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West Virginia @ Arizona Game Overview
WVU vs ARIZRecords
WVU RecordLast 10
| Date | vs | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, '24 |
KSU
|
L 18 - 45 | L 2.5 | o56.0 |
| Oct 12, '24 |
ISU
|
L 16 - 28 | L 3 | u53.5 |
| Oct 05, '24 |
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OKST
|
W 38 - 14 | W 3 | u64.5 |
| Sep 21, '24 |
KU
|
W 32 - 28 | W -1 | o55.0 |
| Sep 14, '24 |
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PITT
|
L 34 - 38 | L -2 | o62.0 |
| Sep 07, '24 |
ALBY
|
W 49 - 14 | L -37.5 | o54.0 |
| Aug 31, '24 |
PSU
|
L 12 - 34 | L 7.5 | u48.5 |
| Dec 27, '23 |
UNC
|
W 30 - 10 | W -4.5 | u62.0 |
| Nov 25, '23 |
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BAY
|
W 34 - 31 | L -12 | o54.5 |
| Nov 18, '23 |
CIN
|
W 42 - 21 | W -5 | o52.0 |
WVU Next 3 Games
West Virginia does not have any upcoming games scheduled.
WVU vs ARIZ Preview
West Virginia and Arizona enter Saturday's game at Tucson, Ariz., with significant injury concerns and disgruntled fan bases over their performances this season.
It will be the first meeting between the football programs. Both are now in the expanded Big 12.
West Virginia (3-4, 2-2) was uncertain early this week about the status of starting quarterback Garrett Greene, who did not play because of an upper-body injury in the second half of last week's 45-18 home loss to then-No. 17 Kansas State.
If Greene can't play, Chandler, Ariz., native Nicco Marchiol will take over.
"(Marchiol) is going to get a bunch of reps, so if his number's called, he'll be ready, and I expect him to play at a high level," West Virginia coach Neal Brown said.
Arizona (3-4, 1-3) will be without linebacker Jacob Manu, one of the team's captains, and offensive tackle Rhino Tapa'atoutai for the rest of the season.
Manu suffered a non-contact knee injury and Tapa'atoutai a leg injury in a 34-7 home loss to Colorado last week.
This follows the news the previous week that starting safeties Gunner Maldonado and Treydan Stukes likely were lost for the season with knee injuries.
"It's unfortunate how those things happen, but this is a situation where you always say, 'Next guy up,'" Arizona first-year coach Brent Brennan said. "Somebody has to pick up the flag, and somebody has to get ready to go."
Brennan fielded questions during his weekly press conference about potential mid-season coaching changes following criticism of fans on social media regarding Arizona's offensive production despite having quarterback Noah Fifita and All-America receiver Tetairoa McMillan.
"If I dropped a pass on third down 30 years ago, it was in the paper. No one read it, not college kids," Brennan said. "But now on social media if he drops a pass, he might get 10,000 people telling him that he's trash."
Meanwhile, a group of West Virginia fans labeling itself the "Wolfpack" has started a website requesting the firing of Brown. West Virginia has never cracked the AP Top 25 under Brown, who is 34-33 in six seasons with the Mountaineers.
--Field Level Media
WVU vs ARIZInjury report
West Virginia's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Knighton | RB | Questionable - Eligibility( Aug 07, '25) | Aug 07, '25 | |
| Knighton is not yet eligible and is uncertain to take the field for the Mountaineers. | ||||
Arizona's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
QB Passing StatsRecent Games
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.Greene | Oct 19, 2024 | WVU 18 - KSU 45 | 85 | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 4.5 | 1/2 | 81.3 |
| N.Marchiol | Oct 19, 2024 | WVU 18 - KSU 45 | 58 | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 4.5 | 1/0 | 109.0 |
| G.Greene | Oct 12, 2024 | WVU 16 - ISU 28 | 206 | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 6.4 | 1/2 | 108.1 |
| G.Greene | Oct 5, 2024 | OKST 14 - WVU 38 | 159 | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 10.6 | 0/0 | 149.0 |
| N.Marchiol | Oct 5, 2024 | OKST 14 - WVU 38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10.0 | 1/0 | 514.0 |
| G.Greene | Sep 21, 2024 | WVU 32 - KU 28 | 295 | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 9.8 | 2/2 | 141.3 |
| G.Greene | Sep 14, 2024 | PITT 38 - WVU 34 | 210 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 7.0 | 2/2 | 120.8 |
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.Fifita | Oct 19, 2024 | ARIZ 7 - COLO 34 | 138 | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 5.3 | 1/1 | 111.1 |
| N.Fifita | Oct 12, 2024 | BYU 41 - ARIZ 19 | 275 | 52 | 26 | 50.0 | 5.3 | 1/3 | 89.2 |
| N.Fifita | Oct 5, 2024 | ARIZ 22 - TTU 28 | 301 | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 6.1 | 0/2 | 100.6 |
| N.Fifita | Sep 28, 2024 | UTAH 10 - ARIZ 23 | 197 | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 6.4 | 2/1 | 129.5 |
| N.Fifita | Sep 13, 2024 | KSU 31 - ARIZ 7 | 268 | 42 | 26 | 61.9 | 6.4 | 0/1 | 110.7 |
WVU vs ARIZ Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406.7 | (45) | Yards | (109) | 362.0 |
| 5.9 | (58) | Yards/Play | (118) | 5.5 |
| 202.1 | (25) | Rush Yds | (101) | 144.9 |
| 41.0 | (17) | Rush Att | (79) | 33.4 |
| 4.9 | (38) | Yards/Rush | (107) | 4.3 |
| 204.6 | (73) | Pass Yds | (107) | 217.1 |
| 27.9 | (74) | Pass Att | (59) | 32.3 |
| 15.6 | (72) | Comp | (81) | 18.9 |
| 55.9 | (63) | Comp% | (109) | 58.4 |
| 13.1 | (53) | Yards/Comp | (111) | 11.5 |
| 7.3 | (52) | Yards/Att | (118) | 6.7 |
| 127.0 | (64) | QB rating | (119) | 127.1 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 377.0 |
| 5.7 |
| 153.8 |
| 35.5 |
| 4.3 |
| 223.7 |
| 30.6 |
| 18.7 |
| 61.3 |
| 11.9 |
| 7.3 |
| - |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | (80) | Sacks | (80) | 1.7 |
| 7.9 | (56) | Sack Yds | (--) | 11.4 |
| 1.3 | (111) | Intercepts | (87) | 0.9 |
| 0.4 | (52) | Fumbles | (30) | 0.7 |
| 4.3 | (25) | Penalties | (31) | 5.0 |
| 32.4 | (21) | Penalty Yds | (37) | 46.7 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 2.0 |
| 13.1 |
| 0.8 |
| 0.5 |
| 6.3 |
| 54.7 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.4 | (54) | Score | (109) | 27.6 |
| 6.9 | (49) | 1st Q | (119) | 6.0 |
| 9.7 | (42) | 2nd Q | (119) | 9.9 |
| 3.4 | (112) | 3rd Q | (86) | 5.3 |
| 8.4 | (63) | 4th Q | (91) | 6.4 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 26.9 |
| 5.9 |
| 8.1 |
| 6.0 |
| 6.7 |
Special Teams
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | (56) | Yards/Punt Ret | (111) | 15.2 |
| 21.8 | (31) | Yards/KO Ret | (--) | 0.0 |
| 9.0 | (107) | FG Att | (28) | 11.0 |
| 8.0 | (86) | FG Made | (42) | 10.0 |
| 88.9 | (7) | FG% | (89) | 90.9 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 9.2 |
| 20.2 |
| 54.7 |
| 41.2 |
| 75.3 |