GAME 12 // NO. 15/16 WEST VIRGINIA VS. No. 17/17 SYRACUSE 2018 FRIDAY, DEC
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GAME 12 // NO. 15/16 WEST VIRGINIA VS. No. 17/17 SYRACUSE 2018 FRIDAY, DEC. 28, 2018 | 5:15 P.M. (ET) | CAMPING WORLD STADIUM (65,000) | ORLANDO, FLA. Tennessee THE SERIES WITH SYRACUSE September 1 All-Time Series ....................... SU leads 33-27 Charlotte, N.C. In Morgantown .....................WVU leads 17-13 In Syracuse............................. SU leads 19-10 W/40-14 At Neutral Site ............................ SU leads 1-0 Youngstown State Holgorsen vs. Syracuse..............................0-2 Holgorsen vs. Babers ................. First Meeting September 8 Babers vs. West Virginia ............ First Meeting Morgantown Babers vs. Holgorsen ................. First Meeting W/52-17 SYRACUSE WEST VIRGINIA Kansas State* 2018 Record ........................................9-3, 6-2 ACC 2018 Record ..................................... 8-3, 6-3 Big 12 September 22 Head Coach............................................ Dino Babers Head Coach.......................................Dana Holgorsen Morgantown Alma Mater/Year ..............................................Hawaii (‘84) Alma Mater/Year .................................Iowa Wesleyan (‘93) Record at SU ............................................17-19 (3rd) W/35-6 Record at WVU ......................................... 61-40 (8th) Overall Record........................................ 54-35 (7th) Overall Record........................................ 61-40 (8th) Texas Tech* September 29 Lubbock, Texas W/42-34 Kansas* October 6 Morgantown W/38-22 Iowa State* October 13 Ames, Iowa L/30-14 ▲ Baylor* October 25 Morgantown W/58-14 Texas* DavidSILLSV DavidLONGJr. November 3 NOTES TO REMEMBER ✓ West Virginia is No. 3 nationally in passing Austin, Texas ✓ The 2018 season marks West Virginia’s 127th offense, No. 4 in team passing efficiency, No. 8 W/42-41 year of football/WVU is No. 14 all-time in in total offense, No. 9 in scoring offense and college football number of wins ✓ No. 12 in completion percentage TCU* ✓ In the Dana Holgorsen era, WVU has produced West Virginia is No.11 nationally in tackles for November 10 93 games with 300 or more yards of total loss, averaging 7.8 per game and No. 28 in offense, 74 games with 400 or more yards of passes intercepted (13) Morgantown ✓ Will Grier and David Sills V connected on 33 W/47-10 total offense, 42 games with more than 500 yards and 19 with more than 600 yards touchdowns since the start of the 2017 Oklahoma State* ✓ In the Holgorsen era, WVU has scored 30 or season, the most among FBS duos ✓ Sills V is the only player in WVU history to have more points in 67 games, 40 or more points in November 17 scored 15 receiving touchdowns in two different 38 games, 50 or more points in 13 games seasons Stillwater, Okla. and 60 or more points three times ✓ L/45-41 ✓ Sills V and Gary Jennings Jr. have combined The Mountaineers have scored on 71 of their for a nation-leading 28 receiving touchdowns Oklahoma* 134 drives this season, including 59 TDs, and this season they have scored 40-of-49 times in the red ✓ November 23 David Long Jr. is the only player in the FBS ✓ zone, including 34 touchdowns to rank in the top 30 in tackles for loss (No. 8), Morgantown Since 1980, West Virginia is 246-105-4 in solo tackles (No. 8) and sacks (No. 29) L/59-56 games played on artificial turf surfaces. WVU is ✓ David Long Jr. and David Sills V were named Syracuse 57-29 on turf in the 1990s, 66-21 on turf in the Walter Camp All-America Second Team 2000 decade and is 50-31 on turf in this selections, Long Jr. also was named to the Camping World Bowl decade. Associated Press and The Athletic’s All- December 28 ✓ WVU is 86-12 since 2002 when winning the America Second Team and Sills V was named Orlando, Fla. turnover battle to the third team. Dante Stills was named to ESPN.com and The Athletic’s Freshman 5:15 p.m. All-America teams. * BIG 12 GAME 1 Game Coverage TV ...............................................................................ESPN Dave Fleming (PBP), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline) National Radio ...........................................................ESPN Dave LaMont (PBP), John Comgemi (analyst) Molly McGrath (sideline) Radio ............Tony Caridi (PBP), Dwight Wallace (analyst), Jed Drenning (sideline), Dan Zangrilli, Dale Wolfley (Pregame/Postgame Show) Satellite Radio Broadcast ..............Sirius Ch 84, XM Ch 84 Live Statistics................................. wvu.Statbroadcast.com Twitter Updates...................@WVUFootball, @WVUsports National Rankings ASSOCIATED PRESS // DEC. 2 Prev. School Record Points Rank 1. Alabama (61) 13-0 1,525 1 2. Clemson 13-0 1,460 2 3. Notre Dame 12-0 1,405 3 4. Oklahoma 12-1 1,327 5 5. Ohio State 12-1 1,254 6 6. Georgia 11-2 1,247 4 7. UCF 12-0 1,158 7 Statistical Comparisons 8. Michigan 10-2 1,076 8 WVU Syracuse 9. Washington 10-3 992 10 West Virginia Opponents Syracuse Opponents 10. Florida 9-3 894 11 42.3 26.5 Scoring Offense 40.8 27.8 11. LSU 9-3 847 T-12 273 241 First Downs 282 241 12. Washington State 10-2 845 T-12 162.3 150.8 Rushing Offense 206.4 163.8 13. Penn State 9-3 773 14 358.1 254.6 Passing Offense 261.5 263.0 14. Texas 9-4 763 9 520.4 405.5 Total Offense 467.9 426.8 18.0 19.1 Kick Return Average 19.0 18.7 15. West Virginia 8-3 694 15 6.3 7.7 Punt Return Average 14.8 10.6 16. Kentucky 9-3 639 16 13-14.2 9-11.6 INT-Return Average 17-4.3 10-13.4 17. Syracuse 9-3 516 18 16-7 25-9 Fumbles/Lost 15-6 24-13 18. Mississippi State 8-4 375 20 79-735 71-631 Penalties/Yards 83-678 93-734 19. Fresno State 11-2 373 25 37.6 37.9 Net Punting Avg. 39.3 35.3 20. Utah 9-4 362 17 12-16 10-13 Field Goal-Attempts 28-32 16-22 21. Texas A&M 8-4 359 22 28:48 31:12 Time of Possession 30:28 29:32 22. Army 9-2 209 23 62-138 (45.0%) 52-144 (36.0%) 3rd Down Conversion 80-198 (40.0%) 50-178 (28.0%) 23. Boise State 10-3 144 19 9-13 (69.0%) 12-19 (63.0%) 4th Down Conversion 10-18 (56.0%) 11-22 (50.0%) 24. Missouri 8-4 133 NR 24-155 24-165 Sacks By-Yards 38-240 32-213 25. Iowa State 8-4 110 24 40-49 (82.0%) 33-39 (85.0%) Red Zone Scoring 61-69 (88.0%) 36-47 (77.0%) ARV: Northwestern 109, Utah State 86, NC State 54, Cincinnati 39, Stanford 28, Appalachian State 19, UAB 4, Iowa 4, Troy, The 2018 Mountaineer Roster Against the Big 12 Conference Oregon. ✓The 2018 roster currently consists of 116 total ✓WVU is 42-34 all-time against current members players, 113 from 22 different states, two from the of the Big 12 Conference. WVU is 5-2 vs. Baylor; AMWAY COACHES POLL // DEC. 2 District of Columbia and one from the country of 5-2 against Iowa State; 7-1 against Kansas; 4-5 Prev. vs. Kansas State; 2-9 vs. Oklahoma; 4-6 vs. School Record Points Rank Sweden. 1. Alabama (62) 13-0 1,598 1 ✓ Leading the way is West Virginia (27), followed by Oklahoma State; 5-3 vs. Texas; 4-4 vs. TCU 2. Clemson (2) 13-0 1,538 2 Pennsylvania (15), Ohio (15), Maryland (7), and 6-2 vs. Texas Tech. 3. Notre Dame 12-0 1,460 3 Georgia (7), North Carolina (6), Virginia (5), 4. Oklahoma 12-1 1,375 5 On Turf 5. Ohio State 12-1 1,326 6 Delaware (4), Florida (4), New Jersey (4), 6. Georgia 11-2 1,316 4 Alabama (3), California (3), Texas (3), ✓Since 1980, West Virginia is 246-105-4 in 7. UCF 12-0 1,218 7 Illinois (2), Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), Tennessee games played on artificial turf surfaces. WVU is 8. Michigan 10-2 1,122 8 (2), Kentucky (1), Mississippi (1), Missouri (1), 57-29 on turf in the 1990s, 66-21 on turf in the 9. Washington 10-3 1,046 11 Oklahoma (1) and Wyoming (1). 10. Florida 9-3 976 10 ✓ 2000 decade and is 50-31 on turf in this decade. 11. LSU 9-3 899 14 The Mountaineers are 50-31 on turf under Dana 12. Penn State 9-3 889 12 Non-Conference Play Holgorsen. West Virginia is 7-2 in 2018, 6-1 in 13. Washington State 10-2 856 13 ✓ West Virginia was slated to face three 2017, was 8-2 in 2016, was 8-3 in 2015, 6-6 in 14. Texas 9-4 776 9 non-conference opponents in the 2018 season. 2014, was 3-7 in 2013, 5-5 in 2012 and was 7-3 15. Kentucky 9-3 696 15 The Mountaineers defeated Tennessee, 40-14, in 2011. 16. West Virginia 8-3 683 16 17. Syracuse 9-3 505 18 in the season opener at Bank of America 18. Mississippi State 8-4 501 19 Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, on At Home 19. Utah 9-4 411 17 Sept. 1. ✓The 2018 season marked the 39th season of 20. Texas A&M 8-4 388 22 ✓ The Mountaineers won 52-17 over Youngstown 21. Fresno State 11-2 357 23 competition for West Virginia at Milan Puskar 22. Northwestern 8-5 159 21 ✓ State in the home opener on Sept. 8. Stadium. 23. Utah State 10-2 125 24 WVU final non-conference game of ✓ WVU holds a 178-66-4 (.726) all-time mark 24.