Big East · 1997

West VirginiaMountaineers

7–5 overall, 4–3 in conference. 12 games played.

Bowl

Season

Record

7–5

4–3 in conference

Margin - All

+75

6.3 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

30.0

360 total

Points against

23.8

285 total

Polls

—

unranked · Final

Schedule

Don Nehlen

All times Eastern.

Fri 08/29/1997 08:00 PMvsMarshallW 42–31

Fri 09/05/1997 08:00 PMvsEast CarolinaW 24–17

Fri 09/12/1997 08:00 PMatBoston CollegeL 24–31

Fri 09/26/1997 08:00 PMatMiamiW 28–17

Fri 10/03/1997 08:00 PMvsRutgersW 48–0

Fri 10/10/1997 08:00 PMatMarylandW 31–14

Fri 10/24/1997 08:00 PMvs19Virginia TechW 30–17

Fri 10/31/1997 07:00 PMatSyracuseL 10–40

Fri 11/14/1997 07:00 PMvsTempleW 41–21

Fri 11/21/1997 07:00 PMatNotre DameL 14–21

Thu 11/27/1997 07:00 PMvsPittsburghL 38–41

Sun 12/28/1997 07:00 PMvsGeorgia TechL 30–35Neutral

Home field

Milan Puskar Stadium

88%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.

Location: Morgantown, WV
Capacity: 60,000
Average crowd: 52,966
Surface: Artificial
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 1,074 ft
Opened: 1980