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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-

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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
Record	11-2
Points Scored	505
Scoring Average	38.8
Points Allowed	282
Defense Average	21.7
Opponents Record	83-65
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	4-1

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	4-8	257	324		1-6	140	238	Randy Edsall
Louisville	12-1	491	212	Won 24-13	6-1	247	141	Bobby Petrino
Rutgers	11-2	387	186	Won 37-10	5-2	182	146	Greg Schiano
West Virginia	11-2	505	282	Won 38-35	5-2	259	186	Rich Rodriguez
South Florida	9-4	299	220	Won 24-7	4-3	145	133	Jim Leavitt
Cincinnati	8-5	274	255	Won 27-24	4-3	152	141	Mark Dantonio
Pittsburgh	6-6	381	274		2-5	172	207	Dave Wannstedt
Syracuse	0-8	209	295		0-6	61	172	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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).