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Included in these games are four appearances in the Peach Bowl, three appearances in the Sugar Bowl, two in the Fiesta Bowl and one in the Orange Bowl. [1] [2] Throughout the history of the program, eleven separate coaches have led the Mountaineers to bowl games with Don Nehlen having the most appearances (13). West Virginia's overall bowl ...
0–9. 1922 San Diego East-West Christmas Classic; 1938 Sun Bowl; 1949 Sun Bowl; 1954 Sugar Bowl; 1964 Liberty Bowl; 1969 Peach Bowl; 1972 Peach Bowl; 1975 Peach Bowl
West Virginia has participated in 41 bowl games throughout its history, compiling a 17–24 record through the 2024 season. [83] The Mountaineers endured a dubious string of post-season futility from 1987 to 2004 , losing 11 of 12 bowl games including eight consecutive losses between 1987 and 1998 .
From 1891 to 1949, West Virginia competed as a football independent. The Mountaineers saw modest success during this period and made appearances in bowl games in both 1922 and 1948. From 1950 to 1967, West Virginia was a member of the Southern Conference and won the conference championship nine times. The membership of the SoCon fluctuated ...
The 1989 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl, played on Monday, January 2, was the 18th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. It featured the top-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the third-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers. With both teams undefeated, the Fiesta Bowl was the stage for the "national championship" for the second time in three
It is widely criticized that West Virginia was not invited to the Rose Bowl, but the team did receive a share of the national championship; their next bowl appearance was fifteen years later, at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. This was Gonzaga's only bowl game, [4] as its football program was discontinued after the 1941 season.
West Virginia’s Thornton Jalen (87) consoles North Carolina’s Kaimon Rucker (25) following the Mountaineers’ 30-10 victory in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at Bank ...
Eddie Williams ran for 208 yards on 35 carries as West Virginia prevailed with a newly installed wishbone offense in a rain soaked game. The Mountaineers attempted only two passes the whole game, but the team ran for 346 yards and forced three turnovers. Bob Gresham had a 10-yard touchdown run to give the Mountaineers a 7–0 lead in the first.