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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: Rich Rodriguez
Conference: Big East-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 2005 <- 2006 -> 2007 --> 2024
2006 Season Highlights
 Rich Rodriguez enters his 6th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
2006 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Marshall  42   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Eastern Washington  52   3   W       
 Thu., Sep. 14  vs. Maryland  45   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ East Carolina  27   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Mississippi State  42   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Syracuse  41   17   W       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Connecticut  37   11   W       
 Thu., Nov. 2  @ Louisville  34   44   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Cincinnati  42   24   W       
 Thu., Nov. 16  @ Pittsburgh  45   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. South Florida  19   24   L       
 Sat., Dec. 2  vs. Rutgers  41   39   W       
 Mon., Jan. 1   Georgia Tech  38   35   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
2006 Season Totals
  Record11-2
  Points Scored505
  Scoring Average38.8
  Points Allowed282
  Defense Average21.7
  Opponents Record83-65
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-1
2006 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 11-2-0 AP
10 11-2-0 Coaches
10 11-2-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2006 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 4-8257324 1-6140238  Randy Edsall
Louisville 12-1491212Won  24-136-1247141  Bobby Petrino
Rutgers 11-2387186Won  37-105-2182146  Greg Schiano
West Virginia 11-2505282Won  38-355-2259186  Rich Rodriguez
South Florida 9-4299220Won  24-74-3145133  Jim Leavitt
Cincinnati 8-5274255Won  27-244-3152141  Mark Dantonio
Pittsburgh 6-6381274 2-5172207  Dave Wannstedt
Syracuse 0-8209295 0-661172  Greg Robinson

2006 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2006 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.