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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Major | Sport Management |
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| Born: | October 1, 2001 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg) |
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| High school | Chiles (Leon County, Florida) |
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Garrett Greene (born October 1, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Greene was born in Tallahassee, Florida and attended Chiles High School. In his high school career he passed for 2,917 yards and 25 touchdowns, while also rushing for 2,660 yards and 31 touchdowns. [2] Greene would decide to commit to play college football at West Virginia University over other schools such as Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and TCU. [3] [4]
In Greene's first career season in 2020, he completed three of his four passes for 24 yards, while also rushing six times for 40 yards. [5] In week one of the 2021 season, Greene had a breakout game where he threw for 57 yards, and also rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns, as he helped the Mountaineers beat LIU 66-0. [6] Greene finished the 2021 season completing 16 of his 26 passes for 147 yards, while also rushing for 297 yards and four touchdowns, on 48 carries. [7] In week eleven, after starting quarterback JT Daniels was benched late in the first quarter, Greene came into replace him where he completed 12 of his 22 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns, including a big first down at Oklahoma's 17 yard line on 3rd and six to helped the Mountaineers kick a game winning field goal to beat Oklahoma 23-20. [8] [9] In the following week, West Virginia would announce that Greene would get his first career start. [10] In his first start he completed 15 of his 27 passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions, while also rushing for a touchdown, but West Virginia would fall to Kansas State 48-31 in a shootout. [11] [12] Greene finished the 2022 season completing 43 of his 78 passing attempts for 493 yards and five touchdowns to three interceptions. Greene would also rush for 276 yards and five touchdowns, while also hauling in four receptions for 32 yards. [13] In week two of the 2023 season, Greene had a breakout game completing ten of his passes for 240 yards and four touchdowns, as he helped the Mountaineers beat Duquesne. [14]
Major Harris is an American former college football player who was a quarterback for the West Virginia Mountaineers during the 1980s. Harris was a first-team All-American in 1989 and finished fifth and third in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1988 and 1989, respectively. He was also the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Year in 1988 and 1989. Harris was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009.
Steve Slaton is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2006. He was chosen by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft. Slaton also played for the NFL's Miami Dolphins and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Patrick Christian White is an American former professional football quarterback. He played in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft.
The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. West Virginia plays its home games at Milan Puskar Stadium on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Mountaineers have won or shared a total of 15 conference championships, including eight Southern Conference titles and seven Big East Conference titles. The Mountaineers compete in the Big 12 Conference and are led by head coach Neal Brown.
The 2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with an 11–2 record. The Mountaineers had a regular season Big East record of 5–2.
The 2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team began play on September 1, 2007. The team was coached by Rich Rodriguez until he announced on December 16, 2007, that he was leaving West Virginia to coach the Michigan Wolverines. The head coaching position remained vacant after his announcement, with assistant head coach Bill Stewart serving as interim head coach. Stewart was then named head coach on January 3, 2008, after leading the Mountaineers to victory in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl over the #3 Oklahoma Sooners. West Virginia played their home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.
The 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with an 11–1 record. The Mountaineers won their third consecutive Big East title with a conference record of 7–0. They ended the season with a 38–35 Sugar Bowl win over Georgia.
The 1982 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 90th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his third year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses and with a loss against Florida State in the Gator Bowl.
The 1987 John Hancock Sun Bowl was the 54th annual Sun Bowl. The contest featured the West Virginia Mountaineers and the 11th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. Oklahoma State edged out West Virginia, 35–33. The game was decided with 1:13 to play. The game was played on snowy, cold Christmas Day of 1987 before a crowd of 43,240 in front of a CBS national television audience.
The Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Maryland Terrapins and West Virginia Mountaineers. The two schools are strong rivals due to several factors, including similar recruiting areas and the relatively short distance between each other, approximately 210 miles (340 km) apart. The two teams first played in 1919 and the series ran uninterrupted from 1980 to 2007. West Virginia leads the series 28–23–2. The two teams met for the Gator Bowl for a rematch at the end of the 2003 season. Until the series lapsed in 2007, the game was the longest continuously running non-conference game for both schools. The two teams met again in Morgantown in 2015 and in College Park in 2021, with West Virginia and Maryland winning respectively.
The 2009 West Virginia Mountaineer football team represented West Virginia University in the college football season of 2009. The Mountaineers were led by head coach Bill Stewart and played their home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Mountaineers finished the season 9–4 and lost in the Gator Bowl 33–21 to Florida State.
Jarrett Brown is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at West Virginia, and was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL draft. He served as the starting quarterback for the West Virginia Mountaineers at West Virginia University during the 2009 season after three seasons as the backup to Pat White. He was also a member of the Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, BC Lions and Spokane Shock. In 2019, he signed with the West Virginia Roughriders.
Eugene Cyril Smith III is an American professional football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers, leading them to multiple bowl games, breaking numerous passing records, and garnering multiple awards before being selected by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft.
The 2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the Big East Conference. The Mountaineers were led by Dana Holgorsen, who was in his first season as head coach. West Virginia played their home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season 10–3, 5–2 in Big East play to earn a share of the Big East Conference championship with Cincinnati and Louisville. The Mountaineers, in their final season in the Big East before moving to the Big 12 the following season, earned the league's automatic berth in the BCS due to being the highest ranked of the Big East champions in the final BCS rankings. They were invited to the Orange Bowl for the first time ever where they defeated Clemson 70–33. This was the third victory for West Virginia in three BCS games played in the BCS era, while the 70 points in the Orange Bowl set a record for most points scored in a bowl game.
The West Virginia Mountaineers Football Statistical Leaders are individual statistical leaders of the West Virginia Mountaineers Football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, all-purpose yardage, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Mountaineers represent West Virginia University in the NCAA's Big 12 Conference.
William Grier is an American professional football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for the Florida Gators and West Virginia Mountaineers and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round in the 2019 NFL draft.
Cooper Robert Rush is an American professional football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Central Michigan Chippewas, and was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
Skyler Howard is an American professional football quarterback that most recently played for the Obic Seagulls of the Japanese X-League.
Dru Brown is an American professional football quarterback for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State and Hawaii.
Behren Morton is an American football quarterback for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.