2020 West Virginia
6–4 (4–4 Big 12), coached by Neal Brown. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 16 Kansas State 37–10Oct 31
Over the best-ranked team it beat, at home.
- Most excitingBeat Baylor 27–21Oct 3
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 56–10 | 80% |
| Sep 26 | at 15Oklahoma State | L 13–27 | 34% |
| Oct 3 | vs Baylor | W 27–21 | 42% |
| Oct 17 | vs Kansas | W 38–17 | 79% |
| Oct 24 | at Texas Tech | L 27–34 | 55% |
| Oct 31 | vs 16Kansas State | W 37–10 | 44% |
| Nov 7 | at 22Texas | L 13–17 | 30% |
| Nov 14 | vs TCU | W 24–6 | 58% |
| Dec 5 | at 12Iowa State | L 6–42 | 30% |
| Dec 31Bowls & playoff | vs ArmyLiberty Bowl | W 24–21 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Army 24–21 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 4–4 6th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 265–205
- Coach
- Neal Brown
- Elo
- 1554 +56 this season
- SP+ rating
- 8.5 No. 33 of 130; offense No. 72, defense No. 18
- SRS
- 5.9 No. 23 of 77 in FBS
- Returning
- 88% of last season’s EPA, No. 12 of 130
- Recruiting class
- No. 37 roster talent No. 44 in FBS
- Offensive coordinators
- Gerad Parker and Chad Scott
- Defensive coordinators
- Jordan Lesley, Jahmile Addae and Jeff Koonz
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- Multiple
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.06 | 39% | 1.27 | 84th of 127 |
| Defense | 0.02 | 37% | 1.22 | 25th of 127 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.09 off 0.05 def | 41% off 39% def | — | 80th off 29th def |
How these are measured
Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 3.1 | own 29 | 19% allowed |
| Defense | 2.9 | own 27 | 19% caused |
CORE rating 4.5, 50th of 127 (offense -3.7, defense -8.2).
A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.
Leaders
| Passing yards | Jarret Doege QB | 2,542 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Jarret Doege QB | 14 TD |
| Rushing yards | Leddie Brown RB | 1,009 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Leddie Brown RB | 9 TD |
| Receiving yards | Winston Wright WR | 543 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | T.J. Simmons WR | 4 TD |
| Tackles | Tony Fields II LB | 88 tkl |
| Sacks | Akheem Mesidor DL | 5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Alonzo Addae S | 2 INT |
Top recruits in the 2020 class
| David Vincent-Okoli CB | ★★★★ | No. 261 |
| Chris Mayo OG | ★★★ | No. 441 |
| Sam Brown Jr. WR | ★★★ | No. 448 |
| Sean Martin SDE | ★★★ | No. 515 |
| Garrett Greene DUAL | ★★★ | No. 570 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2020 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.877 |
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.856 |
| Receivers | 4 | 3.0 | 0.868 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 3.0 | 0.875 |
| Defensive line | 4 | 3.0 | 0.868 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.869 |
| Defensive backs | 3 | 3.3 | 0.872 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.865 |
| Whole class | 18 | 3.1 | 0.870 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Drafted in 2021
The 2021 draft| Rd 5 | Tony Fields II ILB | Cleveland Browns |
Roster 118
The 2020 roster118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster
All-Big 12
3 first team, 6 second teamFirst team
Leddie BrownRBCoaches-1; Media-1- Darius StillsDLCoaches-1; Media-1
Tony Fields IILBCoaches-1; Media-1
Second team
- Michael BrownOGCoaches-2; Media-2
- Winston Wright Jr.WRCoaches-2
Akheem MesidorDLCoaches-2- Dante StillsDLMedia-2
- Alonzo AddaeDBCoaches-2
- Tykee SmithDBMedia-2
From Wikipedia’s 2020 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2020 Big 12 standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State | 8–1 | 9–3 | 9 |
 Oklahoma | 6–2 | 9–2 | 6 |
| Oklahoma State | 6–3 | 8–3 | 20 |
| Texas | 5–3 | 7–3 | 19 |
| TCU | 5–4 | 6–4 | |
| West Virginia | 4–4 | 6–4 | |
| Kansas State | 4–5 | 4–6 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–6 | 4–6 | |
| Baylor | 2–7 | 2–7 | |
| Kansas | 0–8 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.