MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Rachel Libert, a creative/digital student volunteer for Mountaineer football, gets us prepped for Saturday afternoon's game at Iowa State in today's Football Friday, presented by the West Virginia Lottery.

Here are some of the key game notes Rachel highlights in today's game preview:
 
* WVU is 6-7-2 in games played on Nov. 5, including 1-4-1 in games played on the road. The first time that West Virginia played on Nov. 5, was in 1897 when the Mountaineers lost 12-0 to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. The last time WVU played on that date was in 2011 against Louisville at home (L 38-35). The last time the Mountaineers faced an opponent on the road on Nov. 5, was in 1938 (L 7-0) against Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio

* West Virginia is 96-14 since 2002 when winning the turnover battle 

* The Mountaineers are No. 24 nationally in third-down conversions (.479) and No. 14 in fourth-down conversions (.714)

* WVU is No. 14 nationally in first down offense (206), No. 16 nationally in red zone offense (.919), No. 34 in total offense (435.8) and No. 36 in fewest sacks allowed (1.5) 

* West Virginia is ranked No. 28 nationally in fewest tackles for loss allowed and sits at No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference (4.38)

* The Mountaineers are averaging 34.4 points per game, ranking No. 32 nationally

* WVU is ranked No. 20 nationally in time of possession and No. 2 in the Big 12 (32:27)

* The Mountaineers are ranked No. 6 nationally in punt return defense (0.75)

* WVU is No. 23 nationally in blocked kicks (2), No. 21 in blocked punts (1) and No. 37 in net punting 

* JT Daniels ranks No. 21 nationally in completions per game (23.2). He is No. 3 in the Big 12 in passing average per game (274.0) and No. 5 in total offense (273.6)

* Daniels has the third-highest amount of total offense in the Big 12 Conference. He has 1,923 yards for the season, averaging 240.38

* CJ Donaldson Jr. is No. 24 nationally in rushing yards per carry (6.05) and No. 31 in rushing touchdowns (8) 

* According to PFF College, Bryce Ford-Wheaton is ranked No. 3 nationally among FBS receivers and No. 2 among Power 5 players in the number of contested catches (15)
 
* Ford-Wheaton is ranked No. 30 nationally and No. 2 in the Big 12 in receptions per game (6.0). He also is No. 2 in receiving touchdowns (5) and No. 3 in the Big 12 in total receiving yards (567)                                                                                                                                         
 
* In conference games, West Virginia is the only school to have three receivers ranked in the top 10 in receptions per game (No. 3 Ford-Wheaton - 6.40, No. 5 Kaden Prather - 6.00, No. 8 Sam James - 5.20)

* Casey Legg is tied for No. 1 nationally in field goal percentage (100.0 - 12/12) and No. 19 in field goals per game (1.50)

* Dante Stills became WVU's career tackles for loss leader (48.5) against TCU. He also is tied for No. 6 in school history with 21.5 sacks

* Jasir Cox is No. 8 nationally in fumbles recovered (2), and Taijh Alston is No. 34 nationally in forced fumbles (0.25)
 
Saturday's game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. and will be televised on Big 12 Now (Mark Neely, Chad Brown, and Shane Sparks).
 
West Virginia snapped Iowa State's three-game winning streak in the series last year in Morgantown, 38-31, and owns a 6-4 overall advantage. The Mountaineers are 3-2 in Ames but have not won there since 2016.
 
Mountaineer Sports Network coverage begins with the GoMart Mountaineer Tailgate Show at 12:30 p.m. on stations throughout West Virginia and online via WVUsports.com and the popular apps WVU Gameday and the Varsity Network.
 
Regular network coverage with Tony Caridi, Dwight Wallace and Jed Drenning will get underway at 2:30 p.m.