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: Don Nehlen Conference: Big East-
2000 Season Highlights
Don Nehlen enters his 21st season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
2000 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Boston College
34
14
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Maryland
30
17
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Miami
10
47
L
Thu., Sep. 28 @
Temple
29
24
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Idaho
28
16
W
Thu., Oct. 12 @
Virginia Tech
20
48
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Notre Dame
28
42
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Syracuse
27
31
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Rutgers
31
24
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
East Carolina
42
24
W
Fri., Nov. 24 @
Pittsburgh
28
38
L
Thu., Dec. 28
Mississippi
49
38
W
@ Nashville, TN
Music City Bowl
2000 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 356
Scoring Average 29.7
Points Allowed 363
Defense Average 30.3
Opponents Record 78-50
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 2-2
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2000 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2000 All Big East Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).