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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1891  <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024
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
  Record11-1
  Points Scored385
  Scoring Average32.1
  Points Allowed214
  Defense Average17.8
  Opponents Record67-60
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record5-0
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 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 5-6272211 2-5115170  Randy Edsall
West Virginia 11-1385214Won  38-357-0244104  Rich Rodriguez
Louisville 9-3521285Lost  24-355-2273175  Bobby Petrino
Rutgers 7-5344307 4-3188199  Greg Schiano
South Florida 6-6276216Lost  0-144-3188135  Jim Leavitt
Pittsburgh 5-6267243 4-3189178  Dave Wannstedt
Cincinnati 4-7192345 2-5117230  Mark Dantonio
Syracuse 0-10152295 0-773196  Greg Robinson

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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.