Cincinnati 42-45 West Virginia (Oct 17, 2026)

Scoring Plays All Drives

CIN

WVU

1

7

0

2

14

3

7

4

14

24

42

45

1Q 08:53

7 - 0

JV Gibson 4-yard TD catch from JC French IV.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & Goal

2Q 11:56

7 - 7

M. Hawkins Jr. 12-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

2Q 04:55

14 - 7

I. Johnson 51-yard TD catch from JC French IV.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 3

2Q 02:19

14 - 14

M. Hawkins Jr. 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

2Q 01:22

21 - 14

C. Tabb 28-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

3Q 12:32

21 - 21

J. Sapp 4-yard TD catch from M. Hawkins Jr..

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

3Q 01:34

28 - 21

JC French IV 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4th & Goal

4Q 14:51

28 - 28

DJ Epps 37-yard TD catch from M. Hawkins Jr..

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 7

4Q 11:23

35 - 28

C. Tabb 11-yard TD catch from JC French IV.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 10

4Q 07:29

35 - 35

A. Latimer 3-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & Goal

4Q 05:42

42 - 35

C. Tabb 6-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 3

4Q 03:44

42 - 42

C. Cook 40-yard TD catch from M. Hawkins Jr..

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 11

4Q 00:03

42 - 45

J. Cassidy 35-yard field goal.

FG Made

3rd & 9

Top Performers

Pass Yds

464

Hawkins Jr.

WVU

Rush Yds

118

Tabb

CIN

Rec Yds

163

Epps

WVU

Scrim TD

3

Tabb

CIN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

JC French IV

CIN QB #4

Michael Hawkins Jr.

WVU QB #3

389

Pass Yds

464

3

Pass TD

3

0

Int

0

CIN

Team Stats

WVU

619

Total Yds

580

31:56

Possession

28:04

28

1st Downs

27

7/13

3rd Down

6/13

0

Turnovers

0

2026 Big 12

	Team	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	6	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	6	0	1.000
3	Utah	6	0	1.000
4	Houston	6	1	.857
5	Arizona	5	1	.833
6	Baylor	4	2	.667
7	Oklahoma State	4	2	.667
8	Cincinnati	4	2	.667
9	UCF	3	3	.500
10	Kansas State	4	2	.667
11	Arizona State	3	3	.500
12	Iowa State	3	3	.500
13	TCU	3	3	.500
14	West Virginia	4	3	.571
15	Colorado	2	4	.333
16	Kansas	2	4	.333

Game Summary

The West Virginia Mountaineers emerged victorious over the Cincinnati Bearcats, 45 to 42, on Saturday.

Game Info

October 17, 2026

TNT

Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium

Morgantown, West Virginia

45°

11 mph NNE

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
JC French IV JC French IV #4	22/30	389	13.0	3	0	2-3	215.3

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Michael Hawkins Jr. M. Hawkins Jr. #3	25/33	464	14.1	3	0	3-18	223.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Cole Tabb C. Tabb #3	15	118	7.9	2	37
JC French IV JC French IV #4	13	52	4.0	1	25
Zylan Perry Z. Perry #7	5	37	7.4	0	12
Gi'Bran Payne G. Payne #6	7	26	3.7	0	9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Michael Hawkins Jr. M. Hawkins Jr. #3	26	77	3.0	2	16
Cam Cook C. Cook #4	15	40	2.7	0	7
Amari Latimer A. Latimer #1	4	14	3.5	1	5
DJ Epps DJ Epps #2	1	3	3.0	0	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Malachi Henry M. Henry #9	2/3	128	64.0	0	69
Isaiah Johnson I. Johnson #0	3/5	85	28.3	1	51
JV Gibson JV Gibson #11	7/11	75	10.7	1	19
Cole Tabb C. Tabb #3	4/4	51	12.8	1	19
Gavin Grover G. Grover #87	2/2	18	9.0	0	12
Zylan Perry Z. Perry #7	1/1	17	17.0	0	17
Giyahni Kontosis G. Kontosis #18	1/1	6	6.0	0	6
Lyviel Waters L. Waters #85	1/1	5	5.0	0	5
Ka'Maurri Smith K. Smith #82	1/1	4	4.0	0	4
Elijah Jones E. Jones #14	0/1	0	0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
DJ Epps DJ Epps #2	8/10	163	20.4	1	43
Prince Strachan P. Strachan #17	3/3	84	28.0	0	41
Ryan Ward R. Ward #84	3/3	59	19.7	0	36
Cam Cook C. Cook #4	2/3	41	20.5	1	40
Cyrus Traugh C. Traugh #86	3/4	40	13.3	0	18
Amari Latimer A. Latimer #1	2/2	38	19.0	0	22
John Neider J. Neider #80	1/2	19	19.0	0	19
Jaden Bray J. Bray #5	2/5	16	8.0	0	10
Josh Sapp J. Sapp #0	1/1	4	4.0	1	4

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
JC French IV JC French IV #4	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks
Jonathan Thompson J. Thompson #22	13-6	0	0.0
Jasper Beeler J. Beeler #18	11-5	0	0.0
Patrick Bauer P. Bauer #10	8-6	3	1.5
MJ Cannon MJ Cannon #2	7-5	0	0.0
Simeon Coleman S. Coleman #31	7-3	1	1.0
Antwan Peek Jr. A. Peek Jr. #3	7-5	1	0.5
Kenny Worthy K. Worthy #8	4-4	0	0.0
KK Meier KK Meier #14	4-4	1	0.0
Jacob Finley J. Finley #0	4-4	0	0.0
Damaine Wilson D. Wilson #9	3-0	0	0.0
Marqavious Saboor M. Saboor #5	3-1	0	0.0
Drew Logan D. Logan #91	3-0	0	0.0
Marquaze Parker M. Parker #4	2-1	0	0.0
Jaylon White-McClain J. White-McClain #16	2-2	1	0.0
Brian Simms III B. Simms III #17	2-1	0	0.0
Chidera Otutu C. Otutu #11	1-1	1	0.0
Jonathan Rulo J. Rulo #99	1-0	0	0.0
D'Angelo Hutchinson D. Hutchinson #30	1-1	0	0.0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	FF
Matt Sieg M. Sieg #3	7-4	0	0.0	1
Kameron Reddic K. Reddic #29	6-5	1	0.0	0
Cam Torbor C. Torbor #13	6-3	0	0.0	0
Harper Holloman H. Holloman #50	5-3	1	1.0	0
David Afogho D. Afogho #99	4-2	0	0.0	0
Isaiah Patterson I. Patterson #16	4-1	0	0.0	0
Andrew Powdrell A. Powdrell #0	4-3	0	0.0	0
Ashton Woods A. Woods #33	4-2	0	0.0	0
Ben Cutter B. Cutter #15	4-2	0	0.0	0
Jason Chambers J. Chambers #36	3-3	0	0.0	0
KJ Henson KJ Henson #43	3-3	0	0.0	0
JaCorey Thomas J. Thomas #30	3-1	0	0.0	0
Chams Diagne C. Diagne #7	3-3	0	0.0	0
Geimere Latimer II G. Latimer II #1	3-1	0	0.0	0
Zeke Durham-Campbell Z. Durham-Campbell #18	3-2	1	1.0	0
Nate Gabriel N. Gabriel #93	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jason Hall Jr. J. Hall Jr. #40	1-1	0	0.0	0
Will LeBlanc W. LeBlanc #97	1-0	0	0.0	0
Yendor Mack Y. Mack #55	1-0	0	0.0	0
Kamari Wilson K. Wilson #8	1-0	0	0.0	0
Malik Agbo M. Agbo #65	1-1	0	0.0	0
Tim Roberson T. Roberson #34	1-1	0	0.0	0
Corey McIntyre Jr. C. McIntyre Jr. #52	1-0	0	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Stephen Rusnak S. Rusnak #99	0/0	6/6	6	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jack Cassidy J. Cassidy #42	1/2	6/6	9	35

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Max Fletcher M. Fletcher #31	4	179	44.8	66

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bryan Hansen B. Hansen #83	4	182	45.5	50

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Gavin Grover G. Grover #87	1	2	2.0	0	0
Zylan Perry Z. Perry #7	1	14	14.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
DJ Epps DJ Epps #2	1	21	21.0	0	0
John Neider J. Neider #80	1	11	11.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
JC French IV JC French IV #4	22/30	389	13.0	3	0	2-3	215.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Cole Tabb C. Tabb #3	15	118	7.9	2	37
JC French IV JC French IV #4	13	52	4.0	1	25
Zylan Perry Z. Perry #7	5	37	7.4	0	12
Gi'Bran Payne G. Payne #6	7	26	3.7	0	9

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Malachi Henry M. Henry #9	2/3	128	64.0	0	69
Isaiah Johnson I. Johnson #0	3/5	85	28.3	1	51
JV Gibson JV Gibson #11	7/11	75	10.7	1	19
Cole Tabb C. Tabb #3	4/4	51	12.8	1	19
Gavin Grover G. Grover #87	2/2	18	9.0	0	12
Zylan Perry Z. Perry #7	1/1	17	17.0	0	17
Giyahni Kontosis G. Kontosis #18	1/1	6	6.0	0	6
Lyviel Waters L. Waters #85	1/1	5	5.0	0	5
Ka'Maurri Smith K. Smith #82	1/1	4	4.0	0	4
Elijah Jones E. Jones #14	0/1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
JC French IV JC French IV #4	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks
Jonathan Thompson J. Thompson #22	13-6	0	0.0
Jasper Beeler J. Beeler #18	11-5	0	0.0
Patrick Bauer P. Bauer #10	8-6	3	1.5
MJ Cannon MJ Cannon #2	7-5	0	0.0
Simeon Coleman S. Coleman #31	7-3	1	1.0
Antwan Peek Jr. A. Peek Jr. #3	7-5	1	0.5
Kenny Worthy K. Worthy #8	4-4	0	0.0
KK Meier KK Meier #14	4-4	1	0.0
Jacob Finley J. Finley #0	4-4	0	0.0
Damaine Wilson D. Wilson #9	3-0	0	0.0
Marqavious Saboor M. Saboor #5	3-1	0	0.0
Drew Logan D. Logan #91	3-0	0	0.0
Marquaze Parker M. Parker #4	2-1	0	0.0
Jaylon White-McClain J. White-McClain #16	2-2	1	0.0
Brian Simms III B. Simms III #17	2-1	0	0.0
Chidera Otutu C. Otutu #11	1-1	1	0.0
Jonathan Rulo J. Rulo #99	1-0	0	0.0
D'Angelo Hutchinson D. Hutchinson #30	1-1	0	0.0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Stephen Rusnak S. Rusnak #99	0/0	6/6	6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Max Fletcher M. Fletcher #31	4	179	44.8	66

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Gavin Grover G. Grover #87	1	2	2.0	0	0
Zylan Perry Z. Perry #7	1	14	14.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Michael Hawkins Jr. M. Hawkins Jr. #3	25/33	464	14.1	3	0	3-18	223.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Michael Hawkins Jr. M. Hawkins Jr. #3	26	77	3.0	2	16
Cam Cook C. Cook #4	15	40	2.7	0	7
Amari Latimer A. Latimer #1	4	14	3.5	1	5
DJ Epps DJ Epps #2	1	3	3.0	0	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
DJ Epps DJ Epps #2	8/10	163	20.4	1	43
Prince Strachan P. Strachan #17	3/3	84	28.0	0	41
Ryan Ward R. Ward #84	3/3	59	19.7	0	36
Cam Cook C. Cook #4	2/3	41	20.5	1	40
Cyrus Traugh C. Traugh #86	3/4	40	13.3	0	18
Amari Latimer A. Latimer #1	2/2	38	19.0	0	22
John Neider J. Neider #80	1/2	19	19.0	0	19
Jaden Bray J. Bray #5	2/5	16	8.0	0	10
Josh Sapp J. Sapp #0	1/1	4	4.0	1	4

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	FF
Matt Sieg M. Sieg #3	7-4	0	0.0	1
Kameron Reddic K. Reddic #29	6-5	1	0.0	0
Cam Torbor C. Torbor #13	6-3	0	0.0	0
Harper Holloman H. Holloman #50	5-3	1	1.0	0
David Afogho D. Afogho #99	4-2	0	0.0	0
Isaiah Patterson I. Patterson #16	4-1	0	0.0	0
Andrew Powdrell A. Powdrell #0	4-3	0	0.0	0
Ashton Woods A. Woods #33	4-2	0	0.0	0
Ben Cutter B. Cutter #15	4-2	0	0.0	0
Jason Chambers J. Chambers #36	3-3	0	0.0	0
KJ Henson KJ Henson #43	3-3	0	0.0	0
JaCorey Thomas J. Thomas #30	3-1	0	0.0	0
Chams Diagne C. Diagne #7	3-3	0	0.0	0
Geimere Latimer II G. Latimer II #1	3-1	0	0.0	0
Zeke Durham-Campbell Z. Durham-Campbell #18	3-2	1	1.0	0
Nate Gabriel N. Gabriel #93	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jason Hall Jr. J. Hall Jr. #40	1-1	0	0.0	0
Will LeBlanc W. LeBlanc #97	1-0	0	0.0	0
Yendor Mack Y. Mack #55	1-0	0	0.0	0
Kamari Wilson K. Wilson #8	1-0	0	0.0	0
Malik Agbo M. Agbo #65	1-1	0	0.0	0
Tim Roberson T. Roberson #34	1-1	0	0.0	0
Corey McIntyre Jr. C. McIntyre Jr. #52	1-0	0	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jack Cassidy J. Cassidy #42	1/2	6/6	9	35

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bryan Hansen B. Hansen #83	4	182	45.5	50

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
DJ Epps DJ Epps #2	1	21	21.0	0	0
John Neider J. Neider #80	1	11	11.0	0	0

CIN

WVU

1

7

0

2

14

3

7

4

14

24

42

45

Touchdown

13 plays, 75 yd, 06:10

7-0

Punt

6 plays, 14 yd, 02:25

7-0

Downs

5 plays, 78 yd, 02:51

7-0

Punt

3 plays, 4 yd, 01:12

7-0

Punt

3 plays, 5 yd, 01:40

7-0

Touchdown

10 plays, 86 yd, 03:53

7-7

Punt

3 plays, 5 yd, 01:27

7-7

Punt

9 plays, 14 yd, 03:33

7-7

Touchdown

5 plays, 77 yd, 01:59

14-7

Touchdown

7 plays, 78 yd, 02:31

14-14

Touchdown

4 plays, 75 yd, 00:57

21-14

Missed FG

8 plays, 39 yd, 01:02

21-14

End of Half

3 plays, 51 yd, 00:20

21-14

Touchdown

7 plays, 71 yd, 02:28

21-21

Punt

5 plays, 22 yd, 02:47

21-21

Punt

3 plays, -10 yd, 01:27

21-21

Touchdown

13 plays, 93 yd, 06:44

28-21

Touchdown

6 plays, 75 yd, 01:43

28-28

Touchdown

8 plays, 59 yd, 03:28

35-28

Touchdown

9 plays, 65 yd, 03:54

35-35

Touchdown

5 plays, 75 yd, 01:54

42-35

Touchdown

5 plays, 80 yd, 01:51

42-42

Punt

3 plays, 7 yd, 01:39

42-42

Field Goal

8 plays, 82 yd, 02:05

42-45

CIN

Team Stats

WVU

619

Total Yds

580

386

Pass Yds

446

233

Rush Yds

134

12

Total Drives

12

72

Total Plays

82

8.6

Yards Per Play

7.1

12.1

Yards Per Pass

12.4

5.8

Yards Per Rush

2.9

31:56

Possession

28:04

7

Biggest Lead

3

28

1st Downs

27

14

Passing 1st Downs

18

12

Rushing 1st Downs

8

2

1st Downs from Penalties

1

7/13

3rd Down

6/13

1/2

4th Down

2/2

4

Punts

4

0

Turnovers

0

Interceptions Thrown

0

Fumbles Lost

0

8

Penalties

4

49

Penalty Yards

31

3

Sacks

2

18

Sack Yards

3

8

Tackles For Loss

3

0

D/ST TD

0

4-2 CIN

WVU 4-3

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

2026 Big 12

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats