2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Big East co-champion
Gator Bowl, L 18–30 vs. Florida State
Conference Big East Conference
2004 record 8–4 (4–2 Big East)
Head coach Rich Rodriguez
Offensive coordinator Calvin Magee
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
(Capacity: 60,000)
2004 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#25 Pittsburgh $+   4 2         8 4  
#21 Boston College +   4 2         9 3  
West Virginia +   4 2         8 4  
Syracuse +   4 2         6 6  
Connecticut   3 3         8 4  
Rutgers   1 5         4 7  
Temple   1 5         2 9  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with an 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
September 4 6:00 PM East Carolina* No. 11 Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, West Virginia ESPN+ W 5623   59,172
September 11 6:00 PM at Central Florida* No. 10 Citrus BowlOrlando, Florida W 4520   32,224
September 18 12:00 PM No. 19 Maryland* No. 8 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia ESPN2 W 1916 OT  60,358
September 25 12:00 PM James Madison* No. 7 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia W 4510   56,609
October 2 12:00 PM at Virginia Tech* No. 7 Lane StadiumBlacksburg, Va ESPN L 1319   65,115
October 13 7:30 PM at Connecticut No. 16 Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, Connecticut ESPN W 3119   40,000
October 21 7:30 PM Syracuse No. 14 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia ESPN W 276   52,909
October 30 12:00 PM at Rutgers No. 13 Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, New Jersey ESPN+ W 3530   35,079
November 6 1:00 PM Temple No. 12 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia ESPN+ W 4221   52,108
November 13 12:00 PM No. 21 Boston College No. 10 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia ABC L 1736   58,118
November 25 8:00 PM at Pittsburgh No. 21 Heinz FieldPittsburgh (Backyard Brawl) ESPN L 1316   52,641
January 1 1:00 PM vs. No. 15 Florida State* No. 23 Alltel StadiumJacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl) NBC L 1830   70,112
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. 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.

References

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