College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
West Virginia 30, Iowa State 6
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 28, 2015
Where: Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia
Temperature: 58°
Head Official: Dan Romeo
Attendance: 42446

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Shelton Gibson snapped out of a month-long slump with a career-high 148 receiving yards, Josh Lambert kicked three field goals and West Virginia's defense forced three turnovers on senior day in a 30-6 victory over Iowa State.

Quarterback Skyler Howard put the game away with a 32-yard touchdown keeper though West Virginia (7-4, 4-4 Big 12) failed to produce its typically effective ground game. Running back Wendell Smallwood finished with 72 yards on 15 carries -- more than 50 yards off his per-game average -- but enough to overtake Baylor's Shock Linwood for the Big 12 rushing lead.

Gibson was stellar, turning a short hitch into a 60-yard touchdown on West Virginia's second drive. He also caught a 52-yarder and returned a kickoff 53 yards, both leading to field goals.

In their final game under fired coach Paul Rhoads, the Cyclones (3-9, 2-7) managed only two Cole Netten field goals and a season-low 284 offensive yards.

With little to play for, Iowa State converted two fake punts during a seven-minute drive to close the first half. In the fourth quarter, a third fake on fourth-and-14 inside the Cyclones' own 20 resulted in an incompletion, and West Virginia promptly punched in a 9-yard touchdown by Rushel Shell.

Iowa State quarterback Joel Lanning threw two interceptions and completed 17 of 34 passes for 163 yards.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Iowa State   West Virginia
Mike Warren Player Skyler Howard
19 Attempts 13
74 Yards 73
3.9 Avg Yards 5.6
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Iowa State   West Virginia
Allen Lazard Player Shelton Gibson
5 Receptions 6
74 Yards 148
14.8 Avg Yards 24.7
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Iowa State 284 93 191 0 2 1 1.0 0
West Virginia 415 213 202 3 3 2 5.0 2