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October 13, 2012 Week 7 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Texas Tech takes the belt, 49–14, at home over West Virginia.

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Recap

Texas Tech dominated West Virginia from start to finish in this Big 12 contest, establishing control early with two touchdown passes from Seth Doege in the first quarter—a 39-yarder to Jace Amaro and a 19-yarder to Eric Ward—to jump out to a 14-7 lead despite West Virginia's quick response with a Geno Smith touchdown pass to Stedman Bailey. The Red Raiders' offense continued its onslaught in the second quarter, scoring four times in less than ten minutes: Marcus Kennard caught a 16-yard TD, Darrin Moore hauled in a 2-yard score, and SaDale Foster ripped off a 53-yard rushing touchdown to build a commanding 42-7 halftime advantage. West Virginia's defense had no answer for Doege and the Tech passing attack, and though Doege threw an interception to Karl Joseph late in the first quarter, it was one of only two turnovers for the Red Raiders on a night when they controlled the line of scrimmage and converted just enough third downs to sustain drives. Texas Tech's dominance was complete, adding another Doege-to-Moore TD in the third quarter to secure the lineal championship with a 49-14 rout.

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score
 Texas TechWest Virginia
Total yards676408
Rushing yards168130
Passing yards508278
First downs3025
3rd down conv.5/109/21
Turnovers20
Penalties–yards5–412–10
Time of possession29:4230:18

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 13:04Texas Tech+39 ydSeth Doege pass complete to Jace Amaro for 39 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 13:04Texas Tech+0 ydRyan Bustin extra point GOOD.
Q1 13:45Texas Tech+23 ydSeth Doege rush for 23 yards to the WVirg 39 for a 1ST down.
Q1 6:00Texas Tech+19 ydSeth Doege pass complete to Eric Ward for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 6:00Texas Tech+0 ydRyan Bustin extra point GOOD.
Q1 4:21West Virginia+30 ydCorey Smith kickoff for 65 yards returned by SaDale Foster for 30 yards to the TexTc 30.
Q1 4:21West Virginia+7 ydGeno Smith pass complete to Stedman Bailey for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 5:00West Virginia+38 ydGeno Smith pass complete to Tavon Austin for 38 yards to the TexTc 2 for a 1ST down.
Q1 4:21West Virginia+0 ydTyler Bitancurt extra point GOOD.
Q1 4:21Texas Tech+30 ydSeth Doege pass complete to Alex Torres for 30 yards to the WVirg 40 for a 1ST down.
Q1 1:38Texas Tech+0 ydSeth Doege pass intercepted by Karl Joseph at the WVirg 16, returned for no gain to the WVirg 16.
Q1 3:00Texas Tech+21 ydSeth Doege pass complete to Jace Amaro for 21 yards to the WVirg 34.
Q2 9:02Texas Tech+16 ydSeth Doege pass complete to Marcus Kennard for 16 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 9:54Texas Tech+61 ydSeth Doege pass complete to Jace Amaro for 61 yards to the WVirg 21 for a 1ST down.
Q2 9:02Texas Tech+0 ydRyan Bustin extra point GOOD.
Q2 4:40Texas Tech+24 ydSeth Doege pass complete to Kenny Williams for 24 yards to the TexTc 49 for a 1ST down.
Q2 2:04Texas Tech+2 ydSeth Doege pass complete to Darrin Moore for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 2:04Texas Tech+0 ydRyan Bustin extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:35Texas Tech+53 ydSaDale Foster rush for 53 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 0:35Texas Tech+0 ydRyan Bustin extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:35Texas Tech+47 ydKramer Fyfe kickoff for 62 yards returned by Tavon Austin for 47 yards to the 50 yard line.
Q3 11:46Texas Tech+35 ydSeth Doege pass complete to Tyson Williams for 35 yards to the WVirg 28 for a 1ST down.
Q3 6:33Texas Tech+41 ydRyan Bustin 41 yard field goal MISSED.
Q3 3:30Texas Tech+29 ydSeth Doege pass complete to Darrin Moore for 29 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 5:01Texas Tech+27 ydSeth Doege pass complete to Jace Amaro for 27 yards to the WVirg 42 for a 1ST down.
Q3 3:30Texas Tech+0 ydRyan Bustin extra point GOOD.
Q4 5:37Texas Tech+7 ydSeth Doege pass complete to Darrin Moore for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 5:37Texas Tech+0 ydRyan Bustin extra point GOOD.
Q4 3:45West Virginia+20 ydGeno Smith pass complete to J.D. Woods for 20 yards to the TexTc 7 for a 1ST down.
Q4 2:41West Virginia+2 ydDustin Garrison rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 2:41West Virginia+0 ydTyler Bitancurt extra point GOOD.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Seth DoegeTexas Tech32/4249911.96191.4
Michael BrewerTexas Tech1/199.00096.4
Geno SmithWest Virginia30/562785.01042.0

Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Sadale FosterTexas Tech10828.2153
Kenny WilliamsTexas Tech6315.2015
Seth DoegeTexas Tech5285.6023
Eric Stephens Jr.Texas Tech8273.406
Andrew BuieWest Virginia21713.4012
Dustin GarrisonWest Virginia9424.7115
Ryan ClarkeWest Virginia2126.0011
Geno SmithWest Virginia252.503
Tavon AustinWest Virginia100.000

Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jace AmaroTexas Tech515631.2161
Darrin MooreTexas Tech99210.2329
Alex TorresTexas Tech24623.0030
Marcus KennardTexas Tech34314.3118
Eric WardTexas Tech4379.3119
Jakeem GrantTexas Tech4379.3019
Tyson WilliamsTexas Tech13535.0035
Kenny WilliamsTexas Tech23316.5024
Austin ZouzalikTexas Tech11616.0016
Bradley MarquezTexas Tech177.007
Eric Stephens Jr.Texas Tech166.006
Tavon AustinWest Virginia10929.2038
J.D. WoodsWest Virginia77911.3020
Stedman BaileyWest Virginia6569.3116
Jordan ThompsonWest Virginia33712.3015
Dante CampbellWest Virginia199.009
Travares CopelandWest Virginia155.005
Andrew BuieWest Virginia200.000
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Interceptions

PlayerINTYDSTD
Karl JosephWest Virginia100

Kick Returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Sadale FosterTexas Tech13030.0300
Tavon AustinWest Virginia14747.0470
Nana KyeremehWest Virginia155.050
J.D. WoodsWest Virginia144.040
Jordan ThompsonWest Virginia133.030

Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Ryan BustinTexas Tech0/10.007/77
Tyler BitancurtWest Virginia0/00.002/22

Punt Returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Austin ZouzalikTexas Tech100.000
Tavon AustinWest Virginia100.000

Punting

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Ryan ErxlebenTexas Tech15454.00054
Tyler BitancurtWest Virginia415538.80048

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.