Английская Википедия:2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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The 2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at the Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, in Morgantown, West Virginia, and compete in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by eighth-year head coach Dana Holgorsen.

Preseason

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Wide Receiver David Sills V.

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Quarterback Will Grier received numerous accolades prior to the commencement of the 2018 season.

First team All-Americans

Quarterback Will Grier and wide receiver David Sills were named to numerous preseason All-America teams by various media outlets.

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

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Chuck Bednarik Award	David Long Jr.	LB	JR
Maxwell Award	Will Grier	QB	SR
	David Sills	WR	SR
Davey O'Brien Award	Will Grier	QB	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award	Gary Jennings Jr.	WR	SR
	David Sills	WR	SR
Jim Thorpe Award	Dravon Askew-Henry	S	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Dravon Askew-Henry	S	SR
	David Long	LB	JR
Outland Trophy	Yodny Cajuste	OL	SR
Paul Hornung Award	Marcus Simms	WR/KR	JR
Wuerffel Trophy	Will Grier	QB	SR
Walter Camp Award	Will Grier	QB	SR
	David Sills	WR	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Will Grier	QB	SR
Manning Award	Will Grier	QB	SR

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018, with the Mountaineers predicted to finish in second place.

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Media poll
1	Oklahoma	509 (46)
2	West Virginia	432 (2)
3	TCU	390 (1)
4	Texas	370 (1)
5	Oklahoma State	300
6	Kansas State	283 (2)
7	Iowa State	250
8	Texas Tech	149
9	Baylor	125
10	Kansas	52

Schedule

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Coaching staff

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Dana Holgorsen	Head Coach	2011
Doug Belk	Cornerbacks	2017
Marquel Blackwell	Running Backs	2018
Matt Caponi	Safeties	2016
Tyron Carrier	Receivers	2017
Dan Gerberry	Tight Ends/Fullbacks	2018
Tony Gibson	Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	2013
Mark Scott	Linebackers/Special Teams	2015
Jake Spavital	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	2017
Bruce Tall	Defensive Line	2015
Joe Wickline	Offensive Line	2016

Roster

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

Game summaries

Vs. Tennessee

Statistics

Statistics	style="Шаблон:NCAA secondary color cell"|West Virginia	style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tennessee
First downs	26	19
Total yards	547	301
Rushing yards	118	129
Passing yards	429	172
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	27:37	32:23

Youngstown State

Statistics

Statistics	style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|West Virginia	style="Шаблон:NCAA secondary color cell"|Youngstown State
First downs	29	19
Total yards	625	293
Rushing yards	289	136
Passing yards	336	157
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:15	30:45

Kansas State

Statistics

Statistics	style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|West Virginia	style="Шаблон:NCAA secondary color cell"|Kansas State
First downs	20	17
Total yards	464	318
Rushing yards	108	136
Passing yards	356	157
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	26:37	33:23

West Virginia had originally planned to have a game the previous week against North Carolina State, but it was canceled due to Hurricane Florence. The team and coaches began preparations against Kansas State early. Mountaineer Coach Dana Holgorsen said, "Kansas State's a tough outfit that we've got to prepare for."

Both teams started conference play with this game. Kansas State entered the game with a record of 2–1 where West Virginia had already secured victories against Tennessee (40–14) and Youngstown State (523–-17)." This game is the ninth meeting between the two teams with the Wildcats holding a 5–3 overall lead. The teams have split the four games played at West Virginia.

West Virginia managed to take control of the game mid-way through the second quarter after Kansas State failed to convert on fourth down. West Virginia ended ahead at the half 21–0. Kansas State managed control the ball more on offense but it wasn't enough, as West Virginia achieved 464 total yards compared to Kansas State's 318. Although West Virginia had four turnovers to Kansas State's one, the Wildcats lost 69 yards on 8 penalties compared to the Mountaineer's 35 yards on 3 penalties. West Virginia was 8–12 on third down conversions compared to Kansas State's 3–14.

In the second half of play, Kansas State was successful with two field goals and additional scores by the Mountaineers put the game to a conclusion of West Virginia's victory 35–6.

At Texas Tech

Statistics

Statistics	style="Шаблон:NCAA secondary color cell"|West Virginia	style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Texas Tech
First downs	26	28
Total yards	489	463
Rushing yards	119	168
Passing yards	370	295
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	30:26	29:34

Kansas

Statistics

Statistics	style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|West Virginia	style="Шаблон:NCAA secondary color cell"|Kansas
First downs	29	16
Total yards	509	286
Rushing yards	177	80
Passing yards	332	206
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	34:11	25:49

At Iowa State

Statistics

Statistics	style="Шаблон:NCAA secondary color cell"|West Virginia	style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Iowa State
First downs	9	25
Total yards	152	498
Rushing yards	52	244
Passing yards	100	254
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	22:39	37:21

Baylor

Statistics

Statistics	style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|West Virginia	style="Шаблон:NCAA secondary color cell"|Baylor
First downs	22	17
Total yards	568	287
Rushing yards	172	82
Passing yards	396	205
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	28:02	31:50

At Texas

Statistics

Statistics	style="Шаблон:NCAA secondary color cell"|West Virginia	style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Texas
First downs	28	28
Total yards	578	520
Rushing yards	232	166
Passing yards	346	354
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	26:00	34:00

TCU

Statistics

Statistics	style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|West Virginia	style="Шаблон:NCAA secondary color cell"|TCU
First downs	26	12
Total yards	535	222
Rushing yards	164	−7
Passing yards	371	229
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	30:18	29:42

At Oklahoma State

Statistics

Statistics	style="Шаблон:NCAA secondary color cell"|West Virginia	style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Oklahoma State
First downs	25	35
Total yards	553	604
Rushing yards	189	266
Passing yards	364	338
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	29:45	30:15

Oklahoma

Statistics

Statistics	style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|West Virginia	style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Oklahoma
First downs	33	25
Total yards	704	668
Rushing yards	165	304
Passing yards	539	364
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	31:53	28:07

Players drafted into the NFL

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3	100	Will Grier	QB	Carolina Panthers
3	101	Yodny Cajuste	OT	New England Patriots
4	120	Gary Jennings Jr.	WR	Seattle Seahawks
4	121	Trevon Wesco	TE	New York Jets
6	188	David Long Jr.	LB	Tennessee Titans