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2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Pinstripe Bowl, L 14–38 vs. Syracuse
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2012 record	7–6 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Dana Holgorsen (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Shannon Dawson (1st as coordinator, 2nd overall season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Joe DeForest (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Keith Patterson (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. (Capacity: 60,000)
Seasons← 2011 2013 →

2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No.12 Kansas State $+		8	–	1		11	–	2
No.15 Oklahoma +		8	–	1		10	–	3
No.19 Texas		5	–	4		9	–	4
Oklahoma State		5	–	4		8	–	5
Baylor		4	–	5		8	–	5
TCU		4	–	5		7	–	6
Texas Tech		4	–	5		8	–	5
West Virginia		4	–	5		7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	6		6	–	7
Kansas		0	–	9		1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football teamrepresented West Virginia University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season marked the Mountaineers' first season as members of the Big 12 Conference. In addition, the 2012 season was the first for the team since 1942 without a Backyard Brawl matchup against their top rival Pittsburgh due to their exit from the Big East Conference after the 2011 season. The Mountaineers were led by Dana Holgorsen in his second season as head coach. Joe DeForest and Keith Patterson served as co-defensive coordinators in their first season at WVU, while Shannon Dawson was elevated to offensive coordinator after serving as the team's receivers coach in the 2011 season. West Virginia played its home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.

West Virginia, entered the 2012 season ranked 11th in AP Poll and were projected to contend with Oklahoma for the Big 12 in their first season in the conference. The Mountaineers won their first five games of the season, which included a shootout win over #25 Baylor on homecoming, and a high-scoring affair with #11 Texas. The Mountaineers who had risen up to #5 in the AP Poll, went on the road to face the Texas Tech, a game which they fell behind 35–7, and would ultimately lose 49–14. The Texas Tech loss was the start of 5–game losing streak, which saw the Mountaineers fall completely out the AP Poll, and out of Big 12 title contention. The Mountaineers recovered and won their final two games, to finish out the regular season with an 7–5 record, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they were defeated by longtime rival Syracuse.

Contents

1 Preseason
- 1.1 2012 recruiting class
- 1.2 Big 12 media poll
- 1.3 Awards candidates
2 Coaching staff
3 Roster
4 Schedule
5 Game summaries
- 5.1 Marshall
- 5.2 James Madison
- 5.3 Maryland
- 5.4 #25 Baylor
- 5.5 #11 Texas
- 5.6 Texas Tech
- 5.7 #4 Kansas State
- 5.8 TCU
- 5.9 Oklahoma State
- 5.10 #13 Oklahoma
- 5.11 Iowa State
- 5.12 Kansas
- 5.13 Syracuse–Pinstripe Bowl
6 Rankings
7 References

Preseason

2012 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40	Commit date
Imarjaye Albury . DT	Miami, FL	Northwestern	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Mar 10, 2011
Imarjaye Albury . DT	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 73
Christian Brown . DT	Bridgeton, NJ	Bridgeton Senior	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2011
Christian Brown . DT	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
Roshard Burney . RB	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	Palm Beach Gardens	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5	Nov 28, 2011
Roshard Burney . RB	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 75
Ford Childress . QB	Houston, TX	Kinkaid	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.8	Apr 19, 2011
Ford Childress . QB	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 80
Torry Clayton . RB	Homestead, FL	South Dade	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.4	Jan 17, 2012
Torry Clayton . RB	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
Travares Copeland . ATH	Port St. Lucie, FL	Treasure Coast	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Feb 1, 2012
Travares Copeland . ATH	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77
K. J. Dillon . DB	Apopka, FL	Apopka	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.6	Dec 11, 2011
K. J. Dillon . DB	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
John DePalma . LS	Cumming, GA	Pinecrest Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	–	Mar 3, 2012
John DePalma . LS	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: –
Mark Glowinski . OT	Scranton, PA	Lackawanna C.C.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Jan 21, 2012
Mark Glowinski . OT	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: –
Jarrod Harper . DB	Frostburg, MD	Mountain Ridge	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5	Feb 22, 2011
Jarrod Harper . DB	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 74
Korey Harris . DE	Fruit Cove, FL	Bartram Trail	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	5.3	Jan 19, 2011
Korey Harris . DE	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
Garrett Hope . LB	The Woodlands, TX	The Woodlands	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.7	Jan 21, 2012
Garrett Hope . LB	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 69
Will Johnson . TE	Osseo, MN	Osseo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.8	Dec 15, 2011
Will Johnson . TE	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 75
Karl Joseph . DB	Orlando, FL	Edgewater	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 15, 2011
Karl Joseph . DB	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77
Darreal Joyner . WR	Miami, FL	Miami Central	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.4	Aug 1, 2011
Darreal Joyner . WR	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
Eric Kinsey . DE	Miami, FL	Northwestern	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	4.7	Feb 2, 2012
Eric Kinsey . DE	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Nana Kyeremeh . DB	Worthington, OH	Thomas Worthington	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.4	Jan 16, 2012
Nana Kyeremeh . DB	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 75
Josh Lambert . K	Garland, TX	Garland	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2012
Josh Lambert . K	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: –
Sam Lebbie . LB	Hyattsville, MD	DeMatha	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	4.7	Jul 30, 2011
Sam Lebbie . LB	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 79
Devonte Mathis . WR	Miramar, FL	Miramar	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.6	Nov 15, 2011
Devonte Mathis . WR	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Tony Matteo . OL	Akron, OH	Manchester	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	5.3	Jul 30, 2011
Tony Matteo . OL	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: –
Deontay McManus . WR	Baltimore, MD	Dunbar	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5	Jun 27, 2011
Deontay McManus . WR	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Brandon Napoleon . ATH	Jersey City, NJ	St. Peter's Prep	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5	Jun 18, 2011
Brandon Napoleon . ATH	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Noble Nwachukwu . DE	Wylie, TX	Wylie	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	4.7	Jul 30, 2011
Noble Nwachukwu . DE	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Tyler Orlosky . OL	Lakewood, OH	Lakewood St. Edward	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	5.1	Jul 30, 2011
Tyler Orlosky . OL	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77
Adam Pankey . OL	Hamilton, OH	Hamilton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	5.1	Feb 1, 2012
Adam Pankey . OL	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 73
Devonte Robinson . WR	Delray Beach, FL	Village Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5	Jul 13, 2011
Devonte Robinson . WR	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Rick Rumph . DB	Daytona Beach, FL	Mainland	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Jun 15, 2012
Rick Rumph . DB	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: –
Jordan Thompson . WR	Katy, TX	Katy	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	–	Dec 1, 2011
Jordan Thompson . WR	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 75
Sean Walters . DB	Hallandale Beach, FL	Hallandale	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 11, 2011
Sean Walters . DB	Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings:Scout : 26 Rivals : 48
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "West Virginia 2012 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 2, 2012. "2012 West Virginia Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 2, 2012. "2012 Player Commitments – West Virginia". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 2, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 2, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 2, 2012.

Big 12 media poll

Oklahoma (32), 396
West Virginia (7), 339
Texas 291
Oklahoma State, 267
TCU (1), chocolate
Kansas State (1), 257
Baylor, 162
Iowa State, 121
Texas Tech, 116
Kansas, 46

Awards candidates

Heisman Trophy

Tavon Austin

Geno Smith

Fred Biletnikoff Award

Tavon Austin

Stedman Bailey

Walter Camp Award

Tavon Austin

Geno Smith

Lou Groza Award

Tyler Bitancurt

Paul Hornung Award

Tavon Austin

Lombardi Award

Joe Madsen

Manning Award

Geno Smith

Maxwell Award

Geno Smith

Tavon Austin

Davey O'Brien Award

Geno Smith

Rimington Trophy

Joe Madsen

Johnny Unitas Award

Geno Smith

Coaching staff

2012 Coaching Staff

Head Coach

Dana Holgorsen

Offensive Coaches

Bill Bedenbaugh - Offensive Line
Shannon Dawson – Offensive Coordinator/Receivers
Robert Gillespie - Running Backs
Jake Spavital – Quarterbacks

Defensive Coaches

Joe DeForest - Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
Keith Patterson - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Daron Roberts - Cornerbacks
Erik Slaughter - Defensive Line

Special Teams Coaches

Steve Dunlap - Special Teams Coordinator

Support Staff

Ryan Dorchester - Recruiting Coordinator
Alex Hammond - Director of Football Operations
Mike Joseph - Strength and Conditioning Coach
Dave Kerns - Head Athletic Trainer
Dan Nehlen - Equipment Manager
Quincy Wilson - Assistant Director of Football Operations

Roster

2012 West Virginia Mountaineers

Quarterbacks

7 Ford Childress – Freshman
11 Travis Maraney – Freshman
14 Paul Millard – Sophomore
16 Logan Moore – Junior
12 Geno Smith – Senior

Running Backs

20 Shawne Alston – Senior
28 D'Vontis Arnold – Freshman
13 Andrew Buie – Sophomore
32 Ryan Clarke – RS Senior
88 Cody Clay – RS Freshman
29 Dustin Garrison – Sophomore
35 Anthony Gutta – RS Freshman
27 D. J. Hunt – Freshman
33 Nate Majnaric – RS Junior
30 Donovan Miles – RS Senior
36 Chris Smelley – RS Freshman

Receivers

83 Connor Arlia – Sophomore
1 Tavon Austin – Senior
3 Stedman Bailey – RS Junior
23 Dustin Brown – RS Sophomore
15 Dante Campbell – RS Freshman
17 Sam Eggleston – Freshman
18 Terrence Gourdine – RS Sophomore
89 Will Johnson – Freshman
82 Devonte Mathis – Freshman
5 Ivan McCartney – Junior
19 K. J. Myers – RS Freshman
80 Ryan Nehlen – RS Senior
85 Devonte Robinson – Freshman
10 Jordan Thompson – Freshman
81 J. D. Woods – RS Senior

Offensive Linemen

60 John Bassler – RS Senior
57 Jeff Braun -RS Senior
63 Michael Calicchio – Junior
76 Pat Eger – RS Junior
62 Curtis Feight – RS Junior
64 Mark Glowinski – Junior
73 Russell Haughton-James – RS Freshman
70 Brandon Jackson – RS Freshman
77 Josh Jenkins – RS Senior
79 Nick Kindler – RS Junior
78 Marquis Lucas – RS Freshman
74 Joe Madsen – RS Senior
69 Tony Matteo – Freshman
65 Tyler Orlosky – Freshman
58 Adam Pankey – Freshman
67 Quinton Spain – RS Sophomore

Defensive Linemen

94 Imarjaye Albury – Freshman
95 Christian Brown – Freshman
98 Will Clarke – RS Junior
92 Trevor Demko – RS Sophomore
17 Dozie Ezemma – RS Junior
70 James Gayeski – RS Freshman
95 Korey Harris – Freshman
42 Garrett Hope – Freshman
45 Eric Kinsey – Freshman
91 J. B. Lageman – RS Senior
97 Noble Nwachukwu – Freshman
93 Kyle Rose – RS Freshman
90 Shaq Rowell – Senior
56 Jewone Snow – RS Sophomore
99 Jorge Wright – RS Senior

Linebackers

53 Tyler Anderson – RS Junior
48 Justin Arndt – Freshman
33 Jared Barber – Sophomore
31 Isaiah Bruce – RS Freshman
40 Austin Copeland – Freshman
4 Josh Francis – Senior
28 Terence Garvin – Senior
49 Troy Gloster – RS Sophomore
35 Nick Kwiatkoski – RS Freshman
36 Shaq Petteway – Sophomore
50 Taige Redman – RS Junior
47 Doug Rigg – Junior
41 Curtis Smelley – RS Freshman
37 Wes Tonkery – RS Sophomore
11 Sean Walters – Freshman

Cornerbacks

16 Terrell Chestnut – RS Freshman
3 Vernon Davis – Freshman
23 Brodrick Jenkins – RS Junior
7 Nana Kyeremeh – Freshman
24 Cecil Level – RS Senior
12 Mikal Mayo – RS Freshman
6 Pat Miller – Junior
20 Brandon Napoleon – Freshman
15 Ricky Rumph – Freshman
14 Nana Twum Agyire – RS Freshman
19 Anthony Vecchio – RS Sophomore
22 Avery Williams – Sophomore

Safeties

34 Ishmael Banks – RS Sophomore
26 Travis Bell – Junior
39 Nick Cadwell – RS Senior
25 Darwin Cook – RS Junior
9 K. J. Dillon – Freshman
32 Mike Hall – Freshman
43 Jarrod Harper – Freshman
8 Karl Joseph – Freshman
27 William Marable – RS Junior
46 Matt Moro – Senior
18 Ishmail Showell – RS Freshman

Specialists

40 Tyler Bitancurt – RS Senior (K)
69 Jerry Cooper – RS Sophomore (LS)
87 John DePalma – Freshman (LS)
38 Josh Lambert – Freshman (K/P)
46 Michael Molinari – RS Sophomore (K)
44 Corey Smith – RS Senior (K/P)

Key

– Currently Injured
– Current redshirt
I*– Ineligible

Official Team Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	Noon	Marshall *	No. 11	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Friends of Coal Bowl )	FX	W 69–34	59,120
September 15	4:30 p.m.	vs. No. 4 (FCS ) James Madison *	No. 9	FedExField Landover, MD	ROOT	W 42–12	45,511
September 22	Noon	Maryland *	No. 8	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry )	FX	W 31–21	58,504
September 29	Noon	No. 25 Baylor	No. 9	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Stripe the Stadium )	FX	W 70–63	60,012
October 6	7:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Texas	No. 8	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FOX	W 48–45	101,851
October 13	3:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 5	Jones ATT Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	L 14–49	57,328
October 20	7:00 p.m.	No. 4 Kansas State	No. 13	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	FOX	L 14–55	60,101
November 3	3:00 p.m.	TCU	No. 21	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	FOX	L 38–39	52,322
November 10	3:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma State		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC	L 34–55	57,799
November 17	7:00 p.m.	No. 12 Oklahoma		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Gold Rush )	FOX	L 49–50	50,238
November 23	3:30 p.m.	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ABC	W 31–24	53,792
December 1	2:30 p.m.	Kansas		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	FSN	W 59–10	51,112
December 29	3:15 p.m.	vs. Syracuse *		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl, rivalry )	ESPN	L 14–38	39,098
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and BCS Standings after October 14 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	10	10	14	34
#11 Mountaineers	13	21	21	14	69

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–0	2011	WVU, 34–13

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 (FCS ) Dukes	0	3	2	7	12
#9 Mountaineers	21	7	7	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2004	WVU, 45–10

Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	7	7	0	7	21
#8 Mountaineers	14	10	0	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–21–2	2011	WVU, 37–31

#25 Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Bears	14	21	7	21	63
#9 Mountaineers	14	21	21	14	70

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

#11 Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Mountaineers	14	13	7	14	48
#11 Longhorns	7	21	10	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1956	WVU, 7–6

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Mountaineers	7	0	0	7	14
Red Raiders	14	21	7	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1938	WVU, 7–6

#4 Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Wildcats	10	21	21	3	55
#17 Mountaineers	0	7	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1931	KSU, 19–0

TCU

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Horned Frogs	7	7	7	10	0	8	39
#23 Mountaineers	0	21	3	7	0	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1984	WVU, 31–14

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	10	17	0	34
Cowboys	21	10	10	14	55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	1987	OSU, 35–33

#13 Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Sooners	10	21	7	12	50
Mountaineers	3	14	13	19	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2008	WVU, 48–28

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	3	14	3	11	31
Cyclones	0	14	7	3	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	7	0	3	10
Mountaineers	14	21	17	7	59

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1941	WVU, 21–0

Syracuse–Pinstripe Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	7	7	0	14
Orange	3	9	23	3	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–32	2011	SYR, 49–23

Rankings

Ranking movements. Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. () = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	11	9	9	8	9	8	5	17	25	23	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR
Coaches	11	8	8	7	7	7	4	15	22	19	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released						4	15	22	20	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	Not released
BCS	Not released							13	19	21	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

References