West Virginia at Baylor

Saturday, October 21, 2017

No. 23 West Virginia beat Baylor 38–⁠36. It was their sixth meeting; after it, West Virginia led the series 4–⁠2.

Away23West Virginia7–⁠6 in 2017
38
HomeBaylor1–⁠11 in 2017
36

Final at McLane Stadium, WacoAttendance 45,389

At kickoff
84°F, partly cloudy, wind 7 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Tstc Waco (KCNW), 10 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Brad Van Vark; umpire Michael Cooper; head linesman George Gusman; line judge Frank LeBlanc; side judge Fulton Carson; field judge Jason Ledet; back judge Brian Ernest; center judge Brian AlosGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
West Virginia10721038
Baylor0672336

Standouts

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Player stats

West Virginia

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Will Grier26/3737550
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kennedy McKoy755020
Justin Crawford103006
Martell Pettaway41607
Tevin Bush116016
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
David Sills V7136353
Gary Jennings8116051
Marcus Simms371140
Ka’Raun White433122
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kyzir White90.500
Al-Rasheed Benton84.51.50
Elijah Battle7000
David Long Jr.60.500
Reese Donahue5110
Xavier Preston4110
Adam Shuler II4210
Lamonte McDougle3210
Ezekiel Rose10.50.50

Baylor

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Zach Smith16/2726100
Charlie Brewer8/1310920
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Trestan Ebner354140
Charlie Brewer1048016
JaMycal Hasty1040018
John Lovett720111
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Denzel Mims7132045
Trestan Ebner5109252
Gavin Holmes572056
Tony Nicholson32007
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Clay Johnston7000
Taylor Young6100
Davion Hall6000
Grayland Arnold50.500
James Lynch2110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

West VirginiaBaylor
493Total yards497
375Passing yards370
118Rushing yards127
10.1Yards per pass9.3
4.1Yards per rush3.0
23First downs30
4–⁠11Third downs3–⁠16
0–⁠0Fourth downs3–⁠5
0Turnovers0
11–⁠134Penalties6–⁠20
23:11Possession36:49
6Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

West VirginiaBaylor
52%Success rate39%
0.29EPA per play0.18
1.17Explosiveness1.49
0.03Rushing EPA0.17
0.51Passing EPA0.23
21%Passing-down success32%
0.36First-down EPA0.05
0.16Second-down EPA0.40
0.41Third-down EPA0.27
21%Havoc by its defense15%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

West Virginia 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

West Virginia −10.5, over/under 67.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were West Virginia 77%, Baylor 23%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Baylor end zoneWest Virginia end zoneQ1 BaylorTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ1 West VirginiaField goal, 9 playsQ1 BaylorTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ1 West VirginiaTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 BaylorField goal, 8 playsQ2 West VirginiaPunt, 8 playsQ2 BaylorField goal, 7 playsQ2 West VirginiaPunt, 4 playsQ2 BaylorPunt, 3 playsQ2 West VirginiaTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 BaylorResult not recordedQ3 West VirginiaTouchdown, 1 playQ3 BaylorPunt, 4 playsQ3 West VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ3 BaylorTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 West VirginiaTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 BaylorPunt, 3 playsQ3 West VirginiaTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 BaylorPunt, 4 playsQ3 West VirginiaPunt, 4 playsQ3 BaylorTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 BaylorTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 West VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ4 BaylorField goal, 13 playsQ4 West VirginiaPunt, 5 playsQ4 BaylorTouchdown, 16 playsQ4 West VirginiaEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Baylor drives left to right, West Virginia right to left.
  1. Q1 BaylorTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 33 yards
  2. Q1 West VirginiaField goal, 9 plays, 57 yards
  3. Q1 BaylorTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 41 yards
  4. Q1 West VirginiaTouchdown, 9 plays, 66 yards
  5. Q1 BaylorField goal, 8 plays, 69 yards
  6. Q2 West VirginiaPunt, 8 plays, 18 yards
  7. Q2 BaylorField goal, 7 plays, 60 yards
  8. Q2 West VirginiaPunt, 4 plays, 16 yards
  9. Q2 BaylorPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  10. Q2 West VirginiaTouchdown, 8 plays, 80 yards
  11. Q2 BaylorResult not recorded, 0 yards
  12. Q3 West VirginiaTouchdown, 1 play, 53 yards
  13. Q3 BaylorPunt, 4 plays, 7 yards
  14. Q3 West VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  15. Q3 BaylorTouchdown, 4 plays, 80 yards
  16. Q3 West VirginiaTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  17. Q3 BaylorPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  18. Q3 West VirginiaTouchdown, 6 plays, 80 yards
  19. Q3 BaylorPunt, 4 plays, 13 yards
  20. Q3 West VirginiaPunt, 4 plays, 20 yards
  21. Q3 BaylorTouchdown, 3 plays, 80 yards
  22. Q4 BaylorTouchdown, 2 plays, 49 yards
  23. Q4 West VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  24. Q4 BaylorField goal, 13 plays, 69 yards
  25. Q4 West VirginiaPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  26. Q4 BaylorTouchdown, 16 plays, 86 yards
  27. Q4 West VirginiaEnd of game, 1 play, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then West Virginia 10, Baylor 0
Baylor Turnover on downs, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 60 yds , Trevor White return for 29 yds to the Bayl 34
15:001st & 10 at own 34Zach Smith pass complete to Denzel Mims for 16 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50Terence Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the Bayl 49
15:002nd & 11 at own 49Zach Smith sacked by Al-Rasheed Benton for a loss of 8 yards to the Bayl 41 BAYLOR Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
15:003rd & 19 at own 41Zach Smith pass complete to Denzel Mims for 18 yds to the WVirg 41
15:004th & 1 at opp 41Terence Williams run for 2 yds to the WVirg 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 39Terence Williams run for a loss of 2 yards to the WVirg 41
15:002nd & 12 at opp 41Terence Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the WVirg 42
15:003rd & 13 at opp 42Zach Smith pass complete to Pooh Stricklin for 9 yds to the WVirg 33
15:004th & 4 at opp 33Zach Smith pass incomplete to Pooh Stricklin
West Virginia Field goal, 9 plays
10:181st & 10 at own 33Justin Crawford run for 6 yds to the WVirg 39
10:182nd & 4 at own 39Justin Crawford run for 1 yd to the WVirg 40
10:183rd & 3 at own 40Will Grier pass complete to Gary Jennings for 32 yds to the Bayl 28 for a 1ST down
10:181st & 10 at opp 28Justin Crawford run for 6 yds to the Bayl 22
10:182nd & 4 at opp 22Will Grier pass complete to David Sills V for 7 yds to the Bayl 15 for a 1ST down BAYLOR Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
10:181st & 10 at opp 15Justin Crawford run for 4 yds to the Bayl 11
10:182nd & 6 at opp 11Justin Crawford run for a loss of 1 yard to the Bayl 12
7:343rd & 7 at opp 12Timeout BAYLOR, clock 07:34
7:343rd & 7 at opp 12Will Grier pass complete to Justin Crawford for 2 yds to the Bayl 10
7:034th & 5 at opp 10Mike Molina 27 yd FG GOODWest Virginia 3, Baylor 0
Baylor Turnover on downs, 9 plays
7:031st & 0 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:031st & 10 at own 25Zach Smith sacked by Lamonte McDougle for a loss of 5 yards to the Bayl 20 BAYLOR Penalty, intentional grounding (Zach Smith) to the Bayl 20
7:032nd & 15 at own 20Zach Smith pass complete to R.J. Sneed for 19 yds to the Bayl 39 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at own 39Smith,Zach pass incomplete to Mims,Denzel, PENALTY WVU pass interference (Daniels, Mike) 15 yards to the WVU46, 1ST DOWN BU, NO PLAY.
7:031st & 10 at opp 46JaMycal Hasty run for 5 yds to the WVirg 41
7:032nd & 5 at opp 41JaMycal Hasty run for 3 yds to the WVirg 38
7:033rd & 2 at opp 38JaMycal Hasty run for 3 yds to the WVirg 35 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at opp 35JaMycal Hasty run for 1 yd to the WVirg 34
7:032nd & 9 at opp 34Zach Smith pass complete to Gavin Holmes for no gain to the WVirg 34
3:203rd & 9 at opp 34Timeout BAYLOR, clock 03:20
3:203rd & 9 at opp 34Zach Smith pass incomplete to Gavin Holmes
3:204th & 9 at opp 34Zach Smith pass incomplete to Tony Nicholson
West Virginia Touchdown, 9 plays
3:101st & 10 at own 34Justin Crawford run for 1 yd to the WVirg 35
3:102nd & 9 at own 35Will Grier pass incomplete to David Sills V, broken up by Verkedric Vaughns
3:103rd & 9 at own 35Will Grier pass complete to Gary Jennings for 9 yds to the WVirg 44 for a 1ST down
3:101st & 10 at own 44Justin Crawford run for 5 yds to the WVirg 49
3:102nd & 5 at own 49Justin Crawford run for 4 yds to the Bayl 47
3:103rd & 1 at opp 47Justin Crawford run for 2 yds to the Bayl 45 for a 1ST down
3:101st & 10 at opp 45Will Grier pass incomplete to David Sills V
3:102nd & 10 at opp 45Will Grier pass complete to Ka’Raun White for 5 yds to the Bayl 40
3:103rd & 5 at opp 40Grier, Will pass incomplete to White, Ka’Raun, PENALTY BU pass interference (Vaughns,V.) 5 yards to the BU35, 1ST DOWN WVU, NO PLAY.
0:291st & 10 at opp 35Will Grier pass complete to David Sills V for 35 yds for a TD, (Mike Molina KICK)West Virginia 10, Baylor 0
Baylor Field goal, 8 plays
0:291st & 0 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:291st & 10 at own 25Terence Williams run for 2 yds to the Bayl 27
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 27Zach Smith pass complete to Denzel Mims for 26 yds to the WVirg 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 47Terence Williams run for 1 yd to the WVirg 46
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at opp 46Zach Smith pass complete to Tony Nicholson for 6 yds to the WVirg 40
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at opp 40Smith,Zach pass complete to Hasty,JaMycal for 1 yard to the WVU39 (White, Kyzir), PENALTY WVU roughing passer (Benton, A.) 16 yards to the WVU24, 1ST DOWN BU, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 24Smith,Zach pass incomplete to Mims,Denzel, PENALTY WVU pass interference (Daniels, Mike) 14 yards to the WVU10, 1ST DOWN BU, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 10JaMycal Hasty run for 1 yd to the WVirg 9
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 9Zach Smith pass incomplete to Denzel Mims, broken up by Mike Daniels Jr.
Q2 15:003rd & goal at opp 9Zach Smith pass complete to Gavin Holmes for 3 yds to the WVirg 6
Q2 10:364th & goal at opp 6Connor Martin 23 yd FG GOODWest Virginia 10, Baylor 3
2nd quarter5 drives, then West Virginia 17, Baylor 6
West Virginia Punt, 8 plays
10:361st & 0 at own 35Jay Sedwick kickoff for 59 yds , Marcus Simms return for 26 yds to the WVirg 32
10:361st & 10 at own 32Kennedy McKoy run for 3 yds to the WVirg 35
10:362nd & 7 at own 35Will Grier pass complete to Kennedy McKoy for 16 yds to the Bayl 49 for a 1ST down
10:361st & 10 at opp 49Will Grier pass complete to Gary Jennings for 5 yds to the Bayl 44
10:362nd & 5 at opp 44Will Grier pass complete to David Sills V for 6 yds to the Bayl 38 for a 1ST down
10:361st & 10 at opp 38Will Grier sacked by James Lynch for a loss of 10 yards to the Bayl 48
10:362nd & 20 at opp 48Will Grier pass complete to David Sills V for 6 yds to the Bayl 42
10:363rd & 14 at opp 42Will Grier pass complete to Kennedy McKoy for 3 yds to the WVirg 39 WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, personal foul (Matt Jones) to the WVirg 46
10:363rd & 26 at own 46Will Grier run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
10:364th & 22 at the 50Billy Kinney punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Tony Nicholson at the Bayl 15
Baylor Field goal, 7 plays
6:151st & 10 at own 15Zach Smith sacked by Adam Shuler II for a loss of 9 yards to the Bayl 6
6:152nd & 19 at own 6Zach Smith pass complete to Trestan Ebner for 24 yds to the Bayl 30 for a 1ST down
6:151st & 10 at own 30Zach Smith pass complete to Denzel Mims for 45 yds to the WVirg 25 for a 1ST down
6:151st & 10 at opp 25Zach Smith pass incomplete
6:152nd & 10 at opp 25Zach Smith pass incomplete
6:153rd & 10 at opp 25Zach Smith pass incomplete to R.J. Sneed
4:084th & 10 at opp 25Connor Martin 42 yd FG GOODWest Virginia 10, Baylor 6
West Virginia Punt, 4 plays
4:081st & 0 at own 35Jay Sedwick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:081st & 10 at own 25Will Grier pass complete to David Sills V for 13 yds to the WVirg 38 for a 1ST down
4:081st & 10 at own 38Martell Pettaway run for a loss of 1 yard to the WVirg 37
4:082nd & 11 at own 37Martell Pettaway run for 4 yds to the WVirg 41
2:493rd & 7 at own 41Timeout BAYLOR, clock 02:49
2:493rd & 7 at own 41Will Grier pass incomplete to Gary Jennings
2:494th & 7 at own 41Billy Kinney punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Bayl 40 , Tony Nicholson returns for 14 yds to the Bayl 40
Baylor Punt, 3 plays
2:341st & 10 at own 40Zach Smith pass complete to Gavin Holmes for 3 yds to the Bayl 43
2:342nd & 7 at own 43JaMycal Hasty run for 3 yds to the Bayl 46
2:343rd & 4 at own 46Zach Smith pass incomplete to JaMycal Hasty
2:344th & 4 at own 46Connor Martin punt for 54 yds for a touchback
West Virginia Touchdown, 8 plays
1:051st & 10 at own 20Will Grier pass incomplete to Gary Jennings, broken up by Grayland Arnold
1:052nd & 10 at own 20Kennedy McKoy run for 11 yds to the WVirg 31 for a 1ST down
1:051st & 10 at own 31Will Grier pass complete to Ka’Raun White for 22 yds to the Bayl 47 for a 1ST down
1:051st & 10 at opp 47Will Grier run for 6 yds to the Bayl 41
1:052nd & 4 at opp 41Will Grier pass complete to Marcus Simms for 14 yds to the Bayl 27 for a 1ST down
1:051st & 10 at opp 27Kennedy McKoy run for 5 yds to the Bayl 22
0:142nd & 5 at opp 22Timeout WEST VIRGINIA, clock 00:14
0:142nd & 5 at opp 22Kennedy McKoy run for 6 yds to the Bayl 16 for a 1ST down
0:071st & 10 at opp 16Timeout WEST VIRGINIA, clock 00:07
0:011st & 10 at opp 16Will Grier pass complete to David Sills V for 16 yds for a TD, (Mike Molina KICK)West Virginia 17, Baylor 6
0:011st & 0 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 39 yds , Chad Kelly return for 9 yds to the Bayl 35
3rd quarter10 drives, then West Virginia 38, Baylor 13
West Virginia Touchdown, 1 play
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jay Sedwick kickoff for 63 yds , Marcus Simms return for 45 yds to the WVirg 47
14:421st & 10 at own 47Will Grier pass complete to David Sills V for 53 yds for a TD, (Mike Molina KICK)West Virginia 24, Baylor 6
Baylor Punt, 4 plays
14:421st & 0 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 60 yds , Trevor White return for 15 yds to the Bayl 20
14:421st & 10 at own 20John Lovett run for 11 yds to the Bayl 31 for a 1ST down WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, Defensive holding (Lamonte McDougle) to the Bayl 41 for a 1ST down
14:421st & 10 at own 41BAYLOR Penalty, false start (Gavin Holmes) to the Bayl 36
14:421st & 15 at own 36Zach Smith sacked by Reese Donahue for a loss of 11 yards to the Bayl 25
14:422nd & 26 at own 25Zach Smith pass complete to Denzel Mims for 11 yds to the Bayl 36
14:423rd & 15 at own 36Zach Smith sacked by Al-Rasheed Benton and Ezekiel Rose for a loss of 9 yards to the Bayl 27
14:424th & 24 at own 27Connor Martin punt for 42 yds , Marcus Simms returns for a loss of 1 yard to the WVirg 30
West Virginia Punt, 3 plays
11:441st & 10 at own 30Justin Crawford run for 2 yds to the WVirg 32
11:442nd & 8 at own 32Will Grier pass complete to Justin Crawford for a loss of 2 yards to the WVirg 30
11:443rd & 10 at own 30Will Grier pass complete to Gary Jennings for 2 yds to the WVirg 32
10:044th & 8 at own 32Timeout WEST VIRGINIA, clock 10:04
10:044th & 8 at own 32Billy Kinney punt for 38 yds , R.J. Sneed returns for no gain to the Bayl 20 R.J. Sneed fumbled,
Baylor Touchdown, 4 plays
9:531st & 10 at own 20Zach Smith pass complete to Gavin Holmes for 10 yds to the Bayl 30 for a 1ST down
9:531st & 10 at own 30WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, personal foul (Corey Winfield) to the Bayl 45 for a 1ST down
9:531st & 10 at own 45John Lovett run for 2 yds to the Bayl 47
9:532nd & 8 at own 47BAYLOR Penalty, false start (Blake Blackmar) to the Bayl 42
9:532nd & 13 at own 42Zach Smith pass complete to Gavin Holmes for 56 yds to the WVirg 2 for a 1ST down
9:531st & goal at opp 2BAYLOR Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the WVirg 7
7:391st & goal at opp 7John Lovett run for 7 yds for a TD, (Connor Martin KICK)West Virginia 24, Baylor 13
West Virginia Touchdown, 6 plays
7:391st & 0 at own 35Jay Sedwick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:391st & 10 at own 25Will Grier pass incomplete to Ka’Raun White
7:392nd & 10 at own 25Will Grier pass incomplete to Ka’Raun White
7:393rd & 10 at own 25WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, false start (Yodny Cajuste) to the WVirg 20
7:393rd & 15 at own 20Will Grier pass complete to Marcus Simms for 17 yds to the WVirg 37 for a 1ST down
7:391st & 10 at own 37Tevin Bush run for 16 yds to the Bayl 47 for a 1ST down
7:391st & 10 at opp 47Will Grier pass complete to Gary Jennings for 7 yds to the Bayl 40
6:002nd & 3 at opp 40Will Grier pass complete to Marcus Simms for 40 yds for a TD, (Mike Molina KICK)West Virginia 31, Baylor 13
Baylor Punt, 3 plays
6:001st & 0 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 58 yds , Trevor White return for 22 yds to the Bayl 29
6:001st & 10 at own 29John Lovett run for 2 yds to the Bayl 31
6:002nd & 8 at own 31Zach Smith pass complete to John Lovett for 1 yd to the Bayl 32
6:003rd & 7 at own 32Zach Smith pass incomplete to Denzel Mims
6:004th & 7 at own 32Connor Martin punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Marcus Simms at the WVirg 20
West Virginia Touchdown, 6 plays
4:301st & 10 at own 20Will Grier pass complete to Gary Jennings for 5 yds to the WVirg 25
4:302nd & 5 at own 25Martell Pettaway run for 7 yds to the WVirg 32 for a 1ST down
4:301st & 10 at own 32Martell Pettaway run for 6 yds to the WVirg 38
4:302nd & 4 at own 38Will Grier pass complete to Gary Jennings for 5 yds to the WVirg 43 for a 1ST down
4:301st & 10 at own 43Will Grier pass complete to Gary Jennings for 51 yds to the Bayl 6 for a 1ST down
2:471st & goal at opp 6Will Grier pass complete to Ka’Raun White for 6 yds for a TD, (Mike Molina KICK)West Virginia 38, Baylor 13
Baylor Punt, 4 plays
2:471st & 0 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 60 yds , Trevor White return for 22 yds to the Bayl 27
2:471st & 10 at own 27Zach Smith pass complete to Trestan Ebner for 14 yds to the Bayl 41 for a 1ST down
2:471st & 10 at own 41John Lovett run for a loss of 1 yard to the Bayl 40
2:472nd & 11 at own 40Zach Smith pass incomplete to Denzel Mims
2:473rd & 11 at own 40Zach Smith pass incomplete, broken up by David Long Jr.
2:474th & 11 at own 40Connor Martin punt for 39 yds , Marcus Simms returns for 1 yd to the WVirg 22
West Virginia Punt, 4 plays
1:171st & 10 at own 22Kennedy McKoy run for 20 yds to the WVirg 42 for a 1ST down
1:171st & 10 at own 42Will Grier pass complete to Ka’Raun White for no gain to the WVirg 42
1:172nd & 10 at own 42Will Grier pass incomplete to Marcus Simms, broken up by Taion Sells
1:173rd & 10 at own 42Will Grier pass incomplete to Ka’Raun White, broken up by Harrison Hand
1:174th & 10 at own 42Billy Kinney punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Tony Nicholson at the Bayl 20
Baylor Touchdown, 3 plays
0:041st & 10 at own 20Charlie Brewer run for 10 yds to the Bayl 30 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 30JaMycal Hasty run for 18 yds to the Bayl 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:311st & 10 at own 48Charlie Brewer pass complete to Trestan Ebner for 52 yds for a TD, (Connor Martin KICK)West Virginia 38, Baylor 20
4th quarter6 drives, then West Virginia 38, Baylor 36
Baylor Touchdown, 2 plays
14:311st & 0 at own 35Jay Sedwick on-side kick recovered by BAYLOR at the WVirg 49
14:311st & 10 at opp 49Charlie Brewer run for 9 yds to the WVirg 40
13:502nd & 1 at opp 40Trestan Ebner run for 40 yds for a TD, (Connor Martin KICK)West Virginia 38, Baylor 27
West Virginia Punt, 3 plays
13:501st & 0 at own 35Jay Sedwick kickoff for 56 yds , Marcus Simms return for 21 yds to the WVirg 30
13:501st & 10 at own 30Kennedy McKoy run for 3 yds to the WVirg 33
13:502nd & 7 at own 33Will Grier run for a loss of 6 yards to the WVirg 27
13:503rd & 13 at own 27Will Grier pass incomplete to Marcus Simms, broken up by Harrison Hand
13:504th & 13 at own 27Billy Kinney punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Tony Nicholson at the Bayl 25
Baylor Field goal, 13 plays
12:081st & 10 at own 25Terence Williams run for 6 yds to the Bayl 31
12:082nd & 4 at own 31Trestan Ebner run for 11 yds to the Bayl 42 for a 1ST down
12:081st & 10 at own 42Charlie Brewer pass incomplete to Gavin Holmes
12:082nd & 10 at own 42JaMycal Hasty run for no gain to the Bayl 42
12:083rd & 10 at own 42Charlie Brewer pass complete to Tony Nicholson for 7 yds to the Bayl 49
9:514th & 3 at own 49Timeout WEST VIRGINIA, clock 09:51
9:514th & 3 at own 49Charlie Brewer pass complete to Tony Nicholson for 7 yds to the WVirg 44 for a 1ST down
9:511st & 10 at opp 44Brewer,Charlie pass incomplete to Mims,Denzel, PENALTY WVU pass interference (Battle, Elijah) 15 yards to the WVU29, 1ST DOWN BU, NO PLAY.
9:511st & 10 at opp 29JaMycal Hasty run for 6 yds to the WVirg 23
9:512nd & 4 at opp 23JaMycal Hasty run for no gain to the WVirg 23
9:513rd & 4 at opp 23Charlie Brewer run for 3 yds to the WVirg 20 for a 1ST down WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, personal foul (Corey Winfield) to the WVirg 10 for a 1ST down
9:511st & goal at opp 10John Lovett run for a loss of 1 yard to the WVirg 11
9:512nd & goal at opp 11John Lovett run for no gain to the WVirg 11
9:513rd & goal at opp 11Charlie Brewer run for 5 yds to the WVirg 6
6:074th & goal at opp 6Connor Martin 23 yd FG GOODWest Virginia 38, Baylor 30
West Virginia Punt, 5 plays
6:071st & 0 at own 35Jay Sedwick kickoff for 65 yds , Marcus Simms return for 33 yds to the WVirg 33
6:071st & 10 at own 33Kennedy McKoy run for 7 yds to the WVirg 40
6:072nd & 3 at own 40Elijah Wellman run for 6 yds to the WVirg 46 for a 1ST down
6:071st & 10 at own 46Elijah Wellman run for 3 yds to the WVirg 49
6:072nd & 7 at own 49Will Grier pass incomplete to David Sills V
6:073rd & 7 at own 49Will Grier pass incomplete to Kennedy McKoy
6:074th & 7 at own 49Billy Kinney punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Tony Nicholson at the Bayl 14
Baylor Touchdown, 16 plays
4:341st & 10 at own 14Charlie Brewer pass complete to Denzel Mims for 1 yd to the Bayl 15
4:342nd & 9 at own 15Trestan Ebner run for 3 yds to the Bayl 18
4:343rd & 6 at own 18Charlie Brewer run for 7 yds to the Bayl 25 for a 1ST down
4:341st & 10 at own 25Charlie Brewer pass incomplete to Denzel Mims, broken up by Mike Daniels Jr.
4:342nd & 10 at own 25Charlie Brewer run for 6 yds to the Bayl 31
4:343rd & 4 at own 31Charlie Brewer run for a loss of 1 yard to the Bayl 30
1:564th & 5 at own 30Timeout BAYLOR, clock 01:56
1:564th & 5 at own 30Charlie Brewer pass complete to Denzel Mims for 15 yds to the Bayl 45 for a 1ST down
1:561st & 10 at own 45Charlie Brewer run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
1:562nd & 5 at the 50Charlie Brewer pass complete to JaMycal Hasty for 8 yds to the WVirg 42 for a 1ST down
1:561st & 10 at opp 42Charlie Brewer pass incomplete to Pooh Stricklin, broken up by Dravon Askew-Henry
1:562nd & 10 at opp 42Charlie Brewer run for 16 yds to the WVirg 26 for a 1ST down
1:561st & 10 at opp 26Charlie Brewer pass incomplete
1:562nd & 10 at opp 26Charlie Brewer pass complete to Trestan Ebner for 10 yds to the WVirg 16 for a 1ST down
1:561st & 10 at opp 16Brewer,Charlie pass incomplete to Stricklin,Pooh, PENALTY WVU pass interference (Preston, Xavier) 14 yards to the WVU2, 1ST DOWN BU, NO PLAY.
1:561st & goal at opp 2Charlie Brewer sacked by Xavier Preston for a loss of 12 yards to the WVirg 14
0:262nd & 0 at opp 14Timeout BAYLOR, clock 00:26
0:262nd & goal at opp 14WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, delay of game (5 Yards) to the WVirg 9
0:262nd & goal at opp 9Charlie Brewer pass incomplete to Denzel Mims, broken up by Dravon Askew-Henry
0:173rd & goal at opp 9Charlie Brewer pass complete to Trestan Ebner for 9 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )West Virginia 38, Baylor 36
West Virginia End of game, 1 play
0:171st & 0 at own 35Jay Sedwick on-side kick recovered by WEST VIRGINIA at the WVirg 46
0:171st & 10 at own 46TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the WVirg 44

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

West Virginia leads 8–⁠5 in 13 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Baylor 49, West Virginia 35
2023West Virginia 34, Baylor 31
2022West Virginia 43, Baylor 40
2021Baylor 45, West Virginia 20
2020West Virginia 27, Baylor 21
2019Baylor 17, West Virginia 14

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