West Virginia Mountaineers

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The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent West Virginia University, an American university located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I. The Mountaineers have been a member of the Big 12 Conference since 2012. At that time, the Mountaineers joined the Mid-American Conference as an affiliate member for men's soccer. Currently, WVU sponsors seven men's sports, ten women's sports, and one coeducational sport (rifle). Men's golf was the latest sport to be added in the 2015-16 school year.

Football

West Virginia Mountaineers college football
First Season
1891
Team History
West Virginia Mountaineers (1891-present)
Conference
Big 12 Conference (2012-present)
Big East Conference (1991-2011)
Southern Conference (1950-67)
Independent (1891-1924, 1928-49, 1968-90)
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1925-27)
Venue
Milan Puskar Stadium (1980-present)
Mountaineer Field (1924-79)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1944
September 23 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1953
November 14 vs. South Carolina Mountaineer Field
January 1, 1954 vs. Georgia Tech Tulane Stadium]
1954
October 16 at Penn State New Beaver Field
1956
October 6 at Texas Memorial Stadium
1957
September 21 vs. Virginia Mountaineer Field
November 9 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1966
September 17 at Duke Duke Stadium
October 15 at Maryland Byrd Stadium
1967
September 9 vs. Villanova Mountaineer Field
1968
September 28 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium
1969
October 11 at Penn State Beaver Stadium
December 30 vs. South Carolina Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1970
October 10 vs. Duke Mountaineer Field
1971
September 18 at California California Memorial Stadium]
October 30 vs. Penn State Mountaineer Field
1972
December 29 vs. NC State Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)
1973
October 13 vs. Pittsburgh Mountaineer Field
1974
October 12 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium
1975
October 11 at Penn State Beaver Stadium
October 25 vs. Virginia Tech Mountaineer Field
1976
November 6 at Tulane Louisiana Superdome
November 13 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium
1979
November 10 vs. Pittsburgh Mountaineer Field

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1981
September 19 at Maryland Byrd Stadium
December 31 vs. Florida Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)
1982
September 11 at Oklahoma Owen Field
October 16 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium
October 23 vs. Penn State Mountaineer Field
December 30 vs. Florida State Gator Bowl
1983
October 1 vs. Pittsburgh Mountaineer Field
1984
September 15 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium
December 31 vs. TCU Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1985
September 28 vs. Pittsburgh Mountaineer Field
1987
December 25 vs. Oklahoma State Sun Bowl
1988
October 1 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium
January 2, 1989 vs. Notre Dame Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
1989
November 4 at Penn State Beaver Stadium
December 30 vs. Clemson Gator Bowl

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1990
September 22 vs. Rutgers Beaver Stadium
December 28 vs. Florida State Joe Robbie Stadium
1992
January 1, 1993 vs. Stanford Joe Robbie Stadium
1993
September 4 vs. Minnesota Beaver Stadium
October 16 vs. Michigan Beaver Stadium
November 13 vs. Illinois Beaver Stadium
January 1, 1994 vs. Tennessee Florida Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL)
1994
October 15 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
November 12 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
November 26 vs. Michigan State Beaver Stadium
January 2, 1995 vs. Oregon Rose Bowl
1996
November 23 vs. Michigan State Beaver Stadium
1997
October 4 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1998 vs. Florida Florida Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL)
1998
November 21 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium
1999
December 28 vs. Texas A&M Alamodome

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2000
September 23 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
October 28 at Indiana RCA Dome
November 11 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
2001
September 22 vs. Wisconsin Beaver Stadium
September 29 at Iowa Kinnick Stadium
October 27 vs. Ohio State Beaver Stadium
2002
August 31 vs. UCF Beaver Stadium
October 26 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
2003
August 30 vs. Temple Beaver Stadium
November 8 at Northwestern Ryan Field
November 15 vs. Indiana Beaver Stadium
2004
September 4 vs. Akron Beaver Stadium
October 9 vs. Purdue Beaver Stadium
October 30 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
2005
September 24 at Northwestern Ryan Field
October 15 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
November 19 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
January 3, 2006 vs. Florida State Dolphins Stadium
2007
September 22 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
2008
October 25 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
January 1, 2009 vs. USC Rose Bowl

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2010
November 13 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
January 1, 2011 vs. Florida Raymond James Stadium
2014
December 27 vs. Boston College Yankee Stadium
2015
January 2, 2016 vs. Georgia EverBank Field
2016
January 2, 2017 vs. USC Rose Bowl
2017
September 23 at Iowa Kinnick Stadium
December 30 vs. Washington University of Phoenix Stadium
2018
January 1, 2019 vs. Kentucky Camping World Stadium
2019
October 26 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
December 28 vs. Memphis AT&T Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1970s 1973 • 1974
1980s 1982
1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1994
2010s 2011 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019
2020s 2021

Men's Basketball

West Virginia Mountaineers men's college basketball
First Season
1896
Team History
West Virginia Mountaineers (1896-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1990-present)
Venue
Bryce Jordan Center (1996-present)
Rec Hall (1929-96)
Armory (1896-1929)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1993-94
February 2, 1994 vs. Illinois Rec Hall

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1980s 1981-82
2000s 2002-03
Big 12 Conference
All Schools Arizona State Sun Devils • Baylor Bears • Iowa State Cyclones • Kansas Jayhawks • Kansas State Wildcats • Oklahoma State Cowboys • TCU Horned Frogs • Texas Tech Red Raiders • UCF Knights • West Virginia Mountaineers
Basketball Venues Gallagher-Iba Arena • Lloyd Noble Center
Football Venues Amon G. Carter Stadium • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Boone Pickens Stadium • McLane Stadium • Milan Puskar Stadium • Sun Devil Stadium