2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record3–8 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorPhil Elmassian (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
2001 Big East Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Miami (FL) $#   7 – 0     12 – 0  
No. 14 Syracuse   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 18 Virginia Tech   4 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 21 Boston College   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 National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Rich Rodriguez, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big East.[1] The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

The Mountaineers suffered their worst season since 1978. The season's lowest point was a home loss to Temple, West Virginia's first loss to the Owls since 1984 and first loss at home to Temple since 1979.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.at Boston College
ABCL 10–3442,482
September 81:00 p.m.Ohio*
MSNW 20–352,995
September 221:00 p.m.Kent State*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
MSNW 34–1447,458
September 2912:00 p.m.at Maryland*
MSNL 20–3240,166
October 612:00 p.m.No. 8 Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN2L 0–3563,271
October 132:30 p.m.at Notre Dame*
NBCL 24–3480,795
October 257:30 p.m.at No. 1 Miami (FL)
ESPN2L 3–4544,411
November 31:00 p.m.Rutgers
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
MSNW 80–744,685
November 1012:00 p.m.at No. 18 Syracuse
ESPN PlusL 13–2443,753
November 171:00 p.m.Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
MSNL 14–1737,120
November 2412:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
ESPNL 17–2344,407
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 22 Avon Cobourne Jr
RB, LB 34 Corey McIntyre Sr
OT 77 Lance Nimmo Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 32 Ben Collins Jr
DB 19 Lance Frazier So
DT 87 Antwan Lake Sr
LB 6 Grant Wiley So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "2001 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
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