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NCAA Football Betting Online: For the first time since joining the Big 12, the West Virginia Mountaineers won 10 games in a season in 2016. Although the Mountaineers are known more for their offenses under head coach Dana Holgorsen, it was the defense that led the way last season. WVU had one of the top defenses in the conference, allowing just 24 points per game. Most of the starters from that unit are gone though and it will be the offense that is asked to bear the burden in 2017.
2017 West Virginia Mountaineers at a Glance
West Virginia National Championship Odds: +6000
West Virginia Odds To Win Big 12: +700
West Virginia Regular Season Win Total: 7
Holgorsen announced back in February that he is going to let someone else call the shots for the offenses this season. He has been the play caller for most of his time in Morgantown, but has decided to take a step back in 2017. Jake Spavital was brought in to be the offensive coordinator and play caller this year. Spavital was unceremoniously let go after three seasons at Texas A&M, but his offenses have typically been among the best in the country.
WVU is hoping that it will get good news on July 1. That is the date the NCAA has given for when a decision should be made on the status of Will Grier. Grier is a transfer from Florida who led the Gators to a 6-0 start in 2015 before a failed drug test led to a year-long suspension. He sat out all of 2016, but spent the time in Morgantown learning Holgorsen’s offense. If eligible he will provide a huge boost to this unit.
The good news for the defense is that a lot of upperclassmen are projected to be starters in 2017. The bad news is that this unit only returns three starters from last year. West Virginia is very young along the defensive line and that’s an issue in a 3-3-5 scheme. It’s hard to imagine that this team is going to have the same performance considering how much they lost.
West Virginia has never shied away from playing quality foes in non-conference action. The Mountaineers will play Virginia Tech and East Carolina to start the season. They will need to pick up six wins before the tail end of their schedule which could very well see this team losing three straight games to close out the year.
2017 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule
September 3: West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech (in Landover)
September 9: West Virginia vs. East Carolina
September 16: West Virginia vs. Delaware State
September 23: West Virginia at Kansas
October 7: West Virginia at TCU
October 14: West Virginia vs. Texas Tech
October 21: West Virginia at Baylor
October 28: West Virginia vs. Oklahoma State
November 4: West Virginia vs. Iowa State
November 11: West Virginia at Kansas State
November 18: West Virginia vs. Texas
November 25: West Virginia at Oklahoma
List of West Virginia Mountaineers Seasons
Year |
Record |
Bowl Game |
2016 |
10-3 |
L – Russell Athletic Bowl |
2015 |
8-5 |
W – Cactus Bowl |
2014 |
7-6 |
L – Liberty Bowl |
2013 |
4-8 |
|
2012 |
7-6 |
L – Pinstripe Bowl |
2011 |
10-3 |
W – Orange Bowl |
2010 |
9-4 |
L – Champs Sports Bowl |
2009 |
9-4 |
L – Gator Bowl |
2008 |
9-4 |
W – Meineke Car Care Bowl |
2007 |
11-2 |
W – Fiesta Bowl |
2006 |
11-2 |
W – Gator Bowl |
2005 |
11-1 |
W – Sugar Bowl |
2004 |
8-4 |
L – Gator Bowl |
2003 |
8-5 |
L – Gator Bowl |
2002 |
9-4 |
L – Continental Tire Bowl |
2001 |
3-8 |
|
2000 |
7-5 |
W – Music City Bowl |
1999 |
4-7 |
|
1998 |
8-4 |
L – Insight Bowl |
1997 |
7-5 |
L – Carquest Bowl |
1996 |
8-4 |
L – Gator Bowl |
1995 |
5-6 |
|
1994 |
7-6 |
L – Carquest Bowl |
1993 |
11-1 |
L – Sugar Bowl |
1992 |
5-4-2 |
|
1991 |
6-5 |
|
1990 |
4-7 |
|
1989 |
8-3-1 |
L – Gator Bowl |
1988 |
11-1 |
L – Fiesta Bowl |
1987 |
6-6 |
L – Sun Bowl |
1986 |
4-7 |
|
1985 |
7-3-1 |
|
1984 |
8-4 |
W – Bluebonnet Bowl |
1983 |
9-3 |
W – Hall of Fame Classic |
1982 |
9-3 |
L – Gator Bowl |
1981 |
9-3 |
W – Peach Bowl |
1980 |
6-6 |
|
1979 |
5-6 |
|
1978 |
2-9 |
|
1977 |
5-6 |
|
1976 |
5-6 |
|
1975 |
9-3 |
W – Peach Bowl |
1974 |
4-7 |
|
1973 |
6-5 |
|
1972 |
8-4 |
L – Peach Bowl |
1971 |
7-4 |
|
1970 |
8-3 |
|
1969 |
10-1 |
W – Peach Bowl |
1968 |
7-3 |
|
1967 |
5-4-1 |
|
1966 |
3-5-2 |
|
1965 |
6-4 |
|
1964 |
7-4 |
L – Liberty Bowl |
1963 |
4-6 |
|
1962 |
8-2 |
|
1961 |
4-6 |
|
1960 |
0-8-2 |
|
1959 |
3-7 |
|
1958 |
4-5-1 |
|
1957 |
7-2-1 |
|
1956 |
6-4 |
|
1955 |
8-2 |
|
1954 |
8-1 |
|
1953 |
8-2 |
L – Sugar Bowl |
1952 |
7-2 |
|
1951 |
5-5 |
|
1950 |
2-8 |
|
1949 |
4-6-1 |
|
1948 |
9-3 |
W – Sun Bowl |
1947 |
6-4 |
|
1946 |
5-5 |
|
1945 |
2-6-1 |
|
1944 |
5-3-1 |
|
1943 |
4-3 |
|
1942 |
5-4 |
|
1941 |
4-6 |
|
1940 |
4-4-1 |
|
1939 |
2-6-1 |
|
1938 |
4-5-1 |
|
1937 |
8-1-1 |
W – Sun Bowl |
1936 |
6-4 |
|
1935 |
3-4-2 |
|
1934 |
6-4 |
|
1933 |
3-5-3 |
|
1932 |
5-5 |
|
1931 |
4-6 |
|
1930 |
5-5 |
|
1929 |
4-3-3 |
|
1928 |
8-2 |
|
1927 |
2-4-3 |
|
1926 |
6-4 |
|
1925 |
8-1 |
|
1924 |
8-1 |
|
1923 |
7-1-1 |
|
1922 |
10-0-1 |
W - San Diego East-West Christmas Classic |
1921 |
5-4-1 |
|
1920 |
5-4-1 |
|
1919 |
8-2 |
|
1917 |
6-3-1 |
|
1916 |
5-2-2 |
|
1915 |
5-1-1 |
|
1914 |
5-4 |
|
1913 |
3-4-2 |
|
1909 |
4-3-2 |
|
West Virginia has always fielded a competitive football team. The Mountaineers have been to at least one bowl game in every decade since the 1920’s, a feat not many can claim.
Art Lewis was the first coach to lead the team to a national ranking. The Mountaineers finished in the AP Top 20 for three straight seasons under Lewis in the 1950s and he took them to a Sugar Bowl appearance.
Don Nehlen is the most famous coach in the program’s history. He twice led the Mountaineers to an 11-1 record during his 20-year tenure in Morgantown and nearly led them to national championships.
If not for a loss to Pittsburgh at the end of 2007, Rich Rodriguez would have taken West Virginia to a BCS Championship Game appearance. The Mountaineers were ranked No. 2 in the nation heading into that game and had looked dominant all year long. If WVU didn’t lose that game, the Big East might have been able to stay together.
The Mountaineers return just eight starters from last year’s team and won’t have the success they did last season. They will be a bowl team, but it’s unlikely they will win 10 games again.
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