West Virginia Mountaineers

West Virginia Mountaineers

West Virginia Mountaineers

7-3 (3-2), 3rd Big East

 Last Game
Nov 13, 2009 at Cincinnati, L 21-24 
 
 Next Game
Pittsburgh Panthers Nov 27, 2009 Pittsburgh, 7:00 pm 
Last Meeting: Nov 28, 2008, L 15-19 
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No. 5 Cincinnati beats West Virginia 24-21

No. 5 Cincinnati beats West Virginia 24-21
JOE KAY, Nov 14, 2009
Far from perfect, No. 5 Cincinnati was good enough to stay unbeaten. Now the Bearcats can try to run the table with their senior quarterback throwing the ball. Tony Pike threw two touchdown passes in a cameo appearance Friday night, and the Bearcats overcame a self-destructive first half to beat West Virginia 24-21 for the best start in school history. ...More
 •  WVUs Williams is Academic All-American Nov 25 (Charleston Daily Mail)*
 •  Three Tech football players earn MSC honors Nov 25 (Charleston Daily Mail)*
 •  Panthers rely on internal energy Nov 25 (Charleston Daily Mail)*
 •  WVU football notebook: Mountaineers cant do what Pitt did to them in 07 Nov 24 (The Charleston Gazette)*
 •  WVU-Pitt matchup in 1965 a wild show Nov 23 (Charleston Daily Mail)*
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West Virginia Team Report

West Virginia Team Report Nov 25, 2009

  There are times in rivalry games, when coaches having two weeks to prepare, dig deep down into their bag of tricks to come up with something special, a surprise play to spring on their opponent.

  West Virginia, a home underdog against No. 8/9 Pittsburgh in the 102nd renewal of the Backyard Brawl, certainly could be in a situation where a trick play or two might just be in order, but don’t be looking for Coach Bill Stewart to leaning in that direction.

  “I learned a long time ago that in big game, fundamentals are the key,” Stewart said. “I saw a quote from Dave (Pittsburgh coach Wannstedt), who said pretty much the same thing. ...More
 
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  • Big Rigg to roll - Nov 23
  • Propst into round 3 - Nov 20
  • Millines earns special award - Nov 19
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 Scores & Schedule - All postseason broadcasts are subject to availability
 Date Opponent Time/Result Audio/Video
 Sat, Sep 5 Liberty W 33-20 --
 Sat, Sep 12 East Carolina W 35-20 --
 Sat, Sep 19 at Auburn L 30-41 --
 Thu, Oct 1 Colorado W 35-24 --
 Sat, Oct 10 at Syracuse W 34-13 --
 Sat, Oct 17 Marshall W 24-7 --
 Sat, Oct 24 Connecticut W 28-24 --
 Fri, Oct 30 at South Florida L 19-30 --
 Sat, Nov 7 Louisville W 17-9 --
 Fri, Nov 13 at (5) Cincinnati L 21-24 --
 Fri, Nov 27 (8) Pittsburgh 7:00 pm --
 Sat, Dec 5 at Rutgers 12:00 pm --
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 Cincinnati (5) 6-0  10-0 
 Pittsburgh (8) 5-0  9-1 
 West Virginia 3-2  7-3 
 South Florida 3-3  7-3 
 Rutgers 2-3  7-3 
 Connecticut 1-4  5-5 
 Louisville 1-5  4-7 
 Syracuse 1-5  4-7 
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Dave Wannstedt's Pittsburgh squad looks for third straight against West Virginia.
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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2007, file photo, Pittsburgh's Steve Malinchak (7) and teammates celebrate their 13-9 upset win over No.2 West Virginia in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 in Morgantown, W.Va. In one night, a Pitt program that had trailed its neighbor for years caught up. Now, the Panthers are in the top 10 and looking for a big bowl, and West Virginia is trying to play the spoiler.
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(AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)
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 Team Stats
  TDs Yds PassYds RushYds
 Offense35 393.2 209.7 183.5
 Defense23 341.7 220.7 121.0