2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	2–2 (1–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Neal Brown (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chad Scott (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jordan Lesley (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	ShaDon Brown (4th season)
Home stadium	Milan Puskar Stadium
Seasons ←  2023 2025 →

2024 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 BYU		2	–	0					5	–	0
Colorado		2	–	0					4	–	1
Texas Tech		2	–	0					4	–	1
No. 16 Iowa State		1	–	0					4	–	0
Arizona		1	–	0					3	–	1
West Virginia		1	–	0					2	–	2
No. 20 Kansas State		1	–	1					4	–	1
No. 18 Utah		1	–	1					4	–	1
UCF		1	–	1					3	–	1
Cincinnati		1	–	1					3	–	2
TCU		1	–	1					3	–	2
Arizona State		0	–	1					3	–	1
Oklahoma State		0	–	2					3	–	2
Baylor		0	–	2					2	–	3
Houston		0	–	2					1	–	4
Kansas		0	–	2					1	–	4
Championship: December 7, 2024
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of October 1, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football team will represent West Virginia University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Neal Brown in his sixth year as their head coach. The Mountaineers play home games at Milan Puskar Stadium located in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Graeson Malashevich	WR	Unknown
Brayden Dudley	EDGE	Mercer
Montre Miller	CB	Mississippi State
Sean Boyle	QB	Unknown
EJ Horton	WR	FAU
Charlie Katarincic	IOL	Unknown
Tirek Austin-Cave	LB	New Mexico
Luke Hamilton	RB	Unknown
Tomiwa Durojaiye	DL	Florida State
Jared Bartlett	T	Cincinnati
Keyshawn Cobb	S	Nevada
DJ Cotton Jr	DL	James Madison
Lance Dixon	S	Toledo
Justin Johnson Jr	RB	Unknown
James Heard	EDGE	Syracuse
Mike Lockhart	DL	SMU
Danny King	K	Southern Utah
Hershey McLaurin	S	Houston
Andrew Wilson-Lamp	CB	East Carolina
Ja'Shaun Poke	WR	San Diego State
Davis Mallinger	S	Nevada
Christion Stokes	S	Findlay
Theo Grabill	WR	Garden City CC
Jeremiah Aaron	WR	North Texas
Cortez Braham	WR	Nevada

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Ryder Burton	QB	BYU
Dontez Fagan	CB	Charlotte
Justin Robinson	WR	Mississippi State
Kekoura Tarnue	CB	Jacksonville State
Garnet Hollis Jr.	CB	Northwestern
Jaheem Joseph	CB	Northwestern
T.J. Jackson	DL	Troy
Xavier Bausley	OT	Jacksonville State
Jaden Bray	WR	Oklahoma State
Ty French	EDGE	Gardner-Webb
Ayden Garnes	CB	Duquesne
TJ Crandall	CB	Colorado State
Reid Carrico	T	Ohio State

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Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 preseason poll was released on July 2, 2024. ^[3]

• First place votes in ()

Predicted Finish	Team	Voters (1st Place)
1	Utah	906 (20)
2	Kansas State	889 (19)
3	Oklahoma	829 (14)
4	Kansas	772 (5)
5	Arizona	762 (3)
6	Iowa State	661
7	West Virginia	581
8	UCF	551
9	Texas Tech	532
10	TCU	436
11	Colorado	400
12	Baylor	268
13	BYU	215
14	Cincinnati	196
15	Houston	157
16	Arizona State	141

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Penn State *	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff , Stripe the Stadium)	FOX	L 12–34	62,084
September 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 16 (FCS) Albany *	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (Gold Rush)	ESPN+	W 49–14	50,073
September 14	3:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh *	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN2	L 34–38	66,087
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Kansas	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	W 32–28	52,428
October 5	4:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN2
October 12	8:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	FOX
October 19		Kansas State	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
October 26		at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
November 9		at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
November 16		Baylor	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
November 23		UCF	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (True Blue)
November 30		at Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field Lubbock, TX
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 30) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs No. 8 Penn State

See also: 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Nittany Lions	0	20	7	7	34
Mountaineers	0	6	0	6	12

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: August 31, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 pm
• Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C)
• Game attendance: 62,084
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color commentator), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter PSU – Harrison Wallace III, 50-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, two-point conversion pass incomplete, 14:53 (PSU 6–0) PSU – Kaytron Allen, 20-yard TD pass from Allar, Sander Sahaydak kick, 9:46 (PSU 13–0) WVU – Michael Hayes II, 38-yard field goal, 6:15 (PSU 13–3) WVU – Hayes, 39-yard field goal, 0:37 (PSU 13–6) PSU – Wallace, 18-yard TD pass from Allar, Sahaydak kick, 0:06 (PSU 20–6) Third quarter PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 40-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 10:16 (PSU 27–6) Fourth quarter WVU – CJ Donaldson Jr, 1-yard TD run, two-point conversion failed, 12:49 (PSU 27–12) PSU – Tyler Warren, 19-yard TD pass from Beau Pribula, Sahaydak kick, 9:00 (PSU 34–12)

Statistics	PSU	WVU
First downs	21	19
Total yards	457	246
Rushing yards	222	85
Passing yards	235	161
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–18–0	15–28–1
Time of possession	30:25	29:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	11/17, 216 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Nicholas Singleton	13 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Harrison Wallace III	5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD
West Virginia	Passing	Garrett Greene	15/28, 161 yards
	Rushing	C.J. Donaldson Jr.	12 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Preston Fox	2 receptions, 41 yards

vs No. 16 (FCS) Albany

See also: 2024 Albany Great Danes football team

No. 16 (FCS) Albany Great Danes (1–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 (FCS) Great Danes	0	14	0	0	14
Mountaineers	14	14	14	7	49

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: September 7, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 pm
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,073
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)

Game information

First quarter WVU – Jahiem White, 14-yard TD run, Michael Hayes II kick, 9:34 (WVU 7-0) WVU – Justin Robinson, 12-yard TD pass from Garrett Greene, Hayes II kick, 5:41 (WVU 14-0) Second quarter WVU – Kole Taylor, 39-yard TD pass from Greene, Hayes II kick, 14:49 (WVU 21-0) UAlbany – Griffin Woodell, 7-yard TD run, John Opalko kick, 4:40 (WVU 21-7) UAlbany – Jacari Carter, 33-yard TD pass from Myles Burkett, Opalko kick, 1:54 (WVU 21-14) WVU – Greene, 40-yard TD run, Hayes II kick, 0:39 (WVU 28-14) Third quarter WVU – Hudson Clement, 10-yard TD pass from Greene, Hayes II kick, 5:22 (WVU 35-14) WVU - C.J. Donaldson Jr., 2-yard TD run, Hayes II kick, 0:49 (WVU 42-14) Fourth quarter WVU - Nicco Marchiol, 12-yard TD run, RJ Kocan Kick, 7:22 (WVU 49-14)

Statistics	ALB	WVU
First downs	21	31
Total yards	374	553
Rushing yards	68	305
Passing yards	306	248
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–39–0	20–26–0
Time of possession	35:18	24:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing	Myles Burkett	18/39, 306 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jojo Uga	9 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Seven Mcgee	4 receptions, 90 yards
West Virginia	Passing	Garrett Greene	17/23, 236 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	C.J. Donaldson Jr.	14 carries, 125 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kole Taylor	3 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD

at Pittsburgh

See also: 2024 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

West Virginia Mountaineers (1–1) at Pittsburgh Panthers (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	10	7	10	34
Panthers	10	7	7	14	38

at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: September 14, 2024
• Game time: 3:30 pm
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E 9 mph
• Game attendance: 66,087
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter WVU – CJ Donaldson Jr, 10-yard TD pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes II kick, 7:58 (WVU 7-0) PITT – Ben Sauls 31-yard field goal, 6:17 (WVU 7-3) PITT – Desmond Reid, 9-yard TD pass from Eli Holstein, Sauls kick, 0:30 (PITT 10-7) Second quarter WVU – Jahiem White, 5-yard TD run, Hayes II kick, 11:54 (WVU 14-10) PITT – Desmond Reid, 19-yard TD pass from Holstein, Sauls kick, 7:01 (PITT 17-14) WVU – Hayes II, 44-yard field goal, 0:21 (Tied 17-17) Third quarter PITT – Brandon George, 24-yard TD return of blocked punt, Sauls kick, 8:27 (PITT 24-17) WVU – Donaldson Jr., 4-yard TD run, Hayes II kick, 4:54 (Tied 24-24) Fourth quarter WVU – Hayes II, 23-yard field goal, 11:19 (WVU 27-24) WVU - Justin Robinson, 28-yard TD pass from Greene, Hayes II kick, 4:55 (WVU 34-24) PITT – Daejon Reynolds, 40-yard TD pass from Holstein, Sauls kick, 3:06 (WVU 34-31) PITT – Derrick Davis Jr., 1-yard TD run, Sauls kick, 0:32 (PITT 38-34)

Statistics	WVU	PITT
First downs	22	24
Total yards	398	379
Rushing yards	188	78
Passing yards	210	301
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16-30-2	21-30-0
Time of possession	31:08	28:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	Garrett Greene	16/30, 210 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	C.J. Donaldson Jr.	19 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaden Bray	1 reception, 44 yards
Pittsburgh	Passing	Eli Holstein	21/30, 301 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Eli Holstein	14 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Kenny Johnson	5 receptions, 79 yards

vs Kansas

See also: 2024 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Kansas Jayhawks (1–2) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	7	14	7	28
Mountaineers	7	7	3	15	32

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: September 21, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW 6 mph
• Game attendance: 52,428
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (5:16) WVU – Jahiem White 1-yard run, Michael Hayes II kick (Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:10; West Virginia 7–0.) Second quarter (7:31) KAN – Devin Neal 11-yard run, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 6:16; Tied 7–7.) (0:25) WVU – Garrett Greene 5-yard run, Michael Hayes II kick (Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 1:17; West Virginia 14–7.) Third quarter (9:08) KAN – Luke Grimm 7-yard pass from Jalon Daniels, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:52; Tied 14–14.) (7:03) WVU – Michael Hayes II 40-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:05; West Virginia 17–14.) (4:30) KAN – Daniel Hishaw 11-yard run, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:33; Kansas 21–17.) Fourth quarter (5:39) KAN – Luke Grimm 32-yard run, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:40; Kansas 28–17.) (3:27) WVU – Kole Taylor 8-yard pass from Garrett Greene, Kole Taylor pass (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:12; Kansas 28–25.) (0:26) WVU – Rodney Gallagher III 15-yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes II kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:56; West Virginia 32–28.)

Statistics	KU	WVU
First downs	25	23
Plays–yards	72–431	63–443
Rushes–yards	47–247	33–148
Passing yards	184	295
Passing: comp–att–int	15–25–1	15–30–2
Time of possession	36:47	23:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing	Jalon Daniels	15/25, 184 yds, TD, INT
	Rushing	Devin Neal	27 rushes, 110 yds, TD
	Receiving	Luke Grimm	6 receptions, 75 yds, TD
West Virginia	Passing	Garrett Greene	15/30, 295 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Garrett Greene	17 rushes, 87 yds, TD
	Receiving	Hudson Clement	7 receptions, 150 yds

at Oklahoma State

See also: 2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

West Virginia Mountaineers (2–2) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

• Date: October 5, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	OKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

vs Iowa State

See also: 2024 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: October 12, 2024
• Game time: 8:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: FOX

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ISU	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

vs Kansas State

See also: 2024 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: October 19, 2024
• Game time: TBD
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	KSU	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing 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 Arizona

See also: 2024 Arizona Wildcats football team

West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) at Arizona Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: October 26, 2024
• Game time: TBD
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	ARIZ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

at Cincinnati

See also: 2024 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) at Cincinnati Bearcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0
Bearcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH

• Date: November 9, 2024
• Game time: TBD
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	CIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

vs Baylor

See also: 2024 Baylor Bears football team

Baylor Bears (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: November 16, 2024
• Game time: TBD
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BAY	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

vs UCF

See also: 2024 UCF Knights football team

UCF Knights (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: November 23, 2024
• Game time: TBD
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UCF	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

at Texas Tech

See also: 2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

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

• Date: November 30, 2024
• Game time: TBD
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Further information: 2024 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	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	—
Coaches	RV	—	—
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

1. "West Virginia Mountaineers 2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
2. "2024 West Virginia Football Transfer Portal". on3.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
3. "Utah picked first in Big 12 Media Preseason Poll". July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
4. "2024 West Virginia Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.