WVU Football Trivia
Names, places & events of Mountaineer Football

Mountaineer Football Trivia Question
for October, 2008:

Who was the first WVU football player to return two kick-offs for touchdowns in the same season?

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Answer to September's WVU Football Trivia Question:
Who were the first pair of brothers to score an offensive and defensive touchdown for the Mountaineers in the same game?

On 25 September 1993, the Mountaineers clobbered the Missouri Tigers 35-3 in a soaking rain at Mountaineer Field. The first score of the day came in the form of a second quarter touchdown pass, Jake 'The Snake' Kelchner to tight end Charles Washington from 4 yards away. Later in the fourth quarter, to complete the Mountaineer scoring, brother Vann Washington picked a Missouri pass and returned the rock 27 yards for six to push the West Virginia lead to 35-0. The two touchdowns marked the first time in WVU football history that two brothers had scored on offense and defense in the same game. In blowing the game open the Mountaineer defense scored touchdowns on consecutive plays from scrimmage- Washington's interception return came just 8 seconds after Mike Collins had stripped a Missouri fumble and raced 97 yards for a score.

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Answer to August's WVU Football Trivia Question:
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.




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