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West Virginia's Jarret Doege started at quarterback and threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns. This was the first start at West Virginia for Doege who transferred from Bowling Green, as Austin Kendall had been the starting quarterback all season for the Mountaineers. Doege's biggest throw was a 50-yard touchdown pass on third-and-22 in the ...
From 1891 to 1949, West Virginia competed as a football independent. The Mountaineers saw modest success during this period and made appearances in bowl games in both 1922 and 1948. From 1950 to 1967, West Virginia was a member of the Southern Conference and won the conference championship nine times. The membership of the SoCon fluctuated ...
The Mountaineers competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 35 head coaches since it began play during the 1891 season. Since January 2019, Neal Brown has served as West Virginia's head coach. [1]
The West Virginia University football program traces its origin back to November 28, 1891, when its first team fell to Washington & Jefferson 72–0 on a converted cow pasture. [3] Despite its humble beginning, West Virginia enjoyed a 25–23–3 overall record prior to 1900, which proved to be a fruitful century of Mountaineer football.
West Virginia scored nearly 40 points per game in 2007 and were in line to make the BCS title game with a win over Pitt in the final week of the most chaotic season in modern college football history.
Sep. 12—MORGANTOWN — Former Morgantown High football players were all over the field during WVU's 66-0 win over Long Island on Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium, and not just for the Mountaineers.
Aug. 24—MORGANTOWN — If the Florida Gators have Gatorade, well, the West Virginia Mountaineers have Mountain Water. "On the sideline we have something we call 'Mountain Water, '" said Haley ...
Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Mountaineers represent West Virginia University in the NCAA's Big 12 Conference. Although West Virginia began competing in intercollegiate football in 1891, [1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1933. Records ...