Minnesota vs West Virginia
December 28, 2021 at Chase Field, Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
Minnesota
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 295 | 46 | 249 | 2 | 50 | 4.9 |
| Ky Thomas | 21 | 147 | 3 | 144 | 1 | 50 | 6.9 |
| Mar'Keise Irving | 19 | 131 | 2 | 129 | 0 | 24 | 6.8 |
| Daniel Faalele | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Tanner Morgan | 6 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 0 | 11 | -2.5 |
| TEAM | 4 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 27 | 100 | 34 | 66 | 1 | 15 | 2.4 |
| Tony Mathis, Jr. | 13 | 57 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 11 | 4.3 |
| Justin Johnson, Jr | 5 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 7.0 |
| Jarret Doege | 8 | 8 | 30 | -22 | 1 | 5 | -2.8 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 13 | 1 | 109 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Tanner Morgan | 8 | 13 | 1 | 109 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 18 | 31 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| Jarret Doege | 18 | 31 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 109 | 0 | 36 | 13.6 |
| Dylan Wright | 2 | 58 | 0 | 36 | 29.0 |
| Daniel Jackson | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 6.3 |
| Chris Autman-Bell | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| Derik LeCaptain | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| Michael Brown-Stephens | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 18 | 140 | 0 | 15 | 7.8 |
| Sam James | 3 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 13.3 |
| Reese Smith | 4 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 9.5 |
| Tony Mathis, Jr. | 5 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 4.8 |
| Winston Wright, Jr. | 3 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 5.3 |
| Bryce Ford-Wheaton | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 7.5 |
| Sean Ryan | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 47 |
| Mark Crawford | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 47 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 299 | 42.7 | 49 |
| Tyler Sumpter | 7 | 299 | 42.7 | 49 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar'Keise Irving | 1 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Michael Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam James | 1 | -2 | 0 | ||||||
| Winston Wright, Jr. | 1 | 16 | 11 | ||||||
| Graeson Malashevich | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Charles Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 275 | 109 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 400 |
| Mar'Keise Irving | 129 | 16 | 145 | |||
| Ky Thomas | 144 | 0 | 144 | |||
| Dylan Wright | 58 | 58 | ||||
| Daniel Jackson | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Chris Autman-Bell | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Derik LeCaptain | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Michael Brown-Stephens | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Daniel Faalele | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 91 | 140 | 21 | -2 | 0 | 250 |
| Tony Mathis, Jr. | 56 | 24 | 80 | |||
| Sam James | 40 | -2 | 38 | |||
| Reese Smith | 38 | 38 | ||||
| Justin Johnson, Jr | 35 | 0 | 35 | |||
| Winston Wright, Jr. | 16 | 16 | 32 | |||
| Bryce Ford-Wheaton | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Sean Ryan | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Graeson Malashevich | 5 | 5 |
| Minnesota | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 17 | 15 |
| Rushing | 13 | 7 |
| Passing | 4 | 7 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 249 | 66 |
| Rushing Attempts | 51 | 27 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.9 | 2.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 295 | 100 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 46 | 34 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 109 | 140 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 8-13-1 | 18-31-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.4 | 4.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 13.6 | 7.8 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 358 | 206 |
| Total Offense Plays | 64 | 58 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.6 | 3.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-27 | 4-20 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-131 | 7-299 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 43.7 | 42.7 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-(-2)-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | -2.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-16-0 | 2-21-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.0 | 10.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 38:29 | 21:31 |
| Third Down Conversions | 5 of 13 | 3 of 13 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | 0 of 1 | 1 of 2 |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | 2-5 | 1-1 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 5-30 | 2-20 |
Minnesota
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 41 | 2 | 43 | 5.0 | 30 | 6.0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 27 | Tyler Nubin | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Jack Gibbens | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Boye Mafe | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Jordan Howden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Mariano Sori-Marin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9X | Esezi Otomewo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2A | Justus Harris | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Dylan Wright | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Bishop McDonald | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Thomas Rush | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2X | Phillip Howard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | Justin Walley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Donald Willis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Braelen Oliver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1B | Jalen Glaze | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5X | Nyles Pinckney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 90 | Jah Joyner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Michael Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 44 | 14 | 58 | 2.0 | 20 | 5.0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | Lance Dixon | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3D | Jackie Matthews | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1.0 | 10 | 2.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7D | Josh Chandler-Semedo | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2E | Daryl Porter, Jr. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Dante Stills | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 10 | 2.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9D | Charles Woods | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Sean Mahone | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4D | Alonzo Addae | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Taijh Alston | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 90 | Akheem Mesidor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Saint McLeod | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 91 | Sean Martin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5E | Jalen Thornton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1F | Malachi Ruffin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1B | Jared Bartlett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 95 | Jordan Jefferson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 14:19 | MINN - Daniel Faalele 2 yd rush TD (Rush by Brock Annexstad Good), 7-54 4:00 | 0-8 |
| 2 | 8:48 | WVU - Jarret Doege 1 yd rush TD, 12-75 5:31 | 6-8 |
| 2 | 2:14 | MINN - Ky Thomas 5 yd rush TD (Kick by Matthew Trickett Good), 4-61 2:17 | 6-15 |
| 3 | 5:53 | MINN - Matthew Trickett 49 yd FG, 8-39 4:58 | 6-18 |
Attendance: 21,220
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Officials: Barry Hendon (Back Judge), Jim Biddle (Field Judge), Art Hardin (Head Linesman), Colin Formulak (Line Judge), Jeff Flanagan (Referee), Jerry Hocker (Side Judge), Mike Wooten (Umpire)
| Team | Quarter | Start Spot | Start Time | Obtained | End Spot | End Time | Result | Plays | Yards | Possession |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WVU | 4 | own 15 | 0:04 | DOWNS | own 30 | 0:00 | HALF | 1 | 15 | 0:04 |
| MINN | 2 | own 16 | 0:36 | INT | own 14 | 0:00 | HALF | 1 | -2 | 0:36 |
| WVU | 4 | own 11 | 9:13 | PUNT | own 15 | 7:54 | PUNT | 3 | 4 | 1:19 |
| WVU | 3 | own 41 | 1:20 | INT | own 47 | 14:53 | PUNT | 3 | 6 | 1:27 |
| WVU | 1 | own 20 | 9:10 | FGA | own 24 | 7:56 | PUNT | 3 | 4 | 1:14 |
| WVU | 1 | own 13 | 15:00 | KO | own 15 | 14:15 | PUNT | 3 | 2 | 0:45 |
| MINN | 3 | own 42 | 2:49 | DOWNS | own 45 | 1:20 | INT | 3 | 3 | 1:29 |
| MINN | 2 | own 35 | 8:48 | KO | own 36 | 6:44 | PUNT | 3 | 1 | 2:04 |
| MINN | 3 | own 30 | 14:54 | KO | own 42 | 12:37 | PUNT | 4 | 12 | 2:17 |
| MINN | 1 | own 42 | 7:56 | PUNT | opp 0 | 5:49 | FUMB | 4 | 52 | 2:07 |
| MINN | 2 | own 39 | 4:31 | PUNT | opp 0 | 2:14 | TD | 4 | 61 | 2:17 |
| WVU | 2 | own 17 | 6:44 | PUNT | own 30 | 4:31 | PUNT | 5 | 13 | 2:13 |
| WVU | 1 | own 6 | 5:49 | FUMB | own 6 | 3:19 | PUNT | 5 | 0 | 2:30 |
| WVU | 3 | own 12 | 12:37 | PUNT | own 21 | 10:51 | PUNT | 5 | 9 | 1:46 |
| MINN | 1 | own 46 | 3:19 | PUNT | opp 0 | 14:19 | TD | 7 | 54 | 4:00 |
| MINN | 4 | own 10 | 14:53 | PUNT | own 49 | 9:13 | PUNT | 8 | 39 | 5:40 |
| WVU | 3 | own 13 | 5:48 | KO | opp 0 | 2:49 | DOWNS | 8 | 45 | 2:59 |
| MINN | 3 | own 30 | 10:51 | PUNT | opp 0 | 5:53 | FG | 8 | 39 | 4:58 |
| WVU | 2 | own 25 | 2:14 | KO | opp 0 | 0:36 | INT | 10 | 40 | 1:38 |
| MINN | 1 | own 43 | 14:15 | PUNT | opp 0 | 9:10 | FGA | 10 | 42 | 5:05 |
| WVU | 2 | own 25 | 14:19 | KO | opp 0 | 8:48 | TD | 12 | 75 | 5:31 |
| MINN | 4 | own 38 | 7:54 | PUNT | opp 0 | 0:04 | DOWNS | 14 | 47 | 7:50 |
Minnesota
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Ko Kieft |
| LT | Sam Schlueter |
| LG | Conner Olson |
| C | John Michael Schmitz |
| RG | Blaise Andries |
| RT | Daniel Faalele |
| WR | Daniel Jackson |
| WR | Chris Autman-Bell |
| WR | Michael Brown-Stephens |
| QB | Tanner Morgan |
| RB | Ky Thomas |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LT | Brandon Yates |
| LG | James Gmiter |
| C | Zach Frazier |
| RG | Doug Nester |
| RT | Wyatt Milum |
| WR | Bryce Ford-Wheaton |
| WR | Winston Wright, Jr. |
| WR | Sean Ryan |
| WR | Sam James |
| QB | Jarret Doege |
| RB | Tony Mathis, Jr. |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| CB | Coney Durr |
| CB | Justin Walley |
| LB | Jack Gibbens |
| S | Justus Harris |
| DE | Boye Mafe |
| DE | Esezi Otomewo |
| S | Tyler Nubin |
| LB | Mariano Sori-Marin |
| S | Jordan Howden |
| DT | Trill Carter |
| DT | Nyles Pinckney |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| CB | Daryl Porter, Jr. |
| CB | Jackie Matthews |
| LB | Josh Chandler-Semedo |
| S | Alonzo Addae |
| S | Sean Mahone |
| LB | Akheem Mesidor |
| DE | Taijh Alston |
| S | Charles Woods |
| LB | Lance Dixon |
| DT | Jordan Jefferson |
| DT | Dante Stills |
9K-Dragan Kesich, 37-Brady Weeks, 95-Matthew Trickett, 96-Mark Crawford
3A-Naim Muhammad, 25-Saint McLeod, 30-Evan Staley, 35-Tyler Sumpter, 40-Kolton McGhee, 43-Austin Brinkman
