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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: Bill Stewart
Conference: Big East-

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1891 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights

Bill Stewart enters his 1st season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	vs. Villanova	48	21	W
Sat., Sep. 6	@ East Carolina	3	24	L
Thu., Sep. 18	@ Colorado	14	17	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Marshall	27	3	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Rutgers	24	17	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Syracuse	17	6	W
Thu., Oct. 23	vs. Auburn	34	17	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Connecticut	35	13	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Cincinnati	23	26	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Louisville	35	21	W
Fri., Nov. 28	@ Pittsburgh	15	19	L
Sat., Dec. 6	vs. South Florida	13	7	W
Sat., Dec. 27	North Carolina	31	30	W	@ Charlotte, NC	Meinke Car Care Bowl

2008 Season Totals
Record	9-4
Points Scored	319
Scoring Average	24.5
Points Allowed	221
Defense Average	17.0
Opponents Record	75-70
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	2-3

2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
23	9-4-0	AP

2008 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	8-5	324	257	Won 38-20	3-4	151	149	Randy Edsall
Cincinnati	11-3	362	282	Lost 7-20	6-1	165	134	Brian Kelly
Pittsburgh	9-4	352	279	Lost 0-3	5-2	209	159	Dave Wannstedt
West Virginia	9-4	319	221	Won 31-30	5-2	162	109	Bill Stewart
Rutgers	8-5	377	245	Won 29-23	5-2	240	128	Greg Schiano
South Florida	8-5	359	260	Won 41-14	2-5	136	162	Jim Leavitt
Louisville	5-7	296	358		1-6	128	241	Steve Kragthorpe
Syracuse	3-9	217	392		1-6	112	221	Greg Robinson

2008 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2008 All Big East Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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