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West Virginia at TCU

Oct 23, 2021 • Completed

Season 2021RegularWeek 8

Away

West Virginia

Big 12

Final Score

29 - 17

WVT

Home

TCU

Big 12

Game Pulse

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Total Yards

TCU393
West Virginia487

Passing Yards

TCU244
West Virginia258

Rushing Yards

TCU149
West Virginia229

Turnovers

TCU3
West Virginia0

Game Conditions

Temperature81°F
Wind16 mph S

Humidity

58%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Jarret Doege

West Virginia

YDS: 257

Rushing

Leddie Brown

West Virginia

YDS: 111

Receiving

Quentin Johnston

TCU

YDS: 113

Tackles

Dee Winters

TCU

TOT: 12

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

TCU24:30
West Virginia35:30

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

West Virginia beats TCU 29-17

Standard

West Virginia defeated TCU 29-17 in Week 8 of the 2021 regular slate, finishing with a 487-393 edge in total yards, and scoring 0 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

West Virginia set the terms early in a game that finished 29-17. Leddie Brown run for 5 yds for a TD (Casey Legg KICK) came with {'seconds': 7, 'minutes': 0} left in the first quarter, giving West Virginia the first major swing.

West Virginia's box score carried the story: 487 total yards, 229 rushing yards, and 258 passing yards. TCU finished with 393 total yards, including 149 on the ground and 244 through the air.

West Virginia converted 6-14 on third down, went 1-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-3, West Virginia led 20-17 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Evan Staley kickoff for 65 yds , Derius Davis return for 100 yds for a TD (Griffin Kell KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Leddie Brown run for 5 yds for a TD (Casey Legg KICK) (West Virginia led 10-7 over TCU).

  • Field Goal Good

    Casey Legg 27 yd FG GOOD (West Virginia led 3-7 over TCU).

  • Kickoff

    Evan Staley kickoff for 65 yds , Derius Davis return for 100 yds for a TD (Griffin Kell KICK) (West Virginia led 0-7 over TCU).

  • Field Goal Good

    Casey Legg 38 yd FG GOOD (West Virginia led 13-7 over TCU).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Leddie Brown run for 1 yd for a TD (Casey Legg KICK) (West Virginia led 20-14 over TCU).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Max Duggan pass complete to Taye Barber for 5 yds for a TD (Griffin Kell KICK) (TCU led 14-13 over West Virginia).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    29-17

    West Virginia defeated TCU.

  • Total yards

    487-393

    West Virginia held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    229

    West Virginia averaged 5.6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    258

    West Virginia averaged 8.9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-14

    West Virginia's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    4-12

    TCU's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticTCUWest Virginia
Total Yards393487
Passing Yards244258
Rushing Yards149229
First Downs1924
Third Down Efficiency4-126-14
Fourth Down Efficiency1-31-2
Total Penalties (Yards)7-455-45
Turnovers30
Completions / Attempts16-2622-29
Rushing Attempts3441
Passing TDs10
Rushing TDs03
Kicking Points511
Possession Time24:3035:30
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2021)