West Virginia 33, Virginia Tech 10
By JIMMY ROBERTSON
Associated Press
BLACKSBURG, Va. - J.T. Daniels threw for 203 yards and a touchdown to lead West Virginia to a 33-10 win over Virginia Tech.
Freshman CJ Donaldson rushed for 106 yards and West Virginia (2-2) got a strong performance from its defense to win its second straight game after losing the first two.
The Mountaineers, who beat Virginia Tech for the second consecutive season, scored on five straight possessions spanning the first and second half. Daniels' 24-yard touchdown pass to Sam James with 11 seconds left in the first half gave the Mountaineers a 13-7 lead, and they never trailed again.
The Hokies (2-2) closed within 16-10 on a field goal by Will Ross with 4:19 left in the third quarter. West Virginia answered, scoring on a 6-yard run by Justin Johnson Jr. with 14:13 left in the game. The Hokies had West Virginia stopped twice on the drive, but personal foul penalties on Norell Pollard and Dax Hollifield kept the drive alive.
Penalties hindered the Hokies all night. They committed 15 for 132 yards.
TAKEAWAYS
West Virginia: The Mountaineers picked up a nice win for coach Neal Brown, who moved to 19-20 in his fourth year at West Virginia. They played solidly in all three phases, but especially on defense. A unit that gave up 73 points in losses to Pittsburgh and Kansas held the Hokies to just 228 yards and also scored on an interception return.
Virginia Tech: The Hokies weren't good in any phase of the game and now haven't beaten a nonconference Power 5 team at Lane Stadium since 2009. The loss marked their worst ever over the Mountaineers at Lane Stadium.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
WVU | VaTech |
| WVU |
FG |
3:19 |
Casey Legg 23 yard field goal |
3 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
WVU | VaTech |
| VaTech |
TD |
14:52 |
Kaleb Smith 28 yard TD pass from Grant Wells (William Ross Extra Point) |
3 |
7 |
| WVU |
FG |
1:50 |
Casey Legg 35 yard field goal |
6 |
7 |
| WVU |
TD |
0:11 |
Sam James 24 yard TD pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg Extra Point) |
13 |
7 |
| Third Quarter |
WVU | VaTech |
| WVU |
FG |
7:04 |
Casey Legg 25 yard field goal |
16 |
7 |
| VaTech |
FG |
4:19 |
William Ross 44 yard field goal |
16 |
10 |
| Fourth Quarter |
WVU | VaTech |
| WVU |
TD |
14:13 |
Justin Johnson Jr. 6 yard TD run (Casey Legg Extra Point) |
23 |
10 |
| WVU |
FG |
10:16 |
Casey Legg 38 yard field goal |
26 |
10 |
| WVU |
TD |
9:36 |
Jacolby Spells 27 yard interception return for TD (Casey Legg Extra Point) |
33 |
10 |
| Team Stats |
| |
West Virginia |
Virginia Tech |
| First downs |
32 |
14 |
| Rushing |
12 |
1 |
| Passing |
12 |
10 |
| Penalty |
8 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
4-13, 31% |
2-10, 20% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-1, 100% |
0-2, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
46-218 |
18-35 |
| Passing Yards |
203 |
193 |
| Return Yards |
25 |
30 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
20-30-0 |
16-35-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1-7 |
1-6 |
| Punts |
2 |
5 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
6-69 |
15-132 |
| West Virginia Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Daniels |
20 |
30 |
203 |
1 |
0 |
| Virginia Tech Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. Wells |
16 |
35 |
193 |
1 |
1 |
| West Virginia Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Donaldson |
23 |
106 |
4.6 |
0 |
| J. Johnson Jr. |
11 |
83 |
7.5 |
1 |
| T. Mathis Jr. |
9 |
38 |
4.2 |
0 |
| J. Daniels |
1 |
-7 |
-7.0 |
0 |
| Virginia Tech Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Holston |
4 |
18 |
4.5 |
0 |
| G. Wells |
6 |
15 |
2.5 |
0 |
| K. King |
6 |
4 |
0.7 |
0 |
| C. Black |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| West Virginia Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Prather |
6 |
69 |
11.5 |
0 |
| M. O'Laughlin |
3 |
33 |
11.0 |
0 |
| R. Smith |
1 |
27 |
27.0 |
0 |
| S. James |
2 |
25 |
12.5 |
1 |
| B. Ford-Wheaton |
3 |
23 |
7.7 |
0 |
| J. Aaron |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| C. Donaldson |
3 |
6 |
2.0 |
0 |
| C. Braham |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Virginia Tech Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Smith |
5 |
70 |
14.0 |
1 |
| K. King |
3 |
38 |
12.7 |
0 |
| N. Gallo |
4 |
22 |
5.5 |
0 |
| C. Moss |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
0 |
| C. Black |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
| C. Blumrick |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
| S. Gosnell |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| West Virginia Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. Spells |
1 |
27 |
| Virginia Tech Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| West Virginia Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| O. Straw |
2 |
77 |
38.5 |
| Virginia Tech Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| P. Moore |
5 |
210 |
42.0 |
| West Virginia Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| R. Smith |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
| Virginia Tech Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| West Virginia Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Virginia Tech Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| B. Duke |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
| C. Black |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
| West Virginia Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Virginia Tech Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
