The 2021 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the current 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at the Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. The team was led by third-year head coach Neal Brown.
Schedule The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
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Game summaries
At Maryland
Statistics WVU UMD First downs 18 22 Total yards 319 495 Rushes/yards 21/42 44/163 Passing yards 277 332 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–40–2 26–36–0 Time of possession 25:57 34:03 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 24–40, 277 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Leddie Brown 16 carries, 69 yards, 2 TD Receiving Sam James 5 receptions, 65 yardsMaryland Passing Taulia Tagovailoa 26–36, 332 yards, 3 TD Rushing Tayon Fleet-Davis 18 carries, 123 yards Receiving Dontay Demus Jr. 6 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD
LIU
Statistics LIU WVU First downs 9 29 Total yards 95 542 Rushes/yards 35/31 55/198 Passing yards 60 344 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–21–0 20–32–0 Time of possession 24:53 35:07 Team Category Player StatisticsLong Island Passing Camden Orth 11–20, 60 yards Rushing Jonathan DeBique 8 carries, 23 yards Receiving Steven Chambers 2 receptions, 18 yardsWest Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 14–22, 259 yards, 3 TD Rushing Garrett Greene 14 carries, 98 yards, 2 TD Receiving Sean Ryan 3 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
Virginia Tech
Statistics VT WVU First downs 19 18 Total yards 329 373 Rush yards 106 180 Passing yards 223 193 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 32:03 27:57 Team Category Player StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Braxton Burmeister 19/31, 223 yards, TD Rushing Raheem Blackshear 10 carries, 47 yards, TD Receiving Kaleb Smith 6 receptions, 58 yardsWest Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 15/26, 193 yards, 2 TD Rushing Leddie Brown 19 carries, 161 yards, TD Receiving Isaiah Esdale 4 receptions, 46 yards
At Oklahoma
Statistics WVU OKLA First downs 18 19 Total yards 226 313 Rushes/yards 29-47 28-57 Passing yards 179 256 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23-34-1 26-36-1 Time of possession 33:00 27:00 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 20/29, 160 yards, 1 INT Rushing Leddie Brown 15 carries, 56 yards Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 8 receptions, 93 yards Oklahoma Passing Spencer Rattler 26/36, 256 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Eric Gray 12 carries, 38 yards Receiving Michael Woods II 8 receptions, 86 yards
Texas Tech
At Baylor
Statistics WVUBU First downs 24 21 Total yards 362 525 Rushes/yards 38/90 32/171 Passing yards 272 354 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–37–1 20–31–0 Time of possession 34:21 25:39 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 20–31, 237 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Garrett Greene 10 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD Receiving Winston Wright Jr. 6 receptions, 86 yardsBaylor Passing Gerry Bohanon 18–29, 336 yards, 4 TD Rushing Abram Smith 11 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tyquan Thornton 8 receptions, 187 yards, 2 TD
At TCU
Statistics WVUTCU First downs 24 19 Total yards 487 393 Rushes/yards 41/229 34/149 Passing yards 258 244 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–29–0 16–26–2 Time of possession 35:30 24:30 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 21–28, 257 yards Rushing Leddie Brown 24 carries, 111 yards, 3 TD Receiving Sean Ryan 4 receptions, 81 yardsTCU Passing Max Duggan 16–26, 244 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Zach Evans 18 carries, 62 yards Receiving Quentin Johnston 5 receptions, 113 yards
Iowa State
Statistics ISU WVU First downs 16 28 Total yards 424 492 Rushes/yards 34/239 29/122 Passing yards 185 370 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–27–0 30–47–2 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 25:42 34:18 Team Category Player StatisticsIowa State Passing Brock Purdy 16–27, 185 YDS, 1 TD Rushing Breece Hall 24 CAR, 167 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Tarique Milton 1 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TDWest Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 30-46, 370 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Leddie Brown 22 CAR, 109 YDS, 2 TD Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 3 REC, 54 YDS, 1 TD
Oklahoma State
Statistics OKST WVU First downs 17 11 Total yards 285 133 Rushes/yards 32/103 33/17 Passing yards 182 116 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–31–1 16–24–1 Time of possession 28:52 31:08 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 22/31, 182 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT Rushing Jaylen Warren 16 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tay Martin 7 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD's West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 16/24,116 yards, 1 INT Rushing Tony Mathis 5 carries, 25 yards Receiving Sam James 5 receptions, 46 yards
At Kansas State
Sources: ESPN box score ESPN team stats
Statistics West VirginiaKansas State First downs 20 15 Total yards 345 299 Rushing yards 77 161 Passing yards 268 138 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 26:32 33:28 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 27/45, 268 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Leddie Brown 20 carries, 85 yards, 0 TD Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 5 catches, 67 yards, O TDKansas State Passing Skylar Thompson 14/19, 138 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT Rushing Deuce Vaughn 25 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD Receiving Phillip Brooks 5 catches, 62 yards, 0 TD
Texas
Sources:Stats
Statistics TexasWest Virginia First downs 16 28 Total yards 355 459 Rushing yards 203 158 Passing yards 152 301 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 21:24 38:36 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Passing Hudson Card 10-16, 123 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT Rushing Keilan Robinson 9 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD Receiving Xavier Worthy 7 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TDWest Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 27-43, 290 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT Rushing Leddie Brown 33 carries, 158 yards, 1 TD Receiving Winston Wright 6 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
At Kansas
Statistics WVU KU First downs 15 23 Total yards 436 336 Rush yards 261 87 Passing yards 175 249 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 32:28 26:37 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 16/21 170 yards 3 TD 1 INT Rushing Leddie Brown 19 carries 156 yards 1 TD Receiving Sean Ryan 5 receptions 87 yardsKansas Passing Jalon Daniels 22/32 249 yards 1 TD 2 INT Rushing Amauri Pesek-Hickson 12 carries 69 yards Receiving Luke Grimm 4 receptions 105 yards
Vs. Minnesota (Guaranteed Rate Bowl)
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Rankings
Coaching staff Neal BrownHead Coach3rdTroyMatt MooreAssistant Head Coach/OL3rdTroy Co-OC/OLGerad ParkerOC/WR2ndPenn State (WR/PGC)Chad ScottCo-OC/RB 3rdLouisville (RB)Jeff KoonzILB/ST2ndOle Miss (ILB)Jordan LesleyCo-DC/OLB3rdTroy (DL)Andrew Jackson DL 1stOld Dominion (DL)Sean ReaganQB3rdTroy (Co-OC/QB)Travis TrickettTE/IWR3rdGeorgia State (OC/QB)Jahmile AddaeCo-DC/DB1stLouisville (DB)Dontae WrightS2ndWestern Michigan (S)
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