Big 12

West Virginia Mountaineers

Morgantown, West Virginia

Season

West Virginia

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 287 258

Points / Game 35.9 32.2

Total Offense

Total Yards 3,745 3,871

Plays 598 551

Yards / Play 6.26 7.03

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 434 291

Rushing Yards 2,093 1,328

Yards / Attempt 4.82 4.56

Rushing Touchdowns 26 13

Passing

Pass Completions 93 177

Pass Attempts 164 260

Completion % 56.7% 68.1%

Net Passing Yards 1,652 2,543

Yards / Attempt 10.07 9.78

Passing Touchdowns 12 18

Interceptions Thrown 2 5

First Downs

First Downs 184 189

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 57 40

3rd Down Attempts 119 98

3rd Down % 47.9% 40.8%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 8 6

4th Down Attempts 16 12

4th Down % 50.0% 50.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 8 10

Fumbles Lost 6 5

Interceptions Thrown 2 5

Fumbles Recovered 5 5

Defense

Sacks 18 15

Tackles for Loss 49 49

Interceptions 5 2

Interception Return Yards 5 30

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 0

Penalties

Penalties 46 62

Penalty Yards 389 526

Possession

Possession Time 224:13 255:47

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 5 6

Kick Return Yards 96 80

Yards / Return 19.20 13.33

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 5 3

Punt Return Yards 55 28

Yards / Return 11.00 9.33

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.58

Success Rate 43.0%

PPA 0.178

Explosiveness 1.316

Opportunities 55

Drives 101

Plays 607

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 15.5%

Power Success 75.5%

Line Yards 3.10

Second-Level Yards 1.05

Open-Field Yards 1.43

Line Yards Total 1,301

Second-Level Yards Total 439

Open-Field Yards Total 602

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 44.3%

PPA 0.133

Explosiveness 1.034

Play Rate 69.2%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 40.8%

PPA 0.319

Explosiveness 2.097

Play Rate 28.7%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 46.8%

Standard Downs PPA 0.139

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.071

Standard Downs Rate 72.2%

Passing Downs Success Rate 33.1%

Passing Downs PPA 0.280

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.216

Passing Downs Rate 27.8%

Field Position

Average Start 72.5

Average Predicted Points 1.214

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 12.5%

Front Seven Havoc 9.4%

Defensive Back Havoc 3.1%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.359

Adjusted Success Rate 6.2%

Adjusted PPA 0.144

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.128

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 2.239

Adjusted Stuff Rate 5.4%

Adjusted Power Success 5.4%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 9.5%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.72

Success Rate Allowed 46.7%

PPA Allowed 0.228

Explosiveness Allowed 1.314

Opportunities Faced 58

Drives Faced 99

Plays Faced 563

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 22.1%

Power Success Allowed 65.7%

Line Yards Allowed 2.93

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.13

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.47

Line Yards Total Allowed 822

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 316

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 41.8%

PPA Allowed 0.040

Explosiveness Allowed 0.984

Play Rate Faced 49.7%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 52.6%

PPA Allowed 0.485

Explosiveness Allowed 1.598

Play Rate Faced 47.6%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 51.6%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.156

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.117

Standard Downs Rate Faced 70.2%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 35.1%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.397

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.995

Passing Downs Rate Faced 29.8%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 72.5

Average Predicted Points -1.230

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 14.9%

Front Seven Havoc 10.8%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.1%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.242

Adjusted Success Rate -0.1%

Adjusted PPA -0.022

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.069

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.264

Adjusted Stuff Rate 5.4%

Adjusted Power Success -0.3%

Adjusted Havoc 0.0%