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: Bill Stewart Conference: Big East-
2009 Season Highlights
Bill Stewart enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
2009 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Liberty
33
20
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
East Carolina
35
20
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Auburn
30
41
L
Thu., Oct. 1 vs.
Colorado
35
24
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Syracuse
34
13
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Marshall
24
7
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Connecticut
28
24
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
South Florida
19
30
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Louisville
17
9
W
Fri., Nov. 13 @
Cincinnati
21
24
L
Fri., Nov. 27 vs.
Pittsburgh
19
16
W
Sat., Dec. 5 @
Rutgers
24
21
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Florida State
21
33
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl Bowl
2009 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 340
Scoring Average 26.2
Points Allowed 282
Defense Average 21.7
Opponents Record 97-68
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 2-3
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
25 9-4
AP
22 9-4
USA Today
2009 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2009 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.