2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with a 8–4 (4–2 conference record) and traveled to the Gator Bowl, where they lost to the Florida State Seminoles 30–18. The Mountaineers began the season ranked #10, but ended disappointedly by losing the last three games of the season.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| 2004-09-04 |
6:00 pm |
East Carolina* |
#10 |
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
ESPN+ |
W 56–23 |
59,172 |
| 2004-09-11 |
6:00 pm |
at Central Florida* |
#10 |
Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL |
|
W 45–20 |
32,224 |
| 2004-09-18 |
12:00 pm |
#19 Maryland* |
#7 |
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
ESPN2 |
W 19–16 OT |
60,358 |
| 2004-09-25 |
12:00 pm |
James Madison* |
#6 |
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
|
W 45–10 |
56,609 |
| 2004-10-02 |
12:00 pm |
at Virginia Tech* |
#6 |
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Va |
ESPN |
L 13–19 |
65,115 |
| 2004-10-13 |
7:30 pm |
at Connecticut |
#17 |
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT |
ESPN |
W 31–19 |
40,000 |
| 2004-10-21 |
7:30 pm |
Syracuse |
#15 |
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
ESPN |
W 27–6 |
52,909 |
| 2004-10-30 |
12:00 pm |
at Rutgers |
#15 |
Rutgers Stadium • New Brunswick, NJ |
ESPN+ |
W 35–30 |
35, 079 |
| 2004-11-06 |
1:00 pm |
Temple |
#15 |
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
ESPN+ |
W 42–21 |
52,108 |
| 2004-11-13 |
12:00 pm |
#21 Boston College |
#13 |
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
ABC |
L 17–36 |
58,118 |
| 2004-11-25 |
8:00 pm |
at Pittsburgh |
#21 |
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pa (Backyard Brawl) |
ESPN |
L 13–16 |
52,641 |
| 2005-01-01 |
1:00 pm |
vs. #14 Florida State* |
|
Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) |
NBC |
L 18–30 |
70,112 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Roster
The 2004 football team featured stars Rasheed Marshall at quarterback, Kay-Jay Harris at running back, Chris Henry at receiver, and a stout defense featuring Pacman Jones (who also played returner), Mike Lorello, Kevin "Boo" McLee, Jahmile Addae, Eric Wicks, and Alton McCann. Brandon Myles also played receiver behind Henry to help out the passing game.
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