2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 18
Record10–3 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Tony Gibson (3rd season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Oklahoma $  9 0   11 2  
No. 11 Oklahoma State  7 2   10 3  
No. 18 West Virginia  7 2   10 3  
Kansas State  6 3   9 4  
TCU  4 5   6 7  
Baylor  3 6   7 6  
Texas  3 6   5 7  
Texas Tech  3 6   5 7  
Iowa State  2 7   3 9  
Kansas  1 8   2 10  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played as members of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12) and were led by head coach Dana Holgorsen, in his sixth year. West Virginia played its home games at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. 2016 was the 125th season of West Virginia football. They finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Big 12 play to finished in a tie for second place. They received an invitation to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they lost to Miami. [1]

Contents

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The 2016 Big 12 media days were held July 18–19, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. In the Big 12 preseason media poll, West Virginia was predicted to finish seventh in the standings. [2]

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Oklahoma258 (24)
2TCU222 (2)
3Oklahoma State202
4Baylor156
5Texas151
6Texas Tech141
7West Virginia126
8Kansas State88
9Iowa State59
10Kansas27

Schedule

West Virginia announced its 2016 football schedule on November 24, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home, 4 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Mountaineers will host Big 12 foes Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and TCU, and will travel to Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech. [3]

The team will play three non–conference games, two home games against the Missouri Tigers from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Youngstown State Penguins from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and one neutral site game which is against the BYU Cougars at FedExField in Landover, Maryland.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3Noon Missouri * FS1 W 26–1160,125
September 102:00 p.m.No. 20 (FCS) Youngstown State *
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
RTPT W 38–2156,261
September 243:30 p.m.vs. BYU * ESPN2 W 35–3238,207
October 13:30 p.m. Kansas State Dagger-14-plain.png
ESPNU W 17–1661,701
October 15Noonat Texas Tech No. 20FS1W 48–1754,111
October 223:30 p.m. TCU No. 12
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ABC W 34–1061,780
October 29Noonat Oklahoma State No. 10 FOX L 20–3759,584
November 57:00 p.m. Kansas No. 20
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN2 W 48–2156,343
November 12Noonat Texas No. 16FS1W 24–2096,367
November 198:00 p.m.No. 9 Oklahoma No. 14
ABC L 28–5657,645
November 263:30 p.m.at Iowa State No. 18FS1W 49–1951,365
December 33:30 p.m. Baylor No. 16
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
FS1W 24–2149,229
December 285:30 p.m.vs. Miami (FL) *No. 16 ESPN L 14–3148,625
Schedule Source: [4]

Game summaries

Missouri

1234Total
Tigers030811
Mountaineers10310326

Youngstown State

1234Total
#20 (FCS) Penguins0140721
Mountaineers7717738

Vs. BYU

1234Total
Cougars7661332
Mountaineers7147735

Kansas State

1234Total
Wildcats763016
Mountaineers0031417

At Texas Tech

1234Total
#20 Mountaineers101432148
Red Raiders703717

TCU

1234Total
Horned Frogs370010
#12 Mountaineers14710334

At Oklahoma State

1234Total
#10 Mountaineers3701020
Cowboys61471037

Kansas

1234Total
Jayhawks0014721
#14 Mountaineers102114348

At Texas

1234Total
#11 Mountaineers1077024
Longhorns3107020

Oklahoma

1234Total
#8 Sooners211371556
#10 Mountaineers0771428

At Iowa State

1234Total
#19 Mountaineers147141449
Cyclones1333019

Baylor

1234Total
Bears0140721
#14 Mountaineers377724

Miami (FL) – Russell Athletic Bowl

1234Total
#14 Mountaineers707014
Hurricanes02110031

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRV2220121014111019141418
Coaches RVRVRVRV20181391510917131217
CFP Not released201614181616Not released

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References

  1. "West Virginia vs. Miami - Game Recap - December 28, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  2. "Oklahoma Tops Big 12 Media Preseason Football Poll". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. July 14, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. "2016 Football Schedule Released" (Press release). University of West Virginia Department of Athletics. July 11, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  4. "2016 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 22, 2015.