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20-13 Tar Heel victory
- The Gator chose the Mountaineers over Miami and Syracuse because of West Virginia’s ability to fill seats. However, the smallest Gator Bowl crowd since 1964 – 52,103 – watched North Carolina forced four Mountaineer turnovers, including a disputed Amos Zereoue fumble when West Virginia was making a comeback, that led to a 20-13 Tar Heel victory.
wvusports.com/news/2008/12/12/13862_131447876684936077Flashback: 1997 Gator Bowl - West Virginia University Athletics
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List of West Virginia Mountaineers bowl games. Darryl Talley and Oliver Luck celebrate WVU's 1981 Peach Bowl victory. The West Virginia Mountaineers college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the West Virginia University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12).
#BowlScore [a 2]Date40W 30–10December 27, 202339L 6–18December 28, 202138W 24–21December 31, 202037L 18–34December 28, 2018North Carolina finished 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference to undefeated Florida State. Meanwhile, after Virginia Tech, Miami & Syracuse all finished tied for first in the Big East Conference, West Virginia was slated to play in the Gator Bowl.
Dec 12, 2008 · Saunders led all receivers with nine catches for 130 yards and a touchdown. Bly picked off two passes for the Tar Heels and finished the season with 13 interceptions. It was West Virginia’s sixth straight bowl loss and dropped the Mountaineers to 3-7 in bowl games under Nehlen.
The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 18th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 4–3 in the Big East) and with a loss in the Carquest Bowl against Georgia Tech.
Jan 1, 1997 · 1996 Games and Scores; West Virginia Scores & Schedule; ... Gator Bowl - West Virginia vs North Carolina Box Score, January 1, 1997. ... 1997. Jacksonville, FL ...
1997 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results. Previous Year Next Year. Record: 7-5 (39th of 112) (Schedule & Results) Conference: Big East. Conference Record: 4-3. Coach: Don Nehlen (7-5) Points For: 330. Points/G: 27.5 (37th of 112) Points Against: 250.
Bowl Record: 40 Bowls, 17-23, .425 W-L% (Major Bowls) Ranked in AP Poll: 18 Times (Preseason), 20 Times (Final), 306 Weeks (Total) Ranked in CFP Rankings: 2 Times (Final), 14 Weeks (Total) Stadium: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (cap. 60,000) Location: Morgantown, West Virginia.
