2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Cactus Bowl champion | |
Cactus Bowl, W 43–42 vs. Arizona State | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
2015 record | 8–5 (4–5 Big 12) |
Head coach |
|
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Tony Gibson (2nd as coordinator, 9th overall season) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 |
Home stadium | Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (Capacity: 60,000) |
2015 Big 12 Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Oklahoma $^ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Oklahoma State | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 TCU | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Baylor | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team was led by head coach Dana Holgorsen, in his fifth year. West Virginia played its home games at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season 8–5, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place. They were invited to the Cactus Bowl where they defeated Arizona State
Previous season[]
The 2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team finished the regular season 7–5, with a highlight win against rank #4 Baylor, 41–27. The Mountaineers made it all the way to #20 in the College Football Playoff Rankings. The Mountaineers were invited to play in the Liberty Bowl against the Texas A&M of the Southeastern Conference. West Virginia lost against the Texas A&M Aggies in Memphis, Tennessee by a score of 37–45.
Schedule[]
West Virginia announced their 2015 football schedule on November 19, 2014. The 2015 schedule consist of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Mountaineers will host Big 12 foes Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech. West Virginia will travel to Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and TCU.[1]
The Mountaineers hosted all three non conference games against Georgia Southern, Liberty and also hosted rival Maryland.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern* |
| FSN | W 44–0 | 55,182 | |
September 12 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 15 (FCS) Liberty* |
| RTPT | W 41–17 | 52,899 | |
September 26 | 3:00 p.m. | Maryland* |
| FS1 | W 45–6 | 61,174 | |
October 3 | Noon | at No. 5 Oklahoma | No. 23 |
| FS1 | L 24–44 | 84,384 |
October 10 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 Oklahoma State![]() |
| ESPN2 | L 26–33 OT | 60,410 | |
October 17 | Noon | at No. 2 Baylor | FOX | L 38–62 | 45,370 | ||
October 29 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 5 TCU | FS1 | L 10–40 | 45,947 | ||
November 7 | Noon | Texas Tech |
| FS1 | W 31–26 | 54,932 | |
November 14 | Noon | Texas |
| ESPNU | W 38–20 | 56,736 | |
November 21 | Noon | at Kansas |
| FSN | W 49–0 | 21,415 | |
November 28 | Noon | Iowa State |
| FS1 | W 30–6 | 42,446 | |
December 5 | 4:30 p.m. | at Kansas State | FS1 | L 23–24 | 52,918 | ||
January 2, 2016 | 10:45 p.m. | vs. Arizona State* |
| ESPN | W 43–42 | 39,321 | |
|
- Schedule Source:[2]
Game summaries[]
Georgia Southern[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mountaineers | 10 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
Liberty[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flames | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
Mountaineers | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
Maryland[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terrapins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Mountaineers | 21 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 45 |
Oklahoma[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
#23 Mountaineers | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
#15 Sooners | 7 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 44 |
Oklahoma State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#21 Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 33 |
Mountaineers | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
Baylor[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mountaineers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
#2 Bears | 17 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 62 |
TCU[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mountaineers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
#5 Horned Frogs | 17 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 40 |
Texas Tech[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Raiders | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Texas[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Longhorns | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Kansas[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mountaineers | 28 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
Jayhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iowa State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cyclones | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
Kansas State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mountaineers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
Arizona State–Cactus Bowl[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mountaineers | 9 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
Sun Devils | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 42 |
Rankings[]
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | Not released |
References[]
- ^ "2015 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED" (Press release). West Virginia Athletics. November 19, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ "2015 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- 2015 Big 12 Conference football season
- West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons
- Guaranteed Rate Bowl champion seasons
- 2015 in sports in West Virginia