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How do I purchase tickets? Which team is home Traffic flow and pedestrian traffic may not be impeded. Tickets for the 2017 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl are and which is visitor? Official state fair lots open at 9:30 a.m. on game day. available now by clicking here. West Virginia will be the home team, and Utah will be the visiting team. What items am I allowed to Are there tickets available bring into the stadium? for first responders? Are any team events Only the following items will be permitted upon Through the generosity of our corporate partners and open to the public? entrance into Cotton Bowl Stadium: our bowl fans, we are pleased to have a limited number The First Responders Fan Fest (Cotton Bowl Stadium • Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and of complimentary tickets for first responders to attend Plaza) is open to the public. Check out our Bowl not exceeding 14 inches by 14 inches our game. Ticket sign up is available via our website by Events page for more details as well as exact times • One-gallon clear plastic freezer selecting “First Responders” menu option underneath and dates. bag (Ziploc bag or similar) “Tickets” above. You can also access the page by • One unopened bottle of water clicking here. What are the team hotels? • Small clutch bags with or without a handle Official team hotels are the Westin Dallas Downtown or strap can be taken into the venue I need accessible (ADA) Hotel (West Virginia) and the Hyatt Regency Dallas with one of the clear plastic bags seating for the game. How Hotel (Utah). • Small clutch bags must be do I purchase these seats? approximately the size of a hand ADA seating accommodations can be made by calling Is the game on • Exceptions will be made for medically necessary our office at 817-810-0012. If purchasing directly television or radio? items after proper inspection at stadium gates from the participating schools, be sure to specify your The game will be televised by ESPN and can be • Backpacks, diaper bags and other needs during their process. heard on the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Radio Network similar bags will not be allowed coordinated by RedVoice LLC. Does my child need a ticket? Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas All children 24 months and older will require a ticket How do I get to the Cotton Bowl History to enter the stadium. Children under 24 months do Bowl and where do I park? The Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl celebrated the not require a ticket but must sit in the lap of a parent By Car: Cotton Bowl Stadium is accessible from I-30 seventh anniversary of its postseason during the game. using Exit 48B if traveling eastbound or Exit 49B if in December of 2016 with an overtime traveling westbound. For navigation only, use 3750 shootout with Army defeating North Texas by a score I lost my tickets for the game. Cotton Bowl Plaza, Dallas, TX 75210. of 38-31 in front of a national ESPN audience. How can I replace them? By Train or Bus: Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Please stop by the will call window outside Gate A on Owned and operated by ESPN Events, the Zaxby’s offers light rail and bus service to Fair Park. DART’s game day starting at 10:00 a.m. CST to arrange for a Heart of Dallas Bowl has been supported by a many Green Line includes two transit stations with easy replacement pass for your seats. Dallas-based corporations and organizations including access to events held in the stadium.​​ the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau, City of When can I pick up Public parking passes are $20 per vehicle. On game Dallas, Omni Hotel Dallas and Hyatt Regency Dallas. tickets at will call? day, cash parking lots will be available around the The bowl game serves as one of several Heart of Will call tickets can be picked up at the will call window stadium. Only cash will be accepted. Game day parking Dallas Foundation events aimed at inspiring Dallas next to Gate A starting at 10:00 a.m. CST on the day will open at 9:30 a.m. CST. RV parking passes are millennials to be the next generation of influencers of the game, Dec. 26. Note: a valid photo ID will be $50 and can be purchased upon arrival with cash only. and philanthropists. Beginning in 2014, the event required to pick up will call tickets. RV parking will open at Noon CST on Dec. 25. Enter dedicated itself to honoring first responders in our the fair grounds at Gate 8. RV overnight parking is community through a pre-game fan fest, tributes How much are tickets and available and will be in Lot 8. Cotton Bowl Staff and throughout the game, and partnerships with local first where are they located? Platinum Security will be on site. For information responder philanthropic organizations. Please see the seating map of Cotton Bowl Stadium for regarding RV parking, please contact 214- 389-4300. Previously the game was referred to as the TicketCity prices and seating sections. Prices range from $25 to Bowl for the 2011 and 2012 games with the Heart of $125 and can be purchased here. What are the rules for Dallas presented by Plains Capital Bank introduced on tailgating before the game? October 4, 2012. Zaxby’s was introduced as the new Tailgating is allowed in official state fair parking lots title sponsor for the Heart of Dallas Bowl on October only. It is not possible to reserve adjacent spaces in 21, 2014; officially naming the game the Zaxby’s Heart advance or upon arrival. 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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After 53 years, West yards and scored three of the Mountaineers’ four In addition to the , Whittingham also Virginia finally gets another crack at Utah. rushing . shows bowl wins over Georgia Tech in the Emerald, Tulsa in the Armed Forces, Navy and Cal in the Well, not really. The WVU defense, which performed much better Poinsettia, Alabama in the Sugar, Georgia Tech in the in late-season wins against Iowa State and Kansas West Virginia and Utah will meet in this year’s Zaxby’s Sun, Colorado State and BYU in the Las Vegas and State, struggled mightily against OU’s high-powered Heart of Dallas Bowl at the historic Cotton Bowl on Indiana in the Foster Farms a year ago in 2016. offensive attack. The Sooners piled up 646 total Tuesday, Dec. 26, at 1:30 p.m. EST on ESPN. yards and punted only once late in the third quarter. His only loss came to Boise State in the 2010 The last and only time these two schools met was in Maaco Bowl. West Virginia ranks 16th in total offense, averaging the 1964 Liberty Bowl when the Roy Jefferson-led 485.2 yards per game, and 110th in total defense, The Utes became bowl-eligible on the final weekend Utes blew past West Virginia, 32-6, at the Atlantic giving up 452.5 yards per contest. of the regular season when they knocked off City Convention Center in the first bowl game ever Colorado, 34-13, in Salt Lake City. Running back played indoors. Holgorsen will be taking his sixth West Virginia Zach Moss and quarterback Troy Williams each team to a bowl game, where he holds a 2-3 record. Utah coach was only five when scored twice in the 21-point victory. He defeated Clemson in the 2012 that game was played, so it’s highly doubtful he and Arizona State in the 2016 Cactus Bowl, while Moss ran for 196 yards to give him 1,023 yards watched the ABC telecast from his childhood home showing losses to Syracuse in the 2012 Pinstripe, and nine touchdowns for the regular season. It’s in San Luis Obispo, California. to Texas A&M in the 2014 Liberty, and to Miami in the 17th time in school history the Utes have had a We know West Virginia coach didn’t the 2016 Camping World bowls. 1,000-yard rusher. see it because he was born seven years later in 1971. It is West Virginia’s 36th bowl appearance and its Williams, starting in place of injured starter Tyler This year’s intriguing matchup features teams from fifth in Texas, the last trip to the Lone Star State Huntley, scored both touchdowns in the second Power 5 Conferences - West Virginia, which finished coming in 1987 when the Mountaineers lost to quarter while completing 15-of-24 passes for 181 tied with Texas, Kansas State and Iowa State for Oklahoma State in the Sun Bowl in El Paso. yards against the Buffaloes. fourth in the Big 12 with a 5-4 record, and Utah, This will be Utah’s 22nd bowl appearance. Huntley injured his shoulder in Utah’s win against which finished fifth in the Pac-12 South ahead of just Arizona and missed the next 2 ½ games before Colorado with a 3-6 record. Utah (6-6) has traditionally been known for its returning to play against Arizona State, a 30-10 strong defense under Whittingham, the Utes’ former West Virginia (7-5) was sitting at 7-3 and ranked loss. Huntley is considered a better runner than defensive coordinator who was promoted to head in the top 25 after week 10 before starting Williams and accounted for 2,246 yards and 15 coach when left to take the Florida job quarterback injured his throwing hand in touchdowns in nine games through the air, while prior to the 2005 Fiesta Bowl. the first quarter of the Mountaineers’ 28-14 loss to adding 480 yards and four scores on the ground. Texas. He also missed WVU’s final regular season Whittingham and Meyer coached Utah to a 35-7 Utah ranks 47th in total offense at 417.7 yards game at Oklahoma, a 59-31 defeat to College victory over Pitt in that game, which, ironically, the per game and 32nd in total defense, giving up just Football Playoff-bound Sooners. Panthers were playing in instead of West Virginia. 353.8 yards per outing. Pitt upset the Mountaineers at Heinz Field with the Whether or not Grier, the nation’s seventh-most help of a controversial call late in the game that led A difference of just seven points in close losses to efficient passer, will be available for the Heart of to a three-way tie for the Big East title. Stanford (23-20), USC (28-27) and Washington Dallas Bowl is unknown. (33-30) could have meant a nine-win regular season Pitt earned the Fiesta Bowl bid on the basis of its started in place of Grier against for Utah instead of a .500 record. head-to-head victory against West Virginia. Oklahoma and the sophomore completed half of his In last year’s Heart of Dallas Bowl game, Army 20 pass attempts for 137 yards in the 38-point Whittingham has won 110 of 166 games during defeated North Texas in overtime, 38-31. loss. Most of West Virginia’s offense came from his 13-year tenure at Utah, including an impressive backup tailback Kennedy McKoy out of the Wildcat 10-1 record in bowl games. formation. The sophomore ran for a career-high 137 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 2017 6 ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL

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Sept. 3 #21 Virginia Tech L, 24-31

Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 East Carolina Delaware State at Kansas W, 56-20 W, 59-16 W, 56-34

Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 At #8 TCU vs. #24 Texas Tech at Baylor vs. #11 Oklahoma State L, 24-31 W, 46-35 W, 38-36 L, 39-50

Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 vs. #15 Iowa State at Kansas State vs. Texas at #4 Oklahoma W, 20-16 W, 28-23 L, 14-28 L, 31-59

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Dravon Askew-Henry David Sills V All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (DB) (Coaches) Billy Kinney Biletnikoff Award Finalist Academic All-Big 12 First Team Al-Rasheed Benton CBSSports.com All-America First Team All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (LB) (Coaches) Jon Lewis Sporting News All-America First Team Academic All-Big 12 Second Team Yodny Cajuste AFCA All-America Second Team All-Big 12 Second Team (OL) (Coaches) Grant Lingafelter SI.com All-America First Team Academic All-Big 12 First Team Associated Press All-America Second Team D.J. Carozza Walter Camp All-America Second Team Academic All-Big 12 First Team David Long Jr. SB Nation All-America Second Team ProFootballFocus All-America Second Team Chris Chugunov The All-American All-America Second Team All-Big 12 First Team Academic All-Big 12 First Team (LB) (ESPN.com) Sports on Earth All-America Third Team All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (LB) (Coaches) All-Big 12 First Team (WR) (AP, ESPN.,com, Shane Commodore Academic All-Big 12 First Team Sean Mahone Coaches) Academic All-Big 12 First Team Marcus Simms Reese Donahue Alejandro Marenco III All-Big 12 Second Team (KR/PR) (Coaches) All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (DL) (Coaches) Academic All-Big 12 First Team Academic All-Big 12 First Team Evan Staley Colton McKivitz Academic All-Big 12 First Team Elijah Drummond All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (OL) (Coaches) Academic All-Big 12 First Team Logan Thimons Academic All-Big 12 Second Team Academic All-Big 12 First Team Brendan Ferns Nick Meadows Academic All-Big 12 First Team Elijah Wellman Academic All-Big 12 First Team All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (FB) (Coaches) Will Grier Mike Molina Offensive Newcomer of the Year Ka’Raun White Academic All-Big 12 First Team (AP, ESPN.com, Coaches) All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (WR) (Coaches) All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (QB) (Coaches) Jeffery Pooler Jr. Academic All-Big 12 Second Team Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist Academic All-Big 12 Second Team Kyzir White Adam Hensley Kenny Robinson SB Nation All-America Honorable Mention Academic All-Big 12 First Team All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (DB) (Coaches) All-Big 12 Second Team (DB) (Coaches)

Gary Jennings Jr. Ricky Rogers Jonn Young All-Big 12 Second Team (WR) (Coaches) Academic All-Big 12 First Team Academic All-Big 12 Second Team

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Rushing Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg./G Justin Crawford 190 1,082 21 1,061 5.6 7 42 88.4 Kennedy McKoy 111 580 15 565 5.1 7 36 51.4 Martell Pettaway 41 148 3 145 3.5 2 17 12.1

Passing Effic. C-A-Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long Avg./G Will Grier 162.72 250-388-12 64.4 3,490 34 76 317.3 Chris Chugunov 120.63 34-62-0 54.8 407 2 51 101.8

Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg./G Gary Jennings Jr. 94 1,030 11.0 1 60 85.8 David Sills V 60 980 16.3 18 75 81.7 Ka’Raun White 58 978 16.9 11 76 81.5 Marcus Simms 32 630 19.7 5 68 57.3

|------PATs ------| Scoring TD FGs Kick Rush Rec. Pass DXP Safety Points David Sills V 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 0 0 112 Ka’Raun White 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66 Mike Molina 0 5-8 40-40 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 55 Justin Crawford 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Kennedy McKoy 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42

Field Goals FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Long Blocked Mike Molina 5-8 62.5 0-0 2-3 2-2 1-3 0-0 43 0 Evan Staley 4-5 80.0 0-0 3-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 36 0

Tackles Solo Ast Total Sacks No. Yds. Al-Rasheed Benton 73 29 102 Ezekiel Rose 4.5 -31 Kyzir White 59 22 81 Al-Rasheed Benton 3 -29 David Long Jr. 50 20 70 Adam Shuler II 3 -29 Dravon Askew-Henry 40 11 51 No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Tackles For Loss No. Yds. Kyzir White 3 2 0.7 0 1 David Long Jr. 13.5 -30 Kenny Robinson 3 170 56.7 2 94 Al-Rasheed Benton 13 -44 Al-Rasheed Benton 2 38 19.0 0 38 Adam Shuler II 7 -36 Kyzir White 6 -9

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INDIVIDUAL Most Yards Total Offense Most Passes Completed Best Punting Average Most Kickoff Return Yards 555 by vs. Arizona 34 by vs. Missouri, 58.5 by Pat McAfee vs. Oklahoma, 163 by Nate Terry vs. Georgia State, 2016 Cactus Bowl 1998 Insight.com Bowl 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Tech, 1997 Carquest Bowl Most Touchdowns Most Passes Most Points Scored Longest Return Responsible For 6 by vs. Clemson, 24 by Tavon Austin vs. Clemson, 80 (TD) by Russ Meredith vs. 7 by Geno Smith vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Gonzaga, 1922 East-West Bowl 2012 Orange Bowl Most Pass Receptions Most Points Responsible For Longest Return Most Yards Rushing 12 by Tavon Austin vs. Clemson, 42 by Geno Smith vs. Clemson, 99 (TD) by Darwin Cook vs. 208 by Eddie Williams vs. South 2012 Orange Bowl 2012 Orange Bowl Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Carolina, 1969 Peach Bowl 12 by Shawn Foreman vs. Georgia Most Touchdowns Scored Most Field Goal Attempts Tech, 1997 Carquest Bowl Most Rushes 4 by Tavon Austin vs. Clemson, 4 by Pat McAfee vs. Oklahoma, 2008 35 by Eddie Williams vs. South Longest Touchdown Reception 2012 Orange Bowl Tostitos Fiesta Bowl; by Paul Woodside Carolina, 1969 Peach Bowl 79 by Tito Gonzales vs. Oklahoma, vs. Florida, 1981 Peach Bowl Most Punt Returns 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Longest Touchdown Run 4 by three players Most Field Goals Made 65 by Noel Devine vs. Oklahoma, Longest Reception 4 by Paul Woodside vs. Florida, Longest Punt Return 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl 79 (TD) by Tito Gonzales vs. Oklahoma, 1981 Peach Bowl 82 by Willie Drewrey vs. Florida 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Longest Rush State, 1982 Longest Field Goal 70 by Noel Devine vs. Florida State, Most Yards Receiving 49 by Paul Woodside vs. Most Punt Return Yards 2010 Konica Minolta Gator Bowl 189 by Shawn Foreman vs. Missouri, Florida, 1981 Peach Bowl 82 by Willie Drewrey vs. Florida 1998 Insight.com Bowl Most Touchdowns Rushing State, 1982 Gator Bowl Most Extra Points Attempted 3 by Steve Slaton vs. Georgia, Most Touchdowns Receiving 10 by Tyler Bitancurt vs. Clemson, Most Kickoff Returns 2006 Nokia 4 by Tavon Austin vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl 6 by Eugene Napoleon vs. Notre Dame, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Yards Passing 1989 Fiesta Bowl; by Nate Terry vs. Most Extra Points Made 532 by Skyler Howard vs. Arizona Most Punts Georgia Tech, 1997 Carquest Bowl 10 by Tyler Bitancurt vs. Clemson, State, 2016 Cactus Bowl 8 by Billy Kinney vs. Miami, 2016 Russell 2012 Orange Bowl Longest Kickoff Return Athletic Bowl; by Todd Sauerbrun Most Passes Attempted 99 (TD) by Shawn Terry vs. Ole vs. Florida, 1994 Sugar Bowl 51 by Skyler Howard vs. Arizona Miss, 2000 State, 2016 Cactus Bowl

TEAM Most Points Scored Most Yards Total Offense Most Passes Attempted Best Punting Average 70 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl 676 vs. Arizona State, 2016 Cactus Bowl 51 vs. Arizona State, 2016 Cactus Bowl; 58.5 vs. Oklahoma, 2008 vs. Missouri, 1998 Insight.com Bowl Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Most Points in a Half Most Plays Total Offense 49 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl 89 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Passes Completed Longest Fumble Return 35 vs. Missouri, 1998 Insight.com Bowl 99 (TD) vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Points in a Quarter Most First Downs 35 vs. Clemson, (2nd), 2012 Orange Bowl 31 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl Most Passes Had Intercepted Most Penalties 4 vs. Utah, 1964 Liberty Bowl 11 vs. Miami, 2016 Russell Athletic Most Touchdowns Scored Most Yards Rushing Bowl; vs. Syracuse, 2012 New 10 vs. Clemson, 2012 Orange Bowl 382 vs. Georgia, 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl Most Times Punted Era Pinstripe Bowl; vs. Florida 8 vs. Miami, 2016 Russell Athletic Most Points Allowed Most Rushes State, 2005 Toyota Gator Bowl Bowl; vs. Florida, 1994 Sugar Bowl 49 vs. North Carolina State, 79 vs. South Carolina, 1969 Peach Bowl Most Yards Penalized 1972 Peach Bowl Most Yards Passing 121 vs. Florida State, 2005 532 vs. Arizona State, 2016 Cactus Bowl Toyota Gator Bowl

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1922 East-West Bowl West Virginia ...... 21 Gonzaga ...... 13 1938 Sun Bowl West Virginia ...... 7 Texas Tech ...... 6 1949 Sun Bowl West Virginia ...... 21 Texas Western ...... 12 Georgia Tech ...... 42 West Virginia ...... 19

1964 Liberty Bowl davidLONGJr. Utah ...... 32 West Virginia ...... 6 1969 Peach Bowl West Virginia ...... 14 South Carolina ...... 3 1972 Peach Bowl 1997 Toyota Gator Bowl North Carolina State ...... 49 North Carolina ...... 20 West Virginia ...... 13 West Virginia ...... 13 1975 Peach Bowl 1997 Carquest Bowl West Virginia ...... 13 Georgia Tech ...... 35 North Carolina State ...... 10 West Virginia ...... 30 1981 Peach Bowl 1998 Insight.com Bowl West Virginia ...... 26 Missouri ...... 34 Florida ...... 6 West Virginia ...... 31 1982 Gator Bowl Florida State ...... 31 West Virginia ...... 49 West Virginia ...... 12 Mississippi ...... 38 1983 Hall Of Fame Bowl 2002 Continental Tire Bowl 2010 Konica Minolta Gator Bowl West Virginia ...... 20 Virginia ...... 48 Florida State ...... 33 Kentucky ...... 16 West Virginia ...... 22 West Virginia ...... 21 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl 2004 Toyota Gator Bowl 2010 Champs Sports Bowl West Virginia ...... 31 Maryland ...... 41 NC State ...... 23 Texas Christian ...... 14 West Virginia ...... 7 West Virginia ...... 7 1987 John Hancock Sun Bowl 2005 Toyota Gator Bowl 2012 Discover Orange Bowl Oklahoma State ...... 35 Florida State ...... 30 West Virginia ...... 70 West Virginia ...... 33 West Virginia ...... 18 Clemson ...... 33 1989 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl 2012 New Era Pinstripe Bowl Notre Dame ...... 34 West Virginia ...... 38 Syracuse ...... 38 West Virginia ...... 21 Georgia ...... 35 West Virginia ...... 14 1989 Mazda Gator Bowl 2007 Toyota Gator Bowl 2014 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Clemson ...... 27 West Virginia ...... 38 Texas A&M ...... 45 West Virginia ...... 7 Georgia Tech ...... 35 West Virginia ...... 37 1994 USF&G Insurance Sugar Bowl 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl 2016 Motel 6 Cactus Bowl Florida ...... 41 West Virginia ...... 48 West Virginia ...... 43 West Virginia ...... 7 Oklahoma ...... 28 Arizona State ...... 42 1995 Carquest Bowl 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl 2016 Russell Athletic Bowl South Carolina ...... 24 West Virginia ...... 31 Miami ...... 31 West Virginia ...... 21 North Carolina ...... 30 West Virginia ...... 14 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 2017 16 ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL COMPARATIVE STATS

WEST VIRGINIA (7-5) UTAH (6-6) Rushing No. Yards Avg. TD Rushing No. Yards Avg. TD JustinCrawford 191 1,060 5.5 7 Moss 194 1,023 5.3 9 McKoy 111 565 5.1 7 Huntley 143 480 3.4 4 Pettaway 41 145 3.5 2 Henry-Cole 53 266 5.0 2

Passing Comp. Att. Yards TD Int Passing Comp. Att. Yards TD Int Grier 250 388 3,490 34 12 Huntley 187 286 2,246 15 10

Receiving No. Yards Avg. TD Receiving No. Yards Avg. TD Jennings Jr. 94 1,030 11.0 1 Carrington II 66 918 13.9 6 Sills V 60 980 16.3 18 Singleton 34 479 14.1 4 Ka. White 58 978 16.9 11 Wilson 20 393 19.7 1

Kick Returns No. Yards Avg. TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards Avg. TD Long Simms 27 692 25.6 0 80 Simpkins 6 168 28.0 0 53

Punt Returns No. Yards Avg. TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards Avg. TD Long Simms 16 106 6.6 0 23 Hobbs 23 246 10.7 0 48

Punting No. Yards Avg. Long Punting No. Yards Avg. Long Kinney 61 2,439 40.0 58 Wishnowsky 46 2,035 44.2 60

Defense Tkls TFL Sacks Int Defense Tkls TFL Sacks Int Benton 102 13 3 2 Luafatasaga 76 3 1 1 Ky. White 81 6 0 3 Tauteoli 64 10 1 1 Long Jr. 69 13 1 0 Hansen 51 2.5 1 1 Askew-Henry 51 2 0 1 Blair 48 3 0 0 Battle 49 0 0 0 Blackmon 46 0.5 0 2

TEAM Mountaineers Opponents Utes Opponents 295 260 First Downs 280 221 440-1,924 486-2,457 Rushing Attempts-Yards 473-1,935 406-1,678 284-451-12 222-378-11 Passing (C-A-I) 249-400-14 236-411-12 3,897 2,973 Yards Passing 3,077 2,568 891/6.5 864/6.3 Plays/Average 873/5.7 817/5.2 5,821 5,430 Total Offense 5,012 4,246 33/24.4 42/20.1 Kickoff Returns/Average 15/19.0 22/22.2 21/5.4 16/11.1 Punt Returns/Average 24/10.2 6/5.7 11/23.6 12/15.9 Interceptions/Average 12/8.5 14/6.5 65/39.5 65/43.1 Punts/Average 46/44.2 58/43.3 35.5 38.9 Net Punting 42.2 37.7 20-10 14-6 -Lost 23-10 17-11 74-725 88-819 Penalties-Yards 83-757 64-593 435/36.3 379/31.6 Points 354/29.5 287/23.9 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 2017 17 ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL