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2019 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record5–7 (3–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Moore (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorChad Scott (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorVic Koenning (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
Uniform
Seasons← 20182020 →
2019 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Oklahoma y$^   8 1     12 2  
No. 13 Baylor y   8 1     11 3  
No. 25 Texas   5 4     8 5  
Oklahoma State   5 4     8 5  
Kansas State   5 4     8 5  
Iowa State   5 4     7 6  
West Virginia   3 6     5 7  
TCU   3 6     5 7  
Texas Tech   2 7     4 8  
Kansas   1 8     3 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 30, Baylor 23
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the 2019 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 competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Neal Brown, who previously coached at Troy University. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The 2019 Big 12 media days were held July 15–16, 2019 in Frisco, Texas. In the Big 12 preseason media poll, West Virginia was predicted to finish in eighth in the standings.

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Oklahoma 761 (68)
2 Texas 696 (9)
3 Iowa State 589
4 TCU 474
5 Oklahoma State 460
6 Baylor 453
7 Texas Tech 281
8 West Virginia 241
9 Kansas State 191
10 Kansas 89

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

To be released

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 312:00 p.m.No. 2 (FCS) James Madison*AT&TSN PittW 20–1361,891
September 7Noonat Missouri*ESPN2L 7–3851,215
September 14NoonNC State*FS1W 44–2757,052
September 214:30 p.m.at KansasESPN+W 29–2435,816
October 53:30 p.m.No. 11 TexasABCL 31–4262,069
October 124:00 p.m.Iowa State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPNL 14–3851,836
October 19Noonat No. 5 OklahomaFOXL 14–5282,620
October 318:00 p.m.at No. 12 BaylorESPNL 14–1746,379
November 9NoonTexas TechESPN2L 17–3856,573
November 162:30 p.m.at No. 24 Kansas StateESPNW 24–2046,332
November 23Noon No. 21 Oklahoma State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN2L 13–2046,022
November 294:15 p.m.at TCUESPNW 20–1740,126

Personnel

Coaching staff

  • Head coach
Neal Brown
  • Assistant coaches
Jahmile AddaeDefensive Backs
Xavier Dye – Wide Receivers
Vic KoenningDefensive Coordinator
Jordan Lesley – Defensive Line
Matt Moore – Co-Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line
Al Pogue – Outside Linebackers
Sean Reagan – Quarterbacks
Chad ScottCo-Offensive Coordinator, Running Backs
Blake Seiler – Inside Linebackers
Travis TrickettTight Ends, Inside Receivers

Game summaries

James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 (FCS) Dukes 7 0 3 3 13
Mountaineers 0 3 7 10 20
See also: 2019 James Madison Dukes football team

At Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 0 0 7 7
Tigers 10 21 0 7 38
See also: 2019 Missouri Tigers football team

NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 7 14 6 0 27
Mountaineers 14 7 10 13 44
See also: 2019 NC State Wolfpack football team

At Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 3 10 9 29
Jayhawks 0 7 10 7 24
See also: 2019 Kansas Jayhawks football team

West Virginia was expected to take advantage of observing the Jayhawks offensive performance the prior week where Kansas had beaten Boston College. When the game rolled around, the Jayhawk offense made two specific mistakes that impacted the game: A lost fumble and a fourth quarter interception. Kansas averaged 7.4 yards per play on offense. It also appeared that KU kicker Liam Jones faked an injury after a field goal to make way for Jacob Borcila to "replace" him at the next kickoff to execute an onside kick—which they recovered but then lost due to a penalty. West Virginia won the game 29-24.

Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Longhorns 7 14 0 21 42
Mountaineers 7 7 3 14 31
See also: 2019 Texas Longhorns football team

Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cyclones 0 14 7 17 38
Mountaineers 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team

At Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 14 0 0 14
No. 5 Sooners 14 14 21 3 52
See also: 2019 Oklahoma Sooners football team

At Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 0 14 0 14
No. 12 Bears 7 0 7 3 17
See also: 2019 Baylor Bears football team

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 21 14 0 3 38
Mountaineers 3 7 0 7 17
See also: 2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

At Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 14 0 0 10 24
No. 24 Wildcats 10 3 7 0 20
See also: 2019 Kansas State Wildcats football team

West Virginia's Jarret Doege started at quarterback and threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns. This was the first start at West Virginia for Doege who transferred from Bowling Green, as Austin Kendall had been the starting quarterback all season for the Mountaineers. Doege's biggest throw was a 50-yard touchdown pass on third-and-22 in the fourth quarter to take the lead.

Kansas State started strong, holding West Virginia to "three-and-out" and then Skylar Thompson threw a 68-yard touchdown pass on their first play from scrimmage. Thompson ended up 24 of 39 for 299 yards passing with a touchdown but also gave up two interceptions. On the ground, the Wildcats ran the ball 32 times but averaged only 3.2 yards per attempt.

West Virginia cornerback Hakeem Bailey intercepted Skylar Thompson’s pass toward the end zone in the closing seconds of the game. The Mountaineers left Manhattan with a 24-20 upset of the Wildcats.

Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Cowboys 7 0 3 10 20
Mountaineers 0 10 3 0 13
See also: 2019 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

At TCU

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 3 3 7 20
Horned Frogs 7 3 7 0 17
See also: 2019 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 152 Kenny Robinson S Carolina Panthers
5 153 Colton McKivitz OT San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. "Sooners Picked First in Media Preseason Poll". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  2. "2019 West Virginia Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  3. Smith, Benton (September 20, 2019). "Game day breakdown: KU football vs. West Virginia". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  4. Newell, Jesse (September 22, 2019). "Grades from KU football's 29-24 loss to West Virginia and looking ahead to TCU". Kansas City Star. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  5. ^ Skretta, Dave (November 16, 2019). "Kansas State stunned at home in 24-20 loss to West Virginia". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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