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-
2004 Season Highlights
Rich Rodriguez enters his 4th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
The Mountaineers won the Big East Conference Championship.
2004 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 vs.
East Carolina
56
23
W
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Central Florida
45
20
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Maryland
19
16
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
James Madison
45
10
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Virginia Tech
13
19
L
Wed., Oct. 13 @
Connecticut
31
19
W
Thu., Oct. 21 vs.
Syracuse
27
6
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Rutgers
35
30
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Temple
42
21
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Boston College
17
36
L
Thu., Nov. 25 @
Pittsburgh
13
16
L
Sat., Jan. 1
Florida State
18
30
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
2004 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 361
Scoring Average 30.1
Points Allowed 246
Defense Average 20.5
Opponents Record 70-67
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
2004 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2004 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2004 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.