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#72West Virginia
43
Big 12
NEUTRAL
#51Arizona State
42
Pac-12
2015 week 1 · postseason · Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 9:15 PM CT · Chase Field · 📺 ESPN · 39,321 att · 60.1°F, wind 5.8

Drive chart

West Virginia Arizona State bar spans the drive · tick marks the start
OWN G255025END ZONE
Q1
FG
9 pl · 71 yd · 2:58
3–0
PUNT
3 pl · 0 yd · 0:40
3–0
FG
8 pl · 56 yd · 2:25
6–0
PUNT
3 pl · 7 yd · 1:30
6–0
INT
3 pl · 7 yd · 0:51
6–0
FG
4 pl · 2 yd · 1:30
6–3
FG
6 pl · 55 yd · 1:53
9–3
PUNT
6 pl · 28 yd · 2:21
9–3
PUNT
4 pl · 34 yd · 1:18
9–3
Q2
PUNT
5 pl · 30 yd · 1:46
9–3
PUNT
3 pl · 9 yd · 1:43
9–3
TD
4 pl · 40 yd · 1:06
9–10
PUNT
3 pl · 4 yd · 0:58
9–10
PUNT
6 pl · 20 yd · 2:20
9–10
TD
3 pl · 80 yd · 0:39
16–10
FG
10 pl · 80 yd · 3:09
16–13
TD
8 pl · 75 yd · 2:25
22–15
ON DOWNS
4 pl · 34 yd · 0:27
22–18
—
0 pl · 0 yd · 0:01
22–18
Q3
TD
8 pl · 66 yd · 3:26
22–25
TD
5 pl · 75 yd · 1:46
29–25
PUNT
3 pl · 1 yd · 1:30
29–25
PUNT
3 pl · -1 yd · 1:17
29–25
TD
6 pl · 66 yd · 2:26
29–32
TD
4 pl · 75 yd · 1:34
36–32
MISSED FG
4 pl · 6 yd · 1:53
36–32
INT
2 pl · 9 yd · 0:50
36–32
FG
4 pl · 5 yd · 1:09
36–35
Q4
PUNT
4 pl · 12 yd · 1:48
36–35
PUNT
9 pl · 42 yd · 3:15
36–35
PUNT
9 pl · 22 yd · 2:47
36–35
TD
4 pl · 73 yd · 1:23
36–42
TD
10 pl · 75 yd · 2:37
43–42
ON DOWNS
6 pl · 10 yd · 0:53
43–42
END OF GAME
3 pl · 14 yd · 1:26
43–42
35 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

0takeaways2
3three-and-outs forced3
7 of 17scoring drives allowed8 of 18
No individual defensive box score for this game — CollegeFootballData carries tackles from 2016 on, and nothing but interceptions before that. The team numbers above come from the play and drive rows, which reach back to 2016 and 2015 respectively.

Special teams

3 of 3field goals4 of 5
6punts7
42.5punt average41.1
0punts inside the 200
19return yards247
own 24average drive startown 37
West Virginia
K Josh Lambert 3/3 FG · long 31 · 4/5 XP
P Nick O'Toole 6 punts · 42.5 avg
PR Gary Jennings 1 ret · 21 yds · long 21
PR K.J. Dillon 1 ret · -2 yds · long -2
Arizona State
K Zane Gonzalez 4/5 FG · long 48 · 4/4 XP
P Matt Haack 7 punts · 41.1 avg
KR Tim White 5 ret · 177 yds · long 59
KR Kalen Ballage 1 ret · 27 yds · long 27
KR Gump Hayes 1 ret · 10 yds · long 10
PR Tim White 4 ret · 33 yds · long 16
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Series recent meetings

2025 West Virginia 23 – 25 Arizona State
1979 West Virginia 7 – 42 Arizona State
Last 2 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
No play-by-play for this game — league-wide plays start in 2016.
Data: CollegeFootballData · terminal