2021 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 2021 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the current 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at the Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. The team was led by third-year head coach Neal Brown.
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Guaranteed Rate Bowl, L 6–18 vs. Minnesota | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
2021 record | 6–7 (4–5 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Gerad Parker (2nd season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Chad Scott (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jordan Lesley (2nd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | ShaDon Brown (1st season) |
Home stadium | Milan Puskar Stadium (Capacity: 60,000) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Oklahoma State y | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Baylor y$ | 7 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Oklahoma | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Baylor 21, Oklahoma State 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Mountaineers finished the 2020 regular season 6–4 and 4–4 in Big 12 play to finish sixth in the conference. They were eligible to play in the post season and was invited to play in the 2020 Liberty Bowl against the Army Black Knights.[1] West Virginia won the game by three points against the Black Knights.[2]
Schedule
The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at Maryland* | ESPN | L 24–30 | 43,811 | |
September 11 | 5:00 p.m. | LIU* | ESPN+ | W 66–0 | 50,911 | |
September 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 15 Virginia Tech* |
| FS1 | W 27–21 | 60,222 |
September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Oklahoma | ABC | L 13–16 | 84,353 | |
October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Texas Tech![]() |
| ESPN2 | L 20–23 | 54,090 |
October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Baylor | FS1 | L 20–45 | 43,569 | |
October 23 | 7:30 p.m. | at TCU | ESPNU | W 29–17 | 37,288 | |
October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 22 Iowa State |
| ESPN+ | W 38–31 | 45,613 |
November 6 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Oklahoma State |
| ESPN | L 3–24 | 50,109 |
November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kansas State | FS1 | L 17–34 | 43,932 | |
November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Texas |
| ESPN2 | W 31–23 | 48,755 |
November 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Kansas | FS1 | W 34–28 | 23,117 | |
December 28 | 10:15 p.m. | vs. Minnesota* | ESPN | L 6–18 | 21,220 | |
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- Schedule Source:[3]
Game Summaries
at Maryland
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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West Virginia | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Maryland | 17 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
at Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
- Date: Saturday, September 4, 2021
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 79°F
- Game attendance: 43,811
- Referee: Brandon Cruse
- TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff, Mike Golic Jr., Taylor McGregor
- Pregame line: West Virginia -3
Game information |
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Statistics | WVU | UMD |
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First downs | 18 | 22 |
Total yards | 319 | 495 |
Rushes/yards | 21/42 | 44/163 |
Passing yards | 277 | 332 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–40–2 | 26–36–0 |
Time of possession | 25:57 | 34:03 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 24–40, 277 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Leddie Brown | 16 carries, 69 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Sam James | 5 receptions, 65 yards | |
Maryland | Passing | Taulia Tagovailoa | 26–36, 332 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Tayon Fleet-Davis | 18 carries, 123 yards | |
Receiving | Dontay Demus, Jr. | 6 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD |
LIU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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LIU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia | 21 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 66 |
at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
- Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 73°F
- Game attendance: 50,911
- Referee: Scott Campbell
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Bill Spaulding, Barrett Brooks
- Pregame line: West Virginia -50
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Statistics | LIU | WVU |
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First downs | 9 | 29 |
Total yards | 95 | 542 |
Rushes/yards | 35/31 | 55/198 |
Passing yards | 60 | 344 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–21–0 | 20–32–0 |
Time of possession | 24:53 | 35:07 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Long Island | Passing | Camden Orth | 11–20, 60 yards |
Rushing | Jonathan DeBique | 8 carries, 23 yards | |
Receiving | Steven Chambers | 2 receptions, 18 yards | |
West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 14–22, 259 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Garrett Greene | 14 carries, 98 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Sean Ryan | 3 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | RV | — | — | RV | — | |||||||||||
Coaches | RV | — | — | RV | — | |||||||||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |
Coaching staff
Coach | Title | Year at West Virginia | Previous job |
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Neal Brown | Head Coach | 3rd | Troy |
Matt Moore | Assistant Head Coach/OL | 3rd | Troy Co-OC/OL |
Gerad Parker | OC/WR | 2nd | Penn State (WR/PGC) |
Chad Scott | Co-OC/RB | 3rd | Louisville (RB) |
Jeff Koonz | ILB/ST | 2nd | Ole Miss (ILB) |
Jordan Lesley | Co-DC/OLB | 3rd | Troy (DL) |
Andrew Jackson | DL | 1st | Old Dominion (DL) |
Sean Reagan | QB | 3rd | Troy (Co-OC/QB) |
Travis Trickett | TE/IWR | 3rd | Georgia State (OC/QB) |
Jahmile Addae | Co-DC/DB | 1st | Louisville (DB) |
Dontae Wright | S | 2nd | Western Michigan (S) |
References
- Scarborough, Alex (December 21, 2020). "Army to face West Virginia in Liberty Bowl, replacing Tennessee". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- "West Virginia Rallies to Deny Army 10th Win in Liberty Bowl". AP. Sports Illustrated. December 31, 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- "2021 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved February 9, 2021.