2023 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2023 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers were led by fifth-year head coach Neal Brown and played their home games at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.

2023 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Duke’s Mayo Bowl champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record9–4 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChad Scott (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option[1]
Defensive coordinatorJordan Lesley (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorShaDon Brown (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple[1]
Home stadiumMilan Puskar Stadium
2023 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Texas y$^  8 –1   12 –2  
No. 16 Oklahoma State y  7 –2   10 –4  
No. 15 Oklahoma  7 –2   10 –3  
Iowa State  6 –3   7 –6  
No. 18 Kansas State  6 –3   9 –4  
West Virginia  6 –3   9 –4  
Texas Tech  5 –4   7 –6  
No. 23 Kansas  5 –4   9 –4  
UCF  3 –6   6 –7  
TCU  3 –6   5 –7  
Houston  2 –7   4 –8  
BYU  2 –7   5 –7  
Baylor  2 –7   3 –9  
Cincinnati  1 –8   3 –9  
Championship: Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Outgoing
Player Position Destination
Mumu Bin-Wahad CB UConn
Charles Woods CB SMU
Mike O'Laughlin TE Houston
Naim Muhammad CB Kent State
Reese Smith WR Liberty
Will Crowder QB Troy
Saint McLeod S Unknown
Corbin Page TE Unknown
Tyrin Woodby CB Unknown
JT Daniels QB Rice
Jordan White IOL Liberty
Kaden Prather WR Maryland
Taurus Simmons EDGE Withdrawn
Jordan Jefferson DL LSU
Chris Mayo IOL Eastern Michigan
Taijh Alston EDGE Colorado
Lanell Carr LB Indiana
Jaylon Shelton CB Texas State
Dylan Ray IOL Kentucky
Aric Burton DE Unknown
Caleb Coleman CB Texas State
Tony Mathis RB Houston

Incoming
Player Position Previous school
Noah Massey WR Angelo State
Tyrin Bradley DL Abilene Christian
EJ Horton WR Marshall
Tomiwa Durojaiye DL Kentucky
Anthony Wilson S Georgia Southern
Beanie Bishop CB Minnesota
Davoan Hawkins DL Tennessee State
Fatorma Mulbah DL Penn State
Michael Hayes K Georgia State
Keyshawn Cobb S Buffalo
Ja'Shaun Poke WR Kent State
Devin Carter WR NC State
Kole Taylor TE LSU
Montre Miller CB Kent State
Ak'Bar Shabazz II CB Pittsburgh

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Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 p.m.at No. 7 Penn State*
NBCL 15–38110,747
September 96:00 p.m.Duquesne*
ESPN+W 56–1750,037
September 167:30 p.m.Pittsburgh*
ABCW 17–661,106
September 233:30 p.m.Texas Tech
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV (Gold Rush)
ESPN+W 20–1350,071
September 308:00 p.m.at TCU
ESPN2W 24–2143,736
October 127:00 p.m.at Houston
FS1L 39–4132,152
October 213:30 p.m.Oklahoma State
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPNL 34–4851,870
October 2812:00 p.m.at UCF
FS1[lower-alpha 1]W 41–2844,136
November 47:00 p.m.BYU
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV (True Blue)
FOXW 37–750,266
November 117:00 p.m.at No. 17 Oklahoma
FOXL 20–5983,525
November 182:30 p.m.Cincinnati
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
ESPN+W 42–2143,588
November 257:00 p.m.at Baylor
FS1W 34–3136,200
December 275:30 p.m.vs. North Carolina*
ESPNW 30–1042,925
  1. Partially aired on FOX as a look-in due to lightning delayed OU-Kansas game

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Game summaries

At No. 7 Penn State
See also: 2023 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Penn State–West Virginia football rivalry
West Virginia Mountaineers at No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 0 7 0815
No. 7 Nittany Lions 7 7 71738

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • PSU – Lambert-Smith, 12-yard TD pass from Allar, Alex Felkins kick, 8:36 (PSU 21–7)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Felkins, 25-yard field goal, 14:47 (PSU 24–7)
  • PSU – Malik McClain, 25-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 7:32 (PSU 31–7)
  • WVU – Garrett Greene, 1-yard TD run, Donaldson pass from Greene for 2-point conversion, 3:34 (PSU 31–15)
  • PSU – Beau Pribula, 5-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 0:06 (PSU 38–15)

Statistics

Statistics WVU PSU
First downs1727
Plays–yards67–30865–478
Rushes–yards40–14635–146
Passing yards162332
Passing: comp–att–int16–27–022–30–0
Time of possession31:1628:44
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Virginia PassingGarrett Greene16/27, 162 yards
RushingCJ Donaldson Jr.18 carries, 81 yards, TD
ReceivingDevin Carter6 receptions, 90 yards
Penn State PassingDrew Allar21/29, 325 yards, 3 TD
RushingNicholas Singleton13 carries, 70 yards, TD
ReceivingKeAndre Lambert-Smith4 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD

Duquesne
See also: 2023 Duquesne Dukes football team
West Virginia Mountaineers (0-1) vs. Duquesne Dukes (1-0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Dukes 7 3 7017
Mountaineers 7 28 71456

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: • Rainy Temperature: 75
  • Game attendance: 50,037
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed (play-by-play) & Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)
  • ESPN box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:01) DUQ – Darryl Powell 38 yard pass from Darius Perrantes, Brian Bruzdewicz kick (Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 02:04; DUQ 7–0)
  • (8:27) WVU – Hudson Clement 14 yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 03:22; TIE 7-7)
Second quarter
  • (14:40) WVU – Jaylen Anderson 8 yard run, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 03:01; WVU 14–7)
  • (8:14) DUQ – Brian Bruzdewicz 39 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 03:24; WVU 14–10)
  • (6:49) WVU – Hudson Clement 70 yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; WVU 21–10)
  • (3:57) WVU – Hudson Clement 46 yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:14; WVU 28-10)
  • (0:39) WVU - Preston Fox 22 yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:11; WVU 35-10)
Third quarter
  • (4:40) WVU - Jahiem White 19 yard run, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:00; WVU 42-10)
  • (1:02) DUQ - Tedy Afful 16 yard pass from Darius Perrantes, Brian Bruzdewicz kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; WVU 42-17)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:50) WVU - Nicco Marchiol 1 yard run, Danny King kick (Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:53; WVU 49-17)
  • (2:08) WVU - DJ Oliver 5 yard run, Danny King kick (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:33; WVU 56-17)
StatisticsDUQWVU
First downs1030
Total yards234619
Rushes/yards28/349/304
Passing yards231315
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15-32-217-32-0
Time of possession28:2131:39
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
DuquesnePassingDarius Perrantes14/31, 220 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingTaj Butts10 carries, 23 yards
ReceivingTedy Afful4 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD
West VirginiaPassingGarrett Greene10/18, 240 yards, 4 TD
RushingJahiem White12 carries, 115 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingHudson Clement5 receptions, 117 yards, 3 TD

Pittsburgh
See also: 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Backyard Brawl
Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 3 3 006
Mountaineers 0 7 10017

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 61,106
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play by play), Greg McIlroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)
  • ESPN box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:39) PITT - Ben Sauls 21 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:41; PITT 3-0)
Second quarter
  • (4:45) WVU - Kole Taylor 7 yard pass from Nicco Marchiol, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:05; WVU 7-3)
  • (0:09) PITT - Ben Sauls 36 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 4:36; WVU 7-6)
Third quarter
  • (5:05) WVU - CJ Donaldson 1 yard run, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 7:48; WVU 14-6)
  • (1:57) WVU - Michael Hayes 42 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:06; WVU 17-6)

Statistics

Statistics PITT WVU
First downs1214
Plays–yards56–21162–211
Rushes–yards36–13051–151
Passing yards8160
Passing: comp–att–int8–20–36–11–0
Time of possession26:4733:13
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Pittsburgh PassingPhil Jurkovec8/20, 81 yards
RushingRodney Hammond14 carries, 54 yards
ReceivingGavin Bartholomew2 receptions, 39 yards
West Virginia PassingNicco Marchiol6/9, 60 yards, 1 TD
RushingCJ Donaldson18 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingKole Taylor3 receptions, 21 yards, 1 TD

Texas Tech
See also: 2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 3 0 01013
Mountaineers 7 6 0720

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT/3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C), N 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 50,071
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Drew Carter, Dustin Fox, and Tori Petry
Game information
First quarter
  • TTU – Gino Garcia 39-yard field goal, 8:40. Red Raiders 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 1:54.
  • WVU – CJ Donaldson Jr. 2-yard run (Michael Hayes kick), 1:53. Mountaineers 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:47.

Second quarter

  • WVU – Michael Hayes 28-yard field goal, 6:34. Mountaineers 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:08.
  • WVU – Michael Hayes 46-yard field goal, 0:25. Mountaineers 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:58.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • TTU – Jerand Bradley 6-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 11:54. Mountaineers 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 4:42.
  • WVU – Kole Taylor 9-yard pass from Nicco Marchiol (Michael Hayes kick), 7:33. Mountaineers 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:16.
  • TTU – Gino Garcia 34-yard field goal, 4:45. Mountaineers 20–13. Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 2:40.

Statistics

StatisticsTTUWVU
First downs1816
Total yards321256
Rushes/yards38/16042/157
Passing yards16199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15-43-013-22-2
Time of possession25:1034:50
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Texas TechPassingBehren Morton13/37, 158 yards, TD
RushingTahj Brooks25 carries, 149 yards
ReceivingXavier White3 receptions, 45 yards
West VirginiaPassingNicco Marchiol12/21, 78 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingNicco Marchiol15 carries, 72 yards
ReceivingKole Taylor3 receptions, 39 yards, TD

At TCU
See also: 2023 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Statistics

At Houston
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 10 0 7 22 39
Cougars 7 7 7 20 41
See also: 2023 Houston Cougars football team

Statistics

Oklahoma State
See also: 2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 10 3 72848
Mountaineers 0 7 171034

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsOKSTWVU
First downs2124
Total yards491475
Rushes/yards33/28144/226
Passing yards210249
Passing: Comp–Att–Int24-36-115-30-1
Time of possession27:2432:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Oklahoma StatePassingAlan Bowman24/36, 210 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingOllie Gordon29 carries, 282 yards, 4 TD
ReceivingBrennan Presley9 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD
West VirginiaPassingGarrett Greene15/30, 249 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingGarrett Greene16 carries, 126 yards
ReceivingPreston Fox4 receptions, 81 yards

At UCF
See also: 2023 UCF Knights football team
West Virginia Mountaineers at UCF Knights – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 10 7 71741
Knights 7 7 7728

at FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, FL

Game information
StatisticsWVUUCF
First downs2527
Total yards450463
Rushing yards286189
Passing yards164274
Turnovers14
Time of possession36:0623:54
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West VirginiaPassingGarrett Greene14-23, 156 yards
RushingC.J. Donaldson17 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingDevin Carter3 receptions, 47 yards
UCFPassingJohn Rhys Plumlee25–36, 274 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
RushingR. J. Harvey14 carries, 100 yards
ReceivingKobe Hudson3 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD

BYU
See also: 2023 BYU Cougars football team
BYU Cougars (5–3) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (5–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
BYU 0 0 077
West Virginia 14 13 10037

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: SW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 50,266
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV: FOX
  • ESPN box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:59) WVU – CJ Donaldson 2 yard run, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:01; WVU 7–0)
  • (6:17) WVU – CJ Donaldson 1 yard run, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:50; WVU 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:47) WVU – Michael Hayes 46-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:03; WVU 17–0)
  • (2:18) WVU – Preston Fox 12-yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 5:35; WVU 24–0)
  • (0:00) WVU – Michael Hayes 22-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 1:05; WVU 27–0)
Third quarter
  • (10:35) WVU – Michael Hayes 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:44; WVU 30–0)
  • (1:09) WVU – Kole Taylor 43-yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 4:14; WVU 37–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:24) BYU – Aidan Robbins 10-yard run, Will Ferrin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:57; WVU 37–7)
StatisticsBYUWVU
First downs2030
Total yards277567
Rushes/yards21/6748/336
Passing yards210231
Passing: Comp–Att–Int24–42–016–28–0
Time of possession24:3335:27
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BYUPassingJake Retzlaff24/42, 210 yards
RushingAidan Robbins10 carries, 37 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingParker Kingston6 receptions, 57 yards
West VirginiaPassingGarrett Greene12/24, 205 yards, 2 TD
RushingJahiem White16 carries, 146 yards
ReceivingDevin Carter3 receptions, 56 yards

At No. 17 Oklahoma
See also: 2023 Oklahoma Sooners football team
West Virginia Mountaineers (6–3) vs. No. 17 Oklahoma Sooners (7–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 7 7 6020
No. 17 Oklahoma 14 17 141459

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

  • Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 55
  • Game attendance: 83,525
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jeff Levering (play-by-play) & Mark Helfrich (analyst)
  • ESPN box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:00) WVU – CJ Donaldson 13 yard rush, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; WVU 7–0)
  • (8:27) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 2 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:33; Tied 7–7)
  • (3:16) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 2 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:26; OKLA 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (13:58) OKLA – Zach Schmit 23 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:20; OKLA 17–7)
  • (9:06) OKLA – Austin Stogner 3 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 2:57; OKLA 24–7)
  • (6:20) OKLA – Jaden Gibson 32 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 1:49; OKLA 31–7)
  • (0:07) WVU – Kole Taylor 3 yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:53; OKLA 31–14)
Third quarter
  • (13:48) OKLA – Drake Stoops 60 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:12; OKLA 38–14)
  • (9:28) WVU – Devin Carter 7 yard pass from Garrett Green, Garrett Greene 2 pt conversion failed (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 4:14; OKLA 38–20)
  • (4:34) OKLA – Drake Stoops 9 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:53; OKLA 45–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:46) OKLA – Drake Stoops 9 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:20; OKLA 52–20)
  • (7:59) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 5 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:37; OKLA 59–20)
StatisticsWVUOKLA
First downs1725
Total yards330664
Rushes/yards41/17642/221
Passing yards154423
Passing: Comp–Att–Int10–31–223–36
Time of possession30:3229:28
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West VirginiaPassingGarrett Greene10/27, 154 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingCJ Donaldson14 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingDevin Carter3 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
OklahomaPassingDillon Gabriel23/36, 423 yards, 5 TD
RushingGavin Sawchuk22 carries, 135 yards
ReceivingDrake Stoops10 receptions, 164 yards, 3 TD

Cincinnati
See also: 2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team and Cincinnati–West Virginia rivalry
Game Eleven – Cincinnati Bearcats at West Virginia Mountaineers
Period 1 2 34Total
Bearcats 0 7 01421
Mountaineers 7 21 14042

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind:
  • Game attendance: 43,588
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play) & Orlando Franklin (analyst)
  • ESPN box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CIN WVU
First downs1831
Plays–yards332/58634/65
Rushes–yards141/31424/46
Passing yards191210
Passing: comp–att–int16-27-012-9-1
Time of possession25:1134:49
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Cincinnati PassingEmory Jones14/24, 166 yards, 2 TD
RushingCorey Kiner13 carries, 56 yards
ReceivingXzavier Henderson6 receptions, 104 yards
West Virginia PassingGarrett Greene12/19, 210 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingJahiem White21 carries, 204 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJahiem White1 reception, 75 yards, 1 TD

At Baylor
See also: 2023 Baylor Bears football team

Vs. North Carolina (Duke's Mayo Bowl)
See also: 2023 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and 2023 Duke's Mayo Bowl
Game Thirteen – North Carolina Tar Heels vs West Virginia Mountaineers (Duke's Mayo Bowl)
Period 1 2 34Total
Tar Heels 0 10 0010
Mountaineers 7 10 31030

at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2023
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: 3 mph (4.8 km/h) SE
  • Game attendance: 42,925
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:49) WVU – Traylon Ray 75 yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick, (Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:11; West Virginia 7–0)

Second quarter

  • (8:34) UNC – Noah Burnette 28 yard field goal, (Drive: 14 plays, 45 yards, 7:13; West Virginia 7–3)
  • (1:29) WVU – Beanie Bishop Jr. 78 yard punt return, Michael Hayes kick, (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:16; West Virginia 14–3)
  • (0:27) UNC – J.J. Jones 16 yard pass from Conner Harrell, Noah Burnette kick, (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:02; West Virginia 14–10)
  • (0:00) WVU – Michael Hayes 30 yard field goal, (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 0:27; West Virginia 17–10)

Third quarter

  • (2:40) WVU – Michael Hayes 34 yard field goal, (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:46; West Virginia 20–10)

Fourth quarter

  • (12:48) WVU – Jahiem White 11 yard rush, Michael Hayes kick, (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:56; West Virginia 27–10)
  • (7:58) WVU – Michael Hayes 29 yard field goal, (Drive: 8 plays, 15 yards, 3:27; West Virginia 30–10)
Statistics UNC WVU
First downs2016
Plays–yards68–33954–392
Rushes–yards41–14030–164
Passing yards199228
Passing: comp–att–int18–27–312–24–1
Time of possession34:3925:21
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North Carolina PassingConner Harrell18/27, 199 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingOmarion Hampton19 carries, 62 yards
ReceivingGavin Blackwell3 carries, 78 yards
West Virginia PassingGarrett Greene12/24, 228 yards, TD
RushingGarrett Greene9 carries, 64 yards
ReceivingTraylon Ray3 carries, 91 yards

Rankings
Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP—————RVRVRV——RV————RV
Coaches—————RVRVRV——RV—RVRVRV25
CFPNot released——————Not released


Coaching staff
Coach Title Year at West Virginia Previous job
Neal Brown Head coach 5th Troy
Matt Moore Assistant head coach/OL 5th Troy (Co-OC/OL)
Chad Scott OC/RB 5th Louisville (RB)
Jordan Lesley DC/OLB 5th Troy (DL)
Jeff Koonz ILB/ST 4th Ole Miss (ILB)
Andrew Jackson DL 3rd Old Dominion (DL)
Sean Reagan QB 5th Troy (Co-OC/QB)
Blaine Stewart TE 1st Pittsburgh Steelers (Assistant WR)
Bilal Marshall WR 2nd VMI (WR)
Dontae Wright S 4th Western Michigan (S)

References
  1. "2023 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Depth Chart". ourlads.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. "West Virginia Mountaineers 2023 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. "2023 West Virginia Football Transfer Portal". on3.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  4. "2023 Football Schedule". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
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