2023 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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Duke’s Mayo Bowl champion | |
Duke's Mayo Bowl, W 30–10 vs. North Carolina | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 25 |
Record | 9–4 (6–3 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Chad Scott (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread option [1] |
Defensive coordinator | Jordan Lesley (4th season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | ShaDon Brown (3rd season) |
Base defense | Multiple [1] |
Home stadium | Milan Puskar Stadium |
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No. 3 Texas y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Oklahoma State y | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Oklahoma | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Kansas State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Kansas | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers were led by fifth-year head coach Neal Brown and played their home games at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Player | Position | Destination |
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Mumu Bin-Wahad | CB | UConn |
Charles Woods | CB | SMU |
Mike O'Laughlin | TE | Houston |
Naim Muhammad | CB | Kent State |
Reese Smith | WR | Liberty |
Will Crowder | QB | Troy |
Saint McLeod | S | Unknown |
Corbin Page | TE | Unknown |
Tyrin Woodby | CB | Unknown |
JT Daniels | QB | Rice |
Jordan White | IOL | Liberty |
Kaden Prather | WR | Maryland |
Taurus Simmons | EDGE | Withdrawn |
Jordan Jefferson | DL | LSU |
Chris Mayo | IOL | Eastern Michigan |
Taijh Alston | EDGE | Colorado |
Lanell Carr | LB | Indiana |
Jaylon Shelton | CB | Texas State |
Dylan Ray | IOL | Kentucky |
Aric Burton | DE | Unknown |
Caleb Coleman | CB | Texas State |
Tony Mathis | RB | Houston |
Player | Position | Previous school |
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Noah Massey | WR | Angelo State |
Tyrin Bradley | DL | Abilene Christian |
EJ Horton | WR | Marshall |
Tomiwa Durojaiye | DL | Kentucky |
Anthony Wilson | S | Georgia Southern |
Beanie Bishop | CB | Minnesota |
Davoan Hawkins | DL | Tennessee State |
Fatorma Mulbah | DL | Penn State |
Michael Hayes | K | Georgia State |
Keyshawn Cobb | S | Buffalo |
Ja'Shaun Poke | WR | Kent State |
Devin Carter | WR | NC State |
Kole Taylor | TE | LSU |
Montre Miller | CB | Kent State |
Ak'Bar Shabazz II | CB | Pittsburgh |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Penn State * | NBC | L 15–38 | 110,747 | |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Duquesne * | ESPN+ | W 56–17 | 50,037 | |
September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh * |
| ABC | W 17–6 | 61,106 |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Texas Tech |
| ESPN+ | W 20–13 | 50,071 |
September 30 | 8:00 p.m. | at TCU | ESPN2 | W 24–21 | 43,736 | |
October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Houston | FS1 | L 39–41 | 32,152 | |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State |
| ESPN | L 34–48 | 51,870 |
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at UCF | FS1 [lower-alpha 1] | W 41–28 | 44,136 | |
November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | BYU |
| FOX | W 37–7 | 50,266 |
November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Oklahoma | FOX | L 20–59 | 83,525 | |
November 18 | 2:30 p.m. | Cincinnati |
| ESPN+ | W 42–21 | 43,588 |
November 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at Baylor | FS1 | W 34–31 | 36,200 | |
December 27 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. North Carolina * | ESPN | W 30–10 | 42,925 | |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountaineers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
No. 7 Nittany Lions | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
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Statistics
Statistics | WVU | PSU |
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First downs | 17 | 27 |
Plays–yards | 67–308 | 65–478 |
Rushes–yards | 40–146 | 35–146 |
Passing yards | 162 | 332 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 16–27–0 | 22–30–0 |
Time of possession | 31:16 | 28:44 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Greene | 16/27, 162 yards |
Rushing | CJ Donaldson Jr. | 18 carries, 81 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Devin Carter | 6 receptions, 90 yards | |
Penn State | Passing | Drew Allar | 21/29, 325 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Nicholas Singleton | 13 carries, 70 yards, TD | |
Receiving | KeAndre Lambert-Smith | 4 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dukes | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
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Statistics | DUQ | WVU |
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First downs | 10 | 30 |
Total yards | 234 | 619 |
Rushes/yards | 28/3 | 49/304 |
Passing yards | 231 | 315 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15-32-2 | 17-32-0 |
Time of possession | 28:21 | 31:39 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Duquesne | Passing | Darius Perrantes | 14/31, 220 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Taj Butts | 10 carries, 23 yards | |
Receiving | Tedy Afful | 4 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD | |
West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Greene | 10/18, 240 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Jahiem White | 12 carries, 115 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Hudson Clement | 5 receptions, 117 yards, 3 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Mountaineers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV
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Statistics
Statistics | PITT | WVU |
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First downs | 12 | 14 |
Plays–yards | 56–211 | 62–211 |
Rushes–yards | 36–130 | 51–151 |
Passing yards | 81 | 60 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 8–20–3 | 6–11–0 |
Time of possession | 26:47 | 33:13 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Pittsburgh | Passing | Phil Jurkovec | 8/20, 81 yards |
Rushing | Rodney Hammond | 14 carries, 54 yards | |
Receiving | Gavin Bartholomew | 2 receptions, 39 yards | |
West Virginia | Passing | Nicco Marchiol | 6/9, 60 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | CJ Donaldson | 18 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Kole Taylor | 3 receptions, 21 yards, 1 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Red Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Statistics
Statistics | TTU | WVU |
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First downs | 18 | 16 |
Total yards | 321 | 256 |
Rushes/yards | 38/160 | 42/157 |
Passing yards | 161 | 99 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15-43-0 | 13-22-2 |
Time of possession | 25:10 | 34:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas Tech | Passing | Behren Morton | 13/37, 158 yards, TD |
Rushing | Tahj Brooks | 25 carries, 149 yards | |
Receiving | Xavier White | 3 receptions, 45 yards | |
West Virginia | Passing | Nicco Marchiol | 12/21, 78 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Nicco Marchiol | 15 carries, 72 yards | |
Receiving | Kole Taylor | 3 receptions, 39 yards, TD |
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Mountaineers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 39 |
Cougars | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
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Cowboys | 10 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 48 |
Mountaineers | 0 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 34 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Statistics | OKST | WVU |
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First downs | 21 | 24 |
Total yards | 491 | 475 |
Rushes/yards | 33/281 | 44/226 |
Passing yards | 210 | 249 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24-36-1 | 15-30-1 |
Time of possession | 27:24 | 32:36 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oklahoma State | Passing | Alan Bowman | 24/36, 210 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Ollie Gordon | 29 carries, 282 yards, 4 TD | |
Receiving | Brennan Presley | 9 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD | |
West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Greene | 15/30, 249 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Garrett Greene | 16 carries, 126 yards | |
Receiving | Preston Fox | 4 receptions, 81 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountaineers | 10 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
Knights | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, FL
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Statistics | WVU | UCF |
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First downs | 25 | 27 |
Total yards | 450 | 463 |
Rushing yards | 286 | 189 |
Passing yards | 164 | 274 |
Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
Time of possession | 36:06 | 23:54 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Greene | 14-23, 156 yards |
Rushing | C.J. Donaldson | 17 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Devin Carter | 3 receptions, 47 yards | |
UCF | Passing | John Rhys Plumlee | 25–36, 274 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | R. J. Harvey | 14 carries, 100 yards | |
Receiving | Kobe Hudson | 3 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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BYU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
West Virginia | 14 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 37 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
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Statistics | BYU | WVU |
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First downs | 20 | 30 |
Total yards | 277 | 567 |
Rushes/yards | 21/67 | 48/336 |
Passing yards | 210 | 231 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–42–0 | 16–28–0 |
Time of possession | 24:33 | 35:27 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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BYU | Passing | Jake Retzlaff | 24/42, 210 yards |
Rushing | Aidan Robbins | 10 carries, 37 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Parker Kingston | 6 receptions, 57 yards | |
West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Greene | 12/24, 205 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jahiem White | 16 carries, 146 yards | |
Receiving | Devin Carter | 3 receptions, 56 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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West Virginia | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
No. 17 Oklahoma | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
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Statistics | WVU | OKLA |
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First downs | 17 | 25 |
Total yards | 330 | 664 |
Rushes/yards | 41/176 | 42/221 |
Passing yards | 154 | 423 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–31–2 | 23–36 |
Time of possession | 30:32 | 29:28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Greene | 10/27, 154 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | CJ Donaldson | 14 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Devin Carter | 3 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD | |
Oklahoma | Passing | Dillon Gabriel | 23/36, 423 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Gavin Sawchuk | 22 carries, 135 yards | |
Receiving | Drake Stoops | 10 receptions, 164 yards, 3 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bearcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia
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Statistics | CIN | WVU |
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First downs | 18 | 31 |
Plays–yards | 332/58 | 634/65 |
Rushes–yards | 141/31 | 424/46 |
Passing yards | 191 | 210 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 16-27-0 | 12-9-1 |
Time of possession | 25:11 | 34:49 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Cincinnati | Passing | Emory Jones | 14/24, 166 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Corey Kiner | 13 carries, 56 yards | |
Receiving | Xzavier Henderson | 6 receptions, 104 yards | |
West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Greene | 12/19, 210 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jahiem White | 21 carries, 204 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jahiem White | 1 reception, 75 yards, 1 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tar Heels | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
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Statistics | UNC | WVU |
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First downs | 20 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 68–339 | 54–392 |
Rushes–yards | 41–140 | 30–164 |
Passing yards | 199 | 228 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–27–3 | 12–24–1 |
Time of possession | 34:39 | 25:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Carolina | Passing | Conner Harrell | 18/27, 199 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Omarion Hampton | 19 carries, 62 yards | |
Receiving | Gavin Blackwell | 3 carries, 78 yards | |
West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Greene | 12/24, 228 yards, TD |
Rushing | Garrett Greene | 9 carries, 64 yards | |
Receiving | Traylon Ray | 3 carries, 91 yards |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | RV |
Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Coach | Title | Year at West Virginia | Previous job |
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Neal Brown | Head coach | 5th | Troy |
Matt Moore | Assistant head coach/OL | 5th | Troy (Co-OC/OL) |
Chad Scott | OC/RB | 5th | Louisville (RB) |
Jordan Lesley | DC/OLB | 5th | Troy (DL) |
Jeff Koonz | ILB/ST | 4th | Ole Miss (ILB) |
Andrew Jackson | DL | 3rd | Old Dominion (DL) |
Sean Reagan | QB | 5th | Troy (Co-OC/QB) |
Blaine Stewart | TE | 1st | Pittsburgh Steelers (Assistant WR) |
Bilal Marshall | WR | 2nd | VMI (WR) |
Dontae Wright | S | 4th | Western Michigan (S) |
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