List_of_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_bowl_games

List of West Virginia Mountaineers bowl games

List of West Virginia Mountaineers bowl games

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The West Virginia Mountaineers college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the West Virginia University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12). Since the establishment of the team in 1891, West Virginia University has appeared in 40 bowl games.[1] Included in these games are four appearances in the Peach Bowl, three appearances in the Sugar Bowl, two in the Fiesta Bowl and one in the Orange Bowl.[1][2] Throughout the history of the program, eleven separate coaches have led the Mountaineers to bowl games with Don Nehlen having the most appearances (13). West Virginia's overall bowl record is 17–23.

The 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl between WVU and North Carolina

Darryl Talley and Oliver Luck celebrate WVU's 1981 Peach Bowl victory

Key

Bowl games

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Notes

  1. [A 1]
    Statistics correct as of 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games.
  2. [A 2]
    Results are sortable first by whether the result was a West Virginia win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
  3. [A 3]
    Links to the season article for the West Virginia team that competed in the bowl for that year.
  4. [A 4]
    Links to the season article for the opponent that West Virginia competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
  5. [A 5]
    The Champs Sports Bowl has been known as: the Blockbuster Bowl (1990–1993); Carquest Bowl (1994–1997); Micron PC Bowl (1998); MicronPC.com Bowl (1999–2000); Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl (2001); Mazda Tangerine Bowl (2002–2003); Champs Sports Bowl (since 2004).[4]
  6. [A 6]
    Originally called Joe Robbie Stadium, in 1996 it was renamed Pro Player Stadium after naming rights were sold, and it retained the Pro Player moniker through the 2005 season. Today it is known as Sun Life Stadium.[5][6]
  7. [A 7]
    Originally called Alltel Stadium (1997–2006) and Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (1995–1996, 2007–2009), in 2010 it was renamed EverBank Field.[7]
  8. [A 8]
    The Belk Bowl has been known as: the Continental Tire Bowl (2002–2004) and the Meineke Car Care Bowl (2005–2010).[8]
  9. [A 9]
    Originally called Ericsson Stadium, in 2004 it was renamed Bank of America Stadium.[9]
  10. [A 10]
    The 2006 Sugar Bowl was played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta due to lingering effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the Louisiana Superdome.[10]

References

General
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
Specific
  1. [1]
    Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
  2. [2]
    Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 31
  3. [3]
    Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
  4. [4]
    Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 9
  5. [5]
    "Joe Robbie gets a name change". TimesDaily. Florence, Alabama. August 26, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  6. [6]
    Lefton, Terry (January 18, 2010). "Dolphins sell stadium naming rights to Sun Life". South Florida Business Journal. bizjournals.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  7. [7]
    "EverBank puts name on Jags' stadium". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 27, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  8. [8]
    Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 10
  9. [9]
    Spanberg, Erik (January 16, 2004). "Panthers sign BofA for stadium naming rights". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  10. [10]
    Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 33
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