2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team information
American college football season
2017West Virginia Mountaineers football
Heart of Dallas Bowl, L 14–30 vs. Utah
Conference
Big 12 Conference
Record
7–6 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Dana Holgorsen (7th season)
Offensive coordinator
Jake Spavital (1st season)
Offensive scheme
Spread
Defensive coordinator
Tony Gibson (4th season)
Base defense
3–3–5
Home stadium
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big 12 Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Oklahoma y$^
8
–
1
12
–
2
No. 9 TCU y
7
–
2
11
–
3
No. 14 Oklahoma State
6
–
3
10
–
3
Texas
5
–
4
7
–
6
West Virginia
5
–
4
7
–
6
Kansas State
5
–
4
8
–
5
Iowa State
5
–
4
8
–
5
Texas Tech
3
–
6
6
–
7
Baylor
1
–
8
1
–
11
Kansas
0
–
9
1
–
11
Championship: Oklahoma 41, TCU 17
^ – College Football Playoff participant
$ – Conference champion
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2017 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 competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Dana Holgorsen. They finished the season 7–6, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they lost to Utah.
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