2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
| 2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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Big East co-champion | |
Gator Bowl, L 18–30 vs. Florida State | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (4–2 Big East) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Calvin Magee (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Jeff Casteel (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 3–3–5 |
| Home stadium | Milan Puskar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Boston College + | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Pittsburgh $+ | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| + | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse + | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Rich Rodriguez, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, sharing the Big East title with Boston College, Pittsburgh and Syracuse. West Virginia was invited the Gator Bowl, where the Mountaineers lost to Florida State. The team played home games at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | No. 10 | ESPN Plus | W 56–23 | 59,172 | [1] | |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at UCF* | No. 10 | W 45–20 | 32,224 | |||
| September 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Maryland* | No. 7 |
| ESPN2 | W 19–16 OT | 60,358 | |
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | James Madison* | No. 6 |
| W 45–10 | 56,609 | ||
| October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | No. 6 | ESPN | L 13–19 | 65,115 | ||
| October 13 | 7:30 p.m. | at Connecticut | No. 17 | ESPN | W 31–19 | 40,000 | ||
| October 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 15 |
| ESPN | W 27–6 | 52,909 | |
| October 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | No. 15 | ESPN Plus | W 35–30 | 35,079 | ||
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Temple | No. 15 |
| ESPN Plus | W 42–21 | 52,108 | |
| November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Boston College | No. 13 |
| ABC | L 17–36 | 58,118 | |
| November 25 | 8:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | No. 21 | ESPN | L 13–16 | 52,641 | ||
| January 1 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 17 Florida State* | NBC | L 18–30 | 70,112 | |||
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Roster
The 2004 team featured Rasheed Marshall at quarterback, Kay-Jay Harris at running back, Chris Henry at receiver, and a with Pacman Jones (who also played returner), Mike Lorello, Boo McLee, Jahmile Addae, Eric Wicks, and Alton McCann. Brandon Myles also played receiver behind Henry.
References
- ^ "Mountaineers run past Pirates". The News and Observer. September 5, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.