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[[Rasheed Marshall]] was the starting quarterback for the Mountaineers. He led the team with 1616 passing yards and 9 touchdowns. Leading the team in rushing was [[Avon Cobourne]] with 1710 net yards. [[Miquelle Henderson]] led the team in receiving with 40 receptions for 496 yards. |
[[Rasheed Marshall]] was the starting quarterback for the Mountaineers. He led the team with 1616 passing yards and 9 touchdowns. Leading the team in rushing was [[Avon Cobourne]] with 1710 net yards. [[Miquelle Henderson]] led the team in receiving with 40 receptions for 496 yards. |
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The home opener for the West Virginia Mountaineers was against [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga|Chattanooga]], in which the Mountaineers won handidly 56-7. In the second game of the season, WVU played at [[University of Wisconsin|Wisconsin]], where they lost 34-17. They then traveled to [[University of Cincinnati|Cincinnati]], where they beat the Bearcats 35-32. |
The home opener for the West Virginia Mountaineers was against [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga|Chattanooga]], in which the Mountaineers won handidly 56-7. In the second game of the season, WVU played at [[University of Wisconsin-Madison|Wisconsin]], where they lost 34-17. They then traveled to [[University of Cincinnati|Cincinnati]], where they beat the Bearcats 35-32. |
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They then defeated [[East Carolina University|East Carolina]] by a 37-17 margin at home. They got demolished at home by ACC powerhouse [[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]] 17-48. They then traveled to [[Rutgers University|Rutgers]], where they won handily 40-0. The next game was a 34-17 home win over [[Syracuse University|Syracuse]]. |
They then defeated [[East Carolina University|East Carolina]] by a 37-17 margin at home. They got demolished at home by ACC powerhouse [[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]] 17-48. They then traveled to [[Rutgers University|Rutgers]], where they won handily 40-0. The next game was a 34-17 home win over [[Syracuse University|Syracuse]]. |
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| AP | No. 25 |
The 2002 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with a 9-4 record and traveled to the Continental Tire Bowl, where they lost to the Virginia Cavaliers 48-22. They finished with a ranking of 25/20.
WVU's 9-4 record marked the biggest one-season turnaround in Big East Conference history, after posting a 3-8 record the previous season.
2002 Schedule
08/31/2002Chattanooga*
W 56-7 09/7/2002at No. 25 Wisconsin*ESPN+L 17-34 09/14/2002at Cincinnati*W 35-32 09/28/2002East Carolina*
W 37-17 10/5/2002No. 18 Maryland*
ESPN2L 17-48 10/12/2002Rutgers
ESPN+W 40-0 10/19/2002Syracuse
W 34-7 10/26/2002No. 1 Miami
ESPN2L 23-40 11/2/2002at TempleW 46-20 11/9/2002Boston College
ESPNW 24-14 11/20/2002at No. 13 Virginia Tech
ESPN2W 21-18 11/30/2002No. 17 PittsburghNo. 24
ABCW 24-17 12/28/2002vs. Virginia*No. 15Charlotte, NC (Continental Tire Bowl)ESPN2L 22-48
2002 season
Rasheed Marshall was the starting quarterback for the Mountaineers. He led the team with 1616 passing yards and 9 touchdowns. Leading the team in rushing was Avon Cobourne with 1710 net yards. Miquelle Henderson led the team in receiving with 40 receptions for 496 yards.
The home opener for the West Virginia Mountaineers was against Chattanooga, in which the Mountaineers won handidly 56-7. In the second game of the season, WVU played at Wisconsin, where they lost 34-17. They then traveled to Cincinnati, where they beat the Bearcats 35-32.
They then defeated East Carolina by a 37-17 margin at home. They got demolished at home by ACC powerhouse Maryland 17-48. They then traveled to Rutgers, where they won handily 40-0. The next game was a 34-17 home win over Syracuse.
They played host to the number 1 team in the land, the Miami Hurricanes, but lost by a 23-40 count. They played at Temple, and blew out the Owls 46-20. A home game against Boston College resulted in a 24-14 Mountaineer victory. Their next game was against Virginia Tech, where they won 21-18, in Blacksburg.
On November 30, they played at archrival Pitt in the Backyard Brawl, and won 24-17. In the Continental Tire Bowl, they lost to the Virginia Cavaliers 22-48 to finish the season.