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The Mountaineers have registered 80 winning seasons in their history, including one unbeaten season (10–0–1 in 1922) and five 11-win seasons (1988, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007). [7] The Mountaineers have won a total of 15 conference championships, including eight Southern Conference titles and seven Big East Conference titles.
WVU incorporated the Mountaineers nickname in 1905 after the coining of West Virginia's state motto, "Mountaineers are Always Free." Prior to 1905, the team was referred to as the "Snakes." [ 105 ] The Mountaineer mascot first appeared at WVU sporting events during the 1934–35 school year and has been a fixture ever since.
Mountaineers who climb in areas with cold weather or snow and ice will use more heavy-duty shelters than those who climb in more forgiving environments. [ 38 ] In remote locations, mountaineers will set up a "base camp," which is an area used for staging attempts at nearby summits.
The Mountaineers have appeared in the NCAA tournament three times, 1979, 2000, and 2021 [9] and appeared in the National Invitation Tournament in 2007. Appalachian State plays all home basketball games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center , having opened in 2000 to replace Varsity Gymnasium on the campus of Appalachian State University.
The 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers football team will represent West Virginia University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers will play their home games at Milan Puskar Stadium located in Morgantown, West Virginia .
The West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of West Virginia University, located in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. The program has been a member of the NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference since the start of the 2013 season .
This is a list of climbers and mountaineers who are notable for their activities in mountaineering (including alpine climbing), rock climbing (including aid climbing, free climbing, bouldering, speed climbing and competition climbing) or in ice climbing (including mixed climbing
The West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents West Virginia University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference . WVU has won 13 conference tournament championships, and has 31 appearances in the NCAA tournament , including two Final Fours, most recently in 2010 .