Week 13 · Game preview · Fri 9:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
Utah by 24.5
94% to win
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
West Virginia |  Utah | |
|---|---|---|
| #47 | Résumé rank | #2 |
| +2.2#76 | Power rating | +24.9#5 |
| +7.0#35 | Offense | +13.4#10 |
| -4.5#116 | Defense | +11.1#16 |
| +0.7#46 | Special teams | -0.5#109 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| West Virginia | Utah | |
|---|---|---|
| 37.2#17 | Points per game | 37.7#13 |
| 34.6#131 | Points allowed | 16.3#15 |
| 0.25#29 | Offense EPA/play | 0.33#12 |
| 0.21#119 | Defense EPA/play | -0.07#17 |
| 45.5%#49 | Offense success rate | 52.1%#11 |
| 43.8%#104 | Defense success rate | 33.2%#13 |
| 6.4#29 | Yards per play | 6.7#13 |
| 47.8%#19 | 3rd down | 53.1%#3 |
| 65.6%#20 | Red zone TD rate | 68.5%#7 |
| 13.4%#94 | Havoc created | 17.6%#21 |
| 2.0#49 | Turnover margin | 4.0#31 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
West Virginia
Michael Hawkins Jr.#9 QB
1752 pass yds · 10 TD · 3 INT · 1001 rush yds
Ashton Woods#96 LB
22 tackles · 5 TFL · 2 sacks · 1 INT
Isaiah Patterson#116 LB
56 tackles · 4.5 TFL · 2 sacks · 1 INT
Utah
Devon Dampier#22 QB
1861 pass yds · 13 TD · 5 INT · 518 rush yds
Wayshawn Parker#8 RB
682 rush yds · 7 TD · 248 rec yds
James Chenault Jr.#69 CB
16 tackles · 0.5 TFL · 0 sacks · 3 INT
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).