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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  <-- 2006 <- 2007 -> 2008 --> 2024
2007 Season Highlights
 Rich Rodriguez enters his 7th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 The Mountaineers won the Big East Conference Championship.
 
2007 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 1  vs. Western Michigan  62   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Marshall  48   23   W       
 Thu., Sep. 13  @ Maryland  31   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. East Carolina  48   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ South Florida  13   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Syracuse  55   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Mississippi State  38   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Rutgers  31   3   W       
 Thu., Nov. 8  vs. Louisville  38   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Cincinnati  28   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Connecticut  66   21   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  vs. Pittsburgh  9   13   L       
 Wed., Jan. 2  vs. Oklahoma  48   28   W    @ Glendale, AZ   
 
2007 Season Totals
  Record11-2
  Points Scored515
  Scoring Average39.6
  Points Allowed235
  Defense Average18.1
  Opponents Record90-75
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record5-1
2007 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
6 11-2-0 AP
6 11-2-0 Coaches
6 11-2-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2007 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 9-4344247Lost  10-245-2169165  Randy Edsall
West Virginia 11-2515235 5-2240126  Rich Rodriguez
Cincinnati 10-3472244Won  31-214-3209170  Brian Kelly
South Florida 9-4451304Lost  21-564-3240167  Jim Leavitt
Rutgers 8-5426292Won  52-303-4171195  Greg Schiano
Louisville 6-6422377 3-4193231  Steve Kragthorpe
Pittsburgh 5-7274291 3-4141169  Dave Wannstedt
Syracuse 2-10197418 1-6131271  Greg Robinson

2007 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2007 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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