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. The West Virginia Mountaineers football team drew an average home attendance of 51,156 in 2023.
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Schedule
Game summaries
At No. 7 Penn State
Statistics
Duquesne
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 StatisticsDuquesne 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 TDWest 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
Statistics
Texas Tech
Statistics Statistics TTU WVU First downs 18 16 Total yards 321 256 Rushes/yards 38/160 42/157 Passing yards 161 99 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15-43-0 13-22-2 Time of possession 25:10 34:50 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 13/37, 158 yards, TD Rushing Tahj Brooks 25 carries, 149 yards Receiving Xavier White 3 receptions, 45 yardsWest Virginia Passing Nicco Marchiol 12/21, 78 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Nicco Marchiol 15 carries, 72 yards Receiving Kole Taylor 3 receptions, 39 yards, TD
At TCU
Statistics Statistics WVUTCU First downs 20 23 Total yards 343 433 Rushes/yards 43/201 38/135 Passing yards 142 298 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10-21-0 23-41-0 Time of possession 33:27 26:33 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 10/21, 142 yards Rushing Garrett Greene 12 carries, 80 yards Receiving Hudson Clement 3 receptions, 43 yardsTCU Passing Chandler Morris 23/41, 298 yards, 2 TD Rushing Emani Bailey 19 carries, 55 yards Receiving JP Richardson 3 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
At Houston
Statistics WVUHoustonFirst downs 26 20Total yards 546 393Rushes/yards 44/155 26/140Passing yards 391 253Passing Comp-Att-Int 20-38-1 21-27-0Time of possession36:5923:01 Team Category Player StatisticsWest VirginiaPassingGarrett Greene20-38, 391 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTRushing CJ Donaldson 17 carries, 66 yards, 1 TDReceiving Devin Carter 5 receptions, 116 yardsHoustonPassing Donovan Smith 21–27, 253 yards, 4 TDRushing Stacy Sneed 7 carries, 78 yardsReceiving Stephon Johnson 4 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD
Oklahoma State
Statistics OKST WVU First downs 21 24 Total yards 491 475 Rushes/yards 33/28144/226 Passing yards 210249 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24-36-115-30-1 Time of possession 27:24 32:36 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 24/36, 210 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ollie Gordon29 carries, 282 yards, 4 TD Receiving Brennan Presley 9 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TDWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 15/30, 249 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Garrett Greene 16 carries, 126 yards Receiving Preston Fox4 receptions, 81 yards
At UCF
Statistics WVUUCFFirst downs2527Total yards450463Rushing yards286189Passing yards164274Turnovers14Time of possession36:0623:54 Team Category Player StatisticsWest VirginiaPassingGarrett Greene14-23, 156 yardsRushingC.J. Donaldson17 carries, 121 yards, 1 TDReceivingDevin Carter3 receptions, 47 yardsUCFPassingJohn Rhys Plumlee25–36, 274 yards, 3 TD, 3 INTRushingR. J. Harvey14 carries, 100 yardsReceivingKobe Hudson3 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD
BYU
Statistics BYU WVU First downs 20 30 Total yards 277 567 Rushes/yards 21/67 48/336 Passing yards 210 231 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–42–0 16–28–0 Time of possession 24:33 35:27 Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Jake Retzlaff 24/42, 210 yards Rushing Aidan Robbins 10 carries, 37 yards, 1 TD Receiving Parker Kingston 6 receptions, 57 yardsWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 12/24, 205 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jahiem White 16 carries, 146 yards Receiving Devin Carter 3 receptions, 56 yards
At No. 17 Oklahoma
Statistics WVU OKLA First downs 17 25 Total yards 330664 Rushes/yards 41/17642/221 Passing yards 154 423 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–31–2 23–36 Time of possession 30:32 29:28 Team Category Player StatisticsWest 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
At Baylor
Statistics WVU BAY First downs 23 17 Total yards 519 334 Rushes/yards 37/250 37/119 Passing yards 269 215 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–25–0 17–20-0 Time of possession 28:55 31:05 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 16/25, 269 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jahiem White 17 carries, 133 yards Receiving Hudson Clement 4 receptions, 80 yards Baylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 17/19, 215 yards, 1 TD Rushing Richard Reese 6 carries, 42 yards Receiving Ketron Jackson Jr. 3 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD
Vs. North Carolina (Duke's Mayo Bowl)
Rankings
Coaching staff Neal BrownHead coach5thTroyMatt MooreAssistant head coach/OL5thTroy (Co-OC/OL)Chad ScottOC/RB5thLouisville (RB)Jordan LesleyDC/OLB5thTroy (DL)Jeff KoonzILB/ST4thOle Miss (ILB)Andrew Jackson DL 3rdOld Dominion (DL)Sean ReaganQB5thTroy (Co-OC/QB)Blaine StewartTE1stPittsburgh Steelers (Assistant WR) Bilal MarshallWR2ndVMI (WR)Dontae WrightS4thWestern Michigan (S)
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