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Kansas at West Virginia

Oct 17, 2020 • Completed

Season 2020RegularWeek 7

Away

Kansas

Big 12

Final Score

17 - 38

KWV

Home

West Virginia

Big 12

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

West Virginia544
Kansas157

Passing Yards

West Virginia318
Kansas95

Rushing Yards

West Virginia226
Kansas62

Turnovers

West Virginia2
Kansas2

Game Conditions

Temperature53°F
Wind7 mph SW

Humidity

39%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Jarret Doege

West Virginia

YDS: 318

Rushing

Leddie Brown

West Virginia

YDS: 195

Receiving

Bryce Wheaton

West Virginia

YDS: 89

Tackles

Josh Chandler

West Virginia

TOT: 9

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

West Virginia32:55
Kansas27:05

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

West Virginia pulls away from Kansas 38-17

Standard

West Virginia defeated Kansas 38-17 in Week 7 of the 2020 regular slate, finishing with a 544-157 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

West Virginia set the terms early in a game that finished 38-17. Jarret Doege pass complete to Bryce Ford-Wheaton for 33 yds for a TD (Evan Staley KICK) came with {'seconds': 53, 'minutes': 4} left in the first quarter, giving West Virginia the first major swing.

West Virginia's box score carried the story: 544 total yards, 226 rushing yards, and 318 passing yards. Kansas finished with 157 total yards, including 62 on the ground and 95 through the air.

West Virginia converted 6-16 on third down, went 1-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-2, West Virginia led 17-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Evan Staley kickoff for 57 yds , Pooka Williams Jr. return for 92 yds for a TD (Jacob Borcila KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jarret Doege pass complete to Bryce Ford-Wheaton for 33 yds for a TD (Evan Staley KICK) (West Virginia led 7-10 over Kansas).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jacob Borcila 41 yd FG GOOD (Kansas led 3-0 over West Virginia).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Miles Kendrick pass complete to Andrew Parchment for 43 yds for a TD (Jacob Borcila KICK) (Kansas led 10-0 over West Virginia).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jarret Doege pass complete to Leddie Brown for 6 yds for a TD (Evan Staley KICK) (West Virginia led 14-10 over Kansas).

  • Field Goal Good

    Evan Staley 33 yd FG GOOD (West Virginia led 17-10 over Kansas).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Leddie Brown run for 87 yds for a TD (Evan Staley KICK) (West Virginia led 24-10 over Kansas).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    38-17

    West Virginia defeated Kansas.

  • Total yards

    544-157

    West Virginia held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    226

    West Virginia averaged 5.9 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    318

    West Virginia averaged 7.2 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-16

    West Virginia's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    2-13

    Kansas's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticWest VirginiaKansas
Total Yards544157
Passing Yards31895
Rushing Yards22662
First Downs297
Third Down Efficiency6-162-13
Fourth Down Efficiency1-20-0
Total Penalties (Yards)8-769-90
Turnovers22
Completions / Attempts26-4414-23
Rushing Attempts3831
Passing TDs31
Rushing TDs20
Kicking Points85
Possession Time32:5527:05
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2020)