2014 west virginia university liberty bowl guide

December 29, 2014 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tenn.

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ContentsTABLE OF

AutoZone Liberty Bowl Preview .......................................................2WVU-Texas A&M Comparative Stats ................................................3Coach Dana Holgorsen .....................................................................4Mountaineer Coaching Staff .............................................................6Mountaineer Football Staff ...............................................................7Mountaineer Roster ...........................................................................8AutoZone Liberty Bowl Depth Chart ................................................8Mountaineer Bowl Records ............................................................10Mountaineer Bowl Results ..............................................................11AutoZone Liberty Bowl Notes .........................................................12The Last Time ..................................................................................21Player Profile Updates ....................................................................272014 Season Statistics ....................................................................562014 Game-by-Game Recaps ........................................................61

WVU At-A-GlanceLocation ..........................................................Morgantown, W.Va.Founded ................................................................................1867Enrollment ..........................................................................31,976Nickname ................................................................MountaineersColors ...........................Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295)Conference ..........................................................................Big 12President ...............................................................E. Gordon GeeDirector of Athletics .....................................................Oliver LuckHead Coach ...................... Dana Holgorsen (Iowa Wesleyan, ’93)2014 Record/Big 12 record ...............................................7-5/5-4WVU’s All-Time Record .................................... 719-476-45 (.575)WVU’s All-Time Bowl Record .....................................14-18 (.438)

Media InformationFor additional information on the West Virginia Mountaineers, contact director of football communications Mike Montoro.

WVU Athletic CommunicationsAssociate Athletic Director – Communications ... Michael Fragale email ........................................... [email protected] cell ........................................................................ 304-216-3834Director of Football Communications .....................Mike Montoro email ..............................................mike.montoro@mail.wvu.edu cell ........................................................................ 304-276-2605Assistant Athletic Director - Communications ..... Bryan MesserlyDirector of Digital Media ...........................................John AntonikDirector of Athletic Publications .................................... Joe SwanMultimedia Specialist .........................................Kristin ColdsnowAssociate Director of Athletic Communications ....... Russell LunaAssistant Director of Athletic Communications ........Ashley BaileyAssistant Director of Athletic Communications .........Grant Dovey Assistant Director of Athletic Communications .....Shannon McNamaraBusiness Manager ................................................... Lisa AmmonsProgram Assistants .................................................... Amy Prunty Cheryl WireAthletic Communications Graduate Assistants ...........Nick Arthur Amy SalvatoreDigital Media Graduate Assistant .................................. DJ JamielAthletic Communications Student Assistants ...........Matt Billman Brian McCracken Samantha Strejeck Sara Wells

WVU Team Headquarters:Hilton Memphis Hotel939 Ridge Lake Blvd. | Memphis, TN 38120Phone: 901-684-6664

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It’s been 50 years since West Virginia last played in the Liberty Bowl, and the setting today is a lot different than it was in 1964. That first game was played indoors at the Atlantic City

Convention Center where Miss America pageants and political conventions were held, and the Mountaineers were never in a game that Utah ran away with, 32-6. This time around the Mountaineers are playing in Memphis, Tennessee, and they will face another formidable opponent in Texas A&M, which is looking to end the season the same way it began – with a resounding victory. The Aggies (7-5, 3-5) lifted the lid on 2014 with an impressive 52-28 win at South Carolina on August 28, and then rolled to easy victories over Lamar, Rice, SMU and Arkansas to rise to No. 6 in the national rankings. Texas A&M fell 48-31 to Mississippi State and followed with losses to Ole Miss and Alabama. Victories over Louisiana-Monroe and Arkansas got the Aggies bowl eligible, but the season conclud-ed with losses to Missouri and LSU. While the Aggies offense struggled at times during the season, it was the performance of the defense, particularly late in the sea-son, that forced Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin to make a change on his defensive staff. Former Marshall coach Mark Snyder was let go following Texas A&M’s 23-17 loss to LSU in a game that saw the Tigers rush for 384 yards in a six-point victory. Snyder’s defense struggled to stop teams at the end of the year, Texas A&M allowing an average of 38.3 points and 502.5 yards in its final seven games. This season, the Aggies finished the regular season ranked 103rd nationally in yards allowed per game (449.0) and 111th in rushing defense (223.5). Until a permanent replacement is named, linebackers coach Mark Hagen will serve as interim defensive coor-dinator for the bowl game against West Virginia. Sumlin suspended starting quarterback Kenny Hill for violating unspecified team rules prior to the Louisiana Monroe game, and he has not played since. Hill passed for 2,649 yards and 23 touch-downs in eight games before the Kyle Allen took over under center. The Scottsdale, Arizona, resident has completed 61.1 percent of his pass attempts for 1,028 yards and 12 touchdowns in eight games this season. Texas A&M has five players with at least 30 catches and four with 44 or more catches so far this season. Six-four, 190-pound Josh Reynolds is a receiver to keep an eye on, the sophomore catching 47 passes for 762 yards and 12 touchdowns in 12 games. Freshman Speedy Noil is next with five touchdown receptions, while Ricky Seals-Jones, Malcome Kennedy and Edward Pope each show four TD catches. A trio of capable running backs has given the Aggie ground game a big boost. Junior Trey Williams leads Texas A&M in rushing with 474 yards and six touchdowns, but he was listed as No. 3 on the Aggie depth chart heading into the LSU game. The No. 1 running back, Tra Carson, shows 448 yards rushing and five touch-downs while No. 2 back Brandon Williams has 374 yards rushing and three scores. Overall, the Aggies are averaging 142.8 yards and 4.6 yards per carry on the ground. West Virginia, meanwhile, has taken a similar path to Memphis with a strong start that saw the Mountaineers jump out to a 6-2 record before dropping three straight conference games to TCU, Texas and Kansas State. WVU concluded the regular season with a 37-24 win at Iowa State with a backup quarterback under center. Sophomore Skyler Howard passed for 285 yards and three touchdowns in place of injured starter Clint Trickett.

RUSHING No. Yards Avg. TD

Shell 164 766 4.7 7

Smallwood 140 645 4.6 2

Smith 79 454 5.5 7

PASSING Comp. Att. Yards TD Int

Trickett 281 419 3,285 18 10

RECEIVING No. Yards Avg. TD

White 102 1,318 12.9 9

Alford 62 888 14.3 10

Woods 56 596 10.6 4

PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. TD

Thompson 12 52 4.3 0

KICK RETURNS No. Yards Avg. TD

Alford 22 609 27.7 2

PUNTING No. Yards Avg. Long

O’Toole 52 2,210 42.5 59

DEFENSE Tkls TFL Sacks Int

Kwiatkoski 96 10.5 0 0

Joseph 82 4.0 0 1

Tonkery 62 8.0 2.5 1

Dillon 57 7.5 0.5 2

Worley 49 4.0 0 3

RUSHING No. Yards Avg. TD

T. Williams 70 474 6.8 6

Carson 99 448 4.5 5

B. Williams 86 374 4.3 3

PASSING Comp. Att. Yards TD Int

Hill 214 321 2,649 23 8

RECEIVING No. Yards Avg. TD

Seals-Jones 48 444 9.2 4

Reynolds 47 762 16.2 12

Kennedy 46 529 11.5 4

PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. TD

Noil 14 178 12.7 0

KICK RETURNS No. Yards Avg. TD

Noil 24 575 24.0 0

PUNTING No. Yards Avg. Long

Kaser 56 2,492 44.5 60

DEFENSE Tkls TFL Sacks Int

Matthews 82 2.5 0 0

Everett 73 2.5 0 0

Washington 64 4.0 2.0 0

Bass 62 0.5 0 0

A. Williams 57 5.5 4.5 0

TEAM

Mountaineers Opponents Aggies Opponents

316 229 First Downs 272 281

531-2,250 454-1,951 Rushing Attempts-Yards 373-1,714 529-2,682

320-489-10 219-420-11 Passing (C-A-I) 310-479-14 222-386-5

3,775 2,712 Yards Passing 3,677 2,706

1,020/5.9 874/5.3 Plays/Average 852/6.3 915/5.9

6,025 4,663 Total Offense 5,391 5,388

40/23.4 42/21.9 Kickoff Returns/Average 44/22.9 30/18.2

25/3.2 16/14.4 Punt Returns/Average 21/13.0 12/8.3

11/6.5 10/11.0 Interceptions/Average 5/9.0 14/10.2

52/42.5 85/42.0 Punts/Average 56/44.5 64/41.2

37.3 38.5 Net Punting 40.9 35.9

27-18 12-2 Fumbles-Lost 14-5 16-7

78-712 100-970 Penalties-Yards 60-561 70-579

398/33.2 314/26.2 Points 413/34.4 328/27.3

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Trickett passed for 3,285 yards and 18 touchdowns, including some impressive early-season performances in wins against Maryland, Texas Tech and Baylor. Trickett threw for 511 yards and four touchdowns in a 40-37 road win at Maryland; he passed for 301 yards and two touchdowns in a come-from-behind win at Texas Tech and threw for 322 yards and three scores in West Virginia’s 41-27 win over fourth-ranked Baylor that ulti-mately cost the Bears a shot at a playoff spot. Senior Kevin White emerged as one of the country’s top wideouts, the Plainfield, New Jersey, resident catching 102 passes for 1,318 yards and nine touchdowns to be named one of three finalists for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, presented to college football’s top wide receiver. At one time, White was leading the country in receptions and yards per game but he managed just two touchdown catches over his remain-ing five games as teams began to focus more attention on him. That opened things up on the other side of the field for Mario Alford, who finished the regular season with 62 catches for 888 yards and a team-best 10 touchdowns. Alford had nine catches for 178 yards and three touchdowns in West Virginia’s final two games against Kansas State and Iowa State. Like A&M, the three different ball carriers have handled the West Virginia ground game at different points in the season. Rushel Shell leads West Virginia with 766 yards and seven touchdowns, the sopho-more running for more than 100 yards three times this year, including a season-high 146 yards in the regular season finale at Iowa State.

Wendell Smallwood has nearly 1,000 all-purpose yards, including 645 on the ground, while No. 3 tailback Dreamius Smith enters the bowl game with 454 rushing yards and five touchdowns. Sophomore Josh Lambert, a finalist for the Lou Groza Award pre-sented to college football’s top placekicker, leads the country with four field goals of 50 yards or longer and has made 27 of his 36 field goal tries so far this season. Defensively, the Mountaineers made considerable strides in 2014 under first-year defensive coordinator Tony Gibson. West Virginia’s defense limited Baylor to a season-low 314 yards and showed across-the-board improvement, especially on third down and against the pass where the Mountaineers didn’t allow a single touchdown pass in the second half of any game this season. This year’s game pits two old coaching buddies in Dana Holgors-en and Kevin Sumlin. Holgorsen was Sumlin’s offensive coordinator at Houston before leaving to run Oklahoma State’s offense for one season before taking the West Virginia job in 2011. Sumlin’s offensive coordina-tor, Jake Spavital, was Holgorsen’s graduate assistant at Houston and Oklahoma State before joining Holgorsen at WVU for two seasons in 2011-12. This is the first time these two traditional schools have played each other on the gridiron, while Texas A&M also is making its second ap-pearance in the Liberty Bowl, the first coming in 1975 when the Aggies lost 20-0 to USC.

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HOLGORSEN YEAR-BY-YEARYear School Status Record 2014 West Virginia Head Coach 7-5 Liberty Bowl

2013 West Virginia Head Coach 4-8

2012 West Virginia Head Coach 7-6 Pinstripe Bowl

2011 West Virginia Head Coach 10-3 Big East Champions Orange Bowl Champions

2010 Oklahoma State Offensive Coordinator/ 11-2 Quarterbacks Alamo Bowl Champions

2009 Houston Offensive Coordinator/ 10-4 Quarterbacks Armed Forces Bowl

2008 Houston Offensive Coordinator/ 8-5 Quarterbacks Armed Forces Bowl Champions

2007 Texas Tech Co-Offensive Coordinator/ 9-4 Inside Receivers Gator Bowl Champions

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

2005 Texas Tech Co-Offensive Coordinator/ 9-3 Inside Receivers Cotton Bowl

2004 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 8-4 Holiday Bowl Champions

2003 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 8-5 Houston Bowl Champions

2002 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 9-5 Tangerine Bowl Champions

2001 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 7-5 Alamo Bowl

2000 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 7-6 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl

1999 Wingate Quarterbacks/ 3-8 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 - 28-22 (Fourth Season) Overall - 28-22 (Fourth Season)

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WEST VIRGINIA2014• Fourth year as the head coach at West Virginia University• Finished with a 5-4 record in Big 12 play, tying for fourth place, WVU’s highest finish • Led the Mountaineers to a Liberty Bowl berth, the third bowl in four seasons at WVU• Had four players earn 24 All-America honors• Had nine players earn All-Big 12 honors, including five first-teamers• Shaq Riddick was the Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year• Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award midseason watch list• Defeated No. 4 Baylor for his sixth win over a Top 25 and first over a Top 10 team• WVU was ranked in the Top 25 for three weeks, including as high as No. 20• Three receivers have had seven straight 100-yard receiving performances since

2000, Michael Crabtree, Justin Blackmon and Kevin White, all three coached by Holgorsen

• Fred Biletnikoff Award finalist Kevin White is No. 5 nationally in receptions per game, No. 6 in receiving yards, No. 7 in receiving yards per game and No. 19 in receiving touchdowns

• Quarterback Clint Trickett is No. 6 in the nation in completions per game, No. 9 in passing yards per game, No. 11 in completion percentage, No. 16 in passing yards, No. 21 in total offense, No. 38 in passing efficiency and No. 49 in passing touchdowns

• Lou Groza Award finalist Josh Lambert is No. 1 nationally in field goals per game and No. 10 in scoring

• Kickoff returner Mario Alford is No. 6 nationally in kickoff return yards per game.

2013• Third year as the head coach at West Virginia University• Defeated No. 11 Oklahoma State for his fifth win over a Top 25 team at WVU• Had six players earn All-Big 12 Conference honors, including Charles Sims who

was a first-team selection• Sims also was named the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year• Sims and Will Clarke were drafted in the third round of the NFL Draft, giving him six

players drafted in the Top three rounds

2012• Served as West Virginia’s Campaign Chair for United Way, raising more than

$330,000, exceeding the goal• Led football program into its first year of competition in the Big 12 Conference• Guided West Virginia to a 7-6 overall record in 2012 and an appearance in the New

Era Pinstripe Bowl• Earned national rankings in 10 of 16 weeks during the 2012 season in the AP and

USA Today Coaches’Polls, reaching as high as No. 4 in USA Today Coaches’ Poll and No. 5 in the AP Poll

• Five Mountaineer players earned 25 All-America honors• Three Mountaineer players were drafted in the Top 3 rounds of the NFL Draft,

including the No. 8 selectionTavon Austin• Holgorsen had his second first-round NFL draft choice in as many years, only WVU

coach to accomplish that • Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey were one of four sets of 1,000-yard receivers

nationally• WVU was one of only two schools nationally to have a 4,000-yard passer and a

pair of 1,000-yard receivers• WVU was ranked No. 9 nationally in scoring offense and No. 10 in passing offense

and total offense.• Geno Smith led the nation in passing touchdowns (42)• Smith was one of only two quarterbacks to throw for more than 4,000 yards for

two straight years and one of five quarterbacks nationally to throw for 30 or more touchdowns in two straight years

• Bailey led the nation in receiving touchdowns (25) and finished with the second highest amount ever in a single season

• Austin was the only player nationally to finish with 100 or more receptions and 2,000 all-purpose yards for two straight years

• Austin was the only player in NCAA history to finish his career with more than 3,000 receiving yards and more than 1,000 yards rushing

• Austin was the recipient of the Paul Hornung Award, the nation’s most versatile player• Austin was the recipient of the Jet Award, the nation’s top returner• Austin was named the Big 12 Conference co-Special Teams Player of the Year• Bailey was a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award• Smith was a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm and Manning Awards

2011• Named FWAA First-Year Head Coach of the Year• Posted a 10-3 mark in his first season as head coach, only WVU coach to win 10

games in his first year• Led West Virginia to Big East Championship and BCS win, first WVU coach to

accomplish that feat• Earned national rankings in 13 of 16 weeks of 2011 season in the AP and USA

Today Coaches Polls, reaching as high as No. 11 in the AP Poll and tied for No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches Poll

• Tied for fourth in wins among first-year head coaches nationally• One of seven coaches to take his program to a BCS Bowl in his first year as a

head coach, and only one of three (Larry Coker, 2001; Chris Peterson, 2007) to win the bowl game

• Fourth WVU coach to make a bowl appearance and win in his first season (Bill Stewart, Dudley DeGroot, Marshall Glenn)

• Three Mountaineer players earned seven All-America honors• Three Mountaineer players drafted in the NFL Draft, including the No. 15 pick,

Bruce Irvin• WVU led the Big East with 10 all-conference honorees and the Special Teams

Player of the Year, Austin• WVU finished No. 6 nationally in passing offense, No. 13 in scoring offense and

No. 15 in total offense• The Mountaineer offense ranked No. 67 in total offense in 2010, the year before

Holgorsen arrived, and he took it to No. 15 in 2011• Austin and Bailey were the fourth pair of 1,000-yard receivers nationally (Houston,

USC, SMU)• WVU was one of two schools nationally to have a 4,000-yard passer and two

1,000-yard receivers (Houston).• Quarterback Geno Smith finished No. 5 nationally in passing yards per game, No.

8 in completions per game and total offense and No. 17 in passing efficiency; Aus-tin finished No. 1 nationally in all-purpose yardage (198.0), No. 6 in punt returns, No. 8 in receptions per game, No. 20 in kickoff returns and No. 23 in receiving yards per game; Bailey finished No. 13 nationally in receiving yards per game


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Alma Mater: Penn State, ‘79Bowl Games Coached: 28All-Conference Players Coached: 44All-Americans Coached: 18Professional Players Coached: 51

Hometown: Titusville, Fla.Alma Mater: Louisiana, ‘87Bowl Games Coached: 11All-Conference Players Coached: 27All-Americans Coached: 9Professional Players Coached: 10

Hometown: Eden, N.C.Alma Mater: Western Carolina, ‘94Bowl Games Coached: 4All-Conference Players Coached: 11All-Americans Coached: 4Professional Players Coached: 7

Hometown: Van, W.Va.Alma Mater: Glenville State, ‘94Bowl Games Coached: 9All-Conference Players Coached: 19All-Americans Coached: 1Professional Players Coached: 11

Hometown: Miami, Fla.Alma Mater: West Virginia, ‘99Bowl Games Coached: 1

MOUNTAINEERFootballStaff

Tom BRADLEYSenior Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line@TomScrapBradley

Joe DeFORESTAssociate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties@JoeDeforestWVU

Lonnie GALLOWAYAssistant Head Coach/Receivers@CoachGalloway7

Hometown: Clinton, La.Alma Mater: Wingate, ‘01Bowl Games Coached: 2All-Conference Players Coached: 26All-Americans Coached: 6Professional Players Coached: 7

Shannon DAWSONOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks@DawsonWVU

Tony GIBSONDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers@TonyGibsonWVU

Damon COGDELLDefensive Line@DamonCogdell

Ron CROOKOffensive Line@CrookWVU

Hometown: Parkersburg, W.Va.Alma Mater: West Liberty State, ‘91Bowl Games Coached: 2All-Conference Players Coached: 33All-Americans Coached: 8Professional Players Coached: 7

Brian MITCHELLCornerbacks@MitchellWVU

Hometown: Waco, TexasAlma Mater: BYU, ‘95Bowl Games Coached: 11All-Conference Players Coached: 16Professional Players Coaches: 9

JaJuan SEIDERRunning Backs@CoachSeider

Hometown: Miami, Fla.Alma Mater: West Virginia, ‘00Bowl Games Coached: 3All-Conference Players Coached: 5All-Americans Coached: 1Professional Players Coached: 4

JaJuan SEIDERRunning Backs@CoachSeider

Mike JOSEPHDirector of Strength and Conditioning

Hometown: Fairmont, W.Va.Alma Mater: Fairmont State, ‘99

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Alex Hammond Director of Football Operations

Ryan DorchesterDirector of Player Personnel

Casey SmithsonCoordinator of Recruiting Operations

Quincy WilsonAssistant Director of Football Operations

Brady RourkeAssociate Athletic Director for Student Services

Kelli HintonAssociate Director, Student-Athlete Academic Services

Jillian WestonAssistant Director, Student-Athlete Academic Services

Dan NehlenEquipment Manager

Aaron MalikAssistant Equipment Manager

Brett KelleyVideo Coordinator

Kevin McCadamAssistant Director of Strength and Conditioning/Speed Development

Darl BauerAssistant Director of Strength and Conditioning

Andre WadleyStrength Coach

Dave KernsHead Football Athletic Trainer

Vince BlankenshipAssistant Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist

Chris SchultheissAssistant Athletic Trainer

John SpikerCoordinator of Athletic Medical Services

Kim Calandrelli Administrative Associate

Lori RiceAdministrative Associate

Chris HannonOffensive Graduate Assistant

Anthony LeonardDefensive Graduate Assistant

Lyle LeongOffensive Graduate Assistant

Zach MotleyOffensive Graduate Assistant

Mark ScottDefensive Graduate Assistant

Andre SextonDefensive Graduate Assistant

Jakob RinehartEquipment Graduate Assistant

Robert GlowackyAdministrative Graduate Assistant

Kyle ButlerVideo Graduate Assistant

Charlie KurtzVideo Graduate Assistant

Brian KellerAthletic Training Graduate Assistant

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MOUNTAINEER FOOTBALLNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/High School/Previous College 10 Nana Twum Agyire CB 6-0 194 r-Jr. SQ Chevy Chase, Md./Bethesda 5 Mario Alford WR 5-9 177 Sr. 1vl Greenville, Ga./Greenville/Georgia Military 68 Dontae Angus DL 6-6 320 Fr. HS Philadelphia, Pa./Martin Luther King96 Darren Arndt DL 6-3 248 r-Jr. SQ Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg30 Justin Arndt LB 5-11 216 r-So. 1vl Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg34 Ishmael Banks CB 6-0 184 r-Sr. 3vl Richmond, Va./Varina/Hargrave Military Academy33 Jared Barber LB 6-0 234 Sr. 3vl Mocksville, N.C./Davie17 Al-Rasheed Benton LB 6-1 225 r-Fr. SQ Newark, N.J./Shabazz41 Alex Brooks LB 5-11 226 r-Fr. SQ Cleveland, Ohio/Mayfield58 Amanii Brown OL 6-4 295 Fr. HS Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown95 Christian Brown DL 6-2 285 r-So. 1vl Fort Myers, Fla./Bridgeton33 Hunter Brown LB 6-1 220 Fr. HS Pembroke Pines, Fla./Cypress Bay31 Isaiah Bruce LB 6-3 234 r-Jr. 2vl Jacksonville, Fla./Providence13 Andrew Buie RB 5-9 185 r-Jr. 2vl Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian50 Yodny Cajuste DL 6-5 266 Fr. HS Hollywood, Fla./Miramar63 Michael Calicchio OL 6-9 330 r-Sr. 1vl Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian/C.W. Post91 D.J. Carozza DL 5-11 288 r-Fr. SQ Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg16 Terrell Chestnut CB 5-10 190 r-Jr. 2vl Pottstown, Pa./Pottsgrove44 Hodari Christian LB 6-0 223 r-Fr. SQ McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport88 Cody Clay TE/FB 6-4 262 r-Jr. 2vl Alum Creek, W.Va./George Washington38 Shane Commodore S 6-1 201 r-Fr. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown16 William Crest Jr. QB 6-2 214 Fr. HS Baltimore, Md./Dunbar81 Vernon Davis Jr. WR 5-9 173 r-So. SQ Miami, Fla./Coral Reef/Miami87 John DePalma LS 6-5 247 Jr. 2vl Cumming, Ga./Pinecrest Academy 9 KJ Dillon S 6-1 206 Jr. 2vl Apopka, Fla./Apopka21 Mark Ellis CB 5-11 165 Fr. HS Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown94 Austin Fields DL 6-0 271 Fr. HS Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon96 Jaleel Fields DL 6-1 275 Fr. HS Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa27 Daejuan Funderburk S 6-1 180 Fr. HS Washington, D.C./Friendship Collegiate 29 Dustin Garrison RB 5-9 181 r-Jr. 2vl Pearland, Texas/Pearland 1 Shelton Gibson WR 5-11 190 r-Fr. SQ Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights64 Mark Glowinski OL 6-5 312 r-Sr. 1vl Wilkes-Barre, Pa./GAR Memorial/Lackawanna College 2 Brandon Golson LB 6-2 228 Sr. 1vl St. Matthews, S.C./Calhoun County/Georgia Military39 Malik Greaves S 6-2 208 r-Fr. SQ Jacksonville, Fla./Sandalwood52 Tanner Grose LB 5-11 212 r-Sr. SQ Princeton, W.Va./Princeton18 Marvin Gross S 6-3 205 So. 1vl Baltimore, Md./Dunbar22 Jarrod Harper S 6-0 207 r-So. 1vl Frostburg, Md./Mountain Ridge89 Russell OL 6-6 290 r-Jr. 1vl Plantation, Fla./American Heritage Haughton-James 66 Jonathan Haynes OL 6-5 290 Fr. HS Bowie, Md./Annapolis Area Christian 6 Dravon Henry S 5-11 198 Fr. HS Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa18 Austin Hensley QB 6-2 185 Fr. HS Hurricane, W.Va./Hurricane12 Thane Hoffman WR 5-9 170 Fr. HS Richwood, Ohio/North Union42 Garrett Hope TE/FB 6-2 245 Jr. 2vl The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands49 Darrien Howard DL 6-1 286 So. 1vl Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne 3 Skyler Howard QB 6-0 206 So. JC Fort Worth, Texas/Brewer/Riverside City College99 Dontrill Hyman DL 6-4 288 Sr. 1vl Warsaw, N.C./Warsaw/Hinds CC70 Brandon Jackson DL 6-3 345 r-Sr. SQ Euclid, Ohio/St. Edward60 Zack Johnson OL 6-3 291 r-Fr. SQ Crawley, W.Va./Greenbrier West42 Todd Jones Jr. LB 6-0 200 Fr. HS Philadelphia, Pa./St. Joseph’s 8 Karl Joseph S 5-11 196 Jr. 2vl Orlando, Fla./Edgewater47 Billy Kinney K/P 6-4 211 Fr. HS Morgantown, W.Va./University45 Eric Kinsey DL 6-2 272 Jr. 2vl Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern35 Nick Kwiatkoski LB 6-2 236 r-Jr. 2vl Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park38 Nana Kyeremeh CB 5-10 190 r-So. 1vl Worthington, Ohio/Thomas Worthington86 Josh Lambert K 5-11 215 r-So. 1vl Garland, Texas/Garland77 Marcell Lazard OL 6-6 306 r-Fr. SQ Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield26 Scott Levine K 5-11 196 r-Fr. SQ Clarksburg, W.Va./Robert C. Byrd92 Jon Lewis DL 6-2 250 r-Fr. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./University79 Grant Lingafelter OL 6-5 304 r-Fr. SQ Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls

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No. Name Pos. 1 Shelton Gibson WR 2 Brandon Golson LB 2 Dreamius Smith RB 3 Skyler Howard QB 4 Shaquille Riddick DL 4 Wendell Smallwood RB 5 Mario Alford WR 6 Dravon Henry S 6 Daikiel Shorts WR 7 Rushel Shell RB 7 Daryl Worley CB 8 Karl Joseph S 8 Donte Thomas-Williams RB 9 KJ Dillon S 9 Clint Trickett QB10 Nana Twum Agyire CB10 Jordan Thompson WR11 Kevin White WR12 Thane Hoffman WR12 Khairi Sharif CB13 Andrew Buie RB14 Paul Millard QB14 Ricky Rumph CB15 Logan Moore QB

No. Name Pos. 16 Terrell Chestnut CB16 William Crest Jr. QB17 Al-Rasheed Benton LB17 Storm McPherson QB18 Marvin Gross S18 Austin Hensley QB18 Brandan Rivers S19 Chris Davis CB19 KJ Myers WR20 Edward Muldrow LB21 Mark Ellis CB22 Jarrod Harper S22 Mike Molina K23 Jacky Marcellus WR23 Keishawn Richardson CB23 Chris Smelley RB24 Jeremy Tyler S25 Dayron Wilson S26 Scott Levine K27 Daejuan Funderburk S 27 Jaylon Myers CB27 Maurice Zereoue RB28 Kasey Thomas S28 Elijah Wellman TE/FB

No. Name Pos. 29 Dustin Garrison RB30 Justin Arndt LB31 Isaiah Bruce LB31 Prentice Tillman RB33 Jared Barber LB33 Hunter Brown LB33 Curtis Smelley LB34 Ishmael Banks CB35 Nick Kwiatkoski LB36 Shaq Petteway LB37 Wes Tonkery LB38 Shane Commodore S38 Nana Kyeremeh CB38 Cameron Nash RB38 Chris Parry WR39 Malik Greaves S39 Chai Smith WR41 Alex Brooks LB42 Garrett Hope TE/FB42 Todd Jones Jr. LB42 Houstin Syvertson LB/FB43 Sean Walters LB44 Hodari Christian LB45 Eric Kinsey DL

No. Name Pos. 45 Nolan Ross P46 Nick Meadows LS47 Billy Kinney K/P47 Jewone Snow LB48 Michael Molinari H/P49 Darrien Howard DL50 Yodny Cajuste DL52 Tanner Grose LB53 Xavier Preston LB57 Adam Pankey OL58 Amanii Brown OL59 Stone Underwood OL60 Zack Johnson OL63 Michael Calicchio OL64 Mark Glowinski OL65 Tyler Orlosky OL66 Jonathan Haynes OL67 Quinton Spain OL68 Dontae Angus DL69 Tony Matteo OL70 Brandon Jackson DL71 Tyler Tezeno OL72 Brendan Willis OL74 Sylvester Townes OL

Wide Receiver (X)

5 Mario Alford 5-9, 177, Sr. 1 Shelton Gibson 5-11, 190, r-Fr.

Inside Receiver (H)

6 Daikiel Shorts 6-1, 198, So. 19 KJ Myers 6-2, 195, r-Jr.

Left Tackle

57 Adam Pankey 6-5, 302, r-So. 63 Michael Calicchio 6-9, 330, r-Sr.

Left Guard

67 Quinton Spain 6-5, 332, r-Sr. 69 Tony Matteo 6-5, 296, r-So.

Center

65 Tyler Orlosky 6-4, 301, r-So. 59 Stone Underwood 6-3, 298, r-Jr.

Right Guard

64 Mark Glowinski 6-5, 312, r-Sr. 69 Tony Matteo 6-5, 296, r-So.

Right Tackle

78 Marquis Lucas 6-4, 314, r-Jr. 89 Russell Haughton-James 6-6, 290, r-Jr.

Inside Receiver (Y)

10 Jordan Thompson 5-7, 165, Jr. 19 KJ Myers 6-2, 195, r-Jr.

H-Back (B)

88 Cody Clay 6-4, 262, r-Jr. 28 Elijah Wellman 6-1, 238, r-Fr.

Quarterback

9 Clint Trickett 6-2, 186, r-Sr. 3 Skyler Howard 6-0, 206, So.

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7 Rushel Shell 5-10, 215, r-So. 4 Wendell Smallwood 5-11, 200, So.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/High School/Previous College 78 Marquis Lucas OL 6-4 314 r-Jr. 1vl Miami, Fla./Miami Central90 C.J. Maduewesi DL 6-9 230 R-So. HS Bronx, N.Y./Chrisland23 Jacky Marcellus WR 5-8 178 r-Fr. SQ Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee82 Devonte Mathis WR 6-1 210 r-So. 1vl Miami, Fla./Miramar69 Tony Matteo OL 6-4 296 r-So. SQ Clinton, Ohio/Manchester17 Storm McPherson QB 6-1 206 r-Fr. SQ Princeton, W.Va./Princeton46 Nick Meadows LS 5-11 219 r-Fr. SQ Williamstown, W.Va./Williamstown14 Paul Millard QB 6-2 222 Sr. 1vl Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound22 Mike Molina K 5-9 172 r-Fr. SQ Hurricane, W.Va./Hurricane48 Michael Molinari H/P 6-2 209 r-Sr. 3vl Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg South15 Logan Moore QB 5-11 198 r-Sr. 1vl Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior/Fairmont State20 Edward Muldrow LB 6-3 205 Jr. SQ Snellville, Ga./South Gwinnett/Copiah-Lincoln CC27 Jaylon Myers CB 6-2 195 r-Jr. JC North Augusta, S.C./Hutchinson CC19 KJ Myers WR 6-2 195 r-Jr. 1vl Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast38 Cameron Nash RB 5-6 180 r-Fr. SQ Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway97 Noble Nwachukwu DL 6-2 265 r-So. 1vl Wylie, Texas/Wylie65 Tyler Orlosky OL 6-4 301 r-So. 1vl Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward91 Nick O’Toole P 6-4 223 Jr. 1vl Corona, Calif./Mater Dei/Fullerton College98 Tyree Owens DL 6-3 264 Fr. HS Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo57 Adam Pankey OL 6-5 302 r-So. 1vl Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton38 Chris Parry WR 5-9 162 Fr. HS Niles, Ohio/Niles84 Lamar Parker WR 5-8 164 Fr. HS Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington36 Shaq Petteway LB 6-0 228 r-Jr. 2vl Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville53 Xavier Preston LB 6-2 230 Fr. HS Jensen Beach, Fla./Jensen Beach23 Keishawn Richardson CB 5-10 176 r-Jr. JC Putnam City, Okla./Putnam City/NE Oklahoma A&M 4 Shaquille Riddick DL 6-6 242 Sr. TR Akron, Ohio/Buchtel/Gardner-Webb18 Brandan Rivers S 6-0 180 Fr. JS Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard85 Ricky Rogers WR 6-1 201 Fr. HS Monroeville, Pa./Gateway93 Kyle Rose DL 6-4 294 r-Jr. 2vl Centerville, Ohio/Centerville45 Nolan Ross P 6-3 180 Fr. HS Strongsville, Ohio14 Ricky Rumph CB 5-11 184 Jr. 2vl Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland12 Khairi Sharif CB 5-8 178 Jr. JC Houston, Texas/Bellaire/Cisco JC 7 Rushel Shell RB 5-10 215 r-So. SQ Hopewell, Pa./Aliquippa/Pitt 6 Daikiel Shorts WR 6-1 198 So. 1vl Clayton, N.J./Eastern Christian 4 Wendell Smallwood RB 5-11 200 So. 1vl Wilmington, Del./Eastern Christian23 Chris Smelley RB 6-0 225 R-Jr. SQ Bridgeport, Ohio33 Curtis Smelley LB 6-0 225 r-Jr. SQ Bridgeport, Ohio39 Chai Smith WR 5-10 200 r-So. SQ Warminster, Pa./William Tennent 2 Dreamius Smith RB 6-0 217 Sr. 1vl Wichita, Kan./Wichita Heights/Butler CC47 Jewone Snow LB 6-1 236 r-Sr. 2vl Canton, Ohio/Canton McKinley67 Quinton Spain OL 6-4 332 r-Sr. 3vl Petersburg, Va./Petersburg42 Houstin Syvertson LB/FB 6-2 221 r-Fr. SQ Shady Spring, W.Va/Shady Spring71 Tyler Tezeno OL 6-3 305 r-Fr. SQ Houston, Texas/Klein Collins28 Kasey Thomas S 5-10 190 Fr. HS Ona, W.Va./Cabell-Midland 8 Donte Thomas-Williams RB 6-1 232 Fr. HS Durham, N.C./Hillside10 Jordan Thompson WR 5-7 165 Jr. 2vl Katy, Texas/Katy31 Prentice Tillman RB 5-9 175 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/North Shore37 Wes Tonkery LB 6-2 223 r-Sr. 2vl Shinnston, W.Va./Bridgeport74 Sylvester Townes OL 6-6 288 Jr. JC Memphis, Tenn./Germantown/Coahoma CC 9 Clint Trickett QB 6-2 186 r-Sr. 1vl Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian/Florida State80 Koi Turner WR 6-0 180 Fr. HS Hurricane, W.Va./Dublin-Coffman24 Jeremy Tyler S 5-11 202 So. 1vl Lithonia, Ga./Martin Luther King59 Stone Underwood OL 6-3 298 r-Jr. SQ Brookhaven, Miss./Brookhaven/Copiah-Lincoln CC43 Sean Walters LB 6-1 222 r-So. 1vl Hollywood, Fla./Hallandale28 Elijah Wellman TE/FB 6-1 238 r-Fr. SQ Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley11 Kevin White WR 6-3 210 Sr. 1vl Plainfield, N.J./Emmaus/Lackawanna College72 Brendan Willis OL 6-2 270 r-Fr. SQ Centreville, Va./Centreville25 Dayron Wilson S 5-10 199 r-Jr. SQ Woodbridge, Va./Garfield/Lackawanna College 7 Daryl Worley CB 6-1 199 So. 1vl Philadelphia, Pa./William Penn Charter27 Maurice Zereoue RB 5-8 200 r-Sr. SQ Hempstead, N.Y./Hempstead/Potomac State

No. Name Pos. 77 Marcell Lazard OL78 Marquis Lucas OL79 Grant Lingafelter OL80 Koi Turner WR81 Vernon Davis Jr. WR82 Devonte Mathis WR84 Lamar Parker WR85 Ricky Rogers WR86 Josh Lambert K87 John DePalma LS88 Cody Clay TE/FB89 Russell Haughton-James OL90 C.J. Maduewesi DL91 D.J. Carozza DL91 Nick O’Toole P92 Jon Lewis DL93 Kyle Rose DL94 Austin Fields DL95 Christian Brown DL96 Darren Arndt DL96 Jaleel Fields DL97 Noble Nwachukwu DL98 Tyree Owens DL99 Dontrill Hyman DL

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11 Kevin White 6-3, 210, r-Sr. 81 Vernon Davis Jr. 5-9, 173, r-So.

Cornerback

16 Terrell Chestnut 5-10, 190, r-Jr. 34 Ishmael Banks 6-0, 184, r-Sr.

Defensive End

97 Noble Nwachukwu 6-2, 265, r-So. 95 Christian Brown 6-2, 285, r-So.

Nose Tackle

93 Kyle Rose 6-4, 294, r-Jr. 49 Darrien Howard 6-1, 286, So.

Defensive End

4 Shaquille Riddick 6-6, 242, Sr. 2 Brandon Golson 6-2, 228, Sr.

Cornerback

7 Daryl Worley 6-1, 199, So. 14 Ricky Rumph 5-11, 184, Jr.

Free Safety

6 Dravon Henry 5-11, 198, Fr. 24 Jeremy Tyler 5-11, 202, So.

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20 Edward Muldrow 6-3, 205, Jr. 36 Shaq Petteway 6-0, 228, r-Jr.

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35 Nick Kwiatkoski 6-2, 236, r-Jr. 17 Al-Rasheed Benton 6-1, 225, r-Fr.

Sam

37 Wes Tonkery 6-2, 223, r-Sr. 31 Isaiah Bruce 6-3, 234, r-Jr.

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9 KJ Dillon 6-1, 206, Jr. 25 Dayron Wilson 5-10, 199, So.

Bandit Safety

8 Karl Joseph 5-11, 196, Jr. 22 Jarrod Harper 6-0, 207, r-So.

Kicker

86 Josh Lambert 5-11, 215, r-So. 48 Michael Molinari 6-2, 209, r-Sr.

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87 John DePalma 6-5, 247, Jr. 46 Nick Meadows 5-11, 219, r-Fr.

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48 Michael Molinari 6-2, 209, r-Sr.

Kickoff

48 Michael Molinari 6-2, 209, r-Sr.

Punt Returns

81 Vernon Davis Jr. 5-9, 173, r-So. 7 Daryl Worley 6-1, 199, So.

Kickoff Returns

5 Mario Alford 5-9, 177, Sr. 1 Shelton Gibson 5-11, 190, r-Fr. 4 Wendell Smallwood 5-11, 200, So.

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INDIVIDUALMost Yards Total Offense433 by Geno Smith vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange BowlMost Touchdowns Responsible For7 by Geno Smith vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange BowlMost Yards Rushing208 by Eddie Williams vs. South Carolina, 1969 Peach BowlMost Rushes35 by Eddie Williams vs. South Carolina, 1969 Peach BowlLongest Touchdown Run65 by Noel Devine vs. Oklahoma, 2008 Tostitos Fiesta BowlLongest Rush70 by Noel Devine vs. Florida State, 2010 Konica Minolta Gator BowlMost Touchdowns Rushing3 by Steve Slaton vs. Georgia, 2006 Nokia Sugar BowlMost Yards Passing429 by Marc Bulger vs. Missouri, 1998 Insight.com BowlMost Passes Attempted50 by Marc Bulger vs. Missouri, 1998 Insight.com BowlMost Passes Completed34 by Marc Bulger vs. Missouri, 1998 Insight.com BowlMost Touchdown Passes6 by Geno Smith vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange BowlMost Pass Receptions12 by Tavon Austin vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl12 by Shawn Foreman vs. Georgia Tech, 1997 Carquest BowlLongest Touchdown Reception79 by Tito Gonzales vs. Oklahoma, 2008 Tostitos Fiesta BowlLongest Reception79 (TD) by Tito Gonzales vs. Oklahoma, 2008 Tostitos Fiesta BowlMost Yards Receiving189 by Shawn Foreman vs. Missouri, 1998 Insight.com BowlMost Touchdowns Receiving4 by Tavon Austin vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange BowlMost Punts8 by Todd Sauerbrun vs. Florida, 1994 Sugar BowlBest Punting Average58.5 by Pat McAfee vs. Oklahoma, 2008 Tostitos Fiesta BowlMost Points Scored24 by Tavon Austin vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange BowlMost Points Responsible For42 by Geno Smith vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange BowlMost Touchdowns Scored4 by Tavon Austin vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange BowlMost Punt Returns4 by three playersLongest Punt Return82 by Willie Drewrey vs. Florida State, 1982 Gator BowlMost Punt Return Yards82 by Willie Drewrey vs. Florida State, 1982 Gator BowlMost Kickoff Returns6 by Eugene Napoleon vs. Notre Dame, 1989 Fiesta Bowl; by Nate Terry vs. Georgia Tech, 1997 Carquest BowlLongest Kickoff Return99 (TD) by Shawn Terry vs. Ole Miss, 2000 Music City Bowl

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Most Kickoff Return Yards163 by Nate Terry vs. Georgia Tech, 1997 Carquest BowlLongest Interception Return80 (TD) by Russ Meredith vs. Gonzaga, 1922 East-West BowlMost Field Goal Attempts4 by Pat McAfee vs. Oklahoma, 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl; by Paul Woodside vs. Florida, 1981 Peach BowlMost Field Goals Made4 by Paul Woodside vs. Florida, 1981 Peach BowlLongest Field Goal49 by Paul Woodside vs. Florida, 1981 Peach BowlMost Extra Points Attempted10 by Tyler Bitancurt vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange BowlMost Extra Points Made10 by Tyler Bitancurt vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl

TEAMMost Points Scored70 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Points in a Half49 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange BowlMost Points in a Quarter35 vs. Clemson, (2nd), 2012 Orange BowlMost Touchdowns Scored10 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange BowlMost Points Allowed49 vs. North Carolina State, 1972 Peach BowlMost Yards Total Offense589 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange BowlMost Plays Total Offense89 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange BowlMost First Downs31 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange BowlMost Yards Rushing382 vs. Georgia, 2006 Nokia Sugar BowlMost Rushes79 vs. South Carolina, 1969 Peach BowlMost Yards Passing452 vs. Missouri, 1998 Insight.com BowlMost Passes Attempted51 vs. Missouri, 1998 Insight.com BowlMost Passes Completed35 vs. Missouri, 1998 Insight.com BowlMost Passes Had Intercepted4 vs. Utah, 1964 Liberty BowlMost Times Punted8 vs. Florida, 1994 Sugar BowlBest Punting Average58.5 vs. Oklahoma, 2008 Tostitos Fiesta BowlMost Penalties11 vs. Syracuse, 2012 New Era Pinstripe Bowl; vs. Florida State, 2005 Toyota Gator BowlMost Yards Penalized121 vs. Florida State, 2005 Toyota Gator Bowl

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1922 EAST-WEST BOWLWest Virginia ............................21Gonzaga ..................................13

1938 SUN BOWLWest Virginia ..............................7Texas Tech .................................6

1949 SUN BOWLWest Virginia ............................21Texas Western .........................12

1954 SUGAR BOWLGeorgia Tech ............................42West Virginia ............................19

1964 LIBERTY BOWLUtah .........................................32West Virginia ..............................6

1969 PEACH BOWLWest Virginia ............................14South Carolina ...........................3

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

1975 PEACH BOWLWest Virginia ............................13North Carolina State ................10

1981 PEACH BOWLWest Virginia ............................26Florida .......................................6

1982 GATOR BOWLFlorida State ............................31West Virginia ............................12

1983 HALL OF FAME BOWLWest Virginia ............................20Kentucky .................................16

1984 BLUEBONNET BOWLWest Virginia ............................31Texas Christian ........................14

1987 JOHN HANCOCK SUN BOWLOklahoma State .......................35West Virginia ............................33

1989 SUNKIST FIESTA BOWLNotre Dame .............................34West Virginia ............................21

1989 MAZDA GATOR BOWLClemson ..................................27West Virginia ..............................7

1994 USF&G INSURANCE SUGAR BOWLFlorida .....................................41West Virginia ..............................7

1995 CARQUEST BOWLSouth Carolina .........................24West Virginia ............................21

1997 TOYOTA GATOR BOWLNorth Carolina .........................20West Virginia ............................13

1997 CARQUEST BOWLGeorgia Tech ............................35West Virginia ............................30

1998 INSIGHT.COM BOWLMissouri ...................................34West Virginia ............................31

2000 MUSIC CITY BOWLWest Virginia ............................49Mississippi ...............................38

2002 CONTINENTAL TIRE BOWLVirginia .....................................48West Virginia ............................22

2004 TOYOTA GATOR BOWLMaryland ..................................41West Virginia ..............................7

2005 TOYOTA GATOR BOWLFlorida State ............................30West Virginia ............................18

2006 NOKIA SUGAR BOWLWest Virginia ............................38Georgia ....................................35

2007 TOYOTA GATOR BOWLWest Virginia ............................38Georgia Tech ............................35

2008 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLWest Virginia ............................48Oklahoma ................................28

2008 MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWLWest Virginia ............................31North Carolina .........................30

2010 KONICA MINOLTA GATOR BOWLFlorida State ............................33West Virginia ............................21

2010 CHAMPS SPORTS BOWLNC State ..................................23West Virginia ..............................7

2012 DISCOVER ORANGE BOWLWest Virginia ............................70Clemson ..................................33

2012 NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWLSyracuse ..................................38West Virginia ............................14

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Notes to Remember• In the Dana Holgorsen era, WVU has produced 34

games with 400 or more yards of total offense, 19 games with more than 500 yards and eight with more than 600 yards.

• In the Holgorsen era, WVU has scored 30 or more points in 34 games, 40 or more points in 18 games, 50 or more points in seven games and 60 or more points three times.

• West Virginia set the school record for scoring 30 or more points in eight consecutive games during the 2014 season.

• Clint Trickett ranks No. 9 nationally in passing yards per game (298.6), No. 16 in passing yards (3,285), No. 21 in total offense (289.0), No. 32 in yards per passing attempt (7.84), No. 38 in passing efficiency (142.3) and No. 49 in passing touchdowns (18).

• Kevin White is No. 5 nationally in receptions per game (8.9), No. 6 in receiving yards (1,318), No. 7 in receiving yards per game (109.8) and No. 19 in receiving touchdowns (9).

• White set the school record for most catches in a game (16) at Texas.

• Mario Alford is ranked No. 6 nationally in kickoff return yards per game (27.7) and No. 2 in kickoff return touchdowns (2).

• Josh Lambert is No. 1 nationally in field goals made per game (2.25) and No. 10 in scoring (10.2).

• Daryl Worley is tied for No. 10 in the Big 12 in interceptions (3), and Shaq Riddick is tied for No. 5 in sacks (7).

• Since 1980, WVU is 217-94-4 in games played on artificial turf surfaces/28-22 on turf in this decade.

• WVU has outrushed its opponents in 83 of its last 119 games; WVU’s record is 82-37.

• WVU is 70-10 since 2002 when winning the turnover battle.

• In 2014, West Virginia will participate in its 33rd bowl game in school history.

• WVU’s defense is averaging 4.8 three-and-outs per game, ranking No. 15 nationally for number of three-and-outs per game.

• WVU has faced five Top 12 opponents in 2014:• No. 2 Alabama, No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 4 Baylor,• No. 10 TCU and No. 12 Kansas State.

The last time at the Liberty Bowl Utah .....................................................32West Virginia ............................................6 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.

AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL: WEST VIRGINIA (7-5) VS. TEXAS A&M (7-5)MON., DEC. 29, 2014 | 2 P.M. ET

LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM (60,121) | MEMPHIS, TENN.

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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 SummaryWest Virginia 0 0 6 0 6Utah 3 16 6 7 32

UT - Roy Jefferson 32 field goalUT - Jefferson 35 field goalUT - 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

National Polls• For three weeks, West Virginia was ranked in both

national polls, moving as high as No. 20 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 22 in the Amway Coaches Poll.

• The Mountaineers entered the national polls in 2014 after their win over Baylor on Oct. 19 and were ranked for three weeks.

• Since 2011, Dana Holgorsen’s squad has been ranked during three of last four years and have been among the Top 25 during 26 different weeks.

In Bowls• West Virginia holds a 14-18 all-time record in bowl

games, dating back to the 1922 East-West Game. The 2014 AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be WVU’s 33rd bowl appearance.

• West Virginia went to a school-record 11 straight bowl games (2002-12) until the streak was snapped in 2013.

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The 2014 Mountaineer Roster • The 2014 roster currently consists of 124 players

from 18 different states and one from the District of Columbia.

• Leading the way is the Mountain State (23), Florida (22), Ohio (20), Pennsylvania (14), Texas (10), New Jersey (7), Maryland (5), Georgia (4), Virginia (4), North Carolina (3), New York (3), South Carolina (2), California, Delaware, Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Safety Daejuan Funderburk hails from Washington, D.C.

Salute to the 2014 Seniors• WVU’s game with Texas A&M marks the final game

for 19 WVU seniors. • This Mountaineer class has been a part of 27 wins, a

Big East championship, two bowl appearances (third this year), including the 2012 Orange Bowl victory, and Top 25 national rankings during their careers.

• This year’s class includes: Mario Alford (WR), Ishmael Banks (CB), Michael Calicchio (OL), Cullen Christian (S), Mark Glowinski (OL), Brandon Golson (LB), Tanner Grose (LB), Dontrill Hyman (DL), Bran-don Jackson (DL), Michael Molinari (H/K), Logan Moore (QB/WR), Shaq Riddick (DL), Dreamius Smith (RB), Jewone Snow (LB), Quinton Spain (OL), Wes Tonkery (LB), Clint Trickett (QB), Kevin White (WR) and Maurice Zereoue (RB).

Overtime Games• The 52-44 three-overtime loss to Iowa State in 2013

marked the 13th overtime game in West Virginia history. The Mountaineers own a 6-7 record in overtime games.

• West Virginia played its first overtime game against Pitt in 1997, dropping a three-overtime thriller, 41-38.

Nov. 30, 2013 ................ Iowa State 52, WVU 44, 3OT Nov. 9, 2013 ............................ Texas 47, WVU 40, OT Nov. 2, 2013 ..............................WVU 30, TCU 27, OT Nov. 3, 2012 ............................ TCU 39, WVU 38, 2OT Oct. 29, 2010 ........................UConn 16, WVU 13, OT Sept. 10, 2010.....................WVU 24, Marshall 21, OT Nov. 8, 2008 ..................... Cincinnati 26, WVU 23, OT Sept. 18, 2008................... Colorado 17, WVU 14, OT Dec. 2, 2006 .......................WVU 41, Rutgers 39, 3OT Oct. 15, 2005 .................. WVU 46, Louisville 44, 3OT Sept. 18, 2004................... WVU 19, Maryland 16, OT Nov. 11, 2000 .....................WVU 31, Rutgers 24, 2OT Nov. 28, 1997 ............................Pitt 41, WVU 38, 3OT

Non-Conference Play• West Virginia faced three non-conference opponents

in the 2014 season, finishing with a 2-1 record. WVU dropped a 33-23 decision in its season-opener to No. 2 Alabama. WVU defeated Towson, 54-0, in game two and then won at Maryland, 40-37.

On Network Television• The ESPN2 telecast of the WVU-Texas A&M game

on Dec. 29 marks the 212th network television game for West Virginia. All-time WVU is 106-104-1 in nationally televised games.

Most Total Wins Over The Last 12 Years (2003-14)Rk. School Wins 1. Boise State 1362. Oklahoma 1253. LSU 1244. USC 1215. Oregon 118

6. TCU 115 Ohio State 1158. Georgia 114 Wisconsin 11410. Texas 113 Virginia Tech 11312. Auburn 108 Florida 10814. Northern Illinois 10515. West Virginia 104 Nebraska 104 Utah 10418. BYU 103

Best Winning Percentage Away From Home (Road or Neutral) Over The Last 12 Years (2003-14)Rk. School W-L Winning % 1. USC 61-18 .7722. Boise State 59-19 .7563. Texas 58-19 .7534. Ohio State 40-16 .7145. TCU 54-22 .7116. LSU 51-21 .7087. Oregon 51-24 .6808. Oklahoma 50-25 .6679. Georgia 51-28 .64610. West Virginia 43-28 .60611. Florida 46-30 .60512. Navy 49-33 .59813. Virginia Tech 47-32 .59514. Auburn 36-28 .56315. Boston College 39-35 .527

Best Home Winning PercentageOver The Last 12 Years (2003-14)Rk. School W-L Winning % 1. Boise State 74-3 .9612. Ohio State 78-8 .9073. Oklahoma 68-8 .8954. Wisconsin 72-10 .8785. LSU 75-11 .8726. Georgia 58-11 .841 USC 62-12 .8388. TCU 62-13 .8279. Virginia Tech 62-14 .81610. Florida 63-17 .78811. West Virginia 59-19 .75612. Texas 57-19 .75013. Troy 44-16 .73314. Iowa 52-19 .73215. Texas Tech 55-22 .714

True and RS Freshmen Players• Three true freshmen have seen action for the Moun-

taineers in 2014: William Crest (QB), Dravon Henry (S) and Xavier Preston (LB).

• Ten redshirt freshmen have seen action for the Mountaineers in 2014: Al-Rasheed Benton (LB), Hodari Christian (LB), Shelton Gibson (WR), Malik Greaves (S), Marcell Lazard (OL), Jon Lewis (DL), Grant Lingafelter (OL), Nick Meadows (LS), Mike Molina (K) and Elijah Wellman (TE/FB).

2014 HonorsMario AlfordFWAA All-American First Team KOR College Sports Madness All-American Third Team KORHonorable Mention All-American KOR (SI)All-Big 12 Honorable Mention WR (Coaches)Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Alabama)

Mark Glowinski All-Big 12 First Team (AP)All-Big 12 Second Team (Coaches)

Dravon HenryESPN.com True Freshman All-AmericanBig 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year honorable

mention (Coaches)

Karl JosephAll-Big 12 First Team (Coaches)All-Big 12 First Team (ESPN.com)All-Big 12 Second Team (AP)

Nick KwiatkoskiAll-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)

Josh LambertLou Groza Award FinalistCBS Sports All-American Second TeamSB Nation All-American Third TeamAP All-American Third TeamSI All-American Honorable MentionAthlon Sports All-American Fourth TeamAll-Big 12 First Team (ESPN.com)All-Big 12 First Team (AP)All-Big 12 Second Team (Coaches)Big 12 Special Team Player of the Year Honorable

Mention (Coaches)Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Texas Tech)

Shaq RiddickBig 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year (Coaches)All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Baylor)

Rushel ShellBig 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year Honorable

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Quinton SpainAll-Big 12 First Team (ESPN.com)All-Big 12 Second Team (AP)All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)

Clint TrickettDavey O’Brien SemifinalistWalter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week

(Maryland)Athlon Sports National Offensive Player of the

Week (Maryland)Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Maryland)

Kevin WhiteBiletnikoff Award FinalistMaxwell Award SemifinalistAFCA All-American First TeamSporting News All-American First TeamAthlon Sports All-American First TeamCBS Sports All-American First TeamSB Nation All-American First TeamSports on Earth All-American First TeamUSA Today All-American Second TeamAP All-American Second TeamSI All-American Second TeamWalter Camp All-American Second TeamCollege Sports Madness All-American Second TeamAll-Big 12 First Team (AP)All-Big 12 First Team (Coaches)All-Big 12 First Team (ESPN.com)

Daryl WorleyAll-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)


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WEST VIRGINIAOffense

For Starters• In 2014, the Mountaineers have a total of 42 players

with at least one game of starting experience. • Tops on that list are senior offensive lineman Quinton

Spain and junior safety Karl Joseph (37), redshirt senior offensive lineman Mark Glowinski (24) and redshirt junior linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski (23) and redshirt junior tight end/fullback Cody Clay (21).

First-Time Players• There are 23 Mountaineers who have seen their first

career WVU action during the 2014 season: Al-Rash-eed Benton (LB), Hodari Christian (LB), William Crest (QB), Cullen Christian (LB), Shelton Gibson (WR), Malik Greaves (S), Tanner Grose (LB), Dravon Henry (S), Skyler Howard (QB), Marcell Lazard (OL), Jon Lewis (DL), Grant Lingafelter (OL), Tony Matteo (OL), Nick Meadows (LS), Mike Molina (K), Ed Muldrow (LB), Jaylon Myers (CB), Xavier Preston (LB), Shaq Riddick (DL), Rushel Shell (RB), Stone Underwood (OL), Elijah Wellman (TE/FB) and Dayron Wilson (LB).

First-Time Starters• Nine Mountaineers have earned their first career

starts during the 2014 season: Christian Brown (DL), Cullen Christian (LB), Dravon Henry (S), Skyler Howard (QB), Tony Matteo (OL), Edward Muldrow (LB), Noble Nwachukwu (DL), Shaq Riddick (DL) and Rushel Shell (RB).

No Stranger to Bowl Games• The 2014 AutoZone Liberty Bowl marks the third

bowl game that Dana Holgorsen has coached in as a head coach. However, he is not a stranger to bowl games, as the Liberty Bowl is the 14th bowl game in which he has coached - as an assisant or head coach, three at West Virginia, one at Oklahoma State, two at Houston and eight at Texas Tech. In the 13 bowl games in which Holgorsen coached in, his teams have posted an 8-5 record.

Year School Bowl Game/Opponent/Result2012 West Virginia Pinstripe Bowl/Syracuse/L2011 West Virginia Orange Bowl/Clemson/W2010 Oklahoma State Alamo/Arizona/W2009 Houston Armed Forces/Air Force/L2008 Houston Armed Forces/Air Force/W2007 Texas Tech Gator Bowl/Virginia/W2006 Texas Tech Insight.com/Minnesota/W2005 Texas Tech Cotton/Alabama/L2004 Texas Tech Holiday/Cal/W2003 Texas Tech Houston/Navy/W2002 Texas Tech Tangerine/Clemson/W2001 Texas Tech Alamo/Iowa/L2000 Texas Tech Galleryfurniture.com/ECU/L

Against The SEC• WVU is 24-24-2 all-time against current members of

the Southeastern Conference. WVU is 0-1 vs. Ala-bama; 1-1 vs. Auburn; 1-1 against Florida; 1-0 against Georgia; 8-11-1 vs. Kentucky; 0-2 vs. LSU; 1-0 vs. Mississippi; 2-0 vs. Mississippi State, 2-3 vs. Missou-ri; 7-4-1 vs. South Carolina and 1-1 vs. Vanderbilt.

All-Conference Teams• WVU had three players selected to the Associated

Press All-Big 12 Conference First Team: Kevin White (WR), Mark Glowinski (OL) and Josh Lambert (K).

• The Mountaineers had two players selected on the second team: Quinton Spain (OL) and Karl Joseph (S).

• West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen was the offensive coordinator on Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin’s Houston staff in 2008-09.

• Texas A&M offensive coordinator Jake Spavital was a graduate assistant for Holgorsen at Houston in 2009 and at Oklahoma State in 2010. He was the quarterbacks coach at West Virginia in 2011 and 2012 before heading to Texas A&M.

• West Virginia has converted 92 third downs - fifth most in the nation in 2014.

• WVU is No. 12 nationally with 316 first downs this season.

• WVU is one of 11 teams nationally to average 500 or more yards per game.

• West Virginia has scored on its opening drive in eight of 12 games this season - five touchdowns (Mary-land, Towson,OSU, TCU and Iowa State) and three field goals (Alabama, Kansas and Texas Tech).

• WVU’s offense has run more plays than its opponent in all but three games in 2014.

• WVU has run 40+ more plays than its opponents twice, 20+ twice and 10+ twice.

• In the Holgorsen era, the Mountaineers have run 50-59 plays once, 60-69 plays nine times, 70-79 plays 20 times, 80-89 plays 12 times, 90-99 plays seven times and 100 or more plays once.

• The top games for amount of plays during the Holgorsen era:

1. 108 - Maryland (2014) 2. 96 - Towson (2014) 3. 94 - Texas Tech (2014) 4. 91 - Texas Tech (2012) 91 - Oklahoma State (2012) 6. 90 - Texas (2014) 90 - Oklahoma State (2013) 90 - TCU (2012)

• This season, the Mountaineer offense has run 1,020 plays in 12 games, averaging 85 plays per game.

• Top three-game stretches for first downs in school history:

1. 92 - Towson, Maryland, Oklahoma (2014) 2. 90 - Clemson, Marshall, JMU (2011/2012) 3. 89 - Syracuse, Rutgers, Temple (1993) 4. 88 - Alabama, Towson, MD (2014) 88 - Oklahoma, Iowa St, Kansas (2012) 88 - Georgia, Marshall, Eastern Wash. (2005-06).• Entering the season, only 13 times in school history

had WVU thrown for at least 17 first downs in a game - it has happened in three games this season.

• West Virginia has had at least 20 offensive first downs in every game this season but one, including at least 30 first downs in three games.

• West Virginia has outscored its opponents 110-56 in the fourth quarter this season.

• The top games for total first downs in school history: 1. 36 - Washington & Lee (1923) 2. 35 - Syracuse (1993) 3. 34 - Colorado State (1980) 4. 33 - Maryland (2014) 33 - Towson (2014) 33 - Baylor (2014) 33 - Baylor (2012)• In the Holgorsen era, WVU has thrown for 300 or

more yards 28 times, 400 or more 10 times and 500 or more twice.

• Since 2000, WVU has thrown for 300 or more yards 37 times, 400 or more 10 times and 500 or more twice.

• West Virginia is No. 11 nationally in total offense, averaging 502.1 yards per game.

• WVU is No. 9 nationally in passing offense, averag-ing 314.6 ypg.

• Clint Trickett has thrown for 300 or more yards in seven of 11 games this season.

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• Trickett is averaging 298.6 passing yards a game, ranking him No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 9 nationally.

• Trickett leads the Big 12 in completion percentage, completions per game and passing yards, and is No. 2 in passing yard per game.

• Trickett’s 3,285 passing yards are the fourth most in a single season in school history.

• Trickett is just the third quarterback in school history to throw for 3,000 or more yards in a single season (Geno Smith and Marc Bulger).

• Trickett’s 281 completions are the fourth-most in a single season in school history.

• Trickett has had at least 20 completions in every game this season but two and has 30 or more com-pletions in three games.

• Trickett’s 4,890 career passing yards rank him No. 8 in program history.

• Trickett set a school record with eight straight 300-yard passing games spanning from the season finale last year to the Baylor game this season.

• Trickett has thrown five touchdown passes of 40+ yards or more this season.

• Trickett’s streak of 10 straight games with a passing touchdown came to an end against Texas.

• Trickett’s 511 passing yards and four passing touchdowns at Maryland were career highs. The 511 passing yards were the second-most in a game in school history.

• When WVU has passed for 250 or more yards over the past 10 years, its record is 27-17 and 48-28 when passing for 200 or more yards.

300 or More Yards Passing (Last 10 years)656 Baylor (2012) 70-63/W511 Maryland (2014) 40-37/W469 Connecticut (2011) 43-16/W463 LSU (2011) 21-47/L448 James Madison (2012) 42-12/W431 Norfolk State (2011) 55-12/W410 Louisville (2011) 35-28/L407 Kansas (2012) 59-10/W407 Clemson (2011) 70-33/W401 Oklahoma State (2012) 55-34/L388 at Maryland (2011) 37-31/W376 Oklahoma (2014) 45-33/L372 at Cincinnati (2011) 24-21/W365 vs. Alabama (2014) 33-23/L359 Georgia State (2013) 41-7/W355 Towson (2014) 54-0/W356 Iowa State (2013) 44-52/L352 Rutgers (2010) 35-10/W338 Maryland (2012) 31-21/W338 at Syracuse (2011) 49-23/L334 East Carolina (2009) 35-20/W332 North Carolina (2008) 31-30/W323 Marshall (2012) 69-34/W322 Baylor (2014) 41-27/W320 Oklahoma (2012) 50-49/L316 Marshall (2010) 24-21/W OT310 Kansas State (2012) 26-20/L302 Kansas (2014) 33-14/W302 Auburn (2009) 30-41/L301 Texas Tech (2014) 37-34/WBold = Holgorsen Era

• Kevin White set a school record with seven straight games of 100 or more receiving yards to start the season and has eight 100-yard receiving games in 2014.

• White’s 16 receptions against Texas broke the school record for most receptions in a single game. The record of 14 was previously held by Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin in 2012.

• White’s 8.5 receptions per game rank him No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 5 in the nation.

• White has caught a touchdown in eight of 12 games this season.

• White ranks No. 6 nationally and No. 2 in the Big 12 in receiving yards (1,318).

• White’s 1,318 receiving yards this season are the second most in a single season in school history (Stedman Bailey, (1,622).

• White is the fifth different Mountaineer in school history to record 1,000+ receiving yards in a single season. It has happened seven times.

• White’s 102 receptions are the third most in a single season in WVU history and he is just12 receptions shy of the school record in a single season.

• White’s 14 career touchdown receptions tie him with Jock Sanders (2007-10) for the 12th most in school history.

• White’s nine career 100-yard receiving games are tied for the third-most in program history.

• White has had 13 or more receptions in a game on three occasions in 2014.

• White had a career-high 216 receiving yards against Maryland - the third-most receiving yards in a game in school history.

• White has had at least 10 receptions in five games this season.

• Mario Alford has scored a touchdown in all but two games this season.

• Alford’s 10 receiving touchdowns this season leads the team, the conference and rank No. 12 nationally.

• Alford’s 10 touchdown receptions are tied for the seventh most in a single season in WVU history.

• Alford is 112 receiving yards shy of 1,000 on the season.

• Against Oklahoma State, Alford recorded his fourth-career game with 100 or more receiving yards and his third this season.

• Alford finished with 101 yards receiving against OU, giving WVU double 100-yard receivers (White, 173) for the second straight game (Maryland) and the16th time in school history.

• Alford and White have recorded a touchdown reception in the same game on five occasions this season.

• Sophomore quarterback Skyler Howard recorded his first-career start against Iowa State.

• At Texas, Dreamius Smith became the first Moun-taineer since Noel Devine against Maryland in 2007 to record at least 100 rushing yards in a game on 10 carries or less.

• Rushel Shell leads the team with 766 rushing yards. Wendell Smallwood is second with 645 yards

• Against Texas Tech, WVU had two 100-yard rushers and two 100-yard receivers in a single game for the first time in school history.

• Against Tech, Smallwood and Shell became the first two WVU players to have 100 rushing yards in a game since Pat White (200) and Noel Devine (154) against Louisville in 2008.

• Five different WVU running backs average more than four yards per carry (Shell 4.7, Buie 4.2, Garrison 4.6, Smallwood 4.6 and Smith 5.7).

Scoring 20 or more in a quarter• West Virginia scored 20 points in the second

quarter at Iowa State, marking the second time in 2014 in which WVU scored at least 20 points in a quarter.

• WVU has scored 20 or more points in a quarter 47 times since 2001 and has done it in two quarters of a game eight different times.

Game Year Points QuarterIowa State 2014 20 2ndTowson 2014 21 2ndBaylor 2013 21 4thGeorgia State 2013 21 4thKansas 2012 21 2ndTCU 2012 21 2ndBaylor 2012 21 3rdBaylor 2012 21 2ndJames Madison 2012 21 1stMarshall 2012 21 3rdMarshall 2012 21 2ndvs. Clemson 2011 35 2ndConnecticut 2011 23 3rdBowling Green 2011 21 2ndNorfolk State 2011 28 3rdUNLV 2010 21 1stAuburn 2009 21 1stNorth Carolina 2008 21 1stLouisville 2008 21 3rdUConn 2008 21 3rdUConn 2007 21 4thUConn 2007 21 3rdMiss. State 2007 28 1stat Marshall 2007 21 3rdat Marshall 2007 21 4thW. Michigan 2007 21 3rdvs. Ga. Tech 2006 21 3rdCincinnati 2006 21 2ndCincinnati 2006 21 3rdSyracuse 2006 21 3rdat Miss. State 2006 21 4thMaryland 2006 21 1stvs. Georgia 2005 21 1stPitt 2005 21 4thUConn 2005 21 2ndat Maryland 2005 24 4thJames Madison 2004 21 2ndEast Carolina 2004 28 2ndTemple 2003 21 1stat East Carolina 2003 20 2ndat East Carolina 2003 21 3rdat Temple 2002 21 1stUT-Chattanooga 2002 21 2ndUT-Chattanooga 2002 21 4thRutgers 2001 28 1stRutgers 2001 31 2ndKent State 2001 21 3rd

Coaching Staff AssignmentsHere’s a breakdown of the WVU coaching staff assignments for the 2014 season:• Tom Bradley: DL (Field)• Ron Crook: OL (Field)• Shannon Dawson: OC/QBs (Press Box)• Joe DeForest: Safeties/STC (Field)• Lonnie Galloway: WR (Field) • Tony Gibson: DC/LB (Field)• Brian Mitchell: CB (Press Box)• Damon Cogdell: DL (Field)• Ja’Juan Seider: RB (Field)


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NCAA All-Time Leaders By Victories Team Years Games Record Pct.1. Michigan 135 1,278 915-327-36 .7302. Notre Dame 126 1,229 879-308-42 .732 Texas 122 1,256 879-344-33 .7134. Nebraska 126 1,269 871-359-40 .702 Ohio State 125 1,243 871-319-53 .7226. Penn State 129 1,263 848-374-41 .688 Oklahoma 121 1,216 848-315-53 .7198. Alabama 120 1,213 847-323-43 .7169. Tennessee 118 1,226 809-363-53 .68110. USC 123 1,183 801-327-54 .70011. Georgia 122 1,238 775-410-54 .64812. LSU 122 1,204 760-399-47 .65113. Auburn 123 1,198 731-421-47 .63014. West Virginia 122 1,238 719-474-45 .59915. Syracuse 126 1,266 707-511-49 .578

Comparing the Two Again (NCAA) WVU Texas A&MScoring Offense 37 32Rushing Offense 42 91Scoring Defense 60 70Rushing Defense 66 111Passing Offense 9 12Total Offense 11 31Passes Had Intercepted 47 91Pass Defense 63 62Total Defense 58 101Kickoff Returns 19 26Punt Returns 123 11Net Punting 66 12Passing Efficiency 37 21Turnover Margin 120 109Interceptions 57 119Pass Eff. Defense 19 64First Downs 12 40First Down Defense 35 109Third Down Conv. 36 60Opponent Third Down 10 80Fourth Down Conv. 88 33Opponent Fourth Down 8 96Sacks By 102 25Sacks Against 85 66Tackles for Loss 46 78Tackles for Loss Allowed 92 36Penalties 85 25Possession Time 52 123Punt Return Defense 120 79Kickoff Return Defense 91 21Turnovers Gained 115 117Fumbles Gained 123 83Red Zone Offense 79 40Red Zone Defense 68 98

WEST VIRGINIADefense• The West Virginia defense hasn’t allowed a sec-

ond-half passing touchdown in 2014.• West Virginia held Big 12 opponents to just 42-of-

146 (28.8%) on third downs, leading the league in conference-only games.

• WVU ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 10 nation-ally, holding opponents to a combined 59-of-191 (30.9%) on third downs this season.

• West Virginia has held its last six opponents to just a 26-of-99 (26%) conversion rate on third downs.

• WVU held Kansas State to just 4-of-14 (28.5%) on third down. KSU leads the league in third down conversion percentage.

• Against Iowa State, WVU had three different players record at least 11 tackles for the second time this season.

• 4West Virginia had 10 tackles for loss against Kan-sas State, tying a season high.

• 4West Virginia has forced 53 three-and-outs this season on 162 drives (33%), averaging 4.8 per game, No. 15 nationally.

• 4The WVU defense is only allowing an average of 4.6 points in the fourth quarter.

• 4Since 2000, the Mountaineers have produced 35 defensive touchdowns and have had defensive touchdowns in two of their last five games.

• West Virginia has three different players with at least two interceptions and seven different players with at least one interception this season.

• WVU has only allowed its opponents in the red zone 36 times in 12 games.

• WVU held TCU’s offense to a season-low seven points in the first half. TCU’s previous first-half low for scoring was 24.

• WVU held Baylor’s offense to a season-low 318 yards and a season-low 27 points.

• Shaq Riddick’s three sacks against Baylor were the most by a Mountaineer in a single game since Julian Miller had four against Pitt in 2011.

• Riddick is tied for No. 5 in the Big 12 with seven sacks.• Riddick has recorded a tackle for loss in five of the

last six games.

• Nick Kwiatkoski leads the team in tackles (96), solo stops (67) and TFL (10.5). Kwiatkoski is No. 9 in the Big 12 with 8.0 tackles per game.

• Against Iowa State, Kwiatkoski finished with dou-ble-digit tackles for the fifth time this season and the eighth time in his career.

• Kwiatkoski has 138 career solo tackles.• Karl Joseph ranks second on the team and No. 16

in the Big 12 in tackles (82), and is tied for No. 10 in solo tackles (55).

• Joseph has recorded at least 50 solo tackles in all three seasons as a Mountaineer and has started every game of his career.

• Dravon Henry recorded his first two interceptions of his career at OSU.

• Henry became the first Mountaineer with two inter-ceptions in the same game since Brodrick Jenkins had two against Rutgers on Oct. 29, 2011.

• Wes Tonkery is third on the team in tackles (62) and tackles for loss (8).

• KJ Dillon is fourth on the team with 57 tackles and is tied for second on the team with two interceptions.

• Dillon leads with six pass breakups in 12 games played. • Daryl Worley ranks fifth on the team in tackles (49) and

leads the team with three interceptions this season. • Other leading Mountaineer tacklers include:

Dravon Henry (37), Shaq Petteway (37), Brandon Golson (34), Kyle Rose (33), Terrell Chestnut (32), Noble Nwachuckwu (31), and Ed Muldrow (28).

• Joseph leads the team with 254 career tackles, while Kwiatkoski (210) and Isaiah Bruce (152) rank No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.

• West Virginia forced Kansas to punt 14 times, a Mountaineer Field and a WVU opponent record.

• The 14 punts matched a Big 12 Conference record, set by Oklahoma State at Oklahoma on Nov. 28, 2009.

• WVU’s shutout of Towson was its first since a 31-0 victory over Coastal Carolina on Sept. 4, 2010.

• Towson’s 122 yards of total offense were the fewest allowed by the Mountaineers in the 2010 decade.

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• Josh Lambert is a Lou Groza Award finalist Lambert holds the NCAA record for most field goals made of 40 yards or more in a season.

• Lambert needs one more game of two or more field goals made to tie the NCAA season record for most contests with multiple field goals made in a game (9).

• Lambert is the No. 2 kicker in the nation in scoring (122).• Lambert has the most field goals made nationally in 2014.• Lambert is No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 1 nationally in field

goals made per game.• Lambert ranks No. 6 in the Big 12 in field goal percentage (.750).• Lambert ranks No. 10 nationally in scoring (10.2), No. 3 in

Big 12 scoring and No. 2 in Big 12 scoring by kickers. • Lambert leads WVU in scoring with 122 points, which is a

WVU single-season record for scoring by kickers.• Lambert has four field goals this season of 50-plus yards

and five for his career, which ties Paul Woodside for the school record.

• Lambert’s career-long 55-yard field goal at Texas Tech was his second game-winner of the year and third of his career. The kick tied a school record and marked the longest road field goal in school history.

• Lambert’s 54-yard field goal vs. Oklahoma was then the longest of his career and second longest in school histo-ry. He followed in the next game with a 53-yard field goal against Kansas and had another 54-yarder vs. Baylor.

• Lambert’s 47-yard field goal at Maryland as time expired was the game-winner. It was the second game-winning field goal of his career.

• Lambert is 4-for-5 on field goals of 50 yards or more in 2014.• In 2014, Nick O’Toole ranks No. 5 in the Big 12 in punting

and No. 38 nationally.• O’Toole’s high average on the year is 45.4 yards vs. TCU.• O’Toole has placed 23 punts inside the 20 and has 11

punts of 50 yards or more.• Mario Alford ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 5 national-

ly in kickoff return yardage.• Alford’s 100-yard kickoff return against Alabama was the

team’s first since 2012.• Alford’s 94-yard kickoff return vs. Kansas marked the

first time since 2011(Tavon Austin) that a WVU player has returned two kickoffs for a TD in a season.

• After 12 games, WVU’s top special teams ranking is No. 1 in the conference and No. 19 nationally in kickoff returns.

National Award Finalists• WVU wide receiver Kevin White was one of three

finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, signifying the top receiver in college football.

• Also named were Amari Cooper (Alabama) and Rashard Higgins (Colorado State).

• Kicker Josh Lambert was one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award, signifying the top kicker in college football. Also named were Roberto Aguayo (Florida State) andBrad Craddock (Maryland.)

All-Academic Big 12 Team• Michael Calicchio and Michael Molinari were named

to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. John DePal-ma, Grant Lingafelter, Paul Millard, Tyler Orlosky and Nick O’Toole were named to the second team.

Looking at the Numbers • The Mountaineer offense has seen action on 1,020

plays this season and 874 plays by the defense.• Of WVU’s 1,020 offensive plays, three players have

registered more than 1,000 offensive plays, six players have seen action on more than 900 offenisve plays, and 10 players on 500 or more plays.

• Adam Pankey led the offense with 1,010 plays, Tyler Orlosky on 1,007, Mark Glowinski on 1,004 and Marquis Lucas on 996.

• Of WVU’s 874 defensive plays, two players have been used on 800 or more plays. four players have recorded more than 700 plays and eight players have recorded more than 500 plays.

• Karl Joseph (772), KJ Dillon (738), Dravon Henry (729), Nick Kwiatkoski (716), Wes Tonkery (638), Kyle Rose (578), Daryl Worley (562) and Noble Nwachukwu (526) have all seen action on more than 500 plays.

Record Watch (Individual and Team)

NCAAJosh LambertField Goals Attempted in a Season: 38 (36)Field Goals Made in a Season: 31 (27)Most times making two or more field goalsin a game - 10 (9)

West Virginia1,000-yard WatchRushel Shell: 766 rushing yardsMario Alford: 888 receiving yards

1,500-yard WatchKevin White: 1,318 receiving yards

Mario AlfordKickoff Returns for a Touchdown: 3 by Shawn Terry, 2000 (2)

Josh LambertField Goals Made in a Season: 28 by Paul Woodside, 1982 (27)

Kevin WhiteReceptions for a Season: 114 by Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey, 2012 (102)

Clint TrickettPassing Yards/SeasonGeno Smith/2011 ............................................... 4,385Geno Smith/2012 ............................................... 4,205Marc Bulger/1998 ............................................... 3,607Clint Trickett/2014 ............................................ 3,285

Touchdown Passes/SeasonGeno Smith/2012 .................................................... 42Geno Smith/2011 .................................................... 31Marc Bulger/1998 .................................................... 31Geno Smith/2010 .................................................... 24Pat White/2007 ........................................................ 19Oliver Luck/1980 ..................................................... 19Clint Trickett/2014 ................................................. 18

TeamMost First Downs in a Season: 330 (316)Most Yards in a Season (Avg. per Play): 502 (502.1)Most Yards in a Season: 6,526 (6,025)

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Average Per DownHere’s a breakdown of how the 2014 West Virginia offense is operating on first, second, third and fourth down:• On first down, the Mountaineers have run a total

of 452 plays and have gained 2,817 yards for a 6.2 average. On second down, the Mountaineers have run 338 plays for 1,802 yards and a 5.3 average. On third down, the Mountaineers have run 210 plays for 1,335 yards and a 6.4 average gain. West Virginia has 20 fourth-down plays in 2014, gaining 71 yards for a 3.6 average on fourth down.

• WVU’s touchdowns have come 15 times on first down (7 rushing and 8 passing), 15 times on second down (6 rushing and 9 passing), nine times on third down (3 rushing, 6 passing) and 2 touchdowns on fourth down (2 rushing, 0 passing).

Offensive Analysis• Breaking down the West Virginia offensive numbers

for the 2014 season,the Mountaineers have run a total of 1,020 plays, 531 coming on the ground and 489 through the air. The rushing game has totaled 2,250 yards for an average of 4.2 yards per carry and 18 touchdowns. The passing attack has totaled 3,775 yards, 23 touchdowns and an average of 11.8 yards per completion.

• Combine the two and the Mountaineers have turned in 6,025 yards of total offense, and 41 offensive touchdowns for an average of 5.9 yards per play, and an average of 33.2 points per game.

• Deeper analysis shows that the Mountaineer offense has gained 119 first downs by the run and 164 via the pass. On average, West Virginia has totaled 187.5 yards per game on the ground, 314.6 yards per game passing and 502.1 yards of total offense.

30 Is Enough• Dating back to 1980, the Mountaineers hold a

174-16-1 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 92-11 since 2000 when scoring 30 points or more in a contest.

Scoring 40 or more Points• Under Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia is 14-3 when

scoring 40 or more points. Since 2000, the Moun-taineers are 46-3 when hitting the 40-point plateau, and WVU is 177-3 all-time when scoring at least 40 points in a game.

Against Ranked Teams• Beginning with a 27-0 loss to Fordham on Oct. 18,

1941, West Virginia has played 143 games against nationally ranked teams. Of those, 41 have been Mountaineer victories.

• Since 2001, WVU has posted 19 victories over ranked teams.

WVU vs. 2014 Slate• West Virginia owns a 48-43-2 record against its 2014

opponents. • The Mountaineers have winning records over Baylor,

Iowa State, Kansas, Maryland, Oklahoma State and Towson and are even in their series with TCU, Texas and Texas Tech.

2014 Opponent Series RecordAlabama ...................................................................0-1Baylor .......................................................................2-1Iowa State ................................................................2-1Kansas ......................................................................3-1Kansas State ............................................................1-4Maryland ........................................................... 27-22-2Oklahoma .................................................................2-5Oklahoma State ........................................................5-2Texas ........................................................................2-2TCU .........................................................................2-2Texas Tech ................................................................2-2Towson .....................................................................1-0

On Turf • Since 1980, West Virginia is 217-94-4 in games

played on artificial turf surfaces. WVU was 57-29 on turf in the 1990s, 66-21 on turf in the 2000 decade and is 28-22 on turf in this decade.

• The Mountaineers are 21-20 on turf under Dana Holgorsen. West Virginia is 6-5 in 2014, was 3-7 on turf in 2013, was 5-5 in 2012 and was 7-3 during the 2011 season.

December Graduates• Eight current Mountaineers from the 2014 team

will graduate on Dec. 19: Ishmael Banks, Michael Calicchio, Mark Glowinski, Tanner Grose, Michael Molinari, Wes Tonkery, Kevin White and Maurice Zereoue.

Seven Up• The Mountaineers posted their 49th season all-time

with at least seven wins and 12 in the last 13 years. When WVU wins at least seven games in a season, the Mountaineers have gone to 16 straight bowl games.

West Virginia BestsRushing Yards .......569 vs. Washington & Lee 1923Passing Yards ............................656 vs. Baylor 2012Total Yards .................................807 vs. Baylor 2012Total First Downs ......36 vs. Washington & Lee 1923Low Rushing Yards All. ..............-30 vs. Florida 1981 Low Passing Yards All. .......................0 vs. Pitt 1981Low Total Yards Allowed .......-14 vs. Maryland 1919Fewest First Downs All. ............0 vs. Maryland 1919Longest TD run ....................... 96 vs. N. Illinois 1986Longest Non-TD Run ............. 79 vs. Louisville 2008Longest TD Reception ......... 96 vs. Penn State 1973Longest Non-TD Reception......... 84 vs. Miami 2003Points (Game) .......................... 92 vs. Marshall 1916Victory Margin ...........................89 vs. Geneva 1951

West Virginia Bests - 2010 DecadeRushing Yards ........................458 vs. Oklahoma ‘12Passing Yards ...............................659 vs. Baylor ‘12Total Yards ....................................807 vs. Baylor ‘12Total First Downs .... 33 vs 4 teams, latest Baylor ‘14First Downs Rushing ................19 vs. Cincinnati ‘10First Downs Passing ..........................23 vs. LSU ‘11Low Rushing Yards All. .............-10 vs. Maryland ‘10Low Passing Yards All. ................. 61 vs. Kansas ‘13Low Total Yards Allowed ............122 vs. Towson ‘14Fewest First Downs All. ..................7 vs. Towson ‘14Fewest 1st Downs Rushing All. .0 vs, Kansas St. ‘14Fewest 1st Downs Passing All. ...... 2 vs. Kansas ‘13Longest TD run ............................ 80 vs. Rutgers ‘11Longest Non-TD Run ................. 70 vs. Marshall ‘12Longest TD Reception ....................87 vs. Baylor ‘12Longest Non-TD Reception........ 75 vs. Okla. St. ‘12Points (Game) .......... 70 vs. Clemson ‘11, Baylor ‘12Points (Half) .............. 49 vs. Clemson ‘11 (First Half)Points (Qtr).................. 35 vs. Clemson ‘11 (Second)Victory Margin ..............................54 vs. Towson ‘14

West Virginia Bests - Holgorsen EraRushing Yards ........................458 vs. Oklahoma ‘12Passing Yards ...............................656 vs. Baylor ‘12Total Yards ....................................807 vs. Baylor ‘12Total First Downs ... 33 vs. 4 teams, latest Baylor ‘14First Downs Rushing ........ 15 vs. Bowling Green ‘11First Downs Passing ..........................23 vs. LSU ‘11Low Rushing Allowed ............1 vs. Kansas State ‘14Low Passing Yards Allowed ......... 61 vs. Kansas ‘13Low Total Yards Allowed ...........122 vs. Towson ‘14Fewest 1st Downs Allowed ............7 vs. Towson ‘14Fewest 1st Downs Rushing All .0 vs. Kansas St. ‘14Fewest 1st Downs Passing All ........ 2 vs.Kansas ‘13Longest TD run ............................ 80 vs. Rutgers ‘11Longest Non-TD Run ................. 70 vs. Marshall ‘12Longest TD Reception ....................87 vs. Baylor ‘12Longest Non-TD Reception........ 75 vs. Okla. St. ‘12Points (Game) .......... 70 vs. Clemson ‘11, Baylor ‘12Points (Half) .............. 49 (First Half) vs. Clemson ‘11Points (Qtr).................. 35 (Second) vs. Clemson ‘11Victory Margin ..............................54 vs. Towson ‘14

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WEST VIRGINIA 100-Yard RushersDate Opponent Player Att. Yards Avg. TD Long11/29 Iowa State Rushel Shell 22 146 6.6 1 5411/8 Texas Dreamius Smith 10 100 10.0 1 6210/25 Oklahoma St. W. Smallwood 23 132 5.7 0 2210/11 Texas Tech W. Smallwood 15 123 8.2 0 2510/11 Texas Tech Rushel Shell 24 110 4.6 2 1210/4 Kansas Rushel Shell 21 113 5.4 1 28

100-Yard ReceiversDate Opponent Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long11/8 Texas Kevin White 16 132 8.3 0 2110/25 Oklahoma St. Mario Alford 7 136 19.4 1 7910/18 Baylor Kevin White 8 132 16.5 2 3710/11 Texas Tech Kevin White 13 123 9.5 1 26 10/11 Texas Tech J. Thompson 6 109 18.2 1 5610/4 Kansas Kevin White 6 132 22.0 1 639/20 Oklahoma Kevin White 10 173 17.3 1 689/20 Oklahoma Mario Alford 7 101 14.4 1 30 9/13 Maryland Kevin White 13 216 16.6 1 449/13 Maryland Mario Alford 11 131 11.9 2 439/6 Towson Kevin White 10 101 10.1 0 248/30 Alabama Kevin White 9 143 15.9 1 29

300-Yard PassersDate Opponent Player Att. Comp. Yards TD Long10/18 Baylor Clint Trickett 23 35 322 3 4210/11 Texas Tech Clint Trickett 28 44 301 2 5610/4 Kansas Clint Trickett 20 35 302 1 639/20 Oklahoma Clint Trickett 25 41 376 2 689/13 Maryland Clint Trickett 37 49 511 4 509/6 Towson Clint Trickett 35 40 348 2 258/30 Alabama Clint Trickett 29 45 365 1 32

10+ TacklesDate Opponent Player Solo Assist Total TFL Sacks11/29 Iowa State Wes Tonkery 6 6 12 2 111/29 Iowa State Nick Kwiatkoski 8 3 11 1 011/29 Iowa State KJ Dillon 5 6 11 2 011/8 Texas Nick Kwiatkoski 6 4 10 0 010/11 Texas Tech Nick Kwiatkoski 9 2 11 2 09/20 Oklahoma Karl Joseph 10 3 13 0 09/13 Maryland Nick Kwiatkoski 10 2 12 3 08/30 Alabama Karl Joseph 7 11 18 1 08/30 Alabama Daryl Worley 9 2 11 1 08/30 Alabama Nick Kwiatkoski 7 4 11 0 0

OPPONENT100-Yard RushersDate Opponent Player Att. Yards Avg. TD Long11/8 Texas Johnathan Gray 10 101 10.1 3 4011/1 TCU B.J. Catalon 20 105 5.3 2 2310/11 Texas Tech D. Washington 29 132 4.6 0 169/20 Oklahoma Samaje Perine 34 242 7.1 4 389/13 Maryland C.J. Brown 18 181 8.9 1 758/30 Alabama T.J. Yeldon 23 126 5.5 2 268/30 Alabama Derrick Henry 17 113 6.6 1 19

100-Yard ReceiversDate Opponent Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long11/20 Kansas State Tyler Lockett 10 196 19.6 0 5410/18 Baylor Antwan Goodley 9 132 14.7 1 6310/11 Texas Tech Devin Lauderdale 3 112 37.3 2 769/20 Oklahoma Sterling Shepard 6 101 16.8 0 379/13 Maryland Stefon Diggs 5 127 25.4 1 778/30 Alabama Amari Cooper 12 130 10.8 0 24

300-Yard PassersDate Opponent Player Att. Comp. Yards TD Long11/20 Kansas State Jake Waters 22 34 400 1 5410/11 Texas Tech Davis Webb 28 46 348 3 76

10+ TacklesDate Opponent Player Solo Assist Total TFL Sacks11/20 Kansas State Dakorey Johnson 9 1 10 1 011/20 Kansas State Jonathan Truman 7 3 10 0 011/8 Texas Dylan Haines 9 5 14 0 011/8 Texas Cedric Reed 7 5 12 4 311/1 TCU Paul Dawson 8 4 12 1 111/1 TCU Derrick Kindred 10 1 11 1 010/25 Oklahoma St. Jordan Sterns 14 6 20 0.5 010/18 Baylor Bryce Hager 8 5 13 1 010/18 Baylor Taylor Young 11 1 12 3 210/18 Baylor Orion Stewart 7 4 11 0 010/11 Texas Tech Keenon Ward 11 5 16 0.5 09/20 Oklahoma Jordan Evans 9 2 11 1 09/13 Maryland Sean Davis 8 5 13 0.5 09/6 Towson Donnell Lewis 13 2 15 0.5 09/6 Towson Chris Carpenter 9 3 12 0 0

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLESPlayer Total UA/A KO P AL TU MD OK KS TT BU OSU TCU TX KSU ISU Ricky Rumph 8 6/2 8 0 0/1 2/1 1/0 0 0 0 2/0 1/0 0 0 0 0Dayron Wilson 7 6/1 4 3 0 0 2/0 1/0 1/0 0 1/0 0 0/1 1/0 0 0Jarrod Harper 7 3/4 4 3 1/0 0/1 0 0 0 1/0 1/0 0/2 0/1 0 0 0/1Al-Rasheed Benton 5 3/2 2 3 0 0/1 0 0 1/0 2/0 0 0/1 0 0 0 0Shelton Gibson 5 5/0 3 2 1/0 1/0 0 0 1/0 0 1/0 0 1/0 0 0 0Justin Arndt 7 6/1 5 2 0 1/0 0 0 0 0 2/0 2/0 0 0 2/0 0/1Shaq Petteway 3 2/1 3 0 0/1 1/0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Jeremy Tyler 3 2/1 3 0 0/1 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 0Cullen Christian 2 2/0 2 0 0 0 0 1/0 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Jewone Snow 2 1/1 2 0 0/1 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Andrew Buie 2 2/0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 1/0Isaiah Bruce 1 0/1 1 0 0 0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Nana Kyeremeh 1 1/0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 0 0Michael Molinari 1 1/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0Xavier Preston 1 0/1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0 0 0Shawn Walters 1 1/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0

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2014 Offense Game-By-Game StartersGame WR (x) IR (H) IR (Y) WR (Z) LT LG C RG RT A B HB QB Alabama Alford -- Thompson White Pankey Spain Orlosky Glowinski Lucas Shell Smallwood -- TrickettTowson Alford -- Thompson White Pankey Spain Orlosky Glowinski Lucas Shell -- Clay TrickettMaryland Alford Shorts -- White Pankey Spain Orlosky Glowinski Lucas Shell Smallwood -- TrickettOklahoma Alford -- Thomspon White Pankey Spain Orlosky Glowinski Lucas Shell -- Clay TrickettKansas Alford Shorts -- White Pankey Spain Orlosky Glowinski Lucas Shell Smallwood -- TrickettTexas Tech Alford Shorts -- White Pankey Spain Orlosky Glowinski Lucas Smallwood -- Clay TrickettBaylor Alford -- Thompson White Pankey Spain Orlosky Glowinski Lucas Shell -- Clay TrickettOklahoma State Alford -- Thompson White Pankey Spain Orlosky Glowinski Lucas Smallwood - Clay TrickettTCU Alford -- Thompson White Pankey Spain Orlosky Glowinski Lucas Smallwood -- Clay TrickettTexas Alford Shorts Thompson White Pankey Spain Orlosky Glowinski Lucas Smallwood -- -- TrickettKansas State Alford -- Thompson White Pankey Spain Orlosky Glowinski Lucas Shell -- Smallwood TrickettIowa State Alford -- -- White Pankey Matteo Orlosky Glowinski Lucas Buie Smallwood Smith Howard

2014 Defense Game-By-Game StartersGame DT NT DE Sam Mike Will Spur LCB FS BS RCB Alabama Nwachukwu Rose Hyman Tonkery Kwiatkoski Golson Dillon Chestnut Henry Joseph WorleyTowson Nwachukwu Rose Hyman Tonkery Kwiatkoski Golson Dillon Chestnut Henry Joseph WorleyMaryland Nwachukwu Rose Hyman Bruce Kwiatkoski Golson Dillon Chestnut Henry Joseph WorleyOklahoma Nwachukwu Rose Hyman Tonkery Kwiatkoski Golson Dillon Banks Henry Joseph ChestnutKansas Riddick Rose Nwachukwu Tonkery Kwiatkoski Muldrow Dillon Banks Henry Joseph ChestnutTexas Tech Riddick Rose Nwachukwu Tonkery Kwiatkoski Muldrow Dillon Chestnut Henry Joseph WorleyBaylor Brown Rose Nwachukwu Tonkery Kwiatkoski Muldrow Dillon Chestnut Henry Joseph WorleyOklahoma State Riddick Rose Nwachukwu Tonkery Kwiatkoski Muldrow Dillon Banks Henry Joseph WorleyTCU Riddick Rose Nwachukwu Tonkery Kwiatkoski Muldrow Dillon Chestnut Henry Joseph WorleyTexas Riddick Rose Nwachukwu Tonkery Kwiatkoski Muldrow Dillon Chestnut Henry Joseph WorleyKansas State Riddick Rose Nwachukwu Tonkery Kwiatkoski Muldrow Christian Chestnut Henry Joseph WorleyIowa State Riddick Rose Nwachukwu Tonkery Kwiatkoski Petteway Dillon Chestnut Henry Joseph Worley

Career Games Played/Starts GP/GS 2014 2013 2012 2011 Mike Molinari, r-Sr., H/P 50/0 12/0 12/0 13/0 13/0Quinton Spain, r-Sr., OL 49/37 11/11 12/12 13/13 13/1Ishmael Banks, r-Sr., CB/S 44/19 8/3 12/12 11/4 13/0Wes Tonkery, r-Sr., S/LB 38/12 11/11 5/0 13/0 9/1Cody Clay, r-Jr., RB/WR 37/21 12/6 12/9 13/6 --John DePalma, Jr., LS 37/0 12/0 12/0 13/0 --Karl Joseph, Jr., S 37/37 12/12 12/12 13/13 --Shaq Petteway, r-Jr., S/LB 37/1 12/1 0/0 13/0 12/0Kyle Rose, r-Jr., DL 37/19 12/12 12/6 13/1 --Isaiah Bruce, r-Jr., LB 36/20 12/1 11/7 13/12 --Dustin Garrison, r-Jr., RB 36/8 11/0 3/0 10/0 12/8Jewone Snow, r-Sr., LB 36/7 12/0 9/0 4/0 11/7Andrew Buie, r-Jr., RB 35/12 11/1 0/0 13/9 11/2Jordan Thompson, Jr., WR 35/12 12/8 10/2 13/2 --Garrett Hope, Jr., LB/WR 34/0 11/0 11/0 12/0 --KJ Dillon, Jr., S 34/15 12/11 9/4 13/0 --Nick Kwiatkowski, r-Jr., LB 34/23 12/12 10/10 12/1 --KJ Myers, r-Jr., WR 33/2 12/0 12/2 9/0 --Jared Barber, Sr., LB 32/13 0/0 10/7 10/4 12/2Eric Kinsey, Jr., DL 31/4 8/0 10/3 13/1 --Ricky Rumph, Jr., CB 30/0 12/0 9/0 9/0 --Terrell Chestnut, r-Jr., CB 27/14 11/11 10/0 6/3 --Christian Brown, r-So., DL 26/1 11/1 4/0 11/0 --Mario Alford, Sr., WR 24/17 12/12 12/5 -- --Michael Calicchio, r-Sr., OL 24/0 12/0 12/0 -- --Mark Glowinski, r-Sr., OL 24/24 12/12 12/12 -- --Brandon Golson, Sr., LB 24/16 12/4 12/12 -- --Jarrod Harper, r-So. S 24/0 12/0 12/0 -- --Nick O’Toole, Jr., P 24/0 12/0 12/0 -- --Daikiel Shorts, So., WR 24/13 12/4 12/9 -- -- Wendell Smallwood, So., RB 24/10 12/9 12/1 -- --Dreamius Smith, Sr., RB 24/4 12/1 12/3 -- --Russell H-James, r-Jr., OL 23/0 11/0 10/0 2/0 -- Josh Lambert, r-So., K 23/0 12/0 11/0 -- --Tyler Orlosky, r-So., OL 23/15 12/12 11/3 -- --Kevin White, r-Sr., WR 23/21 12/12 11/9 -- --Dontrill Hyman, Sr., DE 22/6 10/4 12/2 -- --Marquis Lucas, r-Jr., OL 22/16 12/12 9/4 1/0 --

Justin Arndt, r-So., LB 21/0 12/0 9/0 -- --Noble Nwachukwu, r-So., DL 21/12 12/12 9/0 -- --Daryl Worley, So., CB 21/15 10/10 11/5 -- --Jeremy Tyler, So., S 20/1 12/0 8/1 -- --Paul Millard, Sr., QB 19/3 0/0 7/3 8/0 4/0Clint Trickett, r-Sr., QB 19/18 11/11 8/7 -- --Adam Pankey, r-So., OL 19/12 12/12 7/0 -- --Logan Moore, r-Sr., WR 18/0 8/0 10/0 -- --Sean Walters, r-So., LB 17/0 5/0 12/0 -- --Nana Kyeremeh, r-So., CB 16/1 3/0 0/0 13/1 --Vernon Davis, r-So., WR 15/0 9/0 6/0 -- --Devonte Mathis, r-So., WR 14/0 7/0 7/0 -- --Al-Rasheeed Benton, r-Fr., LB 12/0 12/0 -- -- --Cullen Christian, r-Sr., S 12/1 12/1 -- -- --Dravon Henry, Fr., S 12/12 12/12 -- -- --Edward Muldrow, Jr., LB 12/7 12/7 -- -- --Shaq Riddick, r-Sr., DL 12/7 12/7 -- -- --Dayron Wilson, r-Jr., S 12/0 12/0 -- -- --Rushel Shell, r-So., RB 11/7 11/7 -- -- --Elijah Wellman, r-Fr., TE/FB 11/0 11/0 -- -- --Shelton Gibson, r-Fr., WR 11/0 11/0 -- -- --Darrien Howard, So., DL 11/0 7/0 4/0 -- --Marvin Gross, So., LB 10/0 0/0 10/0 -- --Brandon Napoleon, r-So., CB 10/0 0/0 10/0 -- --Jaylon Myers, Fr., CB 10/0 10/0 -- -- --Xavier Preston, Fr., LB 8/0 8/0 -- -- --Jon Lewis, r-Fr., DL 7/0 7/0 -- -- --Grant Lingafelter, r-Fr., OL 5/0 5/0 -- -- --Stone Underwood, r-Jr., OL 4/0 4/0 -- -- --Tony Matteo, r-So., OL 4/1 4/1 -- -- --Skyler Howard, So., QB 3/1 3/1 -- -- --Darren Arndt, r-So., DL 2/0 1/0 1/0 -- --Brandon Jackson, r-Jr., OL/DL 2/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 --Marcell Lazard, r-Fr., OL 2/0 2/0 -- -- --Hodari Christian, r-Fr., LB 2/0 2/0 -- -- --William Crest, Jr., Fr., QB 1/0 1/0 -- -- --Nick Meadows, r-Fr., LS 1/0 1/0 -- -- --Mike Molina, r-Fr., K 1/0 1/0 -- -- --Malik Greaves, r-Fr., S 1/0 1/0 -- -- --Tanner Grose, r-Sr., LB 1/0 1/0 -- -- --Keishawn Richardson, Jr., CB 1/0 1/0 -- -- --

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THE LASTTime...By The Mountaineers ... 30 Rushing Attempts: 31 by Andrew Buie at Texas/Oct. 6, 201240 Rushing Attempts: 40 by Quincy Wilson vs. Rutgers/Oct. 11, 2003100 Rushing Yards: 146 by Rushel Shell at Iowa State/Nov. 29, 2014200 Rushing Yards: 344 by Tavon Austin vs. Oklahoma/Nov. 17, 2012300 Rushing Yards: 344 by Tavon Austin vs. Oklahoma/Nov. 17, 201275-Yard Run (no touchdown): 79 by Noel Devine at Louisville/Nov. 22, 200875-Yard Touchdown Run: 76 by Charles Sims vs. Iowa State/Nov. 30, 201350-Yard Run (no touchdown): 62 by Dreamius Smith at Texas/Nov. 8, 201450-Yard Touchdown Run: 54 by Rushel Shell at Iowa State/Nov. 29, 20142 Rushing Touchdowns: 2 by Rushel Shell at Texas Tech/Oct. 11, 20142 Rushing Touchdowns in Back-to-Back Games: 2 by Andrew Buie at

Texas/Oct. 6, 2012 and vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 20123 Rushing Touchdowns: 3 by Charles Sims vs. Texas/Nov. 9, 2013Double 100-Yard Rushers: 123 by Wendell Smallwood and 110 by Rushel

Shell at Texas Tech/Oct. 11, 2014Double 200-Yard Rushers: by Pat White (220) and Steve Slaton (215) at Pitt/

Nov. 16, 2006Two 100-Yard Rushers and Two 100-Yard Receivers: 123 by Wendell

Smallwoodand 110 by Rushel Shell and 123 by Kevin White and 109 by Jordan Thompson at Texas Tech/Oct. 11, 2014

30 Pass Completions: 36 by Clint Trickett at Texas/Nov. 8, 201420 Pass Completions: 21 by Skyler Howard at Iowa State/Nov. 29, 201415 Pass Completions: 21 by Skyler Howard at Iowa State/Nov. 29, 2014Consecutive Completions: 21 by Geno Smith vs. Kansas/Dec. 1, 201260 Pass Attempts: 65 by Geno Smith vs. LSU/Sept. 24, 201150 Pass Attempts: 50 by Clint Trickett vs. Oklahoma State/Sept. 28, 201340 Pass Attempts: 40 by Skyler Howard at Iowa State/Nov. 29, 201435 Pass Attempts: 40 by Skyler Howard at Iowa State/Nov. 29, 201430 Pass Attempts: 40 by Skyler Howard at Iowa State/Nov. 29, 20143 Touchdown Passes: 3 by Skyler Howard at Iowa State/Nov. 29, 20144 Touchdown Passes: 4 by Clint Trickett at Maryland/Sept. 13, 20145 Touchdown Passes: 8 by Geno Smith vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 20126 Touchdown Passes: 8 by Geno Smith vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012300 Yards Passing: 322 by Clint Trickett vs. Baylor/Oct. 18, 2014400 Yards Passing: 511 by Clint Trickett at Maryland/Sept. 13, 2014500 Yards Passing: 511 by Clint Trickett at Maryland/Sept. 13, 2014600 Yards Passing: 656 by Geno Smith vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012100 Yards Rushing and Passing: by Pat White (200/122) at Louisville/Nov. 22, 2008200 Yards Rushing and Passing: by Pat White (220/204) at Pitt/Nov. 16, 2006100 Yards Rushing and Receiving: by Steve Slaton (215/130) at Pitt/Nov. 16, 2006300 Yards Total Offense: 354 by Skyler Howard at Iowa State/Nov. 29, 2014400 Yards Total Offense: 507 by Clint Trickett at Maryland/Sept. 13, 2014500 Yards Total Offense: 507 by Clint Trickett at Maryland/Sept. 13, 2014600 Yards Total Offense: 687 by Geno Smith vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 201215 Receptions: 16 by Kevin White at Texas/Nov. 8, 201410 Receptions: 16 by Kevin White at Texas/Nov. 8, 20149 Receptions: 16 by Kevin White at Texas/Nov. 8, 20144 Touchdown Receptions: 4 by Stedman Bailey vs. Oklahoma/Nov. 17, 2012

3 Touchdown Receptions: 4 by Stedman Bailey vs. Oklahoma/Nov. 17, 20122 Touchdown Receptions: 2 by Mario Alford at Iowa State/Nov. 29, 2014Two Players with 2 Touchdown Receptions: 5 by Stedman Bailey and 2 by

Tavon Austin vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012Double 100-Yard Receivers: 123 by Kevin White and 109 by Jordan

Thompson at Texas Tech/Oct. 11, 2014Three 100-Yard Receivers: 303 by Stedman Bailey, 215 by Tavon Austin and

114 by J.D. Woods vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012100 Yards Receiving: 132 by Kevin White at Texas/Nov. 8, 2014150 Yards Receiving: 173 by Kevin White vs. Oklahoma/Sept. 20, 2014200 Yards Receiving: 216 by Kevin White at Maryland/Sept. 13, 201475-Yard Touchdown Reception: 79 by Mario Alford from Clint Trickett at

Oklahoma State/Oct. 25, 201450-Yard Touchdown Reception: 53 by Mario Alford from Skyler Howard vs.

Kansas State/Nov. 20, 201450-Yard Reception (no touchdown): 50 by Wendell Smallwood at Maryland/

Sept. 13, 2014Rushing and Receiving Touchdown: by Charles Sims at TCU/Nov. 2, 20132 Rushing and 2 Receiving Touchdowns: by Steve Slaton at Pitt/Nov. 16,

2006Kickoff Return For Touchdown: 94 yards by Mario Alford vs. Kansas/Oct.

4, 2014Returned Opening Kick for a Touchdown: 98 yards by Tavon Austin vs.

UConn/Oct. 24, 2009Punt Return For Touchdown: 76 yards by Tavon Austin vs. TCU/Nov. 3,

2012Punt Blocked and Returned For Touchdown: 1 yard by Thandi Smith (blocked, picked up and returned) at Rutgers/Oct. 8, 2005Punt Blocked: by Jarrod Harper at Maryland/Sept. 13, 2014Punt Blocked For Touchdown: Blocked by Jerry White and recovered by Joe Hunter vs. UCF/Nov. 1, 2003Punt Blocked For Safety: by Jarrod Harper at Maryland/Sept. 13, 2014Interception Return For Touchdown: 52 yards by Dravon Henry at

Oklahoma State/Oct. 25, 2014Interception Return For Touchdown by a Defensive Lineman: 19 yards by

Keilen Dykes at Syracuse/Oct. 6, 2007Two Interceptions Returned for Touchdown: by Shawn Hackett (41) and Grant Wiley (22) vs. Boston College/Sept. 2, 2000 50-Yard Field Goal: 54 by Josh Lambert vs. Baylor/Oct. 18, 2014Field Goal Blocked: by Kyle Rose vs. Kansas State/Nov. 20, 2014Missed an Extra Point: by Josh Lambert at Kansas State/Oct. 26, 2013Two Interceptions in a Game: 2 by Dravon Henry at Oklahoma State/ Oct. 25, 2014 Three Interceptions in a Game: 3 by Vann Washington vs. Louisiana Tech/ Oct. 29, 1994Four Interceptions in a Game: 4 by Mike Slater vs. Kentucky/Nov. 1, 1969Intercepted Fumble Returned For Touchdown: no instance yet foundFumble Returned For Touchdown: 35 yards by Terrell Chestnut vs. TCU/ Nov. 1, 2014Fumble Recovered For Touchdown: 0 yards by Karl Joseph at Baylor/ Oct. 4, 2013Two-Point Conversion By Rush: Tavon Austin at Iowa State/Nov. 23, 2012Two-Point Conversion By Pass: Jock Sanders from Geno Smith at

Marshall/Sept. 10, 2010Defensive Extra Point: Matt Taffoni interception return at Pitt/Oct. 15, 1994Extra Point Blocked: by Rick Sherrod at Maryland/Sept. 29, 2001Team Gained 300 Yards Rushing: 458 vs. Oklahoma/Nov. 17, 2012


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Team Gained 400 Yards Rushing: 458 vs. Oklahoma/Nov. 17, 2012Team Gained 500 Yards Rushing: 517 vs. Connecticut/Nov. 24, 2007Team Failed To Gain 100 Yards Rushing: 28 vs. Alabama/Aug. 30, 2014Team Failed To Gain 50 Yards Rushing: 28 vs. Alabama/Aug. 30, 2014Team Gained 300 Yards Passing: 322 vs. Baylor/Oct. 18, 2014Team Gained 400 Yards Passing: 511 at Maryland/Sept. 13, 2014Team Gained 500 Yards Passing: 511 at Maryland/Sept. 13, 2014Team Failed To Gain 100 Yards Passing: 62 vs. Maryland/Sept. 21, 2012Team Gained 500 Yards Total Offense: 570 at Iowa State/Nov. 29, 2014Team Gained 600 Yards Total Offense: 694 at Maryland/Sept. 13, 2014Team Gained 700 Yards Total Offense: 778 vs. Oklahoma/Nov. 17, 2012Team Gained 800 Yards Total Offense: 807 vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012Team Failed To Gain 200 Yards Total Offense: 175 vs. Maryland/Sept. 21,

2013Team Failed To Get A First Down: no instance yet foundTeam Failed To Get A Rushing First Down: vs. Texas Western/Nov. 25, 1950Team Failed To Get A Passing First Down: vs. South Carolina/Dec. 30,

1969Team Failed to Get a Third Down Conversion: vs. Syracuse (0/10)/Dec. 29,

2012

Team Had Six Turnovers: two interceptions, four fumbles vs. Maryland/ Sept. 21, 2013Successful Fake Punt: 18-yard run by Zac Cooper vs. Rutgers/Oct. 4, 2008Scored 70+ Points: 70 vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012Scored 60+ Points: 70 vs. Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012Scored 50+ Points: 54 vs. Towson/Sept. 6, 2014Scored 40+ Points: 41 vs. Baylor/Oct. 18, 2014Scored 30+ Points: 37 at Iowa State/Nov. 29, 2014Scored 40+ points in a Half: 49 vs. Clemson/Jan. 4, 2012Scored 30+ points in a Quarter: 35 vs. Clemson (2nd)/Jan. 4, 2012Shutout Recorded: 54-0 vs. Towson/Sept. 6, 2014Safety Scored: Jarrod Harper blocked a Maryland punt through the back of

the end zone/Sept. 13, 2014Two Safeties Scored: at Syracuse/Sept. 25, 2000Played An Overtime Game: L/55-44 (3OT) vs. Iowa State/Nov. 30, 2013Played 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, 2005Won Game Without a Rushing TD: vs. Maryland/Sept. 22, 2012

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Versus West Virginia ...30 Rushing Attempts: 34 by Samaje Perine of Oklahoma/Sept. 20, 2014100 Rushing Yards: 101 by Johnathan Gray of Texas/Nov. 8, 2014200 Rushing Yards: 242 by Samaje Perine of Oklahoma/Sept. 20, 201475-Yard Run: 75 by C.J. Brown of Maryland/Sept. 13, 201450-Yard Touchdown Run: 69 by Justin Stockton of Texas Tech/ Oct. 11, 201450-Yard Non-Touchdown Run: 51 by Brandon Shepard of Oklahoma State/Oct. 25, 2014 4 Rushing Touchdowns: 4 by Samaje Perine of Oklahoma/Sept. 20, 20143 Rushing Touchdowns: 3 by Johnathan Gray of Texas/Nov. 8, 20142 Players Rushing for 100 Yards: 126 by T.J. Yeldon and 113 by Derrick

Henry of Alabama/Aug. 30, 201420 Pass Completions: 21 by Daxx Garman of Oklahoma State/ Oct. 25, 201430 Pass Completions: 40 by Casey Pachall of TCU/Nov. 2, 201350 Pass Attempts: 58 by Casey Pachall of TCU/Nov. 2, 201340 Pass Attempts: 41 by Daxx Garman of Oklahoma State/Oct. 25, 201430 Pass Attempts: 34 by Jake Waters of Kansas State/Nov. 20, 20143 Touchdown Passes: 3 by Davis Webb of Texas Tech/Oct. 11, 20144 Touchdown Passes: 4 by Grant Rohach of Iowa State/Nov. 30, 2013300 Yards Passing: 400 by Jake Waters of Kansas State/Nov. 20, 2014400 Yards Passing: 400 by Jake Waters of Kansas State/Nov. 20, 2014500 Yards Passing: 554 by Landry Jones of Oklahoma/Nov. 17, 2012100 Yards Rushing & 200 Yards Passing: by C.J. Brown of Maryland

(161/241)/Sept. 13, 2014100 Yards Rushing & 100 Yards Passing: by C.J. Brown of Maryland

(161/241)/Sept. 13, 2014300 Yards Total Offense: 318 by Sam Richardson of Iowa State/Nov. 29,

2014400 Yards Total Offense: 413 by Jake Waters of Kansas State/Nov. 20, 201410 Receptions: 10 by Tyler Lockett of Kansas State/Nov. 20, 20142 Touchdown Receptions: 2 by Devin Lauderdale of Texas Tech/Oct. 11,

20143 Touchdown Receptions: 3 by Tyler Lockett of Kansas State/Oct. 26, 20134 Touchdown Receptions: 4 by Kenny Stills of Oklahoma/Nov. 17, 2012100 Yards Receiving: 196 by Tyler Lockett of Kansas State/Nov. 20, 2014150 Yards Receiving: 196 by Tyler Lockett of Kansas State/Nov. 20, 2014200 Yards Receiving: 314 by Terrance Williams of Baylor/Sept. 29, 2012Double 100-Yard Receivers: 112 by Curry Sexton and 111 by Tyler Lockett

of Kansas State/Oct. 26, 201350-Yard Touchdown Reception: 63 by Antwan Goodley of Baylor/Oct. 18,

201475-Yard Touchdown Reception: 76 by Devin Lauderdale of Texas Tech/ Oct. 11, 201450-Yard Reception (no touchdown): 54 by Tyler Lockett from Jake Waters of Kansas State/Nov. 20, 2014Rushing and Receiving Touchdown: 1 rushing & 1 receiving by Aaron Wimberly of Iowa State/Nov. 29, 2014Passing and Rushing Touchdown: by C.J. Brown of Maryland/ Sept. 13, 2014Passing and Receiving Touchdown: by Trevor Knight of Oklahoma/ Sept. 20, 2014Kickoff Return For Touchdown: 100 yards Alex Ross of Oklahoma/ Sept. 20, 2014

Opening Kickoff Return for Touchdown: 100 yards by Mardy Gilyard of Cincinnati/Nov. 8, 2008Punt Return For Touchdown: 43 yards by Tyler Lockett of Kansas State/ Nov. 20, 20142 Players Return Punts For Touchdown: by DeJuan Tribble (41) and Will Blackmon (71) of Boston College/Nov. 13, 2004Punt Blocked: blocked by C.J. Crawford of Marshall/Sept. 1, 2012Punt 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: 28 yards by A.J. Hendy of Maryland/Sept. 21, 2013

50-Yard Field Goal: 50 by Brad Craddock of Maryland/Sept. 21, 2013Field Goal Blocked: by T.J. Semke of Kansas/Oct. 4, 2014Blocked Field Goal Returned For Touchdown: 82 yards by

AndrewJohnson of Louisville/Nov. 5, 2011Intercepted Fumble Returned For Touchdown: 75 yards by Tim Quense of

Pitt/Oct. 1, 1983Fumble Recovered/Returned For Touchdown: 0 yards by Jackson Jeffcoat

of Texas/Oct. 6, 2012Two-Point Conversion By Rush: by Davin Meggett of Maryland/Sept. 17, 2011Two-Point Conversion By Pass: by E.J. Bibbs from Grant Rohach of Iowa

State/Nov. 30, 2013Defensive Extra Point: has not yet occurredExtra Point Blocked: byTravis Britz of Kansas State/Oct. 26, 2013Punt Blocked For Safety: by Chris Nofoaiga of Idaho/Oct. 7, 2000Team Gained 400 Yards Rushing: 468 by Baylor/Oct. 4, 2013Team Gained 300 Yards Rushing: 301 by Oklahoma/Sept. 20, 2014Team Gained 200 Yards Rushing: 227 by Texas/Nov. 8, 2014Team Failed To Gain 100 Yards Rushing: 1 by Kansas State/Nov. 20, 2014Team Finished With Negative Rushing Yards: Minus-10 by Maryland/Sept.

18, 2010Team Gained 300 Yards Passing: 400 by Kansas State/Nov. 20, 2014Team Gained 400 Yards Passing: 400 by Kansas State/Nov. 20, 2014Team Failed To Gain 100 Yards Passing: 80 by Towson/Sept. 6, 2014Team Gained 500 Yards Total Offense: 510 by Oklahoma/Sept. 20, 2014Team Failed To Gain 250 Yards Total Offense: 176 by Kansas/Oct. 4, 2014Team Failed To Gain 200 Yards Total Offense: 176 by Kansas/Oct. 4, 2014Team Failed To Gain 100 Yards Total Offense: 90 by Rutgers/Oct. 12, 2002Team Failed To Get A First Down: no instance yet foundTeam Failed To Get A Rushing First Down: by Western Michigan/Sept. 7,

1996Team Failed To Get A Passing First Down: by Pitt/Oct. 10, 1981Successful Fake Punt: by Kirby Van Der Kamp of Iowa State/Nov. 30, 2012Team Scored 50+ Points: 52 by Iowa State/Nov. 30, 2013Team Scored 40+ Points: 45 by Oklahoma/Sept. 20, 2014Team Scored 30+ Points: 33 by Texas/Nov. 8, 2014Shutout Recorded: 37-0 by Maryland/Sept. 21, 2013Safety Scored: When WVU’s Clint Trickett was sacked in the end zone by

Texas’ Cedric Reed/Nov. 8, 2014Two Safeties Scored: When WVU’s Geno Smith was tackled in the end zone

by Syracuse’s Cameron Lynch and Siriki Diabate, and when Smith was called for intentional grounding when he was being tackled by Brandon Sharpe/Dec. 29, 2012


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Offense79/TD ......................................................... Alford pass from Trickett (Oklahoma State)68/TD ...................................................................White pass from Trickett (Oklahoma)63/TD ........................................................................White pass from Trickett (Kansas)62......................................................................................................Smith rush (Texas)56/TD ..........................................................Thompson pass from Trickett (Texas Tech)54/TD ......................................................................................... Shell rush (Iowa State) 53/TD .............................................................Alford pass from Howard (Kansas State)50..................................................................Smallwood pass from Trickett (Maryland)50........................................................................................................Smith rush (TCU)46..................................................................................Alford pass from Trickett (TCU)44/TD .................................................................... White pass from Trickett (Maryland)43/TD .................................................................... Alford pass from Trickett (Maryland)42.......................................................................... White pass from Trickett (Maryland)42................................................................................. Buie pass from Trickett (Baylor)40/TD ............................................................................... Smith rush (Oklahoma State)40....................................................................... Alford pass from Howard (Iowa State)39............................................................................. Alford pass from Trickett (Kansas)39/TD .........................................................................Alford pass from Trickett (Baylor)37................................................................ Smallwood pass from Trickett (Oklahoma)37............................................................................... White pass from Trickett (Baylor)36/TD ............................................................... Alford 36 pass from Trickett (Maryland)36/TD ......................................................................... White pass from Trickett (Baylor)35.......................................................................... White pass from Trickett (Maryland)35..............................................................................White pass from Trickett (Kansas)34.......................................................................... Alford pass from Trickett (Maryland)32................................................................... Thompson pass from Trickett (Alabama)30/TD ...................................................................Alford pass from Trickett (Oklahoma)29........................................................................... White pass from Trickett (Alabama)29..............................................................................White pass from Trickett (Kansas)29............................................................................. Alford pass from Trickett (Kansas)29..................................................................Shorts pass from Howard (Kansas State)29/TD ................................................................. Alford pass from Howard (Iowa State)29......................................................................................Thompson rush (Iowa State)28.....................................................................................................Shell rush (Kansas)28...............................................................................................Garrison rush (Kansas)28............................................................... Thompson pass from Howard (Iowa State)26........................................................................... White pass from Trickett (Alabama)26.....................................................................................................Buie rush (Towson)26..............................................................................Davis pass from Trickett (Kansas)26/TD ..................................................................White pass from Trickett (Texas Tech)25........................................................................... White pass from Trickett (Alabama)25.................................................................... Smallwood pass from Trickett (Towson)25.................................................................Thompson pass from Trickett (Oklahoma)25.....................................................................................Smallwood rush (Texas Tech)24............................................................................. White pass from Trickett (Towson)24........................................................................White pass from Trickett (Texas Tech)24................................................................................. Buie pass from Trickett (Baylor)24...........................................................................................Howard rush (Iowa State)23...................................................................... Shorts pass from Trickett (Texas Tech)23...................................................................... Smallwood pass from Trickett (Baylor)23.................................................................................. White pass from Trickett (TCU)23/TD ............................................................................Alford pass from Trickett (TCU)22..................................................................................................Shell rush (Maryland)22.............................................................................Smallwood rush (Oklahoma State)21...................................................................Smallwood pass from Trickett (Alabama)21............................................................................Shorts pass from Trickett (Towson)21....................................................................... Alford pass from Trickett (Texas Tech)21................................................................................ White pass from Trickett (Texas)21................................................................................ White pass from Trickett (Texas)21......................................................................... Clay pass from Howard (Iowa State)20.........................................................................White pass from Trickett (Oklahoma)20................................................................................................Howard rush (Kansas)20.............................................................................Smallwood rush (Oklahoma State)20..................................................................................... Smith rush (Oklahoma State)20............................................................... Thompson pass from Howard (Iowa State)

Defense52/TD ........................................................ Henry interception return (Oklahoma State)35/TD ..............................................................................Chestnut fumble return (TCU)

Special Teams100/TD ...........................................................................Alford kickoff return (Alabama)94/TD ...............................................................................Alford kickoff return (Kansas)55/FG ............................................................................Lambert field goal (Texas Tech)54/FG .............................................................................Lambert field goal (Oklahoma)54/FG ................................................................................... Lambert field goal (Baylor)53/FG ................................................................................. Lambert field goal (Kansas)48........................................................................................Alford kickoff return (Texas)47/FG .............................................................................. Lambert field goal (Maryland)47/FG ........................................................................Lambert field goal (Kansas State)46/FG ............................................................................ Lambert field goal (Iowa State)44/FG ...................................................................................... Lambert field goal (TCU)43/FG ................................................................................. Lambert field goal (Kansas)43/FG ................................................................... Lambert field goal (Oklahoma State)43/FG ............................................................................ Lambert field goal (Iowa State)42/FG ............................................................................... Lambert field goal (Alabama)42/FG ................................................................................. Lambert field goal (Kansas)42/FG ............................................................................Lambert field goal (Texas Tech)42......................................................................... Gibson kickoff return (Kansas State)41/FG ............................................................................... Lambert field goal (Alabama)39/FG ................................................................... Lambert field goal (Oklahoma State)38/FG ............................................................................Lambert field goal (Texas Tech)35.....................................................................................Alford kickoff return (Kansas)34/FG .................................................................................Lambert field goal (Towson)32...............................................................................Alford kickoff return (Texas Tech)32/FG ............................................................................. Lambert field goal (Iowa State31/FG .............................................................................Lambert field goal (Oklahoma)30................................................................................ Thompson punt return (Towson)29...................................................................................... Shell kickoff return (Towson)28.................................................................................... Gibson kickoff return (Baylor)27...................................................................................Alford kickoff return (Alabama)27......................................................................................... Alford kickoff return (TCU)26.................................................................................... Gibson kickoff return (Baylor)25................................................................................... Shell kickoff return (Maryland)25/FG ................................................................................. Lambert field goal (Kansas)25/FG ........................................................................Lambert field goal (Kansas State)24/FG ................................................................................... Lambert field goal (Baylor)24................................................................................Alford kickoff return (Iowa State)23/FG ...................................................................................... Lambert field goal (TCU)23......................................................................... Gibson kickoff return (Kansas State)22..................................................................................Alford kickoff return (Maryland)22........................................................................................Alford kickoff return (Texas)22/FG .................................................................................... Lambert field goal (Texas)21/FG ...................................................................................... Lambert field goal (TCU)20/FG ............................................................................... Lambert field goal (Alabama)20..................................................................................Alford kickoff return (Maryland)20.................................................................................Alford kickoff return (Iowa State

Offense77/TD ......................................................................Diggs pass from Brown (Maryland)76/TD ........................................................... Lauderdale pass from Webb (Texas Tech)75/TD .........................................................................................Brown rush (Maryland)69/TD .................................................................................. Stockton rush (Texas Tech)63/TD ........................................................................ Goodley pass from Petty (Baylor)54..................................................................Lockett pass from Waters (Kansas State)51.................................................................................Sheperd rush (Oklahoma State)49....................................................................Trujillo pass from Waters (Kansas State)47/TD .............................................................................. Gray pass from Boykin (TCU)43.......................................................................... Grant pass from Webb (Texas Tech)42............................................................................. Coleman pass from Petty (Baylor)40............................................................................ Listenbee pass from Boykin (TCU)40....................................................................................................... Gray rush (Texas)

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27/FG ..................................................................................Griffith field goal (Alabama)26.................................................................................. Jones kickoff return (Alabama)25..................................................................................Jones Kickoff return (Alabama)25.................................................................................. Joseph kickoff return (Towson)25/FG ...............................................................................Bustin field goal (Texas Tech)25.............................................................................. Hawthorne kickoff return (Baylor)24.................................................................................. Jones kickoff return (Alabama)24.................................................................................. Jones kickoff return (Alabama)24.....................................................................................Lewis kickoff return (Towson)24..........................................................................Stockton kickoff return (Texas Tech)24.........................................................................Lockett kickoff return (Kansas State)24................................................................................. West kickoff return (Iowa State) 22.................................................................................. Joseph kickoff return (Towson)22.................................................................................. Diggs kickoff return (Maryland)22/FG .......................................................................McCrane field goal (Kansas State)21.................................................................................. Diggs kickoff return (Maryland)21/FG ...............................................................................Bustin field goal (Texas Tech)20....................................................................................... Fuller kickoff return (Baylor)20.......................................................................... Wimberly kickoff return (Iowa State)

Opponent Plays Yds Time ResultAlabama 14 79 4:02 Lambert 20 FGAlabama 9 75 2:13 White 19 pass from TrickettAlabama 0 0 0:00 Alford 100 kickoff returnAlabama 9 66 2:37 Lambert 42 FGAlabama 9 51 2:50 Lambert 41 FGTowson 13 68 4:04 Smallwood 1 rushTowson 8 46 3:19 Lambert 19 FGTowson 9 44 3:01 Shell 2 rushTowson 8 64 2:21 Alford 1 pass from TrickettTowson 8 55 2:44 Trickett 5 rushTowson 6 75 1:42 Thompson 19 pass from TrickettTowson 0 0 0:00 Team SafetyTowson 5 45 2:07 Crest 4 rushTowson 11 59 5:03 Buie 3 rushMaryland 10 75 3:27 Shell 1 rushMaryland 6 80 1:55 Alford 43 pass from TrickettMaryland 3 49 0:36 White 44 pass from TrickettMaryland 7 89 2:16 Alford 36 pass from TrickettMaryland 0 0 0:00 Team SafetyMaryland 8 56 2:31 Shorts 11 pass from TrickettMaryland 13 65 2:35 Lambert 47 FGOklahoma 4 80 1:19 White 68 pass from TrickettOklahoma 6 18 1:27 Lambert 54 FGOklahoma 6 75 1:13 Alford 30 pass from TrickettOklahoma 5 55 1:48 Shell 5 rushOklahoma 7 41 2:33 Lambert 31 FGOklahoma 8 75 2:18 Smith 11 rushKansas 6 40 1:50 Lambert 42 FGKansas 9 59 2:51 Lambert 25 FGKansas 5 26 1:00 Lambert 43 FGKansas 3 75 1:10 White 63 pass from TrickettKansas 6 60 1:50 Shell 1 rushKansas 6 44 1:01 Lambert 53 FGKansas 0 0 0:00 Alford 94 kickoff returnTexas Tech 12 43 4:18 Lambert 42 FGTexas Tech 9 75 2:32 Shell 12 rushTexas Tech 12 44 3:29 Lambert 38 FGTexas Tech 2 65 0:24 Thompson 56 pass from TrickettTexas Tech 7 75 1:37 White 26 pass from TrickettTexas Tech 7 78 2:37 Shell 1 rushTexas Tech 8 42 0:52 Lambert 55 FGBaylor 7 81 1:50 White 36 pass from TrickettBaylor 6 74 2:44 Buie 1 rushBaylor 5 66 1:36 Smith 9 rushBaylor 10 54 2:56 Lambert 54 FGBaylor 7 50 3:02 Lambert 24 FG

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39.............................................................................Long pass from Brown (Maryland)39/TD ................................................................................................. Gray rush (Texas)39...................................................... Montgomery pass from Richardson (Iowa State) 38...............................................................................White pass from Sims (Alabama)38..............................................................................................Perine rush (Oklahoma)38.....................................................Washington pass from Garman (Oklahoma State)37...............................................................................................Brown rush (Maryland)37......................................................................Shepard pass from Knight (Oklahoma)34................................................................................................Ross rush (Oklahoma)34/TD ........................................................... Lauderdale pass from Webb (Texas Tech)32..................................................................... Cook pass from Waters (Kansas State)31......................................................................Shepard pass from Knight (Oklahoma)30.................................................................................King pass from Cozart (Kansas)30..................................................................Lockett pass from Waters (Kansas State)29.............................................................................Harris pass from Swoopes (Texas)29/TD .............................................................Ecby pass from Richardson (Iowa State) 29................................................................ Lazard pass from Richardson (Iowa State) 28..................................................................Lockett pass from Waters (Kansas State)26............................................................................................... Yeldon rush (Alabama)26/TD ...........................................................................Veii pass from Rowe (Maryland)25....................................................................................................... Green rush (TCU)25.....................................................................................................Brown rush (Texas)24....................................................................... Cooper 24 pass from Sims (Alabama)24....................................................................Dessenberg pass from Frazier (Towson)24................................................................................................ Linwood rush (Baylor)23......................................................................... Young pass from Knight (Oklahoma)23/TD ...............................................................................................Catalon rush (TCU)22...............................................................................Jones pass from Sims (Alabama)22..............................................................................................Perine rush (Oklahoma)22................................................................................................. Johnson rush (Texas)21.................................................................................................. Sims rush (Alabama)21..............................................................................................Perine rush (Oklahoma)21...................................................................................................... Boykin rush (TCU)21.................................................................. Sexton pass from Waters (Kansas State)21.................................................................. Sexton pass from Waters (Kansas State)20........................................................................Wilkens pass from Brennan (Towson)20......................................................................... Young pass from Knight (Oklahoma)20................................................................Wesley pass from Richardson (Iowa State)

Defense29........................................................................ Johnson interception return (Kansas)29.............................................................................. Hackett interception return (TCU)21...................................................................Evans interception return (Kansas State)

Special Teams100/TD ..........................................................................Ross kickoff return (Oklahoma)76/TD ................................................................................Harwell punt return (Kansas)69/TD ............................................................................... Likely punt return (Maryland)47/FG ..................................................................................Griffith field goal (Alabama)46/FG ............................................................................Craddock field goal (Maryland)45/FG ...................................................................................Griffith field goal (Alabama44/FG .......................................................................McCrane field goal (Kansas State)43/TD ...................................................................... Lockett punt return (Kansas State)42/FG ...........................................................................Hunnicutt field goal (Oklahoma)41/FG ..................................................................................Griffith field goal (Alabama)41/FG ............................................................................Craddock field goal (Maryland)40/FG .....................................................................Grogan field goal (Oklahoma State)39/FG ......................................................................................... Rose field goal (Texas)38.....................................................................................Lewis kickoff return (Towson)38/FG .................................................................................. Callahan field goal (Baylor)37/FG ................................................................................... Oberkrom field goal (TCU)36/FG .......................................................................McCrane field goal (Kansas State)34/FG .................................................................................. Callahan field goal (Baylor)34/FG ...............................................................................Netten field goal (Iowa State) 33...............................................................................Shepherd kickoff return (Kansas)33....................................................................................... Fuller kickoff return (Baylor)32/FG .......................................................................McCrane field goal (Kansas State)31..................................................................................Ross kickoff return (Oklahoma)31...............................................................................Shepherd kickoff return (Kansas)30/FG ............................................................................Craddock field goal (Maryland)30................................................................................Grant kickoff return (Texas Tech)30...................................................................Sheperd kickoff return (Oklahoma State)28...............................................................................Shepherd kickoff return (Kansas)


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Baylor 4 68 1:07 White 12 pass from TrickettBaylor 9 78 2:22 Alford 39 pass from TrickettOklahoma St. 5 62 1:50 White 19 pass from TrickettOklahoma St. 3 90 1:20 Alford 79 pass from TrickettOklahoma St. 7 32 1:32 Lambert 39 FGOklahoma St. 9 43 4:20 Lambert 43 FGOklahoma St. 0 0 0:00 Henry 52 interception returnOklahoma St. 1 40 0:09 Smith 40 rushTCU 10 75 4:00 Alford 23 pass from TrickettTCU 14 51 4:17 Lambert 21 FGTCU 4 4 2:27 Lambert 44 FGTCU 7 79 2:27 Smith 5 rushTCU 0 0 0:00 Chestnut 25 fumble returnTCU 5 52 2:22 Lambert 23 FGTexas 9 40 3:17 Lambert 22 FGTexas 14 75 4:37 Smith 9 rushTexas 4 80 1:10 Smallwood 3 rushKansas State 12 44 4:44 Lambert 47 FGKansas State 8 79 2:59 White 7 pass from HowardKansas State 6 80 2:03 Alford 53 pass from HowardKansas State 11 46 1:48 Lambert 25 FGIowa State 6 76 2:10 Shell 54 rushIowa State 5 78 1:49 Alford 29 pass from HowardIowa State 7 74 1:36 Alford 4 pass from HowardIowa State 7 15 1:29 Lambert 46 FGIowa State 10 58 1:09 Lambert 32 FGIowa State 6 75 2:08 Shorts 15 pass from HowardIowa State 8 38 2:43 Lambert 43 FG

Opponent Plays Yds Time ResultAlabama 14 79 4:02 Lambert 20 FGAlabama 9 75 2:13 White 19 pass from TrickettAlabama 0 0 0:00 Alford 100 kickoff returnAlabama 9 66 2:37 Lambert 42 FGAlabama 9 51 2:50 Lambert 41 FGTowson 13 68 4:04 Smallwood 1 rushTowson 8 46 3:19 Lambert 19 FGTowson 9 44 3:01 Shell 2 rushTowson 8 64 2:21 Alford 1 pass from TrickettTowson 8 55 2:44 Trickett 5 rushTowson 6 75 1:42 Thompson 19 pass from TrickettTowson 0 0 0:00 Team SafetyTowson 5 45 2:07 Crest 4 rushTowson 11 59 5:03 Buie 3 rushMaryland 10 75 3:27 Shell 1 rushMaryland 6 80 1:55 Alford 43 pass from TrickettMaryland 3 49 0:36 White 44 pass from TrickettMaryland 7 89 2:16 Alford 36 pass from TrickettMaryland 0 0 0:00 Team SafetyMaryland 8 56 2:31 Shorts 11 pass from TrickettMaryland 13 65 2:35 Lambert 47 FGOklahoma 4 80 1:19 White 68 pass from TrickettOklahoma 6 18 1:27 Lambert 54 FGOklahoma 6 75 1:13 Alford 30 pass from TrickettOklahoma 5 55 1:48 Shell 5 rushOklahoma 7 41 2:33 Lambert 31 FGOklahoma 8 75 2:18 Smith 11 rushKansas 6 40 1:50 Lambert 42 FGKansas 9 59 2:51 Lambert 25 FGKansas 5 26 1:00 Lambert 43 FGKansas 3 75 1:10 White 63 pass from TrickettKansas 6 60 1:50 Shell 1 rushKansas 6 44 1:01 Lambert 53 FG

Kansas 0 0 0:00 Alford 94 kickoff returnTexas Tech 12 43 4:18 Lambert 42 FGTexas Tech 9 75 2:32 Shell 12 rushTexas Tech 12 44 3:29 Lambert 38 FGTexas Tech 2 65 0:24 Thompson 56 pass from TrickettTexas Tech 7 75 1:37 White 26 pass from TrickettTexas Tech 7 78 2:37 Shell 1 rushTexas Tech 8 42 0:52 Lambert 55 FGBaylor 7 81 1:50 White 36 pass from TrickettBaylor 6 74 2:44 Buie 1 rushBaylor 5 66 1:36 Smith 9 rushBaylor 10 54 2:56 Lambert 54 FGBaylor 7 50 3:02 Lambert 24 FGBaylor 4 68 1:07 White 12 pass from TrickettBaylor 9 78 2:22 Alford 39 pass from TrickettOklahoma St. 5 62 1:50 White 19 pass from TrickettOklahoma St. 3 90 1:20 Alford 79 pass from TrickettOklahoma St. 7 32 1:32 Lambert 39 FGOklahoma St. 9 43 4:20 Lambert 43 FGOklahoma St. 0 0 0:00 Henry 52 interception returnOklahoma St. 1 40 0:09 Smith 40 rushTCU 10 75 4:00 Alford 23 pass from TrickettTCU 14 51 4:17 Lambert 21 FGTCU 4 4 2:27 Lambert 44 FGTCU 7 79 2:27 Smith 5 rushTCU 0 0 0:00 Chestnut 25 fumble returnTCU 5 52 2:22 Lambert 23 FGTexas 9 40 3:17 Lambert 22 FGTexas 14 75 4:37 Smith 9 rushTexas 4 80 1:10 Smallwood 3 rushKansas State 12 44 4:44 Lambert 47 FGKansas State 8 79 2:59 White 7 pass from HowardKansas State 6 80 2:03 Alford 53 pass from HowardKansas State 11 46 1:48 Lambert 25 FGIowa State 6 76 2:10 Shell 54 rushIowa State 5 78 1:49 Alford 29 pass from HowardIowa State 7 74 1:36 Alford 4 pass from HowardIowa State 7 15 1:29 Lambert 46 FGIowa State 10 58 1:09 Lambert 32 FGIowa State 6 75 2:08 Shorts 15 pass from HowardIowa State 8 38 2:43 Lambert 43 FG

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2014 WVU Home and Away

Rushing Att-Yds-Avg Avg/GmHome (3-3) ........................... 275-1,095-4.0 ............................... 182.5Away (4-2) .............................256-1,155-4.5. ............................... 192.5

Passing Comp-Att-Yds-TD-Int Avg/GmHome (3-3) ....................... 148-231-1,827-11-8 .......................... 304.5Away (4-2) ........................ 172-258-1,948-12-2 .......................... 324.7

Total Offense Rush-Pass-Total Avg/GmHome (3-3) .........................1,095-1,827-2,922 ............................ 487.0Away (4-2) ..........................1,155-1,948-3,103 ............................ 517.2

Rush Defense Att-Yds-Avg Avg/GmHome (3-3) ..............................222-727-3.3 ................................. 121.2Away (4-2) ............................. 232-1,224-5.3 ............................... 204.0

Pass Defense Comp-Att-Yds-TD-Int Avg/GmHome (3-3) ......................... 88-183-1,189-5-3 ............................ 198.2Away (4-2) ......................... 131-237-1,523-9-8 ........................... 253.8

Total Defense Rush-Pass-Total Avg/GmHome (3-3) .......................... 727-1,189-1,916 ............................. 319.3Away (4-2) ..........................1,224-1,523-2,747 ............................ 457.8

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Mario ALFORDHeight: 5-8 Weight: 177Class: SeniorPrevious School: Georgia MilitaryHometown: Greenville, Ga.

52014 Offensive Notes•FWAA First Team All-American (KOR)•College Sports Madness Third Team All-American (KOR)•SI Honorable Mention All-American (KOR)•All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)•Has played in 24 career games and started 17•Started all 12 games in 2014•Sawactionon1,014playsthisseason,including939onoffense•Season-high 107 plays at Maryland•Second-leading receiver on the team with 62 catches for 888 yards and 10 touchdowns;22kickoffreturnsfor609yardsandtwotouchdowns

•Ranks No. 5 in the Big 12, No. 41 nationally, in all-purpose yards •Ranks No. 9 in the Big 12 in receptions per game•No. 1 in the Big 12, No. 11 nationally, in receiving touchdowns; also ranks No. 7

in Big 12 in receiving yards•Tied for No. 15 on WVU’s career list for TD receptions•Ranks No. 6 on the WVU senior class receiving chart with 62 catches; also

ranks No. 3 with 888 receiving yards•HelpedMountaineersovercomea14-pointdeficitatIowaStatewithtwotouch-downreceptionsinthesecondquarter;finishedwithagame-high86yardsreceiving and 178 all-purpose yards, also a game high

•Put his speed on display against Kansas State, scoring on a 53-yard reception, theteam’sfifth-longestTDreceptionoftheseason

•Five catches for 31 yards at Texas; long catch of 11•Scored third touchdown in as many games on 23-yard toss from Clint Trickett

against TCU•Registered third 100-yard receiving game of season at Oklahoma State and

caught career-long touchdown reception of 79 yards•Registered four catches for 53 yards and a touchdown against Baylor; long of 39•Game-long39-yardcatchagainstKansas;finishedwithagame-high228

all-purpose yards •Had second consecutive 100-yard receiving game against Oklahoma; day in-

cluded a 30-yard touchdown catch; Kevin White also had a 100-yard receiving game against OU, giving WVU back-to-back double 100-yard receivers for the firsttime2011

•First 100-yard receving game of season at Maryland; day included two touch-down receptions

•Onepartoftwo100-yardreceivers(White)atMaryland;firstduotofinishwith100+ receiving yards since 2012

2014 Special Teams Notes•RanksNo.2intheBig12andNo.5nationallyinkickoffreturnyardage(27.7)•TiedforNo.1intheBig12andNo.2intheNCAAinkickoffreturnsfora

touchdown (2)•94-yardkickoffreturnforatouchdownagainstKansas,finishingwithtwo

returns for 129 yards•100-yardkickoffreturnforatouchdownagainstAlabama,finishingwiththree

returns for 145 yards•BecamefirstMountaineersince2011(TavonAustin)toreturntwokickoffsfora

touchdown in the same season•BecamejustthefourthMountaineerinschoolhistorytoreturntwokickoffsfor

TDs in the same season•Hiskickoffreturnvs.AlabamawasWVU’sfirstforatouchdownsince2012•SoliddayatIowaStatewithfivekickoffreturnsfor92yardswithalongof24•Onekickoffreturnvs.K-Statefor16yards•Finishedwithtwokickoffreturnsfor70yardsatTexas;includingalongreturnof48•Onekickoffreturnvs.TCUfor27yards•TwokickoffreturnsatTexasTechfor47yardswithalongof32•LongkickoffreturnatMarylandof22yards

2014 Single-Game BestsReceptions ..................................................................11 at MarylandReceiving Yards .............................................136 at Oklahoma StateReceiving Touchdowns ..........................2 at Maryland, at Iowa StateLong Reception ................................................79 at Oklahoma State Rushing Yards .............................................................. 19 vs. KansasRushing Attempts .......................................................... 1 vs. Kansas Long Rush .................................................................... 19 vs. Kansas KickoffReturns .........................................................5 vs. Iowa StateKickoffReturnYardage ............................................145 vs. AlabamaKickoffReturnAverage ............................................. 64.5 vs. KansasTouchdowns ................................................... 1 vs. Alabama, KansasLong Return .............................................................100 vs. Alabama

Career BestsReceptions ..........................................................11 at Maryland (‘14)Receiving Yards ............................................ 215 vs. Iowa State (‘13)Receiving Touchdowns ..........2 at Maryland (‘14), at Iowa State (‘14)Long Reception ........................................79 at Oklahoma State (‘14)Rushing Yards ............................................ 22 vs. Georgia State (‘13) Rushing Attempts ........................................ 2 vs. Georgia State (‘13) Long Rush .................................................. 24 vs. Georgia State (‘13) KickoffReturns .......................................................5 Iowa State (‘14)KickoffReturnYardage .................................... 145 vs. Alabama (‘14)KickoffReturnAverage ..................................... 64.5 vs. Kansas (‘14)Touchdowns ........................................... 1 vs. Alabama, Kansas (‘14)Long Return ..................................................... 100 vs. Alabama (‘14)

Alford’s Receiving StatisticsYear Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long2014 12 62 888 14.3 10 792013 12 27 552 20.4 2 76Totals 24 89 1440 16.2 12 79 Alford’s Rushing StatisticsYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long2014 12 2 14 7.0 0 192013 12 5 47 9.4 0 24Totals 24 7 61 8.7 0 24 Alford’s Kickoff Return StatisticsYear Returns Yards Avg. Long2014 22 609 27.7 1002013 11 229 20.8 43Totals 33 838 25.4 100

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Linebacker

Justin ARNDTHeight: 5-11 Weight: 216Class: Redshirt SophomorePrevious School: MartinsburgHometown: Martinsburg, W.Va.

302014 Notes•Adds depth at the Will linebacker position •Also used on special teams •Played in all 12 games •Has played in 21 career games•WVU Special Teams Champion (Oklahoma State)•Saw time on a season-high 23 plays against Towson•Played 20 snaps against Baylor and TCU•Shows eight total tackles in 2014, including six solo stops •Season-high two unassisted tackles at Oklahoma State and against Kansas

State; total matched career high •Finished with a season-high two total tackles against Towson, at Oklahoma

State and against Kansas State •Assisted on one tackle against Towson and at Iowa State •First career forced fumble against Kansas State

Cornerback

Ishmael BANKSHeight: 6-0 Weight: 185Class: Redshirt SeniorPrevious School: Hargrave MilitaryHometown: Richmond, Va.

342014 Notes•Has played in 44 career games and started 19•Played in eight games and started three•Has 19 tackles, including 17 solo stops and a pass breakup•Used on 387 defensive plays, including a season-high 77 against Oklahoma•Two solo tackles against Kansas State•Four solo tackles at Oklahoma State•Two tackles against Texas Tech•Solo tackle and a pass breakup against Baylor•Four solo tackles against Kansas•Sawfirstactionof2014seasoninstartvs.Oklahoma•FinishedwithfivetacklesagainstOklahoma,includingfoursolostops•SatoutfirstthreegameswithNCAAeligibilityissues

2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ............................................................ 4 (3 times)Assisted Tackles ................................1 vs. Oklahoma; at Texas TechTotal Tackles ...............................................................5 vs. OklahomaPass Breakups .................................................................1 vs. Baylor

Career BestsUnassisted Tackles ............................................................ 4 (5 times)Assisted Tackles ................................................................ 1 (7 times)Total Tackles ....................................................................... 4 (4 times)Fumble Recoveries ........................................ 1 at Kansas State (‘13)Interceptions ....................... 1 vs. Oklahoma State (‘13); at TCU (‘13)Pass Breakups ...................................1 vs. LSU (‘11); vs. Baylor (‘14)

Banks’ Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 8 17/2/19 0 0 0 1 0 02013 12 28/4/32 0 0 2/58 1 0 12012 11 18/2/20 0 0 0 0 0 02011 13 9/2/11 0 0 0 1 0 0Totals 44 72/10/82 0 0 2 3 0 1

Linebacker

Al-Rasheed BENTONHeight: 6-0 Weight: 225Class: Redshirt FreshmanPrevious School: ShabazzHometown: Newark, N.J.

172014 Notes•Adds depth at linebacker•Used on special teams •Played all 12 games in 2014•Logged 217 total plays, including 177 on special teams•Played in a season-high 31 plays against Oklahoma State•Has six tackles for the season, including three solo stops•Made two solo stops against Texas Tech•Collected two tackles against Towson•Added a tackle against Oklahoma State•Recorded a solo stop against Kansas

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Defensive Line

Christian BROWNHeight: 6-3 Weight: 285Class: Redshirt SophomorePrevious School: BridgetonHometown: Fort Myers, Fla.

952014 Notes•Has played in 26 career games with one start•Played in 11 games and started one•Has 14 tackles, including eight solo stops and a pass breakup•Saw action on 329 total plays, including 294 plays on defense•Played on a season-high 37 defensive snaps against Alabama•Registered two tackles against Iowa State•Had two tackles at Texas•EarnedfirstcareerstartagainstBaylor•Finished with season-high four tackles against Kansas•Had a season-high two solo stops against Kansas

2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ........................................................ 2 vs. KansasAssisted Tackles ............................................................ 2 vs. KansasTotal Tackles ................................................................... 4 vs. KansasPass Breakups ..............................................................1 at Maryland

Career BestsUnassisted Tackles ...........................................3 vs. Oklahoma (‘12)Assisted Tackles ................................................................ 2 (3 times) Total Tackles ........................................................... 4 vs. Kansas (‘14)Tackles For Loss ................. 1.0 vs.Oklahoma (‘12), vs. K-State (‘12)Forced Fumbles .................................................1 vs. Oklahoma (‘12)Pass Breakups ......................................................1 at Maryland (‘14)

2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles .......................................................5 at MarylandAssisted Tackles ................................................................ 1 (4 times)Total Tackles ..................................................................5 at MarylandTackles For Loss ...........................................................2 at MarylandPass Breakups ..............................................................1 at Maryland

Career BestsUnassisted Tackles ............................................................ 7 (3 times)Assisted Tackles ...................................................9 vs. Marshall (‘12) Total Tackles ........................................................16 vs. Marshall (‘12)Tackles For Loss ................................................................ 2 (3 times)Sacks .......................................................................0.5 vs. JMU (‘12)Forced Fumbles ................................................................. 1 (3 times)Fumble Recoveries ............................................................ 1 (4 times)Interceptions ...................................... 1 vs. TCU (‘12), Syracuse (‘12)Pass Breakups ................................................................... 1 (4 times)

Brown’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 11 8/6/14 0 0 0 1 0 02013 5 1/2/3 0 0 0 0 0 02012 11 8/3/11 2/2 0 0 0 1 0Totals 27 17/11/28 2/2 0 0 1 1 0

Linebacker

Isaiah BRUCEHeight: 6-2 Weight: 234Class: Redshirt JuniorPrevious School: ProvidenceHometown: Jacksonville, Fla.

312014 Notes•Has played in 36 career games and started 20•Played in 12 games and started one•Has 15 tackles, including 11 solo tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss and a pass

breakup•Used on 186 plays, including 105 on defense•Saw action on a season-high 76 plays at Maryland, including 57 on defense•Finished with two tackles at Oklahoma State, including assisting on a tackle

for loss•Season-highfivesolotacklesatMaryland•Tied his career high with two tackles for loss at Maryland•Had four tackles against Towson, including three solo tackles and a tackle for loss

Bruce’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 12 11/4/15 3.5/11 0 0 1 0 02013 11 26/17/43 5/18 0 0 0 3 22012 13 51/43/94 6.5/17 0.5/1 2/12 3 0 2Totals 36 88/64/152 15.5/46 0.5/1 2/12 4 3 4

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Running Back

Andrew BUIEHeight: 5-9 Weight: 185Class: Redshirt JuniorPrevious School: Trinity ChristianHometown: Jacksonville, Fla.

132014 Notes•Has played in 35 career games and started 12•Played in 11 games and started one in 2014•Usedon287playsin2014,including209onoffense•Season-high40offensiveplaysagainstBaylor•Fourth-leading rusher on the team with 55 carries for 232 yards and two

touchdowns•Five carries for 30 yards at Texas and a long of 18 yards•Registered 59 all-purpose yards against TCU•Finished with 87 all-purpose yards against Baylor; had nine carries for 24 yards

and a touchdown; season-high four catches for 63 yards•Tied his career-long reception of 42 yards against Baylor•Earned four carries at Texas Tech•Infirstactionsince2012,scoredonathree-yardrunagainstTowsonandhad

nine carries for 70 yards with a long of 26

2014 Single-Game BestsRushing Yards ............................................................. 70 vs. TowsonRushing Attempts .............................................................12 vs. TCU Rushing Touchdowns ...................................1 vs. Towson; vs. BaylorLong Rush ....................................................................26 vs. Towson Receptions .......................................................................4 vs. BaylorReceiving Yards .............................................................63 vs. BaylorLong Reception ..............................................................42 vs. Baylor

Career BestsRushing Yards .........................................................207 at Texas (‘12)Rushing Attempts .....................................................31 at Texas (‘12)Rushing Touchdowns ........................2 vs. Baylor (‘12), at Texas (‘12)Long Rush .................................................................30 at Texas (‘12)Receptions ..................................................................6 vs. TCU (‘12)Receiving Yards ........................................................90 vs. JMU (‘12)Long Reception ...........................42 vs. Kansas (‘12); vs. Baylor (‘14)

Buie’s Rushing StatisticsYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 11 55 232 4.2 2 262012 13 179 851 4.8 7 302011 11 51 172 3.4 1 12Totals 35 285 1343 4.4 10 30

Buie’s Receiving StatisticsYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 11 6 71 11.8 0 422012 13 28 318 11.4 0 422011 11 13 85 6.5 0 20Totals 35 47 474 10.1 0 42

Offensive Line

Michael CALICCHIOHeight: 6-9 Weight: 330Class: Redshirt SeniorPrevious School: C.W. PostHometown: Brookland, N.Y.

632014 Notes•Has appeared in every game this season•Addsdepthontheoffensiveline•Has played 148 plays this season, 135 on special teams•Played season-high 24 plays against Towson•Played 14 special teams plays against Baylor and TCU

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2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ....................................................5 vs. OklahomaAssisted Tackles .....................................3 vs. Alabama; at MarylandTotal Tackles ..........................................6 at Maryland; vs. OklahomaForced Fumbles ..................................................................1 vs. TCUFumble Recoveries .............................................................1 vs. TCUInterceptions .............................................................. 1 at Iowa StatePass Breakups ................................................................... 2 at Texas

Career BestsUnassisted Tackles ............................................5 vs. Oklahoma (‘14)Assisted Tackles ..................... 3 vs. Alabama (‘14); at Maryland (‘14)Total Tackles ..........................6 at Maryland (‘14); vs. Oklahoma (‘14)Tackles For Loss .................................................... 1 vs. Kansas (‘12)Forced Fumbles .........................1 vs. Texas Tech (‘13); vs. TCU (‘14)Fumble Recoveries .....................................................1 vs. TCU (‘14)Interceptions .......................................................1 at Iowa State (‘14)Pass Breakups ............................................................2 at Texas (‘14)

Cornerback

Terrell CHESTNUTHeight: 5-10 Weight: 190Class: Redshirt JuniorPrevious School: PottsgroveHometown: Pottstown, Pa.

162014 Notes•Has played in 27 career games and started 14•Started all 11 games in which he played•Has32tackles,including22solostops,aninterception,fivepassbreakups,

forced a fumble and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown•Saw action on 648 plays, including 552 on defense•Used on a season-high 91 defensive plays at Iowa State•FinishedwiththreesolotacklesandhadhisfirstcareerinterceptionatIowaState•Registered three tackles against Kansas State•HadfivetacklesatTexas;includingfourunassistedtacklesandacareer-high

two pass breakups•Finished with two solo tackles against TCU; also forced and returned fumble

35 yards for a touchdown•Missed the Oklahoma State game with injury•Finished with three tackles against Kansas•Tied his season high six tackles against Oklahoma•Career-highfiveunassistedtacklesagainstOklahoma•Season-high six tackles at Maryland•Season-high three unassisted tackles at Maryland•Finished with four tackles against Alabama

Chestnut’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 11 22/10/32 0 0 1 5 0 12013 10 7/3/10 0 0 0 0 1 02012 6 3/3/6 1/4 0 0 2 0 0Totals 27 32/16/48 1/4 0 1 7 1 1

Long Snapper

John DePALMAHeight: 6-5 Weight: 247Class: JuniorPrevious School: Pinecrest AcademyHometown: Cumming, Ga.

87•Team’s starting long snapper •Handlesallfieldgoal,puntingandextrapointsnappingduties•Played in all 12 games•Has snapped in 38 career games •WVU Special Teams Champion (Iowa State)•Logged time a season-high 12 plays against Baylor and TCU

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Tight End / Fullback

Cody CLAYHeight: 6-4 Weight: 262Class: Redshirt JuniorPrevious School: George WashingtonHometown: Alum Creek, W.Va.

88•Has played in 37 career games and started 21•Iron Mountaineer honoree (2014) for excellence in the weight room•Played in 12 games and started six in 2014•Usedon701plays,including547onoffense•Season-high 97 plays against Oklahoma•Career-long 21-yard reception at Iowa State •One catch for nine yards against Kansas State•One catch for six yards at Texas•EarnedfirstcareercarryatTexasTechandgainedfouryards•TalliedfirstreceptionsofseasonagainstTowson

2014 Single-Game BestsReceptions .....................................................................2 vs. TowsonReceiving Yards ....................................................... 21 at Iowa State Long Reception ........................................................ 21 at Iowa State

Career BestsReceptions ............................................... 3 vs. Oklahoma State (‘13)Receiving Yards ..................................... 27 vs. Oklahoma State (‘13)Receiving Touchdowns ................................................ 1 at TCU (‘13)Long Reception .................................................21 at Iowa State (‘14)

2014 Single-Game BestsPunt Returns .....................................................................3 vs. TexasPunt Return Yardage .......................................................21 vs. TexasPunt Return Average ......................................................7.0 vs. TexasLong Return ....................................................................16 vs. Texas

Career BestsReceptions .......................................................1 vs. Towson, Kansas Receiving Yards ........................................................... 26 vs. KansasLong Reception ............................................................ 26 vs. Kansas

Clay’s Receiving StatisticsYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 7 65 9.3 0 212013 12 9 73 8.1 1 122012 13 2 29 14.5 0 19Totals 37 18 167 9.3 1 21

Wide Receiver

VERNON DAVIS, Jr.Height: 5-10 Weight: 173Class: Redshirt SophomorePrevious School: University of MiamiHometown: Miami, Fla.

812014 Notes•Played in nine games as a receiver and punt returner•Participated in 107 plays in 2014•Totaled two catches on the season for 38 yards•59 all-purpose yards in 2014•One catch at Oklahoma State for 26 yards•One catch vs. Towson for 12 yards•Averaged 19.0 yards per catch•Three punt returns at Texas for 21 yards with a long of 16

Davis’ Receiving StatisticsYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 9 2 38 19.0 0 26 Davis’ Punt Return StatisticsYear Returns Yards Avg. Long 2014 6 21 3.5 16

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2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ...............................................7 vs. Kansas StateAssisted Tackles ........................................................ 6 at Iowa StateTotal Tackles ............................................................. 11 at Iowa StateTackles For Loss ................................................2.5 vs. Kansas StateSacks ..........................................................................0.5 vs. TowsonInterceptions ............................................... 1 at Texas Tech; vs. TCUPass Breakups .................................................................2 vs. Baylor

Career HighsUnassisted Tackles .......................................7 vs. Kansas State (‘14)Assisted Tackles .........................................................3 vs. JMU (‘12)Total Tackles ..................................................8 vs. Kansas State (‘14)Tackles For Loss ........................................2.5 vs. Kansas State (‘14)Sacks ..................................................................0.5 vs. Towson (‘14)Forced Fumbles ................................................. 1 at Texas Tech (‘12)Fumble Recoveries ............................................. 1 vs. Maryland (‘13)Interceptions ............................... 1 at Texas Tech (‘14); vs. TCU (‘14)Pass Breakups ................................................................... 2 (3 times)

2014 Single-Game BestsRushing Yards .............................................................. 39 vs. KansasRushing Attempts .......................................................... 5 vs. Kansas Long Rush .................................................................... 28 vs. Kansas Receptions ....................................1 at Maryland, at Oklahoma StateReceiving Yards ..........................................................13 at Maryland Long Reception ...........................................................13 at Maryland

Career BestsRushing Yards .........................................291 vs. Bowling Green (‘11) Rushing Attempts .....................................32 vs. Bowling Green (‘11) Rushing Touchdowns ..................................2 vs. Bowling Green (‘11)Long Rush ................................................ 49 vs. Bowling Green (‘11)Receptions ............................................................5 at Syracuse (‘11)Receiving Yards .......................................... 51 vs. Norfolk State (‘11)Long Reception ........................................... 36 vs. Norfolk State (‘11)

Safety

KJ DILLONHeight: 6-1 Weight: 206Class: JuniorPrevious School: ApopkaHometown: Apopka, Fla.

92014 Notes•Has played in 34 career games and started 15 •Played in 12 games and started 11•Fourth-leadingtacklerforWVU,finishingwith57tackles,including38unas-

sisted tackles, 0.5 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions and six pass breakups

•Used on 904 plays, including 820 on defense•Saw action on a season-high 84 defensive plays against Alabama•Reigsteredacareer-high11tacklesatIowaState,includingfivesolotackles,

1.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup•Also had a career-high six assisted tackles at ISU•Finished with a career-high eight tackles against Kansas State, including

career-high seven solo stops and one pass breakup•HadfivetacklesatTexas;includingfoursolostops•RegisteredfivetacklesagainstTCU,includingthreesolostopsandhadan

interception and a pass breakup•Finshed with four tackles, including one for loss at Oklahoma State•Three solo tackles and two pass breakups vs. Baylor•RegisteredfirstcareerinterceptionatTexasTech•Also had four tackles against the Red Raiders, including three solo tackles

and a pass breakup•Finished with four tackles against Kansas; including three solo stops•Two solo tackles against Oklahoma•Finished with three tackles, including one for loss at Maryland•Registered six tackles (four solo) and a tackle for loss vs. Alabama

Dillon’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 12 38/19/57 7.5/18 0.5/4 2 6 0 02013 9 23/5/28 3/8 0 0 6 0 12012 13 14/6/20 0 0 0 0 1 0Totals 34 75/30/105 10.5/26 0.5/4 2 12 1 1

Running Back

Dustin GARRISONHeight: 5-8 Weight: 181Class: Redshirt JuniorPrevious School: PearlandHometown: Pearland, Texas

292014 Notes•Has played in 35 career games and started eight•Played in 11 games in 2014•Usedon88plays,including65onoffense•Season-high 16 plays at Oklahoma State•Registeredaseason-high39-yardsrushingagainstKansasonfivecarries,

also a 2014 best•NamedWVUOffensivePlayeroftheWeekforhislate-gameperformanceat

Maryland•Key in Mountaineers game-winning drive at Maryland, as he used only rushes

of game to gain 12 yards

Garrison’s Rushing StatisticsYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 10 20 92 4.6 0 282013 3 4 19 4.8 0 162012 10 46 207 4.5 2 262011 12 136 742 5.5 6 42Totals 35 206 1,060 5.1 8 42

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Wide Receiver

Shelton GIBSONHeight: 6-1 Weight: 188Class: Redshirt FreshmanPrevious School: Cleveland HeightsHometown: Cleveland, Ohio

12014 Notes•Played in 11 games in 2014•Used on 211 plays, including 178 on special teams•Season-high two catches against Towson•SawfirstcollegiateactionagainstAlabamaandhadonecatch•Emergedmidseasonasakickoffreturnthreat•Provedtobeproductiveonkickoffreturnsasteamstriedtokickawayfrom

Mario Alford•BestdaycameagainstKansasStatewithsixkickoffreturnsfor130yards;long

return went for 42 yards•Astrongeffortvs.Baylorwithfourkickoffreturnsfor81yards;longreturnwent

for 28 yards

2014 Single-Game BestsReceptions .....................................................................2 vs. TowsonReceiving Yards .............................................................9 vs. TowsonLong Reception ..............................................................9 vs. TowsonKickoffReturns .....................................................6 vs. Kansas StateKickoffReturnYardage .....................................130 vs. Kansas StateKickoffReturnAverage ....................................21.7 vs. Kansas StateLong Return ........................................................42 vs. Kansas State

Gibson’s Receiving StatisticsYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 11 3 13 4.3 0 9

Gibson’s Kickoff Return StatisticsYear Returns Yards Avg. Long 2014 11 220 20.0 42

Offensive Line

Mark GLOWINSKIHeight: 6-5 Weight: 312Class: Redshirt SeniorPrevious School: Lackawanna CollegeHometown: Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

64•All-Big 12 First Team (AP) and All-Big 12 Second Team (Coaches)•Started all 24 career games•Started all 12 games in 2014•Usedon1,082plays,including1,004offensiveplays•NamedWVUOffensivePlayeroftheGame(Kansas)•Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage502.1yardspergameoftotaloffense,33.2pointspergame,187.5rushingyardsand314.6passingyards

•PartoftheoffensethatrankedNo.8infirstdownoffense,No.9inpassingoffense,No.12intotaloffense,No.37inscoringoffense,No.38inthird-downoffenseandNo.44inrushingoffense

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2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ..........................................................5 vs. BaylorAssisted Tackles ..........................................................5 vs. AlabamaTotal Tackles .................................................................7 vs. AlabamaTackles For Loss ..............................................................2 vs. BaylorSacks .........................................................................1.5 at MarylandForced Fumbles ......................................................... 1 at Iowa State

Career HighsUnassisted Tackles ..................................................5 vs. Baylor (‘14)Assisted Tackles .................................................. 5 vs. Alabama (‘14)Total Tackles ......................................................... 7 vs. Alabama (‘14)Tackles For Loss ................................................................ 2 (3 times)Sacks .................................................................. 2 at Oklahoma (‘13)Forced Fumbles .................................................. 2 at Oklahoma (‘13)Pass Breakups .................................................. 1 vs. Iowa State (‘13)

2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles .................................. 2 vs. Alabama; vs. KansasAssisted Tackles ................................................................ 1 (4 times)Total Tackles ...................................................................... 2 (4 times)Tackles For Loss ............................................................1 vs. TowsonSacks .............................................................................1 vs. Towson

Career HighsUnassisted Tackles ..................................................3 at Kansas (‘13)Assisted Tackles ......................................................2 at Kansas (‘13)Total Tackles .............................................................5 at Kansas (‘13)Tackles For Loss ....................................................1 vs. Towson (‘14)Sacks .....................................................................1 vs. Towson (‘14)Forced Fumbles .......................................................1 at Kansas (‘13)

Linebacker

Brandon GOLSONHeight: 6-2 Weight: 228Class: SeniorPrevious School: Georgia MilitaryHometown: St. Matthews, S.C.

22014 Notes•Has played in 24 career games and started 16•Played in 12 games and started four•Has 34 tackles, including 23 solo stops, 3.5 sacks, 6.0 tackles for loss and

forced a fumble•Used on 479 plays, including 438 on defense•Season-high 86 plays at Maryland•Tied for No. 5 on WVU career forced fumble list•Registered four solo tackles at Iowa State, including a sack and forced a fumble•Career-highfivesolotacklesagainstBaylor;alsohadasackandasea-

son-high two tackles for loss•FinishedwithfivetacklesagainstOklahoma•Had six tackles, including a season-high four unassisted tackles and 1.5

sacks at Maryland•Finishedwithacareer-highseventackles,includingcareer-highfiveassists

against Alabama

Golson’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 12 23/11/34 6/23 3.5/18 0 0 1 02013 12 31/10/41 7/48 4/38 1 0 5 0Totals 24 54/21/75 13/71 7.5/56 1 0 6 0

Safety

Jarrod HARPERHeight: 6-0 Weight: 207Class: Redshirt SophomorePrevious School: Mountain RidgeHometown: Frostburg, Md.

222014 Notes•Has played in 24 career games•Played in 12 games and has 13 tackles, including nine unassisted tackles, a

sack and blocked a punt•Used on 341 plays, including 91 on defense and 250 on special teams•Season-high 45 plays against Towson•Two tackles at Iowa State•Tied his season high with two solo tackles vs. Kansas•Blocked a punt through the end zone for a safety at Maryland•First career sack against Towson•Two tackles against Alabama and Towson

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Russell HAUGHTON-JAMESHeight: 6-6 Weight: 290Class: Redshirt JuniorPrevious School: American HeritageHometown: Plantation, Fla.

892014 Notes•Played in 11 games as a backup tackle; also used as an extra lineman in

power situations•Saw action on special teams •Has played in 24 career games•Logged time in 126 plays in 2014•Usedonaseason-high81playsatIowaState,including73offensivesnaps•Saw time on a combined 33 plays against Kansas and at Texas Tech •Earned time on 10 special teams plays against Towson

Safety

Dravon HENRYHeight: 5-11 Weight: 198Class: FreshmanPrevious School: AlquippaHometown: Alquippa, Pa.

62014 Notes•ESPN.com True Freshman All-American•Signed with WVU in February 2014•Played in 12 games, and has posted 37 tackles, including 28 unassisted

tackles, one tackles for loss, two interceptions and a pass breakup•Used on 876 plays, including 819 on defense•Saw action on a season-high 90 defensive plays at Iowa State•Registered four tackles at Iowa State, including two solo stops•FinishedwithfoursolostopsagainstKansasState,includinghisfirstcareer

tackle for loss•Three tackles against TCU, including two unassisted•Three solo tackles at Oklahoma State•Two interceptions returned for 53 yards, including a 52-yarder for a touch-

down at OSU in the fourth quarter•Three solo tackles against Baylor•Tied his season-high with six tackles at Texas Tech, including a season-high fiveunassistedtackles

•Four tackles against Kansas, including three solo stops and a pass breakup•SawfirstactionasatruefreshmanagainstAlabamaandfinishedwith

six tackles

2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ....................................................5 at Texas TechAssisted Tackles ..........................................................3 vs. AlabamaTotal Tackles ......................................... 6 vs. Alabama; at Texas TechTackles For Loss ...................................................1 vs. Kansas StateInterceptions ......................................................2 at Oklahoma StatePass Breakups ............................................................... 1 vs. Kansas

Henry’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 12 28/8/37 1/3 0 2 1 0 0


Garrett HOPEHeight: 6-3 Weight: 245Class: JuniorPrevious School: The WoodlandsHometown: The Woodlands, Texas

422014 Notes•Versatile performer that can fullback, tight end and special teams•Played in 11 games in 2014•Seenactionon23offensiveand59specialteamsplaysforatotalof82plays

on the year•Seasonhigh17offensiveplaysatOklahomaStatealongwithsevenonspecial

teams for a total of 24 plays vs. the Cowboys•Season high eight plays on special teams vs. TCU and Oklahoma•Action on seven special teams plays vs. Texas Tech and Alabama

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2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ........................................................2 vs. TowsonAssisted Tackles ..........................................................7 vs. AlabamaTotal Tackles .................................................................8 vs. AlabamaTackles For Loss ....................................1 vs. Towson; vs. OklahomaSacks ..............................................................0.5 at Oklahoma State

Career HighsUnassisted Tackles ..............2 vs. Texas Tech (‘13); vs. Towson (‘14)Assisted Tackles .................................................. 7 vs. Alabama (‘14)Total Tackles ......................................................... 8 vs. Alabama (‘14)Tackles For Loss .............................................. 2.5 vs. Maryland (‘13)Sacks ......................................................0.5 at Oklahoma State (‘14)Fumble Recoveries ............................................. 1 vs. Maryland (‘13)Pass Breakups ......................................... 1 vs. Oklahoma State (‘13)

Defensive Line

Darrien HOWARDHeight: 6-2 Weight: 286Class: SophomorePrevious School: Chaminade-JulienneHometown: Dayton, Ohio

492014 Notes•Has played in 11 career games•Has played 46 plays this season with 43 coming on defense and three on

special teams•Participated in a season-high 26 plays against Oklahoma State •Posted four total tackles (two solo) and 0.5 tackles for loss against OSU•Has appeared in seven games this season, including seven straight appearances• Tallied six solo stops in his career

Quarterback

Skyler HOWARDHeight: 6-0 Weight: 206Class: SophomorePrevious School: Riverside City CollegeHometown: Fort Worth, Texas

32014 Notes•Played in three games and started one•MadefirstcareerstartatIowaState•Completed 21 passes at Iowa State for 285 yards and threw three touchdown

passes to lead the come-from-behind victory •Gained 69 yards on seven rushes at Iowa State, the most rushing yards for aWVUquarterbacksinceJarrettBrownfinishedwith73yardsagainstEastCarolina on Sept. 12, 2009

•Completed 15-of-23 passes for 198 yards against Kansas State, with two touchdowns and a long of 53 yards

•MadefirstcareerappearanceagainstKansasandfinishedwith22rushingyards on two carries with a long run of 20

Howard’s Passing StatisticsYear Games C/A Pct. Yards TD Int. Long 2014 3 36/65 .554 483 5 0 53

Howard’s Rushing StatisticsYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 3 12 107 8.9 0 24

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Dontrill HYMANHeight: 6-4 Weight: 288Class: SeniorPrevious School: Hinds CCHometown: Warsaw, N.C.

992014 Notes•Has played 21 career games and started six•Played in 10 games and started four•Used on 288 plays, including 261 on defense•Saw action on a season-high 75 defensive plays against Alabama•Has16tackles,includingfiveunassistedtackles,0.5sacksand2.5tackles

for loss•AssistedonaquarterbacksackatOklahomaState,thefirstofhiscareer•Missed Kansas and Texas Tech games with knee injury•Had three tackles, including one for loss against OU•Finished with a career-high eight tackles vs. Alabama•Also had a career-high seven assisted tackles against UA

Hyman’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 10 5/11/15 2.5/9 0.5/5 0 0 0 02013 12 8/10/18 3.5/12 0 0 1 0 1Totals 22 13/21/34 6/21 0.5/5 0 1 0 1

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Safety

Karl JOSEPHHeight: 5-10 Weight: 196Class: JuniorPrevious School: EdgewaterHometown: Orlando, Fla.

82014 Notes•All-Big 12 First Team (Coaches and ESPN.com) and All-Big 12 Second

Team (AP)•Has started all 37 games of his career•Started all 12 games in 2014•WVU’s second-leading tackler with 82 tackles, including 55 solo stops,

four tackles for loss, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and an interception

•Used on 959 plays, including 863 defensive snaps, most of any player on defense

•Season-high 91 plays at Iowa State•Tied for No. 9 in the Big 12 in solo tackles•No. 16 in the Big 12 in total tackles•Had eight tackles, including four solo stops at Iowa State•Also had an interception and two pass breakups at ISU•Registered four tackles against Kansas State, including three solo

stops, two tackles for loss and a PBU•Finished with four tackles at Texas; including three solo stops•Had six solo tackles and forced a fumble against TCU•Finished with a team-high eight tackles, including four solo stops at

Oklahoma State•Hadfivesolotackles,includingoneforlossagainstBaylor•Registered seven solo stops at Texas Tech•Finished with a game-high 13 tackles against Oklahoma•Season-high 10 solo stops against the Sooners•Had a forced fumble against OU•Registered a career-high 18 total tackles and 11 assisted tackles against

Alabama

2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ..................................................10 vs. OklahomaAssisted Tackles ........................................................11 vs. AlabamaTotal Tackles ...............................................................18 vs. AlabamaTackles For Loss ........................................2 vs. Kansas State SacksForced Fumbles ..........................................1 vs. Oklahoma; vs. TCUInterceptions .............................................................. 1 at Iowa StatePass Breakups ........................................................... 2 at Iowa State

Career Highs Unassisted Tackles ..........................................12 at Iowa State (‘12), at K-State (‘13)Assisted Tackles .................................................. 7 vs. Alabama (‘14)Total Tackles ....................................................... 18 vs. Alabama (‘14)Tackles For Loss ................................................................ 2 (3 times)Sacks .................................................................. 1 vs. Maryland (‘12)Forced Fumbles ................................................................. 1 (7 times)Fumble Recoveries ............................................................ 1 (5 times)Interceptions ...................................................................... 1 (4 times)Pass Breakups ........................................ 2 vs. Oklahoma State (‘13); at Iowa State (‘14)

Joseph’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 11 51/23/74 3/10 0 0 1 1 02013 12 56/12/68 3/11 0 1/11 4 2 42012 13 76/28/104 7/25 1/12 2/22 6 3 1Totals 36 183/63/246 13/46 1/12 3/33 11 7 5

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Linebacker

Nick KWIATKOSKIHeight: 6-2 Weight: 236Class: Redshirt JuniorPrevious School: Bethel ParkHometown: Bethel Park, Pa.

352014 Notes•All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)•Has played in 33 career games and started 22•Started all 12 games in 2014•Leads the Mountaineers with 96 tackles, including a team-high 67 solo stops,

a team-high 10.5 tackles for loss and four pass breakups•Used on 899 plays, including 807 on defense•Saw action on a season-high 91 plays at Iowa State•No. 3 in the Big 12 Conference in solo tackles•No. 9 in the Big 12 in total tackles•Tied for No. 15 in the Big 12 Conference in tackles for loss•Had 11 tackles, including eight unassisted tackles and a tackle for loss and

two pass breakups at Iowa State•Finished with six tackles vs. K-State, assisted on a TFL •Registered his fourth double-digit tackle performance at Texas, including six

solo stops•Tied with a team-leading seven tackles against TCU•Had six solo tackles and a tackle for loss vs. the Frogs•SecondontheteamwithseventacklesatOklahomaState,includingfive

unassisted tackles•Second on the team with seven tackles against Baylor, including four solo

stops and a tackle for loss•Team-high 11 tackles at Texas Tech, including nine solo tackles and two

tackles for loss•Team-high seven tackles and two TFL against Kansas

2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles .................................................... 10 at MarylandAssisted Tackles ........................................................5 vs. OklahomaTotal Tackles ................................................................12 at MarylandTackles For Loss ...........................................................3 at MarylandPass Breakups .......................................2 at Maryland; at Iowa State

Career HighsUnassisted Tackles .............................................10 at Maryland (‘14)Assisted Tackles ................................................ 8 vs. Iowa State(‘13)Total Tackles .................................................... 14 vs. Iowa State (‘13)Tackles For Loss ...................................................3 at Maryland (‘14)Sacks .................................................... 1 vs. GSU (‘13), at KSU (‘13)Forced Fumbles ..................................... 1 vs. GSU(‘13), at KSU (‘13)Fumble Recoveries ..................................................1 at Kansas (‘13)Interceptions ...................................................................... 1 (3 times)Pass Breakups .......................2 at Maryland (‘14); at Iowa State (‘14)

Kwiatkoski’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 11 59/26/85 9.5/20 0 0 2 0 02013 10 54/32/86 6.5/20 2 3 0 2 12012 12 17/11/28 0 0 0 3 0 0Totals 33 130/69/199 16.5/38 2 3 5 2 1

•Finished with a team-high six solo tackles against Kansas•Finished with six tackles against Oklahoma•Hadseason-highfiveassistedtacklesagainstOU•Named WVU Defensive POW for the Maryland game•Season-high 12 tackles, including 10 solo stops at Maryland•Also had a career-high three tackles for loss and two pass breakups against

the Terps•Registeredhisfourthcareerdouble-figuretackleperformancewith11stops

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Kicker / Punter

Josh LAMBERTHeight: 5-11 Weight: 215Class: Redshirt SophomorePrevious School: GarlandHometown: Garland, Texas

862014 Notes•Second-year starter at kicker•LouGrozaAwardfinalist•AP Third Team All-American•SI Honorable Mention All-American•All-Big 12 First Team (AP) and All-Big 12 Second Team (Coaches)•HoldsNCAArecordformostfieldgoalsmadeof40yardsormoremadeinaseason(15)•NeedsonemoregameoftwoormorefieldgoalsmadetotietheNCAAseasonrecordformostcontestswithmultiplefieldgoalsmadeinagame(9)

•No. 2 kicker in the nation in scoring (122), one-point behind kick scoring leader•Hasthemostfieldgoalsmadenationallyin2014•No.1intheBig12andNo.1nationallyinfieldgoalsmadepergame(2.25)•RanksNo.6intheBig12infieldgoalpercentage(.750)•Ranks No. 10 nationally in scoring (10.2) No. 3 in Big 12 scoring and No. 2 in

Big 12 scoring by kickers •Leads team in scoring with 122 points, which is a WVU record for kick scoring •Fourstraightgames(Oklahoma,Kansas,TexasTech,Baylor)withafieldgoalof

more than 50 yards•Is4-for-5onfieldgoalsof50ormoreyardsin2014•Named Lou Groza Award Star of the Week and Big 12 Conference Special

Teams’ Co-Player of the Week for his performance at Texas Tech•His54-yardfieldgoalvs.Baylorgavehimfourfieldgoalsof50yardsormorefortheseasonandfiveoverall,whichtieshimwithPaulWoodsideforthemostinschool history

•Career-long55-yardfieldgoalatTexasTechwashissecondgame-winnerofthe season and third of his career. The kick tied a school record and marked thelongestroadfieldgoalinschoolhistory.

•ThreefieldgoalsatIowaState(46,32,43)•Hitfieldgoalsof47and25yardsvs.KansasState•3-of-3infieldgoalsvs.TCU(21,44and23yards)•Field goals of 43 and 39 yards at Oklahoma State•Hitforfieldgoalsof42,38and55yardsatTexasTech•Connectedonfourfieldgoalsvs.Kansasinthefirsthalf,includingacareer

second-best 53-yarder•Histhencareerlong54-yardfieldgoalagainstNo.4Oklahomawassec-

ond-longest in school history•Hit47-yardgame-winningfieldgoal,astimeexpired,atMaryland,markingthesecondgame-winningfieldgoalofhiscareer

•Good start to the season by connecting on FGs of 20, 42 and 41 yardsvs.Alabama,finishing3-of-4forthegame

2014 FG SEQUENCEvs. Alabama ........................................................... (20), 47, (42), (41)Towson ................................................................................... (19), 34at Maryland ............................................................................ 43, (47)Oklahoma ............................................................................. (54), (31)Kansas ........................................................... (42), (25), (43), 47, (53)at Texas Tech .......................................................... (42), (38), 47, (55)Baylor .................................................................................... (54), (24)at Oklahoma State ................................................................ (39), (43)TCU .............................................................................. (21), (44), (23)at Texas ............................................................................ (22), 53, 40Kansas State .................................................................. (47), 40, (25)at Iowa State .......................................................... 49, (46), (32), (43)Numbers in (parentheses) indicate FG was made.

Lambert’s Field GoalsYear FG/A Pct. 1/29 30/39 40/49 50+ Lg 2014 27/36 .750 8/8 4/5 11/18 4/5 552013 17/23 .739 6/6 5/6 5/6 1/5 50Totals 44/59 .745 14/14 9/11 16/24 5/10 55

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Defensive Line

Eric KINSEYHeight: 6-2 Weight: 267Class: JuniorPrevious School: Miami NorthwesternHometown: Miami, Fla.

452014 Notes•Has played in 32 career games and started four•Played in eight games in 2014•Hasfivetackles,includingtwounassistedtackles•Used on 125 plays, including 116 on defense•Season-high 36 plays at Texas Tech•Finished with a career-high four tackles, including one tackle for loss for seven

yards against Kansas•Had a season-high two solo tackles against Kansas

2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ........................................................ 2 vs. KansasAssisted Tackles ............................................................ 2 vs. KansasTotal Tackles ................................................................... 4 vs. KansasTackles For Loss ............................................................ 1 vs. Kansas

Career HighsUnassisted Tackles ............................................................ 2 (4 times)Assisted Tackles ................................................................ 2 (3 times)Total Tackles ................................................................... 4 vs. KansasTackles For Loss ................................................................ 1 (3 times)Sacks ................................................................ 1 vs. Iowa State (‘13)Pass Breakups ................................................................... 1 (3 times)

Kinsey’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 8 2/3/5 1/7 0 0 0 0 02013 10 8/7/15 3/8 1 0 1 0 02012 13 2/2/4 0 0 0 2 0 0Totals 31 12/12/24 4/15 1 0 3 0 0

Offensive Line

Marquis LUCASHeight: 6-4 Weight: 310Class: Redshirt JuniorPrevious School: Miami CentralHometown: Miami, Fla.

782014 Notes•Has played in 22 career games and started 16•Started all 12 games in 2014•Usedon1,016plays,including996offensiveplays•Season-high 108 plays at Maryland•Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage502.1yardspergameoftotaloffense,33.2pointspergame,187.5rushingyardsand314.6passingyards

•PartoftheoffensethatrankedNo.8infirstdownoffense,No.9inpassingof-fense,No.12intotaloffense,No.37inscoringoffense,No.38inthird-downoffenseandNo.44inrushingoffense

Holder/Kicker

Michael MOLINARIHeight: 6-2 Weight: 209Class: Redshirt SeniorPrevious School: Parkersburg SouthHometown: Parkersburg, W.Va.

482014 Notes•Secondseasonhandlingtheteam’skickoffsandholdingforextrapointsandfieldgoals

•30 touchbacks on the season•SevenkickoffsatIowaStatefor424yardsanda60.6avg.;Dayincludedthree

touchbacks•Fourkickoffsvs.K-Statefor250yardsanda62.5avg.•58.2 average with two touchbacks vs. TCU•Highkickoffavg.fortheseasonis65.8yardsatOklahomaState•Greatall-arounddayatOklahomaStatewithsevenkickoffsfor458yardsanda65.4avg.;Dayincludedfivetouchbacks

•Sevenkickoffsvs.Baylorfor435yardsanda62.1avg.•SevenkickoffsatTexasTechfora61.4avg.withfourtouchbacks•Sevenkickoffsvs.Kansasfor442yardsanda63.1avg.•Sevenkickoffsvs.Oklahomawithfourtouchbacks•SixkickoffsatMarylandfor379yards(63.2)withthreetouchbacks•Ninekickoffsvs.Towsonfor547yards,a60.8avg.withtwotouchbacks•Sixkickoffsvs.Alabamafor388yards(64.7avg.)andtwotouchbacks

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Quarterback

Logan MOOREHeight: 5-11 Weight: 198Class: Redshirt SeniorPrevious School: Fairmont StateHometown: Fairmont, W.Va.

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Jaylon MYERSHeight: 6-2 Weight: 195Class: Redshirt JuniorPrevious School: Hutchinson CCHometown: North Agusta, S.C.

272014 Notes•Valuable special teams performer who can also play receiver and quarterback•Will be a backup quarterback for the bowl game•Played in eight games in 2014•Playedin13offensiveplaysin2014and78onspecialteamsforatotalof91

on the season•Twelve plays on special teams vs. Baylor•Season high 14 plays on special teams at Maryland•Seasonhigh13playsonoffenseasareceivervs.Towson

Linebacker

Edward MULDROWHeight: 6-3 Weight: 205Class: Redshirt JuniorPrevious School: Copiah-Lincoln CCHometown: Snellville, Ga.

202014 Notes•Enrolled in January 2014•Played in 12 games and started seven•Has 28 tackles for the season, including 22 unassisted tackles, 1.5 sacks, four

tackles for loss and two PBUs•Used on 468 plays, including 338 on defense•Season-high 63 plays at Oklahoma State•Had three solo tackles and two pass breakups at Iowa State•Registered two solo tackles at Texas•Finished with four tackles, including a sack against TCU•Tied his career high with four tackles at Oklahoma State•Also had career highs, assisting on a sack and had two tackles for loss at

Oklahoma State•EarnedhisfirststartagainstKansas•Finished with two solo tackles against the Jayhawks•Season-high four solo tackles against Oklahoma•SawfirstactionforWVUagainstAlabamaandhadthreetackles

2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ....................................................4 vs. OklahomaAssisted Tackles .......................... 2 vs. Alabama; at Oklahoma StateTotal Tackles ....................................................................... 4 (3 times)Tackles For Loss ................................................2 at Oklahoma StateSacks ..................................................................................1 vs. TCUPass Breakups ........................................................... 2 at Iowa State

Muldrow’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 12 22/6/28 4/10 1.5/6 0 2 0 0

2014 Notes•Enrolled in August 2014•Played in 10 games•Has seven tackles for the season, including six solo stops•Used on 86 plays, including 51 on defense•Season-high 33 plays against Oklahoma•Finished with four tackles against Oklahoma, including three solo tackles

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Wide Receiver

KJ MYERSHteigh: 6-2 Weight: 195Class: Redshirt JuniorPrevious School: First CoastHometown: Jacksonville, Fla.

192014 Notes•Played in all 12 games as a receiver•Totaled four catches for 15 yards•Totaled 23 all-purpose yards for the season•Two catches vs, Kansas for seven yards•Two catches vs. Kansas State for eight years•OnekickoffreturnatTexasTechforeightyards

2014 Single-Game BestsReceptions ..............................................2 vs. Kansas, Kansas StateReceiving Yards ....................................................5 vs. Kansas StateLong Reception .....................................................8 vs. Kansas State

Career BestsReceptions ................................................... 6 vs. Georgia State (’13)Receiving Yards ......................................... 64 vs. Georgia State (’13)Receiving Touchdown ...........................................1 vs. Marshall (’12)Long Reception ........................................... 22 vs. Georgia State(’13)

2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ............................................................ 4 at TexasAssisted Tackles ..........................................................5 vs. AlabamaTotal Tackles ..................................................5 vs. Alabama; at TexasTackles For Loss ................................................................ 2 at TexasSacks .........................................................................0.5 at MarylandPass Breakups ................................................................... 1 (3 times)

Career BestsUnassisted Tackles .....................................................4 at Texas (‘14) Assisted Tackles .................................................. 5 vs. Alabama (‘14)Total Tackles ..................................5 vs. Alabama (‘14); at Texas (‘14)Tackles For Loss .........................................................2 at Texas (‘14)Sacks .......................................................................... 1 at TCU (‘13)Forced Fumbles ................................................ 1 vs. Iowa State (‘13)Pass Breakups ................................................................... 1 (3 times)

Myers’ Receiving StatisticsYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 4 15 3.8 0 52013 12 11 111 10.1 0 222012 9 2 9 4.5 1 6Totals 33 17 135 7.9 1 22

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Noble NWACHUKWUHeight: 6-2 Weight: 265Class: Redshirt SophomorePrevious School: WylieHometown: Wylie, Texas

972014 Notes•Has played in 20 career games and started 12•Started all 12 games in 2014•Has 31 tackles for the season, including 19 unassisted tackles, 0.5 sacks, 6.5

tackles for loss and four pass breakups•Used on 633 plays, including 576 on defense•Season-high 70 plays against Alabama•Had three solo tackles and a pass breakup at Iowa State•Finished with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup against Kansas State•TiedhiscareerhighwithfivetacklesatTexas,includingacareer-highfour

unassisted tackles and a team and career high two tackles for loss•Had four tackles against Baylor, including two solo stops and a tackle for loss•Registered a season-high three tackles, including a tackle for loss at Texas Tech•Finished with three tackles against Kansas•EarnedfirstcareerstartagainstAlabama•Career-high 1.5 tackles for loss at Maryland•Had three tackles at Maryland, including season high two unassisted tackles•Finishedwithacareer-highfivetacklesagainsttheTide

Nwachukwu’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 12 19/12/31 6.5/16 0.5/2 0 4 0 02013 9 4/1/5 1/8 1/8 0 0 1 0Totals 21 23/13/36 7.5/24 1.5/10 0 4 1 0

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Punter

Nick O’TOOLEHeight: 6-3 Weight: 223Class: JuniorPrevious School: Fullerton CollegeHometown: Corona, Calif.

912014 Notes•Had 26 punts of 50 yards or more and placed 22 inside the 20 in 2013•In 2014, he has 11 punts of 50 yards or more and has placed 23 punts inside

the 20•Ranks No. 5 in Big 12 punting (42.5)•High avg. on the season is 45.4 vs. TCU•Long punt on the season is 59 yards vs. TCU•Long punt of 56 yards at Iowa State and placed two punts inside the 20•Finished with seven punts for 318 yards and a 45.4 avg. against TCU. Day

included three punts of 50 or more yards (55, 59, 50)•GreatdayatOklahomaStateplacingacareer-bestfivepuntsinsidetheCow-

boy 20 with another two being fair caught. Day included two punts traveling more than 50 yards (56, and 51)

•Six punts vs. Baylor for 256 yards and a 42.7 avg. Day included a long punt of 55 yards and three punts placed inside the 20

•Strong day in the wind at Texas Tech with four punts for 172 yards and a long of 51. Placed two punts inside the 20

•Averaged 45.2 yards per punt vs. Kansas•Five punts vs. Oklahoma with a long of 52 yards and placed three punts inside

the 20•Three punts at Maryland for a 41.7 avg. with a long of 49 yards•Punted one time vs. Towson for 42 yards and placed it inside the 20•Four punts vs. Alabama for 175 yards and a 43.8 avg.; long punt was 58 yards

and all four were inside the 20

O’Toole’s Punting StatisticsYear Punts Yards Avg. Lg TB FC 50+ I-20 2014 52 2,210 42.5 59 2 20 11 232013 73 3,218 44.1 68 5 23 26 22Totals 125 5,428 43.4 68 7 43 37 45

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Adam PANKEYHeight: 6-6 Weight: 302Class: Redshirt SophomorePrevious School: HamiltonHometown: Hamilton, Ohio

572014 Notes•Has played in 19 career games and started 12•Started all 12 games in 2014•Usedon1,082plays,including1,004offensiveplays•Season-high 108 plays at Maryland•Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage502.1yardspergameoftotaloffense,33.2pointspergame,187.5rushingyardsand314.6passingyards


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Tyler ORLOSKYHeight: 6-4 Weight: 303Class: Redshirt SophomorePrevious School: St. EdwardHometown: Cleveland, Ohio

652014 Notes•Has played in 23 career games and started 15•Started all 12 games in 2014•Usedon1,069plays,including1,007offensiveplays•Season-high 108 plays at Maryland•NamedWVUOffensivePlayeroftheGame(TexasTech)•Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage502.1yardspergameoftotaloffense,33.2pointspergame,187.5rushingyardsand314.6passingyards


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Linebacker

Shaq PETTEWAYHeight: 6-0 Weight: 228Class: Redshirt JuniorPrevious School: SteubenvilleHometown: Steubenville, Ohio

362014 Notes•Has played in 37 career games•Played in 12 games and started one in 2014•Used on 468 plays, including 338 on defense•Season-high 59 plays against Kansas State•Finished with a season-high six tackles at Iowa State•Had four solo tackles against Kansas State, including a tackle for loss•Finished with a solo tackle and a pass breakup at Texas•AnotherfivetackleperformanceatOklahomaState,givinghim15tacklesin

three games•Tiedhisseason-highoffivesolotacklesagainstBaylor•Finishedwithaseason-highfivesolotacklesatTexasTech,includingatackle

for loss•Registered three solo tackles, including a tackle for loss and a pass breakup

against Kansas•Finished with three solo tackles, including a sack against Towson

2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles .................................. 5 at Texas Tech; vs. BaylorAssisted Tackles ........................................................ 5 at Iowa StateTotal Tackles ............................................................... 6 at Iowa StateTackles For Loss ................................................................ 1 (4 times)Sacks .............................................................................1 vs. TowsonPass Breakups ................................................1 vs. Towson; at Texas

Career BestsUnassisted Tackles .....................................................6 vs. TCU (‘12)Assisted Tackles .................................................5 at Iowa State (‘14)Total Tackles ..............................................................10 vs. TCU (‘12)Tackles For Loss ......................................................1.5 vs. TCU (‘12)Sacks .......................................................................1.5 vs. TCU (‘12)Pass Breakups ...................................................2 vs. Oklahoma (‘12)

2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles .............................................................6 vs. TCUAssisted Tackles ................................................................ 1 (4 times)Total Tackles ........................................................................7 vs. TCUTackles For Loss ..............................................................4 vs. BaylorSacks ...............................................................................3 vs. Baylor

Petteway’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 12 30/7/37 4/10 1/4 0 1 0 02012 13 26/16/42 4.5/17 1.5/14 0 3 0 02011 12 5/3/8 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 37 61/26/87 8.5/27 2/18 0 4 0 0

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Shaquille RIDDICKHeight: 6-6 Weight: 242Class: SeniorPrevious School: Gardner-WebbHometown: Akron, Ohio

42014 Notes•Big-12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year (Coaches)•All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)•Transferred to WVU after graduating from Gardner-Webb during 2014 summer•Played in 12 games and started seven•Used on 474 plays, including 431 on defense•Had two solo tackles, including a sack at Iowa State•Season-high 59 plays at Texas Tech•Tied for No. 8 in the Big 12 Conference in sacks•Tied for No. 18 in the Big 12 in tackles for loss•Finished with two solo tackles at Texas, including one for loss•Tied for the team lead in tackles against TCU with a career-high seven tackles,

including a tackle for loss•Registered his sixth sack of the season at Oklahoma State•Walter Camp Football Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week for

his performance against Baylor•Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week•Finished with a game-high three sacks and four tackles for loss against Bay-lor;alsohadfivetackles,includingfoursolostops

•Four solo tackles, including a four-yard sack at Texas Tech•EarnedhisfirststartagainstKansas•RecordedhisfirstsackagainstTowson•SawfirstactionforWVUagainstAlabama

Riddick’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 11 23/3/26 10/52 7/47 0 0 0 0

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Kyle ROSEHeight: 6-4 Weight: 294Class: Redshirt JuniorPrevious School: CentervilleHometown: Centerville, Ohio

932014 Notes•Has played in 37 career games and started 19•Started all 12 games in 2014•Used on 714 plays, including 651 on defense•Season-high 75 at Texas Tech•Tied his season high with six tackles and two quarterback hurries at Iowa State•BlockedafieldgoalagainstKansasState•Finished with three solo tackles against TCU•Season-high six tackles, including a season-high four unassisted tackles at

Oklahoma State•Registered three solo tackles, including one for loss at Texas Tech•FinishedwithfivetacklesagainstAlabama

2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ...................... 4 vs. Alabama; at Oklahoma StateAssisted Tackles ........................................................ 4 at Iowa StateTotal Tackles ................................6 at Oklahoma State; at Iowa StateTackles For Loss ........................................................1 at Texas Tech

Career HighsUnassisted Tackles ..................................................5 at Kansas (‘13)Assisted Tackles ..........................5 at TCU (‘13), vs. Iowa State (‘13)Total Tackles ................................................................. 7 at TCU (‘13)Tackles For Loss ................................................. 2 at Oklahoma (‘13)Sacks ........................................................... 1 vs. Georgia State (‘13)Fumble Recoveries ................................................... 1 vs. Texas (‘13)Pass Breakups ................................................................... 1 (3 times)

2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ..........................................................6 vs. BaylorAssisted Tackles ................................................................ 1 (4 times)Total Tackles .....................................................................6 vs. BaylorInterceptions .........................................................1 vs. Kansas State

Career HighsUnassisted Tackles ..................................................6 vs. Baylor (‘14)Assisted Tackles ................................................. 3 at Oklahoma (‘13)Total Tackles .............................................................6 vs. Baylor (‘14)Forced Fumbles ................................................. 1 at Texas Tech (‘12)Interceptions .................................................1 vs. Kansas State (‘14)

Rose’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 12 18/15/33 1/1 0 0 0 0 02013 12 29/20/49 8.5/31 1/7 0 1 0 12012 13 14/11/25 0 0 0 2 0 0Totals 37 61/46/107 9.5/32 1/7 0 3 0 1

Cornerback

Ricky RUMPHHeight: 5-11 Weight: 184Class: JuniorPrevious School: MainlandHometown: Daytona Beach, Fla.

142014 Notes•Has played in 30 career games •Played in 12 games in 2014•Has 17 tackles for the season, including 13 unassisted tackles and an interception•Used on 310 plays, including 124 on defense•Season-high 74 plays against Baylor, including 51 on defense•RegisteredhisfirstcareerinterceptionagainstKansasState•Had four tackles at Oklahoma State, including three solo stops•Career-high six solo tackles against Baylor; also was career high for total tackles•Finished with three tackles against Towson

Rumph’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 12 13/4/17 0 0 1 0 0 02013 9 3/3/6 0 0 0 0 0 02012 9 6/3/9 0 0 0 0 0 1Totals 30 22/10/32 0 0 1 0 0 1

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2014 Single-Game BestsRushing Yards ........................................................ 146 at Iowa StateRushing Attempts .......................................................27 at Maryland Rushing Touchdowns .................................................2 at Texas TechLong Rush ................................................................ 54 at Iowa State Receptions .....................................................................4 vs. TowsonReceiving Yards ...........................................................47 vs. TowsonLong Reception ..........................................................19 vs. Alabama

Running Back

Rushel SHELLHeight: 6-0 Weight: 215Class: Redshirt SophomorePrevious School: PittHometown: Hopewell, Pa.

72014 Notes•Played in 11 games and started seven•WVU’s leading rusher with 164 carries for 766 yards and seven touchdowns;

has 19 catches for 131 yards•Sawactionon423plays,including406onoffense•Season-high 57 plays at Maryland•In the Big 12, ranks No. 4 in rushing yards per game and rushing yards, No. 7

in rushing TDs and No. 12 in all-purpose yards •Career day at Iowa State, running for a season-best 146 yards, his third 100-

yard rushing game of the season •Scored the game’s opening touchdown at ISU on a 54-yard run, the Mountain-

eers’ longest scoring run of the season•Paced team with 62 rushing yards against Kansas State •Finishedwithfivecarriesfor22yardsatTexaswithalongrunof11•ReturnedtothefieldagainstTCUandhadalongrunof14•Missed Oklahoma State game with injury•Hadthreecarriesbeforesufferinggame-endinginjuryagainstBaylor•Recorded 100 or more rushing yards for the second straight week at Texas Tech,finishingwith110yardsandtwotouchdowns

•AlongwithWendellSmallwood(123yards)atTexasTech,becamethefirsttwoWVU running back to have 100 yards rushing each in a game since Pat White (200) and Noel Devine (154) at Louisville in 2008

•HadscoredatleastonerushingTDinfivestraightgames,includingasea-son-high two at Texas Tech

•Registeredfirst100-yardrushinggameasaMountaineeragainstKansas,gaining a game-best 113 yards on 21 attempts with one TD

Shell’s Rushing StatisticsYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 11 164 766 4.7 7 54

Shell’s Receiving StatisticsYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 11 19 131 6.9 0 19

Shell’s Kickoff Return StatisticsYear Returns Yards Avg. Long 2014 3 61 20.3 29

•ScoredthirdTDoftheseasonwithafive-yardrunvs.Oklahoma;firstrushingscore against OU in 2014

•Netted team-best 60 yards rushing against the Sooners, the game’s sec-ond-best total

•Gained a team- and season-best 98 yards rushing at Maryland; day included a1-yardscoringrunontheteam’sfirstdrive

•OnekickoffreturnatMarylandfor25yards•Scoredfirsttouchdownonatwo-yardrushagainstTowsonandhada29-yardkickoffreturn

•Ran for a game-best 71 yards against the Tigers•EarnedfirstcareerstartasaMountaineeragainstAlabamaandtalliedateam-

best 38 rushing yards; also caught two passes for 19 yards

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2014 Single-Game BestsRushing Yards ................................................132 at Oklahoma StateRushing Attempts ............................................23 at Oklahoma State Rushing Touchdowns ......................................1 vs. Towson; at TexasLong Rush ................................................................25 at Texas Tech Receptions ...................................................................6 vs. AlabamaReceiving Yards .........................................................73 vs. AlabamaLong Reception ...........................................................50 at Maryland

Career BestsRushing Yards ........................................132 at Oklahoma State (‘14)Rushing Attempts ....................................23 at Oklahoma State (‘14) Rushing Touchdowns ......................................................... 1 (3 times)Long Rush .................................................. 38 vs. Georgia State (‘13) Receptions ........................................................... 6 vs. Alabama (‘14)Receiving Yards ................................................. 73 vs. Alabama (‘14)Long Reception ...................................................50 at Maryland (‘14)

Running Back

Wendell SMALLWOODHeight: 5-11 Weight: 200Class: SophomorePrevious School: Eastern ChristianHometown: Wilmington, Del.

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downs; fourth-leading receiver with 30 catches for 321 yards•Sawactionon529plays,including509onoffense•Season-high 64 plays at Maryland•Ranks No. 7 in the Big 12 in rushing yards, No. 11 in rushing yards per

game and No. 15 in all-purpose yards•Gained 33 yards on the ground at Iowa State, including a long run of 11

yards •Fininshed with 48 all-purpose yards against Kansas State•Had13carriesfor45yardsandatouchdownatTexas;alsofinishedwith

four catches for 10 yards•Finished with 72 all-purpose yards against TCU•Career day at Oklahoma State, gaining a game-best 132 yards on 23 carries;finishedwith146all-purposeyards

•Team-leading 66 rushing yards on a career-high 20 attempts against Bay-lor; also had a 23-yard reception

•BigdayatTexasTech,registeringfirstcareer100-yardrushinggamewithateam-best 123 yards on a season-high 15 carries, including a season-long rush of 2

•CombinedwithRushelShell(110yards)atTexasTechtobecamethefirsttwo WVU runners to have 100 yards rushing each in a game since Pat White (200) and Noel Devine (154) at Louisville in 2008

•Finished second on the team with 47 rushing yards against Kansas •Finished with 82 all-purpose yards against Oklahoma, including a sea-

son-high 38 yards rushing •Second on team with 55 receiving yards against Towson •Caught a career-best six receptions for 73 yards, also a career high,

against Alabama

Smallwood’s Rushing StatisticsYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 140 645 4.6 2 252013 12 39 221 5.7 1 38Totals 24 179 866 4.8 3 38

Smallwood’s Receiving StatisticsYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 30 321 10.7 0 502013 12 11 132 12.0 0 30Totals 24 41 453 11.0 0 50Wendell SMALLWOOD

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Wide Receiver

Daikiel SHORTSHeight: 6-1 Weight: 198Class: SophomorePrevious School: Eastern ChristianHometown: Clayton, N.J.

62014 Notes•Has played in 24 career games and started 13•Played in 12 games and started four in 2014•Has 24 catches for 346 yards and two touchdowns•Sawactionon534plays,including456onoffense•Season-high 85 plays at Maryland•Hauled in his second TD of the season at Iowa State, catching a 15-yard pass

from Skyler Howard •Finished with a season-high 72 yards on four catches, including season-long

catch of 29 yards at ISU•Grabbed season-long catch of 23 yards at Texas Tech•EarnedfirststartoftheseasonatMaryland•CaughtfirstscoreoftheseasonatMaryland,an11-yardconnectionwith

Clint Trickett•Made season-best catch of 21 yards against Towson

2014 Single-Game BestsReceptions ........................................................................ 4 (4 times)Receiving Yards ..................................................72 vs. Kansas StateReceiving Touchdowns ..........................1 at Maryland, at Iowa StateLong Reception ...................................................29 vs. Kansas State

Career BestsReceptions ....................................................... 9 vs. Texas Tech (‘13)Receiving Yards ......................................................... 98 at TCU (‘13)Receiving Touchdowns ................................ 2 vs. Georgia State (‘13)Long Reception .......................................................... 38 at TCU (‘13)

2014 Single-Game BestsRushing Yards ................................................................ 100 at TexasRushing Attempts ..........................................................13 vs. Baylor Rushing Touchdowns ......................................................... 1 (4 times)Long Rush ........................................................................ 62 at TexasReceptions ......................................................................... 4 at TexasReceiving Yards ............................................................... 20 at TexasLong Reception ...................................................13 vs. Kansas State

Career BestsRushing Yards .........................................................100 at Texas (‘14) Rushing Attempts .......................................... 16 vs. Texas Tech (‘13) Rushing Touchdowns ....................................... 2 vs. Texas Tech (‘13)Long Rush ......................................................... 75 at Oklahoma (‘13) Receptions ..................................................................4 at Texas (‘14)Receiving Yards ........................................................20 at Texas (‘14)Long Reception ...........................................13 vs. Kansas State (‘14)

Shorts’ Receiving StatisticsYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 24 346 14.4 2 292013 12 45 495 11.0 2 38Totals 24 69 841 12.2 4 38

Running Back

Dreamius SMITHHeight: 5-11 Weight: 216Class: SeniorPrevious School: Butler CCHometown: Wichita, Kan.

22014 Notes•Has played in 24 games and started three•Played in 12 games and started one•Third-leadingrusherforWVUwith79carriesfor454yardsandfivetouch-

downs; also has 10 catches for 33 yards•Sawactionon216offensiveplaysin2014•Finished with a career-long reception of 13 yards against Kansas State •Led WVU in rushing at Texas with a career-high100 yards on 10 carries,

including a season-long carry of 62•Finished with a career-high four catches for 20 yards against the Longhorns

with a career-long catch of 11•ContinuedtoproduceoffthebenchagainstTCU,finishingwithateam-best

70 yards on 12 carries, including a season-long run of 50 yards•Cappeddrivethatincluded50-yardrunwithafive-yardtouchdown,histhird

score in three straight games•HugeoffthebenchatOklahomaState,finishingwithaseason-best72rush-ingyardsonfivecarriesandsecondTDinasmanygames

•Season-high in carries (13) for 60 yards against Baylor; scored second touch-down of the season

•Finished with a season-high 38 yards rushing against Oklahoma, the team’s second-besteffort,andtalliedfirstTDofseason

Smith’s Rushing StatisticsYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 79 454 5.7 5 622013 12 103 494 4.8 5 75Totals 24 182 948 5.2 10 75

Smith’s Receiving StatisticsYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 10 33 3.3 0 132013 12 2 11 5.5 0 9Totals 24 12 44 3.7 0 13

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Linebacker

Jewone SNOWHeight: 6-2 Weight: 236Class: Redshirt SeniorPrevious School: Canton McKinleyHometown: Canton, Ohio

472014 Notes•Adds depth at Mike linebacker and also used on special teams•Played in all 12 games•Has played in 36 career games and started seven in 2011•Assisted on a tackle against Alabama and saw time in 24 plays•Recorded a solo tackle against Kansas

Career BestsUnassisted Tackles ...............................................6 at Syracuse (’11)Assisted Tackles ..............................................7 vs. Connecticut(’11)Total Tackles ................................................9 vs. Bowling Green (’11)Tackles For Loss ...........................................................1 vs. Pitt (’11)Sacks ............................................................................1 vs. Pitt (’11)Fumble Recoveries .........................................1 vs. Connecticut (’11)

2014 Single-Game BestsReceptions ..........................................................................7 vs. TCUReceiving Yards .....................................................109 at Texas TechReceiving Touchdowns ..........................1 vs. Towson, at Texas TechLong Reception ........................................................56 at Texas Tech

Career HighsReceptions ..................................................................7 vs. TCU (‘14)Receiving Yards ............................................. 109 at Texas Tech (‘14)Receiving Touchdowns ......... 1 vs. Towson (‘14), at Texas Tech (‘14)Long Reception ................................................ 56 at Texas Tech (‘14)

Snow’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 12 1/1/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 02013 9 4/0/4 0/0 0 0 0 0 02012 4 1/0/1 0/0 0 0 0 0 02011 11 18/24/42 2/7 1.5/6 0 0 0 1/83Totals 36 24/25/49 2/7 1.5/6 0 0 0 1/83

Offensive Line

Quinton SPAINHeight: 6-5 Weight: 332Class: Redshirt SeniorPrevious School: PetersburgHometown: Petersburg, Va.

672014 Notes•All-Big 12 First Team (ESPN.com)•All-Big 12 Second Team (AP) and All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)•Has played in 49 career games and started 37•Started all 11 games he played in 2014•Usedon995plays,including928offensiveplays•NamedWVUOffensivePlayeroftheGame(Kansas)•Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage502.1yardspergameoftotaloffense,33.2pointspergame,187.5rushingyardsand314.6passingyards


Wide Receiver

Jordan THOMPSONHeight: 5-8 Weight: 168Class: JuniorPrevious School: KatyHometown: Katy, Texas

102014 Notes•Has played in 35 games and started 12•Played in 12 games and started eight•Team’s third-leading receiver 46 catches for 514 yards and two touchdowns•Tallied 65 yards on four catches at Iowa State, including a long of 28•Finishedwithfivecatchesfor43yardsatTexas;includingalonggrabof15•Paced team with a game-best seven catches against TCU•Played critical role in WVU’s win at Texas Tech, catching a career-best six passesforacareer-high109yards;firstcareer100-yardreceivinggame

•Day against the Red Raiders included a TD of 56 yards, a career-long recep-tion; his score jump-started WVU’s comeback late in the third quarter

•First career touchdown against Towson, a 19-yard pass from Clint Trickett•CareerdayagainstAlabamawithfivecatchesfor62yards,includingalongof32

Thompson’s Receiving StatisticsYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 46 514 11.2 2 562013 10 23 178 7.7 0 172012 13 13 85 6.5 0 15Totals 35 82 777 9.5 2 56

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2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ............................................................ 6 (3 times)Assisted Tackles ..........................................................7 vs. AlabamaTotal Tackles ............................................................. 12 at Iowa StateTackles For Loss ............................................................ 1.5 (3 times)Sacks ...................................................... 1 vs. Kansas; at Iowa StateInterceptions ..............................................................1 vs. OklahomaPass Breakups ............................................................... 2 vs. Kansas

Career HighsUnassisted Tackles ............................................................ 6 (3 times)Assisted Tackles .................................................. 7 vs. Alabama (‘14)Total Tackles ......................................................12 at Iowa State (‘14)Tackles For Loss ............................................................. 1.5 (3 times)Sacks ...................................... 1 vs. Kansas (‘14); at Iowa State (‘14)Interceptions ....................... 1 vs. Maryland (‘12); vs. Oklahoma (‘14)Pass Breakups ....................................................... 2 vs. Kansas (‘14)

Linebacker

Wes TONKERYHeight: 6-1 Weight: 223Class: Redshirt SeniorPrevious School: BridgeportHometown: Shinnston, W.Va.

372014 Notes•Has played in 38 career games and started 12•Started 11 games in 2014•Third-leading tackler on the team with 62 tackles, including 39 unassisted

tackles, 2.5 sacks, 8.0 tackles for loss, four pass breakups and an interception•Led the Mountaineers with 12 tackles at Iowa State, including six solo stops, a

sack and 1.5 tackles fo loss•Three tackles against Kansas State, including two solo stops and a tackle for loss•SixtacklesagainstTCU,includingfiveunassistedtackles•Four tackles, including three solo tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss at

Oklahoma State•Team-high eight tackles against Baylor; including tying a season-high six solo

stops and had a tackle for loss•Also had a pass breakup against Baylor•Finishedwithfivetackles,includingfoursolostops,a14-yardsackandtwo

pass breakups against Kansas•Registered eight tackles against Oklahoma•Had a career-high six solo tackles against OU•Led the Mountaineers with 1.5 tackles for loss vs. OU•Finished with WVU’s interception against the Sooners•Missed the Maryland game with a leg injury•Hadateam-highfivetacklesagainstTowson•Alsofinishedwithateam-high1.5tacklesforlossvs.TU•Finished with a career-high nine tackles (seven unassisted) against Alabama

Tonkery’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 11 39/23/62 8/40 2.5/28 1 4 0 02013 5 6/3/9 0 0 0 0 0 02012 13 7/3/10 0.5/3 0 1/1 1 0 02011 9 4/0/4 1/3 0 0 0 0 0Totals 38 66/29/85 9.5/46 2.5/28 2/1 5 0 0

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Quarterback

Clint TRICKETTHeight: 6-2 Weight: 186Class: Redshirt SeniorPrevious School: Florida StateHometown: Tallahassee, Fla.

92014 Notes•DaveyO’BrienAwardSemifinalist•Has played in 19 career games and started 18 at WVU•Started all 11 games in which he has played•Completed 281-of-419 passes for 3,285 yards and 18 touchdowns•Saw action on 885 plays in 2014•Ranks No. 2 in the conference, No. 7 in the NCAA, in passing yards per game•No. 1 in the Big 12 in completion percentage and in completions per game;

ranks No. 6 in the NCAA in completions per game and No. 11 in percentage•RanksNo.5intheBig12,No.38nationally,inpassingefficiency•RanksNo.6intheBig12,No.23nationally,intotaloffense•Ranks No. 12 in the nation, No. 1 in the conference, in passing yards•Ranks No. 3 in the Big 12, No. 48 nationally, in passing touchdowns•Alone at No. 4 on WVU’s single-season passing yards chart; needs 322 to tie

Marc Bulger (3,607, 1998) at No. 3•No. 3 on WVU’s single-season list for completions•No.4onWVU’ssingle-seasonchartfortotaloffense•No. 8 on WVU’s single-season passing touchdown list•No. 2 on WVU’s career interception avoidance list (.026)•No. 4 on WVU’s career completion percentage (.620) list•No.6onWVU’scareerpassingefficiencychart(132.4)•No. 7 on WVU’s career completions list•No. 8 on WVU’s career passing yards chart•Has thrown multiple touchdowns in six games in 2014•Threw for 300 or more yards in eight straight games, dating back to 2013, a

WVU record; streak snapped at Oklahoma State•Has thrown at least one TD pass in every game but two this season (at Texas,

vs. Kansas State) and in 11 straight games dating back to 2013•Knocked out of Kansas State game with injury; threw for 112 yards before early exit •Completed 36-of-49 for 248 yards and a touchdown at Texas; tied his sea-

son-high in attempts

2014 Single-Game BestsRushing Yards ............................................................. 14 vs. TowsonRushing Attempts ..........................................6 at Maryland, vs. TCU Rushing Touchdowns .....................................................1 vs. TowsonLong Rush ..................................................................14 vs. Alabama Passing Attempts ........................................ 49 at Maryland; at TexasPassing Completions ..................................................37 at MarylandPassing Yards ...........................................................511 at MarylandPassing Touchdowns ....................................................4 at MarylandLong Completion .............................................79 at Oklahoma State

Career BestsRushing Yards .............................................. 21 at Kansas State (‘13)Rushing Attempts .......................................... 8 at Kansas State (‘13)Rushing Touchdowns .................................... 1 at Kansas State (‘13), ..................................................................................vs. Towson (‘14)Long Rush .......................................................... 14 vs. Alabama (‘14)Passing Attempts ................................... 50 vs. Oklahoma State (‘13)Passing Completions ..........................................37 at Maryland (‘14)Passing Yards ...................................................511 at Maryland (‘14)Passing Touchdowns ............................................4 at Maryland (‘14)Long Completion .....................................79 at Oklahoma State (‘14)

Trickett’s Passing StatisticsYear Games C/A Pct. Yards TD Int. Long 2014 11 281/419 .671 3285 18 10 792013 8 123/233 .528 1605 7 7 76Totals 19 404/652 .620 4890 25 17 79

•Opened the TCU game with a four-minute drive that ended with a 23-yard scoring toss to Mario Alford, his 18th TD pass of the season

•Threw for two scores at Oklahoma State, including career-long TD pass of 79 yards to Mario Alford

•Completed 23-of-35 passes for 322 yards and three touchdowns against No. 4 Baylor; long of 42 yards

•Threw for two scores in comeback win at Texas Tech, including a 56-yard connection with Jordan Thompson

•Finished with 302 yards on 20 completions against Kansas, including a 63-yard TD toss to Kevin White, the second-longest scoring play of 2014

•Threw for 376 yards on 25 completions against Oklahoma, including a sea-son-long68yardtouchdownpasstoKevinWhite;finishedwithtwopassingTDs

•NamedNationalOffensivePlayeroftheWeekbyWalterCampFootballFoun-dation and Athlon Sports for Maryland game performance.

•Finished with 511 passing yards at Maryland, the second-best single-game performance by a Mountaineer quarterback

•AtMaryland,becamefirstWVUQBsinceGenoSmithagainstBaylorin2012tothrow for at least 500 yards and four touchdowns in a single game

•Atleast20first-halfcompletionsinback-to-backgames(24vs.Towson,20atMaryland)

•Completed35passesagainstTowson,thebestnumberforaWVUQBsince2012

•Had24first-halfcompletionsagainsttheTigers,thebestforaWVUQBsince2012

• Completed 29 passes for then-career best 365 yards against Alabama

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2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ....................................................2 vs. OklahomaAssisted Tackles ..................................1 vs. Alabama; vs. OklahomaTotal Tackles ...............................................................3 vs. Oklahoma

Career HighsUnassisted Tackles ........................................... 7 vs. Iowa State (‘13)Assisted Tackles ............................................... 3 vs. Iowa State (‘13)Total Tackles .................................................... 10 vs. Iowa State (‘13)Tackles For Loss ............................................ 2.5 vs. Iowa State (‘13)Forced Fumbles ................................................ 1 vs. Iowa State (‘13)Pass Breakups .................................................. 1 vs. Iowa State (‘13)

2014 Single-Game BestsRushing Yards .......................................... 2 vs. Towson, at MarylandRushing Attempts .....................................1 vs. Towson, at Maryland Long Rush .................................................2 vs. Towson, at Maryland Receptions .......................................................................... 1(3 times)Receiving Yards .........................................................10 vs. AlabamaLong Reception ..........................................................10 vs. Alabama

Safety

Jeremy TYLERHeight: 5-11 Weight: 202Class: SophomorePrevious School: Martin Luther KingHometown: Lithonia, Ga.

242014 Notes•Has played in 20 career games and started one•Played in all 12 games in 2014•Used on 131 plays, including 57 on defense•Season-high 25 against Oklahoma•Season-high three tackles against Oklahoma•Season-high two solo stops against the Sooners

Tyler’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 12 6/2/8 0 0 0 0 0 02013 8 12/5/17 3/8 0 0 1 1 0Totals 20 18/7/25 3/8 0 0 1 1 0


Elijah WELLMANHeight: 6-2 Weight: 240Class: Redshirt FreshmanPrevious School: Spring ValleyHometown: Huntington, W.Va.

282014 Notes•Played in 11 games•Sawactionon195plays,including180offensiveplays•Season-high 40 plays against Oklahoma•SawfirstcollegiateactionagainstAlabama•First career rush against Towson•Finished with a 10-yard reception against the Tide

Wellman’s Rushing StatisticsYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 11 2 4 2.0 0 2

Wellman’s Receiving StatisticsYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 11 3 7 2.3 0 10

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Wide Receiver

Kevin WHITEHeight: 6-3 Weight: 210Class: SeniorPrevious School: Lackawanna CollegeHometown:Plainfield,N.J.

112014 Notes•FredBiletnikoffAwardFinalist•First Team All-America (AFCA, Sporting News, Athlon’s, CBS Sports, SBNation,

Sports On Earth)•Second Team All-America (USA Today, Walter Camp, College Sports Madness, AP, SI)•All-Big 12 First Team (AP, Coaches, ESPN.com) •Has played in 23 career games and started 21•Started all 12 games in 2014•Leads the Mountaineers in receiving with 102 catches for 1,318 yards and nine

touchdowns•Sawactionon969playsin2014,including963offensiveplays•Season-high 107 plays at Maryland•First player in the nation in 2014 to surpass 1,000 yards receiving •Walter Camp Second-Team All-American•MaxwellAwardSemifinalist•CBSSports.com Midseason All-American•SI.com Midseason All-American•Phil Steele Midseason All-American•Phil Steele Midseason All-Big 12 First Team•Ranks No. 4 in the NCAA in receiving yards, No. 5 in receiving yards per game; No.

1 in the Big 12 in receiving yards and No. 2 in receiving yards per game•Ranks No. 5 in the NCAA, No. 1 in the Big 12, in receptions per game•Ranks No. 3 in the Big 12 , No. 16 nationally, in receiving touchdowns•Ranks No. 10 in the Big 12, No. 73 nationally, in all-purpose yards•Eclipsedhis2013totalsinthefirstfourgames•Started season with seven straight 100-yard receiving games; was the longest-ac-

tive streak in the NCAA and a WVU record; streak broken at Oklahoma State•No. 2 on WVU’s single-season receiving list•No. 3 on WVU’s single-season reception chart; needs 12 catches to tie Steadman

Bailey and Tavon Austin (114, 2012) for the record •No. 8 on WVU’s career reception chart•Tied for No. 12 on WVU’s career list for touchdown receptions•No. 12 on WVU’s career receiving yards list•Owns the WVU senior class receiving record with 1,318 yards; previous record was

1,289 (Tavon Austin, 2012)•Ranks No. 2 on WVU’s senior class receptions list with 102 catches; needs 12

catches to match the record •Hauled in four catches for 48 yards at Iowa State, pushing his season receiving

total to 1,318 and giving him the WVU senior class receiving record •After a two-game drought, caught ninth TD of the season against Kansas State on

a seven-yard toss from Skyler Howard•School-record and game-high 16 catches for a game-high 132 yards at Texas•Made three catches at Oklahoma State count, catching game-opening 19-yard TD

reception•Had eight catches for 132 yards and two touchdowns against Baylor; long catch of 37 •Finished with 13 catches at Texas Tech, one short of the WVU record, for a game-

best 123 receiving yards•Owns four double-digit reception games for 2014•Had100yardsreceivingbytheendofthefirstquarteragainstKansasandfinished

with a game-best 132 yards•Day against Jayhawks including a 63-yard touchdown reception, giving him TD

catches of 60+ yards in consecutive games•PriortoKansasgame,caught10ormorepassesinthreestraightgames;first

Mountaineer since Tavon Austin in 2012 to have at least three consecutive games with 10 or more receptions (record is seven straight games by Austin)

•Finished with a game-best 173 receiving yards on 10 catches against Oklahoma, includingacareer-long68-yardreceptionfortheteam’sfirstscore;MarioAlfordalso had a 100-yard receiving game against OU, giving WVU back-to-back double 100-yardreceiversforthefirsttimesince2011

•Firstcareerdouble-digitreceptiongameagainstTowson;firstMountaineertocatch10 or more passes since 2012

•Career-high 216 receiving yards at Maryland was third-best single-game perfor-mance in Mountaineer history

•13 catches at Maryland was second-best single-game performance in WVU history •Onepartoftwo100-yardreceivers(Alford)againstMaryland;firstduotofinishwith

100+ receiving yards since 2012, and 15th pair in school history•Scoring catch at Maryland came on a career-long 44-yard reception•Caught a team-best nine catches for a game-best 143 yards against Alabama; both

marks were career highs•Day against Crimson Tide included a 19-yard touchdown reception

2014 Single-Game BestsReceptions ....................................................................... 16 at Texas Receiving Yards ........................................................216 at MarylandReceiving Touchdowns ....................................................2 vs. BaylorLong Reception ........................................................68 vs. Oklahoma

Career BestsReceptions ................................................................16 at Texas (‘14)Receiving Yards ................................................216 at Maryland (‘14)Receiving Touchdowns ....................2 at Baylor (‘13); vs. Baylor (‘14)Long Reception ................................................68 vs. Oklahoma (‘14)

White’s Receiving StatisticsYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 102 1318 12.9 9 682013 11 35 507 14.5 5 43Totals 23 137 1825 13.3 14 68

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2014 Single-Game BestsUnassisted Tackles ......................................................9 vs. AlabamaAssisted Tackles ..........................................................2 vs. AlabamaTotal Tackles ...............................................................11 vs. AlabamaTackles For Loss ................................................................ 1 (4 times)Interceptions ...................................................................... 1 (3 times)Pass Breakups ....................................................................2 vs. TCU

Career BestsUnassisted Tackles .............................................. 9 vs. Alabama (‘14)Assisted Tackles ............................................... 3 vs. Iowa State (‘13) Total Tackles ....................................................... 11 vs. Alabama (‘14)Tackles For Loss ................................................................ 1 (5 times)Interceptions ...................................................................... 1 (4 times)Pass Breakups ..............................2 vs. Maryland (‘13); vs. TCU (‘14)

Safety

Dayron WILSONHeight: 5-11 Weight: 199Class: Redshirt JuniorPrevious School: Lackawanna CollegeHometown: Woodbridge, Va.

252014 Notes•Adds depth at safety•Key members of special teams units•Has played in all 12 games•Has seen action on 172 plays, including 169 on special teams•Played season-high 23 plays against TCU•Recorded seven solo stops•Registered a season-high two solo stops at Maryland•Recorded a fumble recovery against Kansas State•Solo tackles against Maryland, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas Tech, Baylor and Texas

Cornerback

Daryl WORLEYHeight: 6-1 Weight: 198Class: SophomorePrevious School: William Penn CharterHometown: Philadelphia, Pa.

72014 Notes•All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)•Has played in 21 career games and started 15•Named Iron Mountaineer honoree (2014) for excellence in the weight room•Started all 10 games he played in during 2014•Fifth-leading tackler on the Mountaineer defense with 49 tackles, including 43

solo stops, four tackles for loss and four pass breakups•Team-leading three interceptions•Used on 743 plays, including 653 on defense•Season-high 91 plays at Iowa State•Tied for No. 7 in the Big 12 Conference in interceptions •No. 45 in the Big 12 in tackles•Had two solo tackles at Iowa State•RegisteredfivesolotacklesagainstKansasState•Finished with eight tackles at Texas, including seven solo tackles, one pass

breakup and an interception•Had four solo tackles and two pass breakups vs. TCU•Finishedwithfivetackles,includingfoursolosandoneforlossatOklahoma

State•Registeredsixtackles,includingfivesolostops,atackleforlossandapass

breakup at Texas Tech•Finished with four solo tackles at Maryland and had a tackle for loss•Had his third career interception at Maryland•Registered 11 tackles against Alabama, including a career-high nine solo stops

and a tackle for loss

Worley’s Defensive StatisticsYear GP T/A/TT TFL Sacks INT PB FF FR 2014 10 43/6/49 4/12 0 3/13 4 0 02013 11 36/9/45 3/6 0 1 5 0 0Totals 21 79/15/94 7/18 0 4/14 9 0 0

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Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend. ^ Aug. 30, 2014 vs. #2 Alabama L/23-33 0-1-0 0-0-0 3:29 70,502Sept. 6, 2014 Towson W/54-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 3:12 56,414Sept. 13, 2014 at Maryland W/40-37 2-1-0 0-0-0 3:40 48,154*Sept.20, 2014 #4 Oklahoma L/33-45L 2-2-0 0-1-0 3:46 61,908*Oct. 4, 2014 Kansas W/33-14 3-2-0 1-1-0 3:35 52,164*Oct. 11, 2014 at Texas Tech W/37-34 4-2-0 2-1-0 3:42 58,502*Oct. 18, 2014 #4 Baylor W/41-27 5-2-0 3-1-0 3:59 60,758*Oct. 25, 2014 at Oklahoma State W/34-10 6-2-0 4-1-0 3:22 59,124*Nov. 1, 2014 #10 TCU L/30-31 6-3-0 4-2-0 3:26 61,190*Nov. 8, 2014 at Texas L/16-33 6-4-0 4-3-0 3:29 95,714*Nov. 20, 2014 #12 Kansas State L/20-26 6-5-0 4-4-0 3:41 47,683*Nov. 29, 2014 at Iowa State W/37-24 7-5-0 5-4-0 3:28 50,059^ Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Atlanta, Ga. * Big 12 Game

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TEAM STATISTICS WVU OPPSCORING 398 314 Points Per Game 33.2 26.2 Points Off Turnovers 40 123FIRST DOWNS 316 229 Rushing 119 85 Passing 164 122 Penalty 33 22RUSHING YARDAGE 2,250 1,951 Yards gained rushing 2,548 2,219 Yards lost rushing 298 268 Rushing Attempts 531 454 Average Per Rush 4.2 4.3 Average Per Game 187.5 162.6 TDs Rushing 18 18PASSING YARDAGE 3,775 2,712 Comp./Att./Int. 320/489/10 219/420/11 Average Per Pass 7.7 6.5 Average Per Catch 11.8 12.4 Average Per Game 314.6 226.0 TDs Passing 23 14TOTAL OFFENSE 6,025 4,663 Total Plays 1,020 874 Average Per Play 5.9 5.3 Average Per Game 502.1 388.6KICK RETURNS: No./Yards 40/937 42/921PUNT RETURNS: No./Yards 25/81 16/230INT RETURNS: No./Yards 11/71 10/110KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.4 21.9PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3.2 14.4INT RETURN AVERAGE 6.5 11.0FUMBLES/LOST 27/18 12/2PENALTIES/Yards 78/712 100/970 Average Per Game 59.3 80.8PUNTS/Yards 52/2,210 85/3,573 Average Per Punt 42.5 42.0 Net punt average 37.3 38.5KICKOFFS/Yards 76/4,677 67/4,080 Average Per Kick 61.5 60.9 Net kick average 39.6 37.2

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:10 29:503RD-DOWN Conversions 92/210 59/191 3rd-Down Pct. 44% 31%4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/20 6/21 4th-Down Pct. 45% 29%SACKS BY/Yards 18/123 28/205MISC YARDS 0 22TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 45 36FIELD GOALS/ATTEMPTS 27/36 20/24ON-SIDE KICKS 1/4 0/1RED-ZONE SCORES (37-46) 80% (30-36) 83%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (25-46) 54% (20-36) 56%PAT/ATTEMPTS (43-43) 100% (36-36) 100%

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Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total West Virginia 97 123 68 110 398Opponents 68 116 74 56 314

RUSHING GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg./G Shell, Rushel 11 164 796 30 766 4.7 7 54 69.6Smallwood, Wendell 12 140 657 12 645 4.6 2 25 53.8Smith, Dreamius 12 79 462 8 454 5.7 5 62 37.8Buie, Andrew 11 55 239 7 232 4.2 2 26 21.1Howard, Skyler 3 12 116 9 107 8.9 0 24 35.7Garrison, Dustin 10 20 96 4 92 4.6 0 28 9.2Thompson, Jordan 12 5 44 4 40 8.0 0 29 3.3Crest, William 1 5 33 6 27 5.4 1 13 27.0Alford, Mario 12 2 19 5 14 7.0 0 19 1.2Clay, Cody 12 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.3Wellman, Elijah 11 2 4 0 4 2.0 0 2 0.4TEAM 12 4 0 29 -29 -7.2 0 0 -2.6Trickett, Clint 11 42 78 184 -106 -2.5 1 14 -9.6Total 12 531 2,548 298 2,250 4.2 18 62 187.5Opponents 12 454 2,219 268 1,951 4.3 18 75 162.6

PASSING GP Effic. Comp./Att./Int. Pct. Yards TD Long Avg./G Trickett, Clint 11 142.32 281/419/10 67.1 3,285 18 79 298.6Howard, Skyler 3 143.19 36/65/0 55.4 483 5 53 161.0Crest, William 1 89.70 3/4/0 75.0 7 0 9 7.0TEAM 12 0.00 0/1/0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 12 141.72 320/489/10 65.4 3,775 23 79 314.6Opponents 12 112.14 219/420/11 52.1 2,712 14 77 226.0

RECEIVING GP No. Yards Avg. TD Long Avg./G White, Kevin 12 102 1,318 12.9 9 68 109.8Alford, Mario 12 62 888 14.3 10 79 74.0Thompson, Jordan 12 46 514 11.2 2 56 42.8Smallwood, Wendell 12 30 321 10.7 0 50 26.8Shorts, Daikiel 12 24 346 14.4 2 29 28.8Shell, Rushel 11 19 131 6.9 0 19 11.9Smith, Dreamius 12 10 33 3.3 0 13 2.8Clay, Cody 12 7 65 9.3 0 21 5.4Buie, Andrew 11 6 71 11.8 0 42 6.5Myers, KJ 12 4 15 3.8 0 5 1.2Gibson, Shelton 11 3 13 4.3 0 9 1.2Wellman, Elijah 11 3 7 2.3 0 10 0.6Davis, Vernon 9 2 38 19.0 0 26 4.2Garrison, Dustin 10 2 15 7.5 0 13 1.5Total 12 320 3,775 11.8 23 79 314.6Opponents 12 219 2,712 12.4 14 77 226.0

PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. TD Long Thompson, Jordan 12 52 4.3 0 30Davis, Vernon 6 21 3.5 0 16Alford, Mario 2 -11 -5.5 0 0Myers, Jaylon 2 -1 -0.5 0 0Worley, Daryl 1 -1 -1.0 0 0Shell, Rushel 1 3 3.0 0 3Harper, Jarrod 1 18 18.0 0 0Total 25 81 3.2 0 30Opponents 16 230 14.4 3 76

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yards Avg. TD Long Worley, Daryl 3 13 4.3 0 9Henry, Dravon 2 53 26.5 1 52Dillon, KJ 2 0 0.0 0 0Tonkery, Wes 1 0 0.0 0 0Joseph, Karl 1 0 0.0 0 0Rumph, Ricky 1 5 5.0 0 5Chestnut, Terrell 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 11 71 6.5 1 52Opponents 10 110 11.0 0 29

KICK RETURNS No. Yards Avg. TD Long Alford, Mario 22 609 27.7 2 100Gibson, Shelton 11 220 20.0 0 42Shell, Rushel 3 61 20.3 0 29Buie, Andrew 1 17 17.0 0 17Myers, KJ 1 8 8.0 0 8Smallwood, Wendell 1 9 9.0 0 9Thompson, Jordan 1 13 13.0 0 13Total 40 937 23.4 2 100Opponents 42 921 21.9 1 100

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yards Avg. TD Long Chestnut, Terrell 1 35 35.0 1 35Total 1 35 35.0 1 35Opponents 2 13 6.5 0 7

|------ PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Safety Points Lambert, Josh 0 27-36 41-41 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 122Alford, Mario 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 72White, Kevin 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54Shell, Rushel 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Smith, Dreamius 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Smallwood, Wendell 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Buie, Andrew 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Shorts, Daikiel 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Thompson, Jordan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Crest, William 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Trickett, Clint 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 6Henry, Dravon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Chestnut, Terrell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2 4Molina, Mike 0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2Total 45 27-36 43-43 0-0 0 0-2 0 2 398Opponents 36 20-24 36-36 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 314

TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg./G Trickett, Clint 11 461 -106 3,285 3,179 289.0Shell, Rushel 11 164 766 0 766 69.6Smallwood, Wendell 12 140 645 0 645 53.8Howard, Skyler 3 77 107 483 590 196.7Smith, Dreamius 12 79 454 0 454 37.8Buie, Andrew 11 55 232 0 232 21.1Garrison, Dustin 10 20 92 0 92 9.2Thompson, Jordan 12 5 40 0 40 3.3Crest, William 1 9 27 7 34 34.0Alford, Mario 12 2 14 0 14 1.2Wellman, Elijah 11 2 4 0 4 0.4Clay, Cody 12 1 4 0 4 0.3TEAM 12 5 -29 0 -29 -2.6Total 12 1,020 2,250 3,775 6,025 502.1Opponents 12 874 1,951 2,712 4,663 388.6

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blkd. Lambert, Josh 27-36 75.0 1-1 7-7 4-5 11-18 4-5 55 2

FG SEQUENCE West Virginia OPPONENTS Alabama (20),47,(42),(41) (47),(41),(27),(45)Towson (19),34 -Maryland 43,(47) (46),(41),(30)Oklahoma (54),(31) (42)Kansas (42),(25),(43),47,(53) -Texas Tech (42),(38),47,(55) (21),(25)Baylor (54),(24) (38),(34)Oklahoma State (39),(43) (40),36TCU (21),(44),(23) (37)Texas (22),53,40 46,(39)Kansas State (47),40,(25) (36),34,(44),(19),22,(32)Iowa State 49,(46),(32),(43) (34)Numbers in (parentheses) indicate made field goal.


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PUNTING No. Yards Avg. Long TB FC I-20 Blkd. O’Toole, Nick 52 2,210 42.5 59 2 20 23 0Total 52 2,210 42.5 59 2 20 23 0Opponents 85 3,573 42.0 71 11 21 26 1

KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Retnd. Net Yd.Ln. Molinari, Mike 76 4,677 61.5 30 2 Total 76 4,677 61.5 30 2 921 39.6 25Opponents 67 4080 60.9 26 0 937 37.2 27

ALL-PURPOSE GP Rush Rec. PR KOR IR Total Avg./G. Alford, Mario 12 14 888 -11 609 0 1,500 125.0White, Kevin 12 0 1318 0 0 0 1,318 109.8Smallwood, Wendell 12 645 321 0 9 0 975 81.2Shell, Rushel 11 766 131 3 61 0 961 87.4Thompson, Jordan 12 40 514 52 13 0 619 51.6Smith, Dreamius 12 454 33 0 0 0 487 40.6Shorts, Daikiel 12 0 346 0 0 0 346 28.8Buie, Andrew 11 232 71 0 17 0 320 29.1Gibson, Shelton 11 0 13 0 220 0 233 21.2Howard, Skyler 3 107 0 0 0 0 107 35.7Garrison, Dustin 10 92 15 0 0 0 107 10.7Clay, Cody 12 4 65 0 0 0 69 5.8Davis, Vernon 9 0 38 21 0 0 59 6.6Henry, Dravon 12 0 0 0 0 53 53 4.4Crest, William 1 27 0 0 0 0 27 27.0Myers, KJ 12 0 15 0 8 0 23 1.9Harper, Jarrod 12 0 0 18 0 0 18 1.5Worley, Daryl 10 0 0 -1 0 13 12 1.2Wellman, Elijah 11 4 7 0 0 0 11 1.0Rumph, Ricky 12 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.4Myers, Jaylon 9 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -0.1TEAM 12 -29 0 0 0 0 -29 -2.6Trickett, Clint 11 -106 0 0 0 0 -106 -9.6Total 12 2,250 3,775 81 937 71 7,114 592.8Opponents 12 1,951 2,712 230 921 110 5,924 493.7

3rd-Down ConversionsDate Opponent Overall 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Aug. 30 vs Alabama 5-14/35.7% 1-3/33.3% 3-4/75.0% 1-3/33.3% 0-4/0.0%Sep. 6 Towson 12-17/70.6% 4-5/80.0% 4-5/80.0% 3-4/75.0% 1-3/33.3%Sep. 13 at Maryland 11-24/45.8% 2-5/40.0% 2-6/33.3% 4-5/80.0% 3-8/37.5%Sep. 20 Oklahoma 7-15/46.7% 1-4/25.0% 2-4/50.0% 1-3/33.3% 3-4/75.0%Oct. 4 Kansas 8-17/47.1% 1-4/25.0% 2-4/50.0% 4-5/80.0% 1-4/25.0%Oct. 11 at Texas Tech 12-22/54.5% 2-5/40.0% 5-7/71.4% 1-3/33.3% 4-7/57.1%Oct. 18 Baylor 6-15/40.0% 2-6/33.3% 2-3/66.7% 1-3/33.3% 1-3/33.3%Oct. 25 at OSU 9-18/50.0% 0-2/0.0% 2-5/40.0% 5-7/71.4% 2-4/50.0%Nov. 1 TCU 6-19/31.6% 4-7/57.1% 1-5/20.0% 1-4/25.0% 0-3/0.0%Nov. 8 at Texas 3-17/17.6% 2-5/40.0% 0-4/0.0% 0-5/0.0% 1-3/33.3%Nov. 20 Kansas State 6-16/37.5% 3-5/60.0% 1-4/25.0% 2-2/100.0% 0-5/0.0%Nov. 29 at Iowa State 7-16/43.8% 2-4/50.0% 2-4/50.0% 0-2/0.0% 3-6/50.0% West Virginia 92-210/43.8% 24-55/43.6% 26-55/47.3% 23-46/50.0% 19-54/35.2% Opponents 59-191/30.9% 21-44/47.7% 16-50/32.0% 9-43/20.9% 13-54/24.1%

4th-Down Conversions Date Opponent Overall 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Aug 30 vs Alabama 0-1/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-1/0.0%Sep 6 Towson 1-2/50.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-1/0.0% 1-1/100.0%Sep 13 at Maryland 2-4/50.0% 2-2/100.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-1/0.0% 0-1/0.0%Sep 20 Oklahoma 0-1/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-1/0.0%Oct 04 Kansas 0-1/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-1/0.0%Oct 11 at Texas Tech 1-2/50.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-1/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 1-1/100.0%Oct 18 Baylor 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0%Oct 25 at OSU 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0%Nov. 1 TCU 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0%Nov 08 at Texas 3-5/60.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 3-4/75.0% 0-1/0.0%Nov 20 Kansas State 2-3/66.7% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 2-3/66.7%Nov 29 at Iowa State 0-1/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-0/0.0% 0-1/0.0% West Virginia 9-20/45.0% 2-2/100.0% 0-1/0.0% 3-6/50.0% 4-11/36.4% Opponents 6-21/28.6% 1-3/33.3% 0-2/0.0% 2-4/50.0% 3-12/25.0%

Time of PossessionDate Opponent Overall 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Aug. 30 vs Alabama 22:13 6:12 4:38 6:31 4:52Sep. 6 Towson 35:31 8:05 9:19 9:04 9:03Sep. 13 at Maryland 34:46 9:06 6:58 9:45 8:57Sep. 20 Oklahoma 26:16 5:57 7:07 6:05 7:07Oct. 4 Kansas 30:51 6:51 7:37 6:28 9:55Oct. 11 at Texas Tech 30:13 8:06 7:56 5:18 8:53Oct. 18 Baylor 30:43 8:08 8:05 6:46 7:44Oct. 25 at OSU 33:39 6:51 8:23 12:09 6:16Nov. 1 TCU 33:05 12:06 8:16 7:36 5:07Nov. 8 at Texas 31:46 6:59 7:37 8:42 8:28Nov. 20 Kansas State 28:27 7:07 8:11 6:26 6:43Nov. 29 at Iowa State 24:34 6:21 6:15 3:38 8:20 West Virginia 362:04/30:10 91:49/7:39 90:22/7:31 88:28/7:22 91:25/7:37 Opponents 357:56/29:49 88:11/7:20 89:38/7:28 91:32/7:37 88:35/7:22

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|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |---Fumbles---| Blkd. DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yards No./Yards Int./Yards PBU Rcv./Yards FF Kick Safety 35 Kwiatkoski, Nick 12 67 29 96 10.5/20 - - 4 - - - -8 Joseph, Karl 12 55 27 82 4/10 - 1/0 3 - 2 - -37 Tonkery, Wes 11 39 23 62 8/40 2.5/28 1/0 4 - - - -9 Dillon, KJ 12 38 19 57 7.5/18 0.5/4 2/0 6 - - - -7 Worley, Daryl 10 43 6 49 4/12 - 3/13 4 - - - -36 Petteway, Shaq 12 30 7 37 4/10 1/4 - 2 - - - -6 Henry, Dravon 12 28 9 37 1/3 - 2/53 1 - - - -2 Golson, Brandon 12 23 11 34 6/23 3.5/18 - - - 1 - -93 Rose, Kyle 12 18 15 33 1/1 - - - - - 1 -16 Chestnut, Terrell 11 22 10 32 - - 1/0 5 1/35 1 - -97 Nwachukwu, Noble 12 19 12 31 6.5/16 0.5/2 - 4 - - - -20 Muldrow, Edward 12 22 6 28 4/10 1.5/6 - 2 - - - -4 Riddick, Shaq 12 23 3 26 10/52 7/47 - - - - - -34 Banks, Ishmael 8 17 2 19 - - - 1 - - - -14 Rumph, Ricky 12 13 4 17 - - 1/5 - - - - -99 Hyman, Dontrill 9 5 11 16 2.5/9 0.5/5 - - - - - -31 Bruce, Isaiah 11 11 4 15 3.5/11 - - 1 - - - -95 Brown, Christian 11 8 6 14 - - - 1 - - - -22 Harper, Jarrod 12 9 4 13 1/9 1/9 - - - - 1 -25 Wilson, Dayron 12 7 1 8 - - - - 1/0 - - -24 Tyler, Jeremy 12 6 2 8 - - - - - - - -30 Arndt, Justin 12 6 2 8 - - - - - 1 - -27 Myers, Jaylon 9 6 1 7 - - - - - - - -17 Benton, Al-Rasheed 12 3 3 6 - - - - - - - -45 Kinsey, Eric 9 2 3 5 1/7 - - - - - - -3 Christian, Cullen 12 4 1 5 - - - - - - - -1 Gibson, Shelton 11 5 0 5 - - - - - - - -26 Bell, Travis 3 2 2 4 - - - - - - - -49 Howard, Darrien 7 2 2 4 0.5/0 - - - - - - -92 Lewis, Jon 7 2 1 3 - - - - - - - -53 Preston, Xavier 8 1 1 2 - - - - - - - -47 Snow, Jewone 12 1 1 2 - - - - - - - -43 Walters, Sean 5 2 0 2 - - - - - - - -11 White, Kevin 12 2 0 2 - - - - - - - -9 Trickett, Clint 11 2 0 2 - - - - - - - -13 Buie, Andrew 11 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -87 DePalma, John 12 1 0 1 1/1 - - - - - - -4 Smallwood, Wendell 12 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -48 Molinari, Mike 12 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -38 Kyeremeh, Nana 3 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -52 Grose, Tanner 1 1 0 1 - - - - - - - 10 Thompson, Jordan 12 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -96 Arndt, Darren 1 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -91 O’Toole, Nick 12 1 0 1 - - - - - - - - TEAM 12 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 2 Total 12 552 228 780 76/252 18/123 11/71 38 2/35 5 2 2 Opponents 12 - - - - 28/205 10/110 40 18/13 17 2 1

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 27 Shell, Rushel at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Yards Rushing 146 Shell, Rushel at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)TD Rushes 2 Shell, Rushel at Texas Tech (Oct. 11, 2014)Long Rush 62 Smith, Dreamius at Texas (Nov. 8, 2014)Pass attempts 49 Trickett, Clint at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014); Trickett, Clint at Texas (Nov. 8, 2014)Pass completions 37 Trickett, Clint at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Yards Passing 511 Trickett, Clint at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)TD Passes 4 Trickett, Clint at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Long Pass 79 Trickett, Clint at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Receptions 16 White, Kevin at Texas (Nov. 8, 2014)Yards Receiving 216 White, Kevin at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)TD Receptions 2 Alford, Mario at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014); White, Kevin vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014); Alford, Mario at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Long Reception 79 Alford, Mario at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Field Goals 4 Lambert, Josh vs. Kansas (Oct. 4, 2014)Long Field Goal 55 Lambert, Josh at Texas Tech (Oct. 11, 2014)Punts 7 O’Toole, Nick at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014); O’Toole, Nick vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Punting Average 45.4 O’Toole, Nick vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Long Punt 59 O’Toole, Nick vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Punts inside 20 5 O’Toole, Nick at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Long Punt Return 30 Thompson, Jordan vs. Towson (Sept. 6, 2014)Long Kickoff Return 100 Alford, Mario vs. Alabama (Aug. 30, 2014)Tackles 18 Joseph, Karl vs. Alabama (Aug. 30, 2014)Sacks 3.0 Riddick, Shaq vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)Tackles For Loss 4.0 Riddick, Shaq vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)Interceptions 2 Henry, Dravon at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)

TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 59 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Yards Rushing 285 at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Yards Per Rush 7.5 at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)TD Rushes 5 vs. Towson (Sept. 6, 2014)Pass attempts 49 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014); at Texas (Nov. 8, 2014)Pass completions 38 vs. Towson (Sept. 06, 2014)Yards Passing 511 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Yards Per Pass 10.4 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)TD Passes 4 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Total Plays 108 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Total Offense 694 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Yards Per Play 7.2 at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Points 54 vs. Towson (Sept. 6, 2014)Sacks By 4 vs. Towson (Sept. 6, 2014); vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)First Downs 33 vs. Towson (Sept. 6, 2014); at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014); vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)Penalties 14 vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)Penalty Yards 138 vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)Turnovers 5 vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Interceptions By 2 at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014); at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Punts 7 at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014); vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Punting Average 45.4 vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Long Punt 59 vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Punts Inside 20 5 at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Long Punt Return 30 vs. Towson (Sept. 6, 2014)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 34 Perine, Samaje, vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014)Yards Rushing 242 Perine, Samaje, vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014)

TD Rushes 4 Perine, Samaje, vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014)Long Rush 75 Brown, C.J. at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Pass attempts 50 Richardson, Sam, at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Pass completions 28 Webb, Davis, at Texas Tech (Oct. 11, 2014)Yards Passing 400 Waters, Jake, vs. Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)TD Passes 3 Webb, Davis, at Texas Tech (Oct. 11, 2014)Long Pass 77 Brown, C.J. at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Receptions 12 Cooper, Amari vs. Alabama (Aug. 30, 2014)Yards Receiving 196 Lockett, Tyler, vs. Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)TD Receptions 2 Lauderdale, Devin, at Texas Tech (Oct. 11, 2014)Long Reception 77 Diggs, Stefon, at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Field Goals 4 Griffith, Adam, vs. Alabama (Aug. 30, 2014); McCrane, Matthew, vs. Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)Long Field Goal 47 Griffith, Adam, vs. Alabama (Aug. 30, 2014)Punts 14 Pardula, Trevor, vs. Kansas (Oct. 04, 2014)Punting Average 52.6 Smith, Kip, at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Long Punt 71 Smith, Kip, at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Punts Inside 20 4 Roth, Spencer, vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014); Smith, Kip, at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014); Perry, Ethan, vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Long Punt Return 76 Harwell, Nick, vs. Kansas (Oct. 4, 2014)Long Kickoff Return 100 Ross, Alex, vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014)Tackles 20 Sterns, Jordan, at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Sacks 3.0 Reed, Cedric, at Texas (Nov. 8, 2014)Tackles For Loss 4.0 Reed, Cedric, at Texas (Nov. 8, 2014)Interceptions 1 Likely, William, at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014); Hayes, Quentin, vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014); Sanchez, Zack, vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014); Johnson, Isaiah, vs. Kansas (Oct. 4, 2014); Howard, Xavien, vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014); Hackett, Chris, vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014); Dawson, Paul, vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014); Diggs, Quandre, at Texas (Nov. 8, 2014); Evans, Randall, vs. Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014); Barnett, Dante, vs. Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 49 vs Alabama (Aug. 30, 2014)Yards Rushing 301 vs Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014)Yards Per Rush 6.5 vs Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014)TD Rushes 4 vs Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014)Pass attempts 50 at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Pass completions 8 at Texas Tech (Oct. 11, 2014)Yards Passing 400 vs Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)Yards Per Pass 11.8 vs Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)TD Passes 3 at Texas Tech (Oct. 11, 2014)Total Plays 90 at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Total Offense 565 at Texas Tech (Oct. 11, 2014)Yards Per Play 6.9 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Points 45 vs Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014)Sacks By 4 at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014); vs Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)First Downs 30 vs Alabama (Aug. 30, 2014)Penalties 18 vs Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)Penalty Yards 215 vs Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)Turnovers 2 at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014); vs TCU (Nov. 1, 2014); vs Kansas State (Nov 20, 2014); at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Interceptions By 2 vs Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014); vs TCU (Nov. 1, 2014); vs Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)Punts 14 vs Kansas (Oct. 04, 2014)Punting Average 52.6 at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Long Punt 71 at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Punts Inside 20 4 vs Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014); at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014); vs TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Long Punt Return 76 vs Kansas (Oct. 4, 2014)

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Game 1Game 1 ATLANTA, Ga.

(Aug. 30, 2014)

No. 2/2 Alabama ...................................33West Virginia ........................................ 23

Scoring and Statistical Summary 1 2 3 4 F West Virginia 3 14 3 3 23Alabama 3 17 10 3 33 1st WVU Josh Lambert 20 FG UA Adam Griffith 47 FG2nd UA T.J. Yeldon 15 rush (Griffith kick) WVU Kevin White 19 pass from Clint Trickett (Lambert kick) UA Yeldon 1 rush (Griffith kick) WVU Mario Alford 100 kickoff return (Lambert kick) UA Griffith 41 FG 3rd UA Derrick Henry 19 rush (Griffith kick) WVU Lambert 42 FG UA Griffith 27 FG4th WVU Lambert 41 FG UA Griffith 45 FG

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First Downs 22 30Rushes/Yards 24/28 49/288 Passing Yardage 365 250Passes 29/45/0 24/33/1Punts 4/175/43.8 2/101/50.5Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0Return Yardage 155 98Penalties/Yards 6/55 7/49Time of Possession 22:13 37:47

WVU RUSHING: Shell 10-38; WVU PASSING: Trickett 29-45-0-365; WVU RECEIVING: White 9-143, Smallwood 6-73, Thompson 5-62, Alford 5-54; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Joseph 18 (1/0), Worley 11 (1/0), Kwaitkoski 11; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Worley.

UA RUSHING: Yeldon 23-126, Henry 17-113; UA PASSING: Sims 24-33-1-250; UA RECEIVING: Cooper 12-130, White 6-73; UA TACKLES (TFL/QS): Collins 8, Jones 7, Foster 7 (1/0); UA INTERCEPTIONS: None.

Attendance - 70,502

West Virginia went into the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game against No. 2 Alabama as more than a 25-point underdog, but the Mountaineers held their own in a 33-23 win by the Crimson Tide. Missed opportunities hurt both sides, especially West Virginia, but the Mountaineers refused to roll over for the Tide. WVU senior receiver Kevin White was spectacular on the national stage with nine catches for 143 yards and one touchdown. The totals were a career high for White and the second 100-yard receiving effort of his career. West Virginia quarterback Clint Trickett got the afternoon started on the right foot, engineering a 14-play, 79-yard scoring drive on the game’s opening possession. The drive stalled at the Alabama three, and kicker Josh Lambert put the first points on the board of the 2014 season with a 20-yard field goal. Alabama answered with the next 10 points behind a 47-yard field goal from Adam Griffith and a 15-yard touchdown run by T.J. Yeldon for a 10-3 Tide advantage. Trickett was sharp for most of the day and brought the Mountaineers back to tie the game at 10-10, when he hit White for a 19-yard scoring toss in the corner of the end zone to finish off an impressive nine-play, 75- yard drive. The final 2:00 of the half was a flurry of action as Alabama regained the lead with 1:57 left, when Yeldon scored his second touchdown. However, West Virginia answered right back with a 100-yard kickoff return from Mario Alford to knot the game again at 17-17. The only problem with Alford’s score was that he left too much time on the clock (1:31), and Alabama capitalized. The Tide drove 50 yards in the final 1:31 and took a 20-17 lead at the half behind a 41-yard field goal from Griffith. Third quarter action saw the Tide add a Derrick Henry 19-yard touchdown run to open up a 10-point lead at 27-17. Once again, just like in the first half, Alabama had a chance to break the game open, but the Mountaineers would not go away. A game of field goals between the two kickers ensued the rest of the way, as the two teams combined for four field goals in the final quarter and a half. WVU answered with a 42-yard Lambert field goal to cut the deficit to seven, 27-20, with 4:59 left in the third. Alabama answered with the final score of the quarter coming at the 1:27 mark as Griffith converted from 27-yards away. West Virginia could not take advantage of a Daryl Worley interception in the fourth quarter, and several dropped passes would come back to haunt them and to end scoring opportunities. The Mountaineers put their final points on the board with 13:37 left in the game, on Lambert’s 41-yard field goal, which gave him three for the game, and closed WVU’s deficit to seven at 30-23. But Griffith added his fourth field goal in the game with 8:07 left. His 45-yard effort ended the game’s scoring, gave him a 4-3 advantage over Lambert in the field goal department and put the final score at 33-23 in favor of the Crimson Tide. Along with White’s impressive numbers for West Virginia, Trickett was strong with 365 yards passing on 29 completions. Wendell Smallwood added 73 yards receiving and Jordan Thompson had five catches for 62 yards. A trio of defenders led the Mountaineer defense behind Karl Joseph’s 18 tackles, followed by 11 stops each from Worley and Nick Kwaitkoski. Crimson Tide quarterback Blake Sims finished with 250 yards passing, while Yeldon and Henry led the ground game with a 126 and 113 yards. Amari Cooper was Alabama’s top receiver with 12 catches for 130 yards. Landon Collins led the Tide defense with eight stops. It was the first meeting ever between the two schools, and a crowd of 70,502 packed the Georgia Dome for the meeting between teams from the SEC and Big 12 Conferences.

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Game 2Game 2MORGANTOWN, W.Va.

(Sept. 6, 2014)

West Virginia ....................................54Towson ....................................................... 0GA

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West Virginia gained its first win of the 2014 season with a 54-0 shutout of Towson in front of 56,414 fans at Milan Puskar Stadium. WVU’s 54 points were its most since the final regular-season game of 2012, and the shutout marked the first by a Mountaineer defense since the opening game of the 2010 season. Senior quarterback Clint Trickett was impressive with only three incomplete passes in the first half and five total for the game. Trickett’s final numbers stood at 35-of-40 for 348 yards and two touchdowns. The 348 passing yards marked the third straight 300-plus passing performance for Trickett dating back to the final game of the 2013 season. The blowout win saw the Mountaineers run 33 more plays that the Tigers, enabling the home team to win the first-down battle by a 33-7 count. The Mountaineers started strong with their foot on the gas and never looked back. The game’s opening possession saw West Virginia march 68 yards in 13 plays to grab a 7-0 lead, behind a Wendell Smallwood one-yard rush. Before the quarter ended, West Virginia was back on the board with a 19-yard field goal by Josh Lambert. In the second quarter, the Mountaineers added 21 points to take a 31-0 lead at the half. Tailback Rushel Shell punched in a two-yard run for a score at the 9:04 mark, which was his first as a Mountaineer. West Virginia’s next possession ended with a one-yard scoring toss from Trickett to receiver Mario Alford. Highlighting the 64-yard drive was a 25-yard completion from Trickett to Smallwood. The Mountaineers closed the first half scoring with just under a minute to play, when Trickett rushed in from five yards out to finish off a 55-yard drive. Despite the big lead, West Virginia refused to let up. After holding Towson on its first drive of the third quarter, Trickett went to the air again and found junior receiver Jordan Thompson for a 19-yard touchdown pass. The 75-yard scoring drive took just six plays and upped the WVU lead to 38-0. That advantage increased to 40-0 before the end of the third, when defensive lineman Shaq Riddick sacked Tiger quarterback Connor Frazier in the end zone for a safety at the 3:59 mark. The Mountaineers played many players in the blowout victory, and one of those was highly touted true freshman quarterback William Crest, Jr. Crest gave the Mountaineers a 47-0 lead with 12:04 left on his four-yard run, as he engi-neered an 11-play, 59-yard drive. West Virginia finished out the scoring with 6:27 remaining, as tailback Andrew Buie scored on a three-yard touchdown run. Buie made the most of his playing opportunity with nine rushes in the second half for 70 yards with a long carry of 26. Buie finished with a 7.8-yard per carry average. In the game, a total of 10 players ran the ball for West Virginia, and 11 caught at least one pass. Aside from Trickett’s outstanding performance, Shell finished with 71 yards rushing and a 5.1-yards per carry average. Receiver Kevin White hauled in his second straight 100-yard receiving game of the season with 10 catches for 101 yards. Aside from his touchdown catch, Thompson added 52 yards to the receiving totals. West Virginia’s defensive effort was led by senior Wes Tonkery with five tack-les, followed by Isaiah Bruce with four. Towson’s rough day at the office showed in its individual numbers. Darius Vic-tor topped the Tiger rushing attack with 29 yards. Andre Dessenberg had 30 yards receiving, and the Tiger defense was led by Donnell Lewis and Chris Carpenter, who combined for 27 tackles. Final numbers in the game showed West Virginia with 251 yards rushing and 355 passing for an impressive 606 yards of total offense. Towson’s final numbers stood at 42 yards rushing and 80 passing for 122 yards of total offense. The 54-point margin of victory was the most for the Mountaineers since an 80-7 victory over Rutgers in 2001. The win gave West Virginia an 87-18-6 all-time record in season home openers, while Coach Dana Holgorsen improved to 4-0 in home openers. The Mountaineers are now 15-0 all-time against schools in the FCS.

Scoring and Statistical Summary 1 2 3 4 F Towson 0 0 0 0 0West Virginia 10 21 9 14 54 1st WVU Wendell Smallwood 1 rush (Josh Lambert) WVU Lambert 19 FG2nd WVU Rushel Shell 2 rush (Lambert kick) WVU Mario Alford 1 pass from Clint Trickett (Lambert kick) WVU Trickett 5 rush (Lambert kick)3rd WVU Jordan Thompson 19 pass from Trickett (Lambert kick) WVU Team Safety4th WVU William Crest 4 rush (Mike Molina kick) WVU Andrew Buie 3 rush (Molina kick)

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WVU RUSHING: Shell 14-71, Buie 9-70; WVU PASSING: Trickett 35-40-0-348; WVU RECEIVING: White 10-101, Thompson 5-52; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Tonkery 5 (1/1), Bruce 4 (1/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: None.

TU RUSHING: Victor 8-27, Berney 5-19; TU PASSING: Frazier 7-17-0-60; TU RECEIV-ING: Joseph 3-13, Dessenberg 2-30; TU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Lewis 15 (1/0), Carpenter 12; TU INTERCEPTIONS: None.

Attendance - 56,414

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2 Game 3Game 3 COLLEGE PARK, Md.

(Sept. 13, 2014)

West Virginia ....................................40Maryland ................................................. 37

Josh Lambert’s 47-yard field goal as time expired proved to be the game-winner, as West Virginia won a wild game at Maryland by a 40-37 count. The Mountaineers turned in an offensive showcase with 108 total plays and 694 yards of total offense. Leading the way was senior quarterback Clint Trickett with 37 completions on 49 attempts for 511 yards and four touchdowns. The passing yards were the second-most in school history, and the performance earned Trickett the Walter Camp and Athlon National Player of the Week honors. Joining Trickett in the offensive fun was senior receiver Kevin White with a carrer-high 13 catches for 216 yards, were the third-most yards ever for a WVU receiver. Teammate Mario Alford finished with 11 catches for 131 yards and two touchdowns. As it turned out, West Virginia needed every yard, catch and score it could get against the Terrapins, who would not go away and fought from behind for most of the day. The Mountaineers grabbed the lead on the game’s opening possession, when Rushel Shell’s one-yard run ended a 75-yard drive. The big play in the drive was a 50-yard completion from Trickett to Wendell Smallwood. The Maryland deficit expanded to 14-0, before the end of the first quarter, as Trickett connected with Alford for a 43-yard touchdown pass to put the finishing touches on an 80-yard drive. The Terps cracked the scoreboard at the 12:33 mark of the second quarter on Brad Craddock’s 46-yard field goal. Trickett answered the Maryland score with a 44-yard touchdown strike to Kevin White for a 21-3 WVU lead. After Maryland added another Craddock field goal (41 yards), West Virginia answered again with an 89-yard drive that ended with a 36-yard touchdown pass from Trickett to Alford, and the Mountaineers found themselves with a 28-6 lead with 6:09 left in the opening half. Maryland would not go away, and finished the half on a strong note with a 77-yard pass, from quarterback C.J. Brown to receiver Stefon Diggs, cutting the deficit to 28-13. With just 40 seconds left in the half, the Terps struck again with a 26-yard touchdown reception by Jacquille Veii, and despite posting 382 yards of total offense, West Virginia led by only eight, 28-20, at the intermission. Maryland’s run back into the game continued on the first play of the third quarter. Brown turned a simple quarterback rush into a 75-yard Terp touchdown, and with 14:46 left in the third, what was once a commanding WVU lead was now just 28-27. Special teams then got the Mountaineers jump started as Jarrod Harper blocked a Terp punt at the 6:30 mark for a safety, putting the Mountaineers up 30-27. On the ensuing free kick, Trickett made the most of the possession with a 56-yard drive and an 11-yard scoring pass to Daikiel Shorts to spread the advantage out to 37-27. Maryland took advantage of a fumbled punt and added a 30-yard Craddock field goal with 11:14 remaining, before tying the game at 37-37 on William Likely’s 69-yard punt return for a touchdown at the 9:43 mark. The defenses took over as each team was forced to punt twice, before West Virginia got the last possession with 2:35 left. Starting at their own five-yard line, the Mountaineers drove 65 yards, highlighted by a 17-yard Shorts reception, a 13-yard catch and 10-yard run by tailback Dustin Garrison to move the chains and set up Lambert’s 47-yard heroics. At one point, Maryland was 4-of-5 on third-down conversions and finished the game 4-of-15 on third down, thanks to a Mountaineer defense that stiffened when it had to. Linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski led the effort with 12 tackles. For Maryland, Brown rushed for 161 yards and passed for 241. Diggs topped the Terp receivers with 127 yards. Sean Davis led the Terp defense with 13 stops. Final totals showed West Virginia with 183 yards on the ground and 511 passing for 694 yards, while the Terrapins finished with 163 yards on the ground and 284 through the air for 447 total yards. With the win, West Virginia improved to 27-22-2 all-time against Maryland, 13-11-1 all-time in College Park and 1-0 against the Terps when they are members of the Big Ten.

Scoring and Statistical Summary 1 2 3 4 F West Virginia 14 14 9 3 40Maryland 0 20 7 10 37 1st WVU Rushel Shell 1 rush (Josh Lambert kick) WVU Mario Alford 43 pass from Clint Trickett (Lambert kick)2nd MD Brad Craddock 46 FG WVU Kevin White 44 pass from Trickett (Lambert kick) MD Craddock 41 FG WVU Alford 36 pass from Trickett (Lambert kick) MD Stefon Diggs 77 pass from C.J. Brown (Craddock kick) MD Jacquille Veii 26 pass from Caleb Rowe (Craddock kick)3rd MD Brown 75 rush (Craddock kick) WVU Team Safety WVU Daikiel Shorts 11 pass from Trickett (Lambert kick)4th MD Craddock 30 FG MD William Likely 69 punt return (Craddock kick) WVU Lambert 47 FG

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WVU RUSHING: Shell 27-98; WVU PASSING: Trickett 37-49-1-511; WVU RECEIVING: White 13-216, Alford 11-131; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Kwiatkoski 12 (3/0), Golson 6 (2/2), Chestnut 6; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Worley.

MD RUSHING: Brown 18-161; MD PASSING: Brown 19-35-1-241; MD RECEIVING: Diggs 5-127, Ross 5-50; MD TACKLES (TFL/QS): Davis 13 (1/0), Twine 9 (1/0), Farrand 9, Monroe 9 (2/1); MD INTERCEPTIONS: Likely.

Attendance - 48,154

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(Sept. 20, 2014)

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No. 4/4 Oklahoma pulled away from a 24-24 halftime tie to defeat West Virginia, 45-33, in front of a FOX national television audience and a sold out crowd at Milan Puskar Stadium. The Sooners outscored the Mountaineers 21-9 in the second half to break open the offensive shootout. Led by the rushing of tailback Samaje Perine, who finished with 242 yards and four touchdowns, the Sooners pounded their way to 301 total yards on the ground, and the Mountaineers had no answer for the Sooner ground attack. Oklahoma scored first, when Michael Hunnicutt’s 42-yard field goal gave the Sooners a 3-0 lead with 4:20 left in the first quarter. The Mountaineers got the stadium rocking just before the end of the quarter, when quarterback Clint Trickett connected on a 68-yard touchdown strike to receiver Kevin White, giving the Mountaineers a 7-3 advantage heading into an explosive second quarter. Both teams combined for 38 points in the quarter with each answering the other’s punches. A career long 54-yard field goal by WVU kicker Josh Lambert widened the lead to 10-3. The kick was the second-longest field goal in stadium history. The Sooners responded with a 75-yard drive in which Durron Neal on a reverse threw a four-yard touchdown to Sooner sophomore quarterback Trevor Knight to tie the game at 10-10 with 8:58 left in the half. West Virginia answered just over a minute later, when Trickett put the exclamation point on a 75-yard drive with a 30-yard strike to Mario Alford, putting the Mountain-eers back in front by a 17-10 count. The fireworks in the quarter were far from over as Oklahoma tied the game at the 3:09 mark on Perine’s first touchdown. His two-yard run ended a 75-yard drive and tied the game at 17-17. The Mountaineers took a 24-17 lead with just 1:20 left in the half on tailback Rushel Shell’s five-yard rush. Just when the home folks thought the half’s scoring was over, Oklahoma’s Alex Ross took the ensuing kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. Instead of a 24-17 WVU lead at the half, the game was tied and OU got the ball first to start the third quarter. Seven plays and 75-yards later, Oklahoma grabbed the lead for good on the first possession of the second half. Perine scored touchdown No. 2 with a nine-yard rush, giving the sooners a 31-24 advantage. West Virginia added Lambert’s second field goal, (31 yards), at the 6:28 mark to pull within four at 31-27, but the Sooner ground attack continued to churn out the yards and keep the ball away from the WVU offense. Touchdown No. 3 for Perine came with 1:00 left in the third, as he powered in from five-yards away, giving the Sooners a 38-7 lead heading into the final stanza. Who else but Perine would close out the scoring for Oklahoma in the fourth quar-ter as his 19-yard run upped the Sooner advantage to 45-27 with 4:30 left. West Virginia added a late Dreamius Smith touchdown run of 11 yards with just over two minutes left in the game to put the final score at 45-33 in favor of the Soon-ers. West Virginia got strong offensive performances from its big three. Trickett finished with 376 passing yards and two scores, while White totaled 10 catches for 173 yards. Alford joined White in the 100-yard receiving category with seven catches for 101 yards. Karl Joseph led the West Virginia defense with 13 tackles, 10 of which were solo stops. Aside from his final rushing yards and score, Perine’s big day included a 7.1 yards per carry average, and he was joined by Ross, who turned in 7.0 yards per carry. Knight ended his day with 16 completions for 205 yards. Sterling Shepard caught six of those Knight passes for 101 yards, and punter Jed Barnett keep the field posi-tion in OU’s favor for most of the night with a 48.0 yards per punt average and a long of 70 yards. Final totals showed WVU with 137 yards on the ground and 376 through the air for 513 yards. OU totaled 301 yards rushing and 209 passing for 510 total yards. Despite only running five more plays, the Sooners keep the Mountaineer offense off the field by holding onto the ball nearly eight minutes longer. The win gave the Sooners a 3-0 series advantage over WVU in all-time Big 12 play, and a 5-2 advantage in overall games played.

Scoring and Statistical Summary 1 2 3 4 F Oklahoma 3 21 14 7 45West Virginia 7 17 3 6 33 1st OU Michael Hunnicutt 42 FG WVU Kevin White 68 pass from Clint Trickett (Josh Lambert kick)2nd WVU Lambert 54 FG OU Trevor Knight 4 pass from Durron Neal (Hunnicutt kick) WVU Mario Alford 30 pass from Trickett (Lambert kick) OU Samaje Perine 2 rush (Hunnicutt kick) WVU Rushel Shell 5 rush (Lambert kick) OU Alex Ross 100 kickoff return (Hunnicutt kick)3rd OU Perine 9 rush (Hunnicutt kick) WVU Lambert 31 FG OU Perine 5 rush (Hunnicutt kick)4th OU Perine 19 rush (Hunnicutt kick) WVU Dreamius Smith 11 rush (Trickett pass failed)

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WVU RUSHING: Shell 15-60, Smith 5-38, Smallwood 9-38; WVU PASSING: Trickett 25-41-2-376; WVU RECEIVING: White 10-173, Alford 7-101; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Joseph 13, Tonkery 8 (2/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Tonkery.

OU RUSHING: Perine 34-242; OU PASSING: Knight 16-29-1-205; OU RECEIVING: Shepard 6-101, Young 5-57; OU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Evans 11 (1/0), Striker 8 (2/1), Alexander 8 (1/0); OU INTERCEPTIONS: Sanchez, Hayes.

Attendance - 61,908

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4 Game 5Game 5 MORGANTOWN, W.Va.

(Oct. 4, 2014)

West Virginia ....................................33Kansas ..................................................... 14

West Virginia secured win No. 3 of the 2014 season with a 33-14 Homecoming victory over Kansas. The win upped the WVU record to 3-2 on the season and evened its Big 12 record at 1-1. Kansas played the game under interim coach Clint Bowen, after former coach Charlie Weiss was dismissed just six days earlier. Kansas defeated West Virginia a year ago, and the Mountaineers knew it was important to get off to a fast start, and that’s just what they did by scoring 16 first quarter points. The Mountaineers took the game’s first possession 40 yards, and came away with a 3-0 lead on kicker Josh Lambert’s 42-yard field goal. That was just the start for Lambert, as his leg would be used often. The sophomore kicker finished the day with 15 total points and added his second field goal at the 7:50 mark of the first, when he hit from 25-yards out. That field goal ended a nine-play, 59-yard drive. Field goal No. 3 for Lambert came just over 1:30 later, ending a five-play, 26-yard drive with a 43-yarder. After another stop by the West Virginia defense, the Mountaineers got on the scoreboard with a touchdown with just 29 seconds left in the first. Quarterback Clint Trickett connected on a 63-yard touchdown strike to receiver Kevin White, giving the Mountaineers a 16-0 lead. The touchdown to White was West Virginia’s second longest play from scrimmage in 2014. Trickett and White also hold the longest on the season at 68 yards, which went for a score against Oklahoma. The Mountaineers had three scoring chances in the second quarter and converted on two. Lambert had a 47-yard attempt blocked, before tailback Rushel Shell scored on a one-yard scoring run that gave the Mountaineers a 23-0 advantage, and culminating a 60-yard drive in just six plays. The key play was a 39-yard completion from Trickett to receiver Mario Alford. As the half ended, Lambert kicked the second-longest field goal of his career, as his fourth in the first half was good from 53 yards out, giving West Virginia a 26-0 advantage at the intermission. Just one game earlier against Oklahoma, Lambert hit for his career-best of 54 yards. The West Virginia defense was strong in the first half, holding the Jayhawks to just 42 yards rushing and 42 passing for 84 total yards and seven punts. Kansas got on the scoreboard at the 4:18 mark of the third quarter by taking advantage of a fumbled punt to gain possession at the WVU 18-yard line. Corey Avery’s four-yard rush cut the Jayhawk deficit to 26-7. However, any momentum Kansas gained was lost just 14 seconds later, when Alford returned the ensuing kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown and a 33-7 WVU lead. It was Alford’s second kickoff return for a score of the season, and he became the first WVU player to pull off the feat since Tavon Austin in 2011. Alford also became just the fourth Mountaineer in school history to return two kickoffs for a score in a season. The Jayhawks ended the game’s scoring with 2:23 left, when Nick Harwell returned a punt 76 yards for a touchdown. White finished with six catches for 132 yards and a score. It marked the fifth straight 100-yard receiving performance for White and tied the school record held by Stedman Bailey. Trickett finished with 302 yards passing, while Shell turned in his first 100-yard rushing performance as a Mountaineer with 113 yards on 21 carries. The outstanding defensive play for WVU continued in the second half, as Kansas finished with just 176 total yards. Linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski led the effort with seven tackles and two TFLs Avery led the Jayhawks with 58 yards rushing, while Nigel King had four receptions for 52 yards. Quarterbacks Michael Cummings and Montell Cozart split the playing time and totaled 111 yards on 13 completions. The Jayhawk defense was led by Isaiah Johnson with nine stops. Final totals showed West Virginia with a solid 255 yards rushing and 302 passing for 557 yards. Kansas’ 176 total yards broken down showed 111 passing and just 65 yards on the ground against a stingy Mountaineer defense that forced the Jayhawks to punt a WVU opponent record 14 times. With the win, West Virginia improved to 3-1 all-time against the Jayhawks and 2-1 in Big 12 play.

Scoring and Statistical Summary 1 2 3 4 F Kansas 0 0 7 7 14West Virginia 16 10 7 0 33 1st WVU Josh Lambert 42 FG WVU Lambert 25 FG WVU Lambert 43 FG WVU Kevin White 63 pass from Clint Trickett (Lambert kick)2nd WVU Rushel Shell 1 rush (Lambert kick) WVU Lambert 53 FG3rd KU Corey Avery 4 rush (Matthew Wyman kick) WVU Mario Alford 94 kickoff return4th KU Nick Harwell 76 punt return (Wyman kick)

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WVU RUSHING: Shell 21-113, Smallwood 10-48, Garrison 5-39; WVU PASSING: Trickett 20-35-1-302; WVU RECEIVING: White 6-132, Alford 4-80; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Kwiatkoski 7 (2/0), Tonkery 5 (1/1); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: None.

KU RUSHING: Avery 17-58; KU PASSING: Cummings 8-17-0-65, Cozart 4-10-0-42; KU RECEIVING: King 4-52; KU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Johnson 9, McDonald 8, Sendish 8; KU INTERCEPTIONS: Johnson.

Attendance - 52,164

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Game 6Game 6LUBBOCK, Texas

(Oct. 11, 2014)

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For the second time in 2014, and third for his career, West Virginia kicker Josh Lambert connected on a game-winning field goal in the final seconds, lifting the Mountaineers to a 37-34 come-from-behind road victory at Texas Tech. Trailing by 14 points with just 7:32 remaining, the Mountaineers scored on their final three possessions, while coming up with big defensive stops to stun the Red Raiders in front of 58,502 at Jones AT&T Stadium. In the win, West Virginia posted two 100-yard rushers and two 100-yard receivers for the first time in school history. Fans expected to see plenty of offense from the two teams, and they were not disappointed. The Mountaineers scored on their opening drive for the fifth time this season, when Lambert hit the first of his three field goals as his 42-yarder gave WVU a 3-0 lead. The Red Raiders answered with two scores before the end of the quarter to take a 14-3 advantage. Tech’s first score came at the 3:05 mark, when Davis Webb connected with Devin Lauderdale for a 34-yard touchdown strike. Webb and Lauderdale hooked up again at the 1:14 mark, this time for 76 yards, as Tech took the 11-point lead into the second quarter. WVU’s Rushel Shell stopped Tech’s 14-point run with a touchdown early in the second. Shell’s 12-yard scamper ended a nine-play, 75-yard drive to cut the WVU deficit to 14-10. Texas Tech ended the scoring in the first half at the 11:13 mark, when Webb and Jakeem Grant hooked up for a 43-yard pass play. Both defenses stiffened the rest of the way, and the Red Raiders took a 21-10 advantage into the locker room. WVU used a 38-yard field goal by Lambert to pull within 21-13 with 8:03 left in the third. Texas Tech then drove 71 yards before a strong defensive stand forced them to settle for a 21-yard field goal by Ryan Bustin. The Mountaineer defense came up big again in the quarter, when Tech was in good field position after recovering a West Virginia fumble. However, the defense stiffened and forced the Red Raiders to settle for a 25-yard Bustin field goal. Those two defensive stops proved pivotal as Tech had a chance to break open the game but could not. WVU quarterback Clint Trickett ended the third quarter by connecting with receiver Jordan Thompson for a 56-yard touchdown, putting the score at 27-20 in favor of Tech heading into the fourth. The Red Raiders seemed to put the game away with 7:32 remaining on a 69-yard touchdown run by Justin Stockton. Despite trailing 34-20, the Mountaineers would not go away. Instead, WVU answered under 2:00 later with a 26-yard touchdown pass from Trickett to Kevin White. Another defensive stop gave the ball back to Trickett, and he drove the offense 78 yards in just seven plays to tie the game on Shell’s one-yard run with 2:02 left in the game. Plenty of time remained for Texas Tech, but the West Virginia defense came up big with yet another stop, giving the Mountaineers the ball back with 52 seconds left. Trickett calmly took the offense 42 yards to get within Lambert’s range, and the sophomore converted on a career-long 55-yard field goal to give WVU the comeback win. The 55-yarder tied the longest in school history and marked the longest road field goal ever by a WVU kicker. Trickett finished with 301 yards passing, while White marked a school-record sixth straight 100-yard receiving performance with 123 yards. Thompson joined White with 109 yards receiving, and the Mountaineer running game was led by Wendell Smallwood (123 yards) and Shell (110 yards). Leading the defense was Nick Kwiatkoski with 11 tackles. Texas Tech was led by Webb with 348 passing yards and three touchdowns. De-Andre Washington totaled 132 yards rushing, while Lauderdale caught three passes for 112 yards. The Red Raider defense was paced by Keenon Ward with 16 tackles. Final totals showed West Virginia with 249 yards rushing, 301 passing for 550 yards, which gave the Mountaineers a school-record fifth straight game with 500 yards of total offense. Tech totaled 217 rushing and 348 passing for 565 total yards. The win evened the series with Texas Tech at 2-2 and gave WVU its first win over the Red Raiders in Big 12 play.

Scoring and Statistical Summary 1 2 3 4 F West Virginia 3 7 10 17 37Texas Tech 14 7 6 7 34 1st WVU Josh Lambert 42 FG TTU Devin Lauderdale 34 pass from Davis Webb (Ryan Bustin kick) TTU Lauderdale 76 pass from Webb (Bustin kick)2nd WVU Rushel Shell 12 rush (Lambert kick) TTU Jakeem Grant 43 pass from Webb (Bustin kick)3rd WVU Lambert 38 FG TTU Bustin 21 FG TTU Bustin 25 FG WVU Jordan Thompson 56 pass from Trickett (Lambert kick)4th TTU Justin Stockton 69 rush (Bustin kick) WVU Kevin White 26 pass from Trickett (Lambert kick) WVU Shell 1 rush (Lambert kick) WVU Lambert 55 FG

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WVU RUSHING: Smallwood 15-123, Shell 24-110; WVU PASSING: Trickett 28-44-1-301; WVU RECEIVING: White 13-123, Thompson 6-109; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Kwiatkoski 11 (2/0), Joseph 7; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Dillon.

TTU RUSHING: Washington 29-132, Stockton 5-80; TTU PASSING: Webb 28-46-1-348; TTU RECEIVING: Grant 5-84, Marquez 5-65, Lauderdale 3-112; TTU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Ward 16 (1/0), Bethel 9 (1/0); TTU INTERCEPTIONS: None.

Attendance - 58,502

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6 Game 7Game 7MORGANTOWN, W.Va.

(Oct. 18, 2014)

West Virginia ....................................41No. 4/4 Baylor ........................................... 27

West Virginia put together its best defensive performance of the season and knocked off No. 4 Baylor, 41-27, before a sellout crowd at Milan Puskar Stadium. Tony Gibson’s defense held the potent Baylor offense to just 95 yards rushing (24 at the half) and 223 yards passing. The Mountaineers sacked Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty four times and came up with 10 tackles for a loss of 45 yards in the impressive performance. Slowing down the Bears’ offense was the goal, but the Mountaineers did more than slow them down. Gibson’s defense was able to match Baylor’s intensity and at times frustrated the Bears, who turned in a Big 12 and Milan Puskar Stadium record 18 penalties for 215 yards. Meanwhile on offense, Baylor simply could not guard West Virginia receiver Kevin White as the Bears had five pass interference penalties called on White’s defender that resulted in automatic first downs for the Mountaineers. White finished with eight catches for 132 yards and two touchdowns and continues to lead the nation and Big 12 in receiving. The 100-yard receiving effort extended White’s streak to a nation’s leading seven straight games with 100 yards or more receiving. Also in the game, White became just the fifth Mountaineer in school history to record 1,000 receiving yards in a season, and he did so in just seven games. Any hopes West Virginia had in starting fast were quickly diminished as a sack of quarterback Clint Trickett caused a fumble, which was recovered by Baylor at the WVU seven-yard line. One play later, Petty connected with receiver Corey Coleman for a seven-yard score, and the Bears had a 7-0 lead just barely a minute into the game. Most would have thought that the Baylor rout was on, but not in 2014 as this West Virginia squad would have none of that talk. West Virginia answered just two minutes later, when Trickett hit White for a 36-yard touchdown pass to bring the crowd back into the game and tie the score at 7-7. Baylor kicker Chris Callahan added two field goals before the quarter ended. His 38-yarder ended a 41-yard drive, and his 34-yarder was set up by an interception of Trickett. Holding Baylor to two field goals and not touchdowns was key for the Mountaineer defense, which gained confidence and swagger as the day went on. Second-quarter action was all West Virginia, as the Mountaineers outscored the Bears by 10 points. West Virginia took its first lead at the 10:56 mark, when tailback Andrew Buie rushed in from one-yard out to end a 74-yard drive. The Bears went back on top, 21-20, with 8:25 left in the half on Petty’s 63-yard pass play to Antwan Goodley. But once again, the Mountaineers took the Baylor punch and never flinched. WVU regained the lead, 21-20, on a nine-yard scamper from running back Dreamius Smith, before going up 24-20 on Josh Lambert’s 54-yard field goal as the half came to an end. The kick was Lambert’s fourth of 50 yards or more on the season and fifth of his career. The kick also gave him four straight games with a successful field goal of 50 yards or more. Lambert came back in the third quarter with a 24-yard field goal, giving West Virginia a 27-20 advantage with 9:28 left. But Baylor struck for a huge 92-yard drive that ended with a Shock Linwood one-yard run to tie the game at 27-27 heading into the fourth. The Baylor contest marked the third Top 5 opponent for WVU in seven games. While they came close in the previous two, Coach Dana Holgorsen talked to his team in the week leading up to the game about finishing and that’s exactly what the Mountaineers did. Trickett went to White for a 12-yard scoring toss at the 11:36 mark of the fourth to give the Mountaineers a 34-27 lead. White’s beautiful one-handed grab ended a 68-yard drive in just four plays. Then with 7:35 left in the game, Trickett went to the air again and found Mario Alford for a 39-yard touchdown pass, giving WVU a 14-point advantage, and the defense kept the Bears silent the rest of the way. Trickett’s 322 yards passing marked the seventh straight game that he has surpassed 300-yards passing, and the win over No. 4 was WVU’s highest since 2008, and highest at home since 2003.

Scoring and Statistical Summary 1 2 3 4 F Baylor 13 7 7 0 27West Virginia 7 17 3 14 41 1st BU Corey Coleman 7 pass from Bryce Petty (Chris Callahan kick) WVU Kevin White 36 pass from Clint Trickett (Josh Lambert kick) BU Callahan 38 FG BU Callahan 34 FG2nd WVU Andrew Buie 1 rush (Lambert kick) BU Antwan Goodley 63 pass from Petty (Callahan kick) WVU Dreamius Smith 9 rush (Lambert kick) WVU Lambert 54 FG3rd WVU Lambert 24 FG BU Shock Linwood 1 rush (Callahan kick)4th WVU White 12 pass from Trickett (Lambert kick) WVU Mario Alford 39 pass from Trickett (Lambert kick)

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WVU RUSHING: Smallwood 20-66, Smith 13-60; WVU PASSING: Trickett 23-35-1-322; WVU RECEIVING: White 8-132, Buie 4-63, Alford 4-53; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Tonkery 8 (1/0), Kwiatkoski 7 (1/0), Rumph 6; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: None.

BU RUSHING: Linwood 21-69, Chafin 7-31; BU PASSING: Petty 16-36-0-223; BU RECEIVING: Goodley 9-132, Coleman 5-77; BU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Hagar 13 (1/0), Young 12 (3/2), Stewart 11; BU INTERCEPTIONS: Howard.

Attendance - 60,758

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Game 8Game 8STILLWATER, Okla.

(Oct. 25, 2014)

No. 22/25 West Virginia .....................34Oklahoma State ................................... 10GA

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West Virginia jumped out to a quick 14-0 first quarter lead and never looked back in defeating Oklahoma State, 34-10, in front of a Homecoming crowd of 59,124 at Boone Pickens Stadium. Oklahoma State took the game’s first possession from its own 25 to the WVU 38-yard line. Facing a 4th-and-4, the Cowboys failed on a surprising fourth-down attempt, which put the Mountaineer offense in good field position. Quarterback Clint Trickett quickly took advantage of the good starting position, as he directed a five-play scoring drive that ended with a 19-yard touchdown pass to receiver Kevin White. Big plays in the drive came from running back Wendell Smallwood with a reception of 14 yards and a run of 20 to keep the chains moving. After the Mountaineer defense held the Cowboy offense on downs, Trickett went right back to the air three minutes later on West Virginia’s next possession. The Mountaineers marched 90 yards in just three plays, keyed by a 79-yard scoring toss from Trickett to senior receiver Mario Alford. The play was West Virgin-ia’s longest from scrimmage to date on the season and gave the Mountaineers a 14-0 lead with 7:49 left in the opening quarter. The Mountaineer defense held strong for the remainder of the quarter, as true freshman defensive back Dravon Henry stopped another Cowboy drive with an interception. Oklahoma State scored its first points early in the second quarter, when kicker Ben Grogan connected on a 40-yard field goal to put the score at 14-3 at the 14:11 mark. After a West Virginia drive stalled, the Cowboy offense went on the attack once again, and used a 51-yard rush by Brandon Sheperd, and 30 yards rushing on three plays from tailback Tyreek Hill to move to the WVU eight-yard line. OSU quarterback Daxx Garman then found Teddy Johnson open in the flat for an eight-yard touch-down reception, pulling the Cowboys to 14-10 with 8:34 left in the half. Oklahoma State had another scoring chance thwarted by the WVU defense, when the Cowboys reached the Mountaineer nine-yard line. A big10-yard sack of Garman and a missed field goal by Grogan gave the Mountaineers the 14-10 advan-tage at the half. The strong defensive play by the Mountaineers continued in the second half. OSU would not convert on a third-down play until the middle of the fourth quarter and wound up just two of 15 on third down. The Cowboys turned in yardage, but no points in the final two quarters. Meanwhile, Trickett and the Mountaineer offense were slowly putting the game out of reach. WVU added a 39-yard Josh Lambert field goal in the third quarter, and a 43-yarder from Lambert for a 20-10 lead with 10:14 left in the game. When the Cowboys went on the offensive again to try to close the gap, Henry turned his second interception of the game into a 52-yard touchdown and essential-ly put the game away. Dreamius Smith added an insurance score with just over 3:00 left, when he scampered 40 yards for a touchdown, putting the final score at 34-10 in favor of the road team. Trickett was a solid 21-of-30 passing for 238 yards and two scores. Smallwood, subbing for the injured Rushel Shell, turned in his second straight 100-yard rushing performance with 132 yards on 23 carries, and Alford finished with seven catches for 136 yards. Leading the way for the WVU defense was safety Karl Joseph with eight tackles, followed by linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski with seven stops and lineman Kyle Rose with six. Oklahoma State got 242 yards passing from Garman, but he had 20 incomple-tions on his stat line. Hill finished with 78 yards rushing, while James Washington caught five passes for 87 yards. The Cowboy defense was led by Jordan Sterns with an impressive 20 tackles and one TFL. Final numbers showed a very even game as West Virginia gained 210 yards rushing compared to OSU’s 194. Passing numbers had the Mountaineers with 238 to Oklahoma State 242, putting the final offensive numbers at 448 for West Virginia and 436 for the Cowboys. The win gave West Virginia a second straight victory over Oklahoma State and a 4-2 edge in the all-time series. The victory was also WVU’s sixth of the season, making the Mountaineers bowl eligible after eight games.

Scoring and Statistical Summary 1 2 3 4 F West Virginia 14 0 3 17 34Oklahoma State 0 10 0 0 10 1st WVU Kevin White 19 pass from Clint Trickett (Josh Lambert kick) WVU Mario Alford 79 pass from Clint Trickett (Lambert kick)2nd OSU Ben Grogan 40 FG OSU Teddy Johnson 8 pass from Daxx Garman (Grogan kick)3rd WVU Lambert 39 FG4th WVU Lambert 39 FG WVU Dravon Henry 52 interception return (Lambert kick) WVU Dreamius Smith 40 rush (Lambert kick)

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WVU RUSHING: Smallwood 23-132, Smith 5-72; WVU PASSING: Trickett 21-30-0-238; WVU RECEIVING: Alford 7-136, Thompson 5-46; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Joseph 8, Kwiatkoski 7, Rose 6; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Henry (2).

OSU RUSHING: Hill 14-78, Sheperd 1-51, Roland 12-37; OSU PASSING: Garmann 21-41-2-242; OSU RECEIVING: Washington 5-87, Glidden 5-63; OSU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Sterns 20 (1/0), Furman 8 (1/0), Simmons 8; OSU INTERCEPTIONS: None.

Attendance - 59,124

Dravon HENRY

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8 Game 9Game 9MORGANTOWN, W.Va.

(Nov. 1, 2014)

No. 10/10 TCU ........................................31No. 20/22 West Virginia ........................ 30

No. 10/10 TCU and No. 20/22 West Virginia continued their string of exciting games, as the Horned Frogs used a last second field goal to down the Mountaineers, 31-30, in front of 61,190 fans at Milan Puskar Stadium. Since the two teams joined the Big 12 three years ago, the games have been old-fashioned barnburners, as the prior two went to the wire in overtime before the 2014 version was won on the game’s last play. The chilly Nov. 1 Saturday got started in Morgantown early in the morning with ESPN’s College GameDay making its first appearance at WVU since 2011. The Horned Frogs and Mountaineers then gave the ABC television audience a classic back-and-forth Big 12 game. West Virginia started strong and made the most of the game’s opening possession, marching 75 yards in 10 plays to score the game’s first touchdown. Key plays were back-to-back 23-yard completions from quarterback Clint Trickett, first to Kevin White to keep the drive alive and then to Mario Alford for the game’s first score and a 7-0 West Virginia lead. The score was Alford’s seventh touchdown of the season. The Mountaineers extended the lead to 10-0 on their next possession. Driving 51 yards in 14 plays, WVU used runs of 11 yards from Wendell Smallwood and 14 yards from Rushel Shell to set up a 21-yard field goal from Josh Lambert with 6:19 remaining in the quarter. On the ensuing kickoff, West Virginia kicker Michael Molinari used a pooch onsides kick that the Mountaineers recovered at the TCU 30-yard line. Three plays later, the Mountaineer offense could not find the end zone, setting up Lambert’s second field goal of the quarter, and his 44-yarder gave West Virginia a 13-0 advantage. The Horned Frogs could have easily been down 21-0, but by holding West Virginia to two field goals, kept themselves in the game and then struck for their first score just before the end of the quarter. Quarterback Trevone Boykin found receiver Deante’ Gray for a 47-yard scoring toss, cutting the TCU deficit to 13-7 heading into the second stanza. Turnovers and solid defensive play led to a scoreless second quarter, before TCU took the lead at the 9:18 mark of the third. Taking dvantage of a Mountaineer fumble, the Horned Frogs drove 27 yards and grabbed a 14-13 lead on Boykin’s two-yard run. Trailing for the first time in the game, West Virginia answered TCU with a score of its own. Fueled by a Dreamius Smith 50-yard run, WVU turned in a 79-yard scoring drive that ended with a five-yard scoring run for Smith and a 20-14 WVU advantage. Smith’s 50-yard scamper was the team’s longest run of the season, and the touchdown marked his third straight game with a rushing score. Things continued to look good for the Mountaineers on TCU’s next possession, when cornerback Terrell Chestnut forced and returned a Horned Frog fumble 35 yards for a 27-14 lead. TCU didn’t panic and answered before the end of the third by grabbing its second interception to set up a 23-yard run by B.J. Catalon for a 27-21 game heading into the fourth. On its next possession, West Virginia used a 46-yard completion from Trickett to Alford to set up Lambert for a 23-yard field goal and a 30-21 lead. However, the game’s final 10 points were scored by the Horned Frogs. Catalon’s second touchdown came off a six-yard run to pull the Horned Frogs to within two at 30-28, before the TCU defense turned in big stops to give the ball back to its offense. TCU used the last 2:07 of the game to drive 56 yards, and Jaden Oberkrom’s 37-yard field goal was good as time expired to lift the Horned Frogs to the 31-30 victory. Before the final field goal, TCU trailed for all but 2:27 in the game, but its defense and five Mountaineer turnovers kept the Horned Frogs in position to win it at the end. Final totals showed West Virginia with 195 yards rushing and 162 yards passing to total 357 yards of total offense. TCU’s totals finished out at 223 yards rushing and 166 passing for 389 yards of offense. With the win, TCU evened the series with West Virginia at 2-2 with the road team winning the last three games.

Scoring and Statistical Summary 1 2 3 4 F TCU 7 0 14 10 31West Virginia 13 0 14 3 30 1st WVU Mario Alford 23 pass from Clint Trickett (Josh Lambert kick) WVU Lambert 21 FG WVU Lambert 44 FG TCU Deante’ Gray 47 pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom kick)3rd TCU Boykin 2 rush (Oberkfrom kick) WVU Dreamius Smith 5 rush (Lambert kick) WVU Terrell Chestnut 35 fumble recovery (Lambert kick) TCU B.J. Catalon 23 rush (Oberkrom kick)4th WVU Lambert 23 FG TCU Catalon 6 rush (Oberkrom kick) TCU Oberkrom 37 FG

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WVU RUSHING: Smith 12-70, Smallwood 15-64; WVU PASSING: Trickett 15-26-2-162; WVU RECEIVING: Alford 3-79, Thompson 7-39; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Riddick 7 (1/0), Kwiatkoski 7, Joseph 6, Tonkery 6; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Dillon.

TCU RUSHING: Catalon 20-105, Green 11-63; TCU PASSING: Boykin 12-30-1-166; TCU RECEIVING: Doctson 3-29, Gray 2-55, Listenbee 2-47; TCU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Dawson 12 (2/0), Kindred 11 (1/0); TCU INTERCEPTIONS: Dawson, Hackett.

Attendance - 61,190

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Game Game 10AUSTIN, Texas

(Nov. 8, 2014)

Texas ....................................................33No. 24/25 West Virginia ........................ 16GA

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West Virginia fell behind early and never recovered, dropping a 33-16 decision at Texas in front of 95,714 at Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium. The Longhorns scored first and never trailed. Behind quarterback Tyrone Swoopes, Texas chewed up a big chunk of the first-quarter clock with an 11-play, 90-yard drive that ended with a Swoopes two-yard touchdown pass to Geoff Swaim. In the scoring drive, Swoopes completed passes of 15 yards to Jaxon Shipley and 29 yards to John Harris to keep the chains moving and give the Longhorns a 7-0 lead. West Virginia answered the score on its next drive by marching 40 yards to the Texas one-yard line. However, three plays from the one could not get the Mountaineers in the end zone, and they had to settle for a 22-yard Josh Lambert field goal. A false start penalty on a fourth down try backed the football to the five-yard line and forced the field goal decision. Unfortunately for West Virginia, that was its best scoring opportunity of the first half, as Texas controlled the second quarter, outscoring the Mountaineers by a 17-0 count. The Longhorns took a 14-3 advantage at the 8:56 mark of the second quarter, when running back Johnathan Gray broke loose for a 39-yard touchdown run. On the next possession, the Longhorn running game continued to excel with runs of 25 yards from Malcolm Brown and 40 yards from Gray. Those were the two big plays in a 78-yard scoring drive that was capped by a two-yard Gray touchdown run, giving the Longhorns a 21-3 lead with 6:19 remaining. Two possessions later, Quandre Diggs intercepted WVU quarterback Clint Trickett to set up the final points of the first half. Longhorn kicker Nick Rose’s 39-yard field goal was good, giving Texas a 24-3 lead at the half. A scoreless third quarter set the stage for a 22-point fourth. West Virginia scored its first touchdown early in the fourth on a nine-yard Dreamius Smith run, cutting the deficit to 24-10 and giving Smith four straight games with a rushing touchdown. Texas sacked Trickett in the end zone for a safety on WVU’s next drive, giving the Longhorns a 26-10 lead. Even with the safety, it still was a two possession game for the Mountaineers with plenty of time left. West Virginia got even closer at the 6:38 mark, when Smith broke loose for a 62-yard run that set up a three-yard scoring rush by Wendell Smallwood. WVU’s two-point conversion failed, and Texas had a 26-16 advantage. However, the Longhorns put an exclamation point on the game with Gray’s third touchdown run with just over 3:00 left to seal the game. West Virginia got a standout performance from receiver Kevin White with 16 receptions for 132 yards. The 16 receptions were a school record, breaking the old mark of 14 held by Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin. White recorded his eighth 100-yard receiving game of 2014, and posted his fifth game of 10 or more receptions on the season. Trickett 248 yards passing put him over the 3,000-yard mark for the season. He became just the third Mountaineer quarterback in school history to throw for 3,000 or more yards in a season. Smith added 100 yards rushing, while the defense was led by Nick Kwiatkoski’s 10 tackles and Daryl Worley’s eight stops and one interception. For Texas, Gray’s big day included three touchdowns and 101 yards on the ground. He averaged 10.1 yards per rush. Brown added 90 yards rushing, while Swoopes finished with 124 yards passing. The Longhorn defense was led by Dylan Haines and Cedric Reed, who combined for 26 tackles, four tackles for loss of 22 yards and three sacks. Final numbers showed West Virginia with 200 yards rushing and 248 passing to total 448 yards of offense. Texas rushed for 227 yards and passed for 124 to finish with 351 yards of total offense. Texas evened its record at 5-5 on the season, while West Virginia dropped to 6-4. In all-time Big 12 play, the victory gave Texas a 2-1 advantage and tied the overall series at 2-2.

Scoring and Statistical Summary 1 2 3 4 F West Virginia 3 0 0 13 16Texas 7 17 0 9 33 1st UT Geoff Swaim 2 pass from Tyrone Swoopes (Nick Rose kick) WVU Josh Lambert 22 FG2nd UT Jonathan Gray 39 rush (Rose kick) UT Gray 2 rush (Rose kick) UT Rose 39 FG4th WVU Dreamius Smith 9 rush (Lambert kick) UT Team Safety WVU Wendell Smallwood 3 rush (Clint Trickett pass failed) UT Gray 15 rush

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First Downs 24 19Rushes/Yards 41/200 39/227Passing Yardage 248 124Passes 36/49/1 11/29/1Punts 4/163/40.8 7/285/40.7Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0Return Yardage 104 21Penalties/Yards 8/57 5/60Time of Possession 31:46 28:14

WVU RUSHING: Smith 10-100, Smallwood 13-45; WVU PASSING: Trickett 36-49-1-248; WVU RECEIVING: White 16-132, Thompson 5-43, Alford 5-31; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Kwiatkoski 10, Worley 8; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Worley.

UT RUSHING: Gray 10-101, Brown 20-90; UT PASSING: Swoopes 11-29-1-124; UT RECEIVING: Shipley 3-38, Johnson 3-23, Harris 2-45; UT TACKLES (TFL/QS): Haines 14, Reed 12 (4/3), Edmond 9, Hicks 9 (1/1)); UT INTERCEPTIONS: Diggs.

Attendance - 95,714

Dreamius SMITH

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(Nov. 20, 2014)

No. 12/11 Kansas State .....................26West Virginia ........................................ 20

West Virginia could not overcome four turnovers and dropped a 26-20 Thursday night decision to No. 12/11 Kansas State. The Wildcats had their issues, too, on the cold and windy November evening, with two turnovers and missed opportunities that kept the Mountaineers in the game. Kansas State had chances to put the game away, but never did, and a pesky Mountaineer squad never quit and kept battling from behind the entire evening. To start the game, K-State grabbed a 10-0 lead and immediately put the Mountaineers in the comeback mode. The Wildcats’ opening drive traveled 49 yards and totaled eight plays as quarterback Jake Waters hit DeMarcus Robinson for a seven-yard touchdown reception with 8:57 on the clock in the first quarter. West Virginia missed on a great scoring opportunity later in the quarter, fumbling on the K-State two-yard line. The Wildcats extended their lead to 10-0 at the 12:53 mark of the second quarter, when kicker Matthew McCrane finished off an eight-play, 65-yard drive with a 36-yard field goal. West Virginia countered with a field goal of its own with 8:10 remaining in the first half. Kicker Josh Lambert converted on a 47-yarder to cut the WVU deficit to 10-3. K-State was able to get on the board once more before intermission. With just 1:06 remaining before the half, Tyler Lockett returned a Nick O’Toole punt 43 yards for a score, and West Virginia trailed 17-3 at the half. Second half action saw the West Virginia offense come alive. After a 61-yard K-State drive ended with a McCrane 44-yard field goal, the Mountaineers cut into the 17-point deficit. Subbing for the injured Clint Trickett, who left the game in the third quarter with a concussion, backup quarterback Skyler Howard engineered West Virginia’s first touchdown drive of the game. Embarking on an eight-play, 79-yard excursion, Howard hit big pass completions of 29 and 15 yards, before finding senior receiver Kevin White for a seven-yard scoring toss. With the momentum seemingly in hand and the crowd back into the game, the Mountaineers were set to get the ball back at the 5:18 mark of the third, but a special teams fumble on the ensuing punt return gave new life to the Wildcats. Starting at the WVU 16-yard line, the Wildcats eventually got to the two, where the Mountaineer defense forced them to settle for a 19-yard McCrane field goal and a 23-10 advantage heading to the fourth. While the Mountaineer defense kept the Wildcats at bay and forced field goals, the WVU offense went back to work with 9:26 left in the game. Howard was strong again with completions of nine and 14 yards, completing a 53-yard touchdown strike to Mario Alford to cut the KSU led to 23-17 with 7:23 left. However, Kansas State did what it needed to do in the final minutes to secure the victory. K-State added a fourth McCrane field goal, this one of 32 yards, to pull ahead 26-17. A Josh Lambert field goal from 25 yards out pulled WVU to 26-20, but KSU recovered the onsides kick to seal the game. The loss overshadowed the solid play of the Mountaineer defense, which held K-State to just one-yard rushing (the fewest in the Holgorsen era) and matched a season-high total of 10 tackles for loss. KJ Dillon led the defense with a career-high eight tackles. Dillon also had his top marks in solo tackles (7) and TFL (2.5) Rushel Shell finished with 60 yards rushing, and Alford had 92 yards receiving and one score. In his first significant action, Howard passed for 198 yards on 15 completions with two touchdowns. For K-State, Lockett totaled 10 catches for 196 yards, while Waters passed for an even 400 yards. Dakorey Johnson and Jonathan Truman each totaled 10 tackles. West Virginia finished with 123 yards rushing and 310 passing for 433 yards of offense. Kansas State’s final totals stood at 400 yards passing and just the one yard rushing for 401total yards of offense. The game marked the last home game for 19 seniors with this being the class that transitioned WVU from the Big East to the Big 12 Conference. With the win, Kansas State improved to 3-0 against West Virginia in Big 12 play.

Scoring and Statistical Summary 1 2 3 4 F Kansas State 7 10 6 3 26West Virginia 0 3 7 10 20 1st KSU DeMarcus Robinson 7 pass from Jake Waters (Matthew McCrane kick)2nd KSU McCrane 36 FG WVU Josh Lambert 47 FG KSU Tyler Lockett 43 punt return (McCrane kick)3rd KSU McCrane 44 FG WVU Kevin White 7 pass from Skyler Howard (Lambert kick) KSU McCrane 19 FG4th WVU Mario Alford 53 pass from Howard (Lambert kick) KSU McCrane 32 FG WVU Lambert 25 FG

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WVU RUSHING: Shell 15-60, Smith 11-35, Smallwood 5-27; WVU PASSING: Trickett 12-25-2-112, Howard 15-23-0-198; WVU RECEIVING: White 7-63, Alford 4-92, Shorts 4-72; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Dillon 8 (3/0), Kwiatkoski 6 (1/0), Worley 5; WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Rumph.

KSU RUSHING: Waters 12-13, Jones 7-4; KSU PASSING: Waters 22-34-1-400; KSU RECEIVING: Lockett 10-196, Sexton 5-76, Trujillo 2-67, Cook 2-42; KSU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Johnson 10 (1/0), Truman 10, Barnett 7; KSU INTERCEPTIONS: Barnett, Evans.

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West Virginia erased a 14-point second-quarter deficit by scoring 20 unanswered points and defeated home-standing Iowa State, 37-24, at Jack Trice Stadium. Playing without the services of starting quarterback Clint Trickett, backup Skyler Howard capped his first career start with three touchdown passes and 285 yards passing. Howard rushed for 69 yards on seven carries, as the sophomore calmly led the offense and helped the Mountaineers break a three-game losing streak.West Virginia took an early 7-0 lead as the Mountaineers scored on their opening drive for the eighth time in 12 games. Tailback Rushel Shell got his day started with a 54-yard touchdown run, ending a six-play, 76-yard drive. Shell’s run was West Virginia’s longest scoring run of the season. It didn’t take long for the Cyclones to answer as they tied the game on their first offensive possession. Led by key pass completions of 20 and 39 yards, ISU marched 80 yards and tied the game on Aaron Wimberly’s three-yard run.That touchdown sparked a 21-point Iowa State offensive explosion, as the Cyclones would score a touchdown on two of its next three drives to take a 21-7 lead early in the second quarter. An 11-play, 68-yard drive ended with a five-yard scoring toss from Sam Richardson to Wimberly, before the Cyclones took advantage of a Dreamius Smith fumble for their third score of the game. ISU recovered the Smith fumble at the WVU 37-yard line, and three plays later, Rich-ardson hit Tad Ecby for a 29-yard touchdown pass.Finding themselves down 14 did not rattle the Mountaineers. In fact, they played some of their best football of the season for the rest of the half to regain control of the game.Howard used completions of 28 and 29 yards to move the offense and closed the deficit to 21-14 on his touchdown pass to Mario Alford. Then on its next possession, West Virginia got a 29-yard completion to Jordan Thompson and a 24-yard run by Howard to spark the game-tying drive that ended with a four-yard scoring toss to Alford with 7:22 remaining. The Mountaineers erased the 14-point deficit in just over four minutes and then turned their sights on retaking the lead. WVU kicker Josh Lambert closed out the half with two field goals to propel the Moun-taineers into a 27-21 lead at the intermission. Lambert hit from 46 and 32 yards to cap off the 20-point run. Iowa State received the ball to start the second half and embarked on a 6:01 drive that traveled 54 yards in 14 plays. Reaching the WVU 11-yard line, the Mountaineer defense bent but did not break and forced a Cyclone field goal, which Cole Netten con-verted from 34-yards out. Clinging to a 27-24 lead, the Mountaineers went scoreless in the third quarter and relied on its defense to keep the game in hand. By forcing ISU to punt twice and then collecting a Terrell Chestnut interception in the end zone was just what the WVU offense needed to get going. West Virginia upped its lead to 34-24 at the 9:10 mark of the fourth, when a 40-yard completion from Howard to Alford set up a 15-yard touchdown pass to Daikiel Shorts. The Mountaineers finished off the scoring with 5:29 remaining, when Lambert con-verted his third field goal of the game, this one from 43 yards, giving WVU the 13-point win. Aside from Howard’s numbers, West Virginia got a career-high rushing effort from Shell with 146 yards on 22 carries. Alford finished with 86 yards receiving and two scores and a solid Mountaineer defense was led by Wes Tonkery with 12 tackles and a sack. Nick Kwiatkoski and KJ Dillon finished with 11 tackles each. For Iowa State, Richardson passed for 275 yards, and Wimberly added 77 yards rushing. D’Vario Montgomery led the Cyclones with 71 yards receiving, while Brian Mills had nine tackles. West Virginia’s offense could not have been any more balanced than it was at Iowa State. The Mountaineers rushed for 285 yards on 38 carries and passed for 285 yards on 41 attempts to total 570 yards of offense. Iowa State totaled 135 yards rushing and 275 passing for 410 total yards. The win gave West Virginia its first winning conference mark (5-4) in its three-year Big 12 history and first road winning mark (3-1) in the league and finished off a 7-5 regular season for West Virginia, and gave the Mountaineers a 2-1 lead in the series with Iowa State.

Scoring and Statistical Summary 1 2 3 4 F West Virginia 7 20 0 10 37Iowa State 14 7 3 0 24 1st WVU Rushel Shell 54 rush (Josh Lambert kick) ISU Aaron Wimberly 3 rush (Cole Netten kick) ISU Wimberly 5 pass from Sam Richardson (Netten kick)2nd ISU Tad Ecby 29 pass from Richardson (Netten kick) WVU Mario Alford 29 pass from Skyler Howard (Lambert kick) WVU Alford 4 pass from Howard (Lambert kick) WVU Lambert 46 FG WVU Lambert 32 FG3rd ISU Netten 34 FG4th WVU Daikiel Shorts 15 pass from Howard (Lambert kick) WVU Lambert 43 FG

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WVU RUSHING: Shell 22-146, Howard 7-69; WVU PASSING: Howard 21-40-0-285; WVU RECEIVING: Alford 5-86, Thompson 4-65, Shorts 4-50, White 4-48; WVU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Tonkery 12 (2/1), Kwiatkoski 11 (1/0), Dillon 11 (2/0); WVU INTERCEPTIONS: Joseph, Chestnut.

ISU RUSHING: Wimberly 22-77, Richardson 11-43; ISU PASSING: Richardson 26-50-2-275; ISU RECEIVING: West 6-42, Montgomery 5-71; ISU TACKLES (TFL/QS): Mills 9, Seeley 8; ISU INTERCEPTIONS: None.

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