qualls 1.5 1/1 2 0 0 0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 Osman Kamara 1.5 1/1 1 1 0 0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 Jaleel Fields 1.0 1/0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0 0 Adam Hensley 1.0 1/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 0 Jake Long 1.0 1/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 Sean Mahone 1.0 1/0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 Nick Meadows 1.0 1/0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 Marcus Simms 1.0 1/0 1 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Plays

WVU 20-YARD OFFENSE

76/TD................................White pass from Grier (TCU) 75/TD................................White pass from Grier (KSU) 75/TD.................................. Sills pass from Grier (ECU) 68/TD............................. Simms pass from Grier (OSU) 64/TD.................................. Sills pass from Grier (TCU) 63.......................................... White pass from Grier (ISU) 62/TD..............................Simms pass from Grier (DSU) 60/TD............Jennings pass from Grier (Virginia Tech) 55/TD................................. White pass from Grier (ISU) 53/TD............................... Sills pass from Grier (Baylor) 52/TD..............................Simms pass from Grier (ECU) 51................................ Jennings pass from Grier (Baylor) 51.....................................Sills pass from Chugunov (OU) 49/TD.....................................Sills pass from Grier (KU) 48................................... Jennings pass from Grier (DSU) 43...................... Jennings pass from Grier (Virginia Tech) 43........................................... Sills pass from Grier (KSU) 43................................... Jennings pass from Grier (KSU) 42........................................Crawford rush (Virginia Tech) 41/TD............................................ Crawford rush (ECU) 40........................................... Sills pass from Grier (ECU) 40/TD.......................... Simms pass from Grier (Baylor) 40...........................................Sills pass from Grier (OSU) 38................................... Jennings pass from Grier (ECU) 38.....................................................Crawford rush (TCU) 36........................................ White pass from Grier (OSU) 36........................................................Young rush (Texas) 36.......................................................... McKoy rush (OU) 35................................ Simms pass from Chugunov (OU) 35/TD............................... Sills pass from Grier (Baylor) 34......................................... Sills pass from Grier (Texas) 33............................White pass from Grier (Virginia Tech) 33.......................................... White pass from Grier (ISU) 32............................White pass from Grier (Virginia Tech) 32/TD................................ White pass from Grier (TTU) 32................................ Jennings pass from Grier (Baylor) 32............................ Simms pass from Chugunov (Texas) 31/TD...................................Sills pass from Grier (TTU) 30......................................Jennings pass from Grier (KU) 30/TD................................White pass from Grier (KSU) 30.............................. White pass from Chugunov (Texas) 28/TD................................White pass from Grier (DSU) 28...........................................................McKoy rush (KU) 28.......................................................... McKoy rush (OU) 26............................. Rogers pass from Chugunov (ECU) 26..............................................Sills pass from Grier (KU) 26....................................... Simms pass from Grier (TTU) 25............................White pass from Grier (Virginia Tech) 25................................... Jennings pass from Grier (DSU) 25......................................... Simms pass from Grier (KU) 24...................... Jennings pass from Grier (Virginia Tech) 24....................................................... Crawford rush (KU) 24..............................................Sills pass from Grier (KU) 24.............................................................. Grier rush (KU) 24......................................... Simms pass from Grier (KU) 23/TD..............................................McKoy 23 rush (KU) 23............................................Sills pass from Grier (TTU) 23.......................................Simms pass from Grier (KSU) 22......................................White pass from Grier (Baylor) 22.....................................Sills pass from Chugunov (OU) 21...................................... McKoy pass from Grier (ECU) 21.....................................................Crawford rush (DSU) 21...................................Jennings pass from Grier (OSU) 21...................................................... Crawford rush (ISU) 21........................................ Simms pass from Grier (ISU) 20........................................................ McKoy rush (ECU) 20............................................................Grier rush (DSU) 20...........................................White pass from Grier (KU) 20.........................................White pass from Grier (TCU) 20..................................................... McKoy rush (Baylor) 20.........................................White pass from Grier (KSU)

DEFENSE

94/TD..................Robinson interception return (Texas) 39/TD.................... Robinson interception return (OSU) 38.................................... Benton interception return (KU) 37..............................Robinson interception return (KSU) 25/TD.......................... Daniels interception return (KU) 24....................... Askew-Henry interception return (DSU)

SPECIAL TEAMS

80.......................................... Simms kickoff return (DSU) 45....................................Simms kickoff return (Baylor) 43/FG......................................... Molina field goal (TTU) 37/FG.........................................Molina field goal (TCU) 36/FG........................................... Staley field goal (ISU) 34/FG...........................Molina field goal (Virginia Tech) 33........................................Simms kickoff return (Baylor) 32.......................................... Simms kickoff return (ECU) 29.......................................... Simms kickoff return (ECU) 28/FG........................................... Staley field goal (ISU) 28.........................................Simms kickoff return (Texas) 28/FG............................................Staley field goal (OU) 27............................................. Bush kickoff return (ECU) 27/FG...................................... Molina field goal (Baylor 26........................................Simms kickoff return (Baylor) 26.......................................... Simms kickoff return (OSU) 26............................................ Simms kickoff return (OU)

25............................... Simms kickoff return (KSU) 25............................. Simms kickoff return (Texas) 25............................. Simms kickoff return (Texas) 23.................................. Simms punt return (ECU) 23..................................Rose kickoff return (DSU) 23...................................Simms kickoff return (KU 23/FG.........................Staley 23 field goal (OSU) 22................................Simms kickoff return (TTU) 21................................ Simms kickoff return (KU)) 21............................... Simms kickoff return (TCU) 21............................ Simms kickoff return (Baylor) 21........................... Pettaway kickoff return (KSU) 20/FG............................. Molina field goal (DSU) 20................................Simms kickoff return (TTU) 20...............................Simms kickoff return (OSU) 20...............................Simms kickoff return (OSU)

Plays

OPPONENT 20-YARD OFFENSE

95/TD....................... Brown pass from Minshew (ECU) 81/TD....................... West pass from McDaniels (DSU) 67/TD..................................................Herbert rush (KU) 66.......................................................... Murray rush (OU) 64........................................ Sims pass from Bender (KU) 62.....................................Lamb pass from Mayfield (OU) 60..........................................................Herbert rush (KU) 60/TD......................Vasher pass from Shimonek (TTU) 58...................................................... Anderson rush (OU) 56................................. Holmes pass from Smith (Baylor) 56....................................Brown pass from Mayfield (OU) 53/TD......................Vasher pass from Shimonek (TTU) 52/TD......................... Ebner pass from Brewer (Baylor 50.................Hemphil-Mapps pass from Ehlinger (Texas) 48/TD..................................Hill pass from Turpin (TCU) 47........................................................Alleyne rush (DSU) 46......................................... Jackson rush (Virginia Tech) 46/TD..................................Tease 46 pass from Murray 45.....................................Mims pass from Smith (Baylor) 45/TD................................ Reagor pass from Hill (TCU) 41.................................................... Warmack rush (KSU) 40/TD...............................................Ebner rush (Baylor) 39...........Cunningham pass from Jackson (Virginia Tech) 39.............................................................. Hill rush (OSU) 39.......................................................... Adams rush (OU) 36......................................Grayson pass from Sirk (ECU) 36........................................................Young rush (Texas) 33............................... Dimel pass from Thompson (KSU) 32/TD.........Phillips pass from Jackson (Virginia Tech) 30/TD................................................ King 30 rush (TTU) 29......................................................Stockton rush (TTU) 28...................Phillips pass from Jackson ( Virginia Tech) 28....................Phillips pass from Jackson (Virginia Tech) 27...................................... Williams pass from Sirk (ECU) 27...........................................................Hicks rush (TCU) 27............................ Stoner 27 pass from Rudolph (OSU) 26............................................................. Dye rush (ECU)

26.....................................Mims pass from Smith (Baylor) 26.......................................Butler pass from Kempt (ISU) 25.......................................................... Black rush (DSU) 25..........................................................Herbert rush (KU) 25.....................................Mims pass from Smith (Baylor) 25.......................................Butler pass from Kempt (ISU) 24.....................................Ebner pass from Smith (Baylor 24...............................Zuber pass from Thompson (KSU) 24.................................................... Warmack rush (KSU) 24.................................. Flowers pass from Mayfield (OU 24................................Andrews pass from Mayfield (OU)

23....................... Johnson pass from Bender (KU) 23...............................Diarse pass from Hill (TCU) 23................................................ King rush (OSU) 23..........................Lazard pass from Kempt (ISU) 23.....................Ehlinger pass from Heard (Texas) 22........ Phillips pass from Jackson (Virginia Tech) 22..........Savoy pass from Jackson (Virginia Tech) 22..............Coutee 22 pass from Shimonek (TTU) 22................................................ King rush (OSU) 22.........................................Warmack rush (KSU) 21.............................................. Herbert rush (KU) 21.........................................Warmack rush (KSU) 20...............................Diarse pass from Hill (TCU) 20..................Cantrell pass from Shimonek (TTU) 20/TD..........................................King rush (OSU) 20....................... Murdock pass from Kempt (ISU) 20................... Warren pass from Ehlinger (Texas)

DEFENSE

58....................... Green interception return (OSU) 34.............................Orr interception return (TCU) 25......................... Reed interception return (KSU) 24................... Richards interception return (OSU) 20..................... Morrow interception return (OSU)

SPECIAL TEAMS

51/FG..................................... Seibert 51 field goal (OU) 45/FG...........................................Verity field goal (ECU) 44................................ Clark kickoff return (Virginia Tech) 44................................................ Reed punt return (KSU) 43/FG.....................................McCrane field goal (KSU) 42/FG......................................Martin field goal (Baylor) 42/FG..........................................Owens field goal (ISU) 41/FG.................................................Rui field goal (KU) 41............................................Turpin kickoff return (TCU) 40..........................................Alleyne kickoff return (DSU) 39/FG.....................................McCrane field goal (KSU) 37/FG........................................... Song field goal (TCU) 35/FG.................................Ammendola field goal (OSU 33...........................................Batson kickoff return (TTU) 32..............................................Akers kickoff return (ISU) 32................................................ Reed punt return (KSU) 29..........................................Schadler kickoff return (KU) 29......................................... White kickoff return (Baylor) 29.............................................Sutton kickoff return (OU) 28/FG............................................Rui 28 field goal (KU) 28..............................................Akers kickoff return (ISU) 28.............................................Sutton kickoff return (OU) 26..............................................Love kickoff return (ECU) 26...........................................Batson kickoff return (TTU) 25/FG...............................Slye field goal (Virginia Tech) 25................................ Clark kickoff return (Virginia Tech) 24................................ Clark kickoff return (Virginia Tech) 24/FG........................................ Nzidee field goal (DSU) 24/FG..........................................Owens field goal (ISU) 23/FG...........................................Verity field goal (ECU) 23/FG......................................Martin field goal (Baylor) 23/FG..........................................Martin field goal (Baylor) 22.........................................Batson kickogg return (TTU) 22......................................... White kickoff return (Baylor) 22......................................... White kickoff return (Baylor) 21....................................... Johnson kickoff return (OSU) 21/FG.....................................McCrane field goal (KSU) 20........................................... Brown kickoff return (ECU) 20..........................................Alleyne kickoff return (DSU) 20..........................................Alleyne kickoff return (DSU) 20..............................................Stoner punt return (OSU)

WVU SCORINGDrives Opponent Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech ECU ECU ECU ECU ECU ECU ECU ECU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU KU KU KU KU KU KU KU KU TCU TCU TCU TCU TTU TTU TTU TTU TTU TTU TTU BU BU BU BU BU BU OSU OSU OSU OSU OSU OSU ISU ISU ISU ISU KSU KSU KSU KSU Texas Texas OU OU OU OU OU

Plays Yds 10 86 7 58 8 79 2 73 9 75 8 71 3 53 6 81 3 31 4 63 2 86 6 44 4 18 9 62 5 25 1 62 3 70 5 69 6 78 13 80 8 46 8 80 7 80 10 86 7 85 0 25 11 86 6 72 2 31 14 77 6 75 2 77 10 49 3 75 11 50 9 68 8 75 5 66 6 58 7 45 9 57 9 66 8 80 1 53 6 75 6 80 8 70 8 60 0 0 0 0 3 80 13 75 4 75 8 37 9 94 10 50 1 75 4 72 10 80 1 30 0 0 8 76 13 64 6 75 7 75 12 75 14 72

Time Result 4:34 Sills 11 pass from Grier 2:33 Molina 34 FG 2:49 Sills 10 pass from Grier 0:29 Jennings 60 pass from Grier 2:16 Crawford 5 rush 2:13 White 7 pass from Grier 0:45 McKoy 13 rush 1:59 Simms 52 pass from Grier 0:50 Sills 9 pass from Grier 0:51 Crawford 41 rush 0:24 Sills 75 pass from Grier 1:48 Sills 4 pass from Grier 0:53 Crawford 2 rush 2:39 Molina 20 FG 0:56 Crawford 3 rush 0:09 Simms 62 pass from Grier 0:38 White 28 pass from Grier 1:18 Simms 16 pass from Grier 1:17 Crawford 9 rush 4:10 Pettaway 12 rush 2:41 Roberson 2 pass from Chugunov 2:17 McKoy 7 rush 1:43 Crawford 11 rush 3:22 McKoy 23 rush 2:10 Sills 49 pass from Grier 0:00 Daniels 25 interception return 2:55 Sills 7 pass from Grier 2:12 Grier 3 rush 0:27 Grier 3 rush 5:22 Molina 37 FG 2:14 Sills 64 pass from Grier 0:41 White 76 pass from Grier 3:11 Sills 4 pass from Grier 0:46 Sills 31 pass from Grier 4:03 Molina 43 FG 3:07 Crawford 5 rush 4:04 Sills 8 pass from Grier 1:37 Whilte 32 pass from Grier 2:52 White 17 pass from Grier 3:31 Sills 11 pass from Grier 3:15 Molina 27 FG 2:41 Sills 35 pass from Grier 1:04 Sills 16 pass from Grier 0:18 Sills 53 pass from Grier 1:39 Simms 40 pass from Grier 1:43 White 6 pass from Grier 2:31 Staley 23 FG 1:32 McKoy 1 rush 0:00 Gross blocked punt return 0:00 Robinson 39 interception return 0:44 Simms 68 pass from Grier 2:22 White 9 pass from Grier 1:21 Sills 10 pass from Grier 2:37 Staley 28 FG 3:01 White 55 pass from Grier 4:18 Staley 36 FG 0:11 White 75 pass from Grier 0:49 Sills 16 pass from Grier 2:37 Sills 4 pass from Grier 0:10 White 30 pass from Grier 0:00 Robinson 94 interception return 3:41 White 12 pass from Chugunov 7:03 Staley 28 FG 2:43 McKoy 1 rush 3:01 McKoy 15 rush 6:39 McKoy 3 rush 6:17 Pettaway 2 rush

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OPPONENT SCORINGDrives Opponent Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech ECU ECU ECU ECU DSU DSU DSU KU KU KU KU KU KU TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU TTU TTU TTU TTU TTU BU BU BU BU BU BU BU OSU OSU OSU OSU OSU OSU OSU OSU ISU ISU ISU ISU KSU KSU KSU KSU KSU Texas Texas Texas Texas Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma

Plays Yds 12 58 8 47 4 71 1 32 6 82 15 70 9 45 7 79 2 98 3 87 4 1 10 82 14 64 3 75 5 49 9 89 4 67 12 75 7 33 9 59 1 45 4 75 13 65 2 72 10 63 6 45 5 75 5 80 8 69 7 60 4 80 3 80 2 49 13 69 16 86 8 51 14 77 13 57 1 20 7 61 9 48 2 17 7 57 8 43 10 86 10 65 13 67 4 -1 7 21 5 63 7 93 8 58 11 91 10 87 2 46 2 6 2 70 4 75 7 89 7 44 3 64 9 77 1 0 6 75 4 71

Time Result 4:46 Sly 25 FG 2:55 Jackson 5 rush 1:28 McClease 12 rush 0:08 Phillips 32 pass from Jackson 2:23 McMillian 3 rush 6:30 Verity 23 FG 2:44 Verity 45 FG 2:52 Williams 19 pass from Sirk 0:42 Brown 95 pass from Minshew 1:42 West 81 pass from McDaniels 0:59 Nzidee 24 FG 6:18 Kollie 8 pass from Black 6:08 Rui 28 FG 1:06 Herbert 67 rush 0:30 Rui 41 FG 3:34 Herbert 5 rush 1:25 Martin 1 rush 3:27 Sims 7 pass from Bender 2:56 Olonilua 2 rush 3:46 Song 37 FG 0:08 Reagor 45 pass from Hill 1:22 Hill 48 pass from Turpin 6:57 Hill 3 rush 0:33 Vasher 60 pass from Shimonek 4:03 Cantrell 6 pass from Shimonek 2:31 Coutee 6 pass from Shimonek 2:09 Vasher 53 pass from Shimonek 2:05 King 30 rush 4:53 Martin 23 FG 2:07 Martin 42 FG 2:14 Lovett 7 rush 0:33 Ebner 52 pass from Brewer 0:41 Ebner 40 rush 6:01 Martin 23 FG 4:17 Ebner 9 pass from Brewer 2:50 Washington 13 pass from Rudolph 5:14 Rudolph 1 rush 5:28 Ammendola 35 FG 0:08 King 20 rush 2:25 King 6 pass from Rudolph 3:42 Hill 5 rush 0:41 Washington 19 pass from Rudolph 3:45 Hill 18 rush 4:27 Owens 42 FG 4:08 Lazard pass from Kempt 3:39 Owens 18 FG 4:59 Owens 24 FG 1:02 McCrane 21 FG 3:39 McCrane 43 FG 2:05 Dimel 1 rush 3:20 Dimel 2 rush 4:31 McCrane 39 FG 5:25 Moore 4 pass from Ehlinger 5:08 Warren 20 pass from Ehlinger 0:38 Porter 10 rush 0:47 Young 1 rush 0:49 Anderson 4 rush 1:47 Lamb 8 pass from Mayfield 3:02 Anderson 13 rush 4:29 Anderson 17 rush 1:11 Anderson 1 rush 1:40 Andrews 14 pass from Mayfield 0:04 Seibert 51 FG 1:46 Calcaterra 18 pass from Mayfield 2:09 Tease 46 pass from Murray

Kyzir White

NFL MOUNTAINEERS

There are 25 former Mountaineers on NFL rosters in 2017, playing for 14 different teams.

Daryl Worley.......................... Carolina Panthers Mario Alford..............................Chicago Bears Nick Kwiatkoski........................Chicago Bears Kevin White..............................Chicago Bears Adam Jones..........................Cincinnati Bengals Don Barclay............................... Detroit Lions Adam Pankey....................... Green Bay Packers Tavon Austin..........................Los Angeles Rams Geno Smith............................ New York Giants J.T. Thomas............................ New York Giants Bruce Irvin.............................. Oakland Raiders Karl Joseph............................ Oakland Raiders Rasul Douglas......................Philadelphia Eagles Shelton Gibson.....................Philadelphia Eagles Najee Goode........................Philadelphia Eagles Wendell Smallwood..............Philadelphia Eagles Antonio Crawford................. Pittsburgh Steelers Noble Nwachukwu.............. San Fransisco 49ers Terence Garvin...................... Seattle Seahawks Mark Glowinski...................... Seattle Seahawks Will Clarke........................ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Marquis Lucas.................. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Charles Sims.................... Tampa Bay Buccaneers Keith Tandy....................... Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quinton Spain.........................Tennessee Titans

S 11 16

DravonASKEW-HENRY Height: 6-0 | Weight: 195 | Class: Redshirt Junior Last School: Aliquippa | Hometown: Aliquippa, Pa.

2017 Notes

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (S) • Has started all 38 games in his career • Tied for No. 46 in the Big 12 in tackles • Logged five unassisted tackles vs. Texas • Recorded four tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss at Kansas State • Made four tackles, recorded a pass breakup and was credited with a share of a tackle for loss vs. Iowa State • Tied a season-high six tackles vs. Oklahoma State,including five solos • Recorded a career-high two pass breakups at Baylor to go along with three tackles • Recorded season-high six tackles at TCU, including his first tackle for loss of the season and 100th solo tackle of his WVU career • Tallied five solo tackles at Kansas • Registered his fourth career interception vs. Delaware St. most of any current Mountaineer • Also recorded three tackles against the Hornets • Recorded five tackles (four solos) to go along with season’s first pass breakup vs. East Carolina • Collected five total tackles in season opener vs. VT

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech 3/2/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Carolina 4/1/5 0 0 0 0 0 1 Delaware State 1/2/3 0 0 0 0 1/24 0 Kansas 5/0/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 TCU 6/0/6 1/2 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Tech 3/1/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baylor 3/0/3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Oklahoma State 5/1/6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iowa State 1/3/4 0.5/0 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas State 3/1/4 0.5/2 0 0 0 0 0 Texas 5/0/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40/11/51 2/4 0 0 0 1/24 4

ToyousAVERY

Height: 5-11 | Weight: 204 | Class: Redshirt Junior Last School: Coffeyville CC | Hometown: Covington, Ga.

2017 Notes

• Has played in seven games this year and 18 for his career • Returned to the field against Texas after a three-game absence due to injury • Made five tackles vs. Texas Tech and broke up one pass, his fourth of the year, which ties a career high • Returned to the lineup at TCU after missing two games with an injury, making two unassisted tackles • Tallied a career-high three pass breakups against East Carolina • Registered career-high six tackles vs. Virginia Tech • Saw action in 11 games in 2016, including one start

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles............................................. 3 (3 times) Assisted Tackles..................................... 3 vs. Virginia Tech Total Tackles................................................. 6 vs. Virginia Tech Tackles For Loss........................................ 0.5 vs. Virginia Tech Pass Breakups............................. 3 vs. East Carolina

Career Bests

Unassisted Tackles............................................. 4 (3 times) Assisted Tackles............................. 3 vs. Virginia Tech (‘17) Total Tackles......................................... 6 vs. Virginia Tech (‘17) Tackles For Loss.............................................. 1 at Texas (‘16) Pass Breakups......................3 vs. East Carolina (‘17)

Avery’s Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 7 13/6/19 0.5/1 0 0 4 0 0 2016 11 21/3/24 1/1 0 0 4 0 0 Totals 18 34/9/43 1.5/2 0 0 8 0 0

CB 11 24

HakeemBAILEY

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 193 | Class: Redshirt Sophomore Last School: Iowa Western CC | Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.

2017 Notes

• Has played in 10 games, including two starts • Notched a career-best 10 tackles vs. Iowa State, becoming one of four Mountaineers to tally double-digit stops in one game • Also registered a career-high three pass breakups vs. the Cyclones • Tallied first pass breakup of the season vs. Oklahoma State to go along with a pair of tackles • Recovered onside kick in fourth quarter at Baylor • Recorded five tackles - all unassisted - against East Carolina • Made first career start and shared team lead in tackles (8) vs. Virginia Tech, and the team with two tackles for loss

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech 7/1/8 2/4 0 0 0 0 0 East Carolina 5/0/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware State 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas DNP TCU 1/1/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Tech DNP Baylor 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State 2/0/2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Iowa State 10/0/10 0 0 0 0 0 3 Kansas State 1/1/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas 3/0/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30/3/33 2/4 0 0 0 0 4

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles.................................. 10 vs. Iowa State Assisted Tackles........................1 vs. Virginia Tech, at TCU Total Tackles.................................................. 10 vs. Iowa State Tackles For Loss........................................... 2 vs. Virginia Tech Pass Breakups..................................3 vs. Iowa State

Bailey’s Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 10 30/3/33 2/4 0 0 4 0 0

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles..................................................... 6 at TCU Assisted Tackles........................................ 2 vs. VT, vs. Del. St. Total Tackles......................................... 6 at TCU, vs. OK State Tackles For Loss......................................................... 1 at TCU Interceptions.............................................1 vs. Delaware State Pass Breakups........................................................ 2 at Baylor

Career Bests

Unassisted Tackles........................... 8 vs. Texas A&M (‘14) Assisted Tackles............ 3 vs. Alabama (‘14), vs. OSU (‘15) Total Tackles........................................... 8 vs. Texas A&M (‘14) Tackles For Loss....................................................... 1 (3 times) Interceptions.....................2 vs. Oklahoma State (‘14) Pass Breakups.................................. 2 at Baylor (‘17)

Askew-Henry’s Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB 2017 12 40/11/51 2/4 0 1/24 4 2015 13 47/12/59 1/2 0 1/0 4 2014 13 36/8/45 1/3 0 2/53 2 Totals 38 123/32/155 4/9 0 4/77 10

FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dravon Askew-Henry

OL 62

ElijahBATTLE

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 190 | Class: Senior Last School: Dodge City CC | Hometown: Linden, N.J.

2017 Notes

• Has played in all 12 games, including seven starts • Tied for team lead with eight pass breakups • Tied for No. 16 in Big 12 in passes defended • Recorded pass breakup for fifth straight game at Oklahoma to go along with five tackles • Collected five tackles - all unassisted - vs. Texas • Recorded four tackles and a pass breakup at Kansas State • Tied a career high with seven unassisted tackles vs. Iowa State; also finished with a pass breakup • Logged career-high two pass breakups vs. Oklahoma State, as well as four tackles • Registered seven tackles (six solos) at Baylor • Made his first start of the season against Texas Tech and the fourth of his career • Tallied a career-high eight tackles vs. Texas Tech, including seven unassisted, and broke up a pass • Finished with two tackles and a pass breakup vs.Virginia Tech

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles.................7 vs. Texas Tech, vs. Iowa State Assisted Tackles............................. 1 vs. Texas Tech, at Baylor Total Tackles................................................... 8 vs. Texas Tech Pass Breakups....................................... 2 vs. Oklahoma State

Career Bests

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KyleBosch

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 298 | Class: Redshirt Senior Last School: Michigan | Hometown: St. Charles, Mo.

YodnyCajuste

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 308 | Class: Redshirt Junior Last School: Miramar | Hometown: Miami, Fla.

2017 Notes

Kyle Bosch

Yodny Cajuste

• Has played in 43 career games and started a team-high 40 games • Started 11 games at guard this season • Saw action on 783 plays, including 774 on offense • Recorded a season-high three domination blocks against Iowa State • Part of the offensive line that was named the WVU Offensive Champions against Kansas • Registered three knockdowns in the season opener against Virginia Tech • Member of the offensive line that has allowed 4.2 tackles for loss per game, ranking No. 10 in the nation and No. 1 in the Big 12 • Paved the way for the offense to average 485.1 yards of total offense per game, ranking No. 15 nationally • Held opponents to 1.4 sacks per game, which ranks No. 26 in the country and No. 2 in the Big 12 • Led the way for 1,000-yard rusher Justin Crawford, the third consecutive season the Mountaineers have had a 1,000-yard rusher • Offense passed for more than 300 yards in nine games and 350 in six games • Offense rushed for more than 200 yards in six games and 250 in two games • Offense produced 500 or more yards of total offense in six games, including the first five games to begin the season

• Named All-Big 12 Second Team • Has played in 20 career games and started 19 • Started 12 games at tackle this season • Saw action on 878 plays, including 836 on offense • Recorded four knockdown blocks against Delaware State, a season high • Registered a season-high two domination blocks against East Carolina • Part of the offensive line that was named the WVU Offensive Champions against Kansas • Member of the offensive line that has allowed 4.2 tackles for loss per game, ranking No. 10 in the nation and No. 1 in the Big 12 • Paved the way for the offense to average 485.1 yards of total offense per game, ranking No. 15 nationally • Held opponents to 1.4 sacks per game, which ranks No. 26 in the country and No. 2 in the Big 12 • Led the way for 1,000-yard rusher Justin Crawford, the third consecutive season the Mountaineers have had a 1,000-yard rusher • Offense passed for more than 300 yards in nine games and 350 in six games • Offense rushed for more than 200 yards in six games and 250 in two games • Offense produced 500 or more yards of total offense in six games, including the first five games to begin the season

Unassisted Tackles............ 7 vs. Texas Tech (‘17), vs. ISU (‘17) Assisted Tackles....................................................... 1 (3 times) Total Tackles............................................8 vs. Texas Tech (‘17) Tackles For Loss...................................0.5 vs. Texas Tech (‘16) Pass Breakups............................... 2 vs. Oklahoma State (‘17)

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech 2/0/2 0 0 0 0 0 1 East Carolina 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware State 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas 4/0/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 TCU 2/0/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Tech 7/1/8 0 0 0 0 0 1 Baylor 6/1/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State 4/0/4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Iowa State 7/0/7 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas State 4/0/4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Texas 5/0/5 0 0 0 0 0 1 Oklahoma 5/0/5 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 47/2/49 0 0 0 0 0 8

Battle’s Defensive Statistics Year GP 2017 12 2016 11 Totals 23

T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB 47/2/49 0 0 0 8 21/2/23 0.5/1 0 0 1 68/4/72 0.5/1 0 0 9

FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0

LB 11 3

Al-RasheedBenton

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 238 | Class: Redshirt Senior Last School: Shabazz | Hometown: Newark, N.J.

2017 Notes

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (LB) • Has played in 51 career games and started 24 • Leads WVU in tackles (102) and second in TFLs (13) • Tied for No. 6 nationally in solo tackles and No. 47 in total tackles • Sits at No. 5 in the Big 12 in tackles and tied for No. 7 in tackles for loss per game • WVU Defensive Champion: vs. Del. State, at Baylor • Has tallied at least eight tackles in 11 of last 13 games • Made eight tackles (four solos) at Oklahoma • Made 10 tackles against Texas, the second time recording double-digit tackles in a game • Recorded 200th career tackle against Texas • Made five total tackles and assisted on a sack a Kansas State • Hauled in second INT of the season vs. Iowa State to go along with nine total tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss • Tallied first career forced fumble vs. Oklahoma State; also made eight tackles and broke up a pass • Recorded career-high 4.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks at Baylor • Tallied eight tackles vs. Texas Tech • Made eight total tackles at TCU, including his seventh TFL of the season • Recorded career-high 11 solo tackles at Kansas, as well as second career interception • Also earned second pass breakup of the season at Kansas and sixth tackle for loss • Registered a then-career-high three tackles for loss, including first career sack vs. Delaware State • Led team with eight total tackles and recorded first career pass breakup vs. East Carolina • Shared team-lead in tackles (8) vs. Virginia Tech • Preseason All-Big 12 Conference (Phil Steele)

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech 2/6/8 1/2 0 East Carolina 6/2/8 1/3 0 Delaware State 5/3/8 3/17 1/13 Kansas 11/1/12 1/1 0 TCU 6/2/8 1/1 0 Texas Tech 5/3/8 0 0 Baylor 7/1/8 4.5/16 1.5/13 Oklahoma State 6/2/8 0 0 Iowa State 5/4/9 0.5/0 0 Kansas State 5/2/7 0.5/3 0.5/3 Texas 8/2/10 0.5/1 0 Oklahoma 7/1/8 10 0 Totals 73/29/102 13/44 3/29

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2/38

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles...............................................11 at Kansas Assisted Tackles........................................... 6 vs. Virginia Tech Total Tackles.........................................................12 at Kansas Tackles For Loss................................................... 4.5 at Baylor Sacks.................................................................... 1.5 at Baylor Forced Fumbles..................................... 1 vs. Oklahoma State Interceptions.................................. 1 at Kansas, vs. Iowa State Pass Breakups......................................................... 1 (3 times)

Al-Rasheed Benton

Career Bests

Unassisted Tackles....................................... 11 at Kansas (‘17) Assisted Tackles..............................................8 vs. Miami (‘16) Total Tackles...........................................14 vs. Oklahoma (‘16) Tackles For Loss............................................4.5 at Baylor (‘17) Sacks.............................................................1.5 at Baylor (‘17) Forced Fumbles............................. 1 vs. Oklahoma State (‘17) Fumble Recoveries............................................1 at Texas (‘16) Interceptions............................................................. 1 (3 times) Pass Breakups........................ 1 vs. ECU (‘17), at Kansas (‘17)

Benton’s Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 12 73/29/102 13/44 3/29 2/38 3 1 0 2016 13 43/37/80 1/1 0 1/13 0 0 1 2015 13 14/7/21 4/8 0 0 0 0 0 2014 13 3/3/6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 51 133/76/209 18/50 3/29 3/51 3 1 1

LB 38

HodariChristian II

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 228 | Class: Redshirt Senior Last School: McKeesport | Hometown: McKeesport, Pa.

2017 Notes

• Adds depth at linebacker • Played in all 12 games this season and 30 in his career • Logged 167 snaps this season, including 131 on special teams • Has recorded four tackles on the season • Earned a tackle for loss vs. East Carolina

ShaneCommodore

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 210 | Class: Redshirt Senior Last School: Morgantown | Hometown: Morgantown, W.Va.

2017 Notes

• Has played in 31 career games, logging 20 total tackles • Played in all 12 games this season • Played in 220 total snaps, 215 of them on special teams • Third on team with seven special teams tackles

MikeDaniels Jr.

Height: 5-11 | Weight: 203 | Class: Senior Last School: Globe Tech CC | Hometown: Miami, Fla.

2017 Notes

• Has started all 12 games • Co-leader in pass breakups with eight • No. 12 in Big 12 in passes defended per game • Recorded a pair of tackles to go along with a pass breakup against Texas • Earned first career fumble recovery vs. Oklahoma State to go along with three tackles and a pass breakup • Tied a career high with two pass breakups at Baylor to go along with five total tackles • Notched first career interception at Kansas, which was returned for a 25-yard touchdown • Also finished with six solo tackles at Kansas, matching his career high • Earned first career tackle for loss vs. Delaware State • Registered two pass breakups against East Carolina • Tallied a team-high two pass breakups vs. Virginia Tech to go along with a career-high six tackles

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech 4/2/6 East Carolina 2/0/2 Delaware State 2/0/2 Kansas 6/0/6 TCU 3/0/3 Texas Tech 3/1/4 Baylor 4/1/5 Oklahoma State 3/0/3 Iowa State 1/0/1 Kansas State 1/0/1 Texas 2/0/2 Oklahoma 2/1/3 Totals 33/5/38

ChrisChugunov

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 203 | Class: Redshirt Sophomore Last School: Montgomery | Hometown: Skillman, N.J.

2017 Notes

• Has played in seven career games, including four in 2017 • Made his first career start against Oklahoma, passing for 137 yards with a long of 51 • Completed 14 of his 26 passes and threw a touchdown pass against Texas, filling in for an injured Will Grier • Threw his first career touchdown pass against Delaware State

0 0 0 0 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 1/25

2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 8

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles.................................................6 at Kansas Assisted Tackles........................................... 2 vs. Virginia Tech Total Tackles............................... 6 vs. Virginia Tech, at Kansas Tackles For Loss.......................................1 vs. Delaware State Fumble Recoveries................................. 1 vs. Oklahoma State Interceptions...........................................................1 at Kansas Pass Breakups......................................................... 2 (3 times)

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yards TDs Long Virginia Tech DNP East Carolina 5 9 0 .556 51 0 26 Delaware State 5 7 0 .714 30 1 9 Kansas DNP TCU DNP Texas Tech DNP Baylor DNP Oklahoma State DNP Iowa State DNP Kansas State DNP Texas 14 26 0 .538 189 1 32 Oklahoma 10 20 0 .500 137 0 51 Totals 34 62 0 .548 407 2 51

Career Bests

Unassisted Tackles......................................... 6 at Kansas (‘17) Assisted Tackles................................... 2 vs. Virginia Tech (‘17) Total Tackles................................ 6 vs. VT (‘17), at Kansas (17) Tackles For Loss...............................1 vs. Delaware State (‘17) Fumble Recoveries......................... 1 vs. Oklahoma State (‘17) Interceptions................................................... 1 at Kansas (‘17) Pass Breakups......................................................... 2 (3 times)

2017 Single-Game Bests

Rushing Attempts..................................... 2 vs. ECU; vs. Texas Long Rush...................................................1 vs. East Carolina Passing Attempts.................................................. 14 vs. Texas Passing Completions............................................ 26 vs. Texas Passing Yards...................................................... 189 vs. Texas Passing Touchdowns............................... 1 vs. ECU; vs. Texas Long Completion............................................. 51 at Oklahoma

Daniels’ Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 12 33/5/38 1/1 0 1/25 8 0 1/0 2016 6 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 18 34/5/39 1/1 0 1/25 7 0 1/0

Chugunov’s Passing Statistics

Year Games C/A Pct. Yards TD Int. Long 2017 4 34-62 .548 407 2 0 51 2016 3 2/5 .400 15 0 1 11 Totals 7 36/67 .537 422 2 1 51

Mike Daniels Jr.

Unassisted Tackles................................. 5 vs. Oklahoma State Assisted Tackles........................................... 4 vs. Virginia Tech Total Tackles......................................... 6 at TCU, vs. OK State Tackles For Loss..................................... 2 vs. Oklahoma State Sacks....................................................................... 1 at Baylor

Career Bests

ReeseDonahue

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 263 | Class: Sophomore Last School: Cabell Midland | Hometown: Ona, W.Va.

2017 Notes

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (DL) • Has seen action in 24 career games, including 12 starts • Finished with five total tackles (three solos) vs. Iowa State, including a tackle for loss • Made a career-best five solo tackles vs. Oklahoma State, as well as a career-high two tackles for loss • Registered first career sack at Baylor • Also had three solo tackles at Baylor, finishing with five total tackles • Recorded a career-high six total tackles and first career unassisted tackle for loss at TCU • Also tied his then-career-best with three solo tackles at TCU • Finished with three solo tackles at Kansas • Tallied a two unassisted tackles vs. Delaware State • Earned first career start against Virginia Tech • Set a then-career-high in total tackles vs. Virginia Tech (4)

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech 0/4/4 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0 East Carolina 0/2/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware State 2/1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas 3/0/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 TCU 3/3/6 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Tech 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baylor 3/2/5 1/11 1/11 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State 5/1/6 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 Iowa State 3/2/5 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas State 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas 0/1/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma 1/1/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 20/17/37 5.5/19 1/11 0 0 0 0

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles......................... 5 vs. Oklahoma State (‘17) Assisted Tackles................................... 4 vs. Virginia Tech (‘17) Total Tackles............................... 6 at TCU (‘17), OK State (‘17) Tackles For Loss............................. 2 vs. Oklahoma State (‘17) Sacks................................................................1 at Baylor (‘17)

Donahue’s Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 12 20/17/37 5.5/19 1/11 0 0 0 0 2016 12 6/6/12 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 26/23/49 5.5/19 1/11 0 0 0 0

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MarvinGrossJr.

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 205 | Class: Redshirt Senior Last School: Dunbar | Hometown: Baltimore, Md.

2017 Notes

• Has seen action in 48 career games, including 11 this season • Leads team with nine special teams tackles • Recorded a blocked punt return for a touchdown vs. Oklahoma State, the first time WVU has tallied one since Nov. 1, 2003 vs. UCF • Contributed three unassisted tackles vs. Texas Tech • Named WVU Special Teams Champion vs. Texas Tech • Finished with career-best six tackles - all of them solos - at Kansas • Named Special Teams Champion for his performance vs. East Carolina • Finished with four tackles vs. Delaware State • WVU’s 2016 Special Teams Player of the Year

2017 Game-By-Game

JaleelFields

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 298 | Class: Redshirt Junior Last School: Aliquippa | Hometown: Aliquippa, Pa.

2017 Notes

• Adds depth on the defensive line • Has played in all 12 games this season • Logged 138 plays this season, including 125 special teams snaps • Lone tackle of the season came at Kansas State

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech DNP East Carolina 0/1/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware State 4/0/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas 6/0/6 0 0 0 0 0 0 TCU 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Tech 3/0/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baylor 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iowa State 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas State 1/1/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas 2/0/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 19/2/21 0 0 0 0 0 0

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles.................................................6 at Kansas Assisted Tackles.............. 1 vs. East Carolina, at Kansas State Total Tackles...........................................................6 at Kansas

Career Bests

Unassisted Tackles......................................... 6 at Kansas (‘17) Assisted Tackles........................................4 at Iowa State (‘16) Total Tackles............................................................. 6 (3 times) Tackles For Loss............................................. 2 vs. Baylor (‘16) Sacks.............................................................. 2 vs. Baylor (‘16) Forced Fumbles...................... 1 vs. TCU (‘16), vs. Baylor (‘16) Interceptions................................................... 1 vs. Baylor (‘16) Pass Breakups............................................... 1 vs. Baylor (‘16)

Gross’ Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 11 19/2/21 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 13 13/11/24 3/15 2/9 1/18 1 2 0 2015 13 10/5/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 11 9/5/14 1.5/7 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 48 51/23/74 4.5/22 2/9 1/18 1 2 0

Reese Donahue

QB 7

WillGrier

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 214 | Class: Redshirt Junior Last School: Florida | Hometown: Davidson, N.C.

2017 Notes

• Big 12 Newcomer of the Year • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (QB) • Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award semifinalist • Manning Award Quarterback of the Week (Sept. 11, Oct. 19) • Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16) • Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 3, Sept. 9, Oct. 16, Oct. 23, Nov. 13) • Big 12 Conference Preseason Newcomer of the Year • His 34 passing touchdowns are the second most by WVU quarterback in a season • Ranks No. 4 in school history single-season passing yards, with 3,490 • Has completed 250 passes in 2017, ranking No. 5 in school history • Has thrown 34 passing touchdowns, ranking No. 9 nationally • Ranks No. 7 nationally and No. 3 in the Big 12 with 317.3 passing yards per game • Ranks No. 8 in the country and No. 3 in the league in passing efficiency • Ranked No. 8 nationally with 20.0 points responsible for per game • His 3,490 passing yards are good for No. 15 nationally and No. 4 in the Big 12 • Averages 9.0 yards per attempt, ranking No. 9 nationally • Averages 328.4 yards of total offense per game, ranking No. 9 nationally and No. 3 in the Big 12 • Has completed 22.7 passes per game, good for No. 12 nationally and No. 3 in the Big 12 • Has recorded 300 yards passing in nine games breaking Geno Smith’s single-season record of eight • First player in WVU history to throw five touchdown passes in back-to-back games • Sat out against Oklahoma due to injury • Completed six out of eight passes and threw for 50 yards before sustaining a game-ending hand injury in the first quarter against Texas • Recorded 372 passing yards and four touchdowns at Kansas State • WVU Offfensive Champion: Iowa State, completing 20-of-25 passes for 316 yards and two touchdowns • His 316 passing yards marked the eighth game in 2017 in which he threw for 300 or more yards • Completed season-high 80 percent of his passes and threw two touchdown passes against Iowa State • Recorded two passing touchdowns against Oklahoma State • Threw for a career-high 375 yards and tallied five passing touchdowns at Baylor • Threw for 352 yards against Texas Tech, marking the sixth straight game he threw for at least 300 yards, passing Geno Smith (2012) for second among WVU quarterbacks. • Tallied five touchdown passes against Texas Tech • Completed 32 passes against Texas Tech, a career-high and most since Clint Trickett at Texas (36) in 2014 • Threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns at TCU • Completed a season-long 76-yard pass to Ka’Raun White at TCU, the longest play of the season for the Mountaineers • Against Kansas, he became the second WVU quarterback to rush for two touchdowns, throw for two touchdowns and throw for 300 or more passing yards in the same game since Mike Sherwood against Pitt in 1968 • Scored a season-high two rushing touchdowns against Kansas • Tallied five passing touchdowns against East Carolina, marking the 11th time in program history a quarterback has thrown at least five touchdowns in a game • Threw for 371 yards against Virginia Tech, the most by a WVU quarterback making his debut • His 371 yards against Virginia Tech are the most in an opening game since Chad Johnston threw for 390 yards against Purdue in 1995

Will Grier

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yards TDs Long Virginia Tech 31 53 1 .585 371 3 60 East Carolina. 19 25 0 .760 352 5 75 Delaware State 19 27 1 .703 304 3 62 Kansas 25 39 1 .641 347 2 49 TCU 24 45 1 .533 366 3 76 Texas Tech 32 41 1 .740 352 5 32 Baylor 26 37 0 .703 375 5 53 Oklahoma State 20 42 4 .476 285 2 68 Iowa State 20 25 1 .800 316 2 63 Kansas State 27 46 2 .587 372 4 75 Texas 6 8 0 .750 50 0 34 Oklahoma DNP Totals 250 388 12 .644 3,390 34 76

2017 Single-Game Bests

Rushing Yards............................................ 59 vs. Virginia Tech Rushing Attempts....................................... 11 vs. Virginia Tech Rushing Touchdowns.............................................2 at Kansas Long Rush................................................. 14 vs. Virginia Tech Passing Attempts....................................... 53 vs. Virginia Tech Passing Completions..............................................32 vs. TCU Passing Yards...................................................... 375 at Baylor Passing Touchdowns............................................... 5 (3 times) Long Completion...................................................... 76 at TCU

Grier’s Passing Statistics Year Games

2017

C/A

Pct.

250/388 .644

Yards

3,390

Int. Long

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JalenHarvey

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 310 | Class: Redshirt Junior Last School: NW Mississippi CC | Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.

2017 Notes

OsmanKamara

Height: 5-10 | Weight: 197 | Class: Redshirt Freshman Last School: Bishop McDevitt | Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa. • Played in all 12 games • Used primarily on special teams units • Recorded a blocked punt vs. Oklahoma State • Logged 217 total snaps, including 19 on defense • Tallied four total tackles, including one tackle for loss

• Has played in five games • Logged 97 defensive snaps in 2017 • Tallied five total tackles on the year

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AdamHensley

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 228 | Class: Redshirt Sophomore Last School: Centerville | Hometown: Centerville, Ohio

2017 Notes

• Adds depth at linebacker and on special teams • Logged 73 total snaps this season • Has played in 12 games this season and 19 for his career

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BillyKinney

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 216 | Class: Redshirt Junior Last School: University | Hometown: Morgantown, W.Va.

2017 Notes

• Has played in 25 career games • Ranks No. 5 in the Big 12 in punting • Has five punts of more than 50 yards on the season and has placed 19 punts inside the opponents 20 • Averaged 40.7 yards per punt with a long of 49 yards at OU • Solid effort vs. Texas averaging 40.4 yards on eight punts Placed two punts inside the 20 and had a long of 54 yards • Averaged almost 40 yards per punt in rain at Kansas State and placed two inside the Wildcat 20 • Good day vs. Iowa State with a 44.3 punting average, a long of 51 yards and two punts inside the 20, including one inside the five • Averaged 43.6 yards per punt against Oklahoma State with a season-long punt of 58 yards • Long punt went for 48 yards at Baylor and placed two punts inside the 20 • Long punt went for 48 yards vs. Texas Tech • Averaged 41.2 yards per punt at TCU with a long punt of 48 yards. Also placed two punts inside the TCU 20 • Strong day punting against Delaware State with three punts for 148 yards and a 49.3 average. Long punt went for 56 yards and placed two punts inside the Hornet 20 • Four punts vs. ECU for a 40.0 avg. Long went for 52 yards and placed two inside the Pirate 20 • Punted a career-high nine times for 324 yards against Virginia Tech, placing two inside the 20

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent Punts Yds. Avg. Lg. TB FC 50+ I-20 Virginia Tech 9 324 36.0 46 0 6 0 2 ECU 4 160 40.0 52 0 2 1 2 Delaware State 3 148 49.3 56 0 1 1 2 Kansas 5 180 36.0 41 0 4 0 2 TCU 4 165 41.2 48 0 2 0 2 Texas Tech 3 118 39.3 48 1 0 0 0 Baylor 6 229 38.2 48 0 4 0 2 Oklahoma State 5 218 43.6 58 0 2 1 1 Iowa State 3 133 44.3 51 0 1 1 2 Kansas State 8 319 39.9 46 2 1 0 2 Texas 8 323 40.4 54 1 3 1 2 Oklahoma 3 122 40.7 49 0 1 0 0 Totals 61 2,439 40.0 58 4 27 5 19

2017 Season-Game Bests

Most Punts................................................... 9 vs. Virginia Tech Longest Punt........................................ 58 vs. Oklahoma State Best Punting Average...........................................49.3 vs. DSU Punts Inside the 20-Yard Line.................................. 2 (9 times) Punts of More Than 50 Yards...................................... (5 times)

MattJones

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 318 | Class: Redshirt Sophomore Last School: Hubbard | Hometown: Hubbard, Ohio

Career Bests

2017 Notes

• Started all 12 games at center this season • Saw action on a team-high 928 plays of offense • Has recorded a pair of domination blocks in four games • Tallied eight knockdowns this season • Tied a season-high with two knockdowns as the offensive line was named the WVU Offensive Champions against Kansas • Had a season-high two knockdown blocks against ECU • Leader of the offensive line that has allowed 4.2 tackles for loss per game, ranking No. 10 in the nation and No. 1 in the Big 12 • Paved the way for the offense to average 485.1 yards of total offense per game, ranking No. 15 nationally • Held opponents to 1.4 sacks per game, which ranks No. 26 in the country and No. 2 in the Big 12 • Offense produced 500 or more yards of total offense in six games, including the first five games to begin the season

Most Punts........................................... 9 vs. Virginia Tech (‘17) Longest Punt..................................................63 vs Miami (‘16) Best Punting Average......................49.3 vs. Delaware St. (‘17) Punts Inside the 20-Yard Line.........................3 vs. Miami (‘16) Punts of More Than 50 Yards................................... 2 (3 times)

Kinney’s Punting Statistics Year Punts 2017 61 2016 59 Totals 120

Yards 2,439 2,462 4,901

Avg. 40.0 41.7 40.8

Long 58 63 63

TB 4 5 9

FC 50+ I-20 27 5 19 22 7 17 49 12 36

Billy Kinney

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GaryJenningsJr.

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 210 | Class: Junior Last School: Colonial Forge | Hometown: Stafford, Va.

2017 Notes

• All-Big 12 Second Team (WR) • Has played in 38 career games and started 13 • Has four 100-yard receiving performances in 2017 • His 94 receptions in 2017 place No. 5 in school history • Ranks No. 7 in school history with 1,030 receiving yards • Tied for No. 15 on the career receptions list, with 111 • Ranks No. 3 nationally and No. 1 in the Big 12 with 7.8 receptions per game • Has recorded 1,030 receiving yards in 2017, placing No. 20 nationally and No. 5 in the Big 12 • Averages 85.8 receiving yards per game, ranking No. 23 in the country and No. 5 in the Big 12 • Surpassed the 1,000-yard receiving mark with a 16-yard reception in the third quarter against Texas • WVU Offensive Champion: Kansas State, tied a season-high with 13 receptions and registered 115 receiving yards • Caught seven passes against Iowa State, the eighth time this season he has registered at least six receptions in a game • Tallied six catches for 58 yards against Oklahoma State • Had eight receptions for 116 yards at Baylor • Hauled in nine catches for 68 yards against Texas Tech • Caught 10 passes for 80 yards at TCU, the second time he has had at least 10 receptions in a game • Had six catches for 75 yards at Kansas • Finished with 128 yards on six catches against Delaware State, averaging 21.3 yards a catch • Hauled in 13 catches against Virginia Tech, tying for fourthmost in school history • His 189 receiving yards against Virginia Tech tied for No. 13 in school history and marked the most receiving yards by a WVU player in an opening game

2017 Game-By-Game Opponent Virginia Tech East Carolina. Delaware State Kansas TCU Texas Tech Baylor Oklahoma State Iowa State Kansas State Texas Oklahoma Totals

No. Yards 13 189 4 46 6 128 6 75 10 80 9 68 8 116 6 58 7 63 13 115 10 78 2 14 92 1,016

Avg. TDs Long 14.5 1 60 11.5 0 38 21.3 0 48 12.5 0 30 8.0 0 14 7.5 0 14 14.5 0 51 9.7 0 21 9.0 0 18 8.8 0 43 7.8 0 19 7.0 0 8 11.0 1 60

2017 Single-Game Bests

Receptions....................................13 vs. Virginia Tech; at KSU Receiving Yards........................................ 189 vs. Virginia Tech Receiving Touchdowns................................ 1 vs. Virginia Tech Long Reception.......................................... 60 vs. Virginia Tech

Career Bests

Receptions....................13 vs. Virginia Tech (‘17); at KSU (‘17) Receiving Yards................................ 189 vs. Virginia Tech (‘17) Receiving Touchdowns............................................ 1 (4 times) Long Reception................................ 64 vs. Arizona State (‘15)

Jennings’ Receiving Statistics

Year Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2017 12 94 1,030 11.0 1 60 2016 13 10 165 16.5 2 58 2015 13 7 116 16.6 1 64 Totals 38 111 1,311 11.8 4 64

Gary Jennings Jr.

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JonLewis

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 275 | Class: Redshirt Senior Last School: Morgantown | Hometown: Morgantown, W.Va.

2017 Notes

• Has seen action in 39 career games, including all 12 this year • Adds depth to defensive line and special teams units • Earned a career-high three tackles vs. East Carolina • Assisted on first career sack in season opener vs. Virginia Tech

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles......................................3 vs. East Carolina Assisted Tackles............................................ 1 vs. VT, vs. DSU Total Tackles................................................3 vs. East Carolina Tackles For Loss........................................ 0.5 vs. Virginia Tech Sacks......................................................... 0.5 vs. Virginia Tech

Career Bests

Unassisted Tackles.............................. 3 vs. East Carolina (‘17) Assisted Tackles...........................2 vs. Georgia Southern (‘15) Total Tackles........................................ 3 vs. East Carolina (‘17) Tackles For Loss................................ 0.5 vs. Virginia Tech (‘17) Sacks................................................. 0.5 vs. Virginia Tech (‘17)

Lewis’ Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 12 3/2/5 0.5/1 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 2016 13 3/1/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 6 1/4/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 8 2/1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 9/8/17 0.5/1 0.5/1 0 0 0 0

OL GrantLingafelter

Height: 6-6 | Weight: 305 | Class: Redshirt Senior Last School: Chagrin Falls | Hometown: Chagrin Falls, Ohio

2017 Notes

• Has played in 32 career games and started five • Played in 10 games and started five this season • Saw action on 392 snaps of offense • Recorded 4.5 knockdown blocks against Virginia Tech, the most by a Mountaineer in 2017 • Registered two domination blocks • Part of the offensive line that was named the WVU Offensive Champions against Kansas • Member of the offensive line that has allowed 4.2 tackles for loss per game, ranking No. 10 in the nation and No. 1 in the Big 12 • Paved the way for the offense to average 485.1 yards of total offense per game, ranking No. 15 nationally • Held opponents to 1.4 sacks per game, which ranks No. 26 in the country and No. 2 in the Big 12 • Led the way for 1,000-yard rusher Justin Crawford, the third consecutive season the Mountaineers have had a 1,000-yard rusher • Offense passed for more than 300 yards in nine games and 350 in six games • Offense rushed for more than 200 yards in six games and 250 in two games • Offense produced 500 or more yards of total offense in six games, including the first five games to begin the season

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LamonteMcDougle

Height: 5-10 | Weight: 295 | Class: Freshman Last School: Deerfield Beach | Hometown: Pompano Beach, Fla.

2017 Notes

• Has played in all 12 games • ESPN.com Freshman All-America Team • WVU Defensive Champion: at Kansas • Logged a career-high six tackles (four solos) vs. Oklahoma State • Tied a then-career-high three tackles at Baylor, including his second sack • Finished with a career-best two tackles for loss against the Bears • Made his first career start at TCU • Tallied three solo tackles at Kansas, as well as first career sack • Also registered first career forced fumble against the Jayhawks • Notched first career fumble recovery vs. Delaware State • Two tackles and a tackle for loss vs. Virginia Tech

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech 2/0/2 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 East Carolina 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware State 1/1/2 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 Kansas 3/0/3 1/10 1/10 1 0 0 0 TCU 0/1/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Tech 0/1/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baylor 3/0/3 2/7 1/5 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State 4/2/6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iowa State 0/2/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas State 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma 0/1/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 14/8/22 4/18 2/15 1 1/0 0 0

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles................................. 4 vs. Oklahoma State Assisted Tackles..................................... 2 vs. Oklahoma State Total Tackles........................................... 6 vs. Oklahoma State Tackles For Loss...................................................... 2 at Baylor Sacks......................................................1 at Kansas, at Baylor Forced Fumbles.....................................................1 at Kansas Fumble Recoveries...................................1 vs. Delaware State

McDougle’s Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 12 14/8/22 4/18 2/15 0 0 1 1/0

Jon Lewis

Grant Lingafelter

Lamonte McDougle

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DavidLongJr.

Height: 5-11 | Weight: 222 | Class: Redshirt Sophomore Last School: Winton Woods | Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

2017 Notes

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (LB) • Pro Football Focus Second Team All-American • Has played in eight games in 2017 and 21 for his career • No. 6 in the Big 12 in tackles for loss • Leads WVU with 13.5 TFLs • Third on the team with six pass breakups • Logged seven tackles, including one for loss, at Oklahoma • Tallied 10 tackles vs. Texas, the third time recording doubledigit tackles in a game; also added a TFL • WVU Defensive Champion: at Kansas State • Recorded 11 total tackles (eight solo) at Kansas State, finishing with two tackles for loss and first sack

David Long Jr.

• Recorded five total tackles, assisted on a tackle for loss, and had a pass breakup vs. Iowa State • Tallied career-high 18 tackles vs. Oklahoma State, the secondmost in a single game in the Big 12 • Had a school-record seven tackles for loss vs. OSU; the mark is the second-most in the NCAA • His 14 solo tackles vs. Oklahoma State is also a career high, as well as tied for No. 7 on WVU’s all-time single-game unassisted tackles chart • Secured first fumble recovery of his career vs. OSU • Recorded six tackles at Baylor to go along with a pass breakup and half of a tackle for loss • Registered a then career-high eight solo tackles vs. Texas Tech; finished as co-leader with nine tackles • Tallied first two pass breakups of his career at TCU

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech DNP East Carolina DNP Delaware State DNP Kansas DNP TCU 2/1/3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Texas Tech 8/1/9 1/1 0 0 0 0 1 Baylor 4/2/6 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 1 Oklahoma State 14/4/18 7/16 0 0 1/0 0 0 Iowa State 3/2/5 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas State 8/3/11 2/5 1/1 0 0 0 1 Texas 7/3/10 1/2 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma 4/3/7 1/2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 50/20/70 13.5/30 1/1 0 1/0 0 6

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles......................... 14 vs. Oklahoma State Assisted Tackles............................... 4 vs. Oklahoma State Total Tackles......................................... 18 vs. Oklahoma State Tackles For Loss..................................... 7 vs. Oklahoma State Sacks.............................................. 1 at Kansas State Fumble Recoveries...................1 vs. Oklahoma State Pass Breakups............................................. 2 at TCU

Career Bests

Unassisted Tackles................. 14 vs. Oklahoma State (‘17) Assisted Tackles...................................8 vs. Miami, Fl (‘16) Total Tackles................................. 18 vs. Oklahoma State (‘17) Tackles For Loss............................. 7 vs. Oklahoma State (‘17) Sacks..........................................................1 (3 times) Fumble Recoveries........... 1 vs. Oklahoma State (‘17) Pass Breakups..................................... 2 at TCU (‘17)

Long’s Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB 2017 8 50/20/70 13.5/30 1/1 0 6 2016 13 37/28/65 4.5/21 2/9 0 0 Totals 21 87/48/135 18/51 3/10 0 6

FF FR 0 1/0 0 0 0 1/0

ColtonMcKivitz

Height: 6-7 | Weight: 306 | Class: Redshirt Sophomore Last School: Union Local | Hometown: Jacobsburg, Ohio

2017 Notes

• Has played in 25 career games and started 22 • Started all 12 games at tackle this season • Saw action on 931 plays, including 868 on offense • Tied the team-lead with 13 domination blocks this season • Second on the team with nine knockdown blocks • Recorded multiple knockdown blocks in four games this season • Registered a season-high four domination blocks against TCU • Part of the offensive line that was named the WVU Offensive Champions against Kansas • Member of the offensive line that has allowed 4.2 tackles for loss per game, ranking No. 10 in the nation and No. 1 in the Big 12 • Paved the way for the offense to average 485.1 yards of total offense per game, ranking No. 15 nationally • Held opponents to 1.4 sacks per game, which ranks No. 26 in the country and No. 2 in the Big 12 • Led the way for 1,000-yard rusher Justin Crawford, the third consecutive season the Mountaineers have had a 1,000-yard rusher • Offense passed for more than 300 yards in nine games and 350 in six games • Offense rushed for more than 200 yards in six games and 250 in two games • Offense produced 500 or more yards of total offense in six games, including the first five games to begin the season

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KennedyMcKoy

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 201 | Class: Sophomore Last School: North Davidson | Hometown: Lexington, N.C.

2017 Notes

• Has played in 24 career games, including two starts • Had a career day at Oklahoma, registering career-highs in rushing yards (137), rushing touchdowns (3) and tying a career-high in rushing attempts (25) • Also recorded his longest rush of the season, a 36-yard carry, at Oklahoma • Registered 60 rushing yards on 12 attempts vs. ISU • Scored his fourth rushing touchdown of the season and recorded 30 yards against Oklahoma State • Rushed for a team-high 55 yards and tied a season-high with two receptions at Baylor • Rushed for 105 yards at Kansas, the second 100-yard performance of his career • Tallied two rushing touchdowns at Kansas, the second time in his career he has rushed for two touchdowns in a game (Texas, 2016) • Tied a career-high with 21 recieving yards against ECU

NickMeadows

Height: 5-11 | Weight: 225 | Class: Redshirt Senior Last School: Willamstown | Hometown: Williamstown, W.Va.

2017 Notes

• Has played in 25 career games • Handles all field goal, punting and extra point snapping duties • Saw action in all 12 games in 2017 • Special Teams Champion: Iowa State

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent Att. Yds Avg. TDs Long Rec Yds TDs Virginia Tech 8 50 6.2 0 13 2 4 0 East Carolina. 11 49 4.9 1 20 1 21 0 Delaware State DNP Kansas 12 105 8.8 2 28 1 7 0 TCU 7 12 1.7 0 3 0 0 0 Texas Tech 7 35 5 0 9 0 0 0 Baylor 7 55 7.9 0 20 2 19 0 Oklahoma State 9 30 3.3 1 7 1 8 0 Iowa State 12 60 5.0 0 17 2 14 0 Kansas State 4 14 3.5 0 8 0 0 0 Texas 9 18 2.0 0 11 0 0 0 Oklahoma 25 137 5.5 3 36 0 0 0 Totals 86 428 5.0 4 28 9 73 0

2017 Single-Game Bests

Rushing Yards............................................... 137 at Oklahoma Rushing Attempts............................................ 25 at Oklahoma Rushing Touchdowns........................................ 3 at Oklahoma Long Rush....................................................... 36 at Oklahoma Receptions............................................................... 2 (3 times) Receiving Yards.........................................21 vs. East Carolina Long Reception.........................................21 vs. East Carolina

Career Bests

Rushing Yards....................................... 137 at Oklahoma (‘17) Rushing Attempts........................ 25 at Texas (‘16); at OU (‘17) Rushing Touchdowns................................ 3 at Oklahoma (‘17) Long Rush.................................................. 44 vs. Kansas (‘16) Receptions........................................................3 at Texas (‘16) Receiving Yards......................... 21 vs. Youngstown State (‘16) . vs. East Carolina (‘17) Receiving Touchdowns............... 1 vs. Youngstown State (‘16) Long Reception......................... 21 vs. Youngstown State (‘16)

McKoy’s Rushing Statistics Year Games 2017 11 2016 13 Totals 24

Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 111 565 5.1 7 36 73 472 6.5 4 44 184 1,037 5.6 11 44

McKoy’s Receiving Statistics Year Games 2017 11 2016 13 Totals 24

Colton McKivitz

No. Yards 9 73 9 64 18 137

Avg. TD Long 8.1 0 21 7.1 1 21 7.6 1 21

Kennedy McKoy

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MikeMolina

Height: 5-8 | Weight: 182 | Class: Redshirt Senior Last School: Hurricane | Hometown: Hurricane, W.Va.

2017 Notes

• Has played in 25 career games • Injured and did not play against Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas and Oklahoma • A 27-yard field goal and five PATs at Baylor • Season long 43-yard field goal against Texas Tech • A field goal and three PATs at TCU for a total of six points • 8-of-8 on PATs at Kansas • Made good on his only field goal attempt vs. Delaware • State with a 20-yarder plus eight PATs for a total of 11points • Connected on a 34-yard field goal vs. Virginia Tech to go along with three extra points • Preseason All-Big 12 Conference (Lindy’s, Phil Steele, Street & Smith’s)

2017 FG Sequence

Virginia Tech (34) East Carolina. 44, 45 Delaware State (20) Kansas -TCU (37), 29 Texas Tech (43) Baylor (27) Oklahoma State DNP Iowa State DNP Kansas State DNP Texas DNP Oklahoma DNP Totals 5/8 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate FG was made.

2017 Season-Game Bests

Field Goals Made..................................................... 1 (5 times) Field Goals Attempted..................................... 2 vs. ECU, TCU Field Goal Percentage....................................... 1.000 (4 times) Longest Field Goal...................................................... 43 vs.TT Extra Points Made.................................................... 8 (3 times) Extra Points Attempted............................................ 8 (3 times) Most Kickoff Yards................................................................48 Best Kickoff Average..........................................................48.0

XavierPegues

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 292 | Class: Redshirt Senior Last School: Itawamba CC | Hometown: Oxford, Miss.

2017 Notes

• Has played in 10 games, including four starts • Finished with two tackles, including first career tackle for loss against Delaware State • Made three total tackles against East Carolina, including the first of his WVU career • Made first career start vs. Virginia Tech

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Carolina 2/1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware State 2/0/2 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TCU 1/1/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Tech 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baylor DNP Oklahoma State DNP Iowa State 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas State 0/1/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 5/3/8 1/1 0 0 0 0 0

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles...............................2 vs. ECU, vs. DSU Assisted Tackles................................................. 1 (3 times) Total Tackles................................................3 vs. East Carolina Tackles For Loss.......................................1 vs. Delaware State

Pegues’ Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 10 5/3/8 1/1 0 0 0 0 0

MartellPettaway

Height: 5-10 | Weight: 208 | Class: Sophomore Last School: Martin Luther King | Hometown: Detroit, Mich.

2017 Notes

• Has played in 15 career games • Had a season-high seven carries and scored his second rushing touchdown of the season at Oklahoma • Season-high 39 rushing yards on six carries, and scored his first rushing touchdown of the season against Delaware State

2017 Single-Game Bests

Rushing Yards........................................39 vs. Delaware State Rushing Attempts.............................................. 7 at Oklahoma Rushing Touchdowns........ 1 vs. Delaware State; at Oklahoma Long Rush.................................................. 17 vs. Virginia Tech Receptions.................................................1 vs. ECU; vs. DSU Receiving Yards......................................16 vs. Delaware State Long Reception......................................16 vs. Delaware State

Career Bests

Rushing Yards.......................................181 at Iowa State (‘16) Rushing Attempts....................................30 at Iowa State (‘16) Rushing Touchdowns............................................... 1 (3 times) Long Rush...............................................23 at Iowa State (‘16) Receptions............................................................... 1 (4 times) Receiving Yards.......................................25 at Iowa State (‘16) Long Reception.......................................25 at Iowa State (‘16)

Pettaway’s Rushing Statistics Year Games 2017 12 2016 3 Totals 15

Att. Yards 41 148 49 260 90 405

Avg. TD Long 3.5 2 17 5.3 1 23 4.5 3 23

Pettaway’s Receiving Statistics Year Games 2017 12 2016 3 Totals 15

Career Bests

Field Goals Made........................................4 vs. Missouri (‘16) Field Goals Attempted.................................4 vs. Missouri (‘16) Field Goal Percentage....................................... 1.000 (5 times) Longest Field Goal....................................... 50 vs. Baylor (‘16) Extra Points Made.................................................... 8 (3 times) Extra Points Attempted............................................ 8 (3 times) Most Kickoff Yards................................... 537 vs. Kansas (‘16) Best Kickoff Average...................... 65.0 vs. Texas; Miami (‘16) Most Touchbacks....................................5 vs. Texas Tech (‘16)

Molina’s Field Goal Statistics

Year FG/A Pct. 1/29 30/39 40/49 50+ LG 2017 5/8 .625 2/3 2/2 1/3 0/0 43 2016 15/22 .681 6/7 7/10 1/4 1/1 50 2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 20/30 .666 8/10 9/12 2/7 1/1 50

Molina’s Kickoff Statistics

Year Kickoffs Yards Avg. TB 2017 1 48 48.0 0 2016 79 4,608 58.3 25 2015 8 510 63.8 3 Totals 88 5,166 58.7 28

Mike Molina

No. Yards 2 28 2 21 4 49

Avg. TD Long 14.0 0 16 10.5 0 25 12.2 0 25

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DerrekPittsJr.

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 182 | Class: Freshman Last School: South Charleston | Hometown: Dunbar, W.Va.

2017 Notes

• Finished with four tackles at Kansas, the most tackles of his WVU career • Credited with first career solo tackle vs. Delaware State and finished with two on the day • Assisted on first career tackle vs. East Carolina • Enrolled at WVU in January

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles...........................................4 at Kansas Assisted Tackles...................................1 vs. ECU, vs. DSU Total Tackles...........................................................4 at Kansas

XavierPreston

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 240 | Class: Senior Last School: Jensen Beach | Hometown: Stuart, Fla.

2017 Notes

• Has played in 41 career games, including eight starts • Returned from a three-game absence at Oklahoma, logging two tackles • Logged four tackles at Baylor, including his first sack of the season and second of his career • Tallied a career-high five solo tackles at TCU • Earned first career fumble recovery vs. Delaware State • Registered three tackles, including the 40th of his career, vs. Delaware State • Tied single-game best in assisted tackles (3) vs. Virginia Tech and earned first career pass breakup

2017 Game-By-Game

Pitts’ Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 9 7/2/9 0 0 0 0 0 0

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QuondariusQualls

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 222 | Class: Junior Last School: NW Mississippi CC | Hometown: Farmerville, La.

2017 Notes

• Has played in 11 games • Used primarily on special teams, but also adds depth to linebacker corps • Career-best two solo tackles vs. Delaware State • Finished with two tackles against ECU • Split first career sack with Jon Lewis vs. Virginia Tech

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles.............................2 vs. Delaware State Assisted Tackles...................................... 1 vs. VT, vs. ECU Total Tackles...............................................2 vs. ECU, vs. DSU Tackles For Loss........................................ 0.5 vs. Virginia Tech Sacks...........................................0.5 vs. Virginia Tech

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech 2/3/5 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 1 East Carolina 0/1/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware State 2/1/3 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 Kansas 2/0/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 TCU 5/0/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Tech 2/0/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baylor 2/2/4 1/12 1/12 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State 2/0/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iowa State DNP Kansas State DNP Texas DNP Oklahoma 1/1/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 18/8/26 1.5/13 1/12 0 1/0 0 1

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ReggieRobersonJr.

Height: 5-11 | Weight: 192 | Class: Freshman Last School: Mesquite Horn | Hometown: DeSoto, Texas

2017 Notes

• Has played in 11 games • Posted season highs in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns against Delaware State • Recorded his first career touchdown against Delaware State

2017 Single-Game Bests

Receptions...............................................3 vs. Delaware State Receiving Yards......................................14 vs. Delaware State Receiving Touchdowns............................1 vs. Delaware State Long Reception............................................. 7 vs. VT; vs. DSU

Roberson’s Receiving Statistics Year 2017

Games 11

No. 6

Yards 30

Avg. 5.0

TD 1

Long 7

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles............................................... 5 at TCU Assisted Tackles..................................... 3 vs. Virginia Tech Total Tackles.................................................... 5 vs. VT, at TCU Tackles For Loss...................................................... 1 at Baylor Sacks......................................................... 1 at Baylor Fumble Recoveries.................... 1 vs. Delaware State Pass Breakups...............................1 vs. Virginia Tech

Career Bests

Unassisted Tackles........................................5 at TCU (‘17) Assisted Tackles..... 3 at Baylor (‘15), vs. Virginia Tech (‘17) Total Tackles...................................................6 at Baylor (‘15) Tackles For Loss.............................................2 at Baylor (‘15) Sacks......................... 1 at OK State (‘16), at Baylor (‘17) Fumble Recoveries............ 1 vs. Delaware State (‘17) Pass Breakups.......................1 vs. Virginia Tech (‘17)

Preston’s Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 9 18/8/26 1.5/13 1/12 0 1 0 1/0 2016 10 8/3/11 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0 2015 13 10/8/18 3/7 0 0 0 0 0 2014 9 1/1/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 41 37/20/57 5.5/25 2/17 0 1 0 0

Qualls’ Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 11 5/2/7 0.5/1 0.5/1 0 0 0 0

Xavier Preston

S 11 2

KennyRobinson

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 202 | Class: Freshman Last School: Imani Christian | Hometown: Wilkinsburg, Pa.

2017 Notes

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention • Has played in all 12 games, including seven starts • Tied for the team lead with three interceptions • Registered five tackles at Oklahoma • Recorded a 94-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. Texas, the fourth-longest in school history • First Mountaineer to record multiple pick-sixes in a season since Grant Wiley in 2000 • Added four total tackles against the Longhorns • Tied a career high with six tackles at Kansas State to go along with a 37-yard interception return • Logged five total tackles (three solo) vs. Iowa State, to go along with 0.5 tackle for loss and a pass breakup • Recorded first career interception vs. Oklahoma State, which was returned for a 39-yard touchdown • Also registered five tackles against the Cowboys • Made first career start vs. Delaware State, recording a careerbest six tackles • Also recorded first career tackle for loss vs. DSU • Made his debut vs. Virginia Tech

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Carolina 2/0/2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Delaware State 6/0/6 1/14 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas 2/0/2 0 0 0 0 0 1 TCU 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Tech 2/0/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baylor 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State 3/2/5 0 0 0 0 1/39 0 Iowa State 3/2/5 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas State 4/2/6 0 0 0 0 1/37 0 Texas 2/2/4 0.5/2 0 0 0 1/94 0 Oklahoma 4/1/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29/9/38 2/17 0 0 0 3/170 3

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RickyRogers

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 205 | Class: Redshirt Junior Last School: Gateway | Hometown: Monroeville, Pa.

2017 Notes

• Has played in 13 career games, including nine this season • Provides depth at the wide receiver position • Caught one pass for 26 yards against East Carolina

2017 Single-Game Bests

Receptions..................................................1 vs. East Carolina Receiving Yards........................................ 26 vs. East Carolina Long Reception........................................ 26 vs. East Carolina

Career Bests

Receptions.................................................... 2 at Kansas (‘15) Receiving Yards........................................... 51 at Kansas (‘15) Receiving Touchdowns............................................................. Long Reception........................................... 45 at Kansas (‘15)

Rogers’ Receiving Statistics

Year Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2017 9 1 26 26.0 0 26 2016 3 0 0 0 0 0 2015 1 2 51 25.5 0 45 Totals 13 3 77 25.7 0 45

EzekielROSE

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 265 | Class: Junior Last School: East Mississippi CC | Hometown: Clarksdale, Miss.

2017 Notes

• Has played in all 12 games, including three starts • Leads team with 4.5 sacks on the season • Recorded first career interception at Kansas State, as well as a sack and forced fumble • Also tied a career-high three tackles against the Wildcats • Matched career highs in tackles (3), sacks (1) and tackles for loss (1) vs. Iowa State; also earned his first career start against the Cyclones • Tied a career-high three tackles vs. Oklahoma State also was credited with first career pass breakup • Assisted on a sack with teammate Al-Rasheed Benton at Baylor • Registered a then career-best two tackles vs. Texas Tech • Also earned his second sack of the season vs. Texas Tech, which leads the team • Logged two tackles vs. Delaware State, including first sack of his Mountaineer career • Made first tackle of his WVU career vs. Virginia Tech • Enrolled at WVU in January

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech 1/1/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Carolina 0/1/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware State 2/0/2 1/11 1/11 0 0 0 0 Kansas 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TCU 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Tech 3/0/3 1/4 1/4 0 0 0 0 Baylor 0/1/1 0.5/4 0.5/4 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State 3/0/3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Iowa State 3/0/3 1/10 1/10 0 0 0 1 Kansas State 2/1/3 1/2 1/2 1 0 1/0 0 Texas 2/0/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 17/4/21 4.5/31 4.5/31 1 0 1/0 2

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles................................................... 3 (3 times) Assisted Tackles....................................................... 1 (4 times) Total Tackles............................................................. 3 (4 times) Tackles For Loss....................................................... 1 (4 times) Sacks........................................................................ 1 (4 times) Forced Fumbles........................................... 1 at Kansas State Interceptions................................................. 1 at Kansas State Pass Breakups..........................1 vs. OK State, vs. Iowa State

Unassisted Tackles.............................6 vs. Delaware State Assisted Tackles................................................. 2 (3 times) Total Tackles.......................... 6 vs. Delaware State, at K-State Tackles For Loss.......................................1 vs. Delaware State Interceptions...........1 vs. Oklahoma State, at K-State Pass Breakups...........................................1 (3 times)

Robinson’s Defensive Statistics

Rose’s Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 12 29/9/38 2/17 0 3/170 3 0 0

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 12 17/4/21 4.5/31 4.5/31 1 2 1 0

Ezekiel Rose

AdamShulerII

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 268 | Class: Redshirt Sophomore Last School: Lyman | Hometown: Altamonte Springs, Fla.

2017 Notes

• Has played in 24 career games, including 10 starts • Tied for second on the team with three sacks • Claimed a tackle for loss against Texas, his seventh of the season • Finished with six tackles, including a sack and two tackles for loss at Kansas State • Earned a career-best two tackles for loss at Baylor, including his second sack • Finished with four total tackles against the Bears • Registered first sack of the season and second of his career vs. Texas Tech; finished with three total tackles • Tied a career-best five solo tackles at TCU • Made four solo stops at Kansas • Also recorded his first tackle for loss of the season against the Jayhawks • Recorded a career high in tackles (7) vs. Virginia Tech

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech 3/4/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Carolina 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware State 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas 4/1/5 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 TCU 5/0/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Tech 3/0/3 1/15 1/15 0 0 0 0 Baylor 4/0/4 2/10 1/9 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iowa State DNP Kansas State 3/3/6 2/7 1/5 0 0 0 0 Texas 1/0/1 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma 0/2/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 25/10/35 7/36 3/29 0 0 0 0

JoshSills

2017 Notes

• Has played in 12 games and started eight games at guard this season • Saw action on 635 plays of offense • Tied the team-lead with 13 domination blocks this season • Paces the team with 12 knockdown blocks • Recorded a season-high four domination blocks as the offensive line was named the WVU Offensive Champions against Kansas • Registered three knockdowns in the season opener against Virginia Tech • Member of the offensive line that has allowed 4.2 tackles for loss per game, ranking No. 10 in the nation and No. 1 in the Big 12 • Paved the way for the offense to average 485.1 yards of total offense per game, ranking No. 15 nationally • Held opponents to 1.4 sacks per game, which ranks No. 26 in the country and No. 2 in the Big 12 • Led the way for 1,000-yard rusher Justin Crawford, the third consecutive season the Mountaineers have had a 1,000-yard rusher • Offense passed for more than 300 yards in nine games and 350 in six games • Offense rushed for more than 200 yards in six games and 250 in two games • Offense produced 500 or more yards of total offense in six games, including the first five games to begin the season

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 196 | Class: Sophomore Last School: Sherwood | Hometown: Bowie, Md.

2017 Notes

• All-Big 12 Second Team (KR/PR) • Has played in 21 career games • Averages 19.7 yards per reception, ranking No. 17 in the country • Ranks No. 27 nationally and No. 1 in the Big 12 in all-purpose yards with 129.7 yards per game • Hauled in three catches for 80 yards, including a career-long 68-yard touchdown pass against Oklahoma State • Tallied a receiving touchdown and caught three passes for 71 yards at Baylor • Caught a career-high six passes for 72 yards against Texas Tech • Hauled in four receptions and tallied a career-high 91 receiving yards against Delaware State

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent No. Yards Virginia Tech East Carolina. 1 52 Delaware State 4 91 Kansas 4 68 TCU 2 32 Texas Tech 6 72 Baylor 3 71 Oklahoma State 3 80 Iowa State 4 52 Kansas State 2 26 Texas 2 51 Oklahoma 1 35 Totals 32 630

Avg. TDs Long DNP 52.0 1 52 22.8 2 62 17.0 0 25 16.0 0 19 12.0 0 26 23.7 1 40 26.7 1 68 13.0 0 21 13.0 0 23 25.5 0 32 35.0 0 35 19.7 5 68

2017 Single-Game Bests

Receptions..................................................... 6 vs. Texas Tech Receiving Yards......................................91 vs. Delaware State Receiving Touchdowns............................2 vs. Delaware State Long Reception.................................... 68 vs. Oklahoma State Punt Returns.............................................................4 vs. KSU Punt Return Yards...................................................37 vs. KSU Long Punt Return....................................................23 vs. ECU Kickoff Returns.................................................. 4 vs. BU, OSU Kickoff Return Yards............................................... 85 vs. OSU Long Kickoff Return................................................80 vs. DSU

Unassisted Tackles..................................................... 5 at TCU Assisted Tackles........................................... 4 vs. Virginia Tech Total Tackles................................................. 7 vs. Virginia Tech Tackles For Loss.................................... 2 at Baylor, at K-State Sacks........................................................................ 1 (3 times)

Career Bests

Unassisted Tackles.................5 vs. Missouri (‘16), at TCU (‘17) Assisted Tackles................................................5 vs. BYU (‘16) Total Tackles.................. 7 vs. BYU (‘16), vs. Virginia Tech (‘17) Tackles For Loss.................... 2 at Baylor (‘17), at K-State (‘17) Sacks........................................................................ 1 (4 times) Forced Fumbles..........................................1 vs. Missouri (‘16)

T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB 25/10/35 7/36 3/29 0 0 19/15/34 2/2 1/1 0 0 44/25/69 9/38 4/30 0 0

MarcusSimms

Height: 6-6 | Weight: 315 | Class: Redshirt Freshman Last School: Meadowbrook | Hometown: Byesville, Ohio

2017 Season-Game Bests

Year GP 2017 11 2016 13 Totals 24

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Shuler’s Defensive Statistics

Receptions..............................................6 vs. Texas Tech (‘17) Receiving Yards..............................91 vs. Delaware State (‘17) Receiving Touchdowns....................2 vs. Delaware State (‘17) Long Reception............................ 68 vs. Oklahoma State (‘17) Punt Returns.............................................................4 vs. KSU Punt Return Yards...................................................37 vs. KSU Long Punt Return....................................................23 vs. ECU Kickoff Returns.................................................. 4 vs. BU, OSU Kickoff Return Yards............................................... 85 vs. OSU Long Kickoff Return................................................80 vs. DSU

FF FR 0 0 1 0 1 0

Simms’ Receiving Statistics Year Games 2017 11 2016 10 Totals 21

No. Yards 32 630 6 95 38 725

Avg. TD Long 19.7 5 68 15.8 1 48 19.1 6 68

Simms’ Punt Return Statistics Year 2017

Games 11

No. 16

Yards 106

Avg. 6.6

Simms’ Kickoff Return Statistics Marcus Simms

Year 2017

Games 11

No. 27

Yards 692

Avg. 25.6

TD 0

Long 23

TD 0

Long 80

K 11 9

EvanStaley

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 187 | Class: Redshirt Freshman Last School: Hampshire | Hometown: Romney, W.Va.

2017 Notes

• Has played in 12 games • Has 74 kickoffs for 4,352 yards and an average of 58.8 yards per kickoff. Has recorded 27 touchbacks • Averaged more than 60 yards on kickoffs in seven games • Handled all kicking duties for Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas and Oklahoma for the injured Mike Molina • A 28-yard field goal, four PATs and 65.0 kickoff average with three touchbacks at Oklahoma • Strong day vs. Texas with two kickoffs for 130 yards and a 65.0 average. Both kicks were touchbacks • One touchback and 4 PATs at Kansas State • First multiple field goal game against Iowa State, hittng from 36 and 28 yards • Season-high eight points scored against the Cyclones • Connected on first career field goal against OSU from 23-yards • Averaged 65.0 on four kickoffs at TCU with three touchbacks

2017 FG Sequence

Virginia Tech -East Carolina. -Delaware State -Kansas -TCU -Texas Tech -Baylor -Oklahoma State (23) Iowa State (28), (36), 34 Kansas State -Texas -Oklahoma (28) Totals 4/5 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate FG was made.

Staley’s Kickoff Statistics Year 2017

Kickoffs 74

Yards 4,352

Avg. 58.8

JoVanniStewart

Height: 5-9 | Weight: 197 | Class: Sophomore Last School: Katy | Hometown: Katy, Texas

2017 Notes

• Has played in 24 career games • Earned first career start vs. Oklahoma State, becoming the 30th Mountaineer to gain starting experience • Finished the most productive game of his WVU career at Kansas with five tackles and two tackles for loss (both career highs)

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles.................................................5 at Kansas Total Tackles...........................................................5 at Kansas Tackles For Loss.....................................................2 at Kansas

Career Bests

Unassisted Tackles................................... 5 at Kansas (‘17) Total Tackles................................................... 5 at Kansas (‘17) Tackles For Loss............................................. 2 at Kansas (‘17)

Stewart’s Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 12 9/0/9 2/4 0 0 0 0 0 2016 12 2/0/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 11/0/11 2/4 0 0 0 0 0

Pct. .800 .800

1/29 3/3 3/3

DylanTonkery

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 222 | Class: Redshirt Freshman Last School: Bridgeport | Hometown: Bridgeport, W.Va.

2017 Notes

• Has played in all 12 games, including seven starts • Earned 1.5 tackles for loss, including a shared sack, at K-State; finished with five total tackles • Tallied a career-high nine tackles and first career pass breakup against Iowa State • Named WVU Special Teams Champion at Baylor • Credited with first career fumble recovery at Kansas to go along with three tackles • Four solo tackles and first career sack vs. Delaware State • Registered three unassisted tackles vs. East Carolina; also tied his then-career best in total tackles with four • Made first career start vs. Virginia Tech and tallied four total tackles and 1.5 TFLs

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech 2/2/4 1.5/2 0 0 0 0 0 East Carolina 3/1/4 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware State 4/0/4 1/6 1/6 0 0 0 0 Kansas 3/0/3 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 TCU 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Tech 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baylor 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State 2/0/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iowa State 9/0/9 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas State 2/3/5 1.5/4 0.5/2 0 0 0 0 Texas 3/0/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma 0/1/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29/7/36 5/13 1.5/8 0 1/0 0 1

2017 Season-Game Bests

TB 27

Staley’s Field Goal Statistics Year FG/A 2017 4/5 Totals 4/5

30/39 40/49 50+ LG 1/2 0/0 0/0 36 1/2 0/0 0/0 36

Unassisted Tackles.......................................... 9 vs. Iowa State Assisted Tackles........................................... 3 at Kansas State Total Tackles.................................................... 9 vs. Iowa State Tackles For Loss...................................... 1.5 vs. VT, at K-State Sacks........................................................1 vs. Delaware State Fumble Recoveries.................................................1 at Kansas Pass Breakups................................................ 1 vs. Iowa State

Tonkery’s Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 12 29/7/36 5/13 1.5/8 0 1 0 1/0

DariusStills

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 278 | Class: Freshman Last School: Fairmont Senior | Hometown: Fairmont, W.Va.

2017 Notes

• Adds depth to the defensive line • Has logged 71 snaps, 68 of them coming on defense • Has played in eight games • Made first career tackle vs. Oklahoma State

Evan Staley

Dylan Tonkery

WR 11 13

DavidSillsV

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 203 | Class: Redshirt Junior Last School: El Camino CC | Hometown: Wilmington, Del.

2017 Notes

• Biletnikoff Award Finalist • CBS Sports All-America First Team • SI.com All-America First Team • Sporting News All-America First Team • The All-American All-America Second Team • AFCA All-America Second Team • Associated Press All-America Second Team • SB Nation All-America Second Team • Walter Camp Football All-American Second Team • Sports on Earth All-America Third Team • All-Big 12 First Team (AP, ESPN.com, Coaches) • Has played in 20 career games and started 13 • Ranks No. 1 nationally with 18 receiving touchdowns • Ranks No. 8 nationally in total touchdowns, with 18 • Has scored 9.8 points per game, ranking No. 13 in the country in scoring • Has 980 receiving yards in 2017, ranking No. 28 nationally and No. 7 in the Big 12 • Ranks No. 2 in school history with 18 touchdown receptions in a season • Sills V is one of two receivers in the nation’s top 50 scorers, which includes 33 placekickers, 11 running backs and four quarterbacks • One of 20 players nationally since 2000 to register at least 18 touchdown receptions in a season • The third player in the Big 12 to record at least 15 receiving touchdowns in the last five seasons • Has caught three touchdowns in a game three times this season, becoming the second player in school history to do so (Stedman Bailey, 2012) • Averaged a season-high 25.7 yards per catch at Oklahoma • Hauled in two touchdowns and recorded 63 receiving yards at Kansas State • Caught three passes and gained 44 receiving yards against Oklahoma State • Hauled in three touchdown catches at Baylor, the sixth game this season he has recorded two or more receiving touchdowns • Hauled in six catches and tallied three touchdown receptions against Texas Tech • Recorded 116 yards receiving at TCU, the second consecutive game and the third time this season he had at least 100 receiving yards • Tallied two receiving touchdowns at TCU, marking the fourth time this season he has recorded at least two receiving touchdowns in a game • Finished with eight receptions for 130 yards and two touchdowns at Kansas • Recorded three touchdown catches against East Carolina, marking the first time a Mountaineer has caught three touchdowns since Stedman Bailey caught four against Oklahoma in 2012 • Hauled in career highs in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns against East Carolina • Had two receiving touchdowns against Virginia Tech, the most in a season-opening game since 2012

2017 Game-By-Game Opponent Virginia Tech East Carolina. Delaware State Kansas TCU Texas Tech Baylor Oklahoma State

No. 9 7 2 8 7 6 7 3

Yards 94 153 19 130 116 89 136 44

Avg. 10.4 21.9 9.5 16.3 16.6 14.8 19.4 14.7

TDs 2 3 0 2 2 3 3 0

Long 14 75 14 49 64 31 53 40

David Sills V Iowa State Kansas State Texas Oklahoma Totals

2 4 2 3 55

12 63 47 77 856

2017 Single-Game Bests

6.0 15.8 23.5 25.7 15.6

1 2 0 0 18

10 43 34 51 75

Receptions................................................... 9 vs. Virginia Tech Receiving Yards.......................................153 vs. East Carolina Receiving Touchdowns............................................ 3 (3 times) Long Reception.........................................75 vs. East Carolina

Career Bests

Receptions........................................... 9 vs. Virginia Tech (‘17) Receiving Yards............................... 153 vs. East Carolina (‘17) Receiving Touchdowns............................................ 3 (3 times) Long Reception................................. 75 vs. East Carolina (‘17)

Sills’ Receiving Statistics Year Games 2017 12 2015 8 Totals 20

No. Yards Avg. TD Long 60 980 16.3 18 75 7 131 18.7 2 35 67 1,111 16.6 20 75

HB 28

ElijahWellman

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 241 | Class: Redshirt Senior Last School: Spring Valley | Hometown: Huntington, W.Va.

2017 Notes

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (FB) • Has played in 50 career games and started 24 • Had a career-high two receptions at Oklahoma • Caught a career-long 19-yard reception against East Carolina, besting his previous mark of 10 yards against Alabama in 2014

2017 Single-Game Bests

Rushing Yards......................................................... 9 at Baylor Rushing Attempts.................................................... 2 at Baylor Long Rush............................................................... 6 at Baylor Receptions........................................................ 2 at Oklahoma Receiving Yards.........................................19 vs. East Carolina Long Reception.........................................19 vs. East Carolina

Career Bests

Rushing Yards....................................... 35 vs. Iowa State (‘15) Rushing Attempts.................. 5 at Kansas, vs. Iowa State (‘15) Rushing Touchdowns...................................... 1 vs. Texas (‘15) Long Rush............................................. 14 vs. Iowa State (‘15) Receptions................................................ 2 at Oklahoma (‘17) Receiving Yards................................. 19 vs. East Carolina (‘17) Receiving Touchdowns............................................ 1 (3 times) Long Reception................................. 19 vs. East Carolina (‘17)

Wellman’s Rushing Statistics

Year Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2017 12 3 10 3.3 0 6 2016 13 14 44 3.1 0 11 2015 13 14 73 5.2 1 17 2014 12 2 4 2.0 0 2 Totals 50 33 139 4.0 1 17

Wellman’s Receiving Statistics

Year Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2017 12 5 36 7.2 0 19 2016 13 2 8 4.0 0 4 2015 13 5 16 3.1 2 7 2014 12 4 11 2.8 1 10 Totals 50 16 71 4.4 3 19

TrevonWesco

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 268 | Class: Redshirt Junior Last School: Lackawanna College | Hometown: Martinsburg, W.Va.

2017 Notes

• Has played in 22 career games, including every game in 2017 • Caught one pass for a yard at Oklahoma

Wesco’s Receiving Statistics Year Games No. Yards 2017 12 1 1 2016 10 1 6 Totals 22 2 7

Avg. TD Long 1.0 0 1 6.0 1 6 3.5 1 6

OL 72

KelbyWickline

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 295 | Class: Redshirt Sophomore Last School: Jones JC | Hometown: Stillwater, Okla.

2017 Notes

• Played 164 snaps on offense and special teams • Season high 43 plays against East Carolina

CB 11 20

CoreyWinfield

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 198 | Class: Redshirt Senior Last School: Syracuse | Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.

2017 Notes

• Graduate transfer from Syracuse • Has played in eight games • Registered a WVU-best five tackles at Baylor, four solo • Named Special Teams Champion at Kansas • Made three tackles against Delaware State, a season best

Winfield’s Defensive Statistics

Year GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2017 8 8/1/9 0 0 0 0 0 0

Elijah Wellman

WR 11 2

Ka’RaunWhite

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 216 | Class: Redshirt Senior Last School: Lackawanna College | Hometown: Macungie, Pa.

2017 Notes

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (WR) • Has played in 32 career games and started 25 • Ranks No. 9 nationally and No. 3 in the Big 12 with 11 touchdown receptions • Has registered 978 receiving yards in 2017, placing No. 29 nationally and No. 8 in the Big 12 • Has 11 touchdown receptions in 2017, tied for No. 7 in school history • Ranks No. 13 in school history with 121 career receptions • Has posted 1,836 receiving yards in his career, placing No. 15 • Has four 100-yard receiving performances in 2017 • Caught six passes for 63 yards against Texas • Registered a career-high 168 receiving yards and tied careerhighs with eight receptions and two touchdowns at Kansas State • Recorded 167 receiving yards, while averaging 41.8 yards per reception against Iowa State • Hauled in four passes for 78 yards and a touchdown against Oklahoma State • Caught four passes for 33 yards and a touchdown at Baylor • Tallied career-highs in receiving touchdowns (2) and receptions (8) against Texas Tech • Tallied six receptions, recorded 138 receiving yards and hauled in a career-long 76-yard reception at TCU • Hauled in a 76-yard touchdown catch at TCU • Caught six passes against Delaware State • Passed 1,000 career receiving yards with a 28-yard touchdown reception against Delaware State • Scored his first touchdown of the season against East Carolina

2017 Game-By-Game Opponent Virginia Tech East Carolina. Delaware State Kansas TCU Texas Tech Baylor Oklahoma State Iowa State Kansas State Texas Oklahoma Totals

No. Yards 4 74 4 49 6 50 3 36 6 138 8 114 4 33 4 78 4 167 8 168 6 63 1 8 58 978

Avg. TDs Long 18.5 0 33 12.3 1 19 8.3 1 28 12.0 0 20 23.0 1 76 14.3 2 32 8.3 1 22 19.5 1 36 41.8 1 63 21.0 2 75 10.5 1 30 8.0 0 8 16.9 11 76

2017 Single-Game Bests

Receptions........................................ 8 vs. Texas Tech; at KSU Receiving Yards........................................ 168 at Kansas State Receiving Touchdowns..................... 2 vs. Texas Tech; at KSU Long Reception........................................................ 76 at TCU

Career Bests

Receptions........................ 8 vs. Texas Tech (‘17); at KSU (‘17) Receiving Yards................................ 168 at Kansas State (‘17) Receiving Touchdowns..... 2 vs. Texas Tech (‘17); at KSU (‘17) Long Reception................................................ 76 at TCU (‘17)

White’s Receiving Statistics

Year Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2017 12 58 978 16.9 11 76 2016 11 48 583 12.1 5 53 2015 9 15 275 18.3 0 64 Totals 32 121 1,836 15.2 16 76

Ka’Raun White

S 8

KyzirWhite

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 216 | Class: Senior Last School: Lackawanna College | Hometown: Macungie, Pa.

2017 Notes

• All-Big 12 Second Team • Has played in 24 career games, all of them starts • Co-leads the team with three interceptions • Tied for No. 16 in the Big 12 in tackles • WVU Defensive Champion: vs. ECU, vs. Texas Tech • Led team with 10 total tackles at Oklahoma, the second straght game reaching double-figures in the category • Logged career-high 10 tackles - all unassisted - vs. Texas • Also matched a career high with two pass breakups against the Longhorns • Tallied career-high 2.5 tackles for loss at Kansas State, to go along with a career-high seven unassisted tackles; finished with eight total tackles • Finished with five tackles vs. Iowa State

Kyzir White

• Recorded fourth career forced fumble and second career fumble recovery vs. Oklahoma State; also finished with seven tackles and a pass breakup • Led team with nine tackles at Baylor; tied his season-best with six solo stops • Earned a then-season-best nine tackles (eight solos) against Texas Tech • Also recorded his team-leading third interception on the season vs. Texas Tech, as well as a forced fumble and tackle for loss • Registered four total tackles at TCU, including his second tackle for loss of the season • Finished with six tackles, including first tackle for loss of the season, vs. Delaware State • Earned his first career interception vs. East Carolina and finished with two for the game • Recorded seven tackles (five solo) vs. Virginia Tech • Preseason All-Big 12 Conference (Athlon Sports, Lindy’s Phil Steele)

2017 Game-By-Game

Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Virginia Tech 5/2/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Carolina 2/3/5 0 0 0 0 2 1 Delaware State 4/2/6 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 TCU 3/1/4 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Tech 6/3/9 1/2 0 1 0 1 0 Baylor 6/3/9 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State 5/2/7 0 0 1 1/0 0 1 ‘Iowa State 4/1/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas State 7/1/8 2.5/3 0 0 0 0 0 Texas 10/0/10 0 0 0 0 0 2 Oklahoma 6/4/10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 59/22/81 6/10 0 2 1/0 3 4

2017 Season-Game Bests

Unassisted Tackles................................................ 10 vs. Texas Assisted Tackles.................3 vs. East Carolina, vs. Texas Tech Total Tackles.......................................................... 10 vs. Texas Tackles For Loss........................................ 2.5 at Kansas State Forced Fumbles....................... 1 vs. Texas Tech, vs. OK State Fumble Recoveries................................. 1 vs. Oklahoma State Interceptions................................................2 vs. East Carolina Pass Breakups........................................................ 2 vs. Texas

Career Bests

Unassisted Tackles........................................ 10 vs. Texas (‘17) Assisted Tackles...............3 vs. BYU (‘16), vs. Texas Tech (‘17) Total Tackles.................................................. 10 vs. Texas (‘17) Tackles For Loss................................ 2.5 at Kansas State (‘17) Sacks.................................................................2 at Texas (‘16) Forced Fumbles....................................................... 1 (4 times) Fumble Recoveries..............1 at Texas (‘16), vs. OK State (‘17) Interceptions........................................ 2 vs. East Carolina (‘17) Pass Breakups................. 2 at Iowa State (‘16), vs. Texas (‘17)

White’s Defensive Statistics Year 2017 2016 Totals

GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB 12 59/22/81 6/10 0 3 4 12 47/11/58 7/26 3/19 0 5 24 106/32/139 13/36 3/19 3 9

FF FR 2 1/0 2 1/0 4 2/0

Date Sept. 3, 2017 Sept. 9, 2017 Sept. 16, 2017 Sept. 23, 2017 Oct. 7, 2017 Oct. 14, 2017 Oct. 21, 2017 Oct. 28, 2017 Nov. 4, 2017 Nov. 11, 2017 Nov. 18, 2017 Nov. 25, 2017

2017Results

Opponent vs. (21) Virginia Tech ^ East Carolina Delaware State at Kansas * at (8) TCU * (24) Texas Tech * at Baylor * (11) Oklahoma State * (14) Iowa State * at Kansas State * Texas * at (3) Oklahoma *

Score 24-31/L 56-20/W 59-16/W 56-34/W 24-31/L 46-35/W 38-36/W 39-50/L 20-16/W 28-23/W 14-28/L 31-59/L

Overall Conference 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 3-1 1-0 3-2 1-1 4-2 2-1 5-2 3-1 5-3 3-2 6-3 4-2 7-3 5-2 7-4 5-3 7-5 5-4

Time Attend. 3:46 67,489 3:32 56,797 3:25 51,482 3:44 23,901 3:20 43,257 3:37 60,928 3:41 45,389 3:43 57,507 3:23 55,831 4:36 51,233 3:18 53,133 3:38 86,117

* Big 12 Conference game ^ FedExField, Landover, Md.

TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp.-Att.-Int. Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: No.-Yards PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yards INT RETURNS: No.-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average

WVU OPP 435 379 36.2 31.6 66 64 295 260 111 111 154 119 30 30 1,925 2,457 2,151 2,732 226 275 439 486 4.4 5.1 160.4 204.8 18 23 3,897 2,973 284-451-12 222-378-11 8.6 7.9 13.7 13.4 324.8 247.8 36 24 5,822 5,430 890 864 6.5 6.3 485.2 452.5 33-805 42-845 21-113 16-177 11-259 12-191 24.4 20.1 5.4 11.1 23.5 15.9 20-10 14-6 74-725 88-818 60.4 68.2 65-2,566 65-2,802 39.5 43.1 35.5 38.9 75-4,400 72-4,514 58.7 62.7 38.4 39.0

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct. 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct. SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg. Per Game Neutral Site Games

27:44 60/171 35% 15/20 75% 18-138 0 58 9-13 1-3 (43-50) 86% (35-50) 70% (56-56) 100% 335,678 6/55,946 1/67,489

32:16 59/176 34% 16/22 73% 17-115 0 47 18-26 1-3 (46-55) 84% (35-55) 64% (43-44) 98% 249,897 5/49,979

Gary Jennings Jr.

PASSING

Will Grier Chris Chugunov Team Totals Opponents

G 11 4 11 12 12

Effic. 162.72 120.63 0.00 156.57 139.93

RECEIVING

Gary Jennings Jr. David Sills V Kaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Raun White Marcus Simms Kennedy McKoy Justin Crawford Reggie Roberson Jr. Elijah Wellman Tevin Bush Martell Pettaway Ricky Rogers Alex Marenco III Druw Bowen Dominique Maiden Mitch Chugunov Trevon Wesco Totals Opponents

PUNT RETURNS Marcus Simms Tevin Bush Osman Kamara JoVanni Stewart Marvin Gross Jr. Totals Opponents

INTERCEPTIONS

Kenny Robinson

SCORE BY QUARTERS

West Virginia Opponents

RUSHING

Justin Crawford Kennedy McKoy Martell Pettaway Will Grier Tevin Bush Elijah Wellman Marcus Simms Team Chris Chugunov Totals Opponents

GP 12 11 12 11 8 12 11 11 4 12 12

Att. 190 111 41 63 20 3 1 6 4 439 486

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total 95 146 101 93 435 66 116 107 90 379

Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg./G 1,082 21 1,061 5.6 7 42 88.4 580 15 565 5.1 7 36 51.4 148 3 145 3.5 2 17 12.1 236 114 122 1.9 2 24 11.1 94 13 81 4.1 0 16 10.1 10 0 10 3.3 0 6 0.8 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1 0 22 -22 -3.7 0 0 -2.0 1 37 -36 -9.0 0 1 -9.0 2,151 226 1,925 4.4 18 42 160.4 2,732 275 2,457 5.1 23 67 204.8

Kyzir White Kenny Robinson Al-Rasheed Benton Ezekiel Rose Mike Daniels Jr. Dravon Askew-Henry Totals Opponents

KICK RETURNS Marcus Simms Tevin Bush Martell Pettaway Ezekiel Rose Brendan Ferns Totals Opponents

FUMBLE RETURNS Total Opponents

G 12 12 12 11 11 12 11 12 8 12 9 2 7 4 1 12 12 12

C-A-Int. 250-388-12 34-62-0 0-1-0 284-451-12 222-378-11

No. 94 60 58 32 9 8 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 284 222

Pct. 64.4 54.8 0.0 63.0 58.7

Yds. 1,030 980 978 630 73 38 30 36 15 28 26 9 9 7 7 1 3,897 2,973

Yds. 3,490 407 0 3,897 2,973

Avg. 11.0 16.3 16.9 19.7 8.1 4.8 5.0 7.2 3.8 14.0 26.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 1.0 13.7 13.4

TD Long Avg./G 34 76 317.3 2 51 101.8 0 0 0.0 36 76 324.8 24 95 247.8

TD Long Avg./G 1 60 85.8 18 75 81.7 11 76 81.5 5 68 57.3 0 21 6.6 0 16 3.2 1 7 2.7 0 19 3.0 0 6 1.9 0 16 2.3 0 26 2.9 0 9 4.5 0 9 1.3 0 7 1.8 0 7 7.0 0 1 0.1 36 76 324.8 24 95 247.8

No. 16 3 1 1 0 21 16

Yds. 106 2 9 -4 0 113 177

Avg. TD Long 6.6 0 23 0.7 0 8 9.0 0 0 -4.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 5.4 1 23 11.1 0 44

No. 3 3 2 1 1 1 11 12

Yds. 2 170 38 0 25 24 259 191

Avg. TD Long 0.7 0 1 56.7 2 94 19.0 0 38 0.0 0 0 25.0 1 25 24.0 0 24 23.5 3 94 15.9 0 58

No. 27 2 2 1 1 33 42

Yds. 692 45 34 23 11 805 845

Avg. TD Long 25.6 0 80 22.5 0 27 17.0 0 21 23.0 0 23 11.0 0 11 24.4 0 80 20.1 0 44

No. Yds. 0 0 0 0

Avg. TD Long 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0

SCORING

| ------ PATs ------| TD FGs Kick Rush Rec. Pass DXP Safety Points David Sills V 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 0 0 112 Ka’Raun White 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66 Mike Molina 0 5-8 40-40 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 55 Justin Crawford 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Kennedy McKoy 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Marcus Simms 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Evan Staley 0 4-5 16-16 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 28 Martell Pettaway 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Kenny Robinson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Will Grier 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-2 0 0 12 Gary Jennings Jr. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Mike Daniels Jr. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Marvin Gross Jr. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Reggie Roberson Jr. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Totals 58 9-13 56-56 0-0 2 2-2 0 0 435 Opponents 47 18-26 43-44 0-0 0 0-3 0 0 379

TOTAL OFFENSE Will Grier Justin Crawford Kennedy McKoy Chris Chugunov Martell Pettaway Tevin Bush Elijah Wellman Marcus Simms Team Totals Opponents

G 11 12 11 4 12 8 12 11 12 12 12

Plays 451 190 111 66 41 20 3 1 7 890 864

Rush Pass 122 3,490 1,061 0 565 0 -36 407 145 0 81 0 10 0 -1 0 -22 0 1,925 3,897 2,457 2,973

Total Avg./G 3,612 328.4 1,061 88.4 565 51.4 371 92.8 145 12.1 81 10.1 10 0.8 -1 -0.1 -22 -2.0 5,822 485.2 5,430 452.5

FIELD GOALS

FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Long Blkd Mike Molina 5-8 62.5 0-0 2-3 2-2 1-3 0-0 43 0 Evan Staley 4-5 80.0 0-0 3-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 36 0

FG SEQUENCE

Virginia Tech ECU Delaware State Kansas TCU Texas Tech Baylor Oklahoma State Iowa State Kansas State Texas Oklahoma

PUNTING

Billy Kinney Jonn Young Team Will Grier Totals Opponents

No. 61 2 1 1 65 65

West Virginia (34) 44, 45 (20) - (37), 29 (43) (27) (23) (28), (36), 34 - - (28)

Yds. 2,439 72 32 23 2,566 2,802

Avg. Long 40.0 58 36.0 38 32.0 32 23.0 23 39.5 58 43.1 59

TB 4 0 0 0 4 8

Opponents (25), 38, 32 (23), (45), 49 (24) (28), (41) (37) 43, 23, 37 (23), (42), (23) (35), 49 (42), (18), (24) (21), (43), 32, (39) (51)

FC I20 50+ Blocked 27 19 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 21 5 1 20 22 14 1

Ka’Raun White

KICKOFFS

Staley, Evan Molina, Mike Totals Opponents

ALL PURPOSE

No. 74 1 75 72

Marcus Simms Justin Crawford Gary Jennings Jr. David Sills V Ka’Raun White Kennedy McKoy Martell Pettaway Kenny Robinson Tevin Bush Will Grier Elijah Wellman Al-Rasheed Benton Reggie Roberson Jr. Ricky Rogers Mike Daniels Jr. Dravon Askew-Henry Ezekiel Rose Brendan Ferns Osman Kamara Druw Bowen Alex Marenco III Dominique Maiden Mitch Chugunov Kyzir White Trevon Wesco JoVanni Stewart Team Chris Chugunov Totals Opponents

Yds. 4,352 48 4,400 4,514

G 11 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 8 11 12 12 11 9 12 12 12 4 12 7 2 4 1 12 12 12 11 4 12 12

Avg. 58.8 48.0 58.7 62.7

TB OB Return Net Yard Line 27 3 0 1 27 4 845 38.4 26 36 2 805 39.0 25

Rush Rec. -1 630 1,061 38 0 1,030 0 980 0 978 565 73 145 28 0 0 81 15 122 0 10 36 0 0 0 30 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 -22 0 -36 0 1,925 3,897 2,457 2,973

PR KOR IR 106 692 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 170 2 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 24 0 23 0 0 11 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 805 259 177 845 191

Tot 1,427 1,099 1,030 980 978 638 207 170 143 122 46 38 30 26 25 24 23 11 9 9 9 7 7 2 1 -4 -22 -36 6,999 6,643

Avg./G 129.7 91.6 85.8 81.7 81.5 58.0 17.2 14.2 17.9 11.1 3.8 3.2 2.7 2.9 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.8 0.8 1.3 4.5 1.8 7.0 0.2 0.1 -0.3 -2.0 -9.0 583.2 553.6

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS Opponent vs. Virginia Tech East Carolina Delaware State at Kansas at TCU Texas Tech at Baylor Oklahoma State Iowa State at Kansas State Texas at Oklahoma West Virginia Opponents

Overall 5-19/26.3% 6-13/46.2% 6-13/46.2% 7-14/50.0% 7-18/38.9% 4-13/30.8% 4-11/36.4% 2-15/13.3% 6-14/42.9% 3-12/25.0% 4-16/25.0% 6-13/46.2% 60-171/35.1% 59-176/33.5%

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS Opponent vs. Virginia Tech East Carolina Delaware State at Kansas at TCU Texas Tech at Baylor Oklahoma State Iowa State at Kansas State Texas at Oklahoma West Virginia Opponents

Overall 2-3/66.7% 1-1/100.0% 1-1/100.0% 0-1/0.0% 3-4/75.0% 1-1/100.0% 0-0/0.0% 3-3/100.0% 0-1/0.0% 1-1/100.0% 1-2/50.0% 2-2/100.0% 15-20/75.0% 16-22/72.7%

TIME OF POSSESSION Opponent vs. Virginia Tech East Carolina Delaware State at Kansas at TCU Texas Tech at Baylor Oklahoma State Iowa State at Kansas State Texas at Oklahoma West Virginia Opponents

Overall 29:00 28:18 22:12 29:27 31:21 30:54 23:11 22:51 28:59 23:59 27:26 35:12 332:50/27:44 387:10/32:15

1st Qtr. 2-6/33.3% 1-1/100.0% 2-4/50.0% 0-1/0.0% 2-5/40.0% 1-3/33.3% 3-4/75.0% 0-2/0.0% 2-4/50.0% 0-2/0.0% 1-5/20.0% 3-4/75.0% 17-41/41.5% 14-48/29.2%

2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 1-4/25.0% 1-4/25.0% 1-5/20.0% 3-4/75.0% 2-4/50.0% 0-4/0.0% 0-1/0.0% 4-5/80.0% 0-3/0.0% 5-6/83.3% 1-4/25.0% 1-3/33.3% 1-4/25.0% 3-4/75.0% 1-5/20.0% 1-3/33.3% 0-3/0.0% 2-4/50.0% 0-2/0.0% 1-3/33.3% 0-2/0.0% 0-4/0.0% 1-5/20.0% 1-4/25.0% 2-3/66.7% 1-3/33.3% 1-4/25.0% 2-3/66.7% 1-4/25.0% 0-3/0.0% 1-3/33.3% 1-3/33.3% 1-5/20.0% 0-3/0.0% 3-3/100.0% 0-3/0.0% 16-40/40.0% 19-45 42.2% 8-45/17.8% 14-45/31.1% 14-37 37.8% 17-46/37.0%

1st Qtr. 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 1-1/100.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 1-1/100.0% 5-7/71.4%

2nd Qtr. 1-2/50.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 1-1/100.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 1-1/100.0% 3-4/75.0% 5-7/71.4%

1st Qtr 7:36 5:19 5:42 3:27 8:28 6:23 5:56 5:16 7:13 4:12 8:02 11:14 78:48/6:34 101:12/8:26

2nd Qtr 8:28 6:12 4:09 10:42 8:55 7:39 6:59 5:20 9:05 6:08 4:22 5:44 83:43/6:58 96:17/8:01

3rd Qtr. 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-1/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-1/0.0% 0-0/0.0%

3rd Qtr 7:38 6:30 6:05 7:17 8:10 7:03 6:44 6:48 6:11 5:56 6:33 11:05 86:00/7:10 94:00/7:56

4th Qtr. 1-1/100.0% 1-1/100.0% 1-1/100.0% 0-1/0.0% 2-3/66.7% 1-1/100.0% 0-0/0.0% 2-2/100.0% 0-0/0.0% 1-1/100.0% 1-2/50.0% 1-1/100.0% 11-14/78.6% 6-8/75.0%

Yards Receiving TD Receptions Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions

4th Qtr 5:18 10:17 6:16 8:01 5:48 9:49 3:32 5:27 6:30 7:43 8:29 7:09 84:19/7:01 95:41/7:58

WEST VIRGINIA INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions

25 137 3 42 53 32 375 5 76 13

Justin Crawford vs. Iowa State (Nov. 4, 2017); Kennedy McKoy at Oklahoma (Nov. 25, 2017) Kennedy McKoy at Oklahoma (Nov. 25, 2017) Justin Crawford vs. Delaware State (Sept. 16, 2017); Kennedy McKoy at Oklahoma (Nov. 25, 2017) Justin Crawford vs Virginia Tech (Sept. 3, 2017) Will Grier vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 3, 2017) Will Grier vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 14, 2017) Will Grier at Baylor (Oct. 21, 2017) Will Grier vs. ECU (Sept. 9, 2017), vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 14, 2017), at Baylor (Oct. 21, 2017) Will Grier at TCU (Oct. 7, 2017) Gary Jennings Jr. vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 3, 2017), at Kansas State (Nov. 11, 2017)

Marcus Simms

189 3 76 2 43 9 49.3 58 2 23 80 18 1.5 7.0 2

Gary Jennings Jr. vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 3, 2017) David Sills V vs. ECU (Sept. 9, 2017), vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 14, 2017), at Baylor (Oct. 21, 2017) Kaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Raun White at TCU (Oct. 07, 2017) Evan Staley vs. Iowa State (Nov. 4, 2017) Mike Molina vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 14, 2017) Billy Kinney vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 3, 2017) Billy Kinney vs. Delaware State (Sept. 16, 2017) Billy Kinney vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28, 2017) Billy Kinney vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 3, 2017), vs. ECU (Sept. 9, 2017), vs. Delaware State (Sept. 16, 2017), at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017), at TCU (Oct. 7, 2017), at Baylor (Oct. 21, 2017), vs. Iowa State (Nov. 4, 2017), at Kansas State (Nov. 11, 2017), vs. Texas (Nov. 18, 2017) Marcus Simms vs. ECU (Sept. 9, 2017) Marcus Simms vs. Delaware State (Sept. 16, 2017) David Long Jr. vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28, 2017) Al-Rasheed Benton at Baylor (Oct. 21, 2017) David Long Jr. vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28, 2017) Kyzir White vs. ECU (Sept. 9, 2017)

WEST VIRGINIA TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg. Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return

50 288 6.7 5 54 32 403 12.6 5 89 635 7.8 59 6 31 11 134 5 2 9 49.3 58 3 23

at Oklahoma (Nov. 25, 2017) at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017) at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017) at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017) vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 3, 2017) vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 14, 2017) vs. East Carolina (Sept. 9, 2017) vs. Iowa State (Nov. 4, 2017) vs. East Carolina (Sept. 9, 2017), vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 14, 2017), at Baylor (Oct. 21, 2017) vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 3, 2017) at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017) vs. Delaware State (Sept. 16, 2017) vs. Delaware State (Sept. 16, 2017) at Baylor (Oct. 21, 2017) at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017) at Baylor (Oct. 21, 2017) at Baylor (Oct. 21, 2017) vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28, 2017) vs. East Carolina (Sept. 9, 2017), at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017), at Kansas State (Nov. 11, 2017) vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 3, 2017) vs. Delaware State (Sept. 16, 2017) vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28, 2017) at TCU (Oct. 7, 2017) vs. East Carolina (Sept. 9, 2017)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions

36 291 4 67 40 27 323 4 95 8 138 2 95 3 51 8 49.0 59 4 44 44 14 1.0 2.0 2

Khalil Herbert at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017); J.D. King vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28, 2017) Khalil Herbert at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017) Rodney Anderson at Oklahoma (Nov. 25, 2017) Khalil Herbert at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017) Kyle Kempt vs. Iowa State (Nov. 4, 2017) Kyle Kempt vs. Iowa State (Nov. 4, 2017) Nic Shimonek vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 14, 2017) Nic Shimonek vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 14, 2017) Gardner Minshew vs. East Carolina (Sept. 9, 2017) Dylan Cantrell vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 14, 2017) Cam Phillips vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 3, 2017) T.J. Vasher vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 14, 2017); Trestan Ebner at Baylor (Oct. 21, 2017); James Washington vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28, 2017) Trevon Brown vs. East Carolina (Sept. 9, 2017) Connor Martin at Baylor (Oct. 21, 2017); Garrett Owens vs. Iowa State (Nov. 4, 2017); Matthew McCrane at Kansas State (Nov. 11, 2017) Austin Seibert at Oklahoma (Nov. 25, 2017) Oscar Bradburn vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 3, 2017); Nick Walsh at Kansas State (Nov. 11, 2017) Matt Hockett vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28, 2017) Michael Dickson vs. Texas (Nov. 18, 2017) Cole Moos at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017); Adam Nunez at TCU (Oct. 7,2017); Michael Dickson vs. Texas (Nov. 18, 2017) D.J. Reed at Kansas State (Nov. 11, 2017) James Clark vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 3, 2017) Joe Dineen at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017) 17 players with one each Tyree Owens vs. East Carolina (Sept. 9, 2017); Joe Dineen at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017); Justin Phillips vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28, 2017); Willie Harvey vs. Iowa State (Nov. 4, 2017) A.J. Green vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28, 2017)

David Long Jr.

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return

56 367 8.9 4 47 27 370 17.5 4 90 646 12.0 59 4 30 16 159 4 4 8 48.0 59 4 44

vs. Oklahoma State (Oct 28, 2017) at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017) at Oklahoma (Nov. 25, 2017) vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28, 2017); at Oklahoma (Nov. 25, 2017) vs. East Carolina (Sept. 9, 2017) vs. Iowa State (Nov. 4, 2017) at Baylor (Oct. 21, 2017) at Oklahoma (Nov. 25, 2017) vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 14, 2017); at Oklahoma (Nov. 25, 2017) vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28, 2017) at Oklahoma (Nov. 25, 2017) at Oklahoma (Nov. 25, 2017) at Oklahoma (Nov. 25, 2017) vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 14, 2017) at Baylor (Oct. 21, 2017) vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 14, 2017) vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 14, 2017) vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28, 2017) vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 28, 2017) vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 3, 2017); at Kansas State (Nov. 11, 2017) vs. Delaware State (Sept. 16, 2017) vs. Texas (Nov. 18, 2017) at Kansas (Sept. 23, 2017); at TCU (Oct. 7, 2017); vs. Texas (Nov. 18, 2017) at Kansas State (Nov. 11, 2017)

DEFENSIVEStatistics

|--------------Tackles--------------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |----Fumbles----| Blkd. DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yards No./Yards Int./Yards PBU QBH Rcv./Yards FF Kick Safety 3 Al-Rasheed Benton 12 73 29 102 13/44 3/29 2/38 3 6 . 1 . . 8 Kyzir White 12 59 22 81 6/9 . 3/2 4 4 1/0 2 . . 11 David Long Jr. 8 50 20 70 13.5/30 1/1 . 6 2 1/0 . . . 6 Dravon Askew-Henry 12 40 11 51 2/4 . 1/24 4 . . . . . 19 Elijah Battle 12 47 2 49 . . . 8 . . . . . 2 Kenny Robinson 12 29 9 38 2/17 . 3/170 3 . . . . . 4 Mike Daniels Jr. 12 33 5 38 1/1 . 1/25 8 . 1/0 . . . 46 Reese Donahue 12 20 17 37 5.5/18 1/11 . . 2 . . . . 10 Dylan Tonkery 12 29 6 35 4.5/11 1.5/8 . 1 4 1/0 . . . 88 Adam Shuler II 11 25 10 35 7/36 3/29 . . 1 . . . . 24 Hakeem Bailey 10 30 3 33 2/4 . . 4 . . . . . 5 Xavier Preston 9 18 8 26 1.5/12 1/12 . 1 2 1/0 . . . 49 Lamonte McDougle 12 14 8 22 4/18 2/15 . . 1 1/0 1 . . 18 Marvin Gross Jr. 11 19 2 21 . . . . . . . . . 91 Ezekiel Rose 12 17 4 21 4.5/31 4.5/31 1/0 2 1 . 1 . . 16 Toyous Avery 7 13 6 19 0.5/1 . . 4 . . . . . 7 Brendan Ferns 4 9 1 10 . . . . . . . . . 20 Corey Winfield 8 8 1 9 . . . . . . . . . 1 Derrek Pitts Jr. 9 7 2 9 . . . . . . . . . 9 JoVanni Stewart 12 9 . 9 2/4 . . . 1 . . . . 38 Shane Commodore 12 6 2 8 . . . . . . . . . 99 Xavier Pegues 10 5 3 8 1.5/2 . . . . . . . . 33 Quondarius Qualls 11 5 2 7 0.5/1 0.5/1 . . 1 . . . . 92 Jon Lewis 12 3 2 5 0.5/1 0.5/1 . . . . . . . 94 Jalen Harvey 5 4 1 5 . . . . 1 . . . . 25 Osman Kamara 12 3 1 4 1/1 . . . . . . 1 . 44 Hodari Christian II 12 4 . 4 1/1 . . . . . . . . 8 Marcus Simms 11 3 . 3 . . . . . . 1 . . 29 Sean Mahone 7 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 30 Evan Staley 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 73 Josh Sills 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 39 Dante Bonamico 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 95 Jeffery Pooler Jr. 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 22 Jake Long 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 96 Jaleel Fields 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 56 Grant Lingafelter 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 53 Colton McKivit 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 52 Nick Meadows 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 45 Adam Hensley 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 2 Kaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Raun White 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 25 Justin Crawford 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 56 Darius Stills 8 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Totals 12 595 180 775 73/246 18/138 11/259 48 26 6/0 6 1 . Opponents. 12 - - - 50/191 17/115 12/191 56 22 10/0 10 1 .

No. 21/22 No. 22/20

Virginia Tech............................................31 West Virginia......................................24

LANDOVER, Md. (Sept. 3, 2017) - West Virginia and Virginia Tech renewed an old border rivalry that hadn’t been played in 12 years, and the result was a classic football game to start the 2017 season. Playing in front of 67,489 fans at Washington’s FedExField, the barnburner came down to the last play of the game before the No. 21/22 Hokies defeated the No. 22/20 Mountaineers 31-24. The game marked the debut of new quarterbacks for both teams as West Virginia’s Will Grier made his debut in the Gold and Blue and finished with 371 yards passing and three touchdowns. Virginia Tech’s Josh Jackson passed for 235 yards and rushed for 101 to total 336 yards of total offense in his Hokie debut. The preseason rankings pretty much had the two teams even and that’s basically how the game was played. In the end, despite being outgained by more the 120 yards, Virginia Tech made one more big play to catapult it to victory and retained the coveted Black Diamond Trophy. After trading possessions, Virginia Tech got the scoring started at the 6:10 mark of the first quarter, when kicker Joey Slye hit a field goal from 25 yards out. The kick ended a 12-play, 58-yard drive for the Hokies. The 3-0 Hokie advantage lasted until the 5:37 point of the second quarter, when the Mountaineers to take their first and only lead in the game. Grier capped a 10-play, 86-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass to receiver David Sills V for a 7-3 West Virginia advantage. The lead held until just before halftime as Jackson gave the Hokies a 10-7 lead, with only :27 left, with his five-yard scoring rush. The Mountaineers tied the game at 10-10 with 11:25 left in the third quarter on Mike Molina’s 34-yard field goal. The field goal started a scoring plethora for both teams, combining for 24 points in the quarter. Virginia Tech answered the Molina field goal on its next possession. The Hokies marched 71 yards in 1:28 and took a 17-10 advantage on Deshawn McClease’s 12-yard run. McClease accounted for 26 yards rushing in the drive and the big play in the series came on a 39-yard completion from Jackson to receiver Chris Cunningham. West Virginia answered the score to tie the game at 17-17 with 2:18 left in the quarter, when Sills hauled in his second scoring pass of the game on a 10-yard strike from Grier. to end an 89-yard drive in eight plays. Unfortunately for West Virginia, the tie game did not last long. It took the Hokies just one play to answer the Sills score with a 32-yard pass from Jackson to Cam Phillips. The score was set up by a 44-yard kickoff return by James Clark. With 2:02 remaining in the third quarter, Virginia Tech held a 24-17 lead in the 52nd meeting between the two old rivals. West Virginia was far from done and tied the score with 12:37 left on Grier’s 60-yard scoring toss to Gary Jennings Jr. The two teams then traded possessions in the fourth quarter before Virginia Tech embarked on the game-winning drive at the 8:53 mark. The Hokies marched 82 yards in six plays to take a 31-24 lead on Travon McMillian’s three-yard rush with 6:30 left on the clock. The score was setup by big back-to-back plays in the drive. The first was a Jackson pass completion to Sean Savoy for 22 yards, followed by Jackson’s 46yard run to the West Virginia two-yard line. The Mountaineers could not score on their next possession, but had new life when Slye missed a 32-yard field goal that would have put the game out of reach. With 1:55 left, the Mountaineers had one last offensive possession. Starting from its own 20, West Virginia ran 14 plays and reached the Hokie 15-yard line as the last two plays in the drive settled the outcome. A Grier to Sills pass came up just short in the end zone as Tech forced a hurried throw before the final play ended on an offensive holding call to give the victory to Virginia Tech. Aside from Grier’s strong numbers, tailback Justin Crawford rushed for 106 yards on 13 carries, averaging 8.2 yards per rush. Three WVU receivers were basically unstoppable for the Hokie defenders all night: Jennings caught 13 passes for 189 yards and one score; Sills finished with nine receptions for 94 yards and two scores, while Ka’Raun White added four catches for 74 yards. Linebacker Al-Rasheed Benton and newcomer Hakeem Bailey had eight tackles each for the Mountaineer defense. Beside Jackson, who led the Tech rushing and passing games, receiver Phillips caught seven passes for 138 yards and one score. Linebacker Andrew Motuapuaka topped the Hokie defensive effort with 12 tackles and one sack.

Gary Jennings Jr. Final numbers showed West Virginia with 221 yards rushing and 371 passing for 592 yards of offense. Virginia Tech totaled 234 yards on the ground and 235 through the air for a balanced 469 yards of total offense. The Hokie win put the rivalry at 28-23-1 in favor of West Virginia, and gave Virginia Tech a three-game winning streak in border showdown.

SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY West Virginia Virginia Tech

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

VT WVU VT WVU VT WVU VT WVU VT

1 0 3

2 7 7

3 10 14

4 TOTAL 7 24 7 31

Joey Slye 25 FG David Sills V 11 pass from Will Grier (Mike Molina kick) Josh Jackson 5 rush (Slye kick) Molina 34 FG Deshawn McClease 12 rush (Slye kick) Sills V 10 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Cam Phillips 32 pass from Jackson (Slye kick) Gary Jennings Jr. 60 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Travon McMillian 3 rush (Sly kick)

WVU VT First Downs 29 21 Rushes/Yards 35/221 45/234 Passing Yardage 371 235 Passes 31/54/1 15/27/0 Punts 9/324/36.0 8/372/46.5 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0 Return Yardage -3 103 Penalties/Yards 9/81 5/34 Time of Possession 29:00 31:00

WVU RUSHING: Crawford 13-106; WVU PASSING: Grier 31-53-1-371; WVU RECEIVING: Jennings 13-189, Sills 9-94, White 4-74); WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Bailey 8 (2/0), Benton 8 (1/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: None. VT RUSHING: Jackson 11-101; VT PASSING: Jackson 15-26-0-235; VT RECEIVING: Phillips 7-138; VT TACKLES (TFL/QS): Motuapuaka 12 (1/1), Adonis 9 (1/0); VT INTERCEPTIONS: Hill. Attendance - 67,489

West Virginia....................................................56 East Carolina..........................................................20

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Sept. 9, 2017) - West Virginia scored early and often in its home opener, routing ECU, 56-20, in front of 56,797 fans at Milan Puskar Stadium. Highlights on the day included five touchdown passes from West Virginia quarterback Will Grier; three of them went to receiver David Sills V. In just his second start, Grier became the 11th quarterback in school history to throw for five touchdowns in a game. Tailback Justin Crawford added 118 yards rushing and two scores, while safety Kyzir White collected two interceptions on defense. West Virginia’s offense was quick striking and put up 56 points in 18 minutes of play, averaging nearly five yards per rush and 17 yards per catch. The Mountaineers scored on their first five possessions and six of their first eight. The Mountaineers needed to get their first win of the season in the books, and wasted little time getting down to business. WVU started the game with a nineplay, 75-yard drive,giving WVU a 7-0 lead on Crawford’s five-yard carry. The Pirate offense probably turned in its best drive in the game on its first possession. The visitors drove 70 yards in 15 plays and got on the scoreboard with a 23-yard Jake Verity field goal, cutting WVU’s lead to 7-3. But the Pirates would not light up the board for the rest of the first half as the Mountaineers scored the next 42 points to break open the game. On WVU’s second possession, receiver Ka’Raun White caught a 7-yard scoring toss from Grier for a 14-3 lead, ending a 71-yard drive. The big play was a 38yard pass completion to receiver Gary Jennings. West Virginia got the ball back with 1:49 left in the first quarter and struck 45 seconds later. A 40-yard completion to Sills V set up a 13-yard touchdown run by tailback Kennedy McCoy, and the home team took a 21-3 lead into the second quarter. The Mountaineers’ first offensive possession in the second came at the 12:53 mark, where they embarked on an 81-yard drive and scored on the sixth play with a 52-yard touchdown strike from Grier to Marcus Simms. The score was Simms’ second career touchdown and provided a glimpse of a potential deep strike threat for the rest of the season. On ECU’s first play of the ensuing drive, White stepped in front of a Thomas Sirk pass to give the defense its first turnover of the season. The WVU offense took advantage of the good field possession given by White’s interception on the ECU 31-yard line. In three plays, West Virginia grabbed a 35-3 lead as Grier found Sills V in the corner of the end zone for a 9-yard toss. Yet another three-and-out turned in by the Mountaineer defense enabled the offense to get into scoring position once again, but a missed field goal by Mike Molina ended the scoring streak at five possessions. The Mountaineers scored two more times before the half to take a commanding, 49-3 advantage into the locker room. Crawford rambled for a 41-yard carry for the game’s next score and a 42-3 Mountaineer lead. In the 63-yard scoring drive, Crawford accounted for all but two yards. West Virginia closed the first half scoring with :30 seconds left as White’s second interception gave the WVU offense the ball one more time. Two plays later, West Virginia’s sixth touchdown in the half gave the Mountaineers their most points scored in a half since 2012. Crawford’s rush for 11 yards set up Grier’s 75-yard scoring strike to Sills. ECU responded from the halftime break by scoring 10 points in the third quarter and seven in the fourth to outscore WVU 17-7 in the second half. On its first possession of the third, Verity connected on his second field goal in the game, this one from 45 yards to end the 42-point unanswered run by the Mountaineers. The Pirates scored their first touchdown with 7:55 left in the third, when Sirk connected with Jimmy Williams for a 19-yard scoring toss. The scoring drive covered 79 yards. West Virginia’s only points of the second half came just 1:53 after the ECU score. Sills caught his third touchdown reception on a 4-yard pass from Grier for a 56-13 West Virginia lead heading to the fourth quarter. The Pirates closed the game’s scoring with a bang as Trevon Brown got behind a second-string Mountaineer secondary and turned in a 95-yard touchdown reception, putting the final score at 56-20. Sills finished with 153 yards receiving and Grier’s final passing numbers ended at 352 yards in just three quarters of play. Al-Rasheed Benton topped the defense with eight tackles. ECU’s Thomas Dye rushed for 71 yards, while Sirk passed for 191 yards. The Pirate defense was led by Jordan Williams with 11 tackles.

Will Grier Final numbers showed West Virginia with 211 yards rushing and 403 passing for a strong 614 yards of total offense. ECU’s final numbers stood at 142 rushing and 328 passing for 470 yards of offense. With the win, West Virginia improved to 19-3 all-time against ECU and 14-0 against the Pirates in Morgantown.

SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY East Carolina West Virginia

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

WVU ECU WVU WVU WVU WVU WVU WVU ECU ECU WVU ECU

1 3 21

2 0 28

3 10 7

4 TOTAL 7 20 0 56

Justin Crawford 5 rush (Mike Molina kick) Jake Verity 23 FG Ka’Raun White 7 pass from Will Grier (Molina kick) Kennedy McKoy 13 rush (Molina kick) Marcus Simms 52 pass from Grier (Molina kick) David Sills V 9 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Crawford 41 rush (Molina kick) Sills V 75 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Verity 45 FG Jimmy Williams 19 pass from Thomas Sirk (Verity kick) Sills V 4 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Trevon Brown 95 pass from Gardner Minshew (Verity kick)

ECU WVU First Downs 21 31 Rushes/Yards 32/142 47/211 Passing Yardage 328 403 Passes 23/47/2 24/34/0 Punts 5/200/40.0 4/160/40.0 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0 Return Yardage 89 112 Penalties/Yards 8/103 4/55 Time of Possession 31:42 28:18

WVU RUSHING: Crawford 15-118; WVU PASSING: Grier 19-25-0-352; WVU RECEIVING: Sills 7-153, White 4-49, Jennings 4-46; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Benton 8 (1/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: White (2). ECU RUSHING: Dye 14-71; ECU PASSING: Sirk 16-34-2-191; ECU RECEIVING: Williams 7-86, Brown 2-103; ECU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Williams 11 (1/0), Irvin 9; ECU INTERCEPTIONS: None. Attendance - 56,797

West Virginia....................................................59 Delaware State.....................................................16

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Sept. 16, 2017) - West Virginia gained victory No. 2 of the 2017 season with a 59-16 non-conference victory over Delaware State. The Mountaineers wasted little time in jumping to a big lead on the Hornets, holding a 45-10 lead at halftime. The longest first half scoring drive for West Virginia totaled 2:39 to go with scoring times of 1:18, 1:17, :56, :53, :38 and nine seconds. Mountaineer quarterback Will Grier threw for more than 300 yards for the third game in a row and has thrown 11 touchdowns after three games. That mark just missed the school record held by Geno Smith, who threw 12 scoring passes in three games in 2012. Running back Justin Crawford rushed for more than 100 yards for the third game in a row and collected his first three touchdown game as he and Grier led the Mountaineer attack. Crawford got the scoring started just 53 seconds into the game with a two-yard run. The scoring drive was set up by an 80-yard kickoff return by Marcus Simms, which marked the 25th longest kick return in school history. Delaware State shocked the Milan Puskar Stadium crowd of 51,482 at the 12:02 mark of the first quarter as quarterback Jack McDaniels dumped a short pass out of the backfield to tailback Nyfease West, who then raced 81 yards for the Hornets’ first score. West Virginia scored the next 10 points to take a 17-7 advantage with 8:41 left in the quarter. A Mike Molina 20-yard field goal ended a 62-yard drive, giving WVU a 10-7 advantage, before Xavier Preston recovered a Hornet fumble on the ensuing kickoff to set up WVU’s next score. Crawford scored his second touchdown at the 8:41 mark with a 3-yard run to put the home team up by 10. Delaware State took advantage of a Grier fumble and added a 24-yard field goal by Wisdom Nzidee to cut the Hornet deficit to seven at 17-10 with 4:35 remaining in the opening quarter. However, those three points would be the last scored by Delaware State until late in the fourth quarter as West Virginia would score 42 unanswered points. The final score in the first quarter came just 15 seconds after Delaware State cut its deficit to seven as Grier went deep on WVU’s next play from scrimmage, finding Marcus Simms for a 62-yard touchdown reception, putting the Mountaineers up, 24-10. The second quarter saw the Mountaineers score 21 points to open up the 35-point lead at the half. Grier went to the air to find receiver Ka’Raun White for a 28-yard touchdown reception to end a 70-yard drive in just three plays. Simms added a 16-yard touchdown reception with 6:23 left in the first half to cap off a 69-yard scoring drive in five plays. The final points in the second quarter came with 50 seconds remaining, when Crawford scored touchdown No. 3 with a 9-yard scamper, set up by a 48-yard completion from Grier to Gary Jennings Jr. A big lead heading to the third quarter enabled West Virginia to rest its regulars in the second half and get plenty of players valuable playing time. West Virginia played more than 60 players and turned in its longest scoring drive in the third quarter. Marching 80 yards in 13 plays, the Mountaineers ran 4:10 off the clock and ended their run with 6:46 left in the quarter, when tailback Martell Pettaway closed the drive with a 12-yard run, putting WVU up 52-10. West Virginia’s final score came early in the fourth quarter at the 12:51 mark. Backup quarterback Chris Chugunov led the offense for the Pettaway scoring drive and got in on the action himself with his first touchdown reception of his career. Chugunov found Reggie Roberson Jr. for a two-yard scoring toss with 12:15 left in the contest. It was Roberson’s first career touchdown and closed the 46-yard drive in eight plays. With West Virginia up 59-10, Delaware State stopped the Mountaineer scoring run with 5:51 left. Keenan Black’s 8-yard strike to Kwannah Kollie ended an 82-yard drive in 10 plays and put the final score at 59-16. Grier finished with 304 passing yards and three scores. Crawford averaged 6.8 yards per carry as he managed 102 yards in limited action to go with his three touchdowns. Jennings Jr. topped the Mountaineer receivers with 128 yards on six catches, while linebacker Al-Rasheed Benton collected eight tackles, three TFLs and one sack. The Hornets were led by Brycen Alleyne with 65 yards rushing, while McDaniels finished with 114 yards passing and one touchdown pass. West topped the Hornet receivers with 108 yards. Defenders Brian Cavicante, Keyjuan Selby and Jahad Neibauer turned in six tackles each. Final totals showed West Virginia with 204 yards rushing and 334 passing to total 538 yards of total offense. Delaware State collected 161 yards on the ground and 140 yard through the air for 301 total yards.

Justin Crawford The win improved West Virginia to 18-0 all-time against schools on the FCS level and 7-0 under Dana Holgorsen. The game marked the last non-conference contest of the 2017 regular season with the Mountaineers posting a 2-1 mark.

SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY Delaware State West Virginia

1st WVU DSU WVU WVU DSU WVU 2nd WVU WVU WVU 3rd WVU 4th WVU DSU

1 10 24

2 0 21

3 0 7

4 TOTAL 6 16 7 59

Justin Crawford 2 rush (Mike Molina kick) Nyfease West 81 pass from Jack McDaniels (Wisdom Nzidee kick) Molina 20 FG Crawford 3 rush (Molina kick) Nzidee 24 FG Marcus Simms 62 pass from Will Grier (Molina kick) Ka’Raun White 28 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Simms 16 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Crawford 9 rush (Molina kick) Martell Pettaway 12 rush (Molina kick) Reggie Roberson Jr. 2 pass from Chris Chugunov (Molina kick) Kwannah Kollie 8 pass from Keeenan Black (McDaniels pass failed)

DSU WVU First Downs 12 23 Rushes/Yards 44/161 35/204 Passing Yardage 140 334 Passes 10/16/1 24/34/1 Punts 7/336/48.0 3/148/49.3 Fumbles/Lost 4/2 4/2 Return Yardage 139 160 Penalties/Yards 11/85 6/60 Time of Possession 37:48 22:12

WVU RUSHING: Crawford 15-102; WVU PASSING: Grier 19-27-1-304; WVU RECEIVING: Jennings 6-128, Simms 4-91; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Benton 8 (3/1); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Askew-Henry. DSU RUSHING: Alleyne 10-65; DSU PASSING: McDaniels 7-12-1-114; DSU RECEIVING: West 3-108; DSU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Cavicante 6, Selby 6, Niebauer 6; DSU INTERCEPTIONS: Bynum. Attendance - 51,482

West Virginia....................................................56 Kansas......................................................................34

LAWRENCE, Kan. (Sept. 23, 2017) - West Virginia used explosive scoring in the second and fourth quarters to defeat Kansas, 56-34, in the Big 12 opener for both schools. The Mountaineers used 347 yards passing from quarterback Will Grier and 288 team rushing yards to post big offensive numbers in defeating the Jayhawks. Grier has now passed for more than 300 yards in his first four games as a Mountaineer and became just the second quarterback in school history to rush for two scores, pass for two and throw for more than 300 yards in the same game. Mike Sherwood last pulled off the feat in 1969. Grier led scoring drives of 80, 80, 86, 85, 86 and 72 yards to put up more than 50 points for the third straight contest. Kansas started the game with a 6:08 drive that went 64 yards in 14 plays. Despite controlling the ball, the Jayhawks could only manage a 28-yard Gabriel Rui field goal after the Mountaineer defense stiffened at the 11-yard line. It took the Mountaineer offense two possessions to get rolling, and tailback Justin Crawford got the running game going with 50 yards rushing in the 80-yard drive, giving West Virginia a lead it would never relinquish. Taking a 7-3 advantage into the second quarter, West Virginia put 28 points on the board in the quarter, outscoring Kansas 28-10. On the first drive, Grier connected with receiver David Sills V for completions of 26 and 24 yards before Crawford’s 11-yard rush gave the Mountaineers a 14-3 lead. McKoy’s 23-yard run extended the West Virginia lead to 21-3, capping off a 10-play, 86-yard drive. With 5:17 left in the first half, Grier connected on a 49-yard touchdown pass to Sills that ended an 85-yard drive, giving West Virginia a 28-3 advantage. Kansas ended the 28-point scoring run with an impressive play of its own when running back Khalil Herbert turned in a 67-yard touchdown run to pull the Jayhawks to 28-10. After the Jayhawk defense stopped the Mountaineer offense for the first time in five drives, KU quarterback Peyton Bender could not pull them any closer. Bender actually helped extend the West Virginia advantage with his interception to Mike Daniels Jr., who returned the errant throw 25 yards for a touchdown and a 35-10 West Virginia margin. The play was West Virginia’s first defensive score of the season and first since 2016 The Jayhawks put the halftime score at 35-13 as they marched 49 yards in :30 before Rui connected on a 41-yard field goal. The Mountaineers received the first possession of the third quarter and were forced to punt. Then the Kansas offense came alive, outscoring WVU 14-0 in the quarter. Herbert broke loose again for a 60-yard run before his 5-yard jaunt closed the deficit to 35-20. The 89-yard drive was Kansas’ longest of the game with Herbert accounting for 70 yards in the drive. With the WVU offense trying to find its rhythm, Kansas scored again with 3:22 left in the third on Taylor Martin’s 1-yard run. The big play in the drive was a 64-yard completion from Bender to Steven Sims to set up the score. Once leading 35-10, West Virginia gave up 17 unanswered points before responding and taking back control of the game in the fourth quarter. The Mountaineers outscored the Jayhawks, 21-7, in the final quarter and got back on track at the 11:02 mark with an 86-yard drive capped off with Grier’s second touchdown pass to Sills. Kansas answered the score with a Bender 7-yard touchdown pass to Sims, putting the score at 42-34, before West Virginia closed the game with two touchdown drives. A 30-yard completion to Gary Jennings and a 24-yard completion to Marcus Simms were big plays before a 3-yard Grier run put the finishing touches on a 72-yard drive with 5:16 left. After recovering a Bender fumble at the KU 31, McKoy broke loose for a 28-yard run before Grier scored again from three-yards away for the 56-34 victory. Aside from Grier’s offensive numbers, Crawford rushed for 125 yards and one score, giving him four straight games of more than 100 yards rushing to start the season. McKoy added to the potent running game with 105 yards and two scores. Sills led the Mountaineer receivers with 130 yards and two touchdowns on eight catches. Linebacker Al-Rasheed Benton was a one-man wrecking crew on defense with 12 tackles (11 solo), one TFL, one pass deflection and a 38-yard interception return. Herbert topped the Jayhawk offense with 291 yards rushing and two scores. The 291 yards was an opponent record against the Mountaineers, breaking a 17-year mark. Bender finished with 197 passing yards of which 96 went to Sims. The Kansas defense was led by Joe Dineen with 14 tackles, two TFLs and one sack. Final numbers showed West Virginia with 288 yards rushing, 347 passing to total 635 yards of offense.

Mike Daniels Jr. Kansas finished with 367 rushing yards and 197 passing to total 564 yards of offense. With the win, West Virginia improved to 2-1 all-time at Kansas and leads the all-time series against the Jayhawks by a 6-1 count. The Mountaineers improved to 5-1 vs. Kansas in all-time Big 12 play. SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY West Virginia Kansas

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

KU WVU WVU WVU WVU KU WVU KU KU KU WVU KU WVU WVU

1 7 3

2 3 4 TOTAL 28 0 21 56 10 14 7 34

Gabriel Rui 28 FG Kennedy McKoy 7 rush (Mike Molina kick) Justin Crawford 11 rush (Molina kick) McKoy 23 rush (Molina kick) David Sills V 49 pass from Will Grier (Molina kick) Khalil Herbert 67 rush (Rui kick) Mike Daniels Jr. 25 interception return (Molina kick) Rui 41 FG Herbert 5 rush (Rui kick) Taylor Martin 1 rush (Rui kick) Sills V 7 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Steven Sims 7 pass from Peyton Bender (Rui kick) Grier 3 rush (Molina kick) Grier 3 rush (Molina kick)

WVU KU First Downs 31 24 Rushes/Yards 43/288 50/367 Passing Yardage 347 197 Passes 25/39/1 17/34/2 Punts 5/180/36.0 6/266/44.3 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1 Return Yardage 125 59 Penalties/Yards 4/42 8/43 Time of Possession 29:27 30:33

WVU RUSHING: Crawford 18-125, McKoy 12-105; WVU PASSING: Grier 25-391-347; WVU RECEIVING: Sills 8-130, Jennings 6-75; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Benton 12 (1/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Benton, Daniels. KU RUSHING: Herbert 36-291; KU PASSING: Bender 17-32-2-197; KU RECEIVING: Sims 6-96; KU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Dineen 14 (2/1), Lee 10; KU INTERCEPTIONS: Defense. Attendance - 23,901

No. 8/10

TCU...........................................................31 West Virginia...........................................24

No. 23/24

FORT WORTH, Texas (Oct. 7, 2017) - West Virginia erased second-half deficits of 14 and seven points. However, it was not enough as TCU claimed a 31-24 Big 12 victory at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Defense was the name of the game in the first half as the Horned Frogs took a 7-3 lead into the locker room at halftime. After one quarter of play, the Mountaineers held a 106-62 edge in total offense and took a 3-0 lead into the second quarter. Senior kicker Mike Molina gave the Mountaineers that lead at the 7:30 mark of the first, when he connected on a 37-yard field goal to end a 14-play, 77-yard drive that consumed 5:22. The Horned Frogs took the lead at the 14:16 mark of the second on Sewo Olonilua’s 2-yard scoring jaunt. The points were set up by a Mountaineer fumbled punt return that put the Horned Frogs in business at the West Virginia 33-yard line. Entering the game, there was concern about the West Virginia defense and stopping the run. However, the Mountaineers saw the return of injured linebacker David Long Jr., as well as safeties Toyous Avery and Kyzir White, and played a strong first half. The Mountaineers held TCU to just 66 rushing yards in the first half and only 65 passing yards. After two quarters, West Virginia held a 236-131 advantage in total offense despite trailing 7-3. As well as both defenses played in the first half, one could sense that it was time for the offenses to come alive. The two teams combined for 31 points in the quarter with the Horned Frogs controlling the first part, and WVU responding later in the period. After forcing a WVU punt on the opening possession of the second half, TCU added a 37-yard field goal by Jonathan Song for a 10-3 advantage. The drive covered 59 yards in nine plays and was aided by a 27-yard run from tailback Kyle Hicks. Just as the Horned Frogs capitalized on a fumbled punt in the first half, they once again made the Mountaineers pay for a turnover. Nick Orr intercepted Will Grier and returned 34 yards to set up the Horned Frogs at the WVU 45-yard line. TCU wasted no time in striking as on the first play, quarterback Kenny Hill went deep and connected on a 45-yard touchdown strike to Jalen Reagor for a 17-3 TCU lead with 6:06 left in the third. The game was close to getting out of hand with TCU taking control, bur Grier and the Mountaineer offense came alive at the right time. West Virginia responded with a 64-yard touchdown pass from Grier to David Sills V to stop the Horned Frog momentum and cut the WVU deficit to 17-10 with 3:52 remaining in the third. After a defensive stop, West Virginia went after the deficit once again and erased it in two plays, when Grier connected with receiver Ka’Raun White for a 76yard touchdown reception. The catch was West Virginia’s longest play from scrimmage of the season and longest scoring play. With the score tied at 17-17, TCU took possession at the 1:37 mark of the third and used some trickery to regain the lead. The Horned Frogs went 75 yards in 1:22 and used a 48-yard reverse pass from KaVontae Turpin to Hill, giving TCU a 24-17 lead heading into the fourth. West Virginia answered before and it would do so again with 9:50 left in the contest. Grier marched the Mountaineers 49 yards and found Sills on the drive’s 10th play for a 4-yard touchdown pass. A key play in the drive was a fourth-down completion to White for 11 yards. TCU then embarked on a 6:57 drive that ended with a 31-24 lead after Hill’s 3-yard rush. Key plays in the drive were a 23-yard completion to John Diarse and a WVU interception that was overturned by instant replay. The Mountaineers had one last chance, with 2:53 remaining, to force overtime, but when Grier’s 25-yard completion to Sills was negated by a questionable pass interference call, the drive stalled and TCU ran the clock out. Grier finished with 366 yards passing and three scores for his fifth consecutive game passing for more than 300 yards. Justin Crawford rushed for 111 yards on 19 carries, his fifth straight 100-yard rushing game. WVU had two receivers pass the 100-yard mark with White’s career-best 138 yards and Sills’ 116. Linebacker All-Rasheed Benton led the WVU defense with eight tackles and one TFL TCU was led by the 188 yards passing from Hill. Hicks finished with 71 yards rushing, and Diarse topped the Horned Frog receivers with four catches for 70 yards. Travin Howard led the defense with 12 tackles, followed by Orr with nine tackles and the one interception.

David Sills V Final numbers showed West Virginia with 142 yards rushing and 366 passing for 508 yards of total offense. TCU didn’t win the statistical battle as the Horned Frogs finished with 170 yards rushing and 236 passing for 406 yards of total offense. However, the Horned Frogs did make the Mountaineers pay from their two turnovers by scoring 14 points off those miscues. With the win, TCU takes a 4-3 advantage in the series against the Mountaineers.

SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY West Virginia TCU

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

WVU TCU TCU TCU WVU WVU TCU WVU TCU

1 3 0

2 3 4 TOTAL 0 14 7 24 7 17 7 31

Mike Molina 37 FG Sewo Olonilua 2 rush (Jonathan Song kick) Song 37 FG Jalen Reagor 45 pass from Kenny Hill (Song kick) David Sills V 64 pass from Will Grier (Molina kick) Ka’Raun White 76 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Hill 48 pass from KaVontae Turpin (Song kick) Sills V 4 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Hill 3 rush (Song kick)

WVU TCU First Downs 28 16 Rushes/Yards 39/142 36/170 Passing Yardage 366 236 Passes 25/45/1 16/29/0 Punts 5/199/39.8 7/301/43.0 Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0 Return Yardage 39 76 Penalties/Yards 2/25 5/51 Time of Possession 31:21 28:39

WVU RUSHING: Crawford 19-111; WVU PASSING: Grier 25-45-1-366; WVU RECEIVING: Jennings 10-80, Sills 7-116, White 6-138; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Benton 8 (1/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: None. TCU RUSHING: Hicks 11-71; TCU PASSING: Bender 15-28-0-188; TCU RECEIVING: Diarse 4-70; TCU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Howard 12, Orr 9; TCU INTERCEPTIONS: Orr. Attendance - 43,257

West Virginia....................................................46 Texas Tech..............................................................35

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Oct. 14, 2017) - West Virginia erased an 18-point third quarter deficit to defeat No. 24 Texas Tech, 46-35, in front of 60,928 fans on Homecoming at Milan Puskar Stadium. The 18-point comeback was the second-largest in Milan Puskar Stadium history, and was led by the passing of quarterback Will Grier. Posting his sixth straight game of passing for more than 300 yards, Grier connected on 32 of 41 passes and threw for five touchdowns for the second time in 2017. Four receivers combined for 29 of the completions as a stifled running attack forced the home team to resort to the passing game. However, it was the passing of Texas Tech that started the fireworks. On its second play from scrimmage, quarterback Nic Shimonek connected with T.J. Vasher for a 60yard touchdown strike to stun the home crowd and give the Red Raiders a 7-0 lead. Coming into the game, everyone expected an offensive explosion and the two teams did not disappoint. It took West Virginia three plays to answer as David Sills V caught a 31-yard touchdown pass from Grier to tie the game with 12:07 left in the opening quarter. Texas Tech closed the quarter with a 7-3 scoring advantage, adding its second touchdown at the 7:58 mark, when Shimonek connected with Dylan Cantrell for a sixyard score. Before the quarter ended, WVU kicker Mike Molina converted on a season-long field goal of 43 yards, putting the score at 14-10 going into the second quarter. After missing a late first quarter field goal, Texas Tech would go on to score 14 points in the second but closed the half with a second missed field goal, giving the Red Raiders 28 first-half points. Shimonek used his arm to find Keke Coutee for a six-yard scoring reception at the 10:58 mark, before Vasher turned in another big play with a 53-yard touchdown reception. Vasher had two catches in the first half for 113 yards and both were good for Red Raider touchdowns. West Virginia’s only score in the quarter came at the 7:44 mark to close out a 68yard drive. Tailback Justin Crawford dashed in from five yards out for his lone score in the game. Leading 28-17 at the half, Texas Tech controlled the first two quarters by outgaining the Mountaineers 338-174 in total offense. The two missed field goals aided a Mountaineer defense that could not get off the field in the first half. Texas Tech opened up a 35-17 advantage at the 9:11 mark of the third quarter, when Tre King’s 30-yard run ended an 80-yard drive in five plays. But that score would be Tech’s final points as the Mountaineer defense rose to the occasion at the right time. Grier’s eight-yard touchdown pass to Sills with 4:57 left in the third cut the West Virginia deficit to 35-24 and ended a strong drive for the offense that marched 75 yards in eight plays. A third missed field goal by Texas Tech kicker Michael Barden was all the momentum the Mountaineers needed to finish the comeback and win the game by 11 points. Texas Tech controlled the game in the first half, but West Virginia outscored the Red Raiders 29-7 in the second half to grab the Big 12 conference victory. West Virginia moved to 35-32 with 13:03 left to play, when receiver Ka’Raun White made a leaping catch for a 32-yard score. With a successful two-point conversion, the Mountaineers found themselves down only three with plenty of time left. The WVU defense forced a key three-and-out, putting the ball back in the hands of the red hot Mountaineer offense. Six plays later, West Virginia had its first lead of the game on Grier’s 17-yard touchdown pass to White. Clearly both sides of the ball for West Virginia found its grove midway through the third quarter. When the WVU defense forced another three-and-out, the offense finished the comeback and put the game away. Seven plays and 45-yards later, Sills hauled in touchdown number three on an 11-yard strike from Grier for an 11-point WVU advantage. The last big play was turned in by the Mountaineer defense as Kyzir White intercepted Shimonek with 1:49 remaining to end the last Red Raider drive. Aside from Grier’s big numbers, what a day it was for the White brothers. Ka’Raun finished with 114 yards receiving and two scores, while Kyzir totaled nine tackles and an interception. Sills’ three scores went with his 89 yards receiving and linebacker David Long added nine tackles. Texas Tech put up good numbers also and the predicted offensive shootout between the two teams did not disappoint. Shimonek passed for 323 yards and four scores to almost match Grier’s impressive numbers. Justin Stockton rushed for 96 yards and Cantrell and Coutee combined for 14 catches and 171 yards. Jah’shawn Johnson led the Red Raider defense with eight tackles. Final numbers showed West Virginia with 44 yards rushing and 352 passing for 396 yards of total offense. Texas Tech finished up with 190 yards rushing and 323 passing for 513 total yards.

Kyzir White The two teams combined for 909 total yards, 55 first downs, 81 points and 25 penalties for 252 yards. With the win, West Virginia has now won four straight against Texas Tech and lead the all-time series by a 5-2 count.

SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY Texas Tech West Virginia

1st TTU WVU TTU WVU 2nd TTU WVU TTU 3rd TTU WVU 4th WVU WVU WVU

1 14 10

2 14 7

3 7 7

4 TOTAL 0 35 22 46

T.J. Vasher 60 pass from Nic Shimonek (Michael Barden kick) David Sills V 31 pass from Will Grier (Mike Molina kick) Dylan Cantrell 6 pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) Molina 43 FG Keke Coutee 6 pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) Justin Crawford 5 rush (Molina kick) Vasher 53 pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) Tre King 30 rush (Barden kick) Sills V 8 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Ka’Raun White 32 pass from Grier (Sills pass from Grier) White 17 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Sills V 11 pass from Grier (Molina kick)

TTU WVU First Downs 27 28 Rushes/Yards 33/190 29/44 Passing Yardage 323 352 Passes 24/39/1 32/41/1 Punts 4/165/41.2 4/156/39.0 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0 Return Yardage 118 66 Penalties/Yards 16/159 9/93 Time of Possession 29:06 30:54

WVU RUSHING: Crawford 14-47, McKoy 7-35; WVU PASSING: Grier 32-41-1-352; WVU RECEIVING: White 8-114, Sills 6-89, Jennings 9-68; WVU TACKLES (TFL/ QS): Long 9 (1/0), White 9 (1/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: White. TTU RUSHING: Stockton 15-96; TTU PASSING: Shimonek 24-39-1-323; TTU RECEIVING: Vasher 2-113, Coutee 6-86, Cantrell 8-85; TTU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Johnson 8 (1/0); TTU INTERCEPTIONS: Smith Attendance - 60,928

West Virginia......................................38 Baylor........................................................................36 No. 23/23

WACO, Texas (Oct. 21, 2017) - West Virginia jumped out to a 25-point third quarter lead and then held off a furious Baylor comeback to defeat the Bears, 38-36, at McLane Stadium. Leading the way for the Mountaineers was Will Grier’s five passing touchdown performance. It marked the second straight game that he has thrown five touchdown passes in a game, and marked the first time in school history that the feat had been done. Once again Grier’s favorite target was receiver David Sills V, who finished with three touchdown receptions. He continues to lead the nation in that category. West Virginia controlled the game for three quarters, but did not finish strong in the fourth, allowing for the Baylor comeback. The Mountaineers took a 10-0 first quarter lead on a 27-yard Mike Molina field goal and a 35-yard touchdown strike from Grier to Sills. Baylor bounced back in the second quarter with two Connor Martin field goals. The first was a 23-yarder at the 10:36 mark after a 4:53 drive. The second was a 42-yarder with 4:08 left in the half that ended a seven-play, 60-yard drive. It was quite evident that Baylor wanted to keep the Mountaineer offense off the field and put together long drives, while consuming chunks of time off the clock. Grier went to the air again and found Sills for their second touchdown hookup. The 16-yard reception ended an 80-yard drive that saw 52 of the yards coming via the pass. Holding a 17-6 advantage at the half, the Mountaineers amassed almost 100 more yards of offense than Baylor, despite having the ball for almost five minutes less than the Bears. The WVU defense held Baylor to just to just five rushing yards. Having the first possession of the second half, the Mountaineers wasted no time finding the end zone. Set up by a 45-yard kickoff return by Marcus Simms, Grier went to the air on the first play and found Sills for a 53-yard strike to open a 24-7 advantage. Baylor answered the score two drives later on John Lovett’s 7-yard run that was set up by a 56-yard completion from quarterback Zach Smith to receiver Gavin Holmes. Lovett’s run ended an 80-yard drive for the home team and put the score at 24-13 in favor of WVU with 7:39 left in the third. The Mountaineers added two more touchdowns to outscore Baylor 21-7 in the quarter. Grier found Simms for a 40-yard touchdown pass at the 6:00 mark to end a 75-yard drive. West Virginia’s final score gave it a 25-point advantage at 38-13, when Grier connected with receiver Ka’Raun White for a 6-yard scoring toss. The big play in the drive was a 51-yard pass completion from Grier to receiver Gary Jennings Jr. White’s touchdown put the finishing touches on a six-play, 80-yard drive. After three quarters, not only were the Mountaineers dominating the scoreboard but also the stats with 215 more yards of total offense, while holding the Bears to just six rushing yards. But the time of possession still favored Baylor. While West Virginia was scoring quickly, Baylor continued to try to keep the Mountaineer offense off the field with almost a six minute time of possession advantage. That stat would come into play in the fourth quarter as Baylor would wear down the Mountaineer defense by having 34 offensive plays compared to West Virginia’s nine. The Bears controlled the fourth quarter and outscored West Virginia 23-0 before the game was decided by a failed two-point conversion. Backup quarterback Charlie Brewer sparked a fourth quarter comeback starting with a 52-yard touchdown pass to Trestan Ebner. After recovering an onsides kick, Ebner got into the scoring column again just two plays later on his 40-yard touchdown scamper to cut the Bear deficit to 38-27 with 13:50 left. While the WVU offense could not get going, the Baylor offense was controlling the game and turned in a 6:01 drive that resulted in a Martin 23-yard field goal, pulling the Bears to 38-30 with 6:01 left. Five plays and out for the Mountaineers gave the ball back to Baylor with 4:34 left, and the Bears would use all but 17 seconds. A 16-play drive ended with a Brewer 9-yard touchdown pass to Ebner, setting the stage for a two-point conversion attempt. When West Virginia’s Xavier Preston sacked Brewer on the conversion, and the Mountaineers recovered the ensuing onside /kick, the game ended with Baylor controlling the clock for 13 minutes more than West Virginia, while running 16 more plays than the Mountaineers. Along with Grier and Sills, Jennings added 116 yards receiving and linebacker Al-Rasheed Benton topped the defense with eight tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 4.5 TFLs . Baylor got three second half touchdowns from Ebner and 132 receiving yards from Denzel Mims. Clay Johnston led the defense with seven stops. Final numbers showed West Virginia with 118 yards rushing and 375 passing to total 493 yards. Despite trailing in the total offense department badly for three quarters, Baylor’s fourth quarter gave it the edge in the game with 127 yards on the ground and 370 through the air for 497 total yards. With the win, West Virginia gained its first-ever win in Waco and now has won two straight in the series for a 4-2 all-time edge.

Xavier Preston

SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY West Virginia Baylor

1st WVU WVU 2nd BU BU WVU 3rd WVU BU WVU WVU 4th BU BU BU BU

1 10 0

2 3 4 TOTAL 7 21 0 38 6 7 23 36

Mike Molina 27 FG David Sills V 35 pass from Will Grier (Molina kick) Connor Martin 23 FG Martin 42 FG Sills V 16 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Sills V 53 pass from Grier (Molina kick) John Lovett 7 rush (Martin kick) Marcus Simms 40 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Ka’Raun White 6 pass from Grier (Molina kick) Trestan Ebner 52 pass from Charlie Brewer (Martin kick) Ebner 40 rush (Martin kick) Martin 23 FG Ebner 9 pass from Brewer (Brewer pass failed)

WVU BU First Downs 23 30 Rushes/Yards 29/118 42/127 Passing Yardage 375 370 Passes 26/37/0 24/40/0 Punts 6/229/38.2 4/183/45.8 Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0 Return Yardage 125 101 Penalties/Yards 11/134 6/20 Time of Possession 23:11 36:49

WVU RUSHING: McKoy 7-55, Crawford 10-30; WVU PASSING: Grier 26-37-0-375; WVU RECEIVING: Sills 7-136, Jennings 8-116; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): White 9 (1/0), Benton 8 (4.5/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: None. BU RUSHING: Ebner 3-54, Brewer 10-61; BU PASSING: Smith 16-27-0-261, Brewer 8-13-0-109; BU RECEIVING: Mims 7-132, Ebner 5-109, Holmes 5-72; BU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Johnson 7; BU INTERCEPTIONS: None Attendance - 45,389

No. 12/11 No. 22/22

Oklahoma State......................................50 West Virginia......................................39

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Oct. 28, 2017) - No. 12/11 Oklahoma State took advantage of five West Virginia turnovers to capture a 50-39 victory at Milan Puskar Stadium. The Mountaineers forced four turnovers of their own, but did not capitalize on them like the Cowboys did. Oklahoma State outscored West Virginia 28-7 in the points off turnover battle. The Cowboys also had the edge in total plays, 90-72, and possessed the ball 14 minutes longer than the Mountaineers. Oklahoma State took a 13-0 lead after the first quarter. Receiver James Washington hauled in a 13-yard pass from quarterback Mason Rudolph for the game’s first score at the 7:20 mark. Rudolph scored the game’s second touchdown on a 1-yard run with 1:02 left. The PAT was missed, but the Cowboys turned in 77 yards on the drive and held the ball for 5:14. Kicking for the injured Mike Molina, Evan Staley got West Virginia on the board early in the second quarter with a 23-yard field goal to mark the first three-pointer of his career. The Cowboys answered with a 35-yard Matt Ammendola field goal at the 7:56 mark. Even though the scoring drive only covered 57 yards, it still took 5:28 off the clock. A WVU fumble set up OSU’s next score as running back J.D. King scampered in from 20 yards out, giving the Cowboys a 23-3 advantage with 4:41 left in the half. After both teams traded possessions, West Virginia got the last drive of the half, which was important because the Mountaineers also got the ball first to start the third quarter. A score on this drive was vital to start any kind of a comeback. Tailback Kennedy McKoy delivered, rushing for 27 yards in the 60-yard scoring drive. A 36-yard completion from Will Grier to Ka’Raun White was the long play of the drive that ended with McKoy’s 1-yard rush, cutting the Oklahoma State advantage to 23-10 at halftime. Hoping to then capitalize on the first drive of the third quarter, West Virginia instead suffered an interception, setting up OSU at its own 39-yard line. Seven plays later, Rudolph completed a 6-yard scoring pass to J.D.King for a 30-10 OSU lead. Each team was held scoreless on their next three possessions until a WVU special teams play ignited the home faithful and turned the momentum. Aided by a 58-yard punt from Billy Kinney to set up poor field position for Oklahoma State, WVU’s Osman Kamara blocked Zach Sinor’s punt, which was recovered by Marvin Gross Jr. in the end zone for West Virginia’s second touchdown, cutting the margin to 30-17. The play was the first blocked punt for a touchdown by West Virginia since 2003. The next two offensive plays by Oklahoma State brought the Mountaineers even closer. A rush for no gain and a Rudolph interception to Kenny Robinson for a 39-yard return for a touchdown brought the Mountaineers to within 30-24 with 3:01 left in the third. Another defensive stop set up the Mountaineers at the 2:25 mark, but when WVU could not score on the possession, six points would be as close as they would come as the Cowboys outscored them 20-15 in the fourth quarter. Taking advantage of a blocked punt by its special teams, Oklahoma State opened up a 37-24 lead on Justice Hill’s 5-yard touchdown rush with 10:38 left in the game. After a fourth Cowboy interception of Grier, Rudolph delivered a 19-yard scoring strike to Washington for his second score in the game, giving the Cowboys a 43-24 advantage. To its credit, West Virginia would not go away and continued to make things uncomfortable for Oklahoma State, when Grier connected on a 68-yard touchdown pass to receiver Marcus Simms with 7:32 left. The score once again put WVU within range at 43-31. But Rudolph engineered a seven-play, 57-yard drive in 3:45 to give the Cowboys a 50-31 advantage. Justice Hill’s 18-yard touchdown run sealed the game for Oklahoma State. West Virginia did manage one more touchdown late, when Grier connected with White for a 9-yard scoring toss with 1:22 left to cap a 75-yard possession for the Mountaineers. Rudolph finished with 216 yards passing and three scores, while King rushed for 142 yards. Along with his two scores, Washington led all receivers with 91 yards, and Ramon Richards and Justin Phillips topped the Cowboy defense with six tackles each. Grier finished with 285 yards passing and two touchdowns. Linebacker David Long Jr. turned in a great performance for the Mountaineer defense with his 18 tackles (14 solo) and a school-record seven TFLs. Final numbers showed West Virginia with 62 yards rushing and 285 passing for 347 yards of offense. Oklahoma State finished with 246 yards on the ground and another 216 through the air for 462 yards of total offense. While Oklahoma State managed 8-of18 on third-down conversions, West Virginia struggled going 2-of-15 on third down. The win gives Oklahoma State a 5-4 advantage in the all-time series against the Mountaineers. In Big 12 play, the Cowboys hold a 4-2 series lead.

David Long Jr.

SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY Oklahoma State West Virginia

1st OSU OSU 2nd WVU OSU OSU WVU 3rd OSU WVU WVU 4th OSU OSU WVU OSU WVU

1 13 0

2 10 10

3 7 14

4 TOTAL 20 50 15 39

James Washington 13 pass from Mason Rudolph (Matt Ammendola kick) Rudolph 1 rush (kick failed) Evan Staley 23 FG Ammendola 35 FG J.D. King 20 rush (Ammendola kick) Kennedy McKoy 1 rush (Staley kick) King 6 pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) Marvin Gross 0 blocked punt (Staley kick) Kenny Robinson 39 interception return (Staley kick) Justice Hill 5 rush (Ammendola kick) Washington 19 pass from Rudolph (Rudolph pass failed) Marcus Simms 68 pass from Will Grier (Staley kick) Hill 18 rush (Ammendola kick) Ka’Raun White 9 pass from Grier (Sills pass from Grier)

OSU WVU First Downs 27 19 Rushes/Yards 56/246 30/62 Passing Yardage 216 285 Passes 20/34/1 20/42/4 Punts 4/116/29.0 7/273/39.0 Fumbles/Lost 3/3 3/1 Return Yardage 174 133 Penalties/Yards 6/56 6/41 Time of Possession 37:09 22:51

WVU RUSHING: Crawford 13-45, McKoy 9-30; WVU PASSING: Grier 20-42-4-285; WVU RECEIVING: Jennings 6-58, White 4-78; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Long 18 (7/0), Benton 8; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Robinson. OSU RUSHING: King 36-142, Hill 12-86; OSU PASSING: Rudolph 20-34-1-216; OSU RECEIVING: Washington 7-91; OSU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Richards 6, Phillips 6 (2/0); OSU INTERCEPTIONS: Richards, Green (2), Morrow Attendance - 57,507

West Virginia....................................................20 NO. 14/16 Iowa State................................................16

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Nov. 4, 2017) - West Virginia defeated a ranked opponent for the second time in 2017 with a 20-16 victory over No. 14/16 Iowa State. West Virginia used the home field advantage for both of its victories over ranked opponents, defeating Iowa State with a strong first half offensive performance along with inspired defensive play to grab win No. 6 on the season. The Mountaineers wasted little time getting on the scoreboard. With Iowa State’s decision to defer, West Virginia took the game’s opening drive 75 yards in just four plays. Facing a third-and-8, quarterback Will Grier connected with receiver Ka’Raun White for a 63-yard completion to extend the drive. Grier hit receiver David Sills V on the next play for a 10-yard scoring reception and a 7-0 WVU lead. On Iowa State’s first offensive possession, West Virginia linebacker Al-Rasheed Benton intercepted Cyclone quarterback Kyle Kempt to set up the Mountaineers’ next score. Starting at the Iowa State 48-yard line, Grier moved the offense 37 yards and backup kicker Evan Staley converted a 28-yard field goal for a 10-0 West Virginia advantage with 9:55 left in the first quarter. The Mountaineer defense held the Cyclones scoreless on their next three possessions in the quarter, allowing WVU to take the 10-point advantage into the second stanza. West Virginia got the ball first to start the quarter and Grier struck again with the long ball to White. Grier’s 55-yard touchdown pass to White capped off an impressive 94-yard drive, giving the home team a 17-0 lead. After a three-and-out was turned in by the WVU defense, the Mountaineer offense went to work once again and increased the lead to 20-0 on Staley’s second field goal of the game. The running of tailback Justin Crawford accounted for 31 yards in the 50-yard drive, ending with Staley’s 36-yard field goal. The Cyclones started their next drive with 6:13 remaining in the second quarter. Landen Akers 32-yard kickoff return set up the Cyclones in good field position and they capitalized on it. The Cyclones marched 42 yards and got on the board with 1:38 left, when kicker Garrett Owens converted on a 42-yard field goal. However, Iowa State left the Mountaineers with enough time, and Grier moved the offense 64 yards down to the Iowa State 17, setting up a 34-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds. The three points could have nullified the Iowa State field goal and allow West Virginia to regain a 20-point advantage, but Staley missed, putting the halftime score at 20-3 in favor of West Virginia. The first half was controlled by the Mountaineers with 42 offensive plays to 27 and 365 yards of total offense to just 112 for the Cyclones. As much as West Virginia dominated the first 30 minutes of action, Iowa State set out to dominate the second 30 minutes in a game of two halves. The Cyclones did exactly what they needed to do with the opening drive of the third quarter. Kempt marched the Cyclones 86 yards in 10 plays to score their first touchdown in the game on his 1-yard strike to All-Big 12 receiver Allen Lazard. Kempt’s 25-yard completion to Hakeen Butler and running back David Montgomery’s 15-yard run were key plays in the drive. Leading 20-10 at the 10:41 mark of the third quarter, the Mountaineer offense tried desperately to get things started again, but Iowa State allowed a few big plays before basically shutting down and closing the door on WVU. After a strong first half, no one expected the Mountaineers to go scoreless in the final two quarters, but they did. Meanwhile, the game was on the shoulders of the Mountaineer defense, and while the unit with four starters out with injuries bent at times, it did not break. The Cyclones added an 18-yard field goal later in the third as the WVU defense held at the 2-yard line. Three ISU possessions in the fourth quarter netted only three points from a 24-yard Owens field goal. The WVU defense came through with big plays when needed to keep the Cyclones off the board and preserve the victory. Grier completed 20-of-25 passes for 316 yards and two touchdowns. Crawford got back on track running the ball with 102 yards, while White had a career-high 167 yards receiving with catches of 63, 55, 16 and 33 yards. Hakeem Bailey topped the defensive effort with a career-high 10 solo tackles. Iowa State was led by the rushing of tailback David Montgomery with 115 yards. Kempt finished with 249 yards passing, while D’Andre Payne and Marcel Spears combined for 17 tackles.

Al-Rasheed Benton Final numbers showed West Virginia with 208 yards rushing and 316 passing for 524 yards of offense. Iowa State turned in 101 yards on the ground and 249 through the air for 350 total yards. With the win, West Virginia became bowl eligible for the fourth straight year and 17th in the last 18 seasons. The Mountaineers took a 5-1 lead in the all-time series against Iowa State, including 2-1 all-time at Milan Puskar Stadium.

SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY Iowa State West Virginia

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

WVU WVU WVU WVU ISU ISU ISU ISU

1 0 10

2 3 10

3 10 0

4 TOTAL 3 16 0 20

David Sills V 10 pass from Will Grier (Evan Staley kick) Staley 28 FG Ka’Raun White 55 pass from Grier (Staley kick) Staley 36 FG Garrett Owens 42 FG Allen Lazard 1 pass from Kyle Kempt (Owens kick) Owens 18 FG Owens 24 FG

ISU WVU First Downs 23 23 Rushes/Yards 29/101 47/208 Passing Yardage 249 316 Passes 27/40/1 20/25/1 Punts 4/179/44.80 3/133/44.3 Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0 Return Yardage 107 41 Penalties/Yards 3/30 8/85 Time of Possession 31:01 28:59

WVU RUSHING: Crawford 25-102, McKoy 12-60; WVU PASSING: Grier 20-25-1316; WVU RECEIVING: Jennings 7-63, White 4-167; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Bailey 10, Tonkery 9, Benton 9 (1/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Benton. ISU RUSHING: Montgomery 26-115; ISU PASSING: Kempt 27-40-1-249; ISU RECEIVING: Murdock 6-52, Butler 4-62; ISU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Payne 9 (1/0), Spears 8 (1/0); ISU INTERCEPTIONS: Payne Attendance - 55,831

G10

West Virginia...........................................28 Kansas State.........................................................23 No. 23

MANHATTAN, Kan. (Nov. 11, 2017) - West Virginia used a strong defensive performance to overcome four first-half turnovers and defeat Kansas State, 28-23, in front of 51,233 fans on a rainy afternoon at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Mountaineers held the Wildcats to just three points off of the four turnovers and gained their first-ever win at Kansas State. It was the Wildcats that started the scoring in the first quarter after taking advantage of an interception by D.J. Reed. Kicker Matthew McCrane converted a 21-yard field goal for the 3-0 K-State lead. Starting at the West Virginia 3-yard line following the interception return, the Wildcat drive ended with minus one yard on three plays. Kansas State added a second McCrane field goal at the 2:39 mark of the first quarter. The 43-yarder ended a 3:45 drive and saw McCrane take over as K-State’s all-time leading field goal scorer. While the West Virginia defense was keeping the Wildcats at bay, the Mountaineer offense started to click. West Virginia took a lead it would never relinquish at the 2:27 mark, when quarterback Will Grier found receiver Ka’Raun White for a 75-yard bomb. The one-play drive consumed 12 seconds off the clock. On its next possession, at the start of the second quarter, West Virginia upped its advantage as Grier connected with receiver David Sills V on a 16-yard scoring reception. The drive covered 72 yards with 59 of them coming from catches by Sills. Kansas State answered the two West Virginia scores with a five-play, 63-yard drive and closed the deficit to 14-13, when Winston Dimel powered in from 1-yard out. Running back Dalvin Warmack contributed runs of 22 and 21 yards in the drive to set up Dimel’s score. West Virginia raised its advantage to 21-13 with 7:22 left in the half, when Grier connected with Sills for their second touchdown hookup of the game. Sills V made a spectacular four-yard diving catch in the corner of the end zone, while dragging his right foot for the score. A Grier 43-yard completion to receiver Gary Jennings Jr. was the big play in the drive. Without a doubt the second quarter provided the key scoring moments in the game as West Virginia outscored Kansas State 21-14. For its second touchdown in the quarter, Kansas State took advantage of a 41-yard Warmack run, setting up Dimel’s 2-yard scoring run. On both K-State touchdown drives in the quarter, the Warmack and Dimel running combination produced big plays and positive results. After both teams traded possessions in the final two minutes of the half, it looked like West Virginia would take a 21-20 lead into the locker room, before defensive end Ezekiel Rose collected his first career interception, giving WVU the ball on the K-State 30-yard line with just 10 seconds left in the half. Eluding three Wildcat defenders, Grier scrambled long enough to find White in the corner of the end zone for a 30-yard touchdown pass with no time left, giving the Mountaineers a 28-20 advantage at the half. The score was key as West Virginia got the ball to start the third quarter, but the Mountaineers could not capitalize on the possession. After a combined 35-point second quarter, both teams went scoreless in the third after a rare McCrane field goal miss at the 3:45 mark. Even more rare was a Mountaineer offense that scored 28 points in the first half and going scoreless for the entire second half. Leading 28-20 going to the fourth, the game rested on the shoulders of the Mountaineer defense. Three Kansas State offensive possessions resulted in just three points, when McCrane connected on a 39-yard field goal with 12:35 left. As it did to start the game, the Mountaineer defense held and came up with sacks, tackles for loss and a 37-yard interception return by defensive back Kenny Robinson to preserve the victory. Grier finished with 372 yards passing and four touchdowns. White had a career high 168 yards receiving with two touchdowns and was joined by Jennings Jr. with 115 yards, giving the Mountaineers two 100-yard receivers. Jennings Jr. tied a career high and led all receivers with 13 catches. White also teamed up with Sills V to give WVU two receivers with two touchdown receptions. Tailback Justin Crawford broke through with 113 yards rushing, while linebacker David Long Jr. led the defensive attack with 11 tackles, two TFLs and one sack. Kansas State was led by Warmack’s 96 yards rushing, while quarterback Skylar Thompson completed 13 passes for 159 yards. Kendall Adams paced the defense with 11 stops followed by Jayd Kirby with nine tackles and one sack. Final numbers showed West Virginia with 120 yards rushing and 372 passing for 492 yards of offense. The Wildcats finished with 173 yards on the ground and 159 through the air for 332 total yards. Despite not scoring in the second half, West Virginia’s 28 points were the most scored by the Mountaineers against Kansas State in the eight-game series.

Ka’Raun White The win gave WVU a two-game winning streak against the Wildcats and leaves only Oklahoma as the only stadium in which the Mountaineers have not garnered a Big 12 road victory.

SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY West Virginia Kansas State

1st KSU KSU WVU 2nd WVU KSU WVU KSU WVU 4th KSU

1 7 6

2 21 14

3 0 0

4 TOTAL 0 28 3 23

Matthew McCrane 21 FG McCrane 43 FG Ka’Raun White 75 pass from Will Grier (Evan Staley kick) David Sills V 16 pass from Grier (Staley kick) Winston Dimel 1 rush (McCrane kick) Sills 4 pass from Grier (Staley kick) Dimel 2 rush (McCrane kick) White 30 pass from Grier (Staley kick) McCrane 39 FG

WVU KSU First Downs 20 14 Rushes/Yards 26/120 42/173 Passing Yardage 372 159 Passes 27/46/2 13/26/2 Punts 8/319/39.9 8/352/44.0 Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/0 Return Yardage 165 170 Penalties/Yards 3/21 5/61 Time of Possession 23:59 36:01

WVU RUSHING: Crawford 17-113; WVU PASSING: Grier 27-46-2-372; WVU RECEIVING: White 8-168, Jennings 13-115; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Long 11 (2/1), White 8 (2/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Robinson. KSU RUSHING: Warmack 14-96; KSU PASSING: Thompson 13-26-2-159; KSU RECEIVING: Zuber 4-45; KSU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Adams 11, Kirby 9 (1/1); KSU INTERCEPTIONS: Goolsby, Reed. Attendance - 51,233

G11

Texas....................................................................28 No. 24/25 West Virginia...........................................24

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Nov. 18, 2017) - Texas broke a two-game losing streak to West Virginia with a 28-14 victory at Milan Puskar Stadium. The game changed dramatically, when West Virginia starting quarterback Will Grier was injured on WVU’s third possession. With the game scoreless, Grier injured a finger on his throwing hand while diving for the end zone pylon. Not only was Grier not awarded a touchdown, but he never returned as the injury proved to be game-ending. Going into the game, Grier was No. 2 nationally in passing, No. 3 in points responsible for, No. 4 in passing yards and No. 5 in total offense. The loss of the Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist was huge for the West Virginia offense, and the Mountaineers never recovered. With Grier injured, the reins of the Mountaineer offense were turned over to backup Chris Chugunov, who lacked playing experience, but turned in a solid performance, completing 14-of-26 passes for 189 yards and one touchdown. After a scoreless first quarter, Texas opened the scoring at the 10:48 mark of the second quarter, when freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger connected with receiver Kendall Moore for a 4-yard touchdown pass. The drive covered 91 yards in 11 plays and took 5:32 off the clock. The Texas defense continued to stifle the Mountaineer offense, and the Longhorns upped their lead to 14-0 with 2:23 remaining before the half, when Ehlinger connected with Chris Warren for a 20-yard touchdown pass, ending an 87-yard drive in 5:14. Halftime numbers showed just how much the Mountaineers missed Grier as Texas held a 250-127 total offense advantage, and possessed the ball more than five minutes. No question Texas held the statistics advantage, but the Mountaineer defense performed well enough to keep it a two-score game midway through the third quarter before taking matters into their own hands. West Virginia true freshman defensive back Kenny Robinson intercepted Ehlinger at the Mountaineer 6-yard line and returned the turnover 94 yards for a touchdown at the 5:29 mark. Robinson’s return was the longest defensive play of the season and fourth-longest in school history. It also marked his second interception return for a score in 2017. In one play, the complexion of the game changed from Texas solidly in control, to now a 14-7 game and renewed enthusiasm on the West Virginia sideline. After both teams traded possessions, the Longhorn running game got in on the action, contributing all 46 yards for a 21-7 Texas lead on Kyle Porter’s 10-yard run with 1:16 left. West Virginia answered two possessions later, when Chugunov engineered his first scoring drive of the game. Completing key passes of 13 yards to David Sills V and 30 yards to Ka’Raun White, Chugunov made good on a fourth-and-5 play, when he hit White for a 12-yard score, ending a 76-yard drive in eight plays. Once again, while it seemed as if Texas dominated all day, West Virginia found itself down only one score with 8:59 left to play. An onside kick failed, but did not harm as the Mountaineer defense turned in a stop, setting up the WVU offense with 7:26 left. Five plays later, the Longhorns turned in a play that sealed the game. Gary Johnson sacked Chugunov, forcing a fumble that was recovered by teammate Chris Nelson at the WVU 6-yard line. It took just two plays, a Daniel Young 5-yard run and his 1-yard carry to open up a 28-14 Longhorn advantage with 5:07 left to play. When the Texas defense held, giving the ball back to its offense with 2:31 left, the Longhorns ran out the clock and gained their first victory over West Virginia since 2014. Aside from Chugunov, West Virginia received good offensive numbers from receiver Gary Jennings, who caught 10 passes for 78 yards. Those numbers were good enough to put Jennings over the 1,000 yard receving mark for the year, making him the eighth Mountaineer to record 1,000-yards receiving in a season. Kyzir White, Al-Rasheed Benton and David Long Jr. each recorded 10 tackles to lead the Mountaineer defense. For Texas, Ehlinger finished with two touchdowns passing on 136 yards. Young led the Longhorn ground game with 85 yards, while 10 different receivers caught a pass. The Texas defense was paced by Davante Davis, Johnson and Malik Jefferson who turned in seven tackles each. Final numbers showed West Virginia with 56 yards rushing and 239 passing to total 295 yards of offense, which was its lowest output of the season. Texas’ final numbers showed the Longhorns with 233 yards on the ground and 187 through the air for 420 yards of offense.

Kenny Robinson Other key statistics in the game included Texas with a 69-63 advantage in total plays, and a 32:34 to 27:26 margin in time of possession. The game was basically even in first downs with Texas taking an 18-17 edge, while the points off turnover battle was even at 7-7. West Virginia now leads the overall series with Texas by a 4-3 count, but the Longhorns hold a 2-1 advantage in Morgantown.

SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY Texas West Virginia

2nd UT UT 3rd WVU UT 4th WVU UT

1 0 0

2 3 4 TOTAL 14 7 7 28 0 7 7 14

Kendall Moore 4 pass from Sam Ehlinger (Mitchell Becker kick) Chris Warren III 20 pass from Ehlinger (Becker kick) Kenny Robinson 94 interception return (Evan Staley kick) Kyle Porter 10 rush (Becker kick) Ka’Raun White 12 pass from Chris Chugunov (Staley kick) Daniel Young 1 rush (becker kick)

UT WVU First Downs 18 17 Rushes/Yards 42/233 29/56 Passing Yardage 187 239 Passes 17/27/1 20/34/0 Punts 7/301/43.0 8/323/40.4 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2 Return Yardage 15 188 Penalties/Yards 6/75 6/49 Time of Possession 32:34 27:26

UT RUSHING: Young 12-85, Ehlinger 9-68, Porter 7-53; UT PASSING: Ehlinger 1219-1-136; UT RECEIVING: Humphrey 4-28, Hemphill 2-58; UT TACKLES (TFL/QS): Davis 7, Jefferson 7, Johnson 7 (1/0); UT INTERCEPTIONS: None. WVU RUSHING: Crawford 15-64; WVU PASSING: Grier 6-8-0-50, Chugunov 14-260-189; WVU RECEIVING: Jennings 10-78, White 6-63; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): White 10, Benton 10 (1/0), Long 10 (1/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Robinson. Attendance - 53,133

G12

Oklahoma.................................................59 West Virginia.........................................................31 No. 3/5

NORMAN, Okla. (Nov. 25, 2017) - - Oklahoma, ranked No. 3/5, with the nation’s No. 1 ranked offense, used a 31-point second quarter to break the game open and defeat West Virginia, 59-31, in front of 86,117 fans at Memorial Stadium. The Mountaineers were playing without standout quarterback Will Grier, who injured his hand a week earlier against Texas. Backup quarterback Chris Chugunov performed well, but could not match the Sooner offensive explosion led by quarterback Baker Mayfield. Mayfield completed 14-of-17 passes for 281 yards and three touchdowns. His numbers were even more impressive, considering he missed his team’s opening drive for disciplinary measures, and was pulled from the game midway through the third quarter as OU held a big scoring advantage. West Virginia tried its best to keep Mayfield and the Oklahoma offense off the field and actually possessed the ball almost 14 minutes longer than the Sooners. However, without the talented Grier, the Mountaineers were fighting an uphill battle. Oklahoma showed just how explosive its offense can be on the game’s opening drive as the Sooners marched 70 yards in just two plays to take a 7-0 lead. Using a 66-yard Kyler Murray run and a 4-yard scamper by Rodney Anderson, the scoring drive took only 49 seconds. However, West Virginia answered with a nice scoring drive of its own. Using a season-high 7:03 off the clock, the Mountaineers drove 64 yards in 13 plays, scoring on Evan Staley’s 28-yard field goal. Oklahoma would go on to score on its next eight possessions, giving them nine straight scoring drives to start the game before a punt in the fourth quarter. The Sooners took a 14-3 lead at the end of the first quarter, when Cee Dee Lamb hauled in an 8-yard Baker Mayfield pass. The key play in the drive was a 58-yard run by Anderson. Oklahoma upped its lead to 21-3 at the 13:08 mark of the second quarter, when Anderson turned in a 13-yard scoring run. A 56-yard pass play kept the drive alive as the Sooners ended up marching 89 yards for the score. WVU’s lone score in the second quarter came at the 10:25 mark, when running back Kennedy McKoy scored from 1-yard away using the Wildcat formation. It was McKoy’s 36-yard run on the first play that provided the spark in the 75-yard drive. The Sooners scored the next 24 points in the quarter to take a 45-10 lead at the half. Anderson’s third touchdown of the game extended OU’s lead to 28-10 after his 17-yard run, before he found the end zone again for a 1-yard score, putting the Sooners up 35-10, with 3:35 left in the half. Mayfield’s 62-yard completion to Lamb set up the Anderson touchdown. Mayfield went to the air again to give OU a 42-10 lead, as he connected with Mark Andrews for a 14-yard scoring reception. The half came to an end, when Oklahoma kicker Austin Seibert converted a 51-yard field goal as time expired to take advantage of a WVU fumble. The Mountaineers started the third quarter with a 75-yard scoring drive as McKoy recorded the second of his three touchdowns with a 15-yard run. Oklahoma added the first of its two touchdowns in the quarter at the 10:13 mark, when Mayfield hit Grant Calcaterra for an 18-yard reception. The Mountaineers turned in their second straight scoring drive and found the end zone with 3:34 left in the quarter. McKoy’s 3-yard rush capped a 6:39 drive that traveled 75 yards. The Sooners closed their scoring in the quarter and the game at the 1:25 mark, when Murray threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Myles Tease, putting the Oklahoma advantage at 59-24 heading to the fourth quarter. West Virginia scored the only points in the final quarter with 6:11 left. A 14-play, 72-yard drive consumed 6:11 and ended on running back Martell Pettaway’s 2-yard rush. Usually a fast scoring offense itself, West Virginia had two scoring drives of more than 6:00 and one over 7:00 in an effort to keep the Sooner offense off the field. McKoy used the newly installed Wildcat offense to his advantage, finishing with a career-high 137 yards and three touchdowns. Fellow running back Justin Crawford also ran strong, finishing his day with 97 yards rushing and eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing plateau for the second straight season. Receiver David Sills V finished with three catches for 77 yards, while Kyzir White led the defense with 10 tackles. McKoy’s three touchdowns were topped by OU’s Anderson, who finished with four scores and 118 yards rushing. Lamb topped the OU receivers with 92 yards on four catches, and Emmanuel Beal led the Sooner defensive effort with 11 tackles. Final numbers showed West Virginia with 250 yards rushing and 137 passing to total 387 yards of offense. Oklahoma totals came in at 313 rushing and 333 passing for 646 yards of offense. With the win, Oklahoma raised its overall series record to 8-2 against West Virginia and 6-0 as members of the Big 12 Conference. The Mountaineers finished the regular season at 7-5 overall and 5-4 in the Big 12. WVU will be headed to a bowl game for the 16th time in the last 18 years.

Kennedy McKoy

SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY West Virginia Oklahoma

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

OU WVU OU OU WVU OU OU OU OU WVU OU WVU OU WVU

1 2 3 4 TOTAL 3 7 14 7 31 14 31 14 0 59

Rodney Anderson 4 rush (Austin Seibert kick) Evan Staley 28 FG Cee Dee Lamb 8 pass from Baker Mayfield (Seibert kick) Anderson 13 rush (Seibert kick) Kennedy McKoy 1 rush (Staley kick) Anderson 17 rush (Seibert kick) Anderson 1 rush (Seibert kick) Mark Andrews 14 pass from Mayfield (Seibert kick) Seibert 51 FG McKoy 15 rush (Staley kick) Grant Calcaterra 18 pass from Mayfield (Seibert kick) McKoy 3 rush (Staley kick) Myles Tease 46 pass from Kyler Murray (Seibert kick) Martell Pettaway 2 rush (Staley kick)

WVU OU First Downs 24 27 Rushes/Yards 51/250 35/313 Passing Yardage 137 333 Passes 10/20/0 16/19/0 Punts 3/122/40.7 1/31/31.0 Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0 Return Yardage 26 59 Penalties/Yards 6/39 9/102 Time of Possession 35:12 24:48

WVU RUSHING: McKoy 25-137, Crawford 17-97; WVU PASSING: Chugunov10-20-0-137; WVU RECEIVING: Sills 3-77; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): White 10, Benton 8, Long 7 (1/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: None. OU RUSHING: Anderson 13-118; OU PASSING: Mayfield 14-17-0-281; OU RECEIVING: Lamb 4-92, Andrews 4-61; OU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Beal 11 (1/0), Murray 9 (1/0); OU INTERCEPTIONS: None. Attendance - 86,117