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Season Review
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Final record: 9 - 4
Big East record: 5 - 2 (tied 2nd)
Final national ranking: 23rd (AP)
August 30, 2008 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
WVU 48 Villanova 21
Pat White throws 5 TD passes in first game of
Bill Stewart era in Morgantown
Game 2 - West Virginia @ E. Carolina
September 6, 2008 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC
East Carolina 24 WVU 3
Mountaineers fail to score a touchdown
for first time since 2001
Game 3 - West Virginia @ Colorado
September 18, 2008 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
Colorado 17 WVU 14 OT
Buffaloes win first ever meeting as Mountaineers fail to convert opportunities into points
Game 4 - Marshall @ West Virginia
September 27, 2008 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
WVU 27 Marshall 3
Mountaineers blast Marshall to remain unbeaten all-time against the Herd
Game 5 - Rutgers @ West Virginia
October 4, 2008 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
WVU 24 Rutgers 17
WVU stops late Rutgers rally to win 2008 Big East opener
Game 6 - Syracuse @ West Virginia
October 11, 2008 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
WVU 17 Syracuse 6
Mountaineer defense carries the day as offense struggles without Pat White
Game 7 - Auburn @ West Virginia
October 23, 2008 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
WVU 34 Auburn 17
Noel Devine rushes for 207 yards and Mountaineers score 31 unanswered points in beating another SEC opponent
Game 8 - West Virginia @ Connecticut
November 1, 2008 Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT
WVU 35 UConn 13
Mountaineers convert five UConn turnovers
into fifth straight win
Game 9 - Cincinnati @ West Virginia
November 8, 2008 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Cincinnati 26 WVU 23 OT
Furious rally late falls short as hopes for a
Big East title slip away
Game 10 - West Virginia @ Louisville
November 22, 2008 PapaJohn's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY
WVU 35 Louisville 21
Pat White sets Div. 1 quarterback career rushing record in big win
Game 11 - West Virginia @ Pitt
November 28, 2008 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt 19 WVU 15
McCoy leads Pitt to comeback win in 101st Brawl
Game 12 - S. Florida @ West Virginia
December 6, 2008 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
WVU 13 South Florida 7
Mountaineers hold off late South Florida drive to preserve win in White-out game
Bowl Game - Meineke Car Care Bowl
North Carolina vs. West Virginia
December 27, 2008 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
WVU 31 North Carolina 30
Pat White throws for career high 332 yards in leading Mountaineers to comeback win - his fourth bowl victory
as a starter
West Virginia Mountaineers
(Source: NCAA; ranking is out of 119 Div. 1A schools)
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