WEST VIRGINIA FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE
 
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (0)
All Time Football Record: 691-454-45 (.600)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (14)
1953 Southern Conference Champions
1954 Southern Conference Champions
1955 Southern Conference Champions
1956 Southern Conference Champions
1958 Southern Conference Champions
1964 Southern Conference Champions
1965 Southern Conference Champions
1967 Southern Conference Champions
1993 Big East Conference Champions
2003 Big East Conference Co-Champions
2004 Big East Conference Co-Champions
2005 Big East Conference Champions
2007 Big East Conference Co-Champions
2010 Big East Conference Co-Champions

CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS
1891-1924: Independent
1925-1927: WV Intercollegiate Ath. Conference
1928-1949: Independent
1950-1967: Southern Conference
1968-1990: Independent
1991-Current: Big East Conference

No Team: 1892, 1918

 

BOWL GAMES (13-17)
SEASON BOWL OPPONENT RESULT SCORE
2010 Champs Sports North Carolina State L 7-23
2009 Gator Florida State L 21-33
2008 Meineke Car Care North Carolina W 31-30
2007 Fiesta Oklahoma W 48-28
2006 Gator Georgia Tech W 38-35
2005 Sugar Georgia W 38-35
2004 Gator Florida State L 18-30
2003 Gator Maryland L 7-41
2002 Continental Tire Virginia L 22-48
2000 Music City Mississippi W 49-38
1998 Insight Missouri L 31-34
1997 Carquest Georgia Tech L 30-35
1996 Gator North Carolina L 13-20
1994 Carquest South Carolina L 21-24
1993 Sugar Florida L 7-41
1989 Gator Clemson L 7-27
1988 Fiesta Notre Dame L 21-34
1987 Sun Oklahoma State L 33-35
1984 Bluebonnet Texas Christian W 31-14
1983 Hall Of Fame Kentucky W 20-16
1982 Gator Florida State L 12-31
1981 Peach Florida W 26-6
1975 Peach North Carolina State W 13-10
1972 Peach North Carolina State L 13-49
1969 Peach South Carolina W 14-3
1964 Liberty Utah L 6-32
1953 Sugar Georgia Tech L 19-42
1948 Sun Texas Western W 21-12
1937 Sun Texas Tech W 7-6
1922 East-West Gonzaga W 21-13
COACHES
COACH
YEARS
#YEARS
GAMES
WON
LOST
TIED
PCT.
Frederick Lincoln Emory
1891
1
1
0
1
0
.000
F. William "John" Rane
1893-1894
2
7
4
3
0
.571
Harry McCrory
1895
1
6
5
1
0
.833
Thomas G. "Doggy" Trenchard
1896
1
12
3
7
2
.333
George R. Krebs
1897
1
10
5
4
1
.550
Harry M. Anderson
1898
1
7
6
1
0
.857
Louis Yeager
1899, 1901-1902
3
21
12
9
0
.571
Dr. John E. Hill
1900
1
7
4
3
0
.571
Harry E. Trout
1903
1
8
7
1
0
.875
Anthony Chez
1904
1
9
6
3
0
.667
Carl S. Forkum
1905-1906
2
19
13
6
0
.684
Clarence W. Russell
1907
1
10
6
4
0
.600
C.A. Leuder
1908-1911
4
33
17
13
3
.561
Dr. William P. Edmunds
1912
1
9
6
3
0
.667
Edwin R. Sweetland
1913
1
9
3
4
2
.444
Sol S. Metzger
1914-1915
2
17
10
6
1
.618
Mont H. McIntire
1916-1920
4
39
24
11
4
.667
Clarence W. "Doc" Spears
1921-1924
4
39
30
6
3
.808
Ira Errett "Rodg" Rogers
1925-1930, 1943-1945
9
83
44
31
8
.578
A. Earle "Greasy" Neale
1931-1933
3
31
12
16
3
.435
Charles C. "Trusty" Tallman
1934-1936
3
29
15
12
2
.552
Dr. Marshall "Little Sleepy" Glenn
1937-1939
3
29
14
12
3
.534
William F. "Bill" Kern
1940-1942, 1946-1947
5
48
24
23
1
.510
Dudley S. "Dud" DeGroot
1948-1949
2
23
13
9
1
.587
Arthur "Pappy" Lewis
1950-1959
10
98
58
38
2
.602
Gene Corum
1960-1965
6
61
29
30
2
.492
Jim Carlen
1966-1969
4
41
25
13
3
.646
Bobby Bowden
1970-1975
6
68
42
26
0
.618
Frank Cignetti
1976-1979
4
44
17
27
0
.386
Don Nehlen
1980-2000
21
246
149
93
4
.614
Rich Rodriguez
2001-2007
7
86
60
26
0
.698
Bill Stewart
2007-Current
4
40
28
12
0
.700
Totals
118
1190
691
454
45
.600
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (through 2009 season)
STATISTIC CAREER SEASON GAME
PASSING Marc Bulger
8,153 (1996-99)
Marc Bulger
3,607 (1998)
Marc Bulger
429 (Missouri 1998)
RUSHING Avon Cobourne
5,164 (1999-2002)
Steve Slaton
1,744 (2006)
Kay-Jay Harris
337 (East Carolina 2004)
RECEIVING YARDS David Saunders
2,608 (1995-98)
David Saunders
1,043 (1996)
Chris Henry
209 (Syracuse 2003)
RECEPTIONS David Saunders
191 (1995-98)
Shawn Foreman
77 (1997)
David Saunders
77 (1998)
Mickey Walczak
12 (Syracuse 1981)
Pat Greene
12 (Pittsburgh 1997)
Shawn Foreman
12 (Georgia Tech 1997)
David Saunders
12 (Miami FL 1998)
Jock Sanders
12 (Auburn 2009)
SCORING Pat McAfee
384 (2005-08)
Ira Errett Rodgers
147 (1919)
Ira Errett Rodgers
37 (Marietta 1919)
INTERCEPTIONS Steve Newberry
20 (1980-83)
Aaron Beasley
10 (1994)
 
TACKLES Grant Wiley
492 (2000-03)
Steve Dunlap
190 (1974)
 
SACKS Canute Curtis
34.5 (1993-96)
Canute Curtis
16.5 (1996)