2025 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	1–1 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Rich Rodriguez (8th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Zac Alley (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Milan Puskar Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Iowa State		1	–	0					3	–	0
Arizona		0	–	0					2	–	0
BYU		0	–	0					2	–	0
Houston		0	–	0					2	–	0
No. 21 Texas Tech		0	–	0					2	–	0
UCF		0	–	0					2	–	0
No. 20 Utah		0	–	0					2	–	0
TCU		0	–	0					1	–	0
Kansas		0	–	0					2	–	1
Arizona State		0	–	0					1	–	1
Baylor		0	–	0					1	–	1
Cincinnati		0	–	0					1	–	1
Colorado		0	–	0					1	–	1
Oklahoma State		0	–	0					1	–	1
West Virginia		0	–	0					1	–	1
Kansas State		0	–	1					1	–	2
Championship: December 6, 2025
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 8, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers play their home games at Milan Puskar Stadium located in Morgantown, West Virginia. This will be the first season under new head coach Rich Rodriguez since 2007. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:00 p.m	Robert Morris *	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 45–3	57,093
September 6	4:00 p.m.	at Ohio *	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	L 10–17	26,740
September 13	3:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh *	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN
September 20		at Kansas	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
September 27		Utah	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
October 3	10:30 p.m.	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN
October 18		at UCF	Acrisure Bounce House Orlando, FL
October 25		TCU	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
November 1		at Houston	Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX
November 8		Colorado	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
November 15		at Arizona State	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ
November 29		Texas Tech	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs Robert Morris

See also: 2025 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Robert Morris Colonials (FCS) (0–0) at West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials (FCS)	0	3	0	0	3
Mountaineers	7	3	14	21	45

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance: 57,093
• Referee: Kevin Boitmann
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Brian Custer, Max Starks

Game information

First quarter WVU – Nicco Marchiol 10-yard run (Kade Hensley kick), 10:15. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:22. Second quarter WVU – Kade Hensley 27-yard field goal, 11:44. Mountaineers 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:51. RMU – Jayson Jenkins 36-yard field goal, 3:08. Mountaineers 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:43. Third quarter WVU – Jaheim White 1-yard run (Kade Hensley kick), 11:21. Mountaineers 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:33. WVU – Jaheim White 4-yard run (Kade Hensley kick), 5:21. Mountaineers 24–3. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:51. Fourth quarter WVU – Cam Vaughn 46-yard pass from Nicco Marchiol (Kade Hensley kick), 13:52. Mountaineers 31–3. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:24. WVU – Cyncir Bowers 26-yard run (Kade Hensley kick), 10:16. Mountaineers 38–3. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:51. WVU – Scotty Fox Jr. 59-yard run (Kade Hensley kick), 3:15. Mountaineers 45–3. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:00.

Statistics	RMU	WVU
First downs	8	26
Plays–yards	59–123	76–625
Rushes–yards	37–53	53–393
Passing yards	70	232
Passing: comp–att–int	7–22–0	18–23–0
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	32:30	27:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Robert Morris	Passing	Zach Tanner	7/21, 70 yards
	Rushing	Ethan Shine	8 carries, 20 yards
	Receiving	Thomas Lee	2 receptions, 22 yards
West Virginia	Passing	Nicco Marchiol	17/20, 224 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jaheim White	18 carries, 93 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cam Vaughn	7 receptions, 126 yards, TD

at Ohio

See also: 2025 Ohio Bobcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under

West Virginia Mountaineers (1–0) at Ohio Bobcats (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	0	3	0	10
Bobcats	3	14	0	0	17

at Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: cloudy, Temperature:65 °F (18 °C),
• Game attendance: 26,740
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde (B12)
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	OHIO
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

vs Pittsburgh

See also: 2025 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Backyard Brawl

Pregame line	Over/under

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Panthers			0
Mountaineers			0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PITT	WVU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Kansas

See also: 2025 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Pregame line	Over/under

West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mountaineers			0
Jayhawks			0

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

• Date: September 20
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	KU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

vs Utah

See also: 2025 Utah Utes football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Utah Utes (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Utes			0
Mountaineers			0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: September 27
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	WVU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at BYU

See also: 2025 BYU Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under

West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) at BYU Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mountaineers			0
Cougars			0

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 10:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	BYU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at UCF

See also: 2025 UCF Knights football team

Pregame line	Over/under

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mountaineers			0
Knights			0

at Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, Florida

• Date: October 18
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	UCF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

vs TCU

See also: 2025 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Mountaineers			0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: October 25
• Game time:  
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• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TCU	WVU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Houston

See also: 2025 Houston Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under

West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) at Houston Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mountaineers			0
Cougars			0

at Space City Financial Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: November 1
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
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• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	HOU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

vs Colorado

See also: 2025 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Colorado Buffaloes (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Buffaloes			0
Mountaineers			0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: November 8
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	COLO	WVU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Arizona State

See also: 2025 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Pregame line	Over/under

West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mountaineers			0
Sun Devils			0

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, Arizona

• Date: November 15
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	ASU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

vs Texas Tech

See also: 2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Pregame line	Over/under

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Red Raiders			0
Mountaineers			0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: November 29
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TTU	WVU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Personnel

Coaching staff

Coach	Title	Year at West Virginia	Previous job
Rich Rodriguez	Head coach	8th	Jacksonville State
Zac Alley	Assistant head coach/DC/LB	1st	Oklahoma (DC/LB)
Jack Bicknell Jr.	OL Coach	1st	Wisconsin (OL)
Gabe Franklin	Safeties Coach	1st	Boise State (S)
Ryan Garrett	Wide Receivers Coach	1st	Jacksonville State (WR)
Michael Nysewander	Tight Ends Coach	1st	Jacksonville State (TE)
William Green	Defensive Line Coach	1st	Jacksonville State (DL)
Pat Kirkland	Special Teams Coordinator	5th	Old Dominion (DL)
Rhett Rodriguez	QB Coach	1st	Jacksonville State (OA)
Pat White	Assistant QB Coach/Assistant to the Head Coach	1st	Campbell (QB)
Noel Devine	Offensive Analyst/Assistant RB Coach	1st	N/A

Transfers

Incoming

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Prev. school
Jarod Bowie	WR	5'9"	160 lbs	Martinsburg, WV	Jacksonville State
Jacob Barrick	TE	6'3"	235 lbs	Martinsburg, WV	Jacksonville State
Cam Vaughn	WR	6'2"	190 lbs	Temple, GA	Jacksonville State
Fred Perry	S	5'11"	200 lbs	Warner Robins, GA	Jacksonville State
Derek Carter	DB	5'9"	160 lbs	Gardendale, AL	Jacksonville State
Oran Singleton	WR	5'9"	164 lbs	Clewiston, FL	Eastern Michigan
Walter Young Bear	OL	6'3"	312 lbs	Norman, OK	Tulsa
Jordan Scruggs	DB	5'11"	176 lbs	Kansas City, MO	South Alabama
Michael Coats Jr.	DB	5'10"	173 lbs	Biloxi, MS	Nevada
Jaylen Henderson	QB	6'3"	205 lbs	West Hills, CA	Texas A&M
Johnny Pascuzzi	TE	6'4"	242 lbs	Kansas City, MO	Iowa
Cyrus Traugh	WR	6'0"	180 lbs	Parkersburg, WV	Youngstown State
Ashton Woods	LB	6'3"	205 lbs	Marietta, GA	North Carolina
Ethan Head	PK	6'1"	175 lbs	West Chicago, IL	Tulane
Jordan Walker	S	6'0"	175 lbs	Lafayette, AL	Chattanooga
Kimo Makaneole	DL	6'4"	285 lbs	Niceville, FL	LSU
Tye Edwards	RB	6'3"	212 lbs	Saint Augustine, FL	Northern Iowa
Justin Harrington	S	6'3"	214 lbs	Raleigh, NC	Washington
Chase Wilson	LB	6'2"	200 lbs	Arvada, CO	Colorado State
Braden Siders	EDGE	6'2"	252 lbs	Arvada, CO	Wyoming
Wyatt Minor	IOL	6'5"	315 lbs	Clarksburg, WV	Youngstown State
William Davis	S	5'10"	195 lbs	South Boston, VA	Virginia Union
Robby Martin	IOL	6'3"	285 lbs	Huntington, WV	NC State
Devonte Golden-Nelson	CB	5'11"	177 lbs	Memphis, TN	Akron
Ty'kieast Crawford	OT	6'4"	320 lbs	Carthage, TX	Arkansas
Max Brown	QB	6'3"	200 lbs	Tulsa, OK	Charlotte
Jimmori Robinson	EDGE	6'6"	248 lbs	Alexandria, VA	UTSA
William Reed	OT	6'6"	280 lbs	Sammamish, WA	Princeton
Jeffrey Weimer	WR	6'2"	205 lbs	San Francisco, CA	Idaho State
Jason Chambers	CB	6'0"	185 lbs	Charlotte, NC	Appalachian State
LJ Turner	RB	5'9"	195 lbs	Palm Bay, FL	Catawba
Grayson Barnes	TE	6'5"	215 lbs	Sacramento, CA	Northern Illinois
Oluwaseyi Omotosho	DL	6'2"	246 lbs	Richmond, TX	Oregon State

Outgoing

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	New school
Josiah Jackson	CB	6'0"	177 lbs	Fairfield, OH	Garden City CC
Bryce Biggs	IOL	6'6"	270 lbs	Huntington, WV	Marshall
Raleigh Collins III	S	6'3"	185 lbs	Philadelphia, PA	New Hampshire
Dom Collins	WR	5'9"	167 lbs	Princeton, WV	Concord
Will Dixon	TE	6'5"	244 lbs	Hillsborough, NJ	Rhode Island
Tyler Evans	WR	5'11"	183 lbs	Youngstown, OH	Robert Morris
T.J. Crandall	CB	6'1"	185 lbs	Sammamish, WA	Oregon State
Harry Hilvert	DL	6'2"	255 lbs	North Bend, OH	Thomas More
Josiah Trotter	LB	6'2"	225 lbs	Philadelphia, PA	Missouri
Jaylen Anderson	RB	6'0"	205 lbs	Perry, OH	TBA
Sullivan Weidman	IOL	6'6"	300 lbs	Brookline, MA	UMass
Tomas Rimac	OL	6'6"	305 lbs	Brunswick, OH	Virginia Tech
Aiden Ellis	IOL	6'4"	290 lbs	Charleston, WV	Mercyhurst
Jack Sammarco	TE	6'5"	238 lbs	Cincinnati, OH	Alabama
DayDay Farmer	WR	5'11"	160 lbs	Melbourne, FL	UCF
Derek Berlitz	DL	6'3"	250 lbs	Catawissa, PA	Central Connecticut
CJ Donaldson	RB	6'1"	240 lbs	Miami, FL	Ohio State
Ayden Garnes	CB	6'0"	162 lbs	Drexel Hill, PA	Arizona
Johnny Williams IV	OT	6'6"	300 lbs	Macon, GA	Missouri
Ryder Burton	QB	6'1"	182 lbs	Springville, UT	UAB
Trey Lathan	LB	6'1"	208 lbs	Miami, FL	Kansas
Hudson Clement	WR	6'1"	190 lbs	Martinsburg, WV	Illinois
Jaheem Joseph	S	5'11"	170 lbs	Opa Locka, FL	UNLV
Donovan Grayson	DL	6'4"	238 lbs	Stafford, VA	Samford
Traylon Ray	WR	6'3"	180 lbs	Tallahassee, FL	Ole Miss
Kyle Altuner	IOL	6'3"	285 lbs	Olney, MD	Virginia Tech
Lucas Austin	OT	6'7"	265 lbs	Sterling, IL	Virginia Tech
Ak'Bar Shabazz II	CB	6'0"	170 lbs	Kennesaw, GA	TBA
Justin Terry	OT	6'5"	315 lbs	Pickerington, OH	Withdrawn
Murphy Clement	RB	6'2"	200 lbs	Martinsburg, WV	Illinois
Zeiqui Lawton	EDGE	6'3"	240 lbs	Charleston, WV	Sam Houston
Zachariah Keith	DL	6'5"	250 lbs	Douglasville, GA	Southern Miss

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