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West Virginia at Texas Tech

Oct 24, 2020 • Completed

Season 2020RegularWeek 8

Away

West Virginia

Big 12

Final Score

27 - 34

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Texas Tech

Big 12

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Total Yards

Texas Tech348
West Virginia438

Passing Yards

Texas Tech169
West Virginia347

Rushing Yards

Texas Tech179
West Virginia91

Turnovers

Texas Tech1
West Virginia1

Game Conditions

ConditionCloudy
Temperature68°F
Wind17 mph SW

Humidity

31%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Jarret Doege

West Virginia

YDS: 302

Rushing

Leddie Brown

West Virginia

YDS: 77

Receiving

Winston Wright

West Virginia

YDS: 126

Tackles

Josh Chandler

West Virginia

TOT: 11

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Texas Tech29:53
West Virginia29:25

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Texas Tech holds off West Virginia 34-27

Close

Texas Tech defeated West Virginia 34-27 in Week 8 of the 2020 regular slate, finishing with a 348-438 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Texas Tech set the terms early in a game that finished 34-27. Leddie Brown run for 3 yds for a TD (Evan Staley KICK) came with {'seconds': 41, 'minutes': 7} left in the first quarter, giving West Virginia the first major swing.

Texas Tech's box score carried the story: 348 total yards, 179 rushing yards, and 169 passing yards. West Virginia finished with 438 total yards, including 91 on the ground and 347 through the air.

Texas Tech converted 8-16 on third down, went 2-3 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-1, Texas Tech led 20-13 at halftime. The explosive highlight was SaRodorick Thompson run for 48 yds for a TD (Trey Wolff PAT MISSED).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Leddie Brown run for 3 yds for a TD (Evan Staley KICK) (West Virginia led 7-7 over Texas Tech).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    SaRodorick Thompson run for 48 yds for a TD (Trey Wolff PAT MISSED) (Texas Tech led 13-7 over West Virginia).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Henry Colombi run for 1 yd for a TD (Trey Wolff KICK) (Texas Tech led 7-0 over West Virginia).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Henry Colombi pass complete to Trey Cleveland for 11 yds for a TD (Trey Wolff KICK) (Texas Tech led 20-10 over West Virginia).

  • Field Goal Good

    Evan Staley 41 yd FG GOOD (West Virginia led 10-13 over Texas Tech).

  • Field Goal Good

    Evan Staley 45 yd FG GOOD (West Virginia led 13-20 over Texas Tech).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    34-27

    Texas Tech defeated West Virginia.

  • Total yards

    348-438

    Texas Tech held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    179

    Texas Tech averaged 4.6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    169

    Texas Tech averaged 6 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    8-16

    Texas Tech's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    4-15

    West Virginia's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticTexas TechWest Virginia
Total Yards348438
Passing Yards169347
Rushing Yards17991
First Downs1822
Third Down Efficiency8-164-15
Fourth Down Efficiency2-34-5
Total Penalties (Yards)3-197-69
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts22-2832-50
Rushing Attempts3929
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs32
Kicking Points49
Possession Time29:5329:25
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2020)