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A home game against Boston College resulted in a 24–14 Mountaineer victory. Their next game was against Virginia Tech, where they won 21–18, in Blacksburg. On November 30, they played at archrival Pitt in the Backyard Brawl, and won 24–17. In the Continental Tire Bowl, they lost to the Virginia Cavaliers 22–48 to finish the season.
West Virginia used a white helmet with the state outline logo from 1970 to 1972, a gold helmet with the same logo from 1973 to 1978, and reverted to the white helmet and state outline logo in 1979 and again in 2013. The "Flying WV" is the trademark logo for West Virginia Mountaineer football, adorning the team's helmet and uniform.
Chad Pennington, former NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins and New York Jets, 2000–2010 (first round, #12 pick); FOX NFL analyst, 2012; Marshall Hall of Fame; led 1995 Herd to I-AA finals as true frosh; then led MU to Mid-American Conference titles in 1997-98-99, Motor City Bowls in 1997-98-99, to No. 25 ranking (The Sporting News) in 1998 with ...
J. R. Clifford, journalist, first African-American lawyer in West Virginia; founder of the Pioneer Press; George Esper, newspaper reporter; known for his coverage of the Vietnam War for the Associated Press; John S. Knight, newspaper publisher and editor; Hoda Kotb, television reporter; host of Today; Molly Line, news correspondent for Fox News ...
The Mountaineers took a step back in 2024 after a 9-4 campaign in 2023. Last season was the first time West Virginia had won more than six games in a season during his tenure.
The 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers opened the football season at Syracuse. Syracuse was playing its first game under new head coach Greg Robinson. The Mountaineers committed 5 turnovers, including 4 lost fumbles, but managed to hold on to a lead for a 15–7 win. Syracuse started the scoring with a 5-yard touchdown run by tailback Damien Rhodes.
The West Virginia Mountaineers college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the West Virginia University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12). Since the establishment of the team in 1891, West Virginia University has appeared in 41 bowl games. [1]
The next game, against the University of Pittsburgh, had a close first quarter. But Robert Walker rushed for over 150 yards and Mike Baker caught a couple of touchdown passes to pull away and win, 42–21. The next game was a revengeful game. In 1992, West Virginia played the University of Syracuse, when a massive fight occurred. In a ...