2022 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2022 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Neal Brown.

2022 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record5–7 (3–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGraham Harrell (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid[1]
Defensive coordinatorJordan Lesley (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorShaDon Brown (2nd season)
Home stadiumMilan Puskar Stadium
(capacity: 60,000)
2022 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 TCU y^  9 –0   13 –2  
No. 14 Kansas State y$  7 –2   10 –4  
No. 25 Texas  6 –3   8 –5  
Texas Tech  5 –4   8 –5  
Oklahoma State  4 –5   7 –6  
Baylor  4 –5   6 –7  
Oklahoma  3 –6   6 –7  
Kansas  3 –6   6 –7  
West Virginia  3 –6   5 –7  
Iowa State  1 –8   4 –8  
Championship: Kansas State 31, TCU 28OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022.[2]

  • First place votes in ()
Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Baylor (17)365
2Oklahoma (12)354
3Oklahoma State (9)342
4Texas (2)289
5Kansas State261
6Iowa State (1)180
7TCU149
8West Virginia147
9Texas Tech119
10Kansas48

Preseason Big-12 awards

2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams

Position Player Class
Offense
OL Zach Frazier Sophomore
Defense
DL Dante Stills Senior
DB Charles Wood Senior
Special teams
K Casey Legg RS Senior

Source:[3]

Offseason

Outgoing transfers
NamePos.New school
Lyn-J DixonRBTennessee
Ja'Corey HammettLBNone
John HughesOTRice
Nicktroy FortuneCBUTSA
Akheem MesidorDLMiami
Josh ChandlerLBColorado
Tavis LeeLBNone
Daryl PorterCBMiami
Charles FinleyTENone
Isaiah EsdaleWRRice
Sean RyanWRRutgers
Jackie MatthewsCBMississippi State
Winston WrightWRFlorida State
Jarret DoegeQBWestern Kentucky
TJ BanksTEAkron
VanDarius CowanLBMaryland
Parker MoorerOTEast Carolina
Sam BrownWRHouston
Avarius SparrowRBMiddle Tennessee
Devell WashingtonLBNorthern Iowa
Darel MiddletonDLTexas Tech
Kerry MartinSAkron
Eddie WatkinsLBAlabama A&M
James ThomasLBNone
Kaulin ParrisKNone

Incoming transfers
NamePos.Previous school
Wesley McCormickCBJMU
Rashad AjayiCBColorado State
Tirek Austin-CaveLBMiami
Jasir CoxOLBNDSU
Michael LockhartDLGeorgia Tech
JT DanielsQBGeorgia
Marcis FloydCBMurray State
Parker GrothausKFlorida State
Brian PolendeyTEColorado State
Zeiqui LawtonSDECincinnati
Sy'Veon WilkersonRBDelaware State

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.at No. 17 Pittsburgh*
ESPNL 31–3870,622
September 106:00 p.m.Kansas
ESPN+L 42–55 OT52,188
September 171:00 p.m.Towson*
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN+W 65–750,703
September 227:30 p.m.at Virginia Tech*
ESPNW 33–1065,632
October 17:30 p.m.at Texas
FS1L 20–38100,740
October 137:00 p.m.Baylor
FS1W 43–4045,293
October 223:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
FS1L 10–4856,530
October 2912:00 p.m.No. 7 TCUdagger
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPNL 31–4150,426
November 53:30 p.m.at Iowa State
ESPN+L 14–3156,109
November 1212:00 p.m.Oklahoma
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV (True Blue)
FS1W 23–2050,281
November 192:00 p.m.No. 15 Kansas State
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN+L 31–4837,055
November 2612:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State
ESPN2W 24–1952,353

Game summaries

At No. 17 Pittsburgh (College GameDay)
See also: 2022 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Backyard Brawl
West Virginia Mountaineers at No. 17 Pittsburgh Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 0 10 71431
No. 17 Panthers 3 7 141438

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
  • PITT – Ben Sauls 42 yard field goal, 0:37. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:48.

Second quarter

  • WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 10 yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 12:45. Mountaineers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:52.
  • PITT – Rodney Hammond Jr. 4 yard run (Ben Sauls kick), 3:23. Panthers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:52.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 24 yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 10–10. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 3:17.

Third quarter

  • WVU – C. J. Donaldson 5 yard run (Casey Legg kick), 13:08. Mountaineers 17–10. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:08.
  • PITT – Daniel Carter 1 yard run (Ben Sauls kick), 5:54. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:32.
  • PITT – Rodney Hammond Jr. 11 yard run (Ben Sauls kick), 3:42. Panthers 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:26.

Fourth quarter

  • WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 16 yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 14:52. Tied 24–24. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:50.
  • WVU – JT Daniels 1 yard run (Casey Legg kick), 10:37. Mountaineers 31–24. Drive: 6 play, 72 yards, 1:14.
  • PITT – Israel Abanikanda 24 yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Ben Sauls kick), 3:41. Tied 31–31. Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:29.
  • PITT – M. J. Devonshire 56 interception return (Ben Sauls kick), 2:58. Panthers 38–31.

Statistics

StatisticsWVUPITT
First downs2220
Total yards404384
Rushing yards19076
Passing yards214308
Turnovers21
Time of possession27:2932:31
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West VirginiaPassingJT Daniels23/40, 214 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingCJ Donaldson7 rushes, 125 yards, TD
ReceivingBryce Ford-Wheaton9 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD
PittsburghPassingKedon Slovis16/24, 308 yards, TD
RushingRodney Hammond Jr.16 rushes, 74 yards, TD
ReceivingJared Wayne3 receptions, 89 yards

Kansas
See also: 2022 Kansas Jayhawks football team
Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Jayhawks 0 21 1471355
Mountaineers 14 14 014042

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,188
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle and Forest Conoly
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • WVU – Sam James 59-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 13:19. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:41.
  • WVU – C. J. Donaldson 1-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 5:03. Mountaineers 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:45.

Second quarter

  • KU – Mason Fairchild 10-yard pass from Jalon Daniels (Jacob Borcila kick), 14:57. Mountaineers 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:01.
  • WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 67-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 13:15. Mountaineers 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:42.
  • KU – Devin Neal 6-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick), 8:26. Mountaineers 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:49.
  • WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 5-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 3:11. Mountaineers 28–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:15.
  • KU – Devin Neal 17-yard pass from Jalon Daniels (Jacob Borcila kick), 0:29. Mountaineers 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:42.

Third quarter

  • KU – Daniel Hishaw Jr. 3-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick), 11:32. Tied 28–28. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:28.
  • KU – Devin Neal 2-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick), 4:00. Jayhawks 35–28. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:00.

Fourth quarter

  • WVU – Casey Legg 27-yard field goal, 12:58. Jayhawks 35–31. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:02.
  • KU – Daniel Hishaw Jr. 30-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick), 10:59. Jayhawks 42–31. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:56.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 28-yard field goal, 4:04. Jayhawks 42–34. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 6:55.
  • WVU – C. J. Donaldson 1-yard run (JT Daniels pass to Bryce Ford-Wheaton), 0:35. Tied 42–42. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 1:42.

Overtime

  • KU – Quentin Skinner 4-yard pass from Jalon Daniels (Jacob Borcila kick). Jayhawks 49–42. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards.
  • KU – Cobee Bryant 86-yard interception return. Jayhawks 55–42.

Statistics

StatisticsKUWVU
First downs2427
Total yards419511
Rushing yards200146
Passing yards219365
Turnovers02
Time of possession27:3332:27
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
KansasPassingJalon Daniels18/29, 219 yards, 3 TD
RushingJalon Daniels12 rushes, 85 yards
ReceivingLuke Grimm6 receptions, 66 yards
West VirginiaPassingJT Daniels27/39, 365 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingTony Mathis Jr.16 rushes, 59 yards
ReceivingBryce Ford-Wheaton11 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD

Towson
See also: 2022 Towson Tigers football team
Towson Tigers at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 0 007
Mountaineers 21 24 61465

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,703
  • Referee: Dan Scanlan
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed and Adam Breneman
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • WVU – Kaden Prather 2-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 11:27. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:33.
  • TOW – D'Ago Hunter 96-yard kickoff return (Keegan Vaughn kick), 11:14. Tied 7–7.
  • WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 3-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 5:40. Mountaineers 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:34.
  • WVU – C. J. Donaldson 82-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 3:40. Mountaineers 21–7. Drive: 1 play, 82 yards, 0:13.

Second quarter

  • WVU – C. J. Donaldson 3-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 12:59. Mountaineers 28–7. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 4:02.
  • WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 2-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 5:59. Mountaineers 35–7. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:40.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 26-yard field goal, 2:42. Mountaineers 38–7. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:36.
  • WVU – C. J. Donaldson 1-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 0:06. Mountaineers 45–7. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:05.

Third quarter

  • WVU – Garrett Greene 11-yard run (kick failed), 8:21. Mountaineers 51–7. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:14.

Fourth quarter

  • WVU – Jeremiah Aaron 5-yard pass from Will Crowder (Parker Grothaus kick), 11:12. Mountaineers 58–7. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:23.
  • WVU – Preston Fox 26-yard pass from Nicco Marchiol (Parker Grothaus kick), 4:42. Mountaineers 65–7. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:40.

Statistics

StatisticsTOWWVU
First downs1132
Total yards180624
Rushing yards82316
Passing yards98308
Turnovers10
Time of possession24:0036:00
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TowsonPassingTyrrell Pigrome7/14, 59 yards
RushingDevin Matthews7 rushes, 38 yards
ReceivingDa'Kendall James5 receptions, 44 yards
West VirginiaPassingJT Daniels16/24, 174 yards, TD
RushingTony Mathis Jr.17 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingCortez Braham5 receptions, 60 yards

At Virginia Tech
See also: 2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
West Virginia Mountaineers at Virginia Tech Hokies – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 3 10 31733
Hokies 0 7 3010

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,632
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick and Harry Lyles Jr.
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • WVU – Casey Legg 23-yard field goal, 3:19. Mountaineers 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 7:06.

Second quarter

  • VT – Kaleb Smith 28-yard pass from Grant Wells (William Ross kick), 14:52. Hokies 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:27.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 35-yard field goal, 1:50. Hokies 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:14.
  • WVU – Sam James 24-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 0:11. Mountaineers 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 0:50.

Third quarter

  • WVU – Casey Legg 25-yard field goal, 7:04. Mountaineers 16–7. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:31.
  • VT – William Ross 44-yard field goal, 4:19. Mountaineers 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 2:45.

Fourth quarter

  • WVU – Justin Johnson Jr. 6-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 14:13. Mountaineers 23–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:06.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 38-yard field goal, 10:16. Mountaineers 26–10. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:54.
  • WVU – Jacolby Spells 27-yard interception return (Casey Legg kick), 9:36. Mountaineers 33–10.

Statistics

StatisticsWVUVT
First downs3214
Total yards421228
Rushing yards21835
Passing yards203193
Turnovers11
Time of possession38:4421:16
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West VirginiaPassingJT Daniels20/30, 203 yards, TD
RushingC. J. Donaldson23 rushes, 106 yards
ReceivingKaden Prather6 receptions, 69 yards
Virginia TechPassingGrant Wells16/35, 193 yards, TD, INT
RushingJalen Holsten4 rushes, 18 yards
ReceivingKaleb Smith5 receptions, 70 yards, TD

At Texas
See also: 2022 Texas Longhorns football team
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 0 7 01320
Longhorns 14 14 7338

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

Game information
First quarter
  • TEX – Xavier Worthy 15-yard pass from Hudson Card (Bert Auburn kick), 6:08. Longhorns 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:08.
  • TEX – Ja'Tavion Sanders 33-yard pass from Xavier Worthy (Bert Auburn kick), 0:34. Longhorns 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:22.

Second quarter

  • TEX – Bijan Robinson 1-yard run (Bert Auburn kick), 11:54. Longhorns 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:14.
  • TEX – Ja'Tavion Sanders 13-yard pass from Hudson Card (Bert Auburn kick), 4:22. Longhorns 28–0. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:13.
  • WVU – Kaden Prather 8-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 0:13. Longhorns 28–7. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 4:04.

Third quarter

  • TEX – Xavier Worthy 44-yard pass from Hudson Card (Bert Auburn kick), 13:03. Longhorns 35–7. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:51.

Fourth quarter

  • WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 1-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 14:56. Longhorns 35–14. Drive: 18 plays, 65 yards, 7:31.
  • TEX – Bert Auburn 45-yard field goal, 10:22. Longhorns 38–14. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:34.
  • WVU – Justin Johnson Jr. 4-yard run (pass failed), 4:31. Longhorns 38–20. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:51.

Statistics

StatisticsWVUTEX
First downs2225
Total yards314446
Rushing yards61110
Passing yards253336
Turnovers00
Time of possession32:1027:50
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West VirginiaPassingJT Daniels29/48, 253 yards, TD
RushingJustin Johnson Jr.10 rushes, 42 yards, TD
ReceivingBryce Ford-Wheaton8 receptions, 93 yards
TexasPassingHudson Card21/27, 303 yards, 3 TD
RushingBijan Robinson21 rushes, 101 yards, TD
ReceivingXavier Worthy7 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD

Baylor
See also: 2022 Baylor Bears football team
Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 3 21 7940
Mountaineers 7 10 141243

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,293
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle and Mark Helfrich
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 7-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 10:30. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:18.
  • BAY – John Mayers 40-yard field goal, 4:23. Mountaineers 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:00.

Second quarter

  • BAY – Ben Sims 1-yard run (John Mayers kick), 13:34. Bears 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:32.
  • BAY – Gavin Holmes 35-yard pass from Blake Shapen (John Mayers kick), 10:52. Bears 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:23.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 23-yard field goal, 4:22. Bears 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:30.
  • WVU – Jasir Cox 65-yard fumble return (Casey Legg kick), 2:41. Tied 17–17.
  • BAY – Craig Williams 39-yard pass from Blake Shapen (John Mayers kick), 1:14. Bears 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:27.

Third quarter

  • WVU – Kaden Prather 24-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 10:19. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:41.
  • BAY – Hal Presley 2-yard pass from Kyron Drones (John Mayers kick), 5:21. Bears 31–24. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 4:51.
  • WVU – Justin Johnson Jr. 1-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 1:42. Tied 31–31. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:39.

Fourth quarter

  • BAY – Qualan Jones 4-yard run (kick blocked), 13:39. Bears 37–31. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:57.
  • WVU – Jacolby Spells defensive PAT conversion, 13:39. Bears 37–33.
  • WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 34-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 7:06. Mountaineers 40–37. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:55.
  • BAY – John Mayers 44-yard field goal, 1:40. Tied 40–40. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:32.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 22-yard field goal, 0:33. Mountaineers 43–40. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 1:00.

Statistics

StatisticsBAYWVU
First downs2826
Total yards590500
Rushing yards169217
Passing yards421283
Turnovers41
Time of possession29:3530:25
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BaylorPassingBlake Shapen14/22, 326 yards, 2 TD
RushingRichard Reese13 rushes, 57 yards
ReceivingGavin Holmes7 receptions, 210 yards, TD
West VirginiaPassingJT Daniels24/37, 283 yards, TD, INT
RushingTony Mathis Jr.22 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingKaden Prather8 receptions, 109 yards, TD

At Texas Tech
See also: 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 3 0 7010
Red Raiders 14 3 141748

at Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,560
  • Referee: Steve Baron
  • TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle and Mark Helfrich
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • TTU – Tahj Brooks 19-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 13:23. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:37.
  • TTU – Tahj Brooks 1-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 8:35. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 3:44.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 38-yard field goal, 0:45. Red Raiders 14–3. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 7:50.

Second quarter

  • TTU – Trey Wolff 46-yard field goal, 12:25. Red Raiders 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 3:20.

Third quarter

  • TTU – Xavier White 55-yard pass from Behren Morton (Trey Wolff kick), 13:34. Red Raiders 24–3. Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:41.
  • TTU – Loic Fouonji 12-yard pass from Behren Morton (Trey Wolff kick), 6:56. Red Raiders 31–3. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 3:07.
  • WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 28-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 5:05. Red Raiders 31–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:51.

Fourth quarter

  • TTU – SaRodrick Thompson 13-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 14:46. Red Raiders 38–10. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:14.
  • TTU – Trey Wolff 26-yard field goal, 11:58. Red Raiders 41–10. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:42.
  • TTU – Brady Boyd 2-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Gino Garcio kick), 2:33. Red Raiders 48–10. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:48.

Statistics

StatisticsWVUTTU
First downs1933
Total yards282594
Rushing yards73239
Passing yards209355
Turnovers40
Time of possession26:0933:51
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West VirginiaPassingJT Daniels23/36, 194 yards, TD, 3 INT
RushingTony Mathis Jr.7 rushes, 33 yards
ReceivingBryce Ford-Wheaton5 receptions, 53 yards, TD
Texas TechPassingBehren Morton28/45, 325 yards, 2 TD
RushingTahj Brooks17 rushes, 107 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingXavier White8 receptions, 139 yards, TD

No. 7 TCU
See also: 2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team
No. 7 TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Horned Frogs 7 21 01341
Mountaineers 7 14 3731

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,426
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen and Roddy Jones
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • WVU – CJ Donaldson 1-yard Run (Casey Legg Kick), 8:02. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:38.
  • TCU – Taye Barber 71 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick), 4:27. Tied 7-7. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:35.

Second quarter

  • WVU – CJ Donaldson 1 Yd Run (Casey Legg Kick), 14:47. Mountaineers 14-7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:40.
  • TCU - Quentin Johnston 55 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick), 11:42. Tied 14-14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:05.
  • TCU - Kendre Miller 51 Yd Run (Griffin Kell Kick), 7:00. Horned Frogs 21-14. Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:08.
  • WVU - Justin Johnson Jr. 5 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg Kick), 1:35. Tied 21-21. Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 5:25.
  • TCU - Emani Bailey 30 Yd Run (Griffin Kell Kick), 0:24. Horned Frogs 28-21. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 1:11.

Third quarter

  • WVU – Casey Legg 33 Yd Field Goal, 11:05. Horned Frogs 28-24. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:04.

Fourth quarter

  • TCU – Griffin Kell 30 Yd Field Goal, 13:03. Horned Frogs 31-24. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:07.
  • TCU – Griffin Kell 46 Yd Field Goal, 9:11. Horned Frogs 34-24. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:36.
  • WVU – Reese Smith 23 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg Kick), 4:12. Horned Frogs 34-31. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:59.
  • TCU – Savion Williams 29 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick), 0:20. Horned Frogs 41-31. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:33.

Statistics

StatisticsTCUWVU
First downs1725
Total yards494430
Rushing yards153155
Passing yards341275
Turnovers22
Time of possession23:4436:16
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TCUPassingMax Duggan16/28, 341 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingKendre Miller12 rushes, 120 yards, TD
ReceivingTaye Barber4 receptions, 99 yards, TD
West VirginiaPassingJT Daniels23/39, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingCJ Donaldson19 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingSam James6 receptions, 95 yards

Coaching staff
Coach Title Year at West Virginia Previous job
Neal Brown Head coach 4th Troy
Matt Moore Assistant head coach/OL 4th Troy (Co-OC/OL)
Graham Harrell OC/QB 1st USC (OC/QB)
Chad Scott RB/RGC 4th Louisville (RB)
Jeff Koonz ILB/ST 3rd Ole Miss (ILB)
Jordan Lesley Co-DC/OLB 4th Troy (DL)
Andrew Jackson DL 2nd Old Dominion (DL)
Sean Reagan TE 4th Troy (Co-OC/QB)
Tony Washington WR 1st Coastal Carolina (WR)
Dontae Wright S 3rd Western Michigan (S)

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2023 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
6213Dante StillsDTArizona Cardinals

References
  1. Jackson, Justin (September 30, 2022). "Graham Harrell has found balance at WVU within his Air Raid philosophy". The Dominion Post. Yahoo! News. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  2. "Baylor Makes First Appearance Atop Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  3. "Big 12 Announces Media Preseason Football Team" (PDF). Big 12 Sports. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
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