They received an invitation to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they lost to Miami.

[1] The 2016 Big 12 media days were held July 18–19, 2016 in Dallas, Texas.

In the Big 12 preseason media poll, West Virginia was predicted to finish seventh in the standings.

The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home, 4 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season.

[3] The team will play three non–conference games, two home games against the Missouri Tigers from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Youngstown State Penguins from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and one neutral site game which is against the BYU Cougars at FedExField in Landover, Maryland.