West Virginia Scouting Report

This week's Scouting Report, breaking down OU's Week 11 opponent, the West Virginia Mountaineers, including stat leaders, strengths, weaknesses, rankings, and more.

November 10, 2023

This week's Scouting Report, breaking down OU's Week 11 opponent, the West Virginia Mountaineers, including stat leaders, strengths, weaknesses, rankings, and more.

Season Story

Schedule

DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT	W-L (CONF)	HI PASS	HI RUSH	HI REC
Sat, Sep 2	@ 7 Penn State	L 38-15	0-1 (0-0)	Greene 162	Donaldson Jr. 81	Carter 90
Sat, Sep 9	vs Duquesne	W 56-17	1-1 (0-0)	Greene 240	White 110	Clement 177
Sat, Sep 16	vs Pittsburgh	W 17-6	2-1 (0-0)	Marchiol 60	Donaldson Jr. 102	Taylor 21
Sat, Sep 23	vs Texas Tech	W 20-13	3-1 (1-0)	Marchiol 78	Marchiol 72	Taylor 39
Sat, Sep 30	@ TCU	W 24-21	4-1 (2-0)	Greene 142	Greene 80	Clement 43
Thu, Oct 12	@ Houston	L 41-39	4-2 (2-1)	Greene 391	Donaldson Jr. 66	Carter 116
Sat, Oct 21	vs Oklahoma State	L 48-34	4-3 (2-2)	Greene 249	Greene 117	Fox 81
Sat, Oct 28	@ UCF	W 41-28	5-3 (3-2)	Greene 156	Donaldson Jr. 121	Carter 47
Sat, Nov 4	vs BYU	W 37-7	6-3 (4-2)	Greene 205	White 146	Carter 56

Rankings

AP: Unranked
Coaches: Unranked
CFP: Unranked
SP+: 49th
Massey: 34th
KFord: 37th

Matchup By the Numbers

West Virginia Offense vs Oklahoma Defense

TEAM	WVU O	WVU O	OU D	OU D	ADV
METRIC	STAT	RANK	STAT	RANK	TEAM
SP+	30.0	44th	20.7	29th	OU
Points Per Game	28.4	54th	19.8	24th	OU
Points Per Game (Estimated)	28.1	48th	18.6	25th	OU
Yards Per Game	394.5	54th	382.4	64th	WVU
Plays Per Game	71.4	45th	73.8	113th	WVU
Yards Per Point	13.9	52nd	19.3	8th	OU
Points Per Play	0.398	54th	0.268	17th	OU
Yards Per Play	5.5	59th	5.2	45th	OU
Expected Points Added – Pass	0.041	61st	0.028	14th	OU
Expected Points Added – Rush	-0.002	22nd	-0.100	2nd	OU
Eckel Rate	51.0%	23rd	39.1%	57th	WVU
Passing Yards Per Game	187.3	105th	248.3	93rd	OU
Completion Percentage	55.22%	114th	58.57%	37th	OU
Sacks Allowed Per Game	1.0	T-9th	1.8	T-85th	WVU
Yards Per Pass Attempt	7.5	59th	7.0	64th	WVU
Team Passer Rating	127.0	76th	115.9	17th	OU
Rushing Yards Per Game	207.3	9th	134.1	43rd	WVU
Yards Per Rush Attempt	4.6	41st	3.7	37th	WVU
Red Zone Scoring	85.71%	56th	76.92%	32nd	OU
Time of Possession	34:12	1st	30:58	88th	WVU
Early Downs EPA	0.030	61st	-0.122	13th	OU
3rd Down Conversions	41.44%	45th	28.68%	8th	OU
4th Down Conversions	50.00%	T-58th	50.00%	T-63rd	WVU
	AVG RK	50.0	AVG RK	42.5	14-9 OU

Oklahoma Offense vs West Virginia Defense

TEAM	OU O	OU O	WVU D	WVU D	ADV
METRIC	STAT	RANK	STAT	RANK	TEAM
SP+	38.7	7th	26.0	61st	OU
Points Per Game	39.3	6th	25.3	52nd	OU
Points Per Game (Estimated)	37.6	7th	24.5	T-58th	OU
Yards Per Game	490.0	6th	383.4	67th	OU
Plays Per Game	76.1	12th	68.8	T-57th	OU
Yards Per Point	12.3	14th	15.2	51st	OU
Points Per Play	0.524	12th	0.367	56th	OU
Yards Per Play	6.4	15th	5.6	72nd	OU
Expected Points Added – Pass	0.140	9th	0.071	47th	OU
Expected Points Added – Rush	-0.021	34th	0.003	74th	OU
Eckel Rate	54.1%	12th	36.8%	41st	OU
Passing Yards Per Game	312.8	9th	227.4	55th	OU
Completion Percentage	72.04%	6th	58.91%	41st	OU
Sacks Allowed Per Game	1.2	T-17th	1.9	T-78th	OU
Yards Per Pass Attempt	9.3	10th	6.6	29th	OU
Team Passer Rating	170.4	7th	127.4	42nd	OU
Rushing Yards Per Game	177.2	36th	156.0	T-73rd	OU
Yards Per Rush Attempt	4.3	58th	4.8	103rd	OU
Red Zone Scoring	86.67%	48th	80.00%	T-51st	OU
Time of Possession	29:02	87th	25:47	2nd	WVU
Early Downs EPA	0.123	22nd	0.042	78th	OU
3rd Down Conversions	46.67%	20th	37.25%	52nd	OU
4th Down Conversions	64.29%	T-24th	44.44%	T-48th	OU
	AVG RK	20.8	AVG RK	56.0	22-1 OU

KFord Ratings

CFB Graphs Matchup

West Virginia Player Stats

Passing

PLAYER	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	SACK	RTG
Garrett Greene QB	97	183	1,545	53.0	8.4	70	10	2	4	139.8
Nicco Marchiol QB	30	49	247	61.2	5.0	29	2	2	5	108.9
Traylon Ray WR	1	1	21	100.0	21.0	21	0	0	0	276.4
TOTAL	128	233	1,813	54.9	7.8	70	12	4	9	133.9

Rushing

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
CJ Donaldson Jr. RB	147	676	4.6	32	9
Garrett Greene QB	76	427	5.6	35	8
Jahiem White RB	50	416	8.3	39	2
Jaylen Anderson RB	41	129	3.1	15	1
Nicco Marchiol QB	32	114	3.6	22	1
Justin Johnson Jr. RB	29	95	3.3	30	1
Rodney GAllagher WR	13	81	6.2	15	0
D.J. Oliver RB	10	38	3.8	6	1
Jarel Williams WR	1	4	4.0	4	0
EJ Horton WR	1	4	4.0	4	0
TOTAL	411	1,962	4.8	39	23

Receiving

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Devin Carter WR	23	414	18.0	49	1
Kole Taylor TE	25	305	12.2	43	3
Hudson Clement WR	12	298	24.8	70	4
Preston Fox WR	18	278	15.4	34	2
EJ Horton WR	10	201	20.1	45	1
Traylon Ray WR	10	108	10.8	35	1
CJ Donaldson Jr. RB	8	59	7.4	18	0
Rodney Gallagher WR	5	43	8.6	14	0
Jaylen Anderson RB	4	42	10.5	10	0
Cortez Braham WR	3	17	5.7	9	0
C.J. Cole WR	2	17	8.5	10	0
Ja’Shaun Poke WR	2	11	5.5	11	0
Jeremiah Aaron WR	1	8	8.0	8	0
Jahiem White RB	1	6	6.0	6	0
Justin Johnson Jr. RB	2	4	2.0	3	0
Treylan Davis TE	2	2	1.0	1	0
TOTAL	128	1,813	14.2	70	12

Defensive Leaders

PLAYER	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	PD	INT	YDS	LNG	FF	FR
Lee Kpogba LB	34	33	67	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Anthony Wilson S	34	14	48	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
Beanie Bishop Jr. CB	36	10	46	0	17	4	86	51	0	0
Ben Cutter LB	19	16	35	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jared Bartlett LB	21	13	34	2.5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hershey McLaurin	17	12	29	0.5	3	0	0	0	0	0
Aubrey Burks S	24	4	28	0.5	4	1	26	26	1	1
Marcis Floyd S	18	9	27	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
Trey Lathan LB	11	16	27	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Malachi Ruffin CB	20	6	26	0	4	1	0	0	0	0
Sean Martin DL	10	9	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrin Bradley LB	11	7	18	2.5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Lockhart DL	8	10	18	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fatorma Mulbah DL	8	10	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Edward Vesterinen DL	7	10	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tomiwa Durojaiye DL	7	8	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lance Dixon LB	11	3	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Caden Biser LB	8	4	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jairo Faverus LB	4	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Wilson-Lamp CB	4	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hammond Russell IV DL	2	3	5	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Davoan Hawkins DL	2	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Thornton DL	1	4	5	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jacolby Spells CB	4	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS	336	224	560	18	44	9	146	51	3	3