College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 41, West Virginia 39
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Thursday, October 12, 2023
Where: TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 32152
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
West Virginia 10 0 7 22 39
Houston 7 7 7 20 41
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 4:16
West Virginia   FG  Houston 0 - West Virginia 3
Michael Hayes 27 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 4:03
Houston   TD  Houston 7 - West Virginia 3
Matthew Golden 100 yd. kickoff return (Jack Martin kick)
1st Quarter - 0:13
West Virginia   TD  Houston 7 - West Virginia 10
CJ Donaldson 5 yd. run (Michael Hayes kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:28
Houston   TD  Houston 14 - West Virginia 10
Donovan Smith 2 yd. run (Jack Martin kick)
3rd Quarter - 13:06
West Virginia   TD  Houston 14 - West Virginia 17
Traylon Ray 35 yd. pass from Garrett Greene (Michael Hayes kick)
3rd Quarter - 5:15
Houston   TD  Houston 21 - West Virginia 17
Joseph Manjack IV 15 yd. pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick)
4th Quarter - 14:16
West Virginia   TD  Houston 21 - West Virginia 24
Garrett Greene 1 yd. run (Michael Hayes kick)
4th Quarter - 12:02
Houston   TD  Houston 28 - West Virginia 24
Samuel Brown 8 yd. pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick)
4th Quarter - 7:28
Houston   TD  Houston 35 - West Virginia 24
Stephon Johnson 21 yd. pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick)
4th Quarter - 3:42
West Virginia   TD  Houston 35 - West Virginia 32
Garrett Greene 8 yd. run (Traylon Ray pass from Garrett Greene)
4th Quarter - 0:12
West Virginia   TD  Houston 35 - West Virginia 39
Hudson Clement 50 yd. pass from Garrett Greene (Michael Hayes kick)
4th Quarter - 0:00
Houston   TD  Houston 41 - West Virginia 39
Stephon Johnson 49 yd. pass from Donovan Smith
TEAMS
Team Records
  West Virginia Houston
W‑L 4 - 2 - 0 3 - 3 - 0
Conference 2 - 1 - 0 1 - 2 - 0
Team Stats
  West Virginia Houston
Score 39 41
1st Downs 26 20
3rd Down Efficiency 13-for-19
68%
3-for-9
33%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-1
100%
0-for-0
0%
Total Yards 546 393
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 44-155 26-140
Average/Rush 3.5 5.4
Passing
Comp-Att 20-38 21-27
Passing Yards 391 253
Average/Pass Play 10.3 8.7
Penalties-Yards 8-84 7-70
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Time of Possession 36:46 23:14
PLAYER STATS
West Virginia (4 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
G. Greene 20/38 391 2 1
Houston (3 - 3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Smith 21/27 253 4 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
C. Donaldson 17 66 3.9 1
G. Greene 12 47 3.9 2
J. White 7 23 3.3 0
R. Gallagher III 2 11 5.5 0
E. Horton 1 4 4.0 0
J. Anderson 5 4 0.8 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
S. Sneed 7 78 11.1 0
D. Smith 12 34 2.8 1
P. Jenkins 6 24 4.0 0
T. Mathis Jr. 1 4 4.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
D. Carter 5 116 23.2 0
K. Taylor 5 62 12.4 0
H. Clement 2 59 29.5 1
E. Horton 1 45 45.0 0
T. Ray 3 43 14.3 1
P. Fox 1 31 31.0 0
C. Donaldson 2 25 12.5 0
J. Anderson 1 10 10.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
S. Johnson 4 96 24.0 2
J. Manjack IV 4 55 13.8 1
M. Golden 3 34 11.3 0
S. Brown 3 31 10.3 1
D. Carnes 2 17 8.5 0
P. Jenkins 3 9 3.0 0
M. O'Laughlin 1 8 8.0 0
T. Mathis Jr. 1 3 3.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
I. Hamilton 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Bartlett 1.0 5.0
E. Vesterinen 0.5 4.0
T. Bradley 0.5 4.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
S. Martin 2.0 5.0
J. Bartlett 1.0 5.0
H. McLaurin 1.0 2.0
L. Dixon 1.0 1.0
E. Vesterinen 0.5 4.0
T. Bradley 0.5 4.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
C. Nwankwo 2.0 3.0
N. Ceaser 1.0 3.0
D. Ugwoegbu 1.0 3.0
T. Robbins 1.0 1.0
J. Morris 0.5 1.0
A. Haulcy 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Anderson 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles