2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Cactus Bowl champion
Cactus Bowl, W 43–42 vs. Arizona State
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record8–5 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTony Gibson (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
2015 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:30 p.m.Georgia Southern*
FSNW 44–055,182
September 123:00 p.m.No. 15 (FCS) Liberty*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
RTPTW 41–1752,899
September 263:00 p.m.Maryland*
FS1W 45–661,174
October 3Noonat No. 5 OklahomaNo. 23
FS1L 24–4484,384
October 107:00 p.m.No. 21 Oklahoma Statedagger
ESPN2L 26–33 OT60,410
October 17Noonat No. 2 Baylor
FOXL 38–6245,370
October 297:30 p.m.at No. 5 TCU
FS1L 10–4045,947
November 7NoonTexas Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
FS1W 31–2654,932
November 14NoonTexas
ESPNUW 38–2056,736
November 21Noonat Kansas
FSNW 49–021,415
November 28NoonIowa State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
FS1W 30–642,446
December 54:30 p.m.at Kansas State
FS1L 23–2452,918
January 2, 201610:45 p.m.vs. Arizona State*
ESPNW 43–4239,321
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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 4OT Total
#21 Cowboys 7 10 6 37 33
Mountaineers 0 2 14 100 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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRVRVRV23RV——————RVRV——
CoachesRVRVRVRV21RVRV—————RVRV—RV
CFPNot released——————Not released

References

  1. ↑ "2015 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED" (Press release). West Virginia Athletics. November 19, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2015 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
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