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2024 West Virginia

6–⁠7 (5–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Neal Brown, then Chad Scott (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 2024, game by game: lost vs. No. 8 Penn State 12–34; won vs. UAlbany 49–14; lost at Pittsburgh 34–38; won vs. Kansas 32–28; won at Oklahoma State 38–14; lost vs. No. 11 Iowa State 16–28; lost vs. No. 17 Kansas State 18–45; won at Arizona 31–26; won at Cincinnati 31–24; lost vs. Baylor 35–49; won vs. UCF 31–21; lost at Texas Tech 15–52; lost vs. No. 25 Memphis 37–42+35−37Lost 12–34 vs. No. 8 Penn State-22No. 8 Penn StateWon 49–14 vs. UAlbany+35UAlbanyLost 34–38 at Pittsburgh-4PittsburghWon 32–28 vs. Kansas+4KansasWon 38–14 at Oklahoma State+24Oklahoma StateLost 16–28 vs. No. 11 Iowa State-12No. 11 Iowa StateLost 18–45 vs. No. 17 Kansas State-27No. 17 Kansas StateWon 31–26 at Arizona+5ArizonaWon 31–24 at Cincinnati+7CincinnatiLost 35–49 vs. Baylor-14BaylorWon 31–21 vs. UCF+10UCFLost 15–52 at Texas Tech-37Texas TechLost 37–42 vs. No. 25 Memphis-5No. 25 Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs8Penn StateL 12–⁠3449%
Sep 7vsUAlbanyW 49–⁠1473%
Sep 14atPittsburghL 34–⁠3852%
Sep 21vsKansasW 32–⁠2858%
Oct 5atOklahoma StateW 38–⁠1438%
Oct 12vs11Iowa StateL 16–⁠2854%
Oct 19vs17Kansas StateL 18–⁠4544%
Oct 26atArizonaW 31–⁠2644%
Nov 9atCincinnatiW 31–⁠2446%
Nov 16vsBaylorL 35–⁠4966%
Nov 23vsUCFW 31–⁠2168%
Nov 30atTexas TechL 15–⁠5245%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvs25MemphisFrisco BowlL 37–⁠4232%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Memphis 42–⁠37 in the Frisco Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Consensus All-AmericanWyatt Milum, OL

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠4 9th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
379–⁠415
Coach
Neal Brown, then Chad Scott (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1523 −54 this season
SP+ rating
2.1 No. 65 of 134; offense No. 46, defense No. 87, special teams No. 10
SRS
1.2 No. 63 of 134 in FBS
Returning
88% of last season’s EPA, No. 4 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 46 roster talent No. 54 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Chad Scott
Defensive coordinators
Jordan Lesley, ShaDon Brown and Jeff Koonz
Offense
Spread option
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense61st of 134
  • Defense126th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted61st of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted119th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1242%1.4061st of 134
Defense0.2846%1.45126th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.21 def		44% off
43% def		—61st off
119th 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 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.6own 2816% allowed
Defense4.7own 2813% caused

CORE rating -6.1, 86th of 134 (offense 3.6, defense 9.7).

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 yardsGarrett Greene QB2,300 yds
Passing touchdownsGarrett Greene QB15 TD
Rushing yardsJahiem White RB845 yds
Rushing touchdownsC.J. Donaldson RB11 TD
Receiving yardsHudson Clement WR741 yds
Receiving touchdownsHudson Clement WR5 TD
TacklesAnthony Wilson S102 tkl
SacksT.J. Jackson DL6.5 sacks
InterceptionsAnthony Wilson S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Ric’Darious Farmer WR★★★★No. 409
Kyle Altuner OL★★★No. 547
Brandon Rehmann WR★★★No. 653
Obinna Onwuka DE★★★No. 666
Traevon Dunbar RB★★★No. 720

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.861
Running backs23.00.872
Receivers53.20.871
Offensive line33.00.862
Defensive line43.00.866
Linebackers23.00.862
Defensive backs43.00.862
Athletes and specialists13.00.863
Whole class223.00.866

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 3Wyatt Milum OGJacksonville Jaguars

Roster 128

The 2024 roster

128 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 13

The 2024 portal
T.J. Jackson DL★★★from Troy
Ayden Garnes CB★★★from Duquesne
Jaheem Joseph CB★★★from Northwestern
T.J. Crandall CB★★★from Colorado State
Ty French DE★★★from Gardner-Webb
Garnett Hollis Jr. CB★★★from Northwestern
Jaden Bray WR★★★from Oklahoma State
Xavier Bausley OT★★★from Jacksonville State
Justin Robinson WR★★★from Mississippi State
Reid Carrico LB★★★from Ohio State
Kekoura Tarnue CB★★★from Jacksonville State
Dontez Fagan CB★★★from Charlotte

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 25

Tomiwa Durojaiye DL★★★★to Florida State
Hershey McLaurin S★★★to Houston
Mike Lockhart DL★★★to SMU
Jared Bartlett DE★★★to Cincinnati
Davis Mallinger S★★★to Nevada
Montre Miller CB★★★to Mississippi State
James Heard Jr. DE★★★to Syracuse
Tirek Austin-Cave LB★★★to New Mexico
Andrew Wilson-Lamp CB★★★to East Carolina
Jeremiah Aaron WR★★★to North Texas
Keyshawn Cobb S★★★to Nevada
Lance Dixon LB★★★to Toledo

And 13 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠211–⁠213
Arizona State7–⁠211–⁠37
Iowa State7–⁠211–⁠315
Colorado7–⁠29–⁠425
TCU6–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech6–⁠38–⁠5
Kansas State6–⁠49–⁠4
Baylor6–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas4–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati3–⁠65–⁠7
Houston3–⁠64–⁠8
Utah3–⁠75–⁠7
UCF2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠84–⁠8
Oklahoma State0–⁠93–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.