2023 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2023 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represent West Virginia University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the current 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers are led by fifth-year head coach Neal Brown and play their home games at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.

2023 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record4–3 (2–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChad Scott (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread[1]
Defensive coordinatorJordan Lesley (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorShaDon Brown (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple[1]
Home stadiumMilan Puskar Stadium
(capacity: 60,000)
2023 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Oklahoma  4 –0   7 –0  
No. 7 Texas  3 –1   6 –1  
Kansas State  3 –1   5 –2  
Oklahoma State  3 –1   5 –2  
Iowa State  3 –1   4 –3  
Kansas  2 –2   5 –2  
BYU  2 –2   5 –2  
West Virginia  2 –2   4 –3  
Baylor  2 –2   3 –4  
TCU  2 –3   4 –4  
Texas Tech  2 –3   3 –5  
Houston  1 –3   3 –4  
UCF  0 –4   3 –4  
Cincinnati  0 –4   2 –5  
Championship: December 2, 2023
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of October 26, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll


Offseason

Outgoing
Player Position Destination
Mumu Bin-Wahad CB UConn
Charles Woods CB SMU
Mike O'Laughlin TE Houston
Naim Muhammad CB Kent State
Reese Smith WR Liberty
Will Crowder QB Troy
Saint McLeod S Unknown
Corbin Page TE Unknown
Tyrin Woodby CB Unknown
JT Daniels QB Rice
Jordan White IOL Liberty
Kaden Prather WR Maryland
Taurus Simmons EDGE Withdrawn
Jordan Jefferson DL LSU
Chris Mayo IOL Eastern Michigan
Taijh Alston EDGE Colorado
Lanell Carr LB Indiana
Jaylon Shelton CB Texas State
Dylan Ray IOL Kentucky
Aric Burton DE Unknown
Caleb Coleman CB Texas State
Tony Mathis RB Houston

Incoming
Player Position Previous school
Noah Massey WR Angelo State
Tyrin Bradley DL Abilene Christian
EJ Horton WR Marshall
Tomiwa Durojaiye DL Kentucky
Anthony Wilson S Georgia Southern
Beanie Bishop CB Minnesota
Davoan Hawkins DL Tennessee State
Fatorma Mulbah DL Penn State
Michael Hayes K Georgia State
Keyshawn Cobb S Buffalo
Ja'Shaun Poke WR Kent State
Devin Carter WR NC State
Kole Taylor TE LSU
Montre Miller CB Kent State
Ak'Bar Shabazz II CB Pittsburgh

[2][3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 p.m.at No. 7 Penn State*
NBCL 15–38110,747
September 96:00 p.m.Duquesne*
ESPN+W 56–1750,037
September 167:30 p.m.Pittsburgh*
ABCW 17–661,106
September 233:30 p.m.Texas Tech
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV (Gold Rush)
ESPN+W 20–1350,071
September 308:00 p.m.at TCU
ESPN2W 24–2143,736
October 127:00 p.m.at Houston
FS1L 39–4132,152
October 213:30 p.m.Oklahoma State
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPNL 34–4851,870
October 2812:00 p.m.at UCF
FS1
November 4BYU
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
November 11at Oklahoma
November 18Cincinnati
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
November 25at Baylor

[4]

Game summaries

At No. 7 Penn State
See also: 2023 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Penn State–West Virginia football rivalry
West Virginia Mountaineers at No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 0 7 0815
No. 7 Nittany Lions 7 7 71738

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • PSU – Lambert-Smith, 12-yard TD pass from Allar, Alex Felkins kick, 8:36 (PSU 21–7)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Felkins, 25-yard field goal, 14:47 (PSU 24–7)
  • PSU – Malik McClain, 25-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 7:32 (PSU 31–7)
  • WVU – Garrett Greene, 1-yard TD run, Donaldson pass from Greene for 2-point conversion, 3:34 (PSU 31–15)
  • PSU – Beau Pribula, 5-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 0:06 (PSU 38–15)

Statistics

Statistics WVU PSU
First downs1727
Plays–yards67–30865–478
Rushes–yards40–14635–146
Passing yards162332
Passing: comp–att–int16–27–022–30–0
Time of possession31:1628:44
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Virginia PassingGarrett Greene16/27, 162 yards
RushingCJ Donaldson Jr.18 carries, 81 yards, TD
ReceivingDevin Carter6 receptions, 90 yards
Penn State PassingDrew Allar21/29, 325 yards, 3 TD
RushingNicholas Singleton13 carries, 70 yards, TD
ReceivingKeAndre Lambert-Smith4 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD

Duquesne
See also: 2023 Duquesne Dukes football team

Statistics

Pittsburgh
See also: 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Backyard Brawl

Statistics

Rankings
Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP—————RVRVRV—
Coaches—————RVRVRV—
CFPNot releasedNot released

Coaching staff
Coach Title Year at West Virginia Previous job
Neal Brown Head coach 5th Troy
Matt Moore Assistant head coach/OL 5th Troy (Co-OC/OL)
Graham Harrell OC/QB 2nd USC (OC/QB)
Chad Scott RB/RGC 5th Louisville (RB)
Jeff Koonz ILB/ST 4th Ole Miss (ILB)
Jordan Lesley Co-DC/OLB 5th Troy (DL)
Andrew Jackson DL 3rd Old Dominion (DL)
Sean Reagan TE 5th Troy (Co-OC/QB)
Tony Washington WR 2nd Coastal Carolina (WR)
Dontae Wright S 4th Western Michigan (S)

References
  1. "2023 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Depth Chart". ourlads.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. "West Virginia Mountaineers 2023 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. "2023 West Virginia Football Transfer Portal". on3.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  4. "2023 Football Schedule". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
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