2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football
2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 24–21 vs. Army
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	6–4 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Neal Brown (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Gerad Parker (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chad Scott (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jordan Lesley (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jahmile Addae (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jeff Koonz (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t
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.^[1]

On July 22, Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning parted ways with West Virginia after allegations of mistreatment by West Virginia players.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Big 12 media poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Big 12 media poll^[5]
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.^[6]^[7]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky*	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	FS1	W 56–10	976
September 26	3:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC	L 13–27	14,672
October 3	12:00 p.m.	Baylor	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ABC	W 27–21 ^2OT	978
October 17	12:00 p.m.	Kansas	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	FOX	W 38–17	10,759
October 24	5:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	ESPN2	L 27–34	13,532
October 31	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 Kansas State	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	W 37–10	10,441
November 7	12:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	L 13–17	17,843
November 14	12:00 p.m.	TCU	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	FOX	W 24–6	11,111
December 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN	L 6–42	14,256
December 31	4:00 p.m.	vs. Army	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–21	8,187
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[8]

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

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0–1) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eastern Kentucky	0	7	3	0	10
West Virginia	14	28	7	7	56

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

West Virginia Mountaineers (1–0) vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State Cowboys (1–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	0	7	3	3	13
No. 15 Oklahoma State	0	20	0	7	27

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

Baylor Bears (1–0) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (1–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Baylor	0	7	0	7	7	21
West Virginia	7	0	7	0	13	27

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

Kansas Jayhawks (0–0) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	KAN	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Texas Tech

West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	7	6	14	0	27
Texas Tech	13	7	7	7	34

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
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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. Kansas State (homecoming)

Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
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

West Virginia Mountaineers (4–2) vs. Texas Longhorns (4–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	7	0	6	0	13
No. 22 Texas	7	3	7	0	17

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

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
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

West Virginia Mountaineers (5–3) vs. No. 9 Iowa State Cyclones (7–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	0	0	0	6	6
No. 9 Iowa State	7	14	14	7	42

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

West Virginia Mountaineers (5–4) vs. Army Black Knights (9–2) (2020 AutoZone Liberty Bowl)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	3	7	6	8	24
Army	0	14	7	0	21

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN

Date: Thursday, December 31, 2020
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind: NE 12 mph • Weather: Rain
Game attendance: 8.187
Referee: Stuart Mullins
TV announcers (ESPN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) & Eric Wood (sideline)
Pregame line: ESPN – West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Army Black Knights (2020 AutoZone Liberty Bowl)^[9]

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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—
CFP	Not released															Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
5	153	Tony Fields II	ILB	Cleveland Browns

References

^ Callihan, Schuyler. "Matt Moore Promoted to Assistant Head Coach". si.com. ABG-SI LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
^ "West Virginia D-Coordinator Vic Koenning part ways". ESPN.com.
^ Sallee, Barrett. "West Virginia defensive staff to share coordinator duties in 2020 season after parting with Vic Koenning". CBSSports.com.
^ Rittenberg, Adam. "Big 12 football media days going virtual due to coronavirus". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Oklahoma Tops Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". big12sports.com.
^ 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.
^ Kelley, Kevin (July 30, 2020). "All three Chick-fil-A Kickoff games canceled in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
^ "West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule 2020". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
^ "West Virginia vs. Army (2020 AutoZone Liberty Bowl) – Game Summary – December 31, 2020". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[1] Callihan, Schuyler. "Matt Moore Promoted to Assistant Head Coach". si.com. ABG-SI LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

[2] "West Virginia D-Coordinator Vic Koenning part ways". ESPN.com.

[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.

[7] Kelley, Kevin (July 30, 2020). "All three Chick-fil-A Kickoff games canceled in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

[8] "West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule 2020". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

[9] "West Virginia vs. Army (2020 AutoZone Liberty Bowl) – Game Summary – December 31, 2020". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

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Culture & lore	The Mountaineer Marching band "Take Me Home, Country Roads" 2007 Backyard Brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Offseason

Coaching changes

Preseason

Big 12 media days

Big 12 media poll

Schedule

Spring game

Regular season

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Vs. Eastern Kentucky

At Oklahoma State

Vs. Baylor

Vs. Kansas

At Texas Tech

Vs. Kansas State (homecoming)

At Texas

Vs. TCU

At Iowa State

Vs. Army – Liberty Bowl

Rankings

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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