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West Virginia Football Team History


West Virginia Mountaineers
West Virginia University
 Monrgantown, WV
Founded: 1867
Stadium: Mountaineer Field
Capacity: 63,500
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: Dana Holgorsen
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024
2016 Season Highlights
 Dana Holgorsen enters his 6th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
2016 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  vs. Missouri  26   11   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Youngstown State  38   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24   Brigham Young  35   32   W    @ Landover, MD   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Kansas State  17   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Texas Tech  48   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Texas Christian  34   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Oklahoma State  20   37   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Kansas  48   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Texas  24   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Oklahoma  28   56   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Iowa State  49   19   W       
 Sat., Dec. 3  vs. Baylor  24   21   W       
 Wed., Dec. 28   Miami  14   31   L    @ Orlando, FL   Russell Athletic Bowl
 
2016 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Points Scored405
  Scoring Average31.2
  Points Allowed312
  Defense Average24.0
  Opponents Record76-71
  Conference Record7-2
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record3-1
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18(10-3) AP
17(10-3) Coaches
16(10-2) CFP
  
2016 Big 12- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oklahoma 11-2571375Won  35-199-0430261  Bob Stoops
Oklahoma State 10-3502345Won  38-87-2331262  Mike Gundy
West Virginia 10-3405312Lost  14-317-2292217  Dana Holgorsen
Kansas State 9-4419290Won  33-286-3275229  Bill Snyder
Texas Christian 6-7403364Lost  23-314-5250248  Gary Patterson
Baylor 7-6450377Won  31-123-6286335  Jim Grobe
Texas 5-7383378 3-6249274  Charlie Strong
Texas Tech 5-7524522 3-6341392  Kliff Kingsbury
Iowa State 3-9332376 2-7265299  Matt Campbell
Kansas 2-10243448 1-8160362  David Beaty

2016 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2016 All Big 12 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.