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)
Seasons

2001 Big East football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#1 Miami †		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 representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

Under new Head Coach Rich Rodriguez the 2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team 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 schools first loss to the Owls since 1984 and first home loss to the school since 1979.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	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		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN2	L 3–45	44,411
November 3	1:00 PM	Rutgers		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		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. All times are in Eastern Time.