2013 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2013 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2013 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 third year. West Virginia played its home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. The team finished the season at 4-8 (2-7 in Big 12 play), and as a result, they failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since going 3-8 in 2001.

2013 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	4–8 (2–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Dana Holgorsen (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Shannon Dawson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Keith Patterson (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Baylor $		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 6 Oklahoma %		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 17 Oklahoma State		7	–	2					10	–	3
Texas		7	–	2					8	–	5
Kansas State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Texas Tech		4	–	5					8	–	5
TCU		2	–	7					4	–	8
West Virginia		2	–	7					4	–	8
Iowa State		2	–	7					3	–	9
Kansas		1	–	8					3	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	Noon	William & Mary*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	FS1	W 24–17	56,350[1]
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	L 7–16	84,692[2]
September 14	Noon	Georgia State*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ROOT	W 41–7	57,440[3]
September 21	3:30 p.m.	vs. Maryland*	M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 0–37	55,677[4]
September 28	Noon	No. 11 Oklahoma State	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Gold Rush)	ESPN	W 30–21	57,280[5]
October 5	8:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	L 42–73	45,467[6]
October 19	Noon	No. 15 Texas Tech	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	FS1	L 27–37	54,084[7]
October 26	3:45 p.m.	at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FS1	L 12–35	52,898[8]
November 2	3:30 p.m.	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPNU	W 30–27 OT	41,632[9]
November 9	7:00 p.m.	Texas	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Stripe the Stadium)	FOX	L 40–47 OT	59,570[10]
November 16	Noon	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 19–31	30,809[11]
November 30	4:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	FS1	L 44–52 3OT	33,735[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Schedule sources:^[13][14]

Game summaries

William & Mary

See also: 2013 William & Mary Tribe football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	7	10	0	0	17
Mountaineers	7	0	10	7	24

#16 Oklahoma

See also: 2013 Oklahoma Sooners football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	0	0	0	7
#16 Sooners	3	10	0	3	16

Georgia State

See also: 2013 Georgia State Panthers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	7	0	7
Mountaineers	10	7	3	21	41

Maryland

See also: 2013 Maryland Terrapins football team and Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0
Terrapins	14	16	0	7	37

#11 Oklahoma State

See also: 2013 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Cowboys	7	7	7	0	21
Mountaineers	14	10	0	6	30

#17 Baylor

See also: 2013 Baylor Bears football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	7	7	21	42
#17 Bears	28	28	10	7	73

#16 Texas Tech

See also: 2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Red Raiders	10	3	10	14	37
Mountaineers	0	13	14	0	27

Kansas State

See also: 2013 Kansas State Wildcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	9	3	0	12
Wildcats	7	0	7	21	35

TCU

See also: 2013 TCU Horned Frogs football team

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mountaineers	3	7	0	17	3	30
Horned Frogs	10	7	0	10	0	27

Texas

See also: 2013 Texas Longhorns football team

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Longhorns	3	10	17	10	7	47
Mountaineers	9	10	7	14	0	40

Kansas

See also: 2013 Kansas Jayhawks football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	0	0	12	19
Jayhawks	3	14	7	7	31

Iowa State

See also: 2013 Iowa State Cyclones football team

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Cyclones	7	7	0	24	3	3	8	52
Mountaineers	17	14	0	7	3	3	0	44

Coaching staff

2013 Coaching Staff
	Head coach Dana Holgorsen Offensive coaches Ron crook – Offensive line Shannon Dawson – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Lonnie galloway – Receivers Ja'Juan Seider – Running backs Defensive coaches Keith Patterson – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Tony Gibson – Safeties Brian mitchell – Cornerbacks Erik slaughter – Defensive line			Special teams coaches Joe DeForest – 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

References

1. "William & Mary Tribe vs. West Virginia Mountaineers – Box Score". ESPN. August 31, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
2. "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Oklahoma Sooners – Box Score". ESPN. September 7, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
3. "Georgia State Panthers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers – Box Score". ESPN. September 14, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
4. "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Maryland Terrapins – Box Score". ESPN. September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
5. "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. West Virginia Mountaineers – Box Score". ESPN. September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
6. "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Baylor Bears – Box Score". ESPN. October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
7. "Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. West Virginia Mountaineers – Box Score". ESPN. October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
8. "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Kansas State Wildcats – Box Score". ESPN. October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
9. "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. TCU Horned Frogs – Box Score". ESPN. November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
10. "Texas Longhorns vs. West Virginia Mountaineers – Box Score". ESPN. November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
11. "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Kansas Jayhawks – Box Score". ESPN. November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
12. "Iowa State Cyclones vs. West Virginia Mountaineers – Box Score". ESPN. November 30, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
13. "2013 football schedule". West Virginia Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
14. "Mountaineers Will Make Earlier Jump into Meat of Big 12 Football Schedule Next Year". The Charleston Gazette. November 20, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2013.