| 1997 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
Carquest Bowl, L 30–35 vs. Georgia Tech | |
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| Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
| 1997 record | 7–5 (4–3 Big East) |
| Head coach | Don Nehlen |
| Home stadium | Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500) |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #21 Syracuse † | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #23 Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| August 30* | 12:00 PM | Marshall | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Friends of Coal Bowl) | ESPN+ | W 42–31 | 65,492 | ||
| September 6* | 12:30 PM | East Carolina | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN | W 24–17 | 51,143 | ||
| September 13 | 12:00 PM | at Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | ESPN | L 24–31 | 39,200 | ||
| September 27 | 3:30 PM | at Miami (FL) | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | CBS | W 28–17 | 39,270 | ||
| October 4 | 12:00 PM | Rutgers | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN+ | W 48–0 | 51,737 | ||
| October 11* | 1:00 PM | at Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) | W 31–14 | 31,210 | |||
| October 25 | 3:30 PM | #19 Virginia Tech | #21 | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy) | CBS | W 30–17 | 63,649 | |
| November 1 | 7:30 PM | at Syracuse | #17 | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy) | ESPN | L 10–40 | 49,273 | |
| November 15 | 1:00 PM | Temple | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | W 41–21 | 37,061 | |||
| November 22* | 2:30 PM | at Notre Dame | #22 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | NBC | L 14–21 | 80,225 | |
| November 28 | 2:30 PM | Pittsburgh | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) | CBS | L 38–41 3OT | 48,044 | ||
| December 29 | 7:30 PM | vs. Georgia Tech | Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Carquest Bowl) | TBS | L 30–35 | 28,262 | ||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. | ||||||||
- Reference:[1]
References[]
- ↑ "WVU 1997 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. http://wvustats.com/football/schedule.php?team_id=308&season=1997. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
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