2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2001 record	3–8 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach	Rich Rodriguez
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elmassian
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500)

2001 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 Miami (FL) $#		7	–	0		12	–	0
#14 Syracuse		6	–	1		10	–	3
#21 Boston College		4	–	3		8	–	4
#18 Virginia Tech		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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 PM	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	L 10–34	42,482
September 8	1:00 PM	Ohio*	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 20–3	52,995
September 22	1:00 PM	Kent State*	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 34–14	47,458
September 29	3:30 PM	at #25 Maryland*	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD		L 20–32	40,166
October 6	1:00 PM	#6 Virginia Tech	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	L 0–35	63,271
October 13	2:30 PM	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame,IN	NBC	L 24–34	80,795
October 25	7:30 PM	at #1 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN2	L 3–45	44,411
November 3	1:00 PM	Rutgers	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	MSN	W 80–7	44,685
November 10	12:00 PM	at #14 Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse,NY	ESPN+	L 13–24	43,753
November 17	1:00 PM	Temple	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		L 14–17	37,120
November 24	12:00 PM	Pittsburgh	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	L 17–23	44,407
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

West Virginia Mountaineers football

Venues	Mountaineer Field (1924–1979) Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall Maryland Penn State Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	The Mountaineer Marching band "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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