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West Virginia Mountaineers (Big 12)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.8 (-0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 63 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | vs. Virginia Tech | 29 | 24-31 | L | 20% | -7.8 | 35% | 50% | 24% |
| 9-Sep | East Carolina | 123 | 56-20 | W | 100% | 40.1 | 92% | 97% | 73% |
| 16-Sep | Delaware State | N/A | 59-16 | W | 100% | 34.4 | 91% | 98% | 69% |
| 23-Sep | at Kansas | 125 | 56-34 | W | 97% | 17.2 | 80% | 93% | 29% |
| 7-Oct | at TCU | 14 | 24-31 | L | 33% | -4.1 | 42% | 52% | 36% |
| 14-Oct | Texas Tech | 58 | 46-35 | W | 38% | -2.8 | 43% | 75% | 19% |
| 21-Oct | at Baylor | 106 | 38-36 | W | 93% | 13.7 | 75% | 86% | 46% |
| 28-Oct | Oklahoma State | 12 | 39-50 | L | 6% | -14.1 | 24% | 39% | 22% |
| 4-Nov | Iowa State | 44 | 20-16 | W | 98% | 19.6 | 86% | 60% | 87% |
| 11-Nov | at Kansas State | 64 | 28-23 | W | 91% | 12.3 | 77% | 72% | 64% |
| 18-Nov | Texas | 50 | 14-28 | L | 0% | -24.8 | 11% | 12% | 27% |
| 25-Nov | at Oklahoma | 9 | 31-59 | L | 0% | -36.3 | 8% | 44% | 4% |
| 26-Dec | vs. Utah | 33 | 14-30 | L | 3% | -17.8 | 18% | 22% | 51% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 33.6 | 25 | 31.6 | 96 |
| Points Per Game | 37.4 | 22 | 34.1 | 104 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.6% | 46 | 38.6% | 38 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.27 | 22 | 1.27 | 109 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.5 | 96 | 31.7 | 115 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.98 | 19 | 4.46 | 71 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -5.5 | 111 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.58 |
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| ACTUAL | -7 | 105 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 110.7 | 37 | 99.2 | 68 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.8% | 73 | 40.2% | 48 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.81 | 106 | 1.00 | 99 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 120.3 | 7 | 94.6 | 89 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 37.0% | 82 | 40.3% | 92 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 57.5% | 118 | 60.0% | 19 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.1% | 21 | 21.6% | 43 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Justin Crawford | RB | 6'0, 200 | SR | 190 | 1061 | 7 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 40.0% | 4 (3) |
| Kennedy McKoy | RB | 6'0, 201 | SO | 125 | 596 | 7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 34.4% | 0 (0) |
| Will Grier | QB | 6'2, 214 | JR | 49 | 214 | 2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 44.9% | 6 (2) |
| Martell Pettaway | RB | 5'10, 208 | SO | 43 | 149 | 2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 27.9% | 0 (0) |
| Tevin Bush | RB | 5'6, 174 | FR | 20 | 81 | 0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 35.0% | 2 (0) |
| Elijah Wellman | TE | 6'2, 241 | SR | 5 | 16 | 0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 20.0% | 0 (0) |
| Chris Chugunov | QB | 6'1, 203 | SO | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 3 (2) |
| Marcus Simms | WR | 6'0, 196 | SO | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1 (1) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 107.3 | 39 | 109.2 | 33 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 45.0% | 25 | 36.7% | 33 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.60 | 29 | 1.63 | 113 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 135.7 | 28 | 103.3 | 60 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Will Grier | 6'2, 214 | JR | 250 | 388 | 3490 | 34 | 12 | 64.4% | 14 | 3.5% | 8.5 |
| Chris Chugunov | 6'1, 203 | SO | 43 | 90 | 536 | 3 | 2 | 47.8% | 5 | 5.3% | 5.1 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Gary Jennings | WR | 6'1, 210 | JR | 133 | 97 | 1096 | 1 | 11.3 | 8.2 | 72.9% | 53.4% | 28.9% |
| KaΓÇÖRaun White | WR | 6'1, 199 | SR | 105 | 62 | 1012 | 12 | 16.3 | 9.6 | 59.0% | 51.4% | 22.8% |
| David Sills V | WR | 6'4, 203 | JR | 101 | 60 | 980 | 18 | 16.3 | 9.7 | 59.4% | 51.5% | 21.9% |
| Marcus Simms | WR | 6'0, 196 | SO | 60 | 35 | 663 | 5 | 18.9 | 11.1 | 58.3% | 48.3% | 13.0% |
| Kennedy McKoy | RB | 6'0, 201 | SO | 18 | 10 | 72 | 0 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 55.6% | 27.8% | 3.9% |
| Justin Crawford | RB | 6'0, 200 | SR | 11 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 72.7% | 27.3% | 2.4% |
| Elijah Wellman | TE | 6'2, 241 | SR | 7 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 1.5% |
| Reggie Roberson Jr. | WR | 5'11, 192 | FR | 6 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 33.3% | 1.3% |
| Tevin Bush | RB | 5'6, 174 | FR | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Druw Bowen | WR | 6'2, 211 | FR | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.9% |
| Martell Pettaway | RB | 5'10, 208 | SO | 3 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.7% |
| Dominique Maiden | WR | 6'5, 204 | JR | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Ricky Rogers | WR | 6'1, 205 | JR | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26.0 | 13.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.4% |
| Trevon Wesco | TE | 6'4, 268 | JR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Alejandro Marenco III | WR | 5'9, 183 | SR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Mitch Chugunov | WR | 6'0, 169 | FR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 114.9 | 12 | 98.8 | 71 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 51.7% | 12 | 44.9% | 50 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.14 | 31 | 1.23 | 121 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.21 | 27 | 2.66 | 41 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.8% | 62 | 5.8% | 49 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 89.5 | 101 | 126.4 | 11 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 25.5% | 116 | 26.0% | 20 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.83 | 7 | 1.42 | 35 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.92 | 99 | 3.54 | 97 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 3.4% | 9 | 6.6% | 84 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 111.9 | 41 | 105.1 | 50 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 115.7 | 26 | 97.1 | 79 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 100.9 | 67 | 90.5 | 96 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 100.3 | 74 | 105.6 | 41 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 119.2 | 18 | 86.9 | 116 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 97.0 | 83 | 118.7 | 18 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 97.0 | 80 | 104.8 | 50 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 52.5% | 107 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 26.4% | 111 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -2.4 | 21 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 85.4% | 4 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 63.4% | 30 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 35.3% | 62 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.4% | 57 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.3% | 106 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.0% | 47 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 8.1% | 18 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 36.8% | 35 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Al-Rasheed Benton | LB | 6'1, 238 | SR | 94.0 | 13.5 (3) | 26 | 2 (4) | 1 | 28.2% |
| Kyzir White | S | 6'2, 216 | SR | 80.0 | 7.5 (1) | 10 | 3 (4) | 2 | 50.6% |
| David Long Jr. | LB | 5'11, 222 | SO | 65.0 | 15.5 (3.5) | 28 | 0 (6) | 0 | 18.7% |
| Dravon Askew-Henry | S | 6'0, 200 | JR | 49.5 | 2.5 (0) | 4 | 1 (4) | 0 | 61.4% |
| Elijah Battle | CB | 6'0, 193 | SR | 49.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (8) | 0 | 87.0% |
| Kenny Robinson | S | 6'2, 202 | FR | 39.0 | 2 (0) | 4 | 3 (3) | 0 | 71.1% |
| Dylan Tonkery | S | 6'0, 222 | FR | 38.5 | 7 (2.5) | 6 | 0 (1) | 0 | 28.6% |
| Mike Daniels Jr. | CB | 5'11, 204 | SR | 37.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 (9) | 0 | 75.6% |
| Hakeem Bailey | CB | 6'0, 193 | SO | 33.5 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 (6) | 0 | 54.3% |
| Adam Shuler II | DL | 6'4, 268 | SO | 31.5 | 8 (3) | 7 | 0 (0) | 0 | 18.9% |
| Reese Donahue | DL | 6'4, 263 | SO | 30.5 | 6 (1) | 8 | 0 (0) | 0 | 22.5% |
| Xavier Preston | LB | 6'2, 240 | SR | 23.0 | 2.5 (2) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 29.6% |
| Ezekiel Rose | DL | 6'3, 265 | JR | 21.5 | 5 (5) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 14.3% |
| Marvin Gross Jr. | S | 6'3, 205 | SR | 20.0 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Lamonte McDougle | DL | 5'10, 295 | FR | 19.0 | 4 (2) | 4 | 0 (0) | 1 | 26.1% |
| Toyous Avery | S | 5'11, 204 | JR | 17.0 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (4) | 0 | 45.0% |
| Xavier Pegues | DL | 6'2, 292 | SR | 10.5 | 2.5 (0) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 53.8% |
| Jovanni Stewart | S | 5'9, 197 | SO | 10.5 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 42.9% |
| Brendan Ferns | LB | 6'2, 230 | FR | 9.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Quondarius Qualls | LB | 6'1, 222 | JR | 8.5 | 0.5 (0.5) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 16.7% |
| Corey Winfield | CB | 6'1, 198 | SR | 8.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 42.9% |
| Shane Commodore | S | 6'0, 210 | SR | 8.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Derrek Pitts | S | 6'1, 182 | FR | 8.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 80.0% |
| Hodari Christian II | LB | 6'0, 228 | SR | 4.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Jalen Harvey | DL | 6'3, 310 | JR | 4.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 40.0% |
* Stuffs are rushes stopped at or behind the line. They are not necessarily tackles for loss (since they include zero-yard gains), so adding sacks and stuffs won't necessarily equal TFLs. Also: the figure is based on how many stuffs a tackler has taken part in -- solo tackles and assist tackles count for the same amount.
** For defenders, Success Rate is defined as the offense's success rate on plays in which the defender made a tackle. The lower the number, the better for the defender. On average, due to proximity to the line of scrimmage, defensive linemen will produce lower success rates than linebackers, who producer lower rates than defensive backs.
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.4 | 93 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.12 | 90 |
| Punt Success Rate | 54.1% | 90 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 57.7% | 119 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 45.5% | 71 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 55.0% | 21 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Mike Molina | 5'8, 182 | SR | 40-40 | 5-8 | 62.5% |
| Evan Staley | 6'1, 187 | FR | 16-16 | 6-7 | 85.7% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Billy Kinney | 6'4, 216 | JR | 70 | 40.9 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 70.0% |
| Jonn Young | 6'0, 193 | FR | 2 | 36.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Will Grier | 6'2, 214 | JR | 1 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Evan Staley | 6'1, 187 | FR | 77 | 59.2 | 27 | 35.1% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Molina | 5'8, 182 | SR | 1 | 48.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Kinney | 6'4, 216 | JR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Marcus Simms | 6'0, 196 | SO | 17 | 5.8 | 0 | 15 | 1 (1) |
| Tevin Bush | 5'6, 174 | FR | 3 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0) |
| Jovanni Stewart | 5'9, 197 | SO | 1 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Marcus Simms | 6'0, 196 | SO | 31 | 26.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Martell Pettaway | 5'10, 208 | SO | 4 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tevin Bush | 5'6, 174 | FR | 3 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Marvin Gross Jr. | S | 6'3, 205 | SR | 9.0 | 12.2 | 18.6 |
| Shane Commodore | S | 6'0, 210 | SR | 8.0 | 2.0 | 17.1 |
| Kyzir White | S | 6'2, 216 | SR | 7.5 | 19.3 | |
| Elijah Battle | CB | 6'0, 193 | SR | 4.0 | 31.3 | |
| Brendan Ferns | LB | 6'2, 230 | FR | 3.5 | 5.0 | 16.0 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics