530:. With Troy leading in the third quarter by a score of 24–7, LSU began to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter by scoring 14 unanswered points and trailing just 24–21 with less than 30 seconds left in the game. LSU began to move the ball down-field before having only eight seconds left on the clock. The very next play became an interception for Troy, which sealed the upset victory. The win over LSU snapped the Tigers' 46-game non-conference home winning streak, which was the longest such streak in the country at the time. The Trojans became Sun Belt co-champions after defeating
757:, who also found themselves at 4–6 and at risk of missing postseason play for the first time since 2016. In the end, Jarret Doege threw three touchdown passes and Leddie Brown rushed for 158 yards and a score to lead West Virginia to a 31–23 victory over Texas, handing the Longhorns their sixth straight loss and eliminating them from bowl consideration. WVU secured bowl eligibility a week later when Jarret Doege threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns, Leddie Brown ran for 156 yards and another score, and the Mountaineers held off
475:, Brown perfected his NASCAR spread offense. The offense created by Brown focused on players running to the line immediately after the play and quickly snapping the ball before the defense could get set. The offense requires speed at every position to be run the way Brown envisions it. The focus of the offense was to snap the ball eight seconds after the previous play. The 2010 Red Raiders ranked 15th in the country in total offense, 6th in passing offense, and 72nd in rushing offense.
728:. After opening the contest with a 17-play, 75-yard TD drive, and holding the Sooners to just 91 yards of total offense in the first half, West Virginia led No. 4 Oklahoma, 10–7, on the road at halftime. However, the Mountaineers were held to just 62 yards in the second half, and lost on a last-second FG, handing the Mountaineers a ninth-consecutive loss to Oklahoma since 2012. West Virginia then lost its next two conference games against
650:. The game, originally scheduled for November, had been postponed due to positive coronavirus tests within the Sooners program. However, the contest was cancelled entirely after positive coronavirus tests forced WVU to "shut down football operations" for seven days. As a result, WVU finished Brown's second season having played in just nine total regular season games, the fewest for WVU since the
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since 2005. In front of a sellout
September crowd, WVU raced out to a 27–7 lead in the third quarter behind two TD passes from Jarret Doege and 161 yards and a score from Leddie Brown. However, after VT erased nearly all of its 20-point deficit, the Mountaineers won on the backs of their defense via
686:, the Mountaineers were predicted to finish sixth out of ten teams in the 2021 Big 12 preseason poll, a marginal improvement over the prior two years' predicted eighth-place finishes. West Virginia opened its non-conference slate with renewed rivalry games in two of its first three contests, against
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also resigned after allegations of mistreatment by West
Virginia players. Brown promoted three defensive coaches to become co-defensive coordinators in place of Koenning. For the second straight season, West Virginia was predicted to finish 8th out of 10 teams in the Big 12 media poll. West Virginia
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the week before. Despite facing the Big 12's top defense, the
Mountaineers earned 492 total yards, Jarret Doege threw for three TDs, and Leddie Brown scored two more TDs on the ground as WVU beat the Cyclones, 38–31, to improve to 4–4 (2–3) on the season. However, the Mountaineers were unable to
740:. Despite trailing early after the Horned Frogs returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a TD, the Mountaineers recovered behind three Leddie Brown rushing TDs, and racked up 487 yards of total offense to win 29–17 and avoid an 0–4 conference start. West Virginia returned home to face No. 22
765:, marking their first appearance in the contest since 2016. It was West Virginia's first-ever matchup against Minnesota (8–4). The Golden Gophers dominated the contest on defense, holding the Mountaineers to just 206 total yards and one TD. West Virginia played without leading rusher
666:, their first postseason play since 2018, and only the second all-time appearance against the Volunteers. Just one day after the matchup was announced, Tennessee (3–7) announced they had paused all team activities and were unable to compete after several positive coronavirus cases.
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Mountaineers opened conference play on the road against perennial favorite and reigning conference champion,
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Mountaineers finished the season with an upset at TCU, denying the Horned Frogs a chance at postseason play. West Virginia finished 5–7 (3–6) in Brown's first season.
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before it was canceled due to a lack of available teams, was named as their replacement. After falling behind the Black
Knights 21–10 with 7:00 left in the 3rd quarter, West Virginia rallied behind two late TD passes from
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Trojans posted a 4–8 record. Troy was ranked for the first time in the AP top 25 on November 13, 2016, they became the first team from the
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1757:"Oklahoma-West Virginia football game postponed due to COVID-19"
1993:"Doege, Brown lead West Virginia over No. 22 Iowa State 38-31"
1975:"West Virginia tops TCU 29-17 despite TD kick return at start"
1957:"Brkic's last-second FG lifts No. 4 Oklahoma past W. Virginia"
1915:"Tagovailoa, turnovers lift Maryland over West Virginia 30-24"
1630:"West Virginia 20-17 win keeps TCU from getting bowl eligible"
1231:"Explaining Neal Brown's buyout and how and when numbers drop"
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2016:"Minnesota beats West Virginia 18-6 in Guaranteed Rate Bowl"
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from 2015 to 2018. Brown also previously served as the
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1875:"West Virginia Defeats Army in AutoZone Liberty Bowl"
1686:"WVU Announces Refunds for Chick-Fil-A Season Opener"
1591:"Doege leads West Virginia to 24-20 upset of K-State"
1785:"Oklahoma's road date with West Virginia called off"
1671:"Oklahoma Tops Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll"
1511:"Troy becomes first Sun Belt team ever in AP Top 25"
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1559:"Sooners Picked First in Media Preseason Poll"
1275:"Mountaineers hire Neal Brown to be new coach"
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1724:"Kansas v. West Virginia Box Score"
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1359:Huguenin, Mike (October 23, 2011).
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773:Head coaching record
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101:Biographical details
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2833:Dave Aranda
2739:(2011–2018)
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2609:Ira Rodgers
2603:(1921–1924)
2595:(1919–1920)
2579:(1916–1917)
2571:(1914–1915)
2569:Sol Metzger
2547:(1908–1911)
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2529:Carl Forkum
2443:(1893–1894)
2348:(2022–2023)
2346:Jon Sumrall
2332:(2019–2021)
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2212:(1937–1942)
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1370:October 24,
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910:New Orleans
821:(2015–2018)
708:Long Island
684:2020 season
652:1954 season
544:2018 season
500:Mark Stoops
467:head coach
465:Red Raiders
379:Early years
168:Position(s)
3037:Categories
3015:Neal Brown
2978:Texas Tech
2945:Mike Gundy
2908:Iowa State
2880:Cincinnati
2745:Neal Brown
2713:Don Nehlen
2689:Jim Carlen
2681:Gene Corum
2322:Neal Brown
2170:Otis Bynum
2130:Dan Herren
1516:NBC Sports
1365:Rivals.com
1284:January 4,
1217:References
791:Conference
742:Iowa State
730:Texas Tech
636:Iowa State
628:Texas Tech
584:Penn State
580:Matt Moore
484:Rivals.com
473:Texas Tech
463:under new
461:Texas Tech
455:Texas Tech
404:Mike Leach
349:Neal Brown
245:Texas Tech
112:1980-03-11
75:Conference
59:Head coach
33:Neal Brown
21:Neil Brown
2673:Art Lewis
2657:Bill Kern
2641:Bill Kern
2266:Tom Jones
794:Standing
660:Tennessee
630:, No. 22
400:Hal Mumme
260:2015–2018
252:2013–2014
241:2010–2012
233:2008–2009
222:2006–2007
154:2001–2002
144:1998–2000
2866:Colorado
2747:(2019– )
2364:(2024– )
2356:# (2023)
2340:# (2021)
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2038:ESPN.com
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1488:Archived
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788:Overall
726:Oklahoma
704:Maryland
688:Maryland
658:against
648:Oklahoma
634:, No. 9
605:Maryland
560:Oklahoma
558:, No. 5
494:Kentucky
445:Delaware
332:Sun Belt
314:Sun Belt
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195:(TE/AOL)
148:Kentucky
2894:Houston
2810:Arizona
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2186:No team
2146:No team
1040:Liberty
287:Overall
247:(OC/QB)
206:(QB/WR)
2922:Kansas
2838:Baylor
2587:(1918)
2563:(1913)
2555:(1912)
2539:(1907)
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443:, and
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321:(2018)
316:(2017)
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1859:ESPN
1770:2023
1656:ESPN
1545:2019
1524:2022
1496:2022
1464:2022
1429:2022
1400:2022
1372:2011
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1286:2019
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1145:2024
1111:2023
1084:2022
1051:2021
1018:2020
991:2019
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