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2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Flying WV logo.svg
Big East co–champion
Orange Bowl champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Orange Bowl, W 70–33 vs. Clemson
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 18
AP No. 17
2011 record 10–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach Dana Holgorsen
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel
Base defense 3–3–5
Captain Geno Smith
Captain Don Barclay
Captain Najee Goode
Captain Keith Tandy
Home stadium Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (Capacity: 60,000)
Seasons
« 2010 2012 »
2011 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#17 West Virginia $+   5 2         10 3  
#25 Cincinnati +   5 2         10 3  
Louisville +   5 2         7 6  
Rutgers   4 3         9 4  
Pittsburgh   4 3         6 7  
Connecticut   3 4         5 7  
South Florida   1 6         5 7  
Syracuse   1 6         5 7  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 3 3 0 13
Mountaineers 3 17 7 7 34
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 9 0 0 12
#24 Mountaineers 0 10 28 17 55
  • Date: September 10, 2011
  • Location: Mountaineer Field
    Morgantown, WV
  • Game start: 1:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 51,911
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Rob King & John Thornton
1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Mountaineers 14 13 7 3 37
Terrapins 3 7 13 8 31
  • Date: September 17, 2011
  • Location: Byrd Stadium
    College Park, MD
  • Game start: 12:00 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 53,627
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Referee: Dennis Hennigan
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Rob Stone & Danny Kanell
1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Tigers 13 14 7 13 47
#16 Mountaineers 0 7 14 0 21
  • Date: September 24, 2011
  • Location: Mountaineer Field
    Morgantown, WV
  • Game start: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 62,056
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger & Kirk Herbstreit
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 10 0 0 0 10
#23 Mountaineers 17 21 10 7 55
  • Date: October 1, 2011
  • Location: Mountaineer Field
    Morgantown, WV
  • Game start: 3:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 46,603
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Rob King & John Thornton
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 6 0 7 16
#19 Mountaineers 3 7 23 10 43
  • Date: October 8, 2011
  • Location: Mountaineer Field
    Morgantown, WV
  • Game start: 12:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 56,179
  • Television network: ESPN+
1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Mountaineers 3 6 7 7 23
Orange 7 14 14 14 49
1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Mountaineers 14 7 7 13 41
Scarlet Knights 17 14 0 0 31

The 2011 West Virginia Mountaineer football team represented West Virginia University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the Big East Conference. The Mountaineers were led by Dana Holgorsen, who was his first season as head coach. West Virginia played their home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season 10–3, 5–2 in Big East play to earn a share of the Big East Conference championship with Cincinnati and Louisville. The Mountaineers earned the league's automatic berth in the BCS due to being the highest ranked of the Big East champions in the final BCS rankings. They were invited to the Orange Bowl for the first time ever where they defeated Clemson 70–33. West Virginia is now 3–0 in BCS games and the 70 points in the Orange Bowl is the most points ever scored by one team in a bowl game.

The 2010 West Virginia Mountaineers finished the season at 9–4 with a 5–2 record in Big East play. They shared the 2010 Big East Football Championship with Pittsburgh and Connecticut, with Connecticut earning the Big East BCS bid by way of tie-breaker. The Mountaineers were invited to the Champs Sports Bowl where they were defeated by North Carolina State 23–7.

On December 16, 2010 West Virginia University announced the hiring of former Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen. Holgorsen replaces Jeff Mullen as offensive coordinator and will take over as the Mountaineers head coach in 2012.

On January 5, 2011 the Mountaineers announced the hiring of three offensive coaches; Robert Gillespie (Running Backs), Bill Bedenbaugh (Offensive Line), and Shannon Dawson (Inside-Receivers).


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