MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia sensed it could have scored 40 points, but against punchless Missouri, such an output wasn’t necessary.
Quarterback Skyler Howard returned from an injury scare and West Virginia’s rebuilt defense proved resilient until the final two minutes during a 26-11 win Saturday.
“We’re 1-0 against a quality opponent,” Mountaineers coach Dana Holgorsen. “We’ll take it, knowing we have a lot of work to do.”
Justin Crawford ran for 101 yards and a score, Rushel Shell ripped off a 23-yard touchdown and Mike Molina was 4-for-4 on field goals in place of suspended All-Big 12 kicker Josh Lambert.