2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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.

2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Heart of Dallas Bowl, L 14–30 vs. Utah
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record7–6 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJake Spavital (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTony Gibson (4th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
2017 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
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