1997 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
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.
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 7–5 (4–3 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Dan Simrell (3th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Steve Dunlap (6th season) |
Home stadium | Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500) |
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No. 21 Syracuse $ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | Noon | Marshall* | ESPN+ | W 42–31 | 65,492 | ||
September 6 | 12:30 p.m. | East Carolina* |
| ESPN | W 24–17 | 51,143 | |
September 13 | Noon | at Boston College | ESPN | L 24–31 | 39,200 | ||
September 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at Miami (FL) | CBS | W 28–17 | 39,270 | ||
October 4 | Noon | Rutgers |
| ESPN+ | W 48–0 | 51,737 | |
October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Maryland* | W 31–14 | 31,210 | |||
October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Virginia Tech | No. 21 |
| CBS | W 30–17 | 63,649 |
November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at Syracuse | No. 17 | ESPN | L 10–40 | 49,273 | |
November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Temple |
| W 41–21 | 37,061 | ||
November 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | No. 22 | NBC | L 14–21 | 80,225 | |
November 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh |
| CBS | L 38–41 3OT | 48,044 | |
December 29 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Georgia Tech* | TBS | L 30–35 | 28,262 | ||
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
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Maryland
Virginia Tech
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Georgia Tech (Carquest Bowl)
References
- "Marshall Makes It Close". Los Angeles Times. August 31, 1997. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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