| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sat., Sept. 13 | Cincinnati | W, 57-11 |
| Sat., Sept. 20 | Maryland | W, 31-7 |
| Sat., Sept. 27 | at Tulane | W, 35-17 |
| Sat., Oct 4 | VMI | W, 32-0 |
| Sat., Oct. 11 | at #5 Penn State | L, 0-20 |
| Sat., Oct. 25 | Pitt | W, 49-18 |
| Sat., Nov. 1 | at Kentucky | W, 7-6 |
| Sat., Nov. 8 | at William & Mary | W, 31-0 |
| Sat., Nov. 15 | Richmond | W, 33-21 |
| Sat., Nov. 22 | at Syracuse | W, 13-10 |
| Tues., Dec. 30 | vs. South Carolina (Peach Bowl) | W, 14-3 |
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Sat., Sept. 1 | Western Michigan | W, 62-24 |
| Sat., Sept. 8 | at Marshall | W, 48-23 |
| Thurs., Sept. 13 | at Maryland | W, 31-14 |
| Sat., Sept. 22 | East Carolina | W, 48-7 |
| Fri., Sept. 28 | at #18 South Florida* | L, 13-21 |
| Sat., Oct. 6 | at Syracuse* | W, 55-14 |
| Sat., Oct. 20 | Mississippi State | W, 38-13 |
| Sat., Oct. 27 | at #25 Rutgers* | W, 31-3 |
| Thurs., Nov. 8 | Louisville* | W, 38-31 |
| Sat., Nov. 17 | at #21 Cincinnati* | W, 28-23 |
| Sat., Nov. 24 | #20 Connecticut* | W, 66-21 |
| Sat., Dec. 1 | Pitt* | L, 9-13 |
| Wed., Jan. 2 | vs. #3 Oklahoma (Fiesta Bowl) | W, 48-28 |
Jim Carlen was the head football coach at West Virginia for four years from 1966-69.
He finished with a 25-13-3 record and guided the Mountaineers to the 1967 Southern Conference Championship his second year, seven wins his third year and 10 wins and a Peach Bowl victory over South Carolina in his final year.
WVU finished his final season ranked as high as No. 17 nationally and defeated top rated programs such as Maryland, Pitt and Syracuse. West Virginia spent seven weeks in the national polls.
He also coached at Texas Tech from 1970-74 and South Carolina from 1975-81. While at USC, he coached Heisman Trophy running back George Rogers. In 1979 and 1980, he guided the Gamecocks to consecutive 8-4 campaigns with appearances in the Hall of Fame Classic and Gator Bowl.
1969
Rich Rodriguez spent seven years as head coach at West Virginia from 2001-07 and transformed the Mountaineers into one of the top programs in college football during that time.
At West Virginia, Rodriguez led WVU to six bowl games, including three BCS bowls, four Big East championships, three Top-10 national finishes and eight or more wins in all but one year.
Rodriguez was the first coach to lead WVU to three straight double-digit win seasons.
His top seasons came in 2005 when the Mountaineers finished 11-1, won the Big East and defeated SEC Champion Georgia in the Sugar Bowl; in 2006 when WVU was 11-2 and defeated Georgia Tech in the Gator Bowl and in 2007 when West Virginia won 11 games.
2006
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