Kansas Jayhawks vs West Virginia Mountaineers Match Player Stats On Nov 05, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Nov 5, 2016

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Skyler Howard produced five touchdowns and No. 20 West Virginia recovered from its first loss of the season by crushing Kansas 48-21 on Saturday.

Justin Crawford ran for 129 yards and Kennedy McKoy for 127, part of 605 total on an easy night for the Mountaineers (7-1, 4-1 Big 12), who stayed one loss back of Oklahoma in the conference race.

Howard's 260-yard passing night favored Shelton Gibson (102 yards and two touchdowns) and Daikiel Shorts (104 yards with one score). The senior quarterback also ran for two scores.

Taylor Martin took a check-down pass 45 yards and Steve Sims caught an 11-yarder for Kansas (1-8, 0-6), which endured its 40th consecutive road loss but showed second-half life offensively. Ke'aun Kenner also ran in a 2-yarder as the Jayhawks capitalized after a Howard fumble.

West Virginia led 10-0 when Howard took a quarterback draw for 22 yards through a vacated secondary.

Kansas stopped the Mountaineers' next drive with a goal-line stand at the 1, but Howard soon made it 17-0 with a 33-yard scamper.

Shorts caught a 6-yard score and Gibson hauled in a 19-yard just 52 seconds before halftime to build a 31-0 cushion. Gibson's 32-yard catch made it 45-7 in the third quarter, sending most of the crowd home.

Jayhawks starter Montell Mozart was 11-of-24 passing with an interception before Carter Stanley threw two touchdowns relief on 9-of-11 passing for 127.

NOTES: West Virginia racked up 341 rushing yards despite the absence of starting RB Rushel Shell (ankle). ... Kansas had been outscored 251-57 in five road losses this season. ... The Jayhawks' post-September record fell to 1-47 since 2011, with the lone win over West Virginia in 2013. ... Kansas DT Daniel Wise was ejected for a flagrant foul after a second-half PAT.