West Virginia routs UT Martin 52-7

Team pages: UT Martin · West Virginia

UT Martin1-27
West Virginia2-052Final
Sat, Sep 12 · Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, W.Va. · Crowd 47,049ESPN+

West Virginia routed UT Martin 52-7.

We had West Virginia favored. It won.

Next: UT Martin lost to Memphis 45-21, Sat Sep 19

Next: West Virginia beat Virginia 38-27, Sat Sep 19

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave West Virginia a 61% chance, and the closing betting line (West Virginia was a 41.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.

West Virginia led by 21 after the first quarter and by 28 at the half.

Q1Q2Q3Q40+52+45
Fumble return TDUT Martin · Q4 3:25
FinalWest Virginia 52-7 UT MartinWest Virginia wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.
50%75%90%Q1Q2Q3Q4Won52-7ScoresFumble return TD
50%75%90%Q1Q2Q3Q4Won52-7ScoresFumble return TD
50%10%25%Q1Q2Q3Q4Lowest 0%Lost7-52ScoresFumble return TD
50%10%25%Q1Q2Q3Q4Lowest 0%Lost7-52ScoresFumble return TD

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

West Virginia’s chance to win after every play.
How to read this chartStarts from the pregame line (West Virginia -41.5), at 99% for West Virginia (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays.

Watch the plays

The bar and the arrow show West Virginia’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.

  1. Q1, 5:27Hawkins 71-yd TD runWest Virginia leads 21-0Q1, 5:27 · West Virginia 21, UT Martin 021-0score after the play21-0score after the playWatch from this playESPN College Football
  2. Q2, 11:30Hawkins 5-yd TD run; illegal use of hands on UT Martin (declined)West Virginia leads 28-0Q2, 11:30 · West Virginia 28, UT Martin 028-0score after the play28-0score after the playWatch from this playESPN College Football
  3. Q2, 1:38Surber sacked for a 7-yd lossQ2, 1:38 · West Virginia 28, UT Martin 028-0score after the play28-0score after the playWatch from this playESPN College Football
  4. Q2, 0:14Surber sacked for a 7-yd lossQ2, 0:14 · West Virginia 28, UT Martin 028-0score after the play28-0score after the playWatch from this playESPN College Football
  5. Q3, 12:57Hawkins 32-yd TD pass to WardWest Virginia leads 35-0Q3, 12:57 · West Virginia 35, UT Martin 035-0score after the play35-0score after the playWatch from this playESPN College Football
  6. Q3, 10:29Surber intercepted by Woods at the UT Martin 47Q3, 10:29 · West Virginia 35, UT Martin 035-0score after the play35-0score after the playWatch from this playESPN College Football
  7. Q3, 9:56Latimer 29-yd TD runWest Virginia leads 42-0Q3, 9:56 · West Virginia 42, UT Martin 042-0score after the play42-0score after the playWatch from this playESPN College Football
  8. Q4, 7:07Hughley 27-yd TD pass to TriplettWest Virginia leads 52-0Q4, 7:07 · West Virginia 52, UT Martin 052-0score after the play52-0score after the playWatch from this playESPN College Football
  9. Q4, 3:25Betts 6-yd fumble return TDcuts it to 52-7Q4, 3:25 · West Virginia 52, UT Martin 752-7score after the play52-7score after the playWatch from this playESPN College Football

Every drive

West Virginia scored on 8 of its 12 drives; UT Martin on 0 of its 11.

West Virginia’s drives are teal, UT Martin’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

own goalgoal lineQ1UT Martin: Turned over on downs, from 75 yards out to 47DownsWest Virginia: Touchdown, from 53 yards out to 0TouchdownUT Martin: Punt, from 35 yards out to 29PuntWest Virginia: Touchdown, from 21 yards out to 0TouchdownUT Martin: Fumble, from 75 yards out to 5FumbleWest Virginia: Touchdown, from 95 yards out to 0TouchdownUT Martin: Punt, from 75 yards out to 50PuntWest Virginia: Punt, from 80 yards out to 77PuntUT Martin: Punt, from 66 yards out to 59PuntQ2West Virginia: Touchdown, from 74 yards out to 0TouchdownUT Martin: Missed field goal, from 75 yards out to 18Missed FGWest Virginia: Punt, from 80 yards out to 72PuntUT Martin: End of half, from 70 yards out to 37End of halfQ3West Virginia: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownUT Martin: Interception, from 75 yards out to 60InterceptionWest Virginia: Touchdown, from 47 yards out to 0TouchdownUT Martin: Punt, from 75 yards out to 78PuntWest Virginia: Field goal, from 90 yards out to 17Field goalUT Martin: Turned over on downs, from 75 yards out to 32DownsQ4West Virginia: Touchdown, from 68 yards out to 0TouchdownUT Martin: Punt, from 75 yards out to 62PuntWest Virginia: Fumble Return returned for a touchdown, from 91 yards out to 94Fumble Return TDWest Virginia: End of game, from 75 yards out to 54End of game

Box score

West Virginia 52, UT Martin 7

West Virginia covered −41.5 by 3.5. The total, 59, went over 57.5.

UT MartinWest VirginiaTotal yardsUT Martin 318West Virginia 525318525Passing yardsUT Martin 170West Virginia 209170209Rushing yardsUT Martin 148West Virginia 316148316First downsUT Martin 18West Virginia 231823TurnoversUT Martin 2West Virginia 121Time of possessionUT Martin 34:44West Virginia 25:1634:4425:16
Team totalsUT MartinWest Virginia
Total yards318525
Passing22 of 33, 170 yds8 of 12, 209 yds
Rushing37 for 148 yds51 for 316 yds
First downs1823
Third down7 of 168 of 12
Fourth down1 of 30 of 0
Turnovers21
Penalties6 for 59 yds2 for 9 yds
Time of possession34:4425:16

UT Martin leaders

  • Passing Tate Surber 19 of 28, 137 yds, 1 INT
  • Rushing Chris Franklin 12 for 85 yds; Thomas Ansley 8 for 21 yds
  • Receiving Kaleb Costner 3 for 36 yds; Connie Hewitt II 2 for 29 yds

West Virginia leaders

  • Passing Michael Hawkins Jr. 5 of 7, 155 yds, 2 TD
  • Rushing Michael Hawkins Jr. 6 for 96 yds, 2 TD; Cam Cook 10 for 52 yds, 1 TD
  • Receiving DJ Epps 2 for 112 yds, 1 TD; Ryan Ward 1 for 32 yds, 1 TD

No rain through the game

85° at kickoff · no rain recorded

Warmer than 9 in 10 of the 61 other games played at Milan Puskar Stadium since 2016 (airport temperature during the game window). The usual here around this date is 71°, with about 7 in 10 games between 60° and 81°.

September game-day temperatures at Milan Puskar Stadium

Win chance with rain, wind and thunder from the nearest airport, by game timeQ1Q2Q3Q4West Virginia favoredUT Martin favored100%Win chanceWest VirginiaRaininches per 10 min0.1 inNo rain recordedWindmph, average and gusts20 mph40 mphHourly wind only at this airportThunder reported
Win chance with rain, wind and thunder from the nearest airport, by game timeQ1Q2Q3Q4West Virginia favoredUT Martin favoredRain · inches per 10 min0.1 inNo rain recordedWind · miles per hour2040Hourly wind only at this airportThunder reported

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First quarter, 14:48 left1:03 p.m.
UT Martin 0, West Virginia 0 · West Virginia 99% to win
no rain · 85°
Calvez 24-yd pass to Hewitt
Where this weather comes fromMeasured at Morgantown/hart Fld airport, 2.1 miles away. The paler thunder bar is thunder reported in the vicinity of an airport. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last two games

UT Martin · 1-1

Rated 148th in our preseason ratings, 155th now.

1-1 in its last two — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

W 42-7 vs Chicago State #255 of 668

won by 35 as a 45.5-point favorite

UT Martin won 42-7 vs Chicago State. Chance to win started at 99%, low 98%, high better than 99%.

L 24-36 vs Central Arkansas #177 of 668

lost by 12 as a 3-point favorite

UT Martin lost 24-36 vs Central Arkansas. Chance to win started at 67%, low 2%, high 78%.

Last three games · 2025 season

West Virginia · 4-8

Rated 182nd in our preseason ratings, 188th now.

1-2 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

L 0-49 vs Texas TechTop 25 #5 of 667

lost by 49 as a 24.5-point underdog

West Virginia lost 0-49 vs Texas Tech. Chance to win started at 8%, low under 1%, high 8%.

L 23-25 @ Arizona StateTop 25 #48 of 667

lost by 2 as a 9.5-point underdog

West Virginia lost 23-25 at Arizona State. Chance to win started at 20%, low 2%, high 39%.

W 29-22 vs Colorado #82 of 667

won by 7 as a 6.5-point favorite

West Virginia won 29-22 vs Colorado. Chance to win started at 76%, low 68%, high better than 99%.

W 45-35 @ HoustonTop 25 #69 of 667

won by 10 as a 12.5-point underdog

West Virginia won 45-35 at Houston. Chance to win started at 15%, low 15%, high 98%.

L 17-23 vs TCUTop 25 #35 of 667

lost by 6 as a 16.5-point underdog

West Virginia lost 17-23 vs TCU. Chance to win started at 17%, low 1%, high 20%.

L 13-45 @ UCF #42 of 667

lost by 32 as a 6.5-point underdog

West Virginia lost 13-45 at UCF. Chance to win started at 28%, low under 1%, high 28%.

L 24-38 @ BYUTop 25 #34 of 667

lost by 14 as a 19.5-point underdog

West Virginia lost 24-38 at BYU. Chance to win started at 7%, low under 1%, high 9%.

L 14-48 vs UtahTop 25 #25 of 667

lost by 34 as a 12.5-point underdog

West Virginia lost 14-48 vs Utah. Chance to win started at 24%, low under 1%, high 30%.

L 10-41 @ Kansas #36 of 667

lost by 31 as a 13.5-point underdog

West Virginia lost 10-41 at Kansas. Chance to win started at 14%, low under 1%, high 14%.

W 31-24 vs PittsburghTop 25 #66 of 667

won by 7 as a 6.5-point underdog

L 10-17 @ Ohio #77 of 667

lost by 7 as a 3.5-point favorite

West Virginia lost 10-17 at Ohio. Chance to win started at 53%, low under 1%, high 76%.

W 45-3 vs Robert Morris #224 of 667

won by 42 as a 43.5-point favorite

West Virginia won 45-3 vs Robert Morris. Chance to win started at 99%, low 99%, high better than 99%.

Week by week

West Virginia

  • Wk 1Wvs Coastal Carolina31-24

UT Martin

Wk 1: L 24-36 vs Central Arkansas▼12Central ArkansasWk 1: W 42-7 vs Chicago State▲35Chicago State
  • Wk 1Lvs Central Arkansas24-36
  • Wk 1Wvs Chicago State42-7

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on West Virginia’s chances here.

50-50Model · 61%Line · 100%UT MartinWest Virginia

West Virginia favored by 41.5 · Total 57.5

How games like this usually go

West Virginia by 41.5, and it went to form

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Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.

The market

The spread moved 1 point toward West Virginia.

opened −40.5now −41.5

The total rose 2 points.

opened 55.5now 57.5

Spread: −40.5 → −41.5 · Total: 55.5 → 57.5

Weather at kickoff

Hot and dry. Feels like 88° at kickoff.

UT Martin at West Virginia · Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 · Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown

  • 88°feels like at kickoff
  • Dryno rain at kickoff
  • 56weather score, Rough
  • Tiedfor the roughest of the day's 7 kickoff times

At kickoff, Sept. 12, 2026.

Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.

Later kickoff times scored higher that Saturday

Games in this time zone used 7 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was tied for the roughest of the day's seven kickoff times. At Milan Puskar Stadium that day, a 7:30 pm kickoff would have scored 98, against 56 at 1 pm.

The roughest kickoff time is the lowest of the day's times. It can still be Mixed or Comfortable.

  • noon: 67, Rough
  • 1 pm: 56, Rough (this game)
  • 2 pm: 56, Rough
  • 3:30 pm: 67, Rough
  • 6 pm: 80, Mixed
  • 7 pm: 87, Mixed
  • 7:30 pm: 98, Comfortable

Weather score at each kickoff time.

Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.

At kickoff, Sept. 12, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.

Home field

West Virginia is worth +4.0 points (±3.7) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 50th percentile.

56% at home, 36% on the road against FBS opponents (25-20 home, 16-28 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +2.7 at home vs. away over 97 games — inside the ±6.0 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

The visitors travel about 536 miles to get here.

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