Texas Tech Athletics
4-5 , 2-4
West Virginia
3-6 , 1-5
Recap: Texas Tech 38, West Virginia 17
November 09, 2019 | Football
Red Raiders roll in Morgantown, return home to host TCU next Saturday.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Ta'Zhawn Henry and SaRodorick Thompson each had two short scoring runs, Jett Duffey moved Texas Tech's offense at will in the first half and the Red Raiders used a fast start to beat West Virginia 38-17 on Saturday, handing the Mountaineers their fifth straight loss.
Texas Tech (4-5, 2-4 Big 12) broke a three-game losing streak and now has a bowl bid to fight for with three games left. West Virginia (3-6, 1-5) fell into a last-place tie with idle Kansas.
Texas Tech scored touchdowns on its first five drives and led 35-10 at halftime. Duffey accounted for 281 of Texas Tech's 337 first-half yards. He took advantage of a decimated secondary with four first-half passes of 20 yards or longer, including an 81-yard scoring toss to a wide-open Dalton Rigdon.
Duffey finished 24 of 34 for 354 yards.
The Red Raiders managed just a field goal after halftime and didn't allow West Virginia to mount a comeback.Â
West Virginia's Austin Kendall finished 26 of 43 for 355 yards before being replaced late in the third quarter by Bowling Green transfer Jarret Doege, who made his season debut. Kendall was intercepted twice.
THE TAKEAWAY
Texas Tech: The Red Raiders looked at ease in their impressive first-half performance and can become bowl eligible with wins in two of their final three games.
West Virginia: The Mountaineers looked out of sorts on defense and never recovered. West Virginia didn't get a sack after recording eight against Baylor in its last game.Â
UP NEXT
Texas Tech: Hosts TCU next Saturday.
West Virginia: Plays at Kansas State next Saturday.
There will be no singing today.
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) November 9, 2019
(Other than the Matador Song. ??)
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Team Stats
TTU 7, WVU 0
TTU - Henry, Ta'Zhawn 2 yd run (Wolff, Trey kick), 11 plays, 72 yards, TOP 4:02
TTU 7, WVU 3
WVU - Legg, Casey 30 yd field goal 8 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:09
TTU 14, WVU 3
TTU - Rigdon, Dalton 81 yd pass from Duffey, Jett (Wolff, Trey kick) 1 plays, 81 yards, TOP 0:10
TTU 21, WVU 3
TTU - Henry, Ta'Zhawn 4 yd run (Wolff, Trey kick), 6 plays, 24 yards, TOP 2:14
TTU 28, WVU 3
TTU - Thompson, S. 1 yd run (Wolff, Trey kick), 9 plays, 87 yards, TOP 2:40
TTU 28, WVU 10
WVU - McKoy, Kennedy 24 yd pass from Esdale, Isaiah (Legg, Casey kick) 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:09
TTU 35, WVU 10
TTU - Thompson, S. 2 yd run (Wolff, Trey kick), 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:06
TTU 38, WVU 10
TTU - Wolff, Trey 24 yd field goal 11 plays, 54 yards, TOP 4:12
TTU 38, WVU 17
WVU - Mathis, Tony 9 yd pass from Doege, Jarret (Legg, Casey kick) 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:18
