Showing posts with label West Virginia Mountaineers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label West Virginia Mountaineers. Show all posts

Friday, December 28, 2018

Camping World Bowl: Orangemen Overcome Mountaineers

At Orlando, Florida:

Quarterback Eric Dungey threw for 303 yards and a touchdown on Friday as the Syracuse Orangemen (#20, CFP rankings; 10-3) defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers (#16, CFP; 8-4) 34-18 in the Camping World Bowl.

The Orangemen capped off their first 10-win season since 2001.

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Heart of Dallas Bowl: Utes Too Much For Mountaineers

At Dallas:


Running back Zach Moss carried the ball 20 times for 150 yards and a touchdown (of a career-long 58 yards) on Tuesday as the Utah Runnin' Utes (7-6) defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers (7-6) 30-14 in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Russel Athletic Bowl: Canes Knock Off Mountaineers

At Orlando, Florida:

Quarterback Brad Kaaya threw for four touchdowns on Wednesday as the Miami Hurricanes (9-4) upended the West Virginia Mountaineers (10-3; #16 in the CFP Rankings, #14 in the Associated Press poll, #12 in the USA Today/Coaches poll) 31-14 in the Russell Athletic Bowl.

Sunday, January 03, 2016

Cactus Bowl: Mountaineers Top Sun Devils In Shootout As Bowl Season (Save For Alabama-Clemson) Concludes

At Phoenix, Arizona:

In the final collegiate football bowl contest prior to the January 11 National Championship game between Clemson and Alabama, quarterback Skyler Howard threw for a game-record 532 yards and hit David Sills with a 15-yard touchdown pass (his fifth) with 2:19 remaining in regulation as the West Virginia Mountaineers (8-5) defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils (6-7) 43-42 in the Cactus Bowl.

Monday, December 29, 2014

Liberty Bowl: Aggies Win Wild One Over Mountaineers

At Memphis, Tennessee:

Kyle Allen threw for four touchdowns and ran for another on Monday as the Texas A&M Aggies (8-5) held off the West Virginia Mountaineers (7-6) 45-37 in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.  This was the 50th edition to be played in Memphis, the series actually started in Philadelphia in 1959, then moved to Atlantic City in 1964 before moving to its' current home in 1965.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Pinstripe Bowl: Orangemen Way Too Strong For Mountaineers In Big East Finale

At New York City:

Prince-Tyson Gulley ran for 217 yards and three touchdowns as Syracuse (8-5) mauled West Virginia (7-6) 38-14 in Saturday's Pinstripe Bowl, played on a snow-covered field at Yankee Stadium.

The game was the Orangemen's Big East Conference finale as they will join the Atlantic Coast Conference next season.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Orange Bowl: Mountaineers Blast Tigers In Offensive Barrage

At Miami:


Quarterback Geno Smith threw for a bowl-game-record six touchdowns, four of them (also tying a bowl game record) to Tavon Austin, as the #23  West Virginia Mountaineers (10-3) demolished the #15 Clemson Tigers (10-4) 70-33 in Wednesday's Orange Bowl game.  The 70 points scored by the Mountaineers broke the regulation record for most points scored in a bowl game that was set only six days ago by the Baylor Bears in their Alamo Bowl win over Washington.


Rankings are from the most recent BCS standings.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Wolfpack Top Mountaineers

At Orlando, Florida:

Quarterback Russell Wilson threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns as North Carolina State (9-4) knocked off West Virginia (9-4) 23-7 Tuesday at the Champs Sports Bowl. 

Friday, January 01, 2010

'Noles Help Bobby Bowden Go Out A Winner

At Jacksonville, Florida:

Jermaine Thomas ran for two touchdowns as Florida State (7-6) scored 20 unanswered points in defeating West Virginia (9-4) 33-21 in Friday's Konica Minolta Gator Bowl. The game was Bobby Bowden's finale as the Seminoles head coach as FSU completed their 33rd consecutive winning season. Bobby's record at Florida State: 389-129-4.