2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg 100 Big 12 Conference Big 12 8–5 4–5 Dana Holgorsen 5th Spread Tony Gibson 2nd 3–3–5 Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium Cactus Bowl champion Cactus Bowl W 43–42 vs. Arizona State 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.http://www.wvusports.com/page.cfm?story=26886&cat=football 2015 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED West Virginia Athletics November 19, 2014 December 31, 2014 The Mountaineers hosted all three non conference games against Georgia Southern, Liberty and also hosted rival Maryland. 2015 AP Poll released prior to game Eastern September 5 7:30 p.m. w y Georgia Southern Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV FSN 44–0 55,182 September 12 3:00 p.m. w y Liberty 15 (FCS) Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV RTPT 41–17 52,899 September 26 3:00 p.m. w y Maryland Gold Rush) (rivalry Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV FS1 45–6 61,174 October 3 Noon l y 23 Oklahoma 15 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK FS1 24–44 84,384 October 10 7:00 p.m. l y Oklahoma State Stripe the Stadium 21 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN2 26–33 OT 60,410 October 17 Noon l y Baylor 2 McLane Stadium Waco, TX FOX 38–62 45,370 October 29 7:30 p.m. l y TCU 5 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FS1 10–40 45,947 November 7 Noon w Texas Tech Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV FS1 31–26 54,932 November 14 Noon w Texas True Blue Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPNU 38–20 56,736 November 21 Noon w y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 49–0 21,415 November 28 Noon w Iowa State Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV FS1 30–6 42,446 December 5 4:30 p.m. l y Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FS1 23–24 52,918 January 2, 2016 10:45 p.m. w y y Arizona State Cactus Bowl Chase Field Phoenix, AZ ESPN 43–42 39,321 Schedule source:2015 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/big-12/2015-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-schedule.php FB Schedules December 31, 2014 Game summaries Georgia Southern 2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football team Eagles 0 0 0 0 Mountaineers 10 6 14 14 Liberty 2015 Liberty Flames football team Flames 0 0 7 10 Mountaineers 6 14 14 7 Maryland 2015 Maryland Terrapins football team Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry Terrapins 0 0 0 6 Mountaineers 21 17 0 7 Oklahoma 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team #23 Mountaineers 0 7 17 0 #15 Sooners 7 17 10 10 Oklahoma State 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team #21 Cowboys 7 10 6 3 7 Mountaineers 0 2 14 10 0 Baylor 2015 Baylor Bears football team Mountaineers 7 10 7 14 #2 Bears 17 10 21 14 TCU 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team Mountaineers 0 10 0 0 #5 Horned Frogs 17 6 14 3 Texas Tech 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Red Raiders 7 7 3 9 Mountaineers 7 10 7 7 Texas 2015 Texas Longhorns football team Longhorns 10 0 7 3 Mountaineers 7 14 7 10 Kansas 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team Mountaineers 28 14 7 0 Jayhawks 0 0 0 0 Iowa State 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team Cyclones 0 6 0 0 Mountaineers 7 6 10 7 Kansas State 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team Mountaineers 3 10 7 3 Wildcats 0 3 14 7 Arizona State–Cactus Bowl 2015 Arizona State Sun Devils football team 2016 Cactus Bowl (January) Mountaineers 9 13 14 7 Sun Devils 3 15 14 10 Rankings 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 9 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 21 RV RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons Category:Guaranteed Rate Bowl champion seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football