UNLV vs. West Virginia: How They Scored

HOW THEY SCORED

West Virginia UNLV

49 10

UNLV 0 0 3 7 - 10

WVU 21 14 7 7 - 49

FIRST QUARTER

West Virginia 7, UNLV 0,
13:59 -- Brad Starks 38 pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick). Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:01. Key play: Smith sets up the touchdown with a 41-yard pass to wide receiver Tavon Austin.

West Virginia 14, UNLV 0, 10:31 -- Noel Devine 28 run (Bitancurt kick). Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:44. Key play: Devine takes a handoff left and quickly cuts back right and down the right sideline for the score.

West Virginia 21, UNLV 0, 4:41 -- Jock Sanders 10 run (Bitancurt kick). Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:42. Key play: West Virginia linebacker Najee Goode tips a pass that cornerback Keith Tandy intercepts but fumbles. Mountaineers safety Terence Garvin recovers and gives his team the ball at the UNLV 30-yard line.

SECOND QUARTER

West Virginia 28, UNLV 0, 9:49 -- Devine 48 run (Bitancurt kick). Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:27. Key play: The Mountaineers convert a third-and-8 with a 17-yard pass from Smith to wide receiver Stedman Bailey to the Rebels 48.

West Virginia 35, UNLV 0,
0:22 -- Brad Starks 48 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick). Drive: 1 play, 48 yards, 0:10. Key play: Starks does a nice job of outjumping Rebels cornerback Will Chandler in the end zone.

THIRD QUARTER

West Virginia 42, UNLV 0,
8:47 -- Starks 4 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick). Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:33. Key play: Smith completes an 18-yard pass to tight end Will Johnson to the UNLV 9 to convert a third-and-3.

West Virginia 42, UNLV 3,
0:24 -- FG Nolan Kohorst 39. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:09. Key play: UNLV quarterback Caleb Herring completes a 51-yard pass to wide receiver Tate Knutson to the West Virginia 35.

FOURTH QUARTER

West Virginia 42, UNLV 10,
9:40 -- Tim Cornett 6 pass from Herring (Kohorst kick). Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:57. Key plays: Two personal-foul penalties advance the ball.

West Virginia 49, UNLV 10, 5:09 -- Matt Lindamood 1 run (Bitancurt kick). Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 4:30. Key play: Mountaineers running back Shawne Alston converts a fourth-and-1 with a 2-yard run to the Rebels 3.

TEAM STATISTICS

UNLV WVU

First downs 15 16

Rushes-yards 40-96 33-219

Passing 180 226

Comp-Att-Int 20-32-2 13-20-0

Return Yards 7 41

Punts-Avg. 5-43.2 5-44.4

Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0

Penalties-Yards 4-43 8-68

Time of Possession 36:03 23:57

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING -- UNLV, Cornett 12-56, Purvis 17-48, Trotter 3-3, Herring 2-(minus 1), Clayton 5-(minus 2), Team 1-(minus 8). West Virginia, Devine 3-84, Alston 6-32, Austin 2-19, G.Smith 5-19, Lindamood 4-16, T.Johnson 6-15, Hargrett 2-14, Sanders 1-10, R.Clarke 1-5, Brunetti 1-4, McCartney 1-2, Team 1-(minus 1).

PASSING -- UNLV, Clayton 12-18-1-79, Herring 8-14-1-101. West Virginia, G.Smith 12-16-0-220, Brunetti 1-4-0-6.

RECEIVING -- UNLV, Harrington 3-34, Cornett 3-18, Purvis 3-6, Vidal 2-12, Mi.Johnson 2-10, Stolden 2-10, Knutson 1-51, Watkins 1-21, Reed 1-14, Brence 1-5, Trotter 1-(minus 1). West Virginia, Starks 4-100, Austin 3-52, Sanders 2-25, W.Johnson 1-18, Bailey 1-17, Devine 1-8, T.Johnson 1-6.

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