2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1Noonat 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 29Noonat No. 25 Maryland*MSNL 20–3240,166
October 6NoonNo. 6 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 10Noonat No. 14 SyracuseESPN+L 13–2443,753
November 171:00 p.m.Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
MSNL 14–1737,120
November 24NoonPittsburgh
ESPNL 17–2344,407

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