2016 West Virginia Mountaineers season

2016 West Virginia Mountaineers
Conference	Big 12 Conference North
2016 record	3-9 (2-5 Big 12)
Head coach	ETMIV (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Base defense	3-4
MVP	Dick McCready
Captain	Dick McCready, ILB Richmond King, QB Rob Evans, SS
Home stadium	Milan Puskar Stadium (Capacity: 60,000)
Seasons « 2015 2017 »

2016 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#5 Oklahoma x		7	–	0					12	–	2
Kansas State		3	–	4					6	–	7
West Virginia		2	–	5					3	–	9
Kansas		1	–	6					2	–	10
Iowa State		1	–	6					4	–	8
South
#12 Texas x†		5	–	2					11	–	3
#18 Oklahoma State		5	–	2					10	–	3
TCU		5	–	2					10	–	3
Texas Tech		4	–	3					6	–	7
Baylor		2	–	5					3	–	9
Big 12 Championship Game: Texas 20, Oklahoma 17
x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
1	TBD	at #5 Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 35-52
3	TBD	Stanford*		Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	L 20-26 (OT)
4	TBD	Tennessee*		Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	L 13-16
5	TBD	#1 Texas		Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	W 21-17
6	TBD	at Penn State*		Beaver Stadium • State College, PA	L 0-38
7	TBD	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Forth Worth, TX	L 37-45
9	TBD	Kansas State		Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	L 14-17
10	TBD	Arizona State*		Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	W 24-14
11	TBD	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	W 14-7
12	TBD	Texas Tech		Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	L 21-28
13	TBD	at Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 23-28
14	TBD	Iowa State		Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	L 14-31
*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	2nd	2nd
Richmond King	Quarterback	3rd	1st
Todd Sykes	Wide Receiver	4th	3rd
Dick McCready	Inside Linebacker	3rd	3rd
Rob Evans	Strong Safety	3rd	3rd

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

2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Thompson, JohnJohn Thompson  4.5 !Sr QB Boyd, JamesJames Boyd 57.0 !Sr QB King, RichmondRichmond King  3.5 !Jr QB Lind, TrevorTrevor Lind  2.5 !So QB Freeman, GinoGino Freeman  2.5 !So QB Jefferson, RichardRichard Jefferson 3.0 !So RB Sandoval, NickNick Sandoval  4.5 !Sr RB Arnold, JarrodJarrod Arnold 3.0 !So RB Davis, MarioMario Davis  3.5 !Jr RB Castro, DavidDavid Castro 5.0 !Jr RB McGhee, BryceBryce McGhee 1.0 !Fr FB Bates, DickDick Bates  3.5 !Jr FB McNeely, WillWill McNeely  2.5 !So WR Humphries, GeorgeGeorge Humphries  4.5 !Sr WR Sykes, ToddTodd Sykes  3.5 !Jr WR Reynolds, JoshuaJoshua Reynolds 5.0 !Jr WR Phillips, JackJack Phillips 3.0 !So TE Coates, JohnnyJohnny Coates  4.5 !Sr TE Blade, AndreAndre Blade  3.5 !Jr TE Woodward, FrederickFrederick Woodward 5.0 !Jr C Lewis, ABAB Lewis  4.5 !Sr C Carano, BrettBrett Carano 57.0 !Sr C Keaton, TimTim Keaton  3.5 !Jr C Nix, LouisLouis Nix  2.5 !So C Daniels, JamesJames Daniels  2.5 !So OG Gildon, MarcusMarcus Gildon  3.5 !Jr OG Willis, GregGreg Willis  2.5 !So OG Vaughn, KennethKenneth Vaughn 3.0 !So OG Vaughn, KennethKenneth Vaughn 3.0 !So OG Calloway, PrincePrince Calloway 1.0 !Fr OT McCreary, RayRay McCreary  4.5 !Sr OT Hill, KevinKevin Hill  3.5 !Jr OT Boswell, NickNick Boswell  2.5 !So OT Kearns, ChrisChris Kearns  2.5 !So OT Alvarez, DwayneDwayne Alvarez 3.0 !So OT Crouch, SteveSteve Crouch 3.0 !So OT Ennis, RobertRobert Ennis 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. Name Class DT Sampson, NoahNoah Sampson 1.0 !Fr DT Bowdell, ShermanSherman Bowdell  4.5 !Sr DT Armstrong, CarlosCarlos Armstrong 57.0 !Sr DT Barnes, TaylorTaylor Barnes 5.0 !Jr DT Buckley, LeoLeo Buckley 3.0 !So DT Boyd, RogerRoger Boyd 3.0 !So DT Rodriguez, JamesJames Rodriguez 3.0 !So DT Adam, HudsonHudson Adam 1.0 !Fr DT Polk, ChanceChance Polk 1.0 !Fr DT Noonan, MichaelMichael Noonan 1.0 !Fr DE Bouggess, ErnieErnie Bouggess  4.5 !Sr DE Davenport, KellyKelly Davenport 57.0 !Sr DE Jones, JohnJohn Jones  2.5 !So DE Rowley, TheoTheo Rowley 1.0 !Fr DE Aponte, LuisLuis Aponte 1.0 !Fr ILB McCready, DickDick McCready  3.5 !Jr ILB Portillo, RichardRichard Portillo  2.5 !So ILB Carter, ZahirZahir Carter 1.0 !Fr OLB Gasaway, AndreAndre Gasaway  4.5 !Sr OLB Smith, JimJim Smith 57.0 !Sr OLB Lusk, PeterPeter Lusk 57.0 !Sr OLB Pemberton, JohnJohn Pemberton 5.0 !Jr OLB Franklin, RoyRoy Franklin 3.0 !So OLB London, AhmedAhmed London 1.0 !Fr CB Martin, TerrenceTerrence Martin  3.5 !Jr CB Walker, EmmanuelEmmanuel Walker 5.0 !Jr CB Stevens, CurtisCurtis Stevens 5.0 !Jr CB Sledge, EddieEddie Sledge 3.0 !So CB Weisensee, JackJack Weisensee 1.0 !Fr SS Evans, RobRob Evans  3.5 !Jr SS Campbell, JoshuaJoshua Campbell  2.5 !So FS Mili, PhilPhil Mili 57.0 !Sr FS Macias, JohnJohn Macias 5.0 !Jr FS Blake, JordanJordan Blake 1.0 !Fr FS Cringle, MekhiMekhi Cringle 1.0 !Fr	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Hatfield, OscarOscar Hatfield 1.0 !Fr P Kinney, A.J.A.J. Kinney 57.0 !Sr P Brown, BrianBrian Brown  4.5 !Sr P Norris, A.J.A.J. Norris  2.5 !So P Egan, GregoryGregory Egan 1.0 !Fr P Snow, KasperKasper Snow 1.0 !Fr	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 Phill Mili WLB ILB ILB SLB Andrew Gasaway Richard Portillo Dick McCready Ahmed London Jim Smith Zahir Carter Zahir Carter Peter Lusk SS Rob Evans Joshua Campbell CB Terrence Martin Jack Weisensee DE NT DE Ernie Bouggess Carlos Armstrong John Jones Kelly Davenport Sherman Bowdell Theo Rowley CB Emmanuel Walker Eddie Sledge Offense WR George Humphries Jack Phillips WR Jack PHillips Joshua Reynolds LT LG C RG RT Kevin Hill Marcus Golden Tim Keaton Greg Willis Ray McCreary Dwayne Alvarex Kenneth Vaughn Louis Nix Kenneth Vaughn Nick Boswell TE Johnny Coates Andre Blade WR Todd Sykes Joshua Reynolds QB Richmond King John Thompson Special Teams PK A.J. Kinney P A.J. Kinney KR Nick Sandoval PR Rob Evans RB Nick Sandoval Mario Davis

Recruiting

High School

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Abdoulaye Bowser WR	Williamson, WV	Williamson HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Signing Day
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Brody Compton K	Hyattsville, MD	Northwestern HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Signing Day
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Bobby Davies QB	Ramsey, NJ	Don Bosco Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Signing Day
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Stephen Hager WR	Trinity, NC	Trinity HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Signing Day
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Austin Wooten OT	Germantown, MD	Northwest HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	276 lb (125 kg)	Signing Day
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Riley Tipton OT	Harrison, NJ	Harrison HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	302 lb (137 kg)	Signing Day
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Zachary Abrams OG	Clear Fork, WV	Westside HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	Signing Day
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Messiah Bernard DE	Shenandoah, PA	Shenandoah Valley HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Signing Day
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Mark Malone DT	Montville, NJ	Montville Township HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	306 lb (139 kg)	Signing Day
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Bradley Bradley DT	Trinity, NC	Trinity HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	318 lb (144 kg)	Signing Day
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Ryan Andrew OLB	Mason, WV	Wahama HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Signing Day
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Mahamadou Moore CB	Burlington, NC	Cummings HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Signing Day
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Carter Lemon OT	Wilmington, NC	Hoggard HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	319 lb (145 kg)	Signing Day
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Jamel Everett QB	Williamson, WV	Williamson HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Signing Day
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Chad McClain WR	Bethesda, MD	Walt Whitman HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Signing Day
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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.