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
2019 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 OT
  • ^ – 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.[1]

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Oklahoma761 (68)
2Texas696 (9)
3Iowa State589
4TCU474
5Oklahoma State460
6Baylor453
7Texas Tech281
8West Virginia241
9Kansas State191
10Kansas89

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 Kansas
ESPN+W 29–2435,816
October 53:30 p.m.No. 11 Texasdagger
ABCL 31–4262,069
October 124:00 p.m.Iowa State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPNL 14–3851,836
October 19Noonat No. 5 Oklahoma
FOXL 14–5282,620
October 318:00 p.m.at No. 12 Baylor
ESPNL 14–1746,379
November 9NoonTexas Tech
ESPN2L 17–3856,573
November 162:30 p.m.at No. 24 Kansas State
ESPNW 24–2046,332
November 23Noon No. 21 Oklahoma State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN2L 13–2046,022
November 294:15 p.m.at TCU
ESPNW 20–1740,126

[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff

  • Head coach
Neal Brown
  • Assistant coaches
Jahmile Addae– Defensive Backs
Xavier Dye – Wide Receivers
Vic Koenning – Defensive Coordinator
Jordan Lesley – Defensive Line
Matt Moore – Co-Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line
Al Pogue – Outside Linebackers
Sean Reagan – Quarterbacks
Chad Scott – Co-Offensive Coordinator, Running Backs
Blake Seiler – Inside Linebackers
Travis Trickett – Tight 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

At Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 0 0 7 7
Tigers 10 21 0 7 38

NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 7 14 6 0 27
Mountaineers 14 7 10 13 44

At Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 3 10 9 29
Jayhawks 0 7 10 7 24

West Virginia was expected to take advantage of observing the Jayhawks offensive performance the prior week where Kansas had beaten Boston College.[3] 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.[4]

Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Longhorns 7 14 0 21 42
Mountaineers 7 7 3 14 31

Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cyclones 0 14 7 17 38
Mountaineers 7 7 0 0 14

At Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 14 0 0 14
No. 5 Sooners 14 14 21 3 52

At Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 0 14 0 14
No. 12 Bears 7 0 7 3 17

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 21 14 0 3 38
Mountaineers 3 7 0 7 17

At Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 14 0 0 10 24
No. 24 Wildcats 10 3 7 0 20

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.[5]

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.[5]

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.[5]

Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Cowboys 7 0 3 10 20
Mountaineers 0 10 3 0 13

At TCU

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 3 3 7 20
Horned Frogs 7 3 7 0 17

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5152Kenny RobinsonSCarolina Panthers
5153Colton McKivitzOTSan 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. 1 2 3 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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