West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Houston Cougars

Oct 12, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WVU	10	0	7	22	39
HOU	7	7	7	20	41

Game Recap

49-yard Hail Mary as time expires helps Houston beat W. Virginia 41-39, get 1st Big 12 win. Donovan Smith threw a 49-yard touchdown pass that was caught by Stephon Johnson as time expired to give Houston a thrilling 41-39 win over West Virginia on Thursday night.

Scoring Summary

WVUHOU

Q14:16Michael Hayes 27 Yd Field Goal.30
Q14:03Matthew Golden 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Jack Martin Kick).37
Q10:13CJ Donaldson Jr. 5 Yd Run (Michael Hayes Kick).107
Q20:28Donovan Smith 2 Yd Run (Jack Martin Kick).1014
Q313:06Traylon Ray 35 Yd pass from Garrett Greene (Michael Hayes Kick).1714
Q35:15Joseph Manjack IV 15 Yd pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin Kick).1721
Q414:16Garrett Greene 1 Yd Run (Michael Hayes Kick).2421
Q412:02Samuel Brown 8 Yd pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin Kick).2428
Q47:28Stephon Johnson 21 Yd pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin Kick).2435
Q43:42Garrett Greene 8 Yd Run (Garrett Greene Pass to Traylon Ray for Two-Point Conversion).3235
Q40:12Hudson Clement 50 Yd pass from Garrett Greene (Michael Hayes Kick).3935
Q40:00Stephon Johnson 49 Yd pass from Donovan Smith.3941

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:53
00
Field Goal — 16 plays, 82 yards, 7:51
37
Touchdown — 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:45
107

2nd Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 9 yards, 2:01
107
Punt — 9 plays, 11 yards, 4:37
107
Punt — 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:14
107
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:09
107
Punt — 5 plays, 10 yards, 1:43
107
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:35
107
Touchdown — 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:26
1014
End of Half — 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:25
1014

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:47
1714
Punt — 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:47
1714
Interception — 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:22
1714
Touchdown — 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:32
1721

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:53
2421
Touchdown — 4 plays, 66 yards, 2:06
2428
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:02
2428
Touchdown — 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:24
2435
Touchdown — 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:46
3235
Punt — 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:17
3235
Touchdown — 7 plays, 88 yards, 1:05
3935
Touchdown — 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:07
3941

Team Stats

WVU

HOU

39Points41

546Total Yards393

391Pass Yards253

155Rush Yards140

36:59Time of Possession23:01

26First Downs20

5Touchdowns6

1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)0(0)

1Turnovers0

84Penalty Yards70

Game Details

Thursday, October 12, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Robertson Stadium · Houston, TX

attendance: 32,152 (80.4%)