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American college football season

2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 24–21 vs. Army
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record6–4 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGerad Parker (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorChad Scott (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJordan Lesley (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJahmile Addae (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJeff Koonz (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
Seasons← 20192021 →
2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Iowa State y   8 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 6 Oklahoma y$   6 – 2     9 – 2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State   6 – 3     8 – 3  
No. 19 Texas   5 – 3     7 – 3  
TCU   5 – 4     6 – 4  
West Virginia   4 – 4     6 – 4  
Kansas State   4 – 5     4 – 6  
Texas Tech   3 – 6     4 – 6  
Baylor   2 – 7     2 – 7  
Kansas   0 – 8     0 – 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the 2020 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 second-year head coach Neal Brown.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Offensive coordinator Matt Moore was promoted to assistant head coach, and was replaced in his role as offensive coordinator by Penn State wide receivers coach Gerad Parker. Parker also replaced Xavier Dye, who departed for South Florida, as wide receivers coach. Additionally, the Mountaineers hired Jeff Koonz from Ole Miss to serve as inside linebackers and special team coach and later became co-defensive coordinator.

On July 22, Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning parted ways with West Virginia after allegations of mistreatment by West Virginia players. To replace him, they promoted three defensive coaches to become co-defensive coordinators: Jordan Lesley, Jahmile Addae, and Jeff Koonz. They also moved linebackers coach Dontae Wright to safeties coach along with promoting analyst Jeff Casteel to outside linebackers coach.

Preseason

Big 12 media days

The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Big 12 media poll

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Oklahoma 888 (88)
2 Oklahoma State 742 (6)
3 Texas 727 (4)
4 Iowa State 607
5 Baylor 489
6 TCU 477
7 Kansas State 366
8 West Virginia 287
9 Texas Tech 267
10 Kansas 100

Schedule

Spring game

The West Virginia football spring "Blue-Gold game" was canceled due to COVID-19.

Regular season

West Virginia released its 2020 schedule on October 21, 2019. The 2020 schedule originally consisted of 7 home games, 4 away games, and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Mountaineers were to host two non-conference games against Eastern Kentucky and Maryland, and play a non-conference neutral site game against Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. West Virginia was to host Kansas State, TCU, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Baylor; and travel to Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma State, and Iowa State in regular-season conference play.

The Mountaineers' games against Florida State, scheduled for September 5, and Maryland, scheduled for September 19, were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1212:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky*FS1W 56–10976
September 263:30 p.m.at No. 15 Oklahoma StateABCL 13–2714,672
October 312:00 p.m.Baylor
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ABCW 27–21 978
October 1712:00 p.m.Kansas
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
FOXW 38–1710,759
October 245:30 p.m.at Texas TechESPN2L 27–3413,532
October 3112:00 p.m.No. 16 Kansas State
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN2W 37–1010,441
November 712:00 p.m.at No. 22 TexasABCL 13–1717,843
November 1412:00 p.m.TCU
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
FOXW 24–611,111
December 53:30 p.m.at No. 9 Iowa StateESPNL 6–4214,256
December 314:00 p.m.vs. ArmyESPNW 24–21 8,187
Schedule Source:

Coaching staff

Coach Title Year at West Virginia Previous job
Neal Brown Head Coach 2nd Troy
Matt Moore Assistant Head Coach/OL 2nd Troy Co-OC/OL
Gerad Parker OC/WR 1st Penn State (WR/PGC)
Chad Scott Co-OC/RB 2nd Louisville (RB)
Jeff Koonz ILB/ST 1st Ole Miss (ILB)
Jahmile Addae DB 2nd Minnesota (DB)
Jeff Casteel Defensive Analyst/OLB 1st Nevada (DC/LB)
Jordan Lesley DL 2nd Troy (DL)
Seth Reagan QB 2nd Troy (Co-OC/QB)
Travis Trickett TE/WR 2nd Georgia State (OC/QB)
Dontae Wright S 1st Western Michigan (S)

Game summaries

Vs. Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2020 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0–1) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eastern Kentucky 0 7 3010
West Virginia 14 28 7756

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: Saturday, September 12, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: mostly cloudy, 88°F
  • TV: FS1
  • Pregame line: West Virginia -40.0
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics EKU WVU
First downs 9 31
Total yards 206 624
Rushes/yards 75 329
Passing yards 131 295
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9-17-1 25-35-0
Time of possession 24:17 35:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Kentucky Passing Peyton McKinney 9-17, 131 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Alonzo Booth 7 carries, 45 yds
Receiving Keyion Dixon 3 receptions, 53 yds, 1 TD
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 19–25, 228 yds, 3 TD
Rushing Alec Sinkfield 15 carries, 123 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Sam James 5 receptions, 72 yds, 1 TD

At Oklahoma State

See also: 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team West Virginia Mountaineers (1–0) vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State Cowboys (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 0 7 3313
No. 15 Oklahoma State 0 20 0727

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

  • Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 87
  • Game attendance: 14,672
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)
  • Pregame line:
Game information
First Quarter

None

Second Quarter
  • (13:43) OKST – LD Brown 66-yard run, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:04; Oklahoma State 7–0)
  • (11:07) OKST – Tyren Irby 56-yard fumble return, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 2:36; Oklahoma State 14–0)
  • (5:02) OKST – Alex Hale 40-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:22; Oklahoma State 17–0)
  • (3:48) WVU – Winston Wright Jr. 70-yard pass from Jarret Doege, Evan Staley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; Oklahoma State 17–7)
  • (0:03) OKST – Alex Hale 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 0:56; Oklahoma State 20–7)
Third Quarter
  • (0:37) WVU – Evan Staley 26-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:12; Oklahoma State 20–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:01) WVU – Evan Staley 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:40; Oklahoma State 20–13)
  • (1:17) OKST – Chuba Hubbard 23-yard run, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 7:44; Oklahoma State 27–13)
Statistics WVU OKST
First downs 22 20
Total yards 353 342
Rushes/yards 42–68 41–203
Passing yards 285 139
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–37–0 15–22–1
Time of possession 32:51 27:09
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 20/37, 285 yards, TD
Rushing Leddie Brown 26 carries, 104 yards
Receiving Winston Wright Jr. 6 receptions, 127 yards, TD
Oklahoma State Passing Shane Illingworth 15/21, 139 yards, INT
Rushing LD Brown 11 carries, 103 yards, TD
Receiving Tylan Wallace 6 receptions, 78 yards

Vs. Baylor

See also: 2020 Baylor Bears football team Baylor Bears (1–0) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (1–1)
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Baylor 0 7 07721
West Virginia 7 0 701327

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: partly cloudy • Temperature: 57°F
  • Game attendance: 978
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky and Rocky Boiman
  • Pregame line: Baylor −1.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:51) WVU – Jarret Doege 1 yard rush, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 6:09; WVU 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (6:44) BAY – Charlie Brewer 7 yard pass to R.J. Sneed, John Mayers kick (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:43 7–7)
Third Quarter
  • (1:38) WVU – Leddie Brown 1 yard rush, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:05, WVU 14–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (1:19) BAY – Charlie Brewer 34 yard pass to Josh Fleeks, John Mayers kick (Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:36, 14–14)
Overtime
  • (OT) WVU – Jarret Doege 6 yard pass to Bryce Ford-Wheaton, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, WVU 21–14)
  • (OT) BAY – Charlie Brewer 25 yard pass to Ben Sims, John Mayers kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 21–21)
  • (2OT) WVU – Leddie Brown 3 yard rush (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, WVU 27–21)
Statistics BAY WVU
First downs 15 18
Total yards 256 345
Rushes/yards 33/27 39/134
Passing yards 229 211
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–38–2 30–42–2
Time of possession 28:07 31:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Charlie Brewer 23–38, 229 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing John Lovett 14 carries, 23 yards
Receiving R.J. Sneed 6 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 30–42, 211 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Leddie Brown 27 carries, 93 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Sam James 8 reception, 66 yards

Vs. Kansas

See also: 2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team Kansas Jayhawks (0–3) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (2–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Kansas 10 0 0717
West Virginia 7 10 71438

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: SW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 10,759
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play) and Joel Klatt (analyst)
  • Pregame line: WVU –22 • Over/under: 51.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:41) KU – Jacob Borcila 41-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:24; Kansas 3–0)
  • (9:21) KU – Andrew Parchment 43-yard pass from Miles Kendrick, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:32; Kansas 10–0)
  • (4:53) WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 33-yard pass from Jarret Doege, Evan Staley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:00; Kansas 10–7)
Second Quarter
  • (3:25) WVU – Leddie Brown 6-yard pass from Jarret Doege, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 3:41; West Virginia 14–10)
  • (0:16) WVU – Evan Staley 33-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 0:49; West Virginia 17–10)
Third Quarter
  • (3:37) WVU – Leddie Brown 87-yard run, Evan Staley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 96 yards, 0:48; West Virginia 24–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:55) WVU – Sam James 8-yard pass from Jarret Doege, Evan Staley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:34; West Virginia 31–10)
  • (2:00) WVU – Alec Sinkfield 3-yard run, Evan Staley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 5:38; West Virginia 38–10)
  • (1:45) KU – Pooka Williams 92-yard kickoff return, Jacob Borcila kick (West Virginia 38–17)
Statistics KAN WVU
First downs 7 29
Total yards 157 544
Rushes/yards 31/62 38/226
Passing yards 95 318
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–23–2 26–44–1
Time of possession 27:05 32:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas Passing Miles Kendrick 14/23, 95 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Velton Gardner 11 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Andrew Parchment 6 receptions, 65 yards, TD
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 26/44, 318 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Leddie Brown 18 carries, 195 yards, TD
Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD

At Texas Tech

See also: 2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team West Virginia Mountaineers (3–1) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (1–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 7 6 14027
Texas Tech 13 7 7734

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX

  • Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • weather: clear • wind: SSW 17 MPH
  • Game attendance: 13,532
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill and Ian Fitzsimmons
  • Pregame line:
Game information
First quarter
  • TTU – Henry Colombi 1-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 9:29. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:08.
  • WVU – Leddie Brown 3-yard run (Evan Staley kick), 7:41. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46.
  • TTU – SaRodorick Thompson 48-yard run (kick failed), 1:35. Red Raiders 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:11.
Second quarter
  • WVU – Evan Staley 41-yard field goal, 9:00. Red Raiders 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:02.
  • TTU – Trey Cleveland 11-yard pass from Henry Colombi (Trey Wolff kick), 2:36. Red Raiders 20–10. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:24.
  • WVU – Evan Staley 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Red Raiders 20–13. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 2:36.
Third quarter
  • WVU – T.J. Banks 2-yard pass from Jarret Doege (Evan Staley kick), 13:41. Tied 20–20. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:07.
  • TTU – Tahj Brooks 5-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 10:05. Red Raiders 27–20. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:36.
  • WVU – Leddie Brown 1-yard run (Evan Staley kick), 6:00. Tied 27–27. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:05.
Fourth quarter
  • TTU – Zech McPhearson 56-yard fumble return (Trey Wolff kick), 8:44. Red Raiders 34–27.
Statistics WVU TTU
First downs 22 18
Total yards 438 348
Rushes/yards 29/91 39/179
Passing yards 347 169
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–50–0 22–28–0
Time of possession 30:07 29:53
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 32/50, 347 yards, TD
Rushing Leddie Brown 21 rushes, 77 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Winston Wright Jr. 9 receptions, 126 yards
Texas Tech Passing Henry Colombi 22/28, 169 yards, TD
Rushing SaRodorick Thompson 8 rushes, 68 yards, TD
Receiving Myles Price 7 receptions, 79 yards

Vs. No. 16 Kansas State (homecoming)

See also: 2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team No. 16 Kansas State Wildcats (4–1) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (3–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Kansas State 0 0 000
West Virginia 0 0 000

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: • Temperature:
  • Game attendance: 10,441
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Pregame line:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Statistics KSU WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/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 Texas

See also: 2020 Texas Longhorns football team West Virginia Mountaineers (4–2) vs. Texas Longhorns (4–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 7 0 6013
No. 22 Texas 7 3 7017

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

  • Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C), Wind: 0 mph (0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 17,843
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe
  • Pregame line:
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:35) UT – Brennan Eagles 7 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 7–0; 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:25
  • (8:58) WVU – Leddie Brown 12 yard run (Legg kick), Tied 7–7; 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:37
Second Quarter
  • (14:55) UT – Cameron Dicker 34 yard field goal, UT 10–7; 10 plays, 74 yards, 2:24
Third Quarter
  • (10:11) WVU – Casey Legg 25 yard field goal, Tied 10–10; 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:49
  • (7:31) UT – Jake Smith 33 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 17–10; 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:40
  • (0:22) WVU – Casey Legg 34 yard field goal, UT 17–13; 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:20
Statistics WVU TEX
First Downs 21 17
Total Yards 360 363
Rushing: Att/Yds 26/43 36/9
Passing Yards 317 184
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 35–50–0 15–31–0
Time of Possession 34:21 25:39
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 35–50, 317 yards
Rushing Leddie Brown 15 car, 47 yards, 1 TD
Receiving T.J. Simmons 4 rec, 71 yards
Texas Passing Sam Ehlinger 15–31, 184 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Bijan Robinson 12 car, 113 yards
Receiving Jake Smith 3 rec, 59 yards, 1 TD

Vs. TCU

See also: 2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team TCU Horned Frogs (3–3) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (4–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
TCU 0 0 000
West Virginia 0 0 000

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: • Temperature:
  • Game attendance: 11,111
  • TV: FOX
  • Pregame line:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Statistics TCU WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
TCU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Virginia Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Iowa State

See also: 2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team West Virginia Mountaineers (5–3) vs. No. 9 Iowa State Cyclones (7–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 0 0 066
No. 9 Iowa State 7 14 14742

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

  • Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 49
  • Game attendance: 14,256
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Mike Golic
  • Pregame line: Iowa State -6
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:51) ISU – Breece Hall 23 Yd Run (Connor Assalley Kick) (10 plays, 80 yards, 4:49; ISU 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:17) ISU – Brock Purdy 10 Yd Run (Connor Assalley Kick) (11 plays, 44 yards, 4:31; ISU 14–0)
  • (2:49) ISU – Landen Akers 2 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley Kick (12 plays, 76 yards, 5:07; ISU 21–0)
Third Quarter
  • (3:10) ISU – Charlie Kolar 16 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley Kick) (5 plays, 73 yards, 1:40; ISU 28–0)
  • (0:07) ISU – Kene Nwangwu 47 Yd Run (Connor Assalley Kick (4 plays, 78 yards, 1:51; ISU 35–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:00) WVU – Tyler Sumpter 32 Yd Field Goal (8 plays, 67 yards, 3:07; ISU 35–3)
  • (7:07) ISU – Breece Hall 28 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley Kick) (9 plays, 73 yards, 4:53; ISU 42–3)
  • (2:46) WVU – Tyler Sumpter 32 Yd Field Goal (13 plays, 49 yards, 4:21; ISU 42–6)
Statistics WVU ISU
First downs 16 26
Total yards 263 483
Rushes/yards 25-54 44-236
Passing yards 209 247
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21-41-0 20-23-0
Time of possession 28:09 31:51
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 21–44, 209 YDS
Rushing Leddie Brown 14 CAR, 48 YDS
Receiving Sean Ryan 5 REC, 79 YDS
Iowa State Passing Brock Purdy 20–23, 247 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing Breece Hall 22 CAR, 97 YDS, TD
Receiving Xavier Hutchinson 8 REC, 89 YDS

Vs. Army – Liberty Bowl

See also: 2020 Army Black Knights football team and 2020 Liberty Bowl West Virginia Mountaineers (5–4) vs. Army Black Knights (9–2) (2020 AutoZone Liberty Bowl)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 3 7 6824
Army 0 14 7021

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN

Game information
First Quarter
  • (01:47) WVU FG: Tyler Sumpter 31-yard field goal
    Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:33; West Virginia 3–0
Second Quarter
  • (09:31) ARMY TD: Tyhier Tyler 1-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick
    Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:12; Army 7–3
  • (04:21) WVU TD: T.J. Simmons 5-yard pass from Jarret Doege, Tyler Sumpter kick
    Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:04; West Virginia 10–7
  • (01:14) ARMY TD: Tyhier Tyler 6-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick
    Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:38; Army 14–10
Third Quarter
  • (07:00) ARMY TD: Tyhier Tyler 2-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick
    Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 8:00; Army 21–10
  • (03:23) WVU TD: Mike O'Laughlin 3-yard pass from Austin Kendall, Austin Kendall pass failed
    Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:32; Army 21–16
Fourth Quarter
  • (05:10) WVU TD: T.J. Simmons 20-yard pass from Austin Kendall, Reese Smith rush
    Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:11; West Virginia 24–21
Statistics WVU ARMY
First downs 19 16
Total yards 322 239
Rushes/yards 27–42 59–182
Passing yards 280 57
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–42–1 4–6–1
Time of possession 26:19 33:41
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing Jarrett Doege 15/25, 159 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Leddie Brown 20 carries, 65 yards
Receiving T.J. Simmons 4 receptions, 56 yards, 2 TD
Army Passing Christian Anderson 4/6, 57 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Tyhier Tyler 24 carries, 76 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Chris Cameron 1 reception, 32 yards

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP———RVRV—RVRVRV—RV—
Coaches———RVRV—RVRVRVRVRV—
CFPNot releasedNot released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 153 Tony Fields II ILB Cleveland Browns

References

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  3. Sallee, Barrett. "West Virginia defensive staff to share coordinator duties in 2020 season after parting with Vic Koenning". CBSSports.com.
  4. Rittenberg, Adam. "Big 12 football media days going virtual due to coronavirus". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  5. "Oklahoma Tops Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". big12sports.com.
  6. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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  9. "West Virginia vs. Army (2020 AutoZone Liberty Bowl) – Game Summary – December 31, 2020". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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