2021 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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Guaranteed Rate Bowl, L 6–18 vs. Minnesota | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
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) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Jordan Lesley (2nd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | ShaDon Brown (1st season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Home stadium | Milan Puskar Stadium |
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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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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.
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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See also: 2021 Maryland Terrapins football team |
Period | 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
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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 |
See also: 2021 LIU Sharks football team |
Period | 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
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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 |
See also: 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 15 Virginia Tech | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
West Virginia | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
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Statistics | VT | WVU |
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First downs | 19 | 18 |
Total yards | 329 | 373 |
Rush yards | 106 | 180 |
Passing yards | 223 | 193 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 32:03 | 27:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Virginia Tech | Passing | Braxton Burmeister | 19/31, 223 yards, TD |
Rushing | Raheem Blackshear | 10 carries, 47 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kaleb Smith | 6 receptions, 58 yards | |
West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 15/26, 193 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Leddie Brown | 19 carries, 161 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Isaiah Esdale | 4 receptions, 46 yards |
See also: 2021 Oklahoma Sooners football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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West Virginia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
No. 4 Oklahoma | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
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Statistics | WVU | OKLA |
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First downs | 18 | 19 |
Total yards | 226 | 313 |
Rushes/yards | 29-47 | 28-57 |
Passing yards | 179 | 256 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23-34-1 | 26-36-1 |
Time of possession | 33:00 | 27:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 20/29, 160 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Leddie Brown | 15 carries, 56 yards | |
Receiving | Bryce Ford-Wheaton | 8 receptions, 93 yards | |
Oklahoma | Passing | Spencer Rattler | 26/36, 256 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Eric Gray | 12 carries, 38 yards | |
Receiving | Michael Woods II | 8 receptions, 86 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Red Raiders | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia
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See also: 2021 Baylor Bears football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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West Virginia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Baylor | 21 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
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Statistics | WVU | BU |
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First downs | 24 | 21 |
Total yards | 362 | 525 |
Rushes/yards | 38/90 | 32/171 |
Passing yards | 272 | 354 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–37–1 | 20–31–0 |
Time of possession | 34:21 | 25:39 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 20–31, 237 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Garrett Greene | 10 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Winston Wright Jr. | 6 receptions, 86 yards | |
Baylor | Passing | Gerry Bohanon | 18–29, 336 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Abram Smith | 11 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Tyquan Thornton | 8 receptions, 187 yards, 2 TD |
See also: 2021 TCU Horned Frogs football team |
See also: 2021 Iowa State Cyclones football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Iowa State | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
West Virginia | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia
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Statistics | ISU | WVU |
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First downs | 16 | 28 |
Total yards | 424 | 492 |
Rushes/yards | 34/239 | 29/122 |
Passing yards | 185 | 370 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–27–0 | 30–47–2 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 25:42 | 34:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 16–27, 185 YDS, 1 TD |
Rushing | Breece Hall | 24 CAR, 167 YDS, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Tarique Milton | 1 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TD | |
West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 30-46, 370 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Leddie Brown | 22 CAR, 109 YDS, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Bryce Ford-Wheaton | 3 REC, 54 YDS, 1 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 11 Oklahoma State | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
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Statistics | OKST | WVU |
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First downs | 17 | 11 |
Total yards | 285 | 133 |
Rushes/yards | 32/103 | 33/17 |
Passing yards | 182 | 116 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–31–1 | 16–24–1 |
Time of possession | 28:52 | 31:08 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 22/31, 182 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jaylen Warren | 16 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Tay Martin | 7 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD's | |
West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 16/24,116 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Tony Mathis | 5 carries, 25 yards | |
Receiving | Sam James | 5 receptions, 46 yards |
See also: 2021 Kansas State Wildcats football team |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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KS -6 | 47.5 |
Statistics | West Virginia | Kansas State |
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First downs | 20 | 15 |
Total yards | 345 | 299 |
Rushing yards | 77 | 161 |
Passing yards | 268 | 138 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 26:32 | 33:28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 27/45, 268 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Leddie Brown | 20 carries, 85 yards, 0 TD | |
Receiving | Bryce Ford-Wheaton | 5 catches, 67 yards, O TD | |
Kansas State | Passing | Skylar Thompson | 14/19, 138 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT |
Rushing | Deuce Vaughn | 25 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Phillip Brooks | 5 catches, 62 yards, 0 TD |
See also: 2021 Texas Longhorns football team |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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TX +2.0 | 56.5 |
Statistics | Texas | West Virginia |
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First downs | 16 | 28 |
Total yards | 355 | 459 |
Rushing yards | 203 | 158 |
Passing yards | 152 | 301 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 21:24 | 38:36 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas | Passing | Hudson Card | 10-16, 123 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT |
Rushing | Keilan Robinson | 9 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Xavier Worthy | 7 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD | |
West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 27-43, 290 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT |
Rushing | Leddie Brown | 33 carries, 158 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Winston Wright | 6 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD |
See also: 2021 Kansas Jayhawks football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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West Virginia | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
Kansas | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
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Statistics | WVU | KU |
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First downs | 15 | 23 |
Total yards | 436 | 336 |
Rush yards | 261 | 87 |
Passing yards | 175 | 249 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 32:28 | 26:37 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 16/21 170 yards 3 TD 1 INT |
Rushing | Leddie Brown | 19 carries 156 yards 1 TD | |
Receiving | Sean Ryan | 5 receptions 87 yards | |
Kansas | Passing | Jalon Daniels | 22/32 249 yards 1 TD 2 INT |
Rushing | Amauri Pesek-Hickson | 12 carries 69 yards | |
Receiving | Luke Grimm | 4 receptions 105 yards |
See also: 2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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West Virginia | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Minnesota | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
at Chase Field • Phoenix, Arizona
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Statistics | WVU | MIN |
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First downs | 16 | 17 |
Plays–yards | 58–206 | 64–358 |
Rushes–yards | 27–66 | 51–249 |
Passing yards | 140 | 109 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–31–1 | 8–13–1 |
Time of possession | 21:31 | 38:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 18/31, 140 yards, INT |
Rushing | Tony Mathis Jr. | 13 carries, 56 yards | |
Receiving | Sam James | 3 receptions, 40 yards | |
Minnesota | Passing | Tanner Morgan | 8/13, 109 yards, INT |
Rushing | Ky Thomas | 21 carries, 144 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Dylan Wright | 2 receptions, 58 yards |
Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football 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 |
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) |