2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 5–4 (4–2 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Chad Scott (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jordan Lesley (5th season; first 8 games) |
Co-defensive coordinator | ShaDon Brown (4th season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Jeff Koonz (interim; after week 9) |
Home stadium | Milan Puskar Stadium |
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No. 9 BYU | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Colorado | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Iowa State | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Kansas State | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 7, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from CFP Rankings |
The 2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents 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
[edit]Transfers
[edit]Outgoing
[edit]Player | Position | Destination |
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Graeson Malashevich | WR | Valdosta State |
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
[edit]Player | Position | Previous school |
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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 |
Preseason
[edit]Big 12 media poll
[edit]The preseason poll was released on July 2, 2024.[3]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Utah | 906 (20) |
2 | Kansas State | 889 (19) |
3 | Oklahoma State | 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 |
- First place votes in ()
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 8 Penn State* | FOX | L 12–34 | 62,084 | |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 (FCS) Albany* |
| ESPN+ | W 49–14 | 50,073 |
September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | ESPN2 | L 34–38 | 66,087 | |
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Kansas |
| ESPN2 | W 32–28 | 52,428 |
October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | ESPN2 | W 38–14 | 52,202 | |
October 12 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 11 Iowa State |
| FOX | L 16–28 | 55,202 |
October 19 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 17 Kansas State |
| FOX | L 18–45 | 54,327 |
October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona | FS1 | W 31–26 | 49,888 | |
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati | FS1 | W 31–24 | 38,007 | |
November 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Baylor |
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November 23 | UCF |
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November 30 | at Texas Tech | |||||
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Game summaries
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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 (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
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No scoring
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Statistics | PSU | WVU |
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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 |
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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
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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)
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Statistics | ALB | WVU |
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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 |
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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 (Backyard Brawl)
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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)
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Statistics | WVU | PITT |
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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 |
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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
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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)
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | KU | WVU |
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First downs | 25 | 23 |
Total yards | 72–431 | 63–443 |
Rushing 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 |
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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
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountaineers | 10 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
- Date: October 5, 2024
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Wind: S at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 52,202
- Referee: Mike McCabe
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
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No Scoring
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Statistics | WVU | OKST |
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First downs | 31 | 11 |
Total yards | 558 | 227 |
Rushing yards | 389 | 36 |
Passing yards | 169 | 191 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10-16-0 | 14-24-2 |
Time of possession | 42:40 | 17:20 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Greene | 9/15, 159 yards |
Rushing | Jahiem White | 19 carries, 158 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Hudson Clement | 3 receptions, 64 yards | |
Oklahoma State | Passing | Alan Bowman | 10/19, 116 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Ollie Gordon II | 13 carries, 50 yards | |
Receiving | Da'Wain Lofton | 3 receptions, 73 yards |
vs No. 11т Iowa State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 11т Cyclones | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
- Date: October 12, 2024
- Game time: 8:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SW 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
- Game attendance: 55,202
- Referee: Cravonne Barrett
- TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline)
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No scoring plays
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Statistics | ISU | WVU |
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First downs | 24 | 23 |
Total yards | 395 | 356 |
Rushing yards | 130 | 150 |
Passing yards | 265 | 206 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–26–0 | 18–32–2 |
Time of possession | 33:03 | 26:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 18/26, 265 yards, TD |
Rushing | Carson Hansen | 20 carries, 96 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Jayden Higgins | 6 receptions, 102 yards | |
West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Greene | 18/32, 206 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Garrett Greene | 10 carries, 87 yards | |
Receiving | Kole Taylor | 5 receptions, 55 yards |
vs No. 17 Kansas State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 17 Wildcats | 10 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
Mountaineers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
- Date: October 19, 2024
- Game time: 7:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
- Game attendance: 54,327
- Referee: Michael VanderVelde
- TV announcers (FOX): Connor Onion (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline)
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Statistics | KSU | WVU |
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First downs | 19 | 20 |
Total yards | 412 | 295 |
Rushing yards | 114 | 152 |
Passing yards | 298 | 143 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19-29-0 | 15-32-2 |
Time of possession | 25:38 | 34:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kansas State | Passing | Avery Johnson | 19/29, 298 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | DJ Giddens | 19 carries, 57 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jadon Jackson | 2 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD | |
West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Greene | 9/19, 85 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Garrett Greene | 11 carries, 89 yards | |
Receiving | Kole Taylor | 4 receptions, 61 yards |
at Arizona
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountaineers | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
- Date: October 26, 2024
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 97 °F (36 °C)
- Game attendance: 49,888
- Referee: Kevin Mar
- TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
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Statistics | WVU | ARIZ |
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First downs | 16 | 18 |
Total yards | 405 | 386 |
Rushing yards | 207 | 78 |
Passing yards | 198 | 308 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18-22-0 | 22-34-0 |
Time of possession | 35:04 | 24:56 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Virginia | Passing | Nicco Marchiol | 18/22, 198 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jahiem White | 12 carries, 92 yards | |
Receiving | Traylon Ray | 2 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD | |
Arizona | Passing | Noah Fifita | 21/32, 294 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Quali Conley | 16 carries, 72 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Tetairoa McMillan | 10 receptions, 202 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bearcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
- Date: November 9, 2024
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
- TV announcers (FS1): Chris Myers (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
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Statistics | WVU | CIN |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
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West Virginia | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Cincinnati | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
vs Baylor
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
- Date: November 16, 2024
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
- TV: ESPN2
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Statistics | BAY | WVU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
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Baylor | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
West Virginia | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
vs UCF
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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 |
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Statistics | UCF | WVU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UCF | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
West Virginia | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at Texas Tech
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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)
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Statistics | WVU | TTU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
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West Virginia | Passing | ||
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Texas Tech | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
References
[edit]- ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers 2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "2024 West Virginia Football Transfer Portal". on3.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Utah Picked First in Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". July 2, 2024.
- ^ "2024 West Virginia Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.