LAWRENCE, Kan. — West Virginia crushed Kansas 49-0 on Saturday, producing three 100-yard rushers in a game for the first time since 1938.
Quarterback Skyler Howard ran for 129 yards on only nine carries to spark the Mountaineers (6-4, 3-4), who led 42-0 at half and made sure there was no repeat of their 2013 upset loss at Memorial Stadium, when the Jayhawks snapped a 27-game Big 12 losing streak. Kansas (0-11, 0-8) has dropped 18 of 19 league games since that day, including 11 consecutive.
Wendell Smallwood piled up 115 yards, Rushel Shell ran for 108 and each scored twice to help West Virginia win its third straight game and become bowl-eligible.