Game Preview: West Virginia football vs. Robert Morris

West Virginia is set to open the second tenure of Head Coach Rich Rodriguez against Robert Morris Saturday, and WVSports.com breaks down some of the key items of the match-up in our preview.

Kickoff: 2 PM ET.
Series: First Meeting
Television Information: Big 12 on ESPN+ with Brian Custer (PBP), Max Starks (analyst)
Odds: West Virginia -38.5 — U/0 55.5

Head Coaches Information:

Numbers of Note:

–The 2025 season marks West Virginia’s 133rd season of football. The Mountaineers are the winningest program in the Big 12 Conference and No. 15 in college football.

–West Virginia Football Coach Rich Rodriguez has 190 career victories, ranking No. 5 among active FBS coaches.

–This year marks the 46th season of competition for West Virginia at Milan Puskar Stadium. WVU has a 200-80-4 (.711) all-time mark at the facility, which opened in 1980.

–WVU is 2-2 in games played on Aug. 30, including 2-1 at home. The last time WVU played on that date was in 2014 vs. Alabama in Atlanta (L/23-33).

–West Virginia is 22-0 against schools that play at the NCAA FCS level.

–West Virginia is 91-37-4 all-time in season openers (17-8 since 2000/31-13-1 since 1980). In home openers, West Virginia is 102-22-6, including winning 19 of the last 21. WVU is 39- 6-1 since 1980, including 22-3 since 2000.

–WVU is 39-18 in non-conference games since 2010, including 27-2 at home. The Mountaineers are 74-33 since 2000, including 50-8 at home.

–The Mountaineers added 79 new players to the roster in 2025, including 39 on offense, 37 on defense and three on special teams.

–The 2025 roster consists of 124 players from 23 different states, Washington D.C. and three foreign countries: Australia (1), Finland (1) and Liberia (1).

–The Big 12 on ESPN+ broadcast marks the 338th national television game for WVU. All-time, the Mountaineers are 177-159-1 in nationally televised games.

Coaching Staff Assignments:

Zac Alley (AHC-DC-LB/Field)
Travis Trickett (Senior Offensive Assistant/Press Box)
Jack Bicknell Jr. (OL/Field)
Jeff Casteel (Bandits/Field)
Logan Bradley (IR/Field)
Gabe Franklin (S/Field)
Ryan Garrett (WR/Field)
William Green (DL/Field)
Pat Kirkland (STC-Defensive Assistant/Field)
Michael Nysewander (TE/Field)
Larry Porter (RB/Field)
Rhett Rodriguez (QB/Press Box)
Rod West (CB/Field)
Derek Dressler (Assistant OL/Press Box)
Henry Weinreich (Nickels-Sams/Field)
Pat White (Assistant QB/Field)
Jake Casteel (Asst. Defensive Coach/Press Box)
Ryan Nehlen (Asstant WR/Press Box)
Andrew Warwick (Asstant Defensive Coach/Press Box)

Depth Chart:

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