2022 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2022 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	5–7 (3–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Neal Brown (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Graham Harrell (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid [1]
Defensive coordinator	Jordan Lesley (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	ShaDon Brown (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Milan Puskar Stadium
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 TCU y^		9	–	0					13	–	2
No. 14 Kansas State y$		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 25 Texas		6	–	3					8	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	4					8	–	5
Oklahoma State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Baylor		4	–	5					6	–	7
Oklahoma		3	–	6					6	–	7
Kansas		3	–	6					6	–	7
West Virginia		3	–	6					5	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	8					4	–	8
Championship: Kansas State 31, TCU 28OT
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Neal Brown.

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022. ^[2]

• First place votes in ()

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Baylor (17)	365
2	Oklahoma (12)	354
3	Oklahoma State (9)	342
4	Texas (2)	289
5	Kansas State	261
6	Iowa State (1)	180
7	TCU	149
8	West Virginia	147
9	Texas Tech	119
10	Kansas	48

Preseason Big-12 awards

2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams

Position	Player	Class
Offense
OL	Zach Frazier	Sophomore
Defense
DL	Dante Stills	Senior
DB	Charles Wood	Senior
Special teams
K	Casey Legg	RS Senior

Source: ^[3]

Offseason

Transfer portal

Outgoing transfers

Name	Pos.	New school
Lyn-J Dixon	RB	Tennessee
Ja'Corey Hammett	LB	None
John Hughes	OT	Rice
Nicktroy Fortune	CB	UTSA
Akheem Mesidor	DL	Miami
Josh Chandler	LB	Colorado
Tavis Lee	LB	None
Daryl Porter	CB	Miami
Charles Finley	TE	None
Isaiah Esdale	WR	Rice
Sean Ryan	WR	Rutgers
Jackie Matthews	CB	Mississippi State
Winston Wright	WR	Florida State
Jarret Doege	QB	Western Kentucky
TJ Banks	TE	Akron
VanDarius Cowan	LB	Maryland
Parker Moorer	OT	East Carolina
Sam Brown	WR	Houston
Avarius Sparrow	RB	Middle Tennessee
Devell Washington	LB	Northern Iowa
Darel Middleton	DL	Texas Tech
Kerry Martin	S	Akron
Eddie Watkins	LB	Alabama A&M
James Thomas	LB	None
Kaulin Parris	K	None

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Previous school
Wesley McCormick	CB	JMU
Rashad Ajayi	CB	Colorado State
Tirek Austin-Cave	LB	Miami
Jasir Cox	OLB	NDSU
Michael Lockhart	DL	Georgia Tech
JT Daniels	QB	Georgia
Marcis Floyd	CB	Murray State
Parker Grothaus	K	Florida State
Brian Polendey	TE	Colorado State
Zeiqui Lawton	SDE	Cincinnati
Sy'Veon Wilkerson	RB	Delaware State

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Pittsburgh *	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	L 31–38	70,622
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Kansas	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	L 42–55 OT	52,188
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Towson *	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 65–7	50,703
September 22	7:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech *	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 33–10	65,632
October 1	7:30 p.m.	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FS1	L 20–38	100,740
October 13	7:00 p.m.	Baylor	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (Stripe the Stadium)	FS1	W 43–40	45,293
October 22	3:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FS1	L 10–48	56,530
October 29	12:00 p.m.	No. 7 TCU	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN	L 31–41	50,426
November 5	3:30 p.m.	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN+	L 14–31	56,109
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Oklahoma	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (True Blue)	FS1	W 23–20	50,281
November 19	2:00 p.m.	No. 15 Kansas State	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	L 31–48	37,055
November 26	12:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN2	W 24–19	52,353
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At No. 17 Pittsburgh ( College GameDay )

See also: 2022 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Backyard Brawl

West Virginia Mountaineers at No. 17 Pittsburgh Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	10	7	14	31
No. 17 Panthers	3	7	14	14	38

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 1
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,622
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick and Harry Lyles Jr.
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter PITT – Ben Sauls 42 yard field goal, 0:37. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:48. Second quarter WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 10 yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 12:45. Mountaineers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:52. PITT – Rodney Hammond Jr. 4 yard run (Ben Sauls kick), 3:23. Panthers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:52. WVU – Casey Legg 24 yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 10–10. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 3:17. Third quarter WVU – C. J. Donaldson 5 yard run (Casey Legg kick), 13:08. Mountaineers 17–10. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:08. PITT – Daniel Carter 1 yard run (Ben Sauls kick), 5:54. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:32. PITT – Rodney Hammond Jr. 11 yard run (Ben Sauls kick), 3:42. Panthers 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:26. Fourth quarter WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 16 yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 14:52. Tied 24–24. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:50. WVU – JT Daniels 1 yard run (Casey Legg kick), 10:37. Mountaineers 31–24. Drive: 6 play, 72 yards, 1:14. PITT – Israel Abanikanda 24 yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Ben Sauls kick), 3:41. Tied 31–31. Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:29. PITT – M. J. Devonshire 56 interception return (Ben Sauls kick), 2:58. Panthers 38–31.

Statistics

Statistics	WVU	PITT
First downs	22	20
Total yards	404	384
Rushing yards	190	76
Passing yards	214	308
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	27:29	32:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	JT Daniels	23/40, 214 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	CJ Donaldson	7 rushes, 125 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Ford-Wheaton	9 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD
Pittsburgh	Passing	Kedon Slovis	16/24, 308 yards, TD
	Rushing	Rodney Hammond Jr.	16 rushes, 74 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jared Wayne	3 receptions, 89 yards

Kansas

See also: 2022 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jayhawks	0	21	14	7	13	55
Mountaineers	14	14	0	14	0	42

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 52,188
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle and Forest Conoly
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter WVU – Sam James 59-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 13:19. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:41. WVU – C. J. Donaldson 1-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 5:03. Mountaineers 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:45. Second quarter KU – Mason Fairchild 10-yard pass from Jalon Daniels (Jacob Borcila kick), 14:57. Mountaineers 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:01. WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 67-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 13:15. Mountaineers 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:42. KU – Devin Neal 6-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick), 8:26. Mountaineers 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:49. WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 5-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 3:11. Mountaineers 28–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:15. KU – Devin Neal 17-yard pass from Jalon Daniels (Jacob Borcila kick), 0:29. Mountaineers 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:42. Third quarter KU – Daniel Hishaw Jr. 3-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick), 11:32. Tied 28–28. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:28. KU – Devin Neal 2-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick), 4:00. Jayhawks 35–28. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:00. Fourth quarter WVU – Casey Legg 27-yard field goal, 12:58. Jayhawks 35–31. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:02. KU – Daniel Hishaw Jr. 30-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick), 10:59. Jayhawks 42–31. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:56. WVU – Casey Legg 28-yard field goal, 4:04. Jayhawks 42–34. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 6:55. WVU – C. J. Donaldson 1-yard run (JT Daniels pass to Bryce Ford-Wheaton), 0:35. Tied 42–42. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 1:42. Overtime KU – Quentin Skinner 4-yard pass from Jalon Daniels (Jacob Borcila kick). Jayhawks 49–42. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards. KU – Cobee Bryant 86-yard interception return. Jayhawks 55–42.

Statistics

Statistics	KU	WVU
First downs	24	27
Total yards	419	511
Rushing yards	200	146
Passing yards	219	365
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	27:33	32:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing	Jalon Daniels	18/29, 219 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jalon Daniels	12 rushes, 85 yards
	Receiving	Luke Grimm	6 receptions, 66 yards
West Virginia	Passing	JT Daniels	27/39, 365 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Tony Mathis Jr.	16 rushes, 59 yards
	Receiving	Bryce Ford-Wheaton	11 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD

Towson

See also: 2022 Towson Tigers football team

Towson Tigers at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	0	0	7
Mountaineers	21	24	6	14	65

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,703
• Referee: Dan Scanlan
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed and Adam Breneman
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter WVU – Kaden Prather 2-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 11:27. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:33. TOW – D'Ago Hunter 96-yard kickoff return (Keegan Vaughn kick), 11:14. Tied 7–7. WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 3-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 5:40. Mountaineers 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:34. WVU – C. J. Donaldson 82-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 3:40. Mountaineers 21–7. Drive: 1 play, 82 yards, 0:13. Second quarter WVU – C. J. Donaldson 3-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 12:59. Mountaineers 28–7. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 4:02. WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 2-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 5:59. Mountaineers 35–7. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:40. WVU – Casey Legg 26-yard field goal, 2:42. Mountaineers 38–7. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:36. WVU – C. J. Donaldson 1-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 0:06. Mountaineers 45–7. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:05. Third quarter WVU – Garrett Greene 11-yard run (kick failed), 8:21. Mountaineers 51–7. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:14. Fourth quarter WVU – Jeremiah Aaron 5-yard pass from Will Crowder (Parker Grothaus kick), 11:12. Mountaineers 58–7. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:23. WVU – Preston Fox 26-yard pass from Nicco Marchiol (Parker Grothaus kick), 4:42. Mountaineers 65–7. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:40.

Statistics

Statistics	TOW	WVU
First downs	11	32
Total yards	180	624
Rushing yards	82	316
Passing yards	98	308
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	24:00	36:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing	Tyrrell Pigrome	7/14, 59 yards
	Rushing	Devin Matthews	7 rushes, 38 yards
	Receiving	Da'Kendall James	5 receptions, 44 yards
West Virginia	Passing	JT Daniels	16/24, 174 yards, TD
	Rushing	Tony Mathis Jr.	17 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cortez Braham	5 receptions, 60 yards

At Virginia Tech

See also: 2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

West Virginia Mountaineers at Virginia Tech Hokies – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	3	10	3	17	33
Hokies	0	7	3	0	10

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

• Date: September 22
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 65,632
• Referee: Scott Campbell
• TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick and Harry Lyles Jr.
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter WVU – Casey Legg 23-yard field goal, 3:19. Mountaineers 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 7:06. Second quarter VT – Kaleb Smith 28-yard pass from Grant Wells (William Ross kick), 14:52. Hokies 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:27. WVU – Casey Legg 35-yard field goal, 1:50. Hokies 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:14. WVU – Sam James 24-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 0:11. Mountaineers 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 0:50. Third quarter WVU – Casey Legg 25-yard field goal, 7:04. Mountaineers 16–7. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:31. VT – William Ross 44-yard field goal, 4:19. Mountaineers 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 2:45. Fourth quarter WVU – Justin Johnson Jr. 6-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 14:13. Mountaineers 23–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:06. WVU – Casey Legg 38-yard field goal, 10:16. Mountaineers 26–10. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:54. WVU – Jacolby Spells 27-yard interception return (Casey Legg kick), 9:36. Mountaineers 33–10.

Statistics

Statistics	WVU	VT
First downs	32	14
Total yards	421	228
Rushing yards	218	35
Passing yards	203	193
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	38:44	21:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	JT Daniels	20/30, 203 yards, TD
	Rushing	C. J. Donaldson	23 rushes, 106 yards
	Receiving	Kaden Prather	6 receptions, 69 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Grant Wells	16/35, 193 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jalen Holsten	4 rushes, 18 yards
	Receiving	Kaleb Smith	5 receptions, 70 yards, TD

At Texas

See also: 2022 Texas Longhorns football team

West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	7	0	13	20
Longhorns	14	14	7	3	38

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

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT / 6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 100,740
• Referee: Michael Vandervelde
• TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TEX – Xavier Worthy 15-yard pass from Hudson Card (Bert Auburn kick), 6:08. Longhorns 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:08. TEX – Ja'Tavion Sanders 33-yard pass from Xavier Worthy (Bert Auburn kick), 0:34. Longhorns 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:22. Second quarter TEX – Bijan Robinson 1-yard run (Bert Auburn kick), 11:54. Longhorns 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:14. TEX – Ja'Tavion Sanders 13-yard pass from Hudson Card (Bert Auburn kick), 4:22. Longhorns 28–0. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:13. WVU – Kaden Prather 8-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 0:13. Longhorns 28–7. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 4:04. Third quarter TEX – Xavier Worthy 44-yard pass from Hudson Card (Bert Auburn kick), 13:03. Longhorns 35–7. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:51. Fourth quarter WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 1-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 14:56. Longhorns 35–14. Drive: 18 plays, 65 yards, 7:31. TEX – Bert Auburn 45-yard field goal, 10:22. Longhorns 38–14. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:34. WVU – Justin Johnson Jr. 4-yard run (pass failed), 4:31. Longhorns 38–20. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:51.

Statistics

Statistics	WVU	TEX
First downs	22	25
Total yards	314	446
Rushing yards	61	110
Passing yards	253	336
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	32:10	27:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	JT Daniels	29/48, 253 yards, TD
	Rushing	Justin Johnson Jr.	10 rushes, 42 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Ford-Wheaton	8 receptions, 93 yards
Texas	Passing	Hudson Card	21/27, 303 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Bijan Robinson	21 rushes, 101 yards, TD
	Receiving	Xavier Worthy	7 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD

Baylor

See also: 2022 Baylor Bears football team

Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	21	7	9	40
Mountaineers	7	10	14	12	43

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: October 13
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear, 54 °F (12 °C)
• Game attendance: 45,293
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle and Mark Helfrich
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 7-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 10:30. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:18. BAY – John Mayers 40-yard field goal, 4:23. Mountaineers 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:00. Second quarter BAY – Ben Sims 1-yard run (John Mayers kick), 13:34. Bears 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:32. BAY – Gavin Holmes 35-yard pass from Blake Shapen (John Mayers kick), 10:52. Bears 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:23. WVU – Casey Legg 23-yard field goal, 4:22. Bears 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:30. WVU – Jasir Cox 65-yard fumble return (Casey Legg kick), 2:41. Tied 17–17. BAY – Craig Williams 39-yard pass from Blake Shapen (John Mayers kick), 1:14. Bears 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:27. Third quarter WVU – Kaden Prather 24-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 10:19. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:41. BAY – Hal Presley 2-yard pass from Kyron Drones (John Mayers kick), 5:21. Bears 31–24. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 4:51. WVU – Justin Johnson Jr. 1-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 1:42. Tied 31–31. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:39. Fourth quarter BAY – Qualan Jones 4-yard run (kick blocked), 13:39. Bears 37–31. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:57. WVU – Jacolby Spells defensive PAT conversion, 13:39. Bears 37–33. WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 34-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 7:06. Mountaineers 40–37. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:55. BAY – John Mayers 44-yard field goal, 1:40. Tied 40–40. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:32. WVU – Casey Legg 22-yard field goal, 0:33. Mountaineers 43–40. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 1:00.

Statistics

Statistics	BAY	WVU
First downs	28	26
Total yards	590	500
Rushing yards	169	217
Passing yards	421	283
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	29:35	30:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Blake Shapen	14/22, 326 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Richard Reese	13 rushes, 57 yards
	Receiving	Gavin Holmes	7 receptions, 210 yards, TD
West Virginia	Passing	JT Daniels	24/37, 283 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Tony Mathis Jr.	22 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kaden Prather	8 receptions, 109 yards, TD

At Texas Tech

See also: 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	3	0	7	0	10
Red Raiders	14	3	14	17	48

at Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: October 22
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 53,560
• Referee: Steve Baron
• TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle and Mark Helfrich
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TTU – Tahj Brooks 19-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 13:23. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:37. TTU – Tahj Brooks 1-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 8:35. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 3:44. WVU – Casey Legg 38-yard field goal, 0:45. Red Raiders 14–3. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 7:50. Second quarter TTU – Trey Wolff 46-yard field goal, 12:25. Red Raiders 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 3:20. Third quarter TTU – Xavier White 55-yard pass from Behren Morton (Trey Wolff kick), 13:34. Red Raiders 24–3. Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:41. TTU – Loic Fouonji 12-yard pass from Behren Morton (Trey Wolff kick), 6:56. Red Raiders 31–3. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 3:07. WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 28-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 5:05. Red Raiders 31–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:51. Fourth quarter TTU – SaRodrick Thompson 13-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 14:46. Red Raiders 38–10. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:14. TTU – Trey Wolff 26-yard field goal, 11:58. Red Raiders 41–10. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:42. TTU – Brady Boyd 2-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Gino Garcio kick), 2:33. Red Raiders 48–10. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:48.

Statistics

Statistics	WVU	TTU
First downs	19	33
Total yards	282	594
Rushing yards	73	239
Passing yards	209	355
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	26:09	33:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	JT Daniels	23/36, 194 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Tony Mathis Jr.	7 rushes, 33 yards
	Receiving	Bryce Ford-Wheaton	5 receptions, 53 yards, TD
Texas Tech	Passing	Behren Morton	28/45, 325 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tahj Brooks	17 rushes, 107 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Xavier White	8 receptions, 139 yards, TD

No. 7 TCU

See also: 2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team

No. 7 TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Horned Frogs	7	21	0	13	41
Mountaineers	7	14	3	7	31

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV

• Date: October 29
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NE 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
• Game attendance: 50,426
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen and Roddy Jones
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter WVU – CJ Donaldson 1-yard Run (Casey Legg Kick), 8:02. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:38. TCU – Taye Barber 71 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick), 4:27. Tied 7-7. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:35. Second quarter WVU – CJ Donaldson 1 Yd Run (Casey Legg Kick), 14:47. Mountaineers 14-7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:40. TCU - Quentin Johnston 55 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick), 11:42. Tied 14-14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:05. TCU - Kendre Miller 51 Yd Run (Griffin Kell Kick), 7:00. Horned Frogs 21-14. Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:08. WVU - Justin Johnson Jr. 5 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg Kick), 1:35. Tied 21-21. Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 5:25. TCU - Emani Bailey 30 Yd Run (Griffin Kell Kick), 0:24. Horned Frogs 28-21. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 1:11. Third quarter WVU – Casey Legg 33 Yd Field Goal, 11:05. Horned Frogs 28-24. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:04. Fourth quarter TCU – Griffin Kell 30 Yd Field Goal, 13:03. Horned Frogs 31-24. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:07. TCU – Griffin Kell 46 Yd Field Goal, 9:11. Horned Frogs 34-24. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:36. WVU – Reese Smith 23 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg Kick), 4:12. Horned Frogs 34-31. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:59. TCU – Savion Williams 29 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick), 0:20. Horned Frogs 41-31. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:33.

Statistics

Statistics	TCU	WVU
First downs	17	25
Total yards	494	430
Rushing yards	153	155
Passing yards	341	275
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	23:44	36:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	16/28, 341 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	12 rushes, 120 yards, TD
	Receiving	Taye Barber	4 receptions, 99 yards, TD
West Virginia	Passing	JT Daniels	23/39, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	CJ Donaldson	19 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Sam James	6 receptions, 95 yards

At Iowa State

See also: 2022 Iowa State Cyclones football team

West Virginia Mountaineers (3–5) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (3–5) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	7	0	7	14
Cyclones	3	7	0	21	31

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

• Date: November 5
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 56,109
• Referee: Scott Campbell
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely, Chad Brown, Shane Sparks

Game information

First quarter ISU - Jace Gilbert 30-yard field goal, 1:47. Cyclones 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:06. Second quarter ISU - DeShawn Hanika 16 Yd pass from Hunter Dekkers (Jace Gilbert Kick), 7:51. Cyclones 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 7:02. WVU - Bryce Ford-Wheaton 25 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg Kick), 0:34. Cyclones 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:49. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter ISU - Xavier Hutchinson 24 Yd pass from Hunter Dekkers (Drake Nettles Kick), 13:24. Cyclones 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 2:58. ISU - Cartevious Norton 5 Yd Run (Jace Gilbert Kick), 8:31. Cyclones 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 4:11. ISU - Cartevious Norton 3 Yd Run (Drake Nettles Kick), 3:52. Cyclones 31–7. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 2:48. WVU - Sam James 8 Yd pass from Garrett Greene (Casey Legg Kick), 1:04. Cyclones 31–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.

Statistics

Statistics	WVU	ISU
First downs	11	26
Total yards	200	391
Rushing yards	76	172
Passing yards	124	219
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	21:45	38:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	JT Daniels	8/22, 81 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Justin Johnson Jr.	12 rushes, 48 yards
	Receiving	Bryce Ford-Wheaton	3 receptions, 38 yards, TD
Iowa State	Passing	Hunter Dekkers	24/36, 219 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Deon Silas	6 rushes, 77 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Hutchinson	10 receptions, 123 yards, TD

Oklahoma

See also: 2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Oklahoma Sooners (5–4, 2–4) v. West Virginia Mountaineers (3–6, 1–5) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Sooners	0	12	8	0	20
Mountaineers	0	6	7	10	23

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,281
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (FS1): Adam Alexander (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analysts)

Game information

First Quarter No Score Second Quarter (9:42) OKLA – Zach Schmit 32 yard FG (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:18; OU 3–0) (1:06) OKLA – Eric Gray 12 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 4 plays, 96 yards, 1:02; OU 10–0) (0:33) WVU – Garrett Greene 5 yard rush, 2 point conversation failed (Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:26; OU 10–6) (0:33) OKLA – Billy Bowman Defensive PAT Conversion (Drive: 1 play, 88 yards; OU 12–6) Third Quarter (3:36) WVU – Garrett Greene 8 yard pass to Bryce Ford – Wheaton, Casey Legg Kick (Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:18; WVU 13–12) (1:22) OKLA – Eric Gray 5 yard rush, Dillion Gabriel rush for 2 point conversion (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:07; OU 20–12) Fourth Quarter (11:20) WVU – Garrett Greene 11 yard rush, Casey Legg Kick (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:57; Tied 20–20) (0:00) WVU – Casey Legg 25 yard FG (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 6:24; WVU 23–20)

Statistics

Statistics	OKLA	WVU
First downs	22	25
Total yards	426	406
Rushing yards	236	203
Passing yards	190	230
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	22:45	37:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing	Dillon Gabriel	17/28, 190 yards
	Rushing	Eric Gray	25 carries, 211 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Jalil Farooq	5 receptions, 49 yards
West Virginia	Passing	Garrett Greene	12/22, 138 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Garrett Greene	14 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Bryce Ford-Wheaton	7 receptions, 36 yards, 1 TD

No. 15 Kansas State

See also: 2022 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
K−State –8.0	54.5

No. 15 Kansas State Wildcats (7–3) v. West Virginia Mountaineers (4–6) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Wildcats	28	13	0	7	48
Mountaineers	19	6	0	6	31

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Wind: W 10 MPH
• Game attendance: 37,055
• Referee: Derek Anderson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst), Tori Petry (reporter)

Game information

First Quarter (12:52) KSU – Deuce Vaughn 15-yard run, Ty Zentner kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:00; KSU 7–0) (11:51) KSU – Cincere Mason 37-yard interception, Ty Zentner kick (KSU 14–0) (8:26) WVU – Sam James 26-yard reception from Garrett Greene, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:25; KSU 14–7) (6:41) WVU – Malachi Ruffin 43-yard interception, Casey Legg kick failed (KSU 14–13) (5:12) KSU – DJ Giddens 49-yard run, Ty Zentner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:22; KSU 21–13) (2:17) KSU – Will Howard 1-yard run, Ty Zentner kick (Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:14; KSU 28–13) (1:22) WVU – Sam James 71-yard reception from Garrett Greene, Casey Legg kick failed (Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:48; KSU 28–19) Second Quarter (13:28) KSU – Ben Sinnott 15-yard reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:47; KSU 35–19) (6:55) WVU – Sam James 5-yard reception from Garrett Greene, 2-point conversion failed, Garrett Greene run (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 6:26; KSU 35–25) (1:46) KSU – Ty Zentner 46-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 37 yards, 5:09; KSU 38–25) (0:01) KSU – Ty Zentner 53-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 1:19; KSU 41–25) Third Quarter No scoring plays Fourth Quarter (12:24) KSU – Malik Knowles 43-yard reception from Will Howard, Ty Zenter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:04; KSU 48–25) (9:30) WVU – Garrett Greene 13-yard run, 2 point conversion failed, Garrett Greene pass (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; KSU 48–31)

Statistics

Statistics	KSU	WVU
First downs	21	21
Total yards	437	369
Rushing yards	143	153
Passing yards	294	216
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	31:37	28:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	19/27, 294 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	DJ Giddens	12 carries, 78 yards, TD
	Receiving	Malik Knowles	6 receptions, 111 yards, TD
West Virginia	Passing	Garrett Greene	15/27, 204 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jaylen Anderson	7 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Sam James	3 receptions, 102 yards, 3 TD

At Oklahoma State

See also: 2022 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

West Virginia Mountaineers (4–7) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7–4) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	14	0	3	24
Cowboys	0	10	9	0	19

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

• Date: November 26
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C)
• Game attendance: 52,353
• Referee: Tuta Salaam
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (7:11) WVU – Garrett Greene 36 yard rush, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 1 play, 36 yards, 0:08; WVU 7–0) Second Quarter (14:56) OSU – Brennan Presley 4 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:38; Tied 7–7) (0:14) OSU – Tanner Brown 22 yard FG (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 2:04; OSU 10–7) Third Quarter (12:45) WVU – Jaylen Anderson 54 yard rush, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:11; WVU 14–10) (9:53) WVU – Jaylen Anderson 57 yard rush, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:33; WVU 21–10) (5:59) OSU – Tanner Brown 38 yard FG (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 3:47; WVU 21–13) (0:24) OSU – Ollie Gordon II 23 yard rush (Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:52; WVU 21–19) Fourth Quarter (5:59) WVU – Casey Legg 34 yard FG (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:19; WVU 24–19)

Statistics

Statistics	WVU	OKST
First downs	15	20
Total yards	327	358
Rushing yards	250	180
Passing yards	77	178
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	28:43	31:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	Garrett Greene	8/14, 48 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jaylen Anderson	15 carries, 155 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Bryce Ford-Wheaton	2 receptions, 22 yards
Oklahoma State	Passing	Garret Rangel	18/42, 178 yards
	Rushing	Ollie Gordon II	17 carries, 136 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Brennan Presley	5 receptions, 77 yards

Coaching staff

Coach	Title	Year at West Virginia	Previous job
Neal Brown	Head coach	4th	Troy
Matt Moore	Assistant head coach/OL	4th	Troy (Co-OC/OL)
Graham Harrell	OC/QB	1st	USC (OC/QB)
Chad Scott	RB/RGC	4th	Louisville (RB)
Jeff Koonz	ILB/ST	3rd	Ole Miss (ILB)
Jordan Lesley	Co-DC/OLB	4th	Troy (DL)
Andrew Jackson	DL	2nd	Old Dominion (DL)
Sean Reagan	TE	4th	Troy (Co-OC/QB)
Tony Washington	WR	1st	Coastal Carolina (WR)
Dontae Wright	S	3rd	Western Michigan (S)

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2023 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
6	213	Dante Stills	DT	Arizona Cardinals

References

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3. "Big 12 Announces Media Preseason Football Team" (PDF). Big 12 Sports. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.