2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	3–8 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach	Rich Rodriguez (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elmassian (1st season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500)

2001 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Miami (FL) $#		7	–	0					12	–	0
No. 14 Syracuse		6	–	1					10	–	3
No. 18 Virginia Tech		4	–	3					8	–	4
No. 21 Boston College		4	–	3					8	–	4
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					7	–	5
Temple		2	–	5					4	–	7
West Virginia		1	–	6					3	–	8
Rutgers		0	–	7					2	–	9
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under new head coach Rich Rodriguez the Mountaineers football suffered their worst season since 1978, finishing with a mark of 3–8. The season's lowest point was a home loss to Temple, the school's first loss to the Owls since 1984 and first home loss to the school since 1979.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	L 10–34	42,482
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Ohio*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	MSN	W 20–3	52,995
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Kent State*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	MSN	W 34–14	47,458
September 29	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	MSN	L 20–32	40,166
October 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Virginia Tech	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	L 0–35	63,271
October 13	2:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 24–34	80,795
October 25	7:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN2	L 3–45	44,411
November 3	1:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	MSN	W 80–7	44,685
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN Plus	L 13–24	43,753
November 17	1:00 p.m.	Temple	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	MSN	L 14–17	37,120
November 24	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	L 17–23	44,407
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 22 Avon Cobourne Jr RB, LB 34 Corey McIntyre Sr OT 77 Lance Nimmo Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 32 Ben Collins Jr DB 19 Lance Frazier So DT 87 Antwan Lake Sr LB 6 Grant Wiley So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rich Rodriguez Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt