2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football
2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	1–2 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Neal Brown (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Chad Scott (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jordan Lesley (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	ShaDon Brown (4th season)
Home stadium	Milan Puskar Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
UCF	1	–	0	3	–	0
Arizona State	0	–	0	3	–	0
BYU	0	–	0	3	–	0
No. 14 Oklahoma State	0	–	0	3	–	0
No. 13 Kansas State	0	–	0	3	–	0
No. 12 Utah	0	–	0	3	–	0
No. 20 Iowa State	0	–	0	2	–	0
Arizona	0	–	0	2	–	1
Baylor	0	–	0	2	–	1
Cincinnati	0	–	0	2	–	1
Colorado	0	–	0	2	–	1
Texas Tech	0	–	0	2	–	1
Houston	0	–	0	1	–	2
Kansas	0	–	0	1	–	2
West Virginia	0	–	0	1	–	2
TCU	0	–	1	2	–	1
Championship: December 7, 2024
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 20, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football team will represent West Virginia University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Neal Brown in his sixth year as their head coach. The Mountaineers play home games at Milan Puskar Stadium located in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Graeson Malashevich	WR	Unknown
Brayden Dudley	EDGE	Mercer
Montre Miller	CB	Mississippi State
Sean Boyle	QB	Unknown
EJ Horton	WR	FAU
Charlie Katarincic	IOL	Unknown
Tirek Austin-Cave	LB	New Mexico
Luke Hamilton	RB	Unknown
Tomiwa Durojaiye	DL	Florida State
Jared Bartlett	T	Cincinnati
Keyshawn Cobb	S	Nevada
DJ Cotton Jr	DL	James Madison
Lance Dixon	S	Toledo
Justin Johnson Jr	RB	Unknown
James Heard	EDGE	Syracuse
Mike Lockhart	DL	SMU
Danny King	K	Southern Utah
Hershey McLaurin	S	Houston
Andrew Wilson-Lamp	CB	East Carolina
Ja'Shaun Poke	WR	San Diego State
Davis Mallinger	S	Nevada
Christion Stokes	S	Findlay
Theo Grabill	WR	Garden City CC
Jeremiah Aaron	WR	North Texas
Cortez Braham	WR	Nevada

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Ryder Burton	QB	BYU
Dontez Fagan	CB	Charlotte
Justin Robinson	WR	Mississippi State
Kekoura Tarnue	CB	Jacksonville State
Garnet Hollis Jr.	CB	Northwestern
Jaheem Joseph	CB	Northwestern
T.J. Jackson	DL	Troy
Xavier Bausley	OT	Jacksonville State
Jaden Bray	WR	Oklahoma State
Ty French	EDGE	Gardner-Webb
Ayden Garnes	CB	Duquesne
TJ Crandall	CB	Colorado State
Reid Carrico	T	Ohio State

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Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 preseason poll was released on July 2, 2024. ^[3]

First place votes in ()


Predicted Finish	Team	Voters (1st Place)
1	Utah	906 (20)
2	Kansas State	889 (19)
3	Oklahoma	829 (14)
4	Kansas	772 (5)
5	Arizona	762 (3)
6	Iowa State	661
7	West Virginia	581
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Penn State*	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff, Stripe the Stadium)	FOX	L 12–34	62,084
September 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 16 (FCS) Albany*	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (Gold Rush)	ESPN+	W 49–14	50,073
September 14	3:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN2	L 34–38	66,087
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Kansas	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN2
October 5		at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK
October 12		Iowa State	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
October 19		Kansas State	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
October 26		at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
November 9		at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
November 16		Baylor	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
November 23		UCF	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (True Blue)
November 30		at Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field Lubbock, TX
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 30) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs No. 8 Penn State

No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Nittany Lions	0	20	7	7	34
Mountaineers	0	6	0	6	12

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

Date: August 31, 2024
Game time: 12:00 pm
Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C)
Game attendance: 62,084
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color commentator), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

PSU – Harrison Wallace III, 50-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, two-point conversion pass incomplete, 14:53 (PSU 7–0)
PSU – Kaytron Allen, 20-yard TD pass from Allar, Sander Sahaydak kick, 9:46 (PSU 13–0)
WVU – Michael Hayes II, 38-yard field goal, 6:15 (PSU 13–3)
WVU – Hayes, 39-yard field goal, 0:37 (PSU 13–6)
PSU – Wallace, 18-yard TD pass from Allar, Sahaydak kick, 0:06 (PSU 20–6)

Third quarter

PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 40-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 10:16 (PSU 27–6)

Fourth quarter

WVU – CJ Donaldson Jr, 1-yard TD run, two-point conversion failed, 12:49 (PSU 27–12)
PSU – Tyler Warren, 19-yard TD pass from Beau Pribula, Sahaydak kick, 9:00 (PSU 34–12)

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	Statistics
Penn 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 TD
West 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

No. 16 (FCS) Albany Great Danes (1–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 (FCS) Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

Date: September 7, 2024
Game time: 6:00 pm
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ALB	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Pittsburgh

West Virginia Mountaineers (1–1) at Pittsburgh Panthers (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	10	7	10	34
Panthers	10	7	7	14	38

at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

Date: September 14, 2024
Game time: 3:30 pm
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 66,087
Referee: Michael VanderVelde
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	PIT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Pittsburgh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Kansas

Kansas Jayhawks (1–2) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

Date: September 21, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	KAN	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Oklahoma State

West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

Date: October 5, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	OKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Iowa State

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

Date: October 12, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ISU	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Kansas State

Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

Date: October 19, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	KSU	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Arizona

West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) at Arizona Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

Date: October 26, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	ARIZ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Cincinnati

West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) at Cincinnati Bearcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0
Bearcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH

Date: November 9, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	CIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cincinnati	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Baylor

Baylor Bears (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

Date: November 16, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BAY	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs UCF

UCF Knights (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

Date: November 23, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UCF	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Texas Tech

West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

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

Date: November 30, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WVU	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	—
Coaches	RV	—	—
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

^ "West Virginia Mountaineers 2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "2024 West Virginia Football Transfer Portal". on3.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Utah picked first in Big 12 Media Preseason Poll". July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "2024 West Virginia Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[1] "West Virginia Mountaineers 2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[2] "2024 West Virginia Football Transfer Portal". on3.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[3] "Utah picked first in Big 12 Media Preseason Poll". July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[4] "2024 West Virginia Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

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Venues	Mountaineer Field (1924–1979) Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati Marshall: Friends of Coal Bowl Maryland Old Ironsides Penn State Pittsburgh: Backyard Brawl Syracuse Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	The Mountaineer Marching band "Take Me Home, Country Roads" 2007 Backyard Brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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