2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2015
| team = West Virginia Mountaineers
| image=West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
| image_size=100
| conference= Big 12 Conference
| short_conf= Big 12
| record = 8–5
| conf_record = 4–5
| head_coach = Dana Holgorsen
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach =
| oc_year=
| off_scheme = Spread
| def_coach = Tony Gibson
| dc_year= 2nd
| def_scheme= 3–3–5
| captain=
| stadium=Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
| champion= Cactus Bowl champion
| bowl= Cactus Bowl
| bowl_result=W 43–42 vs. Arizona State
}}
{{2015 Big 12 football standings}}
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.{{Cite press release|url=http://www.wvusports.com/page.cfm?story=26886&cat=football|title=2015 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED|publisher=West Virginia Athletics|date=November 19, 2014|access-date=December 31, 2014}}
The Mountaineers hosted all three non conference games against Georgia Southern, Liberty and also hosted rival Maryland.
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2015
| poll = AP Poll released prior to game
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| tv = FSN
| score = 44–0
| attend = 55,182
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = Liberty
| opprank = 15 (FCS)
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| tv = RTPT
| score = 41–17
| attend = 52,899
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| gamename = Gold Rush) (rivalry
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| tv = FS1
| score = 45–6
| attend = 61,174
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = Noon
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 23
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| tv = FS1
| score = 24–44
| attend = 84,384
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| gamename = Stripe the Stadium
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 26–33
| overtime = OT
| attend = 60,410
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = Noon
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Baylor
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = McLane Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| tv = FOX
| score = 38–62
| attend = 45,370
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = TCU
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| tv = FS1
| score = 10–40
| attend = 45,947
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time = Noon
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = Texas Tech
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| tv = FS1
| score = 31–26
| attend = 54,932
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time = Noon
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = Texas
| gamename = True Blue
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 38–20
| attend = 56,736
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time = Noon
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv = FSN
| score = 49–0
| attend = 21,415
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| time = Noon
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| tv = FS1
| score = 30–6
| attend = 42,446
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 5
| time = 4:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| tv = FS1
| score = 23–24
| attend = 52,918
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2016
| time = 10:45 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona State
| gamename = Cactus Bowl
| site_stadium = Chase Field
| site_cityst = Phoenix, AZ
| tv = ESPN
| score = 43–42
| attend = 39,321
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Georgia Southern=
{{See also|2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Eagles
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Mountaineers
|H1=10
|H2=6
|H3=14
|H4=14
}}
{{Clear}}
=Liberty=
{{See also|2015 Liberty Flames football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Flames
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=7
|R4=10
|Home=Mountaineers
|H1=6
|H2=14
|H3=14
|H4=7
}}
{{Clear}}
=Maryland=
{{See also|2015 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Terrapins
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=6
|Home=Mountaineers
|H1=21
|H2=17
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{Clear}}
=Oklahoma=
{{See also|2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#23 Mountaineers
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=17
|R4=0
|Home=#15 Sooners
|H1=7
|H2=17
|H3=10
|H4=10
}}
{{Clear}}
=Oklahoma State=
{{See also|2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#21 Cowboys
|R1=7
|R2=10
|R3=6
|R4=3
|R5=7
|Home=Mountaineers
|H1=0
|H2=2
|H3=14
|H4=10
|H5=0
}}
{{Clear}}
=Baylor=
{{See also|2015 Baylor Bears football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Mountaineers
|R1=7
|R2=10
|R3=7
|R4=14
|Home=#2 Bears
|H1=17
|H2=10
|H3=21
|H4=14
}}
{{Clear}}
=TCU=
{{See also|2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Mountaineers
|R1=0
|R2=10
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=#5 Horned Frogs
|H1=17
|H2=6
|H3=14
|H4=3
}}
{{Clear}}
=Texas Tech=
{{See also|2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Red Raiders
|R1=7
|R2=7
|R3=3
|R4=9
|Home=Mountaineers
|H1=7
|H2=10
|H3=7
|H4=7
}}
{{Clear}}
=Texas=
{{See also|2015 Texas Longhorns football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Longhorns
|R1=10
|R2=0
|R3=7
|R4=3
|Home=Mountaineers
|H1=7
|H2=14
|H3=7
|H4=10
}}
{{Clear}}
=Kansas=
{{See also|2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Mountaineers
|R1=28
|R2=14
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=Jayhawks
|H1=0
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=0
}}
{{Clear}}
=Iowa State=
{{See also|2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Cyclones
|R1=0
|R2=6
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Mountaineers
|H1=7
|H2=6
|H3=10
|H4=7
}}
{{Clear}}
=Kansas State=
{{See also|2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Mountaineers
|R1= 3
|R2= 10
|R3= 7
|R4= 3
|Home=Wildcats
|H1= 0
|H2= 3
|H3= 14
|H4= 7
}}
{{Clear}}
=Arizona State–Cactus Bowl=
{{See also|2015 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|2016 Cactus Bowl (January)}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Mountaineers
|R1=9
|R2=13
|R3=14
|R4=7
|Home=Sun Devils
|H1=3
|H2=15
|H3=14
|H4=10
}}
{{Clear}}
Rankings
{{Further|2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}
{{NCAA Division I FBS CFP ranking movements
| year = {{2015}}
| finalpollweek = 15
| cfpfirstweek = 9
| AP_pre = RV
| coaches_pre = RV
| AP_1 = RV
| coaches_1 = RV
| AP_2 = RV
| coaches_2 = RV
| AP_3 = RV
| coaches_3 = RV
| AP_4 = 23
| coaches_4 = 21
| AP_5 = RV
| coaches_5 = RV
| AP_6 = NR
| coaches_6 = RV
| AP_7 = NR
| coaches_7 = NR
| AP_8 = NR
| coaches_8 = NR
| AP_9 = NR
| coaches_9 = NR
| cfp_9 = NR
| AP_10 = NR
| coaches_10 = NR
| cfp_10 = NR
| AP_11 = NR
| coaches_11 = NR
| cfp_11 = NR
| AP_12 = RV
| coaches_12 = RV
| cfp_12 = NR
| AP_13 = RV
| coaches_13 = RV
| cfp_13 = NR
| AP_14 = NR
| coaches_14 = NR
| cfp_14 = NR
| AP_15 = NR
| coaches_15 = RV
}}
References
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{{West Virginia Mountaineers football navbox}}
Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons