2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Big East co-champion
Gator Bowl, L 18–30 vs. Florida State
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–4 (4–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCalvin Magee (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJeff Casteel (3rd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
(Capacity: 60,000)
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Pittsburgh $+   4 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 21 Boston College +   4 – 2     9 – 3  
West Virginia +   4 – 2     8 – 4  
Syracuse +   4 – 2     6 – 6  
Connecticut   3 – 3     8 – 4  
Rutgers   1 – 5     4 – 7  
Temple   1 – 5     2 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with an 8–4 (4–2 conference record) and traveled to the Gator Bowl, where they lost to the Florida State Seminoles 30–18. The Mountaineers began the season ranked #10, but ended disappointedly by losing the last three games of the season after starting 8–1.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 p.m.East Carolina*No. 10
ESPN+W 56–2359,172
September 116:00 p.m.at Central Florida*No. 10
W 45–2032,224
September 18NoonNo. 21 Maryland*No. 7
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
ESPN2W 19–16 OT60,358
September 25NoonJames Madison*No. 6
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 45–1056,609
October 2Noonat Virginia Tech*No. 6
ESPNL 13–1965,115
October 137:30 p.m.at ConnecticutNo. 17
ESPNW 31–1940,000
October 217:30 p.m.SyracuseNo. 15
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
ESPNW 27–652,909
October 30Noonat RutgersNo. 15
ESPN+W 35–3035,079
November 61:00 p.m.TempleNo. 15
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
ESPN+W 42–2152,108
November 13NoonNo. 21 Boston CollegeNo. 13
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
ABCL 17–3658,118
November 258:00 p.m.at PittsburghNo. 21
ESPNL 13–1652,641
January 11:00 p.m.vs. No. 17 Florida State*
NBCL 18–3070,112
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

The 2004 football team featured stars Rasheed Marshall at quarterback, Kay-Jay Harris at running back, Chris Henry at receiver, and a stout defense featuring Pacman Jones (who also played returner), Mike Lorello, Kevin "Boo" McLee, Jahmile Addae, Eric Wicks, and Alton McCann. Brandon Myles also played receiver behind Henry to help out the passing game.

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