FINAL SCORE
West Virginia Mountaineers at Kansas State Wildcats game details
Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 4:30 PM ET
Bill Snyder Family Stadium · Attendance 52,918
Put the final score in perspective.
Kansas State finished 1 points ahead. The teams combined for 47 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was West Virginia 13, Kansas State 3. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Kansas State outscored its opponent in 2 and West Virginia in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 West Virginia | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
 Kansas State | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 22 | 15 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-20 | 7-20 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 447 | 304 |
| Passing | 281 | 206 |
| Comp/Att | 19/42 | 10/31 |
| Yards per pass | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Rushing | 166 | 98 |
| Rushing Attempts | 42 | 49 |
| Yards per rush | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Penalties | 3-40 | 3-35 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
| Possession | 24:16 | 35:44 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
West Virginia Mountaineers
passing
| Skyler Howard | 19/42 | 281 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 32.9 |
rushing
| Wendell Smallwood | 25 | 141 | 5.6 | 1 | 14 |
| Rushel Shell | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 19 |
| Skyler Howard | 10 | -13 | -1.3 | 0 | 4 |
receiving
| Jordan Thompson | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 0 | 51 |
| Daikiel Shorts | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Jovon Durante | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 1 | 24 |
| Ka'Raun White | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Shelton Gibson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Rushel Shell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Shelton Gibson | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Gary Jennings | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jovon Durante | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jovon Durante | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Jennings | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| K.J. Dillon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
kicking
| Josh Lambert | 3/4 | 75.0 | 45 | 2/2 | 11 |
punting
| Nick O'Toole | 9 | 426 | 47.3 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Kansas State Wildcats
passing
| Kody Cook | 4/12 | 121 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 46.8 |
| Joe Hubener | 6/19 | 85 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 15.1 |
rushing
| Charles Jones | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 |
| Kody Cook | 19 | 34 | 1.8 | 1 | 9 |
| Joe Hubener | 12 | 15 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Justin Silmon | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Dalvin Warmack | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Deante Burton | 5 | 135 | 27.0 | 1 | 77 |
| Winston Dimel | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Kyle Klein | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Kody Cook | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Andre Davis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Charles Jones | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Morgan Burns | 3 | 201 | 67.0 | 97 | 1 |
| Dominique Heath | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Dominique Heath | 4 | -7 | -1.8 | 3 | 0 |
kicking
| Matt McCrane | 1/1 | 100.0 | 40 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Nick Walsh | 11 | 466 | 42.4 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 2:54 | Josh Lambert 45 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 2 | 11:10 | Matthew McCrane 40 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 3 |
| 2 | 2:36 | Jovon Durante 24 Yd pass from Skyler Howard (Josh Lambert Kick) | 10 – 3 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Josh Lambert 19 Yd Field Goal | 13 – 3 |
| 3 | 12:28 | Kody Cook 1 Yd Run (Matthew McCrane Kick) | 13 – 10 |
| 3 | 11:14 | Deante Burton 77 Yd pass from Kody Cook (Matthew McCrane Kick) | 13 – 17 |
| 3 | 6:28 | Wendell Smallwood 14 Yd Run (Josh Lambert Kick) | 20 – 17 |
| 4 | 13:07 | Josh Lambert 28 Yd Field Goal | 23 – 17 |
| 4 | 12:53 | Morgan Burns 97 Yd Kickoff Return (Matthew McCrane Kick) | 23 – 24 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 2:17 PM UTCData methodology