2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 24–21 vs. Army
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	6–4 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Neal Brown (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Gerad Parker (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chad Scott (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jordan Lesley (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jahmile Addae (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jeff Koonz (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
Seasons ←  2019 2021  →

2020 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Iowa State y		8	–	1					9	–	3
No. 6 Oklahoma y$		6	–	2					9	–	2
No. 20 Oklahoma State		6	–	3					8	–	3
No. 19 Texas		5	–	3					7	–	3
TCU		5	–	4					6	–	4
West Virginia		4	–	4					6	–	4
Kansas State		4	–	5					4	–	6
Texas Tech		3	–	6					4	–	6
Baylor		2	–	7					2	–	7
Kansas		0	–	8					0	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at the Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, in Morgantown, West Virginia, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Neal Brown.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Offensive coordinator Matt Moore was promoted to assistant head coach, and was replaced in his role as offensive coordinator by Penn State wide receivers coach Gerad Parker. Parker also replaced Xavier Dye, who departed for South Florida, as wide receivers coach. Additionally, the Mountaineers hired Jeff Koonz from Ole Miss to serve as inside linebackers and special team coach and later became co-defensive coordinator. ^[1]

On July 22, Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning parted ways with West Virginia after allegations of mistreatment by West Virginia players. ^[2] To replace him, they promoted three defensive coaches to become co-defensive coordinators: Jordan Lesley, Jahmile Addae, and Jeff Koonz. They also moved linebackers coach Dontae Wright to safeties coach along with promoting analyst Jeff Casteel to outside linebackers coach. ^[3]

Preseason

Big 12 media days

The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[4]

Big 12 media poll

Big 12 media poll [5]
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Oklahoma	888 (88)
2	Oklahoma State	742 (6)
3	Texas	727 (4)
4	Iowa State	607
5	Baylor	489
6	TCU	477
7	Kansas State	366
8	West Virginia	287
9	Texas Tech	267
10	Kansas	100

Schedule

Spring game

The West Virginia football spring "Blue-Gold game" was canceled due to COVID-19.

Regular season

West Virginia released its 2020 schedule on October 21, 2019. The 2020 schedule originally consisted of 7 home games, 4 away games, and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Mountaineers were to host two non-conference games against Eastern Kentucky and Maryland, and play a non-conference neutral site game against Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. West Virginia was to host Kansas State, TCU, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Baylor; and travel to Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma State, and Iowa State in regular-season conference play.

The Mountaineers' games against Florida State, scheduled for September 5, and Maryland, scheduled for September 19, were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[6] [7]}

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky *	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	FS1	W 56–10	976
September 26	3:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC	L 13–27	14,672
October 3	12:00 p.m.	Baylor	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ABC	W 27–21 2OT	978
October 17	12:00 p.m.	Kansas	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	FOX	W 38–17	10,759
October 24	5:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	ESPN2	L 27–34	13,532
October 31	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 Kansas State	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	W 37–10	10,441
November 7	12:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	L 13–17	17,843
November 14	12:00 p.m.	TCU	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	FOX	W 24–6	11,111
December 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN	L 6–42	14,256
December 31	4:00 p.m.	vs. Army	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–21	8,187
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source: ^[8]

Coaching staff

Coach	Title	Year at West Virginia	Previous job
Neal Brown	Head Coach	2nd	Troy
Matt Moore	Assistant Head Coach/OL	2nd	Troy Co-OC/OL
Gerad Parker	OC/WR	1st	Penn State (WR/PGC)
Chad Scott	Co-OC/RB	2nd	Louisville (RB)
Jeff Koonz	ILB/ST	1st	Ole Miss (ILB)
Jahmile Addae	DB	2nd	Minnesota (DB)
Jeff Casteel	Defensive Analyst/OLB	1st	Nevada (DC/LB)
Jordan Lesley	DL	2nd	Troy (DL)
Seth Reagan	QB	2nd	Troy (Co-OC/QB)
Travis Trickett	TE/WR	2nd	Georgia State (OC/QB)
Dontae Wright	S	1st	Western Michigan (S)

Game summaries

Vs. Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2020 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0–1) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eastern Kentucky	0	7	3	0	10
West Virginia	14	28	7	7	56

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: Saturday, September 12, 2020
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: mostly cloudy, 88°F
• TV: FS1
• Pregame line: West Virginia -40.0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	EKU	WVU
First downs	9	31
Total yards	206	624
Rushes/yards	75	329
Passing yards	131	295
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9-17-1	25-35-0
Time of possession	24:17	35:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing	Peyton McKinney	9-17, 131 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Alonzo Booth	7 carries, 45 yds
	Receiving	Keyion Dixon	3 receptions, 53 yds, 1 TD
West Virginia	Passing	Jarret Doege	19–25, 228 yds, 3 TD
	Rushing	Alec Sinkfield	15 carries, 123 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Sam James	5 receptions, 72 yds, 1 TD

At Oklahoma State

See also: 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

West Virginia Mountaineers (1–0) vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State Cowboys (1–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	0	7	3	3	13
No. 15 Oklahoma State	0	20	0	7	27

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

• Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 87
• Game attendance: 14,672
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)
• Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter None Second Quarter (13:43) OKST – LD Brown 66-yard run, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:04; Oklahoma State 7–0) (11:07) OKST – Tyren Irby 56-yard fumble return, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 2:36; Oklahoma State 14–0) (5:02) OKST – Alex Hale 40-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:22; Oklahoma State 17–0) (3:48) WVU – Winston Wright Jr. 70-yard pass from Jarret Doege, Evan Staley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; Oklahoma State 17–7) (0:03) OKST – Alex Hale 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 0:56; Oklahoma State 20–7) Third Quarter (0:37) WVU – Evan Staley 26-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:12; Oklahoma State 20–10) Fourth Quarter (9:01) WVU – Evan Staley 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:40; Oklahoma State 20–13) (1:17) OKST – Chuba Hubbard 23-yard run, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 7:44; Oklahoma State 27–13)

Statistics	WVU	OKST
First downs	22	20
Total yards	353	342
Rushes/yards	42–68	41–203
Passing yards	285	139
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–37–0	15–22–1
Time of possession	32:51	27:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	Jarret Doege	20/37, 285 yards, TD
	Rushing	Leddie Brown	26 carries, 104 yards
	Receiving	Winston Wright Jr.	6 receptions, 127 yards, TD
Oklahoma State	Passing	Shane Illingworth	15/21, 139 yards, INT
	Rushing	LD Brown	11 carries, 103 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tylan Wallace	6 receptions, 78 yards

Vs. Baylor

See also: 2020 Baylor Bears football team

Baylor Bears (1–0) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (1–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Baylor	0	7	0	7	7	21
West Virginia	7	0	7	0	13	27

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: partly cloudy • Temperature: 57°F
• Game attendance: 978
• Referee: Scott Campbell
• TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky and Rocky Boiman
• Pregame line: Baylor −1.0

Game information

First Quarter (8:51) WVU – Jarret Doege 1 yard rush, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 6:09; WVU 7–0) Second Quarter (6:44) BAY – Charlie Brewer 7 yard pass to R.J. Sneed, John Mayers kick (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:43 7–7) Third Quarter (1:38) WVU – Leddie Brown 1 yard rush, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:05, WVU 14–7) Fourth Quarter (1:19) BAY – Charlie Brewer 34 yard pass to Josh Fleeks, John Mayers kick (Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:36, 14–14) Overtime (OT) WVU – Jarret Doege 6 yard pass to Bryce Ford-Wheaton, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, WVU 21–14) (OT) BAY – Charlie Brewer 25 yard pass to Ben Sims, John Mayers kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 21–21) (2OT) WVU – Leddie Brown 3 yard rush (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, WVU 27–21)

Statistics	BAY	WVU
First downs	15	18
Total yards	256	345
Rushes/yards	33/27	39/134
Passing yards	229	211
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–38–2	30–42–2
Time of possession	28:07	31:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Charlie Brewer	23–38, 229 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	John Lovett	14 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	R.J. Sneed	6 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD
West Virginia	Passing	Jarret Doege	30–42, 211 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Leddie Brown	27 carries, 93 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Sam James	8 reception, 66 yards

Vs. Kansas

See also: 2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Kansas Jayhawks (0–3) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (2–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	10	0	0	7	17
West Virginia	7	10	7	14	38

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: SW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 10,759
• Referee: Michael Vandervelde
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play) and Joel Klatt (analyst)
• Pregame line: WVU –22 • Over/under: 51.5

Game information

First Quarter (11:41) KU – Jacob Borcila 41-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:24; Kansas 3–0) (9:21) KU – Andrew Parchment 43-yard pass from Miles Kendrick, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:32; Kansas 10–0) (4:53) WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 33-yard pass from Jarret Doege, Evan Staley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:00; Kansas 10–7) Second Quarter (3:25) WVU – Leddie Brown 6-yard pass from Jarret Doege, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 3:41; West Virginia 14–10) (0:16) WVU – Evan Staley 33-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 0:49; West Virginia 17–10) Third Quarter (3:37) WVU – Leddie Brown 87-yard run, Evan Staley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 96 yards, 0:48; West Virginia 24–10) Fourth Quarter (14:55) WVU – Sam James 8-yard pass from Jarret Doege, Evan Staley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:34; West Virginia 31–10) (2:00) WVU – Alec Sinkfield 3-yard run, Evan Staley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 5:38; West Virginia 38–10) (1:45) KU – Pooka Williams 92-yard kickoff return, Jacob Borcila kick (West Virginia 38–17)

Statistics	KAN	WVU
First downs	7	29
Total yards	157	544
Rushes/yards	31/62	38/226
Passing yards	95	318
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–23–2	26–44–1
Time of possession	27:05	32:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing	Miles Kendrick	14/23, 95 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Velton Gardner	11 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Andrew Parchment	6 receptions, 65 yards, TD
West Virginia	Passing	Jarret Doege	26/44, 318 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Leddie Brown	18 carries, 195 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Ford-Wheaton	5 receptions, 89 yards, TD

At Texas Tech

See also: 2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

West Virginia Mountaineers (3–1) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (1–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	7	6	14	0	27
Texas Tech	13	7	7	7	34

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX

• Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • weather: clear • wind: SSW 17 MPH
• Game attendance: 13,532
• Referee: Brandon Cruse
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill and Ian Fitzsimmons
• Pregame line:

Game information

First quarter TTU – Henry Colombi 1-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 9:29. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:08. WVU – Leddie Brown 3-yard run (Evan Staley kick), 7:41. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46. TTU – SaRodorick Thompson 48-yard run (kick failed), 1:35. Red Raiders 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:11. Second quarter WVU – Evan Staley 41-yard field goal, 9:00. Red Raiders 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:02. TTU – Trey Cleveland 11-yard pass from Henry Colombi (Trey Wolff kick), 2:36. Red Raiders 20–10. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:24. WVU – Evan Staley 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Red Raiders 20–13. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 2:36. Third quarter WVU – T.J. Banks 2-yard pass from Jarret Doege (Evan Staley kick), 13:41. Tied 20–20. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:07. TTU – Tahj Brooks 5-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 10:05. Red Raiders 27–20. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:36. WVU – Leddie Brown 1-yard run (Evan Staley kick), 6:00. Tied 27–27. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:05. Fourth quarter TTU – Zech McPhearson 56-yard fumble return (Trey Wolff kick), 8:44. Red Raiders 34–27.

Statistics	WVU	TTU
First downs	22	18
Total yards	438	348
Rushes/yards	29/91	39/179
Passing yards	347	169
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	32–50–0	22–28–0
Time of possession	30:07	29:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	Jarret Doege	32/50, 347 yards, TD
	Rushing	Leddie Brown	21 rushes, 77 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Winston Wright Jr.	9 receptions, 126 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Henry Colombi	22/28, 169 yards, TD
	Rushing	SaRodorick Thompson	8 rushes, 68 yards, TD
	Receiving	Myles Price	7 receptions, 79 yards

Vs. No. 16 Kansas State (homecoming)

See also: 2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team

No. 16 Kansas State Wildcats (4–1) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (3–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Kansas State	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: • Temperature:
• Game attendance: 10,441
• TV: ESPN2
• Pregame line:

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	KSU	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Texas

See also: 2020 Texas Longhorns football team

West Virginia Mountaineers (4–2) vs. Texas Longhorns (4–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	7	0	6	0	13
No. 22 Texas	7	3	7	0	17

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

• Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C), Wind: 0 mph (0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 17,843
• Referee: Kevin Hassell
• TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe
• Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter (12:35) UT – Brennan Eagles 7 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 7–0; 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:25 (8:58) WVU – Leddie Brown 12 yard run (Legg kick), Tied 7–7; 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:37 Second Quarter (14:55) UT – Cameron Dicker 34 yard field goal, UT 10–7; 10 plays, 74 yards, 2:24 Third Quarter (10:11) WVU – Casey Legg 25 yard field goal, Tied 10–10; 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:49 (7:31) UT – Jake Smith 33 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 17–10; 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:40 (0:22) WVU – Casey Legg 34 yard field goal, UT 17–13; 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:20

Statistics	WVU	TEX
First Downs	21	17
Total Yards	360	363
Rushing: Att/Yds	26/43	36/9
Passing Yards	317	184
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	35–50–0	15–31–0
Time of Possession	34:21	25:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	Jarret Doege	35–50, 317 yards
	Rushing	Leddie Brown	15 car, 47 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	T.J. Simmons	4 rec, 71 yards
Texas	Passing	Sam Ehlinger	15–31, 184 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Bijan Robinson	12 car, 113 yards
	Receiving	Jake Smith	3 rec, 59 yards, 1 TD

Vs. TCU

See also: 2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team

TCU Horned Frogs (3–3) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (4–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: • Temperature:
• Game attendance: 11,111
• TV: FOX
• Pregame line:

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	TCU	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Iowa State

See also: 2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team

West Virginia Mountaineers (5–3) vs. No. 9 Iowa State Cyclones (7–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	0	0	0	6	6
No. 9 Iowa State	7	14	14	7	42

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

• Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 49
• Game attendance: 14,256
• Referee: Kevin Hassell
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Mike Golic
• Pregame line: Iowa State -6

Game information

First Quarter (5:51) ISU – Breece Hall 23 Yd Run (Connor Assalley Kick) (10 plays, 80 yards, 4:49; ISU 7–0) Second Quarter (14:17) ISU – Brock Purdy 10 Yd Run (Connor Assalley Kick) (11 plays, 44 yards, 4:31; ISU 14–0) (2:49) ISU – Landen Akers 2 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley Kick (12 plays, 76 yards, 5:07; ISU 21–0) Third Quarter (3:10) ISU – Charlie Kolar 16 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley Kick) (5 plays, 73 yards, 1:40; ISU 28–0) (0:07) ISU – Kene Nwangwu 47 Yd Run (Connor Assalley Kick (4 plays, 78 yards, 1:51; ISU 35–0) Fourth Quarter (12:00) WVU – Tyler Sumpter 32 Yd Field Goal (8 plays, 67 yards, 3:07; ISU 35–3) (7:07) ISU – Breece Hall 28 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley Kick) (9 plays, 73 yards, 4:53; ISU 42–3) (2:46) WVU – Tyler Sumpter 32 Yd Field Goal (13 plays, 49 yards, 4:21; ISU 42–6)

Statistics	WVU	ISU
First downs	16	26
Total yards	263	483
Rushes/yards	25-54	44-236
Passing yards	209	247
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21-41-0	20-23-0
Time of possession	28:09	31:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	Jarret Doege	21–44, 209 YDS
	Rushing	Leddie Brown	14 CAR, 48 YDS
	Receiving	Sean Ryan	5 REC, 79 YDS
Iowa State	Passing	Brock Purdy	20–23, 247 YDS, 3 TD
	Rushing	Breece Hall	22 CAR, 97 YDS, TD
	Receiving	Xavier Hutchinson	8 REC, 89 YDS

Vs. Army – Liberty Bowl

See also: 2020 Army Black Knights football team and 2020 Liberty Bowl

West Virginia Mountaineers (5–4) vs. Army Black Knights (9–2) (2020 AutoZone Liberty Bowl)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	3	7	6	8	24
Army	0	14	7	0	21

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN

• Date: Thursday, December 31, 2020
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind: NE 12 mph • Weather: Rain
• Game attendance: 8.187
• Referee: Stuart Mullins
• TV announcers (ESPN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) & Eric Wood (sideline)
• Pregame line: ESPN – West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Army Black Knights (2020 AutoZone Liberty Bowl) ^[9]

Game information

First Quarter (01:47) WVU FG: Tyler Sumpter 31-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:33; West Virginia 3–0 Second Quarter (09:31) ARMY TD: Tyhier Tyler 1-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:12; Army 7–3 (04:21) WVU TD: T.J. Simmons 5-yard pass from Jarret Doege, Tyler Sumpter kick Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:04; West Virginia 10–7 (01:14) ARMY TD: Tyhier Tyler 6-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:38; Army 14–10 Third Quarter (07:00) ARMY TD: Tyhier Tyler 2-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 8:00; Army 21–10 (03:23) WVU TD: Mike O'Laughlin 3-yard pass from Austin Kendall, Austin Kendall pass failed Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:32; Army 21–16 Fourth Quarter (05:10) WVU TD: T.J. Simmons 20-yard pass from Austin Kendall, Reese Smith rush Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:11; West Virginia 24–21

Statistics	WVU	ARMY
First downs	19	16
Total yards	322	239
Rushes/yards	27–42	59–182
Passing yards	280	57
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–42–1	4–6–1
Time of possession	26:19	33:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	Jarrett Doege	15/25, 159 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Leddie Brown	20 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	T.J. Simmons	4 receptions, 56 yards, 2 TD
Army	Passing	Christian Anderson	4/6, 57 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tyhier Tyler	24 carries, 76 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Chris Cameron	1 reception, 32 yards

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—
CFP	Not released															Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
5	153	Tony Fields II	ILB	Cleveland Browns

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