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2022 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record5–7 (3–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGraham Harrell (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid[1]
Defensive coordinatorJordan Lesley (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorShaDon Brown (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumMilan Puskar Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 TCU y^   9 – 0     13 – 2  
No. 14 Kansas State y$   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 25 Texas   6 – 3     8 – 5  
Texas Tech   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Oklahoma State   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Baylor   4 – 5     6 – 7  
Oklahoma   3 – 6     6 – 7  
Kansas   3 – 6     6 – 7  
West Virginia   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Iowa State   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Championship: Kansas State 31, TCU 28OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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Big 12 media poll

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The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022.[2]

  • First place votes in ()
Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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

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2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams

Position Player Class
Offense
OL Zach Frazier Sophomore
Defense
DL Dante Stills Senior
DB Charles Woods Senior
Special teams
K Casey Legg RS Senior

Source:[3]

Offseason

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Recruits

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Transfer portal

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Outgoing transfers

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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

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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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.at No. 17 Pittsburgh*
ESPNL 31–3870,622
September 106:00 p.m.Kansas
ESPN+L 42–55 OT52,188
September 171:00 p.m.Towson*
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN+W 65–750,703
September 227:30 p.m.at Virginia Tech*
ESPNW 33–1065,632
October 17:30 p.m.at Texas
FS1L 20–38100,740
October 137:00 p.m.Baylor
FS1W 43–4045,293
October 223:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
FS1L 10–4856,530
October 2912:00 p.m.No. 7 TCUdagger
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPNL 31–4150,426
November 53:30 p.m.at Iowa State
ESPN+L 14–3156,109
November 1212:00 p.m.Oklahoma
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV (True Blue)
FS1W 23–2050,281
November 192:00 p.m.No. 15 Kansas State
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN+L 31–4837,055
November 2612:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State
ESPN2W 24–1952,353

Game summaries

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At No. 17 Pittsburgh (College GameDay)

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See also: 2022 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Backyard Brawl
West Virginia Mountaineers at No. 17 Pittsburgh Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 0 10 71431
No. 17 Panthers 3 7 141438

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
  • PITT – Ben Sauls 42 yard field goal, 0:37. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:48.

Second quarter

  • WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 10 yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 12:45. Mountaineers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:52.
  • PITT – Rodney Hammond Jr. 4 yard run (Ben Sauls kick), 3:23. Panthers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:52.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 24 yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 10–10. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 3:17.

Third quarter

  • WVU – C. J. Donaldson 5 yard run (Casey Legg kick), 13:08. Mountaineers 17–10. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:08.
  • PITT – Daniel Carter 1 yard run (Ben Sauls kick), 5:54. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:32.
  • PITT – Rodney Hammond Jr. 11 yard run (Ben Sauls kick), 3:42. Panthers 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:26.

Fourth quarter

  • WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 16 yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 14:52. Tied 24–24. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:50.
  • WVU – JT Daniels 1 yard run (Casey Legg kick), 10:37. Mountaineers 31–24. Drive: 6 play, 72 yards, 1:14.
  • PITT – Israel Abanikanda 24 yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Ben Sauls kick), 3:41. Tied 31–31. Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:29.
  • PITT – M. J. Devonshire 56 interception return (Ben Sauls kick), 2:58. Panthers 38–31.

Statistics

Statistics WVU PITT
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 Statistics
West 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 TD
Pittsburgh 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

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See also: 2022 Kansas Jayhawks football team
Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Jayhawks 0 21 1471355
Mountaineers 14 14 014042

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,188
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle and Forest Conoly
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • WVU – Sam James 59-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 13:19. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:41.
  • WVU – C. J. Donaldson 1-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 5:03. Mountaineers 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:45.

Second quarter

  • KU – Mason Fairchild 10-yard pass from Jalon Daniels (Jacob Borcila kick), 14:57. Mountaineers 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:01.
  • WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 67-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 13:15. Mountaineers 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:42.
  • KU – Devin Neal 6-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick), 8:26. Mountaineers 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:49.
  • WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 5-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 3:11. Mountaineers 28–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:15.
  • KU – Devin Neal 17-yard pass from Jalon Daniels (Jacob Borcila kick), 0:29. Mountaineers 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:42.

Third quarter

  • KU – Daniel Hishaw Jr. 3-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick), 11:32. Tied 28–28. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:28.
  • KU – Devin Neal 2-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick), 4:00. Jayhawks 35–28. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:00.

Fourth quarter

  • WVU – Casey Legg 27-yard field goal, 12:58. Jayhawks 35–31. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:02.
  • KU – Daniel Hishaw Jr. 30-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick), 10:59. Jayhawks 42–31. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:56.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 28-yard field goal, 4:04. Jayhawks 42–34. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 6:55.
  • WVU – C. J. Donaldson 1-yard run (JT Daniels pass to Bryce Ford-Wheaton), 0:35. Tied 42–42. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 1:42.

Overtime

  • KU – Quentin Skinner 4-yard pass from Jalon Daniels (Jacob Borcila kick). Jayhawks 49–42. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards.
  • KU – Cobee Bryant 86-yard interception return. Jayhawks 55–42.

Statistics

Statistics KU WVU
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 Statistics
Kansas Passing Jalon Daniels 18/29, 219 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jalon Daniels 12 rushes, 85 yards
Receiving Luke Grimm 6 receptions, 66 yards
West 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

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See also: 2022 Towson Tigers football team
Towson Tigers at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 0 007
Mountaineers 21 24 61465

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,703
  • Referee: Dan Scanlan
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed and Adam Breneman
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • WVU – Kaden Prather 2-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 11:27. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:33.
  • TOW – D'Ago Hunter 96-yard kickoff return (Keegan Vaughn kick), 11:14. Tied 7–7.
  • WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 3-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 5:40. Mountaineers 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:34.
  • WVU – C. J. Donaldson 82-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 3:40. Mountaineers 21–7. Drive: 1 play, 82 yards, 0:13.

Second quarter

  • WVU – C. J. Donaldson 3-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 12:59. Mountaineers 28–7. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 4:02.
  • WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 2-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 5:59. Mountaineers 35–7. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:40.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 26-yard field goal, 2:42. Mountaineers 38–7. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:36.
  • WVU – C. J. Donaldson 1-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 0:06. Mountaineers 45–7. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:05.

Third quarter

  • WVU – Garrett Greene 11-yard run (kick failed), 8:21. Mountaineers 51–7. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:14.

Fourth quarter

  • WVU – Jeremiah Aaron 5-yard pass from Will Crowder (Parker Grothaus kick), 11:12. Mountaineers 58–7. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:23.
  • WVU – Preston Fox 26-yard pass from Nicco Marchiol (Parker Grothaus kick), 4:42. Mountaineers 65–7. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:40.

Statistics

Statistics TOW WVU
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 Statistics
Towson Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 7/14, 59 yards
Rushing Devin Matthews 7 rushes, 38 yards
Receiving Da'Kendall James 5 receptions, 44 yards
West 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

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See also: 2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
West Virginia Mountaineers at Virginia Tech Hokies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 3 10 31733
Hokies 0 7 3010

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,632
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick and Harry Lyles Jr.
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • WVU – Casey Legg 23-yard field goal, 3:19. Mountaineers 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 7:06.

Second quarter

  • VT – Kaleb Smith 28-yard pass from Grant Wells (William Ross kick), 14:52. Hokies 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:27.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 35-yard field goal, 1:50. Hokies 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:14.
  • WVU – Sam James 24-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 0:11. Mountaineers 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 0:50.

Third quarter

  • WVU – Casey Legg 25-yard field goal, 7:04. Mountaineers 16–7. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:31.
  • VT – William Ross 44-yard field goal, 4:19. Mountaineers 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 2:45.

Fourth quarter

  • WVU – Justin Johnson Jr. 6-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 14:13. Mountaineers 23–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:06.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 38-yard field goal, 10:16. Mountaineers 26–10. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:54.
  • WVU – Jacolby Spells 27-yard interception return (Casey Legg kick), 9:36. Mountaineers 33–10.

Statistics

Statistics WVU VT
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 Statistics
West Virginia Passing JT Daniels 20/30, 203 yards, TD
Rushing C. J. Donaldson 23 rushes, 106 yards
Receiving Kaden Prather 6 receptions, 69 yards
Virginia 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

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See also: 2022 Texas Longhorns football team
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 0 7 01320
Longhorns 14 14 7338

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

Game information
First quarter
  • TEX – Xavier Worthy 15-yard pass from Hudson Card (Bert Auburn kick), 6:08. Longhorns 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:08.
  • TEX – Ja'Tavion Sanders 33-yard pass from Xavier Worthy (Bert Auburn kick), 0:34. Longhorns 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:22.

Second quarter

  • TEX – Bijan Robinson 1-yard run (Bert Auburn kick), 11:54. Longhorns 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:14.
  • TEX – Ja'Tavion Sanders 13-yard pass from Hudson Card (Bert Auburn kick), 4:22. Longhorns 28–0. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:13.
  • WVU – Kaden Prather 8-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 0:13. Longhorns 28–7. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 4:04.

Third quarter

  • TEX – Xavier Worthy 44-yard pass from Hudson Card (Bert Auburn kick), 13:03. Longhorns 35–7. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:51.

Fourth quarter

  • WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 1-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 14:56. Longhorns 35–14. Drive: 18 plays, 65 yards, 7:31.
  • TEX – Bert Auburn 45-yard field goal, 10:22. Longhorns 38–14. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:34.
  • WVU – Justin Johnson Jr. 4-yard run (pass failed), 4:31. Longhorns 38–20. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:51.

Statistics

Statistics WVU TEX
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 Statistics
West 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 yards
Texas 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

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See also: 2022 Baylor Bears football team
Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 3 21 7940
Mountaineers 7 10 141243

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,293
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle and Mark Helfrich
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 7-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 10:30. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:18.
  • BAY – John Mayers 40-yard field goal, 4:23. Mountaineers 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:00.

Second quarter

  • BAY – Ben Sims 1-yard run (John Mayers kick), 13:34. Bears 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:32.
  • BAY – Gavin Holmes 35-yard pass from Blake Shapen (John Mayers kick), 10:52. Bears 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:23.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 23-yard field goal, 4:22. Bears 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:30.
  • WVU – Jasir Cox 65-yard fumble return (Casey Legg kick), 2:41. Tied 17–17.
  • BAY – Craig Williams 39-yard pass from Blake Shapen (John Mayers kick), 1:14. Bears 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:27.

Third quarter

  • WVU – Kaden Prather 24-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 10:19. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:41.
  • BAY – Hal Presley 2-yard pass from Kyron Drones (John Mayers kick), 5:21. Bears 31–24. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 4:51.
  • WVU – Justin Johnson Jr. 1-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 1:42. Tied 31–31. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:39.

Fourth quarter

  • BAY – Qualan Jones 4-yard run (kick blocked), 13:39. Bears 37–31. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:57.
  • WVU – Jacolby Spells defensive PAT conversion, 13:39. Bears 37–33.
  • WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 34-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 7:06. Mountaineers 40–37. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:55.
  • BAY – John Mayers 44-yard field goal, 1:40. Tied 40–40. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:32.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 22-yard field goal, 0:33. Mountaineers 43–40. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 1:00.

Statistics

Statistics BAY WVU
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 Statistics
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 14/22, 326 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Richard Reese 13 rushes, 57 yards
Receiving Gavin Holmes 7 receptions, 210 yards, TD
West 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

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See also: 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 3 0 7010
Red Raiders 14 3 141748

at Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,560
  • Referee: Steve Baron
  • TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle and Mark Helfrich
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • TTU – Tahj Brooks 19-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 13:23. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:37.
  • TTU – Tahj Brooks 1-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 8:35. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 3:44.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 38-yard field goal, 0:45. Red Raiders 14–3. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 7:50.

Second quarter

  • TTU – Trey Wolff 46-yard field goal, 12:25. Red Raiders 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 3:20.

Third quarter

  • TTU – Xavier White 55-yard pass from Behren Morton (Trey Wolff kick), 13:34. Red Raiders 24–3. Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:41.
  • TTU – Loic Fouonji 12-yard pass from Behren Morton (Trey Wolff kick), 6:56. Red Raiders 31–3. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 3:07.
  • WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 28-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 5:05. Red Raiders 31–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:51.

Fourth quarter

  • TTU – SaRodrick Thompson 13-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 14:46. Red Raiders 38–10. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:14.
  • TTU – Trey Wolff 26-yard field goal, 11:58. Red Raiders 41–10. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:42.
  • TTU – Brady Boyd 2-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Gino Garcio kick), 2:33. Red Raiders 48–10. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:48.

Statistics

Statistics WVU TTU
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 Statistics
West 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, TD
Texas 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

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See also: 2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team
No. 7 TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Horned Frogs 7 21 01341
Mountaineers 7 14 3731

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NE 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 50,426
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen and Roddy Jones
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • WVU – CJ Donaldson 1-yard Run (Casey Legg Kick), 8:02. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:38.
  • TCU – Taye Barber 71 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick), 4:27. Tied 7-7. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:35.

Second quarter

  • WVU – CJ Donaldson 1 Yd Run (Casey Legg Kick), 14:47. Mountaineers 14-7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:40.
  • TCU - Quentin Johnston 55 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick), 11:42. Tied 14-14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:05.
  • TCU - Kendre Miller 51 Yd Run (Griffin Kell Kick), 7:00. Horned Frogs 21-14. Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:08.
  • WVU - Justin Johnson Jr. 5 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg Kick), 1:35. Tied 21-21. Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 5:25.
  • TCU - Emani Bailey 30 Yd Run (Griffin Kell Kick), 0:24. Horned Frogs 28-21. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 1:11.

Third quarter

  • WVU – Casey Legg 33 Yd Field Goal, 11:05. Horned Frogs 28-24. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:04.

Fourth quarter

  • TCU – Griffin Kell 30 Yd Field Goal, 13:03. Horned Frogs 31-24. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:07.
  • TCU – Griffin Kell 46 Yd Field Goal, 9:11. Horned Frogs 34-24. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:36.
  • WVU – Reese Smith 23 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg Kick), 4:12. Horned Frogs 34-31. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:59.
  • TCU – Savion Williams 29 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick), 0:20. Horned Frogs 41-31. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:33.

Statistics

Statistics TCU WVU
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 Statistics
TCU 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, TD
West 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

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See also: 2022 Iowa State Cyclones football team
West Virginia Mountaineers (3–5) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 0 7 0714
Cyclones 3 7 02131

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,109
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely, Chad Brown, Shane Sparks
Game information
First quarter
  • ISU - Jace Gilbert 30-yard field goal, 1:47. Cyclones 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:06.

Second quarter

  • ISU - DeShawn Hanika 16 Yd pass from Hunter Dekkers (Jace Gilbert Kick), 7:51. Cyclones 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 7:02.
  • WVU - Bryce Ford-Wheaton 25 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg Kick), 0:34. Cyclones 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:49.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • ISU - Xavier Hutchinson 24 Yd pass from Hunter Dekkers (Drake Nettles Kick), 13:24. Cyclones 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 2:58.
  • ISU - Cartevious Norton 5 Yd Run (Jace Gilbert Kick), 8:31. Cyclones 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 4:11.
  • ISU - Cartevious Norton 3 Yd Run (Drake Nettles Kick), 3:52. Cyclones 31–7. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 2:48.
  • WVU - Sam James 8 Yd pass from Garrett Greene (Casey Legg Kick), 1:04. Cyclones 31–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.

Statistics

Statistics WVU ISU
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, TD
Iowa 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

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See also: 2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Oklahoma Sooners (5–4, 2–4) v. West Virginia Mountaineers (3–6, 1–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sooners 0 12 8020
Mountaineers 0 6 71023

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,281
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (FS1): Adam Alexander (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analysts)
Game information
First Quarter
  • No Score
Second Quarter
  • (9:42) OKLA – Zach Schmit 32 yard FG (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:18; OU 3–0)
  • (1:06) OKLA – Eric Gray 12 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 4 plays, 96 yards, 1:02; OU 10–0)
  • (0:33) WVU – Garrett Greene 5 yard rush, 2 point conversation failed (Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:26; OU 10–6)
  • (0:33) OKLA – Billy Bowman Defensive PAT Conversion (Drive: 1 play, 88 yards; OU 12–6)
Third Quarter
  • (3:36) WVU – Garrett Greene 8 yard pass to Bryce Ford – Wheaton, Casey Legg Kick (Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:18; WVU 13–12)
  • (1:22) OKLA – Eric Gray 5 yard rush, Dillion Gabriel rush for 2 point conversion (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:07; OU 20–12)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:20) WVU – Garrett Greene 11 yard rush, Casey Legg Kick (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:57; Tied 20–20)
  • (0:00) WVU – Casey Legg 25 yard FG (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 6:24; WVU 23–20)

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 Statistics
Oklahoma 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

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See also: 2022 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
K−State –8.0 54.5
No. 15 Kansas State Wildcats (7–3) v. West Virginia Mountaineers (4–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Wildcats 28 13 0748
Mountaineers 19 6 0631

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Wind: W 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 37,055
  • Referee: Derek Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst), Tori Petry (reporter)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:52) KSU – Deuce Vaughn 15-yard run, Ty Zentner kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:00; KSU 7–0)
  • (11:51) KSU – Cincere Mason 37-yard interception, Ty Zentner kick (KSU 14–0)
  • (8:26) WVU – Sam James 26-yard reception from Garrett Greene, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:25; KSU 14–7)
  • (6:41) WVU – Malachi Ruffin 43-yard interception, Casey Legg kick failed (KSU 14–13)
  • (5:12) KSU – DJ Giddens 49-yard run, Ty Zentner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:22; KSU 21–13)
  • (2:17) KSU – Will Howard 1-yard run, Ty Zentner kick (Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:14; KSU 28–13)
  • (1:22) WVU – Sam James 71-yard reception from Garrett Greene, Casey Legg kick failed (Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:48; KSU 28–19)
Second Quarter
  • (13:28) KSU – Ben Sinnott 15-yard reception from Will Howard, Ty Zentner kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:47; KSU 35–19)
  • (6:55) WVU – Sam James 5-yard reception from Garrett Greene, 2-point conversion failed, Garrett Greene run (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 6:26; KSU 35–25)
  • (1:46) KSU – Ty Zentner 46-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 37 yards, 5:09; KSU 38–25)
  • (0:01) KSU – Ty Zentner 53-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 1:19; KSU 41–25)
Third Quarter
  • No scoring plays
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:24) KSU – Malik Knowles 43-yard reception from Will Howard, Ty Zenter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:04; KSU 48–25)
  • (9:30) WVU – Garrett Greene 13-yard run, 2 point conversion failed, Garrett Greene pass (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; KSU 48–31)

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 Statistics
Kansas 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, TD
West 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

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See also: 2022 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
West Virginia Mountaineers (4–7) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 7 14 0324
Cowboys 0 10 9019

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,353
  • Referee: Tuta Salaam
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (7:11) WVU – Garrett Greene 36 yard rush, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 1 play, 36 yards, 0:08; WVU 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:56) OSU – Brennan Presley 4 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:38; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:14) OSU – Tanner Brown 22 yard FG (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 2:04; OSU 10–7)
Third Quarter
  • (12:45) WVU – Jaylen Anderson 54 yard rush, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:11; WVU 14–10)
  • (9:53) WVU – Jaylen Anderson 57 yard rush, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:33; WVU 21–10)
  • (5:59) OSU – Tanner Brown 38 yard FG (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 3:47; WVU 21–13)
  • (0:24) OSU – Ollie Gordon II 23 yard rush (Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:52; WVU 21–19)
Fourth Quarter
  • (5:59) WVU – Casey Legg 34 yard FG (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:19; WVU 24–19)

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 Statistics
West 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

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Coach Title Year at West Virginia Previous job
Neal Brown Head coach 4th Troy
Matt Moore Assistant head coach/OL 4th Troy (Co-OC/OL)
Graham Harrell OC/QB 1st USC (OC/QB)
Chad Scott RB/RGC 4th Louisville (RB)
Jeff Koonz ILB/ST 3rd Ole Miss (ILB)
Jordan Lesley Co-DC/OLB 4th Troy (DL)
Andrew Jackson DL 2nd Old Dominion (DL)
Sean Reagan TE 4th Troy (Co-OC/QB)
Tony Washington WR 1st Coastal Carolina (WR)
Dontae Wright S 3rd Western Michigan (S)

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2023 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
6 213 Dante Stills DT Arizona Cardinals

References

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  1. ^ Jackson, Justin (September 30, 2022). "Graham Harrell has found balance at WVU within his Air Raid philosophy". The Dominion Post. Yahoo! News. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Baylor Makes First Appearance Atop Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Big 12 Announces Media Preseason Football Team" (PDF). Big 12 Sports. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
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