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2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record3–8 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPhil Elmassian (1st season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeABCL 10–3442,482
September 81:00 p.m.Ohio*MSNW 20–352,995
September 221:00 p.m.Kent State*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
MSNW 34–1447,458
September 2912:00 p.m.at Maryland*MSNL 20–3240,166
October 612:00 p.m.No. 8 Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN2L 0–3563,271
October 132:30 p.m.at Notre Dame*NBCL 24–3480,795
October 257:30 p.m.at No. 1 Miami (FL)ESPN2L 3–4544,411
November 31:00 p.m.Rutgers
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
MSNW 80–744,685
November 1012:00 p.m.at No. 18 SyracuseESPN PlusL 13–2443,753
November 171:00 p.m.Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
MSNL 14–1737,120
November 2412:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
ESPNL 17–2344,407
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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