2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2015 West Virginia Mountaineers
Conference	Big 12 Conference North
2015 record	8-5 (4-3 Big 12)
Head coach	ETMIV (1st year)
Home stadium	Milan Puskar Stadium (Capacity: 60,000)
Seasons « 2014 2016 »

2015 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
x-#1 Oklahoma x†		6	–	1					15	–	1
#22 Kansas		5	–	2					8	–	5
West Virginia		4	–	3					8	–	5
Iowa State		1	–	6					4	–	8
Kansas State		1	–	6					1	–	11
South
x-#8 Texas Tech x		7	–	0					12	–	2
Texas		5	–	2					7	–	6
Oklahoma State		3	–	4					5	–	7
TCU		2	–	5					3	–	9
Baylor		1	–	6					1	–	11
Big 12 Championship Game: Oklahoma 14, Texas Tech 10
x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
1	Sat. Morning	Auburn*		Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	L 14-28
2	Sat. Morning	at Kentucky*		Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	W 24-14
3	Sat. Morning	at Virginia*		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 44-33
4	Thursday Night	Colorado State*		Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	W 30-14
5	Sat. Evening	Iowa*		Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	W 39-37
7	Sat. Afternoon	at Baylor		McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	W 30-27
8	Sat. Afternoon	at Kansas State		Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 15-7
9	Sat. Night	Kansas	#24	Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	L 7-35
10	Sat. Night	#7 Oklahoma		Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	L 6-42
11	Sat. Night	at #4 Texas Tech		Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX	L 6-31
12	Thursday Night	Oklahoma State		Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	W 27-14
13	Thursday Night	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	W 21-0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
DangerZoneh's Bourbon Bowl		vs. Illinois*		Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 7-30
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Personnel

Key Personnel

Name	Position	Season at West Virginia	Season in current role
ETMIV	Head Coach	1st	1st
Flipper McCutcheon	Quarterback	3rd	3rd
George Humphries	Wide Receiver	3rd	2nd
Dick McCready	Inside Linebacker	2nd	2nd
Curtis Ninowski	Cornerback	2nd	2nd

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Pre-Season Roster

2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB McCutcheon, FlipperFlipper McCutcheon 8.0 !RSr QB Freeman, GinoGino Freeman 2.0 !RFr QB Boyd, JamesJames Boyd 5.0 !Jr QB Thompson, JohnJohn Thompson 6.0 !RJr QB Jefferson, RichardRichard Jefferson 1.0 !Fr QB King, RichmondRichmond King  3.5 !Jr QB Lind, TrevorTrevor Lind 2.0 !RFr RB Castro, DavidDavid Castro 3.0 !So RB Arnold, JarrodJarrod Arnold 1.0 !Fr RB Davis, MarioMario Davis 4.0 !RSo RB McCaffrey, NateNate McCaffrey 57.0 !Sr RB Sandoval, NickNick Sandoval 6.0 !RJr FB Bates, DickDick Bates  3.5 !Jr FB Luck, DwayneDwayne Luck 57.0 !Sr FB Sowells, ToddTodd Sowells 57.0 !Sr FB McNeely, WillWill McNeely 2.0 !RFr TE Blade, AndreAndre Blade 4.0 !RSo TE Woodward, FrederickFrederick Woodward 3.0 !So TE Coates, JohnnyJohnny Coates 6.0 !RJr TE Raiola, WillieWillie Raiola 8.0 !RSr WR Humphries, GeorgeGeorge Humphries 6.0 !RJr WR Phillips, JackJack Phillips 1.0 !Fr WR Reynolds, JoshuaJoshua Reynolds 3.0 !So WR Dressler, KevinKevin Dressler 57.0 !Sr WR Rattay, RonRon Rattay 8.0 !RSr WR Sykes, ToddTodd Sykes  3.5 !Jr C Lewis, ABAB Lewis 6.0 !RJr C Carano, BrettBrett Carano 5.0 !Jr C Daniels, JamesJames Daniels 2.0 !RFr C Nix, LouisLouis Nix 2.0 !RFr C Keaton, TimTim Keaton  3.5 !Jr OG Willis, GregGreg Willis 2.0 !RFr OG Vaughn, KennethKenneth Vaughn 1.0 !Fr OG Gildon, MarcusMarcus Gildon  3.5 !Jr OG Hankton, RodRod Hankton 57.0 !Sr OG O'Dwyer, TobinTobin O'Dwyer 57.0 !Sr OT Adams, BobBob Adams 8.0 !RSr OT Kearns, ChrisChris Kearns 2.0 !RFr OT Alvarez, DwayneDwayne Alvarez 1.0 !Fr OT Hill, KevinKevin Hill 4.0 !RSo OT Schafrath, MosesMoses Schafrath 8.0 !RSr OT Boswell, NickNick Boswell 2.0 !RFr OT McCreary, RayRay McCreary  4.5 !Sr OT Crouch, SteveSteve Crouch 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Bouggess, ErnieErnie Bouggess 6.0 !RJr DE Jones, JohnJohn Jones  2.5 !So DT Armstrong, CarlosCarlos Armstrong 5.0 !Jr DT Rodriguez, JamesJames Rodriguez 1.0 !Fr DT Buckley, LeoLeo Buckley 1.0 !Fr DT Boyd, RogerRoger Boyd 1.0 !Fr DT Bowdell, ShermanSherman Bowdell 6.0 !RJr DT Barnes, TaylorTaylor Barnes 3.0 !So ILB Dee, DavidDavid Dee 57.0 !Sr ILB McCready, DickDick McCready 4.0 !RSo ILB Portillo, RichardRichard Portillo  2.5 !So OLB Gasaway, AndreAndre Gasaway  4.5 !Sr OLB Little, DickDick Little 8.0 !RSr OLB Smith, JimJim Smith 5.0 !Jr OLB Pemberton, JohnJohn Pemberton 3.0 !So OLB Lusk, PeterPeter Lusk 5.0 !Jr OLB Franklin, RoyRoy Franklin 1.0 !Fr CB Ninowski, CurtisCurtis Ninowski 8.0 !RSr CB Stevens, CurtisCurtis Stevens 3.0 !So CB Sledge, EddieEddie Sledge 1.0 !Fr CB Walker, EmmanuelEmmanuel Walker 3.0 !So CB Snow, JoelJoel Snow 57.0 !Sr CB Martin, TerrenceTerrence Martin 4.0 !RSo FS Macias, JohnJohn Macias 3.0 !So FS Mili, PhilPhil Mili 5.0 !Jr SS Campbell, JoshuaJoshua Campbell 2.0 !RFr SS Plunkett, LarryLarry Plunkett 57.0 !Sr SS Evans, RobRob Evans  3.5 !Jr	Special teams Pos. Name Class P Kinney, A.J.A.J. Kinney 5.0 !Jr P Norris, A.J.A.J. Norris 2.0 !RFr P Brown, BrianBrian Brown 6.0 !RJr	Head coach ETMIV Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 12/30/2014

Depth chart

Defense FS John Macias Phil Mili WLB ILB ILB SLB Jim Smith David Dee Dick McCready Dick Little Peter Lusk John Pemberton John Pemberton Peter Lusk SS Larry Plunkett Joshua Campbell CB Curtis Ninowski Emmanuel Walker DE NT DE Kelly Davenport Carlos Armstrong Ernie Bouggess Sherman Bowdell Sherman Bowdell Kelly Davenport CB Terrence Martin Emmanuel Walker Offense WR George Humphries Joshua Reynolds WR Ron Rattay Jack Phillips LT LG C RG RT Bob Adams Rod Hankton AB Lewis Greg Willis Kevin Hill Nick Boswell Tobin O'Dwyer Louis Nix Kenneth Vaughn Moses Schafrath TE Johnny Coates Andre Blade WR Andre Blade Joshua Reynolds QB Flipper McCutcheon John Thompson Special Teams PK A.J. Kinney P A.J. Kinney RB Nick Sandoval Mario Davis

Recruiting

High School

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Hudson Adam DT	Mount Carmel, PA	Mount Carmel Area	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Signing Day
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Mekhi Cringle FS	Asheville, NC	T.C. Roberson HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Signing Day
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Prince Calloway OG	Housatonic, CT	Housatonic Valley Regional HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	333 lb (151 kg)	Signing Day
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Ahmed London OLB	Williamson, WV	Williamson HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	Signing Day
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Jack Weisensee CB	Black Mountain, NC	Charles D. Owen HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Signing Day
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Noah Sampson DT	Hyattsville, MD	Northwestern HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	299 lb (136 kg)	Walk-on
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Oscar Hatfield K	Wilmington, NC	Laney HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Walk-on
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Gregory Egan P	Hargrave, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Walk-on
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Bryce McGhee RB	Denver, NC	North Lincoln HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Walk-on
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Luis Aponte DE	Durham, NC	Riverside HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Walk-on
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Theo Rowley DE	Princeton, WV	Princeton HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	Walk-on
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Chance Polk DT	Ashland, VA	Patrick Henry HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	283 lb (128 kg)	Walk-on
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Jordan Blake FS	Williamson, WV	Williamson HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Walk-on
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Kasper Snow P	New Bethlehem, PA	Redbank Valley HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	Walk-on
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Robert Ennis OT	Burlington, NC	Cummings HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	316 lb (143 kg)	Walk-on
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Michael Noonan DT	Middletown, DE	Middletown HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	329 lb (149 kg)	Walk-on
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Swain County ILB	Bryson City, NC	Swain County HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Walk-on
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Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.