The 2022 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Neal Brown.
Preseason
Big 12 media poll The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022.
First place votes in ()
Big 12 media poll 1 Baylor (17) 365 2 Oklahoma (12) 354 3 Oklahoma State (9) 342 4 Texas (2) 289 5 Kansas State 261 6 Iowa State (1) 180 7 TCU 149 8 West Virginia 147 9 Texas Tech 119 10 Kansas 48
Preseason Big-12 awards 2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams
Position Player Class Offense OLZach Frazier Sophomore DefenseDL Dante StillsSeniorDB Charles WoodsSenior Special teams KCasey LeggRS Senior Source:
Offseason
Recruits
Transfer portal
Outgoing transfers Name Pos. New school Lyn-J Dixon RB Tennessee Ja'Corey Hammett LB None John Hughes OT Rice Nicktroy Fortune CB UTSA Akheem Mesidor DL Miami Josh Chandler LB Colorado Tavis Lee LB None Daryl Porter CB Miami Charles Finley TE None Isaiah Esdale WR Rice Sean Ryan WR Rutgers Jackie Matthews CB Mississippi State Winston Wright WR Florida State Jarret Doege QB Western Kentucky TJ Banks TE Akron VanDarius Cowan LB Maryland Parker Moorer OT East Carolina Sam Brown WR Houston Avarius Sparrow RB Middle Tennessee Devell Washington LB Northern Iowa Darel Middleton DL Texas Tech Kerry Martin S Akron Eddie Watkins LB Alabama A&M James Thomas LB None Kaulin Parris K None
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Previous school Wesley McCormick CB JMU Rashad Ajayi CB Colorado State Tirek Austin-Cave LB Miami Jasir Cox OLB NDSU Michael Lockhart DL Georgia Tech JT Daniels QB Georgia Marcis Floyd CB Murray State Parker Grothaus K Florida State Brian Polendey TE Colorado State Zeiqui Lawton SDE Cincinnati Sy'Veon Wilkerson RB Delaware State
Schedule
Game summaries
At No. 17 Pittsburgh (College GameDay)
Statistics Statistics WVUPITT First downs 22 20 Total yards 404 384 Rushing yards 190 76 Passing yards 214 308 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 27:29 32:31 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing JT Daniels 23/40, 214 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing CJ Donaldson 7 rushes, 125 yards, TD Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 9 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TDPittsburgh Passing Kedon Slovis 16/24, 308 yards, TD Rushing Rodney Hammond Jr. 16 rushes, 74 yards, TD Receiving Jared Wayne 3 receptions, 89 yards
Kansas
Statistics Statistics KUWVU First downs 24 27 Total yards 419 511 Rushing yards 200 146 Passing yards 219 365 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 27:33 32:27 Team Category Player StatisticsKansas Passing Jalon Daniels 18/29, 219 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jalon Daniels 12 rushes, 85 yards Receiving Luke Grimm 6 receptions, 66 yardsWest Virginia Passing JT Daniels 27/39, 365 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Tony Mathis Jr. 16 rushes, 59 yards Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 11 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD
Towson
Statistics Statistics TOWWVU First downs 11 32 Total yards 180 624 Rushing yards 82 316 Passing yards 98 308 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 24:00 36:00 Team Category Player StatisticsTowson Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 7/14, 59 yards Rushing Devin Matthews 7 rushes, 38 yards Receiving Da'Kendall James 5 receptions, 44 yardsWest Virginia Passing JT Daniels 16/24, 174 yards, TD Rushing Tony Mathis Jr. 17 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD Receiving Cortez Braham 5 receptions, 60 yards
At Virginia Tech
Statistics Statistics WVUVT First downs 32 14 Total yards 421 228 Rushing yards 218 35 Passing yards 203 193 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 38:44 21:16 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing JT Daniels 20/30, 203 yards, TD Rushing C. J. Donaldson 23 rushes, 106 yards Receiving Kaden Prather 6 receptions, 69 yardsVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 16/35, 193 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jalen Holsten 4 rushes, 18 yards Receiving Kaleb Smith 5 receptions, 70 yards, TD
At Texas
Statistics Statistics WVUTEX First downs 22 25 Total yards 314 446 Rushing yards 61 110 Passing yards 253 336 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 32:10 27:50 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing JT Daniels 29/48, 253 yards, TD Rushing Justin Johnson Jr. 10 rushes, 42 yards, TD Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 8 receptions, 93 yardsTexas Passing Hudson Card 21/27, 303 yards, 3 TD Rushing Bijan Robinson 21 rushes, 101 yards, TD Receiving Xavier Worthy 7 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD
Baylor
Statistics Statistics BAYWVU First downs 28 26 Total yards 590 500 Rushing yards 169 217 Passing yards 421 283 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 29:35 30:25 Team Category Player StatisticsBaylor Passing Blake Shapen 14/22, 326 yards, 2 TD Rushing Richard Reese 13 rushes, 57 yards Receiving Gavin Holmes 7 receptions, 210 yards, TDWest Virginia Passing JT Daniels 24/37, 283 yards, TD, INT Rushing Tony Mathis Jr. 22 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kaden Prather 8 receptions, 109 yards, TD
At Texas Tech
Statistics Statistics WVUTTU First downs 19 33 Total yards 282 594 Rushing yards 73 239 Passing yards 209 355 Turnovers 4 0 Time of possession 26:09 33:51 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing JT Daniels 23/36, 194 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Tony Mathis Jr. 7 rushes, 33 yards Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 5 receptions, 53 yards, TDTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 28/45, 325 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tahj Brooks 17 rushes, 107 yards, 2 TD Receiving Xavier White 8 receptions, 139 yards, TD
No. 7 TCU
Statistics Statistics TCUWVU First downs 17 25 Total yards 494 430 Rushing yards 153 155 Passing yards 341 275 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 23:44 36:16 Team Category Player StatisticsTCU Passing Max Duggan 16/28, 341 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Kendre Miller 12 rushes, 120 yards, TD Receiving Taye Barber 4 receptions, 99 yards, TDWest Virginia Passing JT Daniels 23/39, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing CJ Donaldson 19 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD Receiving Sam James 6 receptions, 95 yards
At Iowa State
Statistics Statistics WVUISU First downs 11 26 Total yards 200 391 Rushing yards 76 172 Passing yards 124 219 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 21:45 38:15 Team Category Player Statistics West Virginia Passing JT Daniels 8/22, 81 yards, TD, INT Rushing Justin Johnson Jr. 12 rushes, 48 yards Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 3 receptions, 38 yards, TDIowa State Passing Hunter Dekkers 24/36, 219 yards, 2 TD Rushing Deon Silas 6 rushes, 77 yards Receiving Xavier Hutchinson 10 receptions, 123 yards, TD
Oklahoma
Statistics Statistics OKLA WVU First downs 22 25 Total yards 426 406 Rushing yards 236 203 Passing yards 190 230 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 22:45 37:15 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 17/28, 190 yards Rushing Eric Gray 25 carries, 211 yards, 2 TD's Receiving Jalil Farooq 5 receptions, 49 yards West Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 12/22, 138 yards, 1 TD Rushing Garrett Greene 14 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 7 receptions, 36 yards, 1 TD
No. 15 Kansas State
Statistics Statistics KSU WVU First downs 21 21 Total yards 437 369 Rushing yards 143 153 Passing yards 294 216 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 31:37 28:23 Team Category Player StatisticsKansas State Passing Will Howard 19/27, 294 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing DJ Giddens 12 carries, 78 yards, TD Receiving Malik Knowles 6 receptions, 111 yards, TDWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 15/27, 204 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jaylen Anderson 7 carries, 69 yards Receiving Sam James 3 receptions, 102 yards, 3 TD
At Oklahoma State
Statistics Statistics WVU OKST First downs 15 20 Total yards 327 358 Rushing yards 250 180 Passing yards 77 178 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 28:43 31:17 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 8/14, 48 yards, 1 INT Rushing Jaylen Anderson 15 carries, 155 yards, 2 TD Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 2 receptions, 22 yards Oklahoma State Passing Garret Rangel 18/42, 178 yards Rushing Ollie Gordon II 17 carries, 136 yards, 1 TD Receiving Brennan Presley 5 receptions, 77 yards
Coaching staff Neal BrownHead coach4thTroyMatt MooreAssistant head coach/OL4thTroy (Co-OC/OL)Graham HarrellOC/QB1stUSC (OC/QB)Chad ScottRB/RGC4thLouisville (RB)Jeff KoonzILB/ST3rdOle Miss (ILB)Jordan LesleyCo-DC/OLB4thTroy (DL)Andrew Jackson DL 2ndOld Dominion (DL)Sean ReaganTE4thTroy (Co-OC/QB) Tony WashingtonWR1stCoastal Carolina (WR)Dontae WrightS3rdWestern Michigan (S)
Players drafted into the NFL
6 213 Dante Stills DT Arizona Cardinals
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