2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team











































2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
Big East co-champion

Gator Bowl, L 18–30 vs. Florida State
Conference Big East Conference
2004 record 8–4 (4–2 Big East)
Head coach
Rich Rodriguez (4th season)
Offensive coordinator
Calvin Magee (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Casteel (3rd season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
(Capacity: 60,000)

Seasons


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2004 Big East 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.



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Date
Time
Opponent#

Rank#
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 4
6:00 PM

East Carolina*
No. 11

Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia

ESPN+

W 56–23  
59,172
September 11
6:00 PM
at Central Florida*
No. 10

Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida


W 45–20  
32,224
September 18
12:00 PM
No. 19 Maryland*
No. 8
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia

ESPN2

W 19–16 OT 
60,358
September 25
12:00 PM

James Madison*
No. 7
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia


W 45–10  
56,609
October 2
12:00 PM
at Virginia Tech*
No. 7

Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Va

ESPN

L 13–19  
65,115
October 13
7:30 PM
at Connecticut
No. 16

Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
ESPN

W 31–19  
40,000
October 21
7:30 PM

Syracuse
No. 14
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia
ESPN

W 27–6  
52,909
October 30
12:00 PM
at Rutgers
No. 13

Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN+

W 35–30  
35,079
November 6
1:00 PM

Temple
No. 12
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia
ESPN+

W 42–21  
52,108
November 13
12:00 PM
No. 21 Boston College
No. 10
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia

ABC

L 17–36  
58,118
November 25
8:00 PM
at Pittsburgh
No. 21

Heinz Field • Pittsburgh (Backyard Brawl)
ESPN

L 13–16  
52,641
January 1
1:00 PM
vs. No. 15 Florida State*
No. 23

Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl)

NBC

L 18–30  
70,112

*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. 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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