Big 12

West Virginia Mountaineers

Morgantown, West Virginia

Season

West Virginia

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 187 144

Points / Game 37.4 28.8

Total Offense

Total Yards 2,360 2,283

Plays 357 348

Yards / Play 6.61 6.56

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 269 189

Rushing Yards 1,470 842

Yards / Attempt 5.46 4.46

Rushing Touchdowns 17 6

Passing

Pass Completions 50 105

Pass Attempts 88 159

Completion % 56.8% 66.0%

Net Passing Yards 890 1,441

Yards / Attempt 10.11 9.06

Passing Touchdowns 8 11

Interceptions Thrown 1 3

First Downs

First Downs 110 112

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 38 22

3rd Down Attempts 75 63

3rd Down % 50.7% 34.9%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 3 4

4th Down Attempts 6 8

4th Down % 50.0% 50.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 5 6

Fumbles Lost 4 3

Interceptions Thrown 1 3

Fumbles Recovered 3 3

Defense

Sacks 12 8

Tackles for Loss 31 26

Interceptions 3 1

Interception Return Yards 5 30

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 0

Penalties

Penalties 29 38

Penalty Yards 229 325

Possession

Possession Time 137:55 162:05

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 2 3

Kick Return Yards 42 49

Yards / Return 21.00 16.33

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 5 1

Punt Return Yards 55 6

Yards / Return 11.00 6.00

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.34

Success Rate 45.0%

PPA 0.217

Explosiveness 1.291

Opportunities 35

Drives 64

Plays 360

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 13.7%

Power Success 69.0%

Line Yards 3.32

Second-Level Yards 1.14

Open-Field Yards 1.73

Line Yards Total 870

Second-Level Yards Total 298

Open-Field Yards Total 453

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 47.7%

PPA 0.184

Explosiveness 1.017

Play Rate 72.8%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 37.6%

PPA 0.324

Explosiveness 2.319

Play Rate 25.8%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 49.0%

Standard Downs PPA 0.177

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.056

Standard Downs Rate 73.1%

Passing Downs Success Rate 34.0%

Passing Downs PPA 0.323

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.211

Passing Downs Rate 26.9%

Field Position

Average Start 70.3

Average Predicted Points 1.386

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 12.2%

Front Seven Havoc 8.6%

Defensive Back Havoc 3.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.738

Adjusted Success Rate 9.3%

Adjusted PPA 0.200

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.198

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 2.201

Adjusted Stuff Rate 7.2%

Adjusted Power Success -5.3%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 12.0%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.82

Success Rate Allowed 45.5%

PPA Allowed 0.170

Explosiveness Allowed 1.209

Opportunities Faced 34

Drives Faced 63

Plays Faced 358

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 20.8%

Power Success Allowed 70.8%

Line Yards Allowed 2.96

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.10

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.40

Line Yards Total Allowed 541

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 202

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 39.9%

PPA Allowed 0.045

Explosiveness Allowed 0.946

Play Rate Faced 51.1%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 53.0%

PPA Allowed 0.361

Explosiveness Allowed 1.435

Play Rate Faced 45.8%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 52.0%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.131

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.025

Standard Downs Rate Faced 70.9%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 29.8%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.265

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.994

Passing Downs Rate Faced 29.1%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 73.1

Average Predicted Points -1.173

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 14.2%

Front Seven Havoc 10.6%

Defensive Back Havoc 3.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.618

Adjusted Success Rate 1.9%

Adjusted PPA 0.038

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.007

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.310

Adjusted Stuff Rate 4.5%

Adjusted Power Success -6.6%

Adjusted Havoc -0.6%