LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Skyler Howard threw for 133 yards and a touchdown, ran for 129 yards and another score on the ground, and led a grinding West Virginia offense in a 49-0 victory over Kansas on Saturday that made the Mountaineers bowl-eligible for the second straight year.

Wendell Smallwood added 118 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, and Rushel Shell finished with 108 yards and two more scores, as the Mountaineers (6-4, 3-4 Big 12) had three players run for at least 100 yards for the first time since Sept. 13, 1969, against Cincinnati.

Their defense did its job, too. It was West Virginia’s first road shutout since 2005.

Kansas (0-11, 0-9) only managed 221 yards of total offense, and was held to 94 on the ground. A good chunk of that came on a 29-yard run by De’Andre Mann in the fourth quarter.

Freshman quarterback Ryan Willis was 13 of 38 for 127 yards with three interceptions.