MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU football team will not have to wait long to face the four incoming teams in the Big 12 Conference. The league revealed the conference slate of games for all 14 teams on Tuesday afternoon.
Previously, it was known that the Mountaineers will open Neal Brown’s fifth season at Penn State on Saturday, September 2. Home games against Duquesne and Pittsburgh will follow on the next two Saturdays.
West Virginia will open conference play September 23 against Texas Tech at Milan Puskar Stadium.
The Mountaineers will face Big 12 and College Football Playoff runner-up TCU in Fort Worth on September 30.
Following a bye week, WVU will visit Houston on Thursday, October 12. Houston is led by former WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen.
“I am looking forward to my first football season at West Virginia and excited to be a part of the “Backyard Brawl,” which is one of the greatest rivalries in college football,” WVU Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker said. “The Big 12 welcomes four new members into the league, which makes this a special season. My family and I are certainly looking forward to Gold and Blue football Saturdays in Morgantown.”
“Our players know what kind of schedule we play year in and year out, and they are preparing for the grind that it takes. The Big 12 is so strong and competitive. Every league game brings a new challenge each week and this year will be no different,” WVU Head Coach Neal Brown said. “For the third straight year, we will open with a Power 5 opponent on the road, and we have a lot of work still ahead of us in our winter conditioning, spring practices and summer camp. The season will be here before you know it and our focus will be on getting better every day in preparation for one of the strongest football schedules in the country.”
The Mountaineers will not face Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State or Texas.
Game times and broadcast networks will be announced at later dates.
2023 WVU football schedule
- at Penn State – Saturday, September 2
- vs. Duquesne – Saturday, September 9
- vs. Pittsburgh – Saturday, September 16
- vs. Texas Tech – Saturday, September 23
- at TCU – Saturday, September 30
- at Houston – Thursday, October 12
- vs. Oklahoma State – Saturday, October 21
- at UCF – Saturday, October 28
- vs. BYU – Saturday, November 4
- at Oklahoma – Saturday, November 11
- vs. Cincinnati – Saturday, November 18
- at Baylor – Saturday, November 25