The 2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Milan Puskar Stadium located in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Head coach Neal Brown was fired on December 1, a day after a blowout loss to Texas Tech in the team's regular season finale. He finished at WVU with an overall record of 37–35 through six seasons. Offensive coordinator Chad Scott was named the Mountaineers' interim head coach.
Offseason Transfers Outgoing Graeson MalashevichWRValdosta StateBrayden DudleyEDGEMercerMontre MillerCBMississippi StateSean BoyleQBUnknownEJ HortonWRFAUCharlie KatarincicIOLUnknownTirek Austin-CaveLBNew MexicoLuke HamiltonRBUnknownTomiwa DurojaiyeDLFlorida StateJared BartlettTCincinnatiKeyshawn CobbSNevadaDJ Cotton JrDLJames MadisonLance DixonSToledoJustin Johnson JrRBUnknownJames HeardEDGESyracuseMike LockhartDLSMUDanny KingKSouthern UtahHershey McLaurinSHoustonAndrew Wilson-LampCBEast CarolinaJa'Shaun PokeWRSan Diego StateDavis MallingerSNevadaChristion StokesSFindlayTheo GrabillWRGarden City CCJeremiah AaronWRNorth TexasCortez BrahamWRNevada
Incoming Ryder BurtonQBBYUDontez FaganCBCharlotteJustin RobinsonWRMississippi StateKekoura TarnueCBJacksonville StateGarnet Hollis Jr.CBNorthwesternJaheem JosephCBNorthwesternT.J. JacksonDLTroyXavier BausleyOTJacksonville StateJaden BrayWROklahoma StateTy FrenchEDGEGardner-WebbAyden GarnesCBDuquesneTJ CrandallCBColorado StateReid CarricoLBOhio State
Preseason Big 12 media poll The preseason poll was released on July 2, 2024.
+Big 12 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 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
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Schedule
Game summaries
vs No. 8 Penn State (rivalry)
Statistics PSU WVU 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 StatisticsPenn 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 TDWest 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
Statistics ALB WVU 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 StatisticsAlbany Passing Myles Burkett 18/39, 306 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jojo Uga 9 carries, 57 yards Receiving Seven McGee 4 receptions, 90 yardsWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene17/23, 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)
Statistics WVU PITT 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 StatisticsWest 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 yardsPittsburgh 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
Statistics KU WVU 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 StatisticsKansas Passing Jalon Daniels 15/25, 184 yds, TD, INT Rushing Devin Neal 27 rushes, 110 yds, TD Receiving Luke Grimm 6 receptions, 75 yds, TDWest 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
Statistics WVU OKST 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 StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 9/15, 159 yards Rushing Jahiem White 19 carries, 158 yards, 1 TD Receiving Hudson Clement 3 receptions, 64 yardsOklahoma 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
Statistics ISU WVU 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 StatisticsIowa State Passing Rocco Becht 18/26, 265 yards, TD Rushing Carson Hansen 20 carries, 96 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jayden Higgins 6 receptions, 102 yardsWest 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
Statistics KSU WVU 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 StatisticsKansas 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 TDWest 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
Statistics WVU ARIZ 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 StatisticsWest 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 TDArizona 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
at Cincinnati (rivalry)
Statistics WVU CIN First downs 10 24 Total yards 238 436 Rushing yards 92 157 Passing yards 156 279 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9-15-1 25-36-1 Time of possession 25:04 34:56 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Nicco Marchiol 9/15, 156 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jahiem White 13 carries, 67 yards Receiving Justin Robinson 2 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TDCincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 25/36, 279 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Corey Kiner 25 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD Receiving Evan Pryor 5 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD
vs Baylor
Statistics BAY WVU First downs 26 29 Total yards 512 499 Rushing yards 183 262 Passing yards 329 237 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–36–0 19–39–1 Time of possession 28:07 31:53 Team Category Player StatisticsBaylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 26/36, 329 yards, 3 TD Rushing Bryson Washington 18 carries, 123 yards, 3 TD Receiving Josh Cameron 5 receptions, 101 yards, TDWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 19/39, 237 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Garrett Greene 22 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD Receiving Hudson Clement 3 receptions, 71 yards
vs UCF
Statistics UCF WVU First downs 21 20 Total yards 348 318 Rushing yards 176 200 Passing yards 172 118 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–21–0 13–21–0 Time of possession 22:10 37:45 Team Category Player StatisticsUCF Passing Dylan Rizk 11/21, 172 yards, TD Rushing RJ Harvey 16 carries, 130 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kobe Hudson 2 receptions, 68 yards, TDWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 13/21, 118 yards, TD Rushing CJ Donaldson Jr. 19 carries, 96 yards, 2 TD Receiving Hudson Clement 5 receptions, 81 yards
at Texas Tech
Statistics WVU TTU First downs 26 31 Total yards 405 569 Rushing yards 140 210 Passing yards 265 359 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–40–2 28–42–1 Time of possession 34:42 25:18 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 29/39, 265 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Jahiem White 14 carries, 124 yards, TD Receiving CJ Donaldson 7 receptions, 73 yardsTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 28/41, 359 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Tahj Brooks 23 carries, 188 yards, 3 TD Receiving Josh Kelly 9 receptions, 150 yards
vs. No. 25 Memphis (Frisco Bowl)
Statistics MEM WVU First downs 18 25 Total yards 474 534 Rushing yards 180 206 Passing yards 294 328 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–26–0 29–40–1 Time of possession 26:20 33:40 Team Category Player StatisticsMemphis Passing Seth Henigan 18/26, 294 yards, 2 TD Rushing Mario Anderson 17 carries, 70 yards, TD Receiving DeMeer Blankumsee 4 receptions, 120 yards, TDWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 29/40, 328 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Garrett Greene 7 carries, 95 yards, TD Receiving Hudson Clement 11 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD
Coaching staff Neal BrownHead coach6thTroyMatt MooreAssistant head coach/OL6thTroy (Co-OC/OL)Chad ScottOC/RB6thLouisville (RB)Jeff KoonzDC/ILB5thWest Virginia (ILB/ST)ShaDon BrownCo-DC/secondary4thLouisville (S)Tyler AllenQB3rdWest Virginia (OA/SATHC)Victor CabralOLB1stAppalachian State (DL)Andrew Jackson DL 4thOld Dominion (DL) Bilal MarshallWR3rdVMI (WR)Blaine StewartTE2ndPittsburgh Steelers (Assistant WR)
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