2021 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2021 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represent West Virginia University during the current 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers play their home games at the Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia, and compete in the Big 12 Conference. The team is led by third-year head coach Neal Brown.

2021 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2021 record6–6 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGerad Parker (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorChad Scott (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJordan Lesley (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorShaDon Brown (1st season)
Home stadiumMilan Puskar Stadium
(Capacity: 60,000)
2021 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Oklahoma State y  8 –1   11 –2  
No. 7 Baylor y$  7 –2   11 –2  
No. 16 Oklahoma  7 –2   10 –2  
Iowa State  5 –4   7 –5  
Kansas State  4 –5   7 –5  
West Virginia  4 –5   6 –6  
Texas  3 –6   5 –7  
TCU  3 –6   5 –7  
Texas Tech  3 –6   6 –6  
Kansas  1 –8   2 –10  
Championship: Baylor 21, Oklahoma State 16
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from CFP Rankings

Previous season
Main article: 2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The Mountaineers finished the 2020 regular season 6–4 and 4–4 in Big 12 play to finish sixth in the conference. They were eligible to play in the post season and was invited to play in the 2020 Liberty Bowl against the Army Black Knights.[1] West Virginia won the game by three points against the Black Knights.[2]

Schedule

The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 43:30 p.m.at Maryland*
ESPNL 24–3043,811
September 115:00 p.m.LIU*
ESPN+W 66–050,911
September 1812:00 p.m.No. 15 Virginia Tech*
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
FS1W 27–2160,222
September 257:30 p.m.at No. 4 Oklahoma
ABCL 13–1684,353
October 23:30 p.m.Texas Tech
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN2L 20–2354,090
October 912:00 p.m.at Baylor
FS1L 20–4543,569
October 237:30 p.m.at TCU
ESPNUW 29–1737,288
October 302:00 p.m.No. 22 Iowa State
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN+W 38–3145,613
November 63:30 p.m.No. 11 Oklahoma State
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPNL 3–2450,109
November 1312:00 p.m.at Kansas State
FS1L 17–3443,932
November 2012:00 p.m.Texas
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN2W 31–2348,755
November 277:00 p.m.at Kansas
FS1W 34–2823,117
December 2810:15 p.m.vs. Minnesota*
ESPN
Schedule Source:[3]

Game Summaries

at Maryland
See also: 2021 Maryland Terrapins football team
West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) vs. Maryland Terrapins (0–0)
1 2 34Total
West Virginia 14 7 0324
Maryland 17 3 01030

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
First Quarter
  • (11:46) UMD – Joseph Petrino 45 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:14; UMD 3–0)
  • (8:52) WVU – Leddie Brown 20 yard pass from Jarret Doege, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:59; WVU 7–3)
  • (7:57) UMD – Dontay Demus 66 yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa, Joseph Petrino kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:50; UMD 10–7)
  • (0:53) UMD – Chigoziem Okonkwo 18 yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa, Joseph Petrino kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:03; UMD 17–7)
  • (0:35) WVU – Leddie Brown 2 yard run, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04; UMD 17–14)
Second Quarter
  • (11:30) WVU – Leddie Brown 9 yard run, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:00; WVU 21–17)
  • (0:27) UMD – Joseph Petrino 21 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 1:31; WVU 21–20)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:16) UMD – Joseph Petrino 26 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 5:53; UMD 23–21)
  • (6:25) UMD – Rakim Jarrett 60 yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa, Joseph Petrino kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:51; UMD 30–21)
  • (2:53) WVU – Casey Legg 23 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 3:32; UMD 30–24)
StatisticsWVUUMD
First downs1822
Total yards319495
Rushes/yards21/4244/163
Passing yards277332
Passing: Comp–Att–Int24–40–226–36–0
Time of possession25:5734:03
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West VirginiaPassingJarret Doege24–40, 277 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingLeddie Brown16 carries, 69 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingSam James5 receptions, 65 yards
MarylandPassingTaulia Tagovailoa26–36, 332 yards, 3 TD
RushingTayon Fleet-Davis18 carries, 123 yards
ReceivingDontay Demus, Jr.6 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD

Rankings
Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP RV NR NR RV NR  
Coaches RV NR NR RV NR  
CFP Not released Not released

Coaching staff
Coach Title Year at West Virginia Previous job
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
  1. Scarborough, Alex (December 21, 2020). "Army to face West Virginia in Liberty Bowl, replacing Tennessee". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. "West Virginia Rallies to Deny Army 10th Win in Liberty Bowl". AP. Sports Illustrated. December 31, 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. "2021 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved February 9, 2021.


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