First quarter
WVU TOUCHDOWN: Kennedy McKoy 3-yard run (7:37), West Virginia leads, 7-0.
After forcing Kansas to punt on its first possession, the Mountaineers took their first lead with a 13-play, 71-yard drive that saw T.J. Simmons extend the drive with a nice 18-yard reception on third-and-11. Running back Leddie Brown also had an 11-yard run on the drive that ended with McKoy scoring his third touchdown of the season.
Second quarter
KANSAS TOUCHDOWN: Kwamie Lassiter II 28-yard pass from Carter Stanley (12:06), game is tied, 7-7.
Kansas got its running game going with Pooka Williams ripping off a 10-yard run to start the seven-play, 75-yard drive.
Stanley added his own 19-yard scramble before finding Lassiter across the middle and the junior receiver took advantage of some poor tackling on his way into the end zone.
WVU FIELD GOAL: Evan Staley 37-yard kick (0:00), West Virginia leads, 10-7.
After missing on a 42-yarder into the wind earlier in the quarter, Staley’s kick hit the right upright and bounced through to end the first half.
West Virginia drove 51 yards in 49 seconds to set up the field goal with no timeouts.
McKoy had a 10-yard run and a 10-yard reception on the drive and Sam James also added a nine-yard reception.
Third quarter
WVU TOUCHDOWN: Martell Pettaway 23-yard run (10:31), West Virginia leads, 17-7.
Pettaway scored his first touchdown of the season after breaking some tackles and making a few more miss on his way to the end zone on the Mountaineers’ first drive of the second half.
McKoy added a 15-yard run on the drive on second-and-10 and Simmons also made up for an earlier drop with a 9-yard catch that created another first down.
KANSAS FIELD GOAL: Liam Jones 23-yard field goal (6:06), West Virginia leads, 17-10.
The Jayhawks answered with an 11-play, 71-yard drive that ended at the WVU 4-yard line.
WVU defensive back Hakeem Bailey made a nice play by breaking up a pass intended for Andrew Parchment on third-and-goal to force the field-goal attempt.
WVU FIELD GOAL: Staley 44-yard kick (4:20), West Virginia leads, 20-10.
After the Jayhawks’ onside-kick recovery was overruled by a kick-catching interference, the Mountaineers had a short field to work with starting at the Kansas 31.
WVU could not take advantage, though, as Austin Kendall threw an incomplete pass and then Pettaway was held to just five yards rushing on two carries.
Out came Staley, who drove the 44-yard attempt right down the middle.
KANSAS TOUCHDOWN: Parchment 75-yard pass from Stanley (4:08), West Virginia leads, 20-17.
This time, it was Parchment getting the better of his one-on-one matchup with Bailey, catching a pass across the middle and then outrunning everyone to the end zone.
Fourth quarter
WVU FIELD GOAL: Staley 23-yard kick (12:02), West Virginia leads, 23-17.
A pass interference call in the end zone on fourth down helped keep West Virginia’s drive alive.
The Mountaineers drove 73 yards in 12 plays with Simmons catching one pass for 17 yards and Winston Wright added another reception good for 13.
On third-and-goal, Kendall looked again for Simmons, but the ball was knocked away by Kansas defensive back Jeremiah McCullough to set up the field goal.
WVU TOUCHDOWN: Pettaway 7-yard run (5:04), West Virginia leads, 29-17.
Pettaway took an inside handoff and squirted through the middle of Kansas’ defense.
West Virginia capitalized on Keith Washington’s interception that set up the drive and went 51 yards in 11 plays.
A two-point conversion attempt failed when the Mountaineers tried a throwback to Kendall, but he was covered.
KANSAS TOUCHDOWN: Parchment 3-yard pass from Stanley (2:10), West Virginia leads, 29-24.
The Jayhawks got away with offensive pass interference on a clear pick-play and Parchment was wide open on the short scoring pass.
Parchment lined up as the inside slot receiver and was covered by Quondarius Qualls, who got screened off by a Kansas receiver who ran his route right into Qualls.
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