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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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Schedule
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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- Schedule Source:[1]
Game summaries
At Maryland
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
- Date: Saturday, September 4, 2021
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 79°F
- Game attendance: 43,811
- Referee: Brandon Cruse
- TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff, Mike Golic Jr., Taylor McGregor
- Pregame line: West Virginia -3
Game information |
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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 |
LIU
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
- Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 73°F
- Game attendance: 50,911
- Referee: Scott Campbell
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Bill Spaulding, Barrett Brooks
- Pregame line: West Virginia -50
Game information |
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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 |
Virginia Tech
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
- Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 60,022
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV announcers (FS1): Corey Provus, Devin Gardner
- Pregame line: West Virginia −2.5
Game information |
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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 |
At Oklahoma
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
- Date: Saturday, September 25, 2021
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 86
- Game attendance: 84,353
- Referee: David Alvarez
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sideline)
- Pregame line: - 17 1/2
Game information |
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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 |
Texas Tech
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
- Date: October 2
- Game time: 2:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 6 MPH
- Game attendance: 54,090
- Referee: Michael Vandervelde
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
- Box score, Recap
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At Baylor
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
- Date: Saturday, October 9, 2021
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 80°F
- Game attendance: 43,569
- Referee: Kevin Hassel
- TV announcers (FS1): Cory Provus, Mark Helfrich
- Pregame line: Baylor -3.5
Game information |
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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 |
At TCU
Iowa State
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
- Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Rain• Temperature: 47°F
- Game attendance: 48,363
- Referee: Derek Anderson
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle (pxp), Brandon Weeden (analyst), Shane Sparks (sideline)
Game information |
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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 |
Oklahoma State
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
- Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 55
- Game attendance: 50,109
- TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)
- Pregame line: Oklahoma State – 3 1/2
Game information |
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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 |
At Kansas State
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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 |
Texas
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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 |
At Kansas
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
- Date: Saturday, November 27, 2021
- Game time: 6:00 pm CDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C)
- Game attendance: 23,117
- Referee: Tuta Salaam
- TV announcers (FS1): Guy Haberman, Charles Arbuckle
- Pregame line: West Virginia –15
Game information |
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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 |
Vs. Minnesota (Guaranteed Rate Bowl)
Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Coaching staff
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) |
References
- ↑ "2021 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ↑ "West Virginia vs. Kansas State (box score)". espn.com. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ↑ "West Virginia vs. Kansas State (team stats)". espn.com. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.