WVU Football Trivia Names, places & events of Mountaineer Football
Who was the first WVU football player to return two kick-offs for touchdowns in the same season?
On September 6, 1997, the Mountaineers trailed East Carolina 17-10 in the third quarter when Homestead, Florida's Nate Terry ripped off a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. The run established a Mountaineer Field record and tied for the longest return in WVU football history. On November 15th West Virginia hosted Big East doormat Temple, and Terry returned the game's opening kick-off 100 yards for a touchdown, becoming the first Mountaineer to return two kickoffs for a score in the same season.
What was the price for a WVU football season ticket (6 games) for the 1980 season, the first at 'New' Mountaineer Field?
A closer look at the season ticket application for the 1980 season indicates that the price for a season ticket for the first year at 'New' Mountaineer Field was $67- $11 each for six tickets plus a $1 handling charge. This was the second priority, as first priority went to contributors to the 'Mountaineer Scholarship Fund'. Note the size and location of the green seating areas- the original student section, with the press box side on the left.
Which WVU football game was the school's first to be broadcast live by ESPN?
The Mountaineers' first ESPN broadcast was the upset victory over Oklahoma to start the 1982 season, but that game was shown
on tape-delay, not live. WVU's first live ESPN telecast came in 1984, and it couldn't have been a better game- the epic
October 27th 17-14 win over nemesis Penn State. The game was also the first at Mountaineer Field to start under the lights,
and by game's end, after years of frustration, the scoreboard said it all- FINALLY!
Who holds the Mountaineer record for most all-purpose yards gained in a single game?
In the Backyard Brawl of 1965, Garrett Ford rushed for 192 yards and gained 356 total in all-purpose yardage in
the wild 63-48 win over Pitt. The 356 all-purpose yards are to this day a WVU single-game record. Ford, a Washington, D.C.
native and graduate of Maryland's DeMatha High School, played for one season (1969) in the NFL for the Denver Broncos. He was
hired a year later in 1970 by then 'new' head coach Bobby Bowden to join the West Virginia staff as an assistant coach (he ran the scout team). After coaching for many years he later served the Mountaineer football program as WVU's Associate Athletic Director, concentrating on student/athlete academics.
Who holds the WVU record for the longest field goal at Old Mountaineer Field, and what was the distance?
A check of the official records indicates that Ken Juskowich (vs. Kentucky in 1968) and Bill McKenzie (vs. Maryland in 1977)
share the record for the longest WVU field goal at Old Mountaineer Field with a length of 49 yards. However, according to school records, the longest field goal in a game at Old Mountaineer Field was kicked by Morgantown High graduate Murat Tercan at a distance of 52 yards in the final game played at the old stadium. But if you check the box score of the November 10, 1979 home finale against Pitt, you won't find a Tercan 52-yarder listed. So when did Murat Tercan set the
record? During the 1980 spring game- the final time the Mountaineers played football on the downtown campus.
On September 6, 1997, the Mountaineers trailed East Carolina 17-10 in the third quarter when Homestead, Florida's Nate Terry ripped off a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. The run established a Mountaineer Field record and tied for the longest return in WVU football history. On November 15th West Virginia hosted Big East doormat Temple, and Terry returned the game's opening kick-off 100 yards for a touchdown, becoming the first Mountaineer to return two kickoffs for a score in the same season.
A closer look at the season ticket application for the 1980 season indicates that the price for a season ticket for the first year at 'New' Mountaineer Field was $67- $11 each for six tickets plus a $1 handling charge. This was the second priority, as first priority went to contributors to the 'Mountaineer Scholarship Fund'. Note the size and location of the green seating areas- the original student section, with the press box side on the left.
In the Backyard Brawl of 1965,
A check of the official records indicates that Ken Juskowich (vs. Kentucky in 1968) and Bill McKenzie (vs. Maryland in 1977)
share the record for the longest WVU field goal at Old Mountaineer Field with a length of 49 yards. However, according to school records, the longest field goal in a game at Old Mountaineer Field was kicked by Morgantown High graduate Murat Tercan at a distance of 52 yards in the final game played at the old stadium. But if you check the box score of the November 10, 1979 home finale against Pitt, you won't find a Tercan 52-yarder listed. So when did Murat Tercan set the
record? During the 1980 spring game- the final time the Mountaineers played football on the downtown campus.
