Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Marshall* | | | ESPN Plus | W 42–31 | 65,492 | [1] |
September 6 | 12:30 p.m. | East Carolina* | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| ESPN | W 24–17 | 51,143 | [2] |
September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | | | ESPN | L 24–31 | 39,200 | [3] |
September 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at Miami (FL) | | | CBS | W 28–17 | 39,270 | [4] |
October 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| ESPN Plus | W 48–0 | 51,737 | [5] |
October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Maryland* | | | | W 31–14 | 31,210 | [6] |
October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Virginia Tech | No. 21 | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| CBS | W 30–17 | 63,649 | [7] |
November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at Syracuse | No. 17 | | ESPN | L 10–40 | 49,273 | [8] |
November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Temple | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| | W 41–21 | 37,061 | [9] |
November 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | No. 22 | | NBC | L 14–21 | 80,225 | [10] |
November 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | | | CBS | L 38–41 3OT | 48,044 | [11] |
December 29 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Georgia Tech* | | | TBS | L 30–35 | 28,262 | [12] |
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | 17 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | — | | — | 24 | — | — | — | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
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1997 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd |
3 |
7 | 21 | 0 |
31 |
• Mountaineers |
21 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
42 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 12:30 | WVU | Gary Thompkins 7-yard blocked punt return (Jay Taylor kick) | WVU 7–0 |
6:04 | WVU | Amos Zereoué 10-yard run (Jay Taylor kick) | WVU 14–0 |
2:24 | MAR | Billy Malashevich 25-yard field goal | WVU 14–3 |
0:02 | WVU | Amos Zereoué 52-yard run (Jay Taylor kick) | WVU 21–3 |
| 2 | 10:51 | WVU | Curtis Keaton 11-yard run (Jay Taylor kick) | WVU 28–3 |
3:34 | MAR | LaVorn Colclough 24-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Billy Malashevich kick) | WVU 28–10 |
| 3 | 13:08 | MAR | Randy Moss 15-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Billy Malashevich kick) | WVU 28–17 |
9:24 | MAR | Llow Turner 53-yard run (Billy Malashevich kick) | WVU 28–24 |
0:35 | MAR | Randy Moss 25-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Billy Malashevich kick) | MAR 31–28 |
| 4 | 11:07 | WVU | Chad Wable 15-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jay Taylor kick) | WVU 35–31 |
7:56 | WVU | Amos Zereoué 1-yard run (Jay Taylor kick) | WVU 42–31 |
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[13]
Georgia Tech (Carquest Bowl)
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- ^ "West Virginia survives rally by Marshall". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 31, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Banged up Harley stalls". The Charlotte Observer. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Just when it's least expected". The Hartford Courant. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gloom over Miami". The Stuart News. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Knights simply dazed; Offense hits bottom vs. W. Virginia". Asbury Park Press. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "RB Zereoue lifts W. Virginia". The Miami Herald. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers humble Hokies 30–17". Martinsville Bulletin. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse overcomes mistakes, W. Virginia". The Journal News. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls lose their season finale, and maybe Dickerson as well". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Powlus finally a hero as Irish beat Mountaineers". The Indianapolis Star. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Triple threat; Gonzalez TD pass in third OT puts Pitt in bowl picture". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 29, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hamilton helps Georgia Tech roll over West Virginia". The Odessa American. December 30, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall Makes It Close". Los Angeles Times. August 31, 1997. Retrieved January 5, 2019.