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-
2005 Season Highlights
Rich Rodriguez enters his 5th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
The Mountaineers won the Big East Conference Championship.
2005 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Sep. 4 @
Syracuse
15
7
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs. Wofford
35
7
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Maryland
31
19
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
East Carolina
20
15
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Virginia Tech
17
34
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Rutgers
27
14
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Louisville
46
44
W
Wed., Nov. 2 vs.
Connecticut
45
13
W
Wed., Nov. 9 @
Cincinnati
38
0
W
Thu., Nov. 24 vs.
Pittsburgh
45
13
W
Sat., Dec. 3 @
South Florida
28
13
W
Mon., Jan. 2
Georgia
38
35
W
@ Atlanta, GA
Sugar Bowl
2005 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 385
Scoring Average 32.1
Points Allowed 214
Defense Average 17.8
Opponents Record 67-60
Conference Record 7-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 5-0
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
5 11-1-0
AP
6 11-1-0
Coaches
6 11-1-0
USA Today/ESPN
2005 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2005 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
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.