2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Big East co-champions
Gator Bowl, L 18–30 vs. Florida State
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2004 record	8–4 (4–2 Big East)
Head coach	Rich Rodriguez
Offensive coordinator	Calvin Magee
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Casteel
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (Capacity: 60,000)

2004 Big East football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#25 Pittsburgh $+		4	–	2					8	–	4
#21 Boston College +		4	–	2					9	–	3
West Virginia +		4	–	2					8	–	4
Syracuse +		4	–	2					6	–	6
Connecticut		3	–	3					8	–	4
Rutgers		1	–	5					4	–	7
Temple		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with an 8–4 (4–2 conference record) and traveled to the Gator Bowl, where they lost to the Florida State Seminoles 30–18. The Mountaineers began the season ranked #10, but ended disappointedly by losing the last three games of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 PM	East Carolina*	#11	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 56–23	59,172
September 11	6:00 PM	at Central Florida*	#10	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		W 45–20	32,224
September 18	12:00 PM	#19 Maryland*	#8	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	W 19–16 ^OT	60,358
September 25	12:00 PM	James Madison*	#7	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 45–10	56,609
October 2	12:00 PM	at Virginia Tech*	#7	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Va	ESPN	L 13–19	65,115
October 13	7:30 PM	at Connecticut	#16	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN	W 31–19	40,000
October 21	7:30 PM	Syracuse	#14	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN	W 27–6	52,909
October 30	12:00 PM	at Rutgers	#13	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	W 35–30	35,079
November 6	1:00 PM	Temple	#12	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 42–21	52,108
November 13	12:00 PM	#21 Boston College	#10	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ABC	L 17–36	58,118
November 25	8:00 PM	at Pittsburgh	#21	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	L 13–16	52,641
January 1	1:00 PM	vs. #15 Florida State*	#23	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	NBC	L 18–30	70,112
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

The 2004 football team featured stars Rasheed Marshall at quarterback, Kay-Jay Harris at running back, Chris Henry at receiver, and a stout defense featuring Pacman Jones (who also played returner), Mike Lorello, Kevin "Boo" McLee, Jahmile Addae, Eric Wicks, and Alton McCann. Brandon Myles also played receiver behind Henry to help out the passing game.

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