1997 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1997 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
Carquest Bowl, L 30–35 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference Big East Conference
Record7–5 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dan Simrell (3th season)
Defensive coordinator Steve Dunlap (6th season)
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Syracuse $  6 –1   9 –4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech  5 –2   7 –5  
Pittsburgh  4 –3   6 –6  
West Virginia  4 –3   7 –5  
Miami (FL)  3 –4   5 –6  
Temple  3 –4   3 –8  
Boston College  3 –4   4 –7  
Rutgers  0 –7   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 105th overall and 7th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 18th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 4–3 in the Big East) and with a loss in the Carquest Bowl against Georgia Tech.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3012:00 p.m. Marshall *
 ESPN Plus W 42–3165,492 [1]
September 612:30 p.m. East Carolina *
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
 ESPN W 24–1751,143 [2]
September 1312:00 p.m.at Boston College
ESPNL 24–3139,200 [3]
September 273:30 p.m.at Miami (FL)
CBS W 28–1739,270 [4]
October 412:00 p.m. Rutgers
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN PlusW 48–051,737 [5]
October 111:00 p.m.at Maryland *
W 31–1431,210 [6]
October 253:30 p.m.No. 19 Virginia Tech No. 21
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
CBSW 30–1763,649 [7]
November 17:30 p.m.at Syracuse No. 17
ESPNL 10–4049,273 [8]
November 151:00 p.m. Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 41–2137,061 [9]
November 222:30 p.m.at Notre Dame *No. 22
 NBC L 14–2180,225 [10]
November 282:30 p.m. Pittsburgh
CBSL 38–41 3OT48,044 [11]
December 297:30 p.m.vs. Georgia Tech *
 TBS L 30–3528,262 [12]

Rankings

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked
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Personnel

1997 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 65Sam Austin
QB 10 Marc Bulger So
C 67Eric de GrohJr
G 62Steve FordJr
WR 16 Shawn Foreman Jr
RB 9 Curtis Keaton
WR 80James NortonSo
OT 77 Solomon Page So
G 61Bryan PukenasJr
TE 87Chad WableSr
FB 34Leroy WhiteSr
RB 20 Amos Zereoué So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 3Perlo BastienSo
DE 45Bob Baum
LB 1Damon Cogdell
SS 33 Barrett Green So
LB 52John HadleySr
LB 50Steve LippeSr
DT 78 Henry Slay Sr
DE 55 Gary Stills Jr
CB 28Nate Terry
FS 11Gary ThompkinsSo
NT 96 John Thornton Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 7Bryan BaumannSr
K 47 Jay Taylor So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

Marshall

1234Total
Thundering Herd3721031
•Mountaineers21701442
       
Scoring summary
112:30WVUGary Thompkins 7-yard blocked punt return (Jay Taylor kick)WVU 7–0
6:04WVUAmos Zereoué 10-yard run (Jay Taylor kick)WVU 14–0
2:24MARBilly Malashevich 25-yard field goalWVU 14–3
0:02WVUAmos Zereoué 52-yard run (Jay Taylor kick)WVU 21–3
210:51WVUCurtis Keaton 11-yard run (Jay Taylor kick)WVU 28–3
3:34MARLaVorn Colclough 24-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Billy Malashevich kick)WVU 28–10
313:08MAR Randy Moss 15-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Billy Malashevich kick)WVU 28–17
9:24MARLlow Turner 53-yard run (Billy Malashevich kick)WVU 28–24
0:35MARRandy Moss 25-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Billy Malashevich kick)MAR 31–28
411:07WVUChad Wable 15-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jay Taylor kick)WVU 35–31
7:56WVUAmos Zereoué 1-yard run (Jay Taylor kick)WVU 42–31

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Maryland

Virginia Tech

Syracuse

Pittsburgh

Georgia Tech (Carquest Bowl)

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