List of West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons

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The West Virginia Mountaineers college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing West Virginia University in the Big 12 Conference. West Virginia has played their home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia since 1980. [1] [2]

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From 1891 to 1949, West Virginia competed as a football independent. The Mountaineers saw modest success during this period and made appearances in bowl games in both 1922 and 1948. From 1950 to 1967, West Virginia was a member of the Southern Conference and won the conference championship nine times. The membership of the SoCon fluctuated wildly at times during West Virginia's tenure, and by 1968 they chose to leave the conference and become a football independent once more. Between 1968 and 1990, the Mountaineers again competed as an independent and played in ten separate bowl games under three head coaches: Jim Carlen, Bobby Bowden and Don Nehlen. From 1991–2011, West Virginia competed in the Big East Conference, winning seven conference championships, and appearing in four Bowl Coalition and Bowl Championship Series games. Since 2012, West Virginia has competed as a member of Big 12 Conference. Through the 2022 season, West Virginia has compiled an official overall record of 769 wins, 513 losses, 45 ties and has appeared in 39 bowl games, with its most recent appearance coming in the 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl.

This is a list of their annual results. [3] [4]

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Frederick L. Emory (Independent)(1891)
1891 Frederick L. Emory 0–1
1892 No team
F. William Rane (Independent)(1893–1894)
1893 F. William Rane 2–1
1894 F. William Rane 2–2
Harry McCrory (Independent)(1895)
1895 Harry McCrory 5–1
Thomas Trenchard (Independent)(1896)
1896 Thomas Trenchard 3–7–2
George Krebs (Independent)(1897)
1897 George Krebs 5–4–1
Harry Anderson (Independent)(1898)
1898 Harry Anderson 6–1
Louis Yeager (Independent)(1899)
1899 Louis Yeager 2–3
John Hill (Independent)(1900)
1900 John Hill 4–3
Louis Yeager(Independent)(1901–1902)
1901 Louis Yeager 3–2
1902 Louis Yeager 7–4
Harry E. Trout (Independent)(1903)
1903 Harry E. Trout 7–1
Anthony Chez (Independent)(1904)
1904 Anthony Chez 6–3
Carl Forkum (Independent)(1905–1906)
1905 Carl Forkum 8–1
1906 Carl Forkum 5–5
Clarence W. Russell (Independent)(1907)
1907 Clarence W. Russell 6–4
Charles A. Lueder (Independent)(1908–1911)
1908 Charles A. Lueder 5–3
1909 Charles A. Lueder 4–3–2
1910 Charles A. Lueder 2–4–1
1911 Charles A. Lueder 6–3
William P. Edmunds (Independent)(1912)
1912 William P. Edmunds 6–3
Edwin Sweetland (Independent)(1913)
1913 Edwin Sweetland 3–4–2
Sol Metzger (Independent)(1914–1915)
1914 Sol Metzger 5–4
1915 Sol Metzger 5–2–1
Mont McIntire (Independent)(1916–1920)
1916 Mont McIntire 5–2–2
1917 Mont McIntire 6–3–1
1918 No team
1919 Mont McIntire 8–2
1920 Mont McIntire 5–4–1
Clarence Spears (Independent)(1921–1924)
1921 Clarence Spears 5–4–1
1922 Clarence Spears 10–0–1 W East-West
1923 Clarence Spears 7–1–1
1924 Clarence Spears 8–1
Ira Rodgers (Independent)(1925–1930)
1925 Ira Rodgers 8–1
1926 Ira Rodgers 6–4
1927 Ira Rodgers 2–4–3
1928 Ira Rodgers 8–2
1929 Ira Rodgers 4–3–3
1930 Ira Rodgers 5–5
Greasy Neale (Independent)(1931–1933)
1931 Greasy Neale 4–6
1932 Greasy Neale 5–5
1933 Greasy Neale 3–5–3
Charles Tallman (Independent)(1934–1936)
1934 Charles Tallman 6–4
1935 Charles Tallman 3–4–2
1936 Charles Tallman 6–4
Marshall Glenn (Independent)(1937–1939)
1937 Marshall Glenn 8–1–1 W Sun
1938 Marshall Glenn 4–5–1
1939 Marshall Glenn 2–6–1
Bill Kern (Independent)(1940–1942)
1940 Bill Kern 4–4–1
1941 Bill Kern 4–6
1942 Bill Kern 5–4
Ira Rodgers(Independent)(1943–1945)
1943 Ira Rodgers 4–3
1944 Ira Rodgers 5–3–1
1945 Ira Rodgers 2–6–1
Bill Kern(Independent)(1946–1947)
1946 Bill Kern 5–5
1947 Bill Kern 6–4
Dudley DeGroot (Independent)(1948–1949)
1948 Dudley DeGroot 9–3 W Sun
1949 Dudley DeGroot 4–6–1
Art Lewis (Southern Conference)(1950–1959)
1950 Art Lewis 2–8 1–314th
1951 Art Lewis 5–5 2–310th
1952 Art Lewis 7–2 5–12nd
1953 Art Lewis 8–2 4–01stL Sugar 1310
1954 Art Lewis 8–1 3–01st12
1955 Art Lewis 8–2 4–01st1719
1956 Art Lewis 6–4 5–01st
1957 Art Lewis 7–2–1 3–02nd
1958 Art Lewis 4–5–1 4–01st
1959 Art Lewis 3–7 2–26th
Gene Corum (Southern Conference)(1960–1965)
1960 Gene Corum 0–8–2 0–2–19th
1961 Gene Corum 4–6 2–14th
1962 Gene Corum 8–2 4–02nd
1963 Gene Corum 4–6 3–12nd
1964 Gene Corum 7–4 5–01stL Liberty
1965 Gene Corum 6–4 4–01st
Jim Carlen (Southern Conference)(1966–1967)
1966 Jim Carlen 3–5–2 3–02nd
1967 Jim Carlen 5–4–1 3–0–11st
Jim Carlen(Independent)(1968–1969)
1968 Jim Carlen 7–3
1969 Jim Carlen 10–1 W Peach 17
Bobby Bowden (Independent)(1970–1975)
1970 Bobby Bowden 8–3
1971 Bobby Bowden 7–4
1972 Bobby Bowden 8–4 L Peach
1973 Bobby Bowden 6–5
1974 Bobby Bowden 4–7
1975 Bobby Bowden 9–3 W Peach 1720
Frank Cignetti (Independent)(1976–1979)
1976 Frank Cignetti 5–6
1977 Frank Cignetti 5–6
1978 Frank Cignetti 2–9
1979 Frank Cignetti 5–6
Don Nehlen (Independent)(1980–1990)
1980 Don Nehlen 6–6
1981 Don Nehlen 9–3 W Peach 1817
1982 Don Nehlen 9–3 L Gator 1919
1983 Don Nehlen 9–3 W Hall of Fame Classic 1616
1984 Don Nehlen 8–4 W Bluebonnet 18
1985 Don Nehlen 7–3–1
1986 Don Nehlen 4–7
1987 Don Nehlen 6–6 L Sun
1988 Don Nehlen 11–1 L Fiesta 55
1989 Don Nehlen 8–3–1 L Gator 21
1990 Don Nehlen 4–7
Don Nehlen(Big East Conference)(1991–2000)
1991 Don Nehlen 6–5 3–4 [n 1]
1992 Don Nehlen 5–4–2 2–3–1 [n 1]
1993 Don Nehlen 11–1 7–01stL Sugar 67
1994 Don Nehlen 7–6 4–3T–3rdL Carquest
1995 Don Nehlen 5–6 4–3T–4th
1996 Don Nehlen 8–4 4–34thL Gator
1997 Don Nehlen 7–5 4–3T–3rdL Carquest
1998 Don Nehlen 8–4 5–2T–2ndL Insight.com
1999 Don Nehlen 4–7 3–4T–4th
2000 Don Nehlen 7–5 3–4T–5thW Music City
Rich Rodriguez (Big East Conference)(2001–2007)
2001 Rich Rodriguez 3–8 1–67th
2002 Rich Rodriguez 9–4 6–12ndL Continental Tire 2025
2003 Rich Rodriguez 8–5 6–1T–1stL Gator
2004 Rich Rodriguez 8–4 4–2T–1stL Gator
2005 Rich Rodriguez 11–1 7–01stW Sugar †65
2006 Rich Rodriguez 11–2 5–2T–2ndW Gator 1010
2007 Rich Rodriguez [n 2] 11–2 [n 2] 5–2T–1stW Fiesta †66
Bill Stewart (Big East Conference)(2007–2010)
2008 Bill Stewart 9–4 5–2T–2ndW Meineke Car Care 23
2009 Bill Stewart 9–4 5–2T–2ndL Gator 2225
2010 Bill Stewart 9–4 5–2T–1stL Champs Sports
Dana Holgorsen (Big East Conference)(2011)
2011 Dana Holgorsen 10–3 5–2T–1stW Orange †1817
Dana Holgorsen(Big 12 Conference)(2012–2018)
2012 Dana Holgorsen 7–6 4–5T–5thL Pinstripe
2013 Dana Holgorsen 4–8 2–7T–7th
2014 Dana Holgorsen 7–6 5–4T–4thL Liberty
2015 Dana Holgorsen 8–5 4–55thW Cactus
2016 Dana Holgorsen 10–3 7–2T–2ndL Russell 1718
2017 Dana Holgorsen 7–6 5–4T–4thL Heart of Dallas
2018 Dana Holgorsen 8–4 6–3T–3rdL Camping World 2220
Neal Brown (Big 12 Conference)(2019–present)
2019 Neal Brown 5–7 3–6T–7th
2020 Neal Brown 6–4 4–46thW Liberty
2021 Neal Brown 6–7 4–56thL Guaranteed Rate
2022 Neal Brown 5–7 3–69th
2023 Neal Brown 9–4 6–3T–4thW Duke's Mayo 25
Total:768-513-45
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. 1 2 The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
  2. 1 2 The team was coached by Rich Rodriguez until he announced on December 16, 2007, that he was leaving West Virginia to coach the Michigan Wolverines. The head coaching position remained vacant after his announcement, with assistant head coach Bill Stewart serving as interim head coach. Stewart was then named head coach on January 3, 2008, after leading the Mountaineers to victory in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl over the #3 Oklahoma Sooners.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facilities: Milan Puskar Stadium". MSNsportsNET.com. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
  2. ↑ "West Virginia Mountaineers Football Record by Year".
  3. ↑ CFRC College Football Database - West Virginia. Retrieved 2014-Feb-23.
  4. ↑ Joe Swan, ed. (2010). "All-time Scores". 2010 West Virginia University Football Guide. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. pp. 172–183.
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