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TCU at West Virginia

Oct 22, 2016 • Completed

Season 2016RegularWeek 8

Away

TCU

Big 12

Final Score

10 - 34

TWV

Home

West Virginia

Big 12

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

West Virginia389
TCU300

Passing Yards

West Virginia231
TCU148

Rushing Yards

West Virginia158
TCU152

Turnovers

West Virginia0
TCU3

Game Conditions

Temperature48°F
Wind10 mph W

Humidity

56%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Skyler Howard

West Virginia

YDS: 231

Rushing

Rushel Shell

West Virginia

YDS: 117

Receiving

Daikiel Shorts

West Virginia

YDS: 74

Tackles

Travin Howard

TCU

TOT: 11

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

West Virginia33:31
TCU26:29

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

West Virginia pulls away from TCU 34-10

Standard

West Virginia defeated TCU 34-10 in Week 8 of the 2016 regular slate, finishing with a 389-300 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 0 rushing touchdowns.

West Virginia set the terms early in a game that finished 34-10. Skyler Howard pass complete to Daikiel Shorts for 10 yds for a TD (Mike Molina KICK) came with {'seconds': 59, 'minutes': 13} left in the first quarter, giving West Virginia the first major swing.

West Virginia's box score carried the story: 389 total yards, 158 rushing yards, and 231 passing yards. TCU finished with 300 total yards, including 152 on the ground and 148 through the air.

West Virginia converted 8-16 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-3, West Virginia led 21-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Mike Molina 38 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Skyler Howard pass complete to Daikiel Shorts for 10 yds for a TD (Mike Molina KICK) (West Virginia led 7-0 over TCU).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Skyler Howard pass complete to Shelton Gibson for 22 yds for a TD, (Mike Molina KICK) (West Virginia led 14-0 over TCU).

  • Field Goal Good

    Brandon Hatfield 30 yd FG GOOD (TCU led 3-14 over West Virginia).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Skyler Howard pass complete to Gary Jennings for 11 yds for a TD (Mike Molina KICK) (West Virginia led 21-10 over TCU).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Kenny Hill pass complete to Jaelan Austin for 11 yds for a TD (Brandon Hatfield KICK) (TCU led 10-14 over West Virginia).

  • Field Goal Good

    Mike Molina 38 yd FG GOOD (West Virginia led 24-10 over TCU).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    34-10

    West Virginia defeated TCU.

  • Total yards

    389-300

    West Virginia held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    158

    West Virginia averaged 3.3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    231

    West Virginia averaged 10 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    8-16

    West Virginia's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    2-11

    TCU's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticWest VirginiaTCU
Total Yards389300
Passing Yards231148
Rushing Yards158152
First Downs2518
Third Down Efficiency8-162-11
Fourth Down Efficiency0-00-1
Total Penalties (Yards)7-4510-67
Turnovers03
Completions / Attempts16-2318-31
Rushing Attempts4829
Passing TDs41
Rushing TDs00
Kicking Points104
Possession Time33:3126:29
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)