2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented 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.

2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Pinstripe Bowl, L 14–38 vs. Syracuse
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2012 record7–6 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorShannon Dawson (1st as coordinator, 2nd overall season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJoe DeForest (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKeith Patterson (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
(Capacity: 60,000)
2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
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

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.

Preseason

2012 recruiting class

Big 12 media poll
  1. Oklahoma (32), 396
  2. West Virginia (7), 339
  3. Texas 291
  4. Oklahoma State, 267
  5. TCU (1), chocolate
  6. Kansas State (1), 257
  7. Baylor, 162
  8. Iowa State, 121
  9. Texas Tech, 116
  10. Kansas, 46

Awards candidates

Coaching staff
2012 Coaching Staff

Head Coach

Offensive Coaches

Defensive Coaches

  

Special Teams Coaches

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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1NoonMarshall*No. 11
FXW 69–3459,120[1]
September 154:30 p.m.vs. No. 4 (FCS) James Madison*No. 9
ROOTW 42–1245,511[2]
September 22NoonMaryland*No. 8
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
FXW 31–2158,504[3]
September 29NoonNo. 25 BaylorNo. 9
FXW 70–6360,012[4]
October 67:00 p.m.at No. 11 TexasNo. 8
FOXW 48–45101,851[5]
October 133:30 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 5
ABCL 14–4957,328[6]
October 207:00 p.m.No. 4 Kansas StateNo. 13
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
FOXL 14–5560,101[7]
November 33:00 p.m.TCUNo. 21
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
FOXL 38–39 2OT52,322[8]
November 103:30 p.m.at Oklahoma State
ABCL 34–5557,799[9]
November 177:00 p.m.No. 12 Oklahoma
FOXL 49–5050,238[10]
November 233:30 p.m.at Iowa State
ABCW 31–2453,792[11]
December 12:30 p.m.Kansas
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
FSNW 59–1051,112[12]
December 293:15 p.m.vs. Syracuse*
ESPNL 14–3839,098

Game summaries

Marshall
See also: 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 10 10 14 34
#11 Mountaineers 13 21 21 14 69

James Madison
See also: 2012 James Madison Dukes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#4 (FCS) Dukes 0 3 2 7 12
#9 Mountaineers 21 7 7 7 42

Maryland
See also: 2012 Maryland Terrapins football team and Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
Terrapins 7 7 0 7 21
#8 Mountaineers 14 10 0 7 31

#25 Baylor
See also: 2012 Baylor Bears football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Bears 14 21 7 21 63
#9 Mountaineers 14 21 21 14 70

#11 Texas
See also: 2012 Texas Longhorns football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Mountaineers 14 13 7 14 48
#11 Longhorns 7 21 10 7 45

Texas Tech
See also: 2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Mountaineers 7 0 0 7 14
Red Raiders 14 21 7 7 49

#4 Kansas State
See also: 2012 Kansas State Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Wildcats 10 21 21 3 55
#17 Mountaineers 0 7 0 7 14

TCU
See also: 2012 TCU Horned Frogs football team
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Horned Frogs 7 7 7 1008 39
#23 Mountaineers 0 21 3 707 38

Oklahoma State
See also: 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 10 17 0 34
Cowboys 21 10 10 14 55

#13 Oklahoma
See also: 2012 Oklahoma Sooners football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Sooners 10 21 7 12 50
Mountaineers 3 14 13 19 49

Iowa State
See also: 2012 Iowa State Cyclones football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 3 14 3 11 31
Cyclones 0 14 7 3 24

Kansas
See also: 2012 Kansas Jayhawks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 0 7 0 3 10
Mountaineers 14 21 17 7 59

Syracuse–Pinstripe Bowl
See also: 2012 Syracuse Orange football team, 2012 Pinstripe Bowl, and Syracuse–West Virginia football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 7 7 0 14
Orange 3 9 23 3 38

Rankings
See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football 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
  1. "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - Box Score - September 01, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  2. "James Madison Dukes vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - Box Score - September 15, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  3. "Maryland Terrapins vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - Box Score - September 22, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  4. "Baylor Bears vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - Box Score - September 29, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  5. "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Texas Longhorns - Box Score - October 6, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  6. "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Texas Tech Raiders - Box Score - October 13, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  7. "Kansas State Wildcats vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - Box Score - October 20, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  8. "TCU Horned Frogs vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - Box Score - November 03, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  9. "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys - Box Score - November 10, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  10. "Oklahoma Sooners vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - Box Score - November 17, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  11. "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Iowa State Cyclones - Box Score - November 23, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com. November 23, 2012.
  12. "Kansas Jayhawks vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - Box Score - December 1, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com. December 1, 2012.
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