2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Heart of Dallas Bowl, L 14–30 vs. Utah
Conference Big 12 Conference
2017 record 7–6 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach Dana Holgorsen (7th season)
Offensive coordinator Jake Spavital (1st as coordinator, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinator Tony Gibson (4th as coordinator, 11th overall season)
Home stadium Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (60,000)
2017 Big 12 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 Oklahoma y$^  8 –1     12 –2  
No. 9 TCU y  7 –2     11 –3  
No. 14 Oklahoma State  6 –3     10 –3  
Iowa State  5 –4     8 –5  
Kansas State  5 –4     8 –5  
Texas  5 –4     7 –6  
West Virginia  5 –4     7 –6  
Texas Tech  3 –6     6 –7  
Baylor  1 –8     1 –11  
Kansas  0 –9     1 –11  
Championship: Oklahoma 41, TCU 17
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2017 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 seventh-year head coach Dana Holgorsen. They finished the season 7–6, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they lost to Utah.

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2016 season 10–3, 7–2 in Big 12 play to finished in a tie for second place. They received an invitation to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they lost Miami.[1]

Coaching staff

Name Title
Dana Holgorsen Head Coach
Tony Gibson Associate Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Jake Spavital Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Doug Belk Cornerbacks
Matt Caponi Safeties
Tyron Carrier Receivers
Tony Dews Running Backs
Mark Scott Defense/Special Teams
Bruce Tall Defensive Line
Joe Wickline Offensive Line

Schedule

West Virginia announced its 2017 football schedule on December 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of six home, five away, and one neutral site game in the regular season. The Mountaineers will host Big 12 foes Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech, and will travel to Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and TCU.[2]

The Mountaineers will host two of the three non-conference opponents, Delaware State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and East Carolina from the American Athletic Conference and travel to Landover, Maryland to face Virginia Tech.

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 21 Virginia Tech* No. 22 FedExField • Landover, MD (Rivalry) ABC L 24–31   67,489
September 9 Noon East Carolina* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV FS2 W 56–20   56,797
September 16 Noon Delaware State* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV AT&TSN Pitt W 59–16   51,482
September 23 Noon at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS ESPNU W 56–34   23,901
October 7 3:30 p.m. at No. 9 TCU No. 23 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX FS1 L 24–31   43,257
October 14 Noon No. 24 Texas Techdagger Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPNU W 46–35   60,928
October 21 8:00 p.m. at Baylor No. 23 McLane Stadium • Waco, TX FS2 W 38–36   45,389
October 28 Noon No. 10 Oklahoma State No. 22 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ABC L 39–50   57,507
November 4 3:30 p.m. No. 14 Iowa State Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN2 W 20–16   55,831
November 11 3:30 p.m. at Kansas State No. 23 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS ESPN2 W 28–23   51,223
November 18 Noon Texas No. 24 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN L 14–28   53,133
November 25 3:45 p.m. at No. 3 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK ESPN L 31–59   86,117
December 26 1:30 p.m. vs. Utah* Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Heart of Dallas Bowl) ESPN L 14–30   20,507
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 22 RV RV RV 23 23 RV 23 22 RV 23 24 RV NR NR NR 
Coaches 20 RV RV RV 23 23 RV 23 22 RV RV 25 RV NR NR NR 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

References

  1. ↑ "West Virginia vs. Miami - Game Recap - December 28, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  2. ↑ "2017 Football Schedule Released" (Press release). University of West Virginia Department of Athletics. December 13, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
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