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West Virginia at Kansas State

Dec 5, 2015 • Completed

Season 2015RegularWeek 14

Away

West Virginia

Big 12

Final Score

23 - 24

WVKS

Home

Kansas State

Big 12

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Kansas State304
West Virginia447

Passing Yards

Kansas State206
West Virginia281

Rushing Yards

Kansas State98
West Virginia166

Turnovers

Kansas State2
West Virginia1

Game Conditions

Temperature56°F
Wind17 mph S

Humidity

49%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Skyler Howard

West Virginia

YDS: 281

Rushing

Wendell Smallwood

West Virginia

YDS: 141

Receiving

Deante Burton

Kansas State

YDS: 135

Tackles

No tackles data.

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Kansas State35:44
West Virginia24:16

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Kansas State edges West Virginia 24-23

Close

Kansas State defeated West Virginia 24-23 in Week 14 of the 2015 regular slate, finishing with a 304-447 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Kansas State set the terms early in a game that finished 24-23. Josh Lambert 45 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 54, 'minutes': 2} left in the first quarter, giving West Virginia the first major swing.

Kansas State's box score carried the story: 304 total yards, 98 rushing yards, and 206 passing yards. West Virginia finished with 447 total yards, including 166 on the ground and 281 through the air.

Kansas State converted 7-20 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-1, Kansas State led 3-13 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Kody Cook pass complete to Deante Burton for 77 yds for a TD, (Matthew McCrane KICK).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Josh Lambert 45 yd FG GOOD (West Virginia led 3-0 over Kansas State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Skyler Howard pass complete to Jovon Durante for 24 yds for a TD, (Josh Lambert KICK) (West Virginia led 10-3 over Kansas State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Matthew McCrane 40 yd FG GOOD (Kansas State led 3-3 over West Virginia).

  • Field Goal Good

    Josh Lambert 19 yd FG GOOD (West Virginia led 13-3 over Kansas State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Wendell Smallwood run for 14 yds for a TD, (Josh Lambert KICK) (West Virginia led 20-17 over Kansas State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kody Cook run for 1 yd for a TD, (Matthew McCrane KICK) (Kansas State led 10-13 over West Virginia).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    24-23

    Kansas State defeated West Virginia.

  • Total yards

    304-447

    Kansas State held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    98

    Kansas State averaged 2 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    206

    Kansas State averaged 6.6 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-20

    Kansas State's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-20

    West Virginia's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticKansas StateWest Virginia
Total Yards304447
Passing Yards206281
Rushing Yards98166
First Downs1522
Third Down Efficiency7-206-20
Fourth Down Efficiency0-10-1
Total Penalties (Yards)3-353-40
Turnovers21
Completions / Attempts10-3119-42
Rushing Attempts4942
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs11
Kicking Points611
Possession Time35:4424:16
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2015)