2015 Defense Game-By-Game Starters
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GAME 11 // IOWA STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA SATURDAY, NOV. 28, 2015 | NOON (ET) | MILAN PUSKAR STADIUM (60,000) | MORGANTOWN, W.VA. THE SERIES WITH IOWA STATE All-Time Series .......................................WVU leads 2-1 In Morgantown ........................................ ISU leads 1-0 In Ames ....................................................WVU leads 2-0 GEORGIA SOUTHERN At Neutral Site .............................................................. 0-0 September 5 Holgorsen vs. Iowa State...........................................2-1 W/44-0 Holgorsen vs. Rhoads.................................................2-1 Rhoads vs. West Virginia ............................................1-2 LIBERTY Rhoads vs. Holgorsen.................................................1-2 September 12 IOWA STATE WEST VIRGINIA W/41-17 2015 Record............................................ 3-8, 2-6 Big 12 2015 Record............................................ 6-4, 3-4 Big 12 Head Coach ...................................................Paul Rhoads Head Coach ............................................Dana Holgorsen Alma Mater/Year ................................Missouri Western (‘89) Alma Mater/Year .....................................Iowa Wesleyan (‘93) MARYLAND Record at ISU ....................................................32-54 (7th) Record at WVU .................................................34-27 (5th) September 26 Overall Record ..............................................32-54 (7th) Overall Record ..............................................34-27 (5th) W/45-6 AT OKLAHOMA October 3 L/24-44 OKLAHOMA STATE October 10 L/26-33 (OT) AT BAYLOR October 17 L/38-62 AT TCU October 29 L/10-40 GAME CONFERENCE 12 BIG * RushelSHELL WendellSMALLWOOD TEXAS TECH NOTES TO REMEMBER 4WVU had three 100-yard rushers at Kansas; last November 7 4Since 2000, WVU is 99-13 when scoring 30 or time that happened was Sept. 13, 1969 vs. W/31-26 more points in a contest/51-4 when scoring 40 Cincinnati; happend four times in school history or more points in a game 4WVU pitched its first Big 12 shutout at Kansas; its 4In the Dana Holgorsen era, WVU has produced second of the season; the first time since 1996 TEXAS 57 games with 300 or more yards of total that the Mountaineers had two shutouts in the November 14 offense, 42 games with 400 or more yards of same year 4Terrell Chestnut's 32 yard interception return for total offense, 22 games with more than 500 W/38-20 HOMECOMING yards and 10 with more than 600 yards a touchdown marked the second straight game 4In the Holgorsen era, WVU has scored 30 or more the defense has scored a touchdown AT KANSAS points in 42 games, 40 or more points in 22 4Skyler Howard is ranked No. 23 nationally in November 21 games, 50 or more points in seven games and 60 points responsible for per game, No. 31in passing W/49-0 or more points three times touchdowns, No. 32 in passing yards per 4WVU is No. 3 nationally in passes intercepted completion and No. 36 in total offense (19), No. 5 in turnovers gained (26) and No. 14 in 4Wendell Smallwood is No. 13 nationally in turnover margin. rushing yards per carry, No. 14 in rushing yards IOWA STATE WEEK MOUNTAINEER November 28 4The Mountaineer defense is ranked No. 18 per game, No. 17 in rushing yards and No. 20 in Noon nationally in third-down defense and No. 48 in all-purpose yards tackles for loss (6.8) 4Shelton Gibson ranks No. 2 nationally in yards 4WVU’s offense is nationally ranked in rushing per reception, No. 37 in receiving touchdowns offense (10), total offense (27), first down offense and ranks No. 9 in kickoff return touchdowns AT KANSAS STATE (29) and passing yards per completion (39) 4Nick O’Toole is No. 7 nationally in punting December 5 4WVU is 74-10 since 2002 when winning the average 4:30 p.m. turnover battle 4Daryl Worley is No. 15 nationally in passes 4WVU finished with 426 yards rushing against defended with four interceptions and 10 pass Kansas, No. 12 on WVU’s top rushing games breakups. He also is No. 21 in INTs per game 1 Game Coverage TV ................................................................................................ FS1 Steve Physioc (PBP) Petros Papadakis (analysis) Radio ......... Tony Caridi (PBP), Dwight Wallace (analysis), Jed Drenning (sideline), Jeff ulhaneC (pre and postgame host) Satellite Radio Broadcast ......... Sirius Ch 145, XM Ch 199 Live Statistics ................................. WVU.Statbroadcast.com Twitter Updates ...................@WVUFootball, @WVUsports National Rankings ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL // (NOV. 22) Prev. School Record Points Rank 1. Clemson (55) 11-0 1,518 1 2. Alabama (6) 10-1 1,469 3 3. Iowa 11-0 1,325 6 4. Notre Dame 10-1 1,317 5 5. Oklahoma 10-1 1,295 7 6. Michigan State 10-1 1,286 9 DarylWORLEY JordanTHOMPSON 7. Baylor 9-1 1,161 10 8. Ohio State 10-1 1,051 2 Stat Comparisons 9. Oklahoma State 10-1 995 4 10. Florida 10-1 926 8 West Virginia Opponents Iowa State Opponents 11. North Carolina 10-1 900 12 34.6 24.8 Scoring Offense 26.7 32.9 12. Michigan 9-2 855 14 255 202 First Downs 240 248 13. Stanford 9-2 816 15 244.4 178.3 Rushing Offense 190.1 184.2 14. Florida State 9-2 680 16 225.4 227.5 Passing Offense 229.5 272.7 15. TCU 9-2 652 11 469.8 405.8 Total Offense 419.6 456.9 16. Navy 9-1 647 19 24.9 20.5 Kick Return Average 18.5 18.7 17. Northwestern 9-2 593 20 5.2 4.7 Punt Return Average 17.5 6.6 18. Oregon 8-3 470 23 19-2.9 12-12.3 INT-Return Average 4-5.8 10-17.8 19. Ole Miss 8-3 358 25 12-6 15-7 Fumbles/Lost 24-11 15-8 20. Washington State 8-3 354 24 74-771 69-698 Penalties/Yards 55-459 68-523 21. Houston 10-1 275 13 40.7 38.6 Net Punting Avg. 36.3 34.2 22. UCLA 8-3 230 NR 12-18 16-19 Field Goal-Attempts 12-17 9-13 23. Mississippi State 8-3 132 NR 30:10 29:50 Time of Possession 31:24 28:36 24. Toledo 9-1 123 NR 62-155 (40%) 47-148 (32%) 3rd Down Conversion 72-175 (41%) 75-159 (47%) 25. Temple 9-2 107 NR 9-17 (53%) 10-22 (45%) 4th Down Conversion 11-25 (44%) 6-13 (46%) ARV: Utah 100, Pitt 60, LSU 33, Texas A&M 27, Wisconsin 21, Air Force 20-109 25-171 Sacks By-Yards 29-164 37-189 15, USC 8, Arkansas 7, Western Kentucky 6, Georgia 5, BYU 3, Tennessee 2, Arkansas State, West Virginia, USF 36-46 (78%) 30-35 (86%) Red Zone Scoring 30-39 (77%) 34-40 (85%) 28-46 (61%) 18-35 (51%) Red Zone TD 23-39 (59%) 28-40 (70%) USA TODAY COACHES POLL // (NOV. 22) The 2015 Mountaineer Roster Non-Conference Play Prev. 4The 2015 roster currently consists of 112 players 4West Virginia faced three non-conference School Record Points Rank from 16 different states and one from the opponents in the 2015 season, finishing with 1. Clemson (58) 11-0 1,590 1 a 3-0 record. WVU defeated Georgia 2 . Alabama (5) 10-1 1,531 3 District of Columbia (DaeJuan Funderburk). Southern on Sept. 5, 44-0 to open the season, 3. Iowa 11-0 1,419 6 4Leading the way is the Mountain State (24), 4. Notre Dame 10-1 1,373 5 followed by Florida (22), Ohio (19), won 41-17 against Liberty in week two and 5. Oklahoma 10-1 1,364 7 Pennsylvania (11), Maryland (6), Texas (5), then defeated Maryland, 45-6 in the third 6. Michigan State 10-1 1,302 9 Georgia (5), New Jersey (5), North Carolina (3), game of the season. 7. Baylor 9-1 1,201 10 Virginia (3), Delaware (2), Mississippi (2), New 8. Ohio State 10-1 1,138 2 York (2) California, Illinois and Tennessee. Salute to the 2015 Seniors 9. Florida 10-1 1,047 8 4WVU’s game with Iowa State marks the final 10. Oklahoma State 10-1 956 4 home game for 20 WVU seniors. 11. North Carolina 10-1 929 12 Against The Big 12 4This Mountaineer class has been an integral 12. Stanford 9-2 881 15 4WVU is 23-24 all-time against current part of West Virginia’s first years as a member Michigan 9-2 881 13 members of the Big 12 Conference. WVU is 14. Florida State 9-2 783 16 of the Big 12 Conference and helped make 2-2 vs. Baylor; 2-1 against Iowa State; 4-1 15. Navy 9-1 674 19 the Mountaineers into a valuable member of 16. TCU 9-2 626 11 against Kansas; 1-4 vs. Kansas State; 2-6 vs. one of the top leagues in the nation. 17. Northwestern 9-2 569 20 Oklahoma; 4-3 vs. Oklahoma State; 3-2 vs. 4This year’s class: Darren Arndt (TE); Jared 18. Oregon 8-3 482 21 Texas; 2-3 vs. TCU and 3-2 vs. Texas Tech. Barber (LB); Isaiah Bruce (LB); Terrell Chestnut 19. Ole Miss 8-3 383 24 (CB) Cody Clay (TE); John DePalma (LS); KJ 20. Washington State 8-3 327 23 21. Houston 10-1 256 14 On Turf Dillon (S); Karl Joseph (S); Eric Kinsey (DL); 22. Mississippi State 8-3 230 25 4Since 1980, West Virginia is 223-97-4 in Nick Kwiatkoski (LB); Marquis Lucas (OL); 23. UCLA 8-3 224 NR games played on artificial turf surfaces. Edward Muldrow III (LB); KJ Myers (WR); Nick 24. Temple 9-2 116 NR WVU was 57-29 on turf in the 1990s, 66-21 O’Toole (P); Shaq Petteway (LB); Kyle Rose 25. Utah 8-3 101 18 on turf in the 2000 decade and is 34-25 on (DL); Rick Rumph III (CB); Jordan Thompson ARV: LSU 82, Toledo 69, Wisconsin 58, Texas A&M 54, Pitt 46, Georgia (WR); Stone Underwood (OL) and Dayron 34, USC 27, Western Kentucky 12, Arkansas 7, West Virginia 6, Air Force turf in this decade.