American college football season
The 1997 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season . It was the Mountaineers' 105th overall and 7th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen , in his 18th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia . They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 4–3 in the Big East) and with a loss in the Carquest Bowl against Georgia Tech .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 Noon Marshall * ESPN+ W 42–3165,492
September 6 12:30 p.m. East Carolina * Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia ESPN W 24–1751,143
September 13 Noon at Boston College ESPN L 24–3139,200
September 27 3:30 p.m. at Miami (FL) CBS W 28–1739,270
October 4 Noon Rutgers Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia ESPN+ W 48–051,737
October 11 1:00 p.m. at Maryland * Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland (rivalry )W 31–1431,210
October 25 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Virginia Tech No. 21 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy ) CBS W 30–1763,649
November 1 7:30 p.m. at Syracuse No. 17 ESPN L 10–4049,273
November 15 1:00 p.m. Temple Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia W 41–2137,061
November 22 2:30 p.m. at Notre Dame * No. 22 NBC L 14–2180,225
November 28 2:30 p.m. Pittsburgh CBS L 38–41 3OT 48,044
December 29 7:30 p.m. vs. Georgia Tech TBS L 30–3528,262
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Personnel [ ]
1997 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
7
Bryan Baumann
Sr
K
47
Jay Taylor
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries [ ]
Marshall [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd
3
7 21 0
31
• Mountaineers
21
7 0 14
42
Date: August 30Location: Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV Game start: Noon EST Game attendance: 65,492Game weather: 70° F, Partly Cloudy and Mild, Wind NW 4 mphReferee: Jim MaconaghyTV announcers (ESPN+ ): John Sanders and Jeff Bostic
Scoring summary 1 12:30 WVU Gary Thompkins 7-yard blocked punt return (Jay Taylor kick) WVU 7–0
6:04 WVU Amos Zereoué 10-yard run (Jay Taylor kick) WVU 14–0
2:24 MAR Billy Malashevich 25-yard field goal WVU 14–3
0:02 WVU Amos Zereoué 52-yard run (Jay Taylor kick) WVU 21–3
2 10:51 WVU Curtis Keaton 11-yard run (Jay Taylor kick) WVU 28–3
3:34 MAR LaVorn Colclough 24-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Billy Malashevich kick) WVU 28–10
3 13:08 MAR Randy Moss 15-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Billy Malashevich kick)WVU 28–17
9:24 MAR Llow Turner 53-yard run (Billy Malashevich kick) WVU 28–24
0:35 MAR Randy Moss 25-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Billy Malashevich kick) MAR 31–28
4 11:07 WVU Chad Wable 15-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jay Taylor kick) WVU 35–31
7:56 WVU Amos Zereoué 1-yard run (Jay Taylor kick) WVU 42–31
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Maryland [ ]
Virginia Tech [ ]
Syracuse [ ]
Pittsburgh [ ]
Georgia Tech (Carquest Bowl) [ ]
References [ ]
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