2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under new head coach Rich Rodriguez the Mountaineers football suffered their worst season since 1978, finishing with a mark of 3–8. The season's lowest point was a home loss to Temple, the school's first loss to the Owls since 1984 and first home loss to the school since 1979.

2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	3–8 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach	Rich Rodriguez (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elmassian (1st season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Miami (FL) $#		7	–	0					12	–	0
No. 14 Syracuse		6	–	1					10	–	3
No. 18 Virginia Tech		4	–	3					8	–	4
No. 21 Boston College		4	–	3					8	–	4
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					7	–	5
Temple		2	–	5					4	–	7
West Virginia		1	–	6					3	–	8
Rutgers		0	–	7					2	–	9
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	Noon	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	L 10–34	42,482
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Ohio*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	MSN	W 20–3	52,995
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Kent State*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	MSN	W 34–14	47,458
September 29	Noon	at No. 25 Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	MSN	L 20–32	40,166
October 6	Noon	No. 6 Virginia Tech	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	L 0–35	63,271
October 13	2:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 24–34	80,795
October 25	7:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN2	L 3–45	44,411
November 3	1:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	MSN	W 80–7	44,685
November 10	Noon	at No. 14 Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	L 13–24	43,753
November 17	1:00 p.m.	Temple	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	MSN	L 14–17	37,120
November 24	Noon	Pittsburgh	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	L 17–23	44,407
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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