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West Virginia Football Team History


West Virginia Mountaineers
West Virginia University
 Monrgantown, WV
Founded: 1867
Stadium: Mountaineer Field
Capacity: 63,500
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: Neal Brown
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 2022 <- 2023 -> 2024 --> 2024
2023 Season Highlights
 Neal Brown enters his 5th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
2023 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  @ Penn State  15   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Duquesne  56   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Pittsburgh  17   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Texas Tech  20   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Texas Christian  24   21   W       
 Thu., Oct. 12  @ Houston  39   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Oklahoma State  34   48   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Central Florida  41   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Brigham Young  37   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Oklahoma  20   59   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Cincinnati  42   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Baylor  34   31   W       
 Wed., Dec. 27   North Carolina  30   10   W    @ Charlotte, NC   Duke's Mayo Bowl
 
2023 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored409
  Scoring Average31.5
  Points Allowed340
  Defense Average26.2
  Opponents Record74-77
  Conference Record6-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-3
2023 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
25(9-4) Coaches
  
2023 Big 12- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 12-2501265Lost  31-378-1319163  Steve Sarkisian
Oklahoma 10-3542305Lost  24-387-2351239  Brent Venables
Oklahoma State 10-4414400Won  31-237-2301267  Mike Gundy
Kansas State 9-4482273Won  28-196-3340211  Chris Klieman
West Virginia 9-4409340Won  30-106-3291269  Neal Brown
Iowa State 7-6341296Lost  26-366-3265221  Matt Campbell
Kansas 9-4452345Won  49-365-4290245  Lance Leipold
Texas Tech 7-6356338Won  34-145-4218248  Joey McGuire
Texas Christian 5-7376334 3-6259266  Sonny Dykes
Central Florida 6-7407335Lost  17-302-6241256  Gus Malzahn
Brigham Young 5-7277358 2-7184311  Kalani Sitake
Houston 4-8284378 2-6175278  Dana Holgorsen
Baylor 3-9277400 2-7203331  Dave Aranda
Cincinnati 3-9289360 1-8172295  Scott Satterfield

2023 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2023 All Big 12 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.