2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
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 |
| 2001-09-01 |
12:00 PM |
at Boston College |
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Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA |
ABC |
L 10–34 |
42,482 |
| 2001-09-08 |
1:00 PM |
Ohio* |
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Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
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W 20–3 |
52,995 |
| 2001-09-22 |
1:00 PM |
Kent State* |
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Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
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W 34–14 |
47,458 |
| 2001-09-29 |
3:30 PM |
at #25 Maryland* |
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Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD |
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L 20–32 |
40,166 |
| 2001-10-06 |
1:00 PM |
#6 Virginia Tech |
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Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
ESPN2 |
L 0–35 |
63,271 |
| 2001-10-13 |
2:30 PM |
at Notre Dame* |
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Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame,IN |
NBC |
L 24–34 |
80,795 |
| 2001-10-25 |
7:30 PM |
at #1 Miami |
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Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
ESPN2 |
L 3–45 |
44,411 |
| 2001-11-03 |
1:00 PM |
Rutgers |
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Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
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W 80–7 |
44,685 |
| 2001-11-10 |
12:00 PM |
at #14 Syracuse |
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Carrier Dome • Syracuse,NY |
ESPN+ |
L 13–24 |
43,753 |
| 2001-11-17 |
1:00 PM |
Temple |
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Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
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L 14–17 |
37,120 |
| 2001-11-24 |
12:00 PM |
Pittsburgh |
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Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) |
ESPN |
L 17–23 |
44,407 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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