NCAAF Game Recap - Delaware State at West Virginia
Sat Sep 16, 2017 12:00 PM EDT

ColSt
23
Bama
41
F
Tul
14
Okla
56
F
Clem
47
Lou
21
F
Tex
24
USC
27
F(1OT)
GASt
0
PSU
56
F
Fres
16
Wash
48
F
AF
13
Mich
29
F
Army
7
OSU
38
F
OkSt
59
Pitt
21
F
Wisc
40
BYU
6
F
LSU
7
MissSt
37
F
Sam
14
UGA
42
F
Mer
10
Aub
24
F
VaTec
64
ECU
17
F
K St
7
Vand
14
F
Stan
17
SDSU
20
F
SMU
36
TCU
56
F
OreSt
23
WaSt
52
F
Ill
23
SoFL
47
F
Tenn
20
Fla
26
F
UCLA
45
Mem
48
F
NM
14
Boise
28
F
UMass
21
Temp
29
F
Ariz
63
UTEP
16
F
IASt
41
Akr
14
F
ULLaf
21
TxAM
45
F
NIU
21
Neb
17
F
DelSt
16
WVU
59
F
UConn
18
UVA
38
F
Kans
30
Ohio
42
F
Furm
16
NCSt
49
F
Bayl
20
Duke
34
F
CoCar
23
UAB
30
F
NoCol
21
Colo
41
F
UtSt
10
Wake
46
F
TnTec
13
Ball
28
F
MidTN
3
MIN
34
F
NorTx
14
Iowa
31
F
C Mi
17
Syr
41
F
Mor
0
Rut
65
F
UNC
53
OD
23
F
Norf
14
JMU
75
F
ND
49
BC
20
F
Purd
35
MIZ
3
F
Colg
10
Buff
33
F
InSt
41
Lib
42
F
NCAT
35
UNCC
31
F
Kent
0
Marsh
21
F
B-C
0
FlAtl
45
F
App
20
TxSt
13
F
ArkPB
3
ArkSt
48
F
Idaho
28
WestMI
37
F
Tuls
51
Toled
54
F
IdSt
30
NEV
28
F
Oreg
49
Wyo
13
F
LT
23
W Ky
22
F
Sou
17
UTSA
51
F
AlaAM
0
SoAl
45
F
SMiss
28
ULMon
17
F
BGSU
7
NW
49
F
KY
23
SCar
13
F
Troy
27
NMS
24
F
AzSt
45
TxTch
52
F
Rice
3
Hou
38
F
Cin
21
MiaOH
17
F
SJSU
16
Utah
54
F
Miss
16
Cal
27
F
FLInt
Ind
Canc
GATec
UCF
Canc

West Virginia 59, Delaware State 16

Sep 16, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT

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Delaware State (0-3)

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16

West Virginia (2-1)

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7

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59

Grier, Crawford lead West Virginia over Delaware State 59-16
Sat Sep 16, 2017 5:07 PM

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen wasn't left discouraged by several early glitches in a blowout win over an FCS school.

Holgorsen came away pleased overall despite several first-half turnovers on offense and his defense's inability to shut down Delaware State in the Mountaineers' 59-16 victory on Saturday.

Will Grier threw three touchdown passes, Justin Crawford ran for three scores and West Virginia (2-1) compiled 538 yards of offense against the Hornets (0-3), who lost their 14th straight game. But West Virginia had plenty of problems on both sides of the ball in its final tuneup before the start of Big 12 play.

"I know there was some sloppy stuff here and there, but I'm not going to split hairs," Holgorsen said. "We got to play a lot of people and that's what counts."

West Virginia scored touchdowns on six of 10 first-half possessions and led 45-10 at halftime. The other possessions were head scratchers. West Virginia fumbled the ball away twice and Grier threw an interception in the first half.

Grier fumbled twice on the same series, the second of which was recovered by Delaware State that led to a field goal.

Grier was off target on short first-half throws into the end zone to David Sills and Gary Jennings, who couldn't hang on. Sills also dropped a pass with plenty of open field ahead of him. And Jennings' second-quarter fumble that stopped another promising drive prompted some boos.

"I've got all the confidence in the world in Will Grier, Gary Jennings and David Sills to where they're going to bounce back and be ready to play," Holgorsen said.

Grier finished 19 of 27 for 304 yards before going to the bench. He had TD throws of 62 and 16 yards to Marcus Simms and 28 yards to Ka'Raun White.

"It was a slow start," Grier said. "I don't think as a whole we were ready to play. I think we kind of took it lightly and that's something that we've got to work on."

Crawford had scoring runs of 2, 3 and 9 yards and finished with 102 yards on 15 carries for his third straight 100-yard effort.

On defense, West Virginia's coaches wanted a more consistent effort from a unit that had allowed an average of 470 yards. It didn't happen. The long runs and blown pass coverages that plagued the Mountaineers over their first two games kept on coming.

On Delaware State's first series, freshman quarterback Jack McDaniels found Nyfease West alone along the left sideline and he went 81 yards untouched for a touchdown.

Delaware State had 301 yards of offense, its highest output of the season. The Hornets had six runs of at least 10 yards, including Brycen Alleyne's 47-yarder in the first quarter.

"I'm proud of our kids," said Delaware State coach Kenny Carter. "Create turnovers, play steady, play physical - it's what we expected."

THE TAKEAWAY

Delaware State: Despite a strong start with 10 points in the game's first 10 minutes, a young Delaware State roster couldn't keep up. McDaniels completed seven of 12 passes for 114 yards.

West Virginia: Simms gives the Mountaineers a solid speed threat at wide receiver. He now has three TDs in two games after serving a one-game suspension against Virginia Tech in the opener following his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving. ... West Virginia's miscues also involved special teams. Alleyne returned a kickoff 49 yards. And Sills was flagged for running into Delaware State's punter.

NO MCKOY

Holgorsen said backup running back Kennedy McKoy was suspended for Saturday's game due to an undisclosed violation of team rules. The sophomore is West Virginia's second-leading rusher with 99 yards and one TD this season. He's also caught three passes for 25 yards.

UP NEXT

Delaware State: The Hornets return to Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference action to face Norfolk State next Saturday.

West Virginia: Plays at Kansas next Saturday.

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Passing

DelSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. McDaniels 12 7 58.3 1 114 81 1 83.3
WVU Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
W. Grier 27 19 70.4 3 304 62 1 129.2
C. Chugunov 7 5 71.4 1 30 9 0 119.0

Rushing

DelSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
B. Alleyne 10 65 6.5 47 0
N. West 10 53 5.3 17 0
WVU Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Crawford 15 102 6.8 21 3
T. Bush 9 41 4.6 15 0

Receiving

DelSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
N. West 3 108 36.0 81 1
G. Downie 1 11 11.0 11 0
WVU Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
G. Jennings Jr. 6 128 21.3 48 0
M. Simms 4 91 22.8 62 2

Fumbles

DelSt F FL
J. McDaniels 1 0
B. Alleyne 2 2
WVU F FL
G. Jennings Jr. 1 1
T. Bush 1 0

Returning

DelSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
B. Alleyne 7 18.9 0 40 0 0 0
F. Sua-Godinet 1 7.0 0 7 0 0 0
WVU KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Simms 1 80.0 0 80 2 -0.5 0 0
T. Bush 1 18.0 0 18 2 2.5 0 8

Punting

DelSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
F. Romo-Martinez 7 336 48.0 57
WVU Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Kinney 3 148 49.3 56

Takeaways

DelSt Int Yds InTD
N. Bynum 1 0 0
WVU Int Yds InTD
D. Askew-Henry 1 24 0

Team Stats Comparison

DelSt WVU
Points For 16 59
Total Yards 301 538
Rushing Yards 161 204
Passing Yards 140 334
Passing Completions / Attempts 10/16 24/34
Turnovers 3 3
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Fumbles - Lost 4/2 4/2
First Downs 12 23
Penalties - Yards 11/85 6/60
Time Of Possession 48:48 12:12
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 2/13 6/13
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/1 1/1
Punts - Average Yards 7/48 3/49

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter DelSt WVU
WVU 00:53 TD Justin Crawford 2 yd run (Mike Molina kick) 0 7
DelSt 02:40 TD Nyfease West 81 yd pass from Jack McDaniels (Wisdom Nzidee kick) 7 7
WVU 05:18 FG Mike Molina 20 yd FG 7 10
WVU 06:19 TD Justin Crawford 3 yd run (Mike Molina kick) 7 17
DelSt 10:25 FG Wisdom Nzidee 24 yd FG 10 17
WVU 10:40 TD Marcus Simms 62 yd pass from Will Grier (Mike Molina kick) 10 24
2nd Quarter DelSt WVU
WVU 04:15 TD Ka'Raun White 28 yd pass from Will Grier (Mike Molina kick) 10 31
WVU 08:37 TD Marcus Simms 16 yd pass from Will Grier (Mike Molina kick) 10 38
WVU 14:10 TD Justin Crawford 9 yd run (Mike Molina kick) 10 45
3rd Quarter DelSt WVU
WVU 08:14 TD Martell Pettaway 12 yd run (Mike Molina kick) 10 52
4th Quarter DelSt WVU
WVU 02:45 TD Reggie Roberson Jr. 2 yd pass from Chris Chugunov (Mike Molina kick) 10 59
DelSt 09:09 TD Kwannah Kollie 8 yd pass from Keenan Black (failed 2pt pass) 16 59

Game Information

Stadium: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia
Attendance: 51,482
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