West Virginia

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West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The mascot is the Mountaineers. WVU's main rival is Pittsburgh. West Virginia also has smaller rivalries with Syracuse and Louisville. Historically, West Virginia's rivals have included Penn State.

Contents 1 Traditions 2 Stadiums 3 Football 3.1 Staff 3.2 Projected Starters 3.3 History 4 Basketball 4.1 Staff 4.2 Projected Starters 4.3 History 5 Baseball 5.1 Staff 5.2 History

Traditions

• Colors - Old Gold, Blue
  
• Fight Songs - Hail West Virginia
• Mascot - The mascot for West Virginia is a student dressed in full body Mountaineer dress. The mascot appears at all major sporting events. The student mascot customarily grows a beard during his tenure to go along with a coonskin cap and a rifle.
• Celebrations - The student body is nationally renowned for burning couches after major victories. It has become a beloved tradition that has spawned t-shirts of burning couches and miniature couch shaped candles in homage to the act.
  

• After every major victory it is also customary for those in attendance to sing in unison the John Denver song "Country Roads."
  
• rivalry trophies- Black Diamond Trophy, Schwartzwalder Trophy
• rivalry games- Backyard Brawl, Coal Bowl

Stadiums

• Football - Mountaineer Field
  
• Basketball - WVU Coliseum
  
• Baseball - Hawley Field
  

Football

Staff

Head Football Coach - Bill Stewart
Defensive Coordinator -
Offensive Coordinator -

Projected Starters

QB: Patrick White
SB: Steve Slaton
FB: Owen Schmidt
WR (X): Wes Lyons
WR (Y): Darius Reynaud
WR (Z): Tito Gonzales
WR (H): Nate Sowers
WR: Dorell Jalloh
TE: Mike Villagrana
LT: Ryan Stanchek
LG: John Bradshaw
C: Mike Dent
RG: Greg Isdaner
RT: Jake Figner

Defense
DE: Johnny Dingle
NT: Keilen Dykes
DT: James Ingram
MLB: Reed Williams
WLB: J.T. Thomas
SLB: Johnny Holmes
Spur: Charles Pugh
Bandit: Eric Wicks
Field Corner: Antonio Lewis
Boundary Corner: Larry Williams
FS: Quinton Andrews

Special Teams
K: Pat McAfee
P: Pat McAfee
KO: Pat McAfee
Holder: Carmen Connolly
Long Snapper: Adam Hughes
KR: Antonio Lewis, Vaughn Rivers, or Darius Reynaud
PR: Antonio Lewis, Vaughn Rivers, Darius Reynaud, or Nate Sowers
PR: Antonio Lewis, Vaughn Rivers
KR: Antonio Lewis, Vaughn Rivers

History

Bowl Appearances: 26
2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl- West Virginia 48-Oklahoma 28 Glendale, AZ 1/2/20087
2007 Toyota Gator Bowl- West Virginia 38-Georgia Tech 35 Jacksonville, FL 1/1/2007
2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl- West Virginia 38-Georgia 35 Atlanta, GA 1/2/2006
2005 Toyota Gator Bowl- Florida State 30-West Virginia 18 Jacksonville, FL 1/1/2005
2004 Toyota Gator Bowl- Maryland 41-West Virginia 7 Jacksonville, FL 1/1/2004
2002 Continental Tire Bowl- Virginia 48-West Virginia 22 Charlotte, NC 12/28/2002
2000 Music City Bowl- West Virginia 49-Ole Miss 38 Nashville, TN 12/28/2000
1998 Insight.com Bowl- Missouri 34-West Virginia 31 Tucson, AZ 12/26/1998
1997 Carquest Bowl- Georgia Tech 35-West Virginia 30 Ft. Lauderdale FL 12/29/1997
1997 Toyota Gator Bowl- North Carolina 20-West Virginia 13 Jacksonville, FL 1/1/1997
1995 Carquest Bowl- South Carolina 24-West Virginia 21 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 1/2/1995
1994 USF&G Sugar Bowl- Florida 41-West Virginia 7 New Orleans, LA 1/1/1994
1989 Mazda Gator Bowl - Clemson 27-West Virginia 7 Jacksonville, FL 12/30/1989
1989 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl- Notre Dame 34-West Virginia 21 Tempe, AZ 1/2/1989
1987 John Hancock Sun Bowl- Oklahoma State 35-West Virginia 33 El Paso, TX 12/25/1987
1984 Bluebonnet Bowl- West Virginia 31-TCU 14 Houston, TX 12/31/1984
1983 Hall of Fame Bowl- West Virginia 20-Kentucky 16 Birmingham, AL 12/23/1983
1982 Gator Bowl- Florida State 31-West Virginia 12 Jacksonville, FL 12/30/1982
1981 Peach Bowl- West Virginia 26-Florida 6, Atlanta, GA 12/31/1981
1975 Peach Bowl- West Virginia 13-N.C. State 13 Atlanta, GA 12/31/1975
1972 Peach Bowl- N.C. State 49-West Virginia 13 Atlanta, GA 12/29/1972
1969 Peach Bowl- West Virginia 14-South Carolina 3 Atlanta, GA 12/30/1969
1964 Liberty Bowl- Utah-32-West Virginia 6, Atlantic City, NJ 12/29/1964
1954 Sugar Bowl- Georgia Tech 42-West Virginia 19 New Orleans, LA 1/1/1954
1949 Sun Bowl- West Virginia 21-Texas Western 12, El Paso, TX 1/1/1949
1938 Sun Bowl- West Virginia 7-Texas Tech 6, El Paso, TX 1/1/1938
1922 East-West Bowl -West Virginia 21-Gonzaga 13, San Diego,CA 12/25/1922

• Bowl Record- 11-15
  
• BCS Appearances - 2006 Sugar Bowl (W) 2008 Fiesta B (W)
  
• National Championships - None
  
• National Championship Appearances - 1989 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl L
  
• Famous Alumni - Sam Huff, Chuck Howley, Jeff Hostetler, Major Harris, Mike Vanderjagt, Jerry Porter, Marc Bulger, Avon Cobourne, Amos Zereoue, Chris Henry, Pac Man Jones, Darryl Talley, Renaldo Turnbull
  

Basketball

Staff

Head Basketball Coach - Bob Huggins

Projected Starters

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Key Bench Players:
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History

• Final Four Appearances - 1959
  
• National Championships - none
  
• NIT Championships - 1942, 2007
  
• Famous Alumni - Jerry West, Rod Thorn, Rod Hundley, Kevin Pittsnogle, Mike Gansey
  

Baseball

Staff

Head Baseball Coach - Greg Van Zant

History

• College World Series Appearances -
  
• National Championships -
  
• Famous Alumni -