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West Virginia vs. Minnesota

Tuesday, December 28, 2021, Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Minnesota beat West Virginia 18–⁠6. It was their only meeting on record.

Neutral siteWest Virginia6–⁠7 in 2021
6
Neutral siteMinnesota9–⁠4 in 2021
18

Final at Chase Field, PhoenixIndoorsTV: ESPNAttendance 21,220

MVPs Ky Thomas (RB, Minnesota); Tyler Nubin (S, Minnesota)Wikipedia

Official
Jeff FlanaganGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
West Virginia06006
Minnesota0153018

Standouts

  • RushingKy Thomas21 carries, 144 yards, 1 TDMinnesota
  • DefenseEsezi Otomewo3 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for lossMinnesota

Player stats

West Virginia

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jarret Doege18/3114001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tony Mathis1356011
Justin Johnson535015
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Sam James340014
Reese Smith438015
Tony Mathis52409
Winston Wright316012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Lance Dixon11000
Jackie Matthews7210
Josh Chandler6000
Daryl Porter Jr.5000
Dante Stills4210
Charles Woods4001

Minnesota

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tanner Morgan8/1310901
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ky Thomas21144150
Mar’Keise Irving19129024
Daniel Faalele1212
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dylan Wright258036
Daniel Jackson31909
Chris Autman-Bell116016
Derik LeCaptain111011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tyler Nubin8110
Jack Gibbens6000
Boye Mafe4110
Esezi Otomewo3220
Jah Joyner1110
Michael Dixon0001

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

Team stats

West VirginiaMinnesota
206Total yards358
140Passing yards109
66Rushing yards249
4.5Yards per pass8.4
2.4Yards per rush4.9
15First downs17
3–⁠13Third downs5–⁠13
1–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers2
4–⁠20Penalties3–⁠27
21:31Possession38:29
2Sacks (by defense)5

Efficiency

West VirginiaMinnesota
41%Success rate39%
−0.06EPA per play−0.02
0.77Explosiveness1.01
0.22Rushing EPA−0.03
−0.23Passing EPA0.01
10%Passing-down success26%
−0.10First-down EPA−0.13
0.09Second-down EPA0.39
0.07Third-down EPA−0.23
13%Havoc by its defense28%

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)

Minnesota 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Minnesota −6, over/under 45.

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 Minnesota 66%, West Virginia 34%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

The money

The Guaranteed Rate Bowl was put on by the Valley of the Sun Bowl Foundation, a nonprofit. Its IRS Form 990 for the year to March 2022, which takes in this game, reports $4.6 million in revenue, $3.3 million of it from game revenue, and $4.2 million in expenses. Its best-paid, executive director (thru 3/7/22) Michael Nealy, was paid $1.1 million.

From the organization’s IRS Form 990, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and the IRS’s e-file data. Payments are the grants it lists on Schedule I of that return. See every filing at ProPublica (EIN 86-0902767).

Every drive

Minnesota end zoneWest Virginia end zoneQ1 West VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ1 MinnesotaMissed FG, 10 playsQ1 West VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ1 MinnesotaFumble, 4 playsQ1 West VirginiaPunt, 5 playsQ1 MinnesotaTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 West VirginiaTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 MinnesotaPunt, 3 playsQ2 West VirginiaPunt, 5 playsQ2 MinnesotaTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 West VirginiaInterception, 10 playsQ2 MinnesotaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 MinnesotaPunt, 4 playsQ3 West VirginiaPunt, 5 playsQ3 MinnesotaField goal, 8 playsQ3 West VirginiaTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ3 MinnesotaInterception, 3 playsQ3 West VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ4 MinnesotaPunt, 8 playsQ4 West VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ4 MinnesotaTurnover on downs, 14 playsQ4 West VirginiaEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Minnesota drives left to right, West Virginia right to left.
  1. Q1 West VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  2. Q1 MinnesotaMissed FG, 10 plays, 42 yards
  3. Q1 West VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  4. Q1 MinnesotaFumble, 4 plays, 43 yards
  5. Q1 West VirginiaPunt, 5 plays, 0 yards
  6. Q1 MinnesotaTouchdown, 7 plays, 54 yards
  7. Q2 West VirginiaTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q2 MinnesotaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  9. Q2 West VirginiaPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  10. Q2 MinnesotaTouchdown, 4 plays, 61 yards
  11. Q2 West VirginiaInterception, 10 plays, 40 yards
  12. Q2 MinnesotaEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
  13. Q3 MinnesotaPunt, 4 plays, 12 yards
  14. Q3 West VirginiaPunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
  15. Q3 MinnesotaField goal, 8 plays, 39 yards
  16. Q3 West VirginiaTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 45 yards
  17. Q3 MinnesotaInterception, 3 plays, 3 yards
  18. Q3 West VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  19. Q4 MinnesotaPunt, 8 plays, 39 yards
  20. Q4 West VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  21. Q4 MinnesotaTurnover on downs, 14 plays, 50 yards
  22. Q4 West VirginiaEnd of game, 1 play, 15 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Tied at 0
West Virginia Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Dragan Kesich kickoff for 62 yds , Graeson Malashevich return for 5 yds to the WVirg 8 , Winston Wright Jr. continued for 5 yds to the WVirg 13
14:501st & 10 at own 13Jarret Doege pass complete to Tony Mathis Jr. for 2 yds to the WVirg 15
14:302nd & 8 at own 15Jarret Doege pass incomplete
14:213rd & 8 at own 15Jarret Doege pass incomplete
14:154th & 8 at own 15Tyler Sumpter punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Brock Annexstad at the Minn 43
Minnesota Missed FG, 10 plays
14:101st & 10 at own 43Tanner Morgan pass complete to Daniel Jackson for 9 yds to the WVirg 48
13:102nd & 1 at opp 48Ky Thomas run for 5 yds to the WVirg 43 for a 1ST down
12:471st & 10 at opp 43Tanner Morgan pass incomplete
12:282nd & 10 at opp 43Ky Thomas run for 1 yd to the WVirg 42
11:433rd & 9 at opp 42Tanner Morgan pass complete to Dylan Wright for 22 yds to the WVirg 20 for a 1ST down
11:021st & 10 at opp 20Ky Thomas run for 12 yds to the WVirg 8 for a 1ST down
10:361st & goal at opp 8Ky Thomas run for 3 yds to the WVirg 5
9:582nd & 0 at opp 5Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 09:58
9:532nd & goal at opp 5Tanner Morgan pass incomplete
9:403rd & goal at opp 5Tanner Morgan sacked by Dante Stills for a loss of 10 yards to the WVirg 15
9:104th & 0 at opp 15Matthew Trickett 25 Yard Field Goal Missed
West Virginia Punt, 3 plays
9:001st & 10 at own 20Jarret Doege pass complete to Winston Wright Jr. for 4 yds to the WVirg 24
8:392nd & 6 at own 24Jarret Doege pass complete to Winston Wright Jr. for no gain to the WVirg 24
8:093rd & 6 at own 24Timeout WEST VIRGINIA, clock 08:09
8:053rd & 6 at own 24Jarret Doege pass incomplete
7:564th & 6 at own 24Tyler Sumpter punt for 34 yds, downed at the Minn 42
Minnesota Fumble, 4 plays
7:451st & 10 at own 42Tanner Morgan pass complete to Dylan Wright for 36 yds to the WVirg 22 for a 1ST down
7:021st & 10 at opp 22Mar’Keise Irving run for 3 yds to the WVirg 19
6:242nd & 7 at opp 19Tanner Morgan pass complete to Daniel Jackson for 4 yds to the WVirg 15
5:493rd & 3 at opp 15Ky Thomas run for 9 yds to the WVirg 6 Ky Thomas fumbled, recovered by WVirg Charles Woods
West Virginia Punt, 5 plays
5:401st & 10 at own 6Tony Mathis Jr. run for 6 yds to the WVirg 12
5:212nd & 4 at own 12Tony Mathis Jr. run for 4 yds to the WVirg 16 for a 1ST down
4:411st & 10 at own 16Jarret Doege sacked by Esezi Otomewo for a loss of 7 yards to the WVirg 9
4:142nd & 17 at own 9Jarret Doege sacked by Boye Mafe for a loss of 8 yards to the WVirg 1
3:573rd & 25 at own 1Tony Mathis Jr. run for 5 yds to the WVirg 6
3:194th & 20 at own 6Tyler Sumpter punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Brock Annexstad at the Minn 46
Minnesota Touchdown, 7 plays
2:561st & 10 at own 46Mar’Keise Irving run for 16 yds to the WVirg 38 for a 1ST down
2:361st & 10 at opp 38Mar’Keise Irving run for a loss of 1 yard to the WVirg 39
1:382nd & 11 at opp 39Tanner Morgan pass complete to Mike Brown-Stephens for 5 yds to the WVirg 34
1:113rd & 6 at opp 34Tanner Morgan pass complete to Daniel Jackson for 6 yds to the WVirg 28 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 28Mar’Keise Irving run for 3 yds to the WVirg 25
Q2 14:532nd & 7 at opp 25Mar’Keise Irving run for 23 yds to the WVirg 2 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:271st & 0 at opp 2Timeout WEST VIRGINIA, clock 14:27
Q2 14:191st & goal at opp 2Daniel Faalele run for 2 yds for a TD, (B. Annexstad Run For Two-point Conversion)Minnesota 8, West Virginia 0
2nd quarter6 drives, then Minnesota 15, West Virginia 6
West Virginia Touchdown, 12 plays
14:191st & 10 at own 35Dragan Kesich kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:121st & 10 at own 25Jarret Doege pass complete to Winston Wright Jr. for 12 yds to the WVirg 37 for a 1ST down
13:571st & 10 at own 37Tony Mathis Jr. run for 11 yds to the WVirg 48 for a 1ST down
13:271st & 10 at own 48Jarret Doege pass incomplete
13:162nd & 10 at own 48Jarret Doege pass complete to Sean Ryan for 7 yds to the Minn 45
12:553rd & 3 at opp 45Jarret Doege pass complete to Sam James for 14 yds to the Minn 31 for a 1ST down
12:261st & 10 at opp 31Jarret Doege pass complete to Tony Mathis Jr. for 7 yds to the Minn 24
12:122nd & 3 at opp 24WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, False Start (Bryce Ford-Wheaton) to the Minn 29
11:412nd & 8 at opp 29Jarret Doege run for 5 yds to the Minn 24
11:143rd & 3 at opp 24Tony Mathis Jr. run for 4 yds to the Minn 20 for a 1ST down
11:021st & 10 at opp 20MINNESOTA Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Tyler Nubin) to the Minn 5 for a 1ST down
10:541st & goal at opp 5Tony Mathis Jr. run for 1 yd to the Minn 4
10:162nd & 0 at opp 4MINNESOTA Penalty, Defensive Holding (Justin Walley) to the Minn 2 for a 1ST down
10:071st & 0 at opp 2Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 10:07
10:011st & goal at opp 2Tony Mathis Jr. run for no gain to the Minn 2
9:272nd & goal at opp 2Tony Mathis Jr. run for 1 yd to the Minn 1
8:483rd & goal at opp 1Jarret Doege run for 1 yd for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )Minnesota 8, West Virginia 6
Minnesota Punt, 3 plays
8:483rd & 9 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 59 yds
8:151st & 10 at own 35Tanner Morgan run for 4 yds to the Minn 39
7:572nd & 6 at own 39MINNESOTA Penalty, Offensive Holding (Ko Kieft) to the Minn 29
7:322nd & 16 at own 29Tanner Morgan pass incomplete
6:583rd & 16 at own 29Mar’Keise Irving run for 7 yds to the Minn 36
6:444th & 9 at own 36Mark Crawford punt for 47 yds, downed at the WVirg 17
West Virginia Punt, 5 plays
6:261st & 10 at own 17Tony Mathis Jr. run for 7 yds to the WVirg 24
6:032nd & 3 at own 24Jarret Doege pass complete to Sam James for 12 yds to the WVirg 36 for a 1ST down
5:311st & 10 at own 36Tony Mathis Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the WVirg 35
5:252nd & 11 at own 35Jarret Doege pass incomplete
5:113rd & 11 at own 35Jarret Doege sacked by Esezi Otomewo for a loss of 5 yards to the WVirg 30
4:314th & 16 at own 30Tyler Sumpter punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MINNESOTA 34 WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, 12 Men on the Field (-5 Yards) to the Minn 39
Minnesota Touchdown, 4 plays
4:221st & 10 at own 39Ky Thomas run for 2 yds to the Minn 41
3:382nd & 8 at own 41Ky Thomas run for 50 yds to the WVirg 9 for a 1ST down
2:541st & goal at opp 9Mar’Keise Irving run for 4 yds to the WVirg 5
2:142nd & goal at opp 5Ky Thomas run for 5 yds for a TD, (Matthew Trickett KICK)Minnesota 15, West Virginia 6
West Virginia Interception, 10 plays
2:142nd & 6 at own 35Dragan Kesich kickoff for 58 yds for a touchback
2:041st & 10 at own 25Jarret Doege pass complete to Bryce Ford-Wheaton for 7 yds to the WVirg 32
1:522nd & 3 at own 32Jarret Doege pass complete to Bryce Ford-Wheaton for 8 yds to the WVirg 40 for a 1ST down
1:451st & 10 at own 40Jarret Doege pass complete to Tony Mathis Jr. for 6 yds to the WVirg 46
1:352nd & 4 at own 46Tony Mathis Jr. run for 3 yds to the WVirg 49
1:193rd & 1 at own 49Jarret Doege run for 2 yds to the Minn 49 for a 1ST down
1:111st & 10 at opp 49Jarret Doege pass incomplete
0:532nd & 10 at opp 49Jarret Doege pass complete to Reese Smith for 15 yds Reese Smith fumbled, recovered by WVirg Tony Mathis Jr. for a 1ST down
0:531st & 10 at opp 34WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Minn 39
0:481st & 15 at opp 39Jarret Doege pass complete to Reese Smith for 4 yds to the Minn 35
0:422nd & 11 at opp 35Jarret Doege pass incomplete
0:363rd & 11 at opp 35Jarret Doege pass intercepted Michael Dixon return for no gain to the Minn 16
Minnesota End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 16TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 14
Q3 15:001st & 10 at own 35WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the WVirg 30
3rd quarter6 drives, then Minnesota 18, West Virginia 6
Minnesota Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 15 at own 30Kolton McGhee kickoff for 56 yds , Mar’Keise Irving return for 16 yds to the Minn 30
14:491st & 10 at own 30Mar’Keise Irving run for 24 yds to the WVirg 46 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at opp 46Tanner Morgan sacked by Jackie Matthews for a loss of 10 yards to the Minn 44
13:202nd & 20 at own 44Tanner Morgan pass incomplete
13:193rd & 20 at own 44Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 13:19
13:113rd & 20 at own 44Ky Thomas run for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 42
12:374th & 22 at own 42Mark Crawford punt for 44 yds , Sam James returns for a loss of 2 yards to the WVirg 12
West Virginia Punt, 5 plays
12:171st & 10 at own 12Justin Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds to the WVirg 19
12:072nd & 3 at own 19Justin Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the WVirg 23 for a 1ST down
11:511st & 10 at own 23Jarret Doege pass incomplete
11:432nd & 10 at own 23Jarret Doege pass incomplete
11:063rd & 10 at own 23Jarret Doege sacked by Jah Joyner for a loss of 2 yards to the WVirg 21
10:514th & 12 at own 21Tyler Sumpter punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Brock Annexstad at the Minn 30
Minnesota Field goal, 8 plays
10:411st & 10 at own 30Ky Thomas run for 1 yd to the Minn 31
10:022nd & 9 at own 31Ky Thomas run for 16 yds to the Minn 47 for a 1ST down
9:041st & 10 at own 47Ky Thomas run for 5 yds to the WVirg 48
8:302nd & 5 at opp 48Mar’Keise Irving run for 14 yds to the WVirg 34 for a 1ST down
7:441st & 10 at opp 34Mar’Keise Irving run for a loss of 1 yard to the WVirg 35
6:392nd & 11 at opp 35Tanner Morgan run for a loss of 7 yards to the WVirg 42
6:273rd & 18 at opp 42Tanner Morgan pass complete to Derik LeCaptain for 11 yds to the WVirg 31
5:534th & 7 at opp 31Matthew Trickett 49 yd FG GOODMinnesota 18, West Virginia 6
West Virginia Turnover on downs, 8 plays
5:534th & 7 at own 35Dragan Kesich kickoff for 63 yds , Winston Wright Jr. return for 11 yds to the WVirg 13
5:401st & 10 at own 13Jarret Doege pass complete to Reese Smith for 12 yds to the WVirg 25 for a 1ST down
5:121st & 10 at own 25Tony Mathis Jr. run for 11 yds to the WVirg 36 for a 1ST down
4:531st & 10 at own 36Jarret Doege pass complete to Tony Mathis Jr. for 9 yds to the WVirg 45
4:112nd & 1 at own 45Jarret Doege pass complete to Sam James for 14 yds to the Minn 41 for a 1ST down
4:011st & 10 at opp 41Jarret Doege sacked by Tyler Nubin for a loss of 8 yards to the Minn 49
3:082nd & 18 at opp 49Jarret Doege pass complete to Reese Smith for 7 yds to the Minn 42
2:573rd & 11 at opp 42Jarret Doege pass incomplete
2:494th & 11 at opp 42Jarret Doege pass incomplete
Minnesota Interception, 3 plays
2:311st & 10 at own 42Mar’Keise Irving run for no gain to the Minn 42
2:012nd & 10 at own 42Mar’Keise Irving run for 3 yds to the Minn 45
1:203rd & 7 at own 45Tanner Morgan pass intercepted Charles Woods return for no gain to the WVirg 41
West Virginia Punt, 3 plays
1:001st & 10 at own 41TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the WVirg 38 TEAM fumbled, recovered by WVirg Garrett Greene
0:452nd & 13 at own 38Justin Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the WVirg 43
0:003rd & 8 at own 43Justin Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the WVirg 47
Q4 14:534th & 4 at own 47Tyler Sumpter punt for 43 yds , Brock Annexstad returns for no gain to the Minn 10
4th quarter4 drives, then Minnesota 18, West Virginia 6
Minnesota Punt, 8 plays
14:311st & 10 at own 10Ky Thomas run for 4 yds to the Minn 14
14:032nd & 6 at own 14Ky Thomas run for 3 yds to the Minn 17
13:223rd & 3 at own 17Mar’Keise Irving run for 5 yds to the Minn 22 for a 1ST down
12:261st & 10 at own 22Mar’Keise Irving run for 5 yds to the Minn 27
11:442nd & 5 at own 27Tanner Morgan pass complete to Chris Autman-Bell for 16 yds to the Minn 43 for a 1ST down
11:201st & 10 at own 43Ky Thomas run for 3 yds to the Minn 46
10:362nd & 7 at own 46Ky Thomas run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
9:593rd & 3 at the 50Ky Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the Minn 49
9:134th & 4 at own 49Mark Crawford punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Sam James at the WVirg 11
West Virginia Punt, 3 plays
9:041st & 10 at own 11Tony Mathis Jr. run for 4 yds to the WVirg 15
8:442nd & 6 at own 15Jarret Doege pass incomplete
8:333rd & 6 at own 15Jarret Doege pass complete to Tony Mathis Jr. for no gain to the WVirg 15
7:544th & 6 at own 15Tyler Sumpter punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Brock Annexstad at the Minn 38
Minnesota Turnover on downs, 14 plays
7:431st & 10 at own 38Mar’Keise Irving run for 3 yds to the Minn 41
6:552nd & 7 at own 41Mar’Keise Irving run for 6 yds to the Minn 47
6:163rd & 1 at own 47Mar’Keise Irving run for 9 yds to the WVirg 44 for a 1ST down
5:331st & 10 at opp 44Mar’Keise Irving run for 4 yds to the WVirg 40
4:512nd & 6 at opp 40Ky Thomas run for 12 yds to the WVirg 28 for a 1ST down
4:071st & 10 at opp 28Ky Thomas run for 1 yd to the WVirg 27
4:072nd & 9 at opp 27Timeout WEST VIRGINIA, clock 04:07
4:022nd & 9 at opp 27Mar’Keise Irving run for 2 yds to the WVirg 25
4:023rd & 7 at opp 25Timeout WEST VIRGINIA, clock 04:02
3:543rd & 7 at opp 25Tanner Morgan run for 11 yds to the WVirg 14 for a 1ST down
3:101st & 10 at opp 14Ky Thomas run for 6 yds to the WVirg 8
2:202nd & 4 at opp 8Ky Thomas run for 5 yds to the WVirg 3 for a 1ST down
2:191st & 0 at opp 3Timeout WEST VIRGINIA, clock 02:19
2:121st & goal at opp 3TEAM run for a loss of 4 yards to the WVirg 7
1:322nd & goal at opp 7TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the WVirg 9
0:103rd & goal at opp 9Tanner Morgan run for a loss of 3 yards to the WVirg 12
0:084th & 0 at opp 12Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 00:08
0:044th & goal at opp 12TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the WVirg 15
West Virginia End of game, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 15Justin Johnson Jr. run for 15 yds to the WVirg 30 for a 1ST down

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.

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