West Virginia Football: 10 best individual seasons under Dana Holgorsen

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MORGANTOWN, WV – NOVEMBER 17: Stedman Bailey #3 of the West Virginia Mountaineers catches a touchdown pass in the second half against the Oklahoma Sooners during the game on November 17, 2012 at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. OU defeated WVU 50-49. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

No. 6: Stedman Bailey, Wide Receiver | 2012

In Holgorsen’s second season as head coach, the WVU passing attack was a force to be reckoned with and it started with Stedman Bailey. The former three-star recruit was primed for a breakout year and he delivered.

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He caught 114 passes for 1,622 yards and 25 touchdowns. All three of those stats rank among the best individual seasons at WVU, the yards and the touchdowns a record he holds alone; he’s tied with Tavon Austin for the most catches in a single season.

In the 2012 season opener against Marshall, Bailey beat the Thundering Herd for 104 yards and two touchdowns on nine receptions. The next opponent, James Madison, didn’t have much luck slowing Bailey either, allowing him to rack up 13 receptions for 173 yards and three more scores. WVU’s inaugural Big 12 conference game came against the Baylor Bears, in Morgantown, in a shootout that won’t soon be forgotten — especially for the defenders who tried slowing Bailey.

Bailey torched the Bears for a WVU-record 303 yards and scored five times, another WVU record. There was no particular area Bailey needed to get to in order to be effective, either. This versatility was on display as he scored touchdowns from two, 20, 37, 47 and 87 yards out. This performance alone may have qualified him for the 2012 Biletnikoff Award.

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