The West Virginia Mountaineers were 10-2 in 2016. They fell to the Miami Hurricanes, 31 to 14, in the Russell Athletic Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9-0 | 11-2 | |
2 | 7-2 | 10-3 | |
3 | 7-2 | 10-3 | |
4 | 6-3 | 9-4 | |
5 | 3-6 | 7-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 405 | 6,312 | 983 | 6.4 | 2,969 | 574 | 5.2 | 3,343 | 409 | 8.2 | 25 | 192 | 315 | 135 | 152 | 28 | 85 | 823 |
Team Rank | 46th | 16th | 21st | 27th | 20th | 23rd | 32nd | 40th | 61st | 26th | 52nd | 48th | 20th | 37th | 30th | 16th | 86th | 109th | |
Opponent | 13 | 312 | 5,537 | 1,018 | 5.6 | 2,187 | 517 | 4.2 | 3,350 | 478 | 7.0 | 23 | 154 | 286 | 118 | 144 | 24 | 95 | 891 |
Opponent Rank | 33rd | 90th | 109th | 58th | 62nd | 76th | 55th | 109th | 111th | 47th | 82nd | 43rd | 94th | 66th | 102nd | 81st | 13th | 6th | |
Net | +93 | +775 | -35 | +0.9 | +782 | +57 | +0.9 | -7 | -69 | +1.2 | +2 | +38 | +29 | +17 | +8 | +4 | -10 | -68 | |
Net Rank | 42nd | 36th | 72nd | 25th | 32nd | 41st | 32nd | 71st | 102nd | 31st | 77th | 42nd | 38th | 50th | 58th | 37th | 38th | 35th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |