2016 West Virginia Mountaineers First Down Game Log through 01/09/2017
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/03/16 | Missouri | Turf | W 26-11 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 09/10/16 | Youngstown St. | Turf | W 38-21 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 30 |
| 09/24/16 | + Brigham Young | Grass | W 35-32 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 26 |
| 10/01/16 | Kansas St. | Turf | W 17-16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 10/15/16 | @ Texas Tech | Turf | W 48-17 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
| 10/22/16 | TCU | Turf | W 34-10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 10/29/16 | @ 13 Oklahoma St. | Turf | L 20-37 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 27 |
| 11/05/16 | Kansas | Turf | W 48-21 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 28 |
| 11/12/16 | @ Texas | Turf | W 24-20 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| 11/19/16 | 7 Oklahoma | Turf | L 28-56 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 11/26/16 | @ Iowa St. | Grass | W 49-19 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 12/03/16 | Baylor | Turf | W 24-21 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 12/28/16 | + Miami (Fla.) | Grass | L 14-31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Totals | 135 | 152 | 27 | 314 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||