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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: Dana Holgorsen
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024
2017 Season Highlights
 Dana Holgorsen enters his 7th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
2017 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Sep. 3   Virginia Tech  24   31   L    @ Landover, MD   
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. East Carolina  56   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Delaware State  59   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Kansas  56   34   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Texas Christian  24   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Texas Tech  46   35   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Baylor  38   36   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Oklahoma State  39   50   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Iowa State  20   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Kansas State  28   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Texas  14   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Oklahoma  31   59   L       
 Tue., Dec. 26   Utah  14   30   L    @ Dallas, TX   Heart of Dallas Bowl
 
2017 Season Totals
  Record7-6
  Points Scored449
  Scoring Average34.5
  Points Allowed409
  Defense Average31.5
  Opponents Record83-72
  Conference Record5-4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-2
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2017 Big 12- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oklahoma 12-2632379Lost  48-549-1441288  Lincoln Riley
Texas Christian 11-3470266Won  39-377-3284186  Gary Patterson
Oklahoma State 10-3585382Won  30-216-3393309  Mike Gundy
Iowa State 8-5380272Won  21-205-4235170  Matt Campbell
Kansas State 8-5420327Won  35-175-4268270  Bill Snyder
Texas 7-6383276Won  33-165-4229182  Tom Herman
West Virginia 7-6449409Lost  14-305-4296312  Dana Holgorsen
Texas Tech 6-7446419Lost  34-383-6277302  Kliff Kingsbury
Baylor 1-11292431 1-8217332  Matt Rhule
Kansas 1-11224521 0-9129418  David Beaty

2017 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2017 All Big 12 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.