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American college football season

2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Camping World Bowl, L 18–34 vs. Syracuse
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 20
Record8–4 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJake Spavital (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTony Gibson (5th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
Seasons← 20172019 →
2018 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Oklahoma y$^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 9 Texas y   7 – 2     10 – 4  
Iowa State   6 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 20 West Virginia   6 – 3     8 – 4  
TCU   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Baylor   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Oklahoma State   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Kansas State   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Texas Tech   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Kansas   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 39, Texas 27
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at the Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, in Morgantown, West Virginia, and compete in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by eighth-year head coach Dana Holgorsen.

Preseason

Wide Receiver David Sills V.
Quarterback Will Grier received numerous accolades prior to the commencement of the 2018 season.

First team All-Americans

Quarterback Will Grier and wide receiver David Sills were named to numerous preseason All-America teams by various media outlets.

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Chuck Bednarik Award David Long Jr. LB JR
Maxwell Award Will Grier QB SR
David Sills WR SR
Davey O'Brien Award Will Grier QB SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award Gary Jennings Jr. WR SR
David Sills WR SR
Jim Thorpe Award Dravon Askew-Henry S SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Dravon Askew-Henry S SR
David Long LB JR
Outland Trophy Yodny Cajuste OL SR
Paul Hornung Award Marcus Simms WR/KR JR
Wuerffel Trophy Will Grier QB SR
Walter Camp Award Will Grier QB SR
David Sills WR SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Will Grier QB SR
Manning Award Will Grier QB SR

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018, with the Mountaineers predicted to finish in second place.

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Oklahoma 509 (46)
2 West Virginia 432 (2)
3 TCU 390 (1)
4 Texas 370 (1)
5 Oklahoma State 300
6 Kansas State 283 (2)
7 Iowa State 250
8 Texas Tech 149
9 Baylor 125
10 Kansas 52

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:30 p.m.vs. Tennessee*No. 17CBSW 40–1466,793
September 86:00 p.m.Youngstown State*No. 14AT&TSN PittW 52–1758,446
September 15 3:30 p.m. at NC State *No. 13 ESPNU ––
September 223:30 p.m.Kansas StateNo. 12ESPNW 35–659,245
September 29Noonat No. 25 Texas TechNo. 12ESPN2W 42–3455,283
October 6NoonKansasNo. 9ESPN2W 38–2257,419
October 137:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 6FS1L 14–3056,629
October 257:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 13
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
FS1W 58–1453,117
November 33:30 p.m.at No. 17 TexasNo. 13FOXW 42–41100,703
November 10NoonTCUNo. 9FS1W 47–1060,007
November 173:30 p.m.at Oklahoma StateNo. 9ABCL 41–4552,842
November 238:00 p.m.No. 6 OklahomaNo. 13
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPNL 56–5960,713
December 285:15 p.m.vs. No. 20 Syracuse*No. 16ESPNL 18–3441,125
Schedule Source:

Coaching staff

Name Position Joined Staff
Dana Holgorsen Head Coach 2011
Doug Belk Cornerbacks 2017
Marquel Blackwell Running Backs 2018
Matt Caponi Safeties 2016
Tyron Carrier Receivers 2017
Dan Gerberry Tight Ends/Fullbacks 2018
Tony Gibson Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2013
Mark Scott Linebackers/Special Teams 2015
Jake Spavital Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2017
Bruce Tall Defensive Line 2015
Joe Wickline Offensive Line 2016

Roster

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR
2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 T. J. Simmons  So
QB 3 Trent Jackson Fr
RB 4 Leddie Brown Fr
RB 6 Kennedy McKoy Jr
QB 7 Will Grier  Sr
WR 8 Marcus Simms Jr
QB 10 Trey Lowe III Fr
QB 11 Jack Allison  So
WR 12 Gary Jennings Jr. Sr
WR 13 David Sills Sr
RB 14 Tevin Bush So
WR 16 William Crest Jr.  Sr
WR 19 Druw Bowen  So
RB 20 Alec Sinkfield  Fr
WR 22 Anthony Delpercio  Fr
WR 24 Roman Hawkins Fr
WR 27 Kwincy Hall Fr
WR 29 Chase Riley  Fr
RB 32 Martell Pettaway Jr
RB 33 T. J. Kpan  Fr
RB 34 Lorenzo Dorr  So
RB 35 Brady Watson  Jr
WR 36 Ricky Johns  Fr
WR 37 Kolby Mack Fr
TE, FB 41 Elijah Drummond  So
FB, TE 42 Logan Thimons  So
TE, FB 47 Joseph Turner  Fr
OL 53 Colton McKivitz  Jr
OL 54 Eric Sjostedt  Fr
OL 55 Yodny Cajuste  Sr
OL 57 Michael Brown  Jr
OL 58 Joe Brown  Jr
OL 60 Noah Drummond Fr
OL 62 Zach Davis  So
OL 62 Garrett Smyton Fr
OL 65 Isaiah Hardy Sr
OL 66 Adam Stilley  Fr
OL 68 Briason Mays Fr
OL 69 Blaine Scott Fr
OL 70 Tyler Thurmond  So
OL 71 Junior Uzebu Fr
OL 72 Kelby Wickline  Jr
OL 73 Josh Sills  So
OL 76 Chase Behrndt  So
OL 78 Jacob Buccigrossi  So
OL 79 Matt Jones  Jr
TE, FB 80 Jesse Beal Fr
WR 82 Dominique Maiden Sr
WR 83 Bryce Ford-Wheaton Fr
TE, FB 84 Jovani Haskins  So
TE 85 T. J. Banks Fr
WR 85 Sam James Fr
WR 86 Randy Fields Jr. Fr
TE 87 Mike O'Laughlin Fr
TE 88 Trevon Wesco  Sr
WR 89 Dillon Spalding Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Derrek Pitts Jr. So
S 2 Kenny Robinson So
S 3 Toyous Avery Jr.  Sr
S 4 Josh Norwood  Jr
DL 5 Ezekiel Rose Sr
S 6 Dravon Askew-Henry  Sr
LB 7 Brendan Ferns  So
S 8 Kwantel Raines Fr
S 9 Jovanni Stewart Jr
CB 10 Dylan Tonkery  So
S 11 Chase Hill Fr
LB 11 David Long Jr.  Jr
DL 13 Jeffrey Pooler Jr.  So
LB 17 Exree Loe  Fr
LB 18 Charlie Benton  So
CB 18 Jaelen Gross  Fr
CB 19 Barry Moreland  Jr
CB 22 Jake Long  So
CB 23 Jordan Adams  Jr
CB 24 Hakeem Bailey  Jr
S 25 Osman Kamara  So
S 26 Deamonte Lindsay  Jr
S 27 E. J. Brown  Fr
S 28 Rashon Lusane  So
CB 28 Keith Washington  Jr
CB 29 Sean Mahone  So
LB 31 Zach Sandwisch  So
LB 32 Vandarius Cowan So
LB 33 Quondarius Qualls Sr
LB 34 Shea Campbell  Jr
LB 35 Josh Chandler Fr
S 39 Dante Bonamico  So
LB 39 Henry Cook  Fr
DL 40 Kenny Bigelow Jr.  Sr
LB 45 Adam Hensley Jr
DL 46 Reese Donahue Jr
DL 49 Nick Rush Fr
DL 50 Jabril Robinson  Sr
LB 51 Jake Abbott  Fr
DL 55 Dante Stills Fr
DL 56 Darius Stills So
DL 57 Nate Green  So
LB 59 Luke Williams  So
DL 67 Josh Ritchie Fr
DL 74 James Gmiter Fr
DL 77 Daniel Buchanan  Fr
DL 87 Stone Wolfley  Jr
DL 90 Brenon Thrift Sr
TE, FB 91 Matt Bezjak  So
DL 91 Tavis Lee Fr
DL 92 Dalton McDaniels Fr
DL 97 Connor Barwis  Fr
DL 98 Tyrese Allen Fr
DL 99 Sam Cookman  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P, K 16 Billy Kinney  Sr
P 23 Evan Matthews Fr
K 30 Evan Staley  So
K, P 31 Casey Legg Fr
K 43 Luke Hogan  So
K 48 Skyler Simcox  Jr
LS 51 Kyle Poland  So
LS 52 J. P. Hadley Fr
LS 52 Rex Sunahara  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Doug Belk – Cornerbacks
  • Marquel Blackwell – Running Backs
  • Matt Caponi – Safeties
  • Tyron Carrier – Receivers
  • Tony Gibson – Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers
  • Mark Scott – Linebackers, Special Teams
  • Jake Spavital – Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks
  • Bruce Tall – Defensive Line
  • Joe Wickline – Offensive Line
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 22, 2018

Game summaries

Vs. Tennessee

See also: 2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team No. 17 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Mountaineers 10 3 20740
Tennessee 0 7 7014

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE 4 MPH
  • Game attendance: 66,793
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV: CBS
  • Source:
Game information

First quarter

  • 11:00 WVU FG – Evan Staley 26-yard field goal
  • 3:32 WVU TD – .T.J. Simmons 59-yard pass from Will Grier, (Staley PAT)

Second quarter

  • 6:13 TENN TD – Dominick Wood-Anderson 1-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Cimaglia PAT)
  • 0:00 WVU FG – Evan Staley 35-yard field goal

’Third quarter'

  • 12:54 WVU TD – David Sills 33-yard pass from Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 8:09 WVU TD – Gary Jennings Jr. 28-yard pass from Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 6:09 TENN TD – Tim Jordan 6-yard run (Cimaglia PAT)
  • 1:15 WVU TD – Kennedy McKoy 14-yard pass from Grier (Conversion failed)

Fourth quarter

  • 2:02 WVU TD – Sills 10-yard pass from Grier (Staley PAT)
Top passers
Top rushers
  • WVU – Martell Pettaway: 9 rushes, 56 yards
  • TENN – Tim Jordan: 20 rushes, 118 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers

Statistics

Statistics West Virginia Tennessee
First downs 26 19
Total yards 547 301
Rushing yards 118 129
Passing yards 429 172
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 27:37 32:23

Youngstown State

See also: 2018 Youngstown State Penguins football team No. 13 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Youngstown State Penguins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Penguins 0 7 10017
No. 13 Mountaineers 7 14 211052

at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 58,446
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh): Rob King (play-by-play), Rasheed Marshall (color), Meg Bulger (sideline)
  • Source:
Game information

First quarter

  • 3:50 WVU TD – Alec Sinkfield 9-yard run (Staley PAT)
  • 12:52 WVU TD – Gary Jennings Jr. 11-yard pass from Will Grier, (Staley PAT)

Second quarter

  • 9:01 YSU TD – Miles Joiner 4-yard pass from Montgomery VanGorder (Kennedy PAT)
  • 1:00 WVU TD – Gary Jennings Jr. 24-yard pass from Will Grier, (Staley PAT)

’Third quarter'

  • 12:19 WVU TD – Gary Jennings Jr. 33-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 09:29 YSU TD – Tevin McCaster 13-yard run (Kennedy PAT)
  • 04:02 WVU TD – Leddie Brown 1-yard run (Staley PAT)
  • 03:20 WVU TD – Kennedy McKoy 8-yard run (Staley PAT)
  • 00:01 YSU FG – Zak Kennedy 45-yard field goal

Fourth quarter

  • 14:37 WVU TD – Dominique Maiden 40-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 8:37 WVU FG – Evan Staley 31-yard field goal
Top passers
  • WVU – Will Grier: 21–26, 332 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
  • YSU – Montgomery VanGorder: 11–24, 157 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
  • WVU – Leddie Brown: 15 rushes, 115 yards, 1 TD
  • YSU – Tevin McCaster: 14 rushes, 72 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
  • WVU – Marcus Simms: 8 receptions, 119 yards
  • YSU – Zach Farrar: 6 receptions, 135 yards

Statistics

Statistics West Virginia Youngstown State
First downs 29 19
Total yards 625 293
Rushing yards 289 136
Passing yards 336 157
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 29:15 30:45

Kansas State

See also: 2018 Kansas State Wildcats football team No. 12 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 0 336
No. 12 Mountaineers 7 14 14035

at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 59,245
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color)
  • Source:
Game information

First quarter

  • 4:46 WVU TD – Marcus Simms 82-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)

Second quarter

  • 2:31 WVU TD – David Sills 1-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 0:02 WVU TD – David Sills 1-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)

’Third quarter'

  • 09:29 KSU FG – Blake Lynch 25-yard field goal
  • 9:01 WVU TD – Tevin Bush 62-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 7:39 WVU TD – David Sills 1-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)

Fourth quarter

  • 13:48 KSU FG – Blake Lynch 38-yard field goal
Top passers
  • WVU – Will Grier: 25–35, 356 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
  • KSU – Skylar Thompson: 11–17, 145 yards
Top rushers
  • WVU – Kennedy McKoy: 12 rushes, 73 yards
  • KSU – Alex Barnes: 12 rushes, 49 yards
Top receivers
  • WVU – Marcus Simms: 5 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD
  • KSU – Isaiah Zuber: 10 receptions, 133 yards

Statistics

Statistics West Virginia Kansas State
First downs 20 17
Total yards 464 318
Rushing yards 108 136
Passing yards 356 157
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 26:37 33:23

West Virginia had originally planned to have a game the previous week against North Carolina State, but it was canceled due to Hurricane Florence. The team and coaches began preparations against Kansas State early. Mountaineer Coach Dana Holgorsen said, "Kansas State's a tough outfit that we've got to prepare for."

Both teams started conference play with this game. Kansas State entered the game with a record of 2–1 where West Virginia had already secured victories against Tennessee (40–14) and Youngstown State (523–-17)." This game is the ninth meeting between the two teams with the Wildcats holding a 5–3 overall lead. The teams have split the four games played at West Virginia.

West Virginia managed to take control of the game mid-way through the second quarter after Kansas State failed to convert on fourth down. West Virginia ended ahead at the half 21–0. Kansas State managed control the ball more on offense but it wasn't enough, as West Virginia achieved 464 total yards compared to Kansas State's 318. Although West Virginia had four turnovers to Kansas State's one, the Wildcats lost 69 yards on 8 penalties compared to the Mountaineer's 35 yards on 3 penalties. West Virginia was 8–12 on third down conversions compared to Kansas State's 3–14.

In the second half of play, Kansas State was successful with two field goals and additional scores by the Mountaineers put the game to a conclusion of West Virginia's victory 35–6.

At Texas Tech

See also: 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team No. 12 West Virginia Mountaineers at No. 25 Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Mountaineers 28 7 0742
No. 25 Red Raiders 7 3 71734

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy • Wind: S 5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 55,283
  • Referee: Brad VanVark
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (color)
  • Source:
Game information
First quarter
  • 12:21 WVU TD – Gary Jennings Jr. 13-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 8:06 WVU TD – Leddie Brown 1-yard run (Staley PAT)
  • 3:03 WVU TD – Marcus Simms 45-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 2:06 TTU TD – Antoine Wesley 40-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Hatfield PAT)
  • 0:04 WVU TD – Kennedy McKoy 38-yard run (Staley PAT)
Second quarter
  • 9:38 TTU FG – Clayton Hatfield 25-yard field goal
  • 1:08 WVU TD – Gary Jennings Jr. 14-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
Third quarter
  • 3:02 TTU TD – De'Quan Bowman 2-yard pass from Jett Duffey (Hatfield PAT)
Fourth quarter
  • 12:31 TTU FG – Clayton Hatfield 27-yard field goal
  • 7:50 TTU TD – Jett Duffey 3-yard run (Hatfield PAT)
  • 2:58 WVU TD – Keith Washington 51-yard interception return (Staley PAT)
  • 0:38 TTU TD – Ta'Zhawn Henry 1-yard run (Hatfield PAT)
Top passers
  • WVU – Will Grier: 27/41, 370 yards, 3 TD
  • TTU – Jett Duffey: 16/27, 172 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • WVU – Kennedy McCoy: 11 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD
  • TTU – Jett Duffey: 15 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
  • WVU – Marcus Simms: 9 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD
  • TTU – Antoine Wesley: 8 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD

Statistics

Statistics West Virginia Texas Tech
First downs 26 28
Total yards 489 463
Rushing yards 119 168
Passing yards 370 295
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 30:26 29:34

Kansas

See also: 2018 Kansas Jayhawks football team No. 9 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Kansas Jayhawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jayhawks 7 0 7822
No. 9 Mountaineers 14 7 71038

at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: N 5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 58,446
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (color)
  • Source:
Game information

First quarter

  • 9:28 WVU TD – Leddie Brown 15-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 5:21 WVU TD – Leddie Brown 1-yard run (Staley PAT)
  • 0:12 KU TD – Mavin Saunders 18-yard pass from Peyton Bender (Rui PAT)

Second quarter

  • 11:52 WVU TD – Jovani Haskins 14-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)

’Third quarter'

  • 10:50 KU TD – Khalil Herbert 31-yard run (Rui PAT)
  • 0:00 WVU TD – Martell Pettaway 12-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)

Fourth quarter

  • 5:05 WVU FG – Evan Staley 49-yard field goal
  • 2:20 WVU TD – David Sills 17-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 0:00 KU TD – Daylon Charlot 18-yard pass from Peyton Bender (Lassiter Pass)
Top passers
  • WVU – Will Grier: 28–41, 332 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
  • KU – Peyton Bender: 16–25, 191 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
  • WVU – Leddie Brown: 11 rushes, 107 yards, 1 TD
  • KU – Pooka Williams Jr.: 12 rushes, 65 yards
Top receivers
  • WVU – David Sills: 7 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
  • KU – Jeremiah Booker: 4 receptions, 63 yards

Statistics

Statistics West Virginia Kansas
First downs 29 16
Total yards 509 286
Rushing yards 177 80
Passing yards 332 206
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 34:11 25:49

At Iowa State

See also: 2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team No. 6 West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Mountaineers 7 7 0014
Cyclones 13 7 01030

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Scattered Clouds • Wind:S 0–5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 56,629
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (Fox Sports 1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (color)
  • Source:
Game information
First quarter
  • 6:47 WVU TD – David Sills 18-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 4:24 ISU TD – Hakeem Butler 4-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Assalley PAT)
  • 0:13 ISU TD – David Montgomery 2-yard run (Kick Failed)
Second quarter
  • 9:21 ISU TD – Charlie Kolar 19-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Assalley PAT)
  • 2:58 WVU TD – Derrek Pitts Jr. 72-yard blocked field goal return (Staley PAT)
Fourth quarter
  • 12:17 ISU TD – Deshaunte Jones 32-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Eaton Pass)
  • 5:14 ISU – Team Safety
Top passers
  • WVU – Will Grier: 11/15, 100 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • ISU – Brock Purdy: 18/25, 254 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
  • WVU – Kennedy McCoy: 9 rushes, 55 yards
  • ISU – David Montgomery: 29 rushes, 189 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers

Statistics

Statistics West Virginia Iowa State
First downs 9 25
Total yards 152 498
Rushing yards 52 244
Passing yards 100 254
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 22:39 37:21

Baylor

See also: 2018 Baylor Bears football team No. 9 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Baylor Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 14014
No. 13 Mountaineers 10 31 10758

at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NNE 4 MPH
  • Game attendance: 53,117
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
  • TV announcers (Fox Sports 1): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), DeMarco Murray (color), Petros Papadakis (color)
  • Source:
Game information

First quarter

  • 14:10 WVU TD – Gary Jennings, Jr. 53-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 2:53 WVU FG – Evan Staley 25-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • 13:21 WVU FG – Evan Staley 47-yard field goal
  • 6:40 WVU TD – David Sills 25-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 6:11 WVU TD – David Sills 65-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 3:09 WVU TD – Will Grier 1-yard run (Staley PAT)

’Third quarter'

  • 14:20 WVU FG – Evan Staley 44-yard field goal
  • 9:52 BU TD – Josh Fleeks 2-yard run (Martin PAT)
  • 5:34 WVU TD – Leddie Brown 1-yard run (Staley PAT)
  • 0:23 BU TD – Jalan McClendon 1-yard run (Martin PAT)

Fourth quarter

  • 14:53 WVU TD – Gary Jennings Jr. 36-yard pass from Jack Allison (Staley PAT)
Top passers
  • WVU – Will Grier: 17–27, 353 yards, 3 TD
  • BU – Jalan McClendon: 16–21, 183 yards
Top rushers
  • WVU – Tevin Bush: 1 rush, 79 yards
  • BU – JaMycal Hasty: 9 rushes, 43 yards
Top receivers
  • WVU – David Sills: 5 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD
  • BU – Jalen Hurd: 3 receptions, 38 yards

Statistics

Statistics West Virginia Baylor
First downs 22 17
Total yards 568 287
Rushing yards 172 82
Passing yards 396 205
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 28:02 31:50

At Texas

See also: 2018 Texas Longhorns football team No. 12 West Virginia Mountaineers at No. 15 Texas Longhorns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Mountaineers 10 17 01542
No. 15 Longhorns 14 14 31041

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

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind:SW 8–23 MPH
  • Game attendance: 100,703
  • Referee: Brad Van Vark
  • TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color)
  • Source:
Game information
First quarter
  • 11:03 WVU FG – Evan Staley 45-yard field goal
  • 4:36 TEX TD – Sam Ehlinger 1-yard run (Dicker PAT)
  • 3:08 WVU TD – David Sills 60-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 1:50 TEX TD – Lil'Jordan Humphrey 21-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker PAT)
Second quarter
  • 14:49 WVU TD – David Sills 18-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 10:04 TEX TD – Tre Watson 5-yard run (Dicker PAT)
  • 7:36 WVU TD – Martell Pettaway 55-yard run (Staley PAT)
  • 2:40 TEX TD – Tre Watson 32-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker PAT)
  • 0:09 WVU FG – Evan Staley 44-yard field goal
Third Quarter
Fourth quarter
  • 9:38 TEX FG – Cameron Dicker 38-yard field goal
  • 5:40 WVU TD – Martell Pettaway 13-yard run (Staley PAT)
  • 2:34 TEX TD – Devin Duvernay 48-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker PAT)
  • 0:16 WVU TD – Gary Jennings Jr. 33-yard pass from Will Grier (Grier Rush)
Top passers
  • WVU – Will Grier: 28/42, 346 yards, 3 TD
  • TEX – Sam Ehlinger: 25/36, 354 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
  • WVU – Martell Pettaway: 9 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
  • TEX – Tre Watson: 14 rushes, 80 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
  • WVU – David Sills: 6 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD
  • TEX – Lil'Jordan Humphrey: 9 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD

Statistics

Statistics West Virginia Texas
First downs 28 28
Total yards 578 520
Rushing yards 232 166
Passing yards 346 354
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 26:00 34:00

TCU

See also: 2018 TCU Horned Frogs football team No. 7 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. TCU Horned Frogs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Horned Frogs 3 0 7010
No. 7 Mountaineers 0 24 16747

at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: Temperature: 33 °F (1 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 9 MPH
  • Game attendance: 60,007
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
  • TV announcers (Fox Sports 1): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), DeMarco Murray (color), Petros Papadakis (color)
  • Source:
Game information

First quarter

  • 8:10 TCU FG – Jonathan Song 30-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • 14:49 WVU FG – Evan Staley 47-yard field goal
  • 5:09 WVU TD – Kennedy McKoy 33-yard run (Staley PAT)
  • 3:42 WVU TD – Martell Pettaway 1-yard run (Staley PAT)
  • 1:39 WVU TD – Trevon Wesco 32-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)

’Third quarter'

  • 14:13 WVU – Team Safety
  • 13:12 WVU TD – Kennedy McKoy 1-yard run (Staley PAT)
  • 9:48 TCU TD – Jalen Reagor 28-yard pass from Mike Collins (Song PAT)
  • 1:25 WVU TD – Gary Jennings Jr. 8-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)

Fourth quarter

  • 10:55 WVU TD – David Sills 4-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
Top passers
  • WVU – Will Grier: 25–39, 343 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
  • TCU – Mike Collins: 22–37, 229 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
  • WVU – Martell Pettaway: 12 rushes, 59 yards, 1 TD
  • TCU – Darius Anderson: 11 rushes, 19 yards
Top receivers

Statistics

Statistics West Virginia TCU
First downs 26 12
Total yards 535 222
Rushing yards 164 −7
Passing yards 371 229
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 30:18 29:42

At Oklahoma State

See also: 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team No. 7 West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Mountaineers 14 17 01041
Cowboys 7 7 102145

at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: W 8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 52,842
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color)
  • Source:
Game information
First quarter
  • 11:44 WVU TD – Kennedy McKoy 5-yard run (Staley PAT)
  • 4:14 OSU TD – Tylan Wallace 7-yard pass from Taylor Cornelius (Ammendola PAT)
  • 3:01 WVU TD – Gary Jennings Jr. 13-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
Second quarter
  • 14:55 WVU TD – David Sills 22-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley PAT)
  • 13:11 OSU TD – Logan Carter 20-yard pass from Taylor Cornelius (Ammendola PAT)
  • 1:17 WVU TD – Kennedy McKoy 30-yard run (Staley PAT)
  • 0:00 WVU FG – Evan Staley 43-yard field goal
Third Quarter
  • 12:25 OSU TD – Chubba Hubbard 1-yard pass from Taylor Cornelius (Ammendola PAT)
  • 3:03 OSU FG – Matt Ammendola 20-yard field goal
Fourth quarter
  • 14:56 WVU FG – Evan Staley 34-yard field goal
  • 10:49 OSU TD – Tyron Johnson 6-yard pass from Taylor Cornelius (Ammendola PAT)
  • 7:37 WVU TD – Will Grier 6-yard run (Staley PAT)
  • 4:47 OSU TD – Taylor Cornelius 9-yard run (Ammendola PAT)
  • 0:42 OSU TD – Tylan Wallace 11-yard pass from Taylor Cornelius (Ammendola PAT)
Top passers
  • WVU – Will Grier: 27–48, 364 yards, 2 TD
  • OSU – Taylor Cornelius: 30–46, 338 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • WVU – Kennedy McKoy: 21 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD
  • OSU – Chubba Hubbard: 26 rushes, 134 yards
Top receivers
  • WVU – Gary Jennings Jr.: 7 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
  • OSU – Dillon Stoner: 9 receptions, 127 yards

Statistics

Statistics West Virginia Oklahoma State
First downs 25 35
Total yards 553 604
Rushing yards 189 266
Passing yards 364 338
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 29:45 30:15

Oklahoma

See also: 2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners at No. 13 West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Oklahoma 14 21 101459
No. 13 West Virginia 14 14 21756

at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: November 23, 2018
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: (MPH) • Weather:
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-Play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)

Statistics

Statistics West Virginia Oklahoma
First downs 33 25
Total yards 704 668
Rushing yards 165 304
Passing yards 539 364
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 31:53 28:07

Vs. Syracuse (Camping World Bowl)

See also: 2018 Syracuse Orange football team and 2018 Camping World Bowl Camping World Bowl: No. 17 Syracuse Orange vs. No. 15 West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Orange 7 7 31734
No. 15 Mountaineers 3 9 6018

at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL

Rankings

Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1714141212961313127712151520
Coaches2017151312861312108712161622
CFPNot released1399131616Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2019 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 100 Will Grier QB Carolina Panthers
3 101 Yodny Cajuste OT New England Patriots
4 120 Gary Jennings Jr. WR Seattle Seahawks
4 121 Trevon Wesco TE New York Jets
6 188 David Long Jr. LB Tennessee Titans

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