American college football season
Conference Big 12 Conference Coaches No. 25 Record 9–4 (6–3 Big 12) Head coach 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 Seasons
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 .
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Offseason
Transfers
Outgoing
Incoming
[2] [3]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:30 p.m. at No. 7 Penn State * NBC L 15–38110,747
September 9 6:00 p.m. Duquesne * ESPN+ W 56–1750,037
September 16 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh * ABC W 17–661,106
September 23 3:30 p.m. Texas Tech Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (Gold Rush) ESPN+ W 20–1350,071
September 30 8:00 p.m. at TCU ESPN2 W 24–2143,736
7:00 p.m. at Houston FS1 L 39–4132,152
October 21 3:30 p.m. Oklahoma State Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV ESPN L 34–4851,870
October 28 12:00 p.m. at UCF FS1[a] W 41–2844,136
November 4 7:00 p.m. BYU Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (True Blue) FOX W 37–750,266
November 11 7:00 p.m. at No. 17 Oklahoma FOX L 20–5983,525
November 18 2:30 p.m. Cincinnati Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (rivalry ) ESPN+ W 42–2143,588
November 25 7:00 p.m. at Baylor FS1 W 34–3136,200
5:30 p.m. vs. North Carolina * ESPN W 30–1042,925
^ Partially aired on FOX as a look-in due to lightning delayed OU-Kansas game
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Game summaries
At No. 7 Penn State
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
PSU – Lambert-Smith, 12-yard TD pass from Allar, Alex Felkins kick, 8:36 (PSU 21–7)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Felkins, 25-yard field goal, 14:47 (PSU 24–7)
PSU – Malik McClain, 25-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 7:32 (PSU 31–7)
WVU – Garrett Greene, 1-yard TD run, Donaldson pass from Greene for 2-point conversion, 3:34 (PSU 31–15)
PSU – Beau Pribula, 5-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 0:06 (PSU 38–15)
Statistics
Statistics
WVU
PSU
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
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
Duquesne
West Virginia Mountaineers (0-1) vs. Duquesne Dukes (1-0)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Dukes
7
3
7 0 17
Mountaineers
7
28
7 14 56
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
Date : Saturday, September 9, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m. EST Game weather : • Rainy Temperature : 75Game attendance : 50,037Referee : Henry JohnsTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Noah Reed (play-by-play) & Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)ESPN box score
Game information
First quarter
(12:01) DUQ – Darryl Powell 38 yard pass from Darius Perrantes, Brian Bruzdewicz kick (Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 02:04; DUQ 7–0 )
(8:27) WVU – Hudson Clement 14 yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 03:22; TIE 7-7 )
Second quarter
(14:40) WVU – Jaylen Anderson 8 yard run, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 03:01; WVU 14–7 )
(8:14) DUQ – Brian Bruzdewicz 39 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 03:24; WVU 14–10 )
(6:49) WVU – Hudson Clement 70 yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; WVU 21–10 )
(3:57) WVU – Hudson Clement 46 yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:14; WVU 28-10 )
(0:39) WVU - Preston Fox 22 yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:11; WVU 35-10 )
Third quarter
(4:40) WVU - Jahiem White 19 yard run, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:00; WVU 42-10 )
(1:02) DUQ - Tedy Afful 16 yard pass from Darius Perrantes, Brian Bruzdewicz kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; WVU 42-17 )
Fourth quarter
(9:50) WVU - Nicco Marchiol 1 yard run, Danny King kick (Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:53; WVU 49-17 )
(2:08) WVU - DJ Oliver 5 yard run, Danny King kick (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:33; WVU 56-17 )
Statistics
DUQ
WVU
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
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
Pittsburgh
Game information
First quarter
(7:39) PITT - Ben Sauls 21 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:41; PITT 3-0 )
Second quarter
(4:45) WVU - Kole Taylor 7 yard pass from Nicco Marchiol, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:05; WVU 7-3 )
(0:09) PITT - Ben Sauls 36 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 4:36; WVU 7-6 )
Third quarter
(5:05) WVU - CJ Donaldson 1 yard run, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 7:48; WVU 14-6 )
(1:57) WVU - Michael Hayes 42 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:06; WVU 17-6 )
Statistics
Statistics
PITT
WVU
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
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
Texas Tech
Statistics
At TCU
Statistics
At Houston
1
2
3
4
Total
Mountaineers
10
0
7
22
39
Cougars
7
7
7
20
41
Statistics
Oklahoma State
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
OKST
WVU
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
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
At UCF
Game information
First Quarter
WVU: Garrett Greene 6-yard touchdown run (Michael Hayes kick), 10:57
UCF: Kobe Hudson 34-yard touchdown pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer kick), 7:06
WVU: Michael Hayes 24-yard field goal, 2:01
Second Quarter
WVU: Jahiem White 4-yard touchdown run (Michael Hayes kick), 10:02
UCF: John Rhys Plumlee 8-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer kick), 5:50
Third Quarter
WVU: Garrett Greene 7-yard touchdown run (Michael Hayes kick), 9:01
UCF: Javon Baker 7-yard touchdown from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer kick), 5:25
Fourth Quarter
WVU: Garrett Greene 1-yard touchdown run (Michael Hayes kick), 14:12
WVU: C.J. Donaldson 1-yard touchdown run (Michael Hayes kick), 9:25
WVU: Michael Hayes 41-yard field goal, 5:15
UCF: Kobe Hudson 16-yard touchdown pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer kick), 1:46
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under
Statistics
WVU
UCF
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
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
BYU
At No. 17 Oklahoma
West Virginia Mountaineers (6–3) vs. No. 17 Oklahoma Sooners (7–2)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
West Virginia
7
7
6 0 20
No. 17 Oklahoma
14
17
14 14 59
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
Date : Saturday, November 11, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m. CST Game weather : • Sunny Temperature : 55Game attendance : 83,525Referee : Kevin MarTV announcers (FOX) : Jeff Levering (play-by-play) & Mark Helfrich (analyst)ESPN box score
Game information
First quarter
(11:00) WVU – CJ Donaldson 13 yard rush, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; WVU 7–0 )
(8:27) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 2 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:33; Tied 7–7 )
(3:16) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 2 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:26; OKLA 14–7 )
Second quarter
(13:58) OKLA – Zach Schmit 23 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:20; OKLA 17–7 )
(9:06) OKLA – Austin Stogner 3 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 2:57; OKLA 24–7 )
(6:20) OKLA – Jaden Gibson 32 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 1:49; OKLA 31–7 )
(0:07) WVU – Kole Taylor 3 yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:53; OKLA 31–14 )
Third quarter
(13:48) OKLA – Drake Stoops 60 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:12; OKLA 38–14 )
(9:28) WVU – Devin Carter 7 yard pass from Garrett Green, Garrett Greene 2 pt conversion failed (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 4:14; OKLA 38–20 )
(4:34) OKLA – Drake Stoops 9 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:53; OKLA 45–20 )
Fourth quarter
(13:46) OKLA – Drake Stoops 9 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:20; OKLA 52–20 )
(7:59) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 5 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:37; OKLA 59–20 )
Statistics
WVU
OKLA
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
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
Cincinnati
Game Eleven – Cincinnati Bearcats at West Virginia Mountaineers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bearcats
0
7
0 14 21
Mountaineers
7
21
14 0 42
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, November 18, 2023Game time : 2:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 48Game attendance : 43,588Referee : Michael VanderVeldeTV announcers (ESPN+) : Jorge Sedano (play-by-play) & Orlando Franklin (analyst)ESPN box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
CIN
WVU
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
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
At Baylor
Game Thirteen – North Carolina Tar Heels vs West Virginia Mountaineers (Duke's Mayo Bowl)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Tar Heels
0
10
0 0 10
Mountaineers
7
10
3 10 30
at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
Date : Tuesday, December 27, 2023Game time : 5:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind : 3 mph (4.8 km/h) SEGame attendance : 42,925Referee : Jerry McGinnTV announcers (ESPN ) : Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)Box score
Game information
First quarter
(14:49) WVU – Traylon Ray 75 yard pass from Garrett Greene , Michael Hayes kick, (Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:11; West Virginia 7–0 )
Second quarter
(8:34) UNC – Noah Burnette 28 yard field goal, (Drive: 14 plays, 45 yards, 7:13; West Virginia 7–3 )
(1:29) WVU – Beanie Bishop Jr. 78 yard punt return, Michael Hayes kick, (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:16; West Virginia 14–3 )
(0:27) UNC – J.J. Jones 16 yard pass from Conner Harrell, Noah Burnette kick, (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:02; West Virginia 14–10 )
(0:00) WVU – Michael Hayes 30 yard field goal, (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 0:27; West Virginia 17–10 )
Third quarter
(2:40) WVU – Michael Hayes 34 yard field goal, (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:46; West Virginia 20–10 )
Fourth quarter
(12:48) WVU – Jahiem White 11 yard rush, Michael Hayes kick, (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:56; West Virginia 27–10 )
(7:58) WVU – Michael Hayes 29 yard field goal, (Drive: 8 plays, 15 yards, 3:27; West Virginia 30–10 )
Statistics
UNC
WVU
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
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
Rankings
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