FINAL SCORE
West Virginia Mountaineers at Cincinnati Bearcats game details
Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
Nippert Stadium · Attendance 38,007
Put the final score in perspective.
West Virginia finished 7 points ahead. The teams combined for 55 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was West Virginia 17, Cincinnati 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Cincinnati outscored its opponent in 2 and West Virginia in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 West Virginia | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
 Cincinnati | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 9 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-11 | 7-16 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 248 | 436 |
| Passing | 156 | 279 |
| Comp/Att | 9/15 | 25/36 |
| Yards per pass | 10.4 | 7.8 |
| Rushing | 92 | 157 |
| Rushing Attempts | 28 | 43 |
| Yards per rush | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| Penalties | 3-15 | 5-45 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 25:04 | 34:56 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
West Virginia Mountaineers
passing
| Nicco Marchiol | 9/15 | 156 | 10.4 | 1 | 1 | 25.9 |
rushing
| Jahiem White | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 0 | 16 |
| Nicco Marchiol | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 1 | 9 |
| CJ Donaldson | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Gallagher III | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Justin Robinson | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 1 | 50 |
| Traylon Ray | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 38 |
| Kole Taylor | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jahiem White | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
fumbles
defensive
| Fatorma Mulbah | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Trotter | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Wilson Jr. | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trey Lathan | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garnett Hollis Jr. | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrin Bradley Jr. | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kekoura Tarnue | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reid Carrico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Jackson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty French | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Cutter | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Martin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dontez Fagan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaheem Joseph | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacolby Spells | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Gabriel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asani Redwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hammond Russell IV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Preston Fox | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Treylan Davis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Preston Fox | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 29 | 0 |
kicking
| Michael Hayes II | 1/1 | 100.0 | 24 | 4/4 | 7 |
punting
| Oliver Straw | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Cincinnati Bearcats
passing
| Brendan Sorsby | 25/36 | 279 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 37.3 |
rushing
| Corey Kiner | 25 | 91 | 3.6 | 1 | 16 |
| Brendan Sorsby | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 1 | 17 |
| Evan Pryor | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 |
receiving
| Evan Pryor | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 1 | 80 |
| Xzavier Henderson | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Tony Johnson | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Joe Royer | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 15 |
| Jamoi Mayes | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Corey Kiner | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
fumbles
defensive
| Jared Bartlett | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Golday | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Peek Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ormanie Arnold | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Minkins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quan Sanks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dontay Corleone | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Thompson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Canteen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Dingle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevon Gola-Callard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalen Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simms III | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Fletcher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Willis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montay Weedon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquaze Parker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Logan Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Logan Wilson | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 22 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jamoi Mayes | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
kicking
| Nathan Hawks | 1/1 | 100.0 | 29 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Mason Fletcher | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 5:17 | Corey Kiner 2 Yd Run (Nathan Hawks Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 12:31 | Anthony Wilson Jr. 79 Yd Interception Return (Michael Hayes II Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 8:40 | Michael Hayes II 24 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 7 |
| 2 | 3:37 | Justin Robinson 10 Yd pass from Nicco Marchiol (Michael Hayes II Kick) | 17 – 7 |
| 3 | 8:29 | Nicco Marchiol 8 Yd Run (Michael Hayes II Kick) | 24 – 7 |
| 3 | 2:29 | Evan Pryor 80 Yd pass from Brendan Sorsby (Nathan Hawks Kick) | 24 – 14 |
| 4 | 9:42 | Brendan Sorsby 12 Yd Run (Nathan Hawks Kick) | 24 – 21 |
| 4 | 3:30 | Tyrin Bradley Jr. 14 Yd Fumble Return (Michael Hayes II Kick) | 31 – 21 |
| 4 | 0:36 | Nathan Hawks 29 Yd Field Goal | 31 – 24 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 9:22 PM UTCData methodology