The 2017 season's largest margin: West Virginia 59, Delaware State 16. A 43-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The 2017 Season
West Virginia's 2017 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Will GrierQB3,490 passing yards
- Chris ChugunovQB536 passing yards
- Justin CrawfordRB1,061 rushing yards
- Kennedy McKoyRB596 rushing yards
- Gary Jennings Jr.WR1,096 receiving yards
- Ka'Raun WhiteWR1,004 receiving yards
- David Sills VWR980 receiving yards
- Al-Rasheed BentonLB110 tackles
- Kyzir WhiteS94 tackles
- David Long Jr.LB75 tackles
- Ezekiel RoseDL5 sacks
- Adam ShulerDL3 sacks
- Dylan TonkeryLB2.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: West Virginia 31, Oklahoma 59. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: West Virginia fell to Utah 14-30 in the postseason.
"Let's Go Mountaineers"
2017 is a middle chapter for West Virginia — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.