1997
| H/A/N | Games | Wins | Losses | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 |
| Home | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Away | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp. Rank | Conf. | Site | Location | H/A | OTs | WVU | Opp | W/L | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | Marshall | Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, WV | H | 42 | 31 | W | 65,492 | ||||
| Sep 6 | East Carolina | Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, WV | H | 24 | 17 | W | 51,143 | ||||
| Sep 13 | Boston College | * | Alumni Stadium | Chestnut Hill, MA | A | 24 | 31 | L | 39,200 | |||
| Sep 27 | Miami, FL | * | Orange Bowl | Miami, FL | A | 28 | 17 | W | 39,270 | |||
| Oct 4 | Rutgers | * | Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, WV | H | 48 | 0 | W | 51,737 | |||
| Oct 11 | Maryland | Byrd Stadium | College Park, MD | A | 31 | 14 | W | 31,210 | ||||
| Oct 25 | 21 | Virginia Tech | 19 | * | Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, WV | H | 30 | 17 | W | 63,649 | |
| Nov 1 | 17 | Syracuse | * | Carrier Dome | Syracuse, NY | A | 10 | 40 | L | 49,273 | ||
| Nov 15 | Temple | * | Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, WV | H | 41 | 21 | W | 37,061 | |||
| Nov 22 | 22 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium | Notre Dame, IN | A | 14 | 21 | L | 80,225 | |||
| Nov 28 | Pitt | * | Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, WV | H | 3 | 38 | 41 | L | 48,044 | ||
| Dec 29 | Georgia Tech | Pro Player Stadium | Miami, FL | N | 30 | 35 | L | 28,262 |
| Rushing | GP | No. | Rg | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg./g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 469 | 2356 | 320 | 2036 | 26 | 60 | 169.7 |
| Amos Zereoue | 11 | 281 | 1677 | 88 | 1589 | 18 | 60 | 144.5 |
| Curtis Keaton | 11 | 60 | 292 | 24 | 268 | 3 | 24 | 24.4 |
| Khari Mott | 3 | 17 | 95 | 2 | 93 | 1 | 16 | 31.0 |
| Anthony Green | 10 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 29 | 7.4 |
| Leroy White | 12 | 20 | 72 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 12 | 5.8 |
| Mark Plants | 11 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 3.5 |
| Wes Ours | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| T.J. Walker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Frank Aliveto | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | -2.0 |
| JaJuan Seider | 4 | 13 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 0 | 8 | -0.8 |
| Barrett Green | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | -6 | -0.5 |
| Marc Bulger | 12 | 52 | 79 | 172 | -93 | 2 | 11 | -7.8 |
| Passing | GP | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked | Avg./g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 198 | 337 | 10 | 2566 | 14 | 74 | 0 | 213.8 |
| Marc Bulger | 12 | 192 | 323 | 10 | 2465 | 14 | 74 | 205.4 | |
| JaJuan Seider | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 41 | 25.3 |
| Receiving | GP | No. | Yds | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 198 | 2566 | 13.0 | 14 | 74 | 213.8 |
| Shawn Foreman | 12 | 77 | 928 | 12.1 | 5 | 46 | 77.3 |
| Pat Greene | 11 | 32 | 491 | 15.3 | 1 | 56 | 44.6 |
| Khori Ivy | 6 | 19 | 282 | 14.8 | 1 | 57 | 47.0 |
| Jerry Porter | 10 | 13 | 280 | 21.5 | 3 | 74 | 28.0 |
| Chad Wable | 11 | 13 | 189 | 14.5 | 3 | 27 | 17.2 |
| Anthony Becht | 11 | 9 | 135 | 15.0 | 1 | 35 | 12.3 |
| Amos Zereoue | 11 | 16 | 131 | 8.2 | 0 | 29 | 11.9 |
| Carlos Osegueda | 5 | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 0 | 25 | 14.8 |
| David Richardson | 6 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 | 4.2 |
| Leroy White | 12 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 | 1.6 |
| Mark Plants | 11 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.9 |
| Anthony Green | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Marc Bulger | 12 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 33 | 355 | 54 | 46 | 1053 | 100 | 17 | 249 | 83 |
| Nate Terry | 33 | 355 | 54 | 32 | 813 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Keaton | 9 | 179 | 38 | ||||||
| Mark Plants | 2 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Anthony Green | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Leroy White | 1 | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Jerry Porter | 1 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Perlo Bastien | 2 | 17 | 11 | ||||||
| John Thornton | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Boo Sensabaugh | 2 | 64 | 64 | ||||||
| David Lightcap | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Barrett Green | 4 | 143 | 83 | ||||||
| Damon Cogdell | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Baum | 1 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| Gary Thompkins | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Letter | Captain | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Cogdell | LB | 6' 2" | 235 | Sr | * | Miami, FL | |
| 2 | Jerry Porter | WR-DB | 6' 3" | 215 | So | * | Washington, DC | |
| 3 | Perlo Bastien | DB | 6' 1" | 190 | Jr | * | Delray Beach, FL | |
| 4 | Charles Fisher | DB | 6' 1" | 185 | Jr | * | Aliquippa, PA | |
| 5 | Dwayne Potts | DB | 5' 10" | 200 | So | Norfolk, VA | ||
| 6 | Jammie Fields | DB | 6' 1" | 180 | Sr | Keyser, WV | ||
| 6 | Derrick Pack | DB | 6' 1" | 205 | Fr | Princeton, WV | ||
| 6 | David Saunders | WR | 6' 2" | 205 | Jr | Palatine, IL | ||
| 7 | Brenden Rauh | K | 5' 9" | 185 | Fr | Dublin, OH | ||
| 7 | Bryan Baumann | K-P | 6' 1" | 200 | Sr | * | Erie, PA | |
| 8 | Khori Ivy | WR | 6' 3" | 190 | So | * | Boca Raton, FL | |
| 9 | Curtis Keaton | RB | 5' 10" | 200 | Jr | * | Columbus, OH | |
| 9 | Shawn Terry | WR | 6' 3" | 180 | Fr | Homestead, FL | ||
| 10 | Marc Bulger | QB | 6' 3" | 205 | Jr | * | Pittsburgh, PA | |
| 10 | Andy Keating | QB | 6' 4" | 210 | Fr | Germantown, OH | ||
| 11 | Justin Brown | K | 6' 1" | 165 | So | Clarksburg, MD | ||
| 11 | Brad Lewis | QB | 6' 3" | 220 | Fr | Shadyside, OH | ||
| 11 | Gary Thompkins | DB | 5' 11" | 200 | Jr | * | Miami, FL | |
| 12 | Gregory Hernandez | DB | 6' 1" | 210 | Jr | Hurley, NY | ||
| 14 | Jon Ohliger | K | 6' 0" | 215 | So | Newark, DE | ||
| 16 | Shawn Foreman | WR | 6' 1" | 205 | Jr | * | * | Chesapeake, VA |
| 17 | JaJuan Seider | QB | 6' 2" | 225 | Jr | Belle Glade, FL | ||
| 18 | Ken Fisher | WR | 6' 1" | 205 | Sr | * | New Martinsville, WV | |
| 19 | Boo Sensabaugh | DB | 6' 2" | 210 | Jr | * | Norton, VA | |
| 20 | Amos Zereoue | RB | 5' 10" | 200 | Jr | * | Hempstead, NY | |
| 21 | Chamari Willis | WR | 6' 1" | 180 | Fr | Inwood, NY | ||
| 21 | Mitch Liston | DB | 6' 1" | 205 | Jr | Kingwood, WV | ||
| 21 | Pat Greene | WR | 6' 2" | 190 | Jr | * | Monessen, PA | |
| 22 | David Richardson | WR | 6' 3" | 195 | Sr | * | Abescon, NJ | |
| 23 | Todd Jackson | WR | 5' 10" | 180 | Fr | Houston, TX | ||
| 23 | Scooter Davis | DB | 5' 11" | 180 | Jr | Temple Hills, MD | ||
| 24 | Rick Sherrod | DB | 6' 3" | 190 | Fr | Charleston, WV | ||
| 24 | David Carter | LB | 6' 2" | 220 | So | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 25 | Khari Mott | RB | 5' 10" | 200 | Sr | * | Swarthmore, PA | |
| 26 | Donnie Pack | DB | 5' 10" | 190 | Jr | Princeton, WV | ||
| 26 | Frank Aliveto | RB | 5' 11" | 206 | So | Shepherdstown, WV | ||
| 27 | Kerry Siverand | DB | 6' 0" | 195 | Sr | * | La Marque, TX | |
| 28 | Nate Terry | DB | 6' 2" | 185 | Jr | * | Homestead, FL | |
| 30 | Matthew Garrett | K | 5' 10" | 180 | So | Pennsboro, WV | ||
| 31 | Sean Lynch | DB | 6' 1" | 185 | So | Rustburg, VA | ||
| 32 | Tyshun Evans | DB | 6' 1" | 185 | So | * | Miami, FL | |
| 33 | Barrett Green | DB | 6' 1" | 215 | Jr | * | West Palm Beach, FL | |
| 34 | Leroy White | FB | 6' 1" | 230 | Sr | * | * | Washington, DC |
| 34 | Josh McMillen | WR | 6' 2" | 210 | Fr | Morgantown, WV | ||
| 35 | David Lightcap | WR | 6' 0" | 190 | Jr | * | Wilmington, DE | |
| 37 | T.J. Walker | RB | 6' 0" | 195 | Sr | * | Ansonia, CT | |
| 38 | K.C. Schiller | LB | 6' 1" | 230 | Jr | * | Delran, NJ | |
| 38 | Nelson Gunby | RB | 6' 2" | 220 | Fr | Johnstown, PA | ||
| 39 | Greg McHugh | WR | 6' 0" | 200 | So | Loveland, OH | ||
| 40 | Jeremy Knapp | TE | 6' 0" | 240 | Fr | Ridgeview, WV | ||
| 40 | Wes Ours | RB | 6' 1" | 250 | So | Rawlings, MD | ||
| 41 | Chris Edmonds | LB-TE | 6' 3" | 230 | So | * | Pittsburgh, PA | |
| 42 | Kamau Brown | RB | 5' 10" | 245 | Jr | Washington, DC | ||
| 42 | Josh Drunk | DE | 6' 4" | 225 | Fr | Mechanicsburg, PA | ||
| 43 | Ryan Brady | LB | 6' 2" | 255 | Jr | * | Huntington, NY | |
| 44 | Jason Williams | LB | 5' 11" | 230 | Sr | * | Youngstown, OH | |
| 45 | Jon Yura | LB | 6' 1" | 210 | Fr | Morgantown, WV | ||
| 45 | Bob Baum | DE | 6' 4" | 260 | Sr | * | Latrobe, PA | |
| 46 | Mark Plants | FB | 6' 3" | 245 | Jr | * | South Charleston, WV | |
| 47 | Jay Taylor | K-P | 6' 2" | 200 | Jr | * | Hershey, PA | |
| 48 | Craig Pfaff | LB | 6' 2" | 240 | Fr | Honesdale, PA | ||
| 48 | Dominic Rondinelli | FB | 5' 9" | 235 | So | Bridgeport, WV | ||
| 48 | Jamie Sweeney | LB | 6' 1" | 225 | Sr | * | Greensburg, PA | |
| 49 | Anthony Green | FB | 6' 2" | 240 | Jr | * | Jersey City, NJ | |
| 50 | Bryan Halper | DE | 6' 3" | 250 | So | Lambertville, NJ | ||
| 50 | Kyle Kayden | LB | 6' 3" | 235 | Fr | Fremont, OH | ||
| 50 | Steve Lippe | LB | 6' 2" | 240 | Sr | * | Uniontown, OH | |
| 51 | Ryan Kehler | DE | 6' 2" | 245 | Fr | Klingerstown, PA | ||
| 51 | Ryan Price | DT | 6' 6" | 275 | Sr | * | Brookville, OH | |
| 52 | John Hadley | LB | 6' 2" | 240 | Sr | * | Delray Beach, FL | |
| 53 | David Shipman | OG | 6' 2" | 280 | So | Sycamore, PA | ||
| 54 | Charlton Forbes | DT | 6' 0" | 285 | Sr | * | Old Harbour, Jamaica | |
| 55 | Gary Stills | LB | 6' 2" | 235 | Jr | * | Trenton, NJ | |
| 55 | Mark Ceresa | LB | 6' 2" | 220 | Fr | Ebensburg, PA | ||
| 56 | Robert Lum | LB | 6' 1" | 225 | Jr | Wilmington, DE | ||
| 56 | O'Dell Tucker | LB | 6' 0" | 220 | Sr | * | McKenney, VA | |
| 57 | Matthew Davis | LB | 6' 2" | 220 | Fr | Medford, NJ | ||
| 58 | Mark Thurston | LB | 6' 3" | 245 | Fr | Miami, FL | ||
| 59 | Rick Gilliam | C | 6' 5" | 325 | So | * | Newville, PA | |
| 60 | Randy Dunnigan | OG | 6' 3" | 315 | Jr | * | Dublin, VA | |
| 61 | Bryan Pukenas | OG | 6' 4" | 295 | Sr | * | Bordentown, NJ | |
| 62 | Steve Ford | OG | 6' 3" | 300 | Jr | * | Trenton, NJ | |
| 63 | Matt Ceresa | OT | 6' 5" | 275 | Sr | * | Ebensburg, PA | |
| 64 | Mike Enick | OG | 6' 3" | 285 | So | McCullough, PA | ||
| 65 | Sam Austin | OT | 6' 4" | 295 | Sr | * | Tampa, FL | |
| 67 | Eric de Groh | C | 6' 5" | 295 | Jr | * | Huron, OH | |
| 68 | Rick Oleyar | OG | 6' 1" | 230 | Jr | * | Saxonburg, PA | |
| 69 | Brock Holland | OT | 6' 5" | 300 | Sr | * | Bangor, PA | |
| 70 | Donnie Lindsey | OL | 6' 2" | 280 | So | * | Bridgeport, WV | |
| 71 | Matt Wilson | OL | 6' 5" | 295 | So | East Sparta, OH | ||
| 73 | Jeff Costelnock | OT | 6' 5" | 290 | Jr | Greensburg, PA | ||
| 74 | Bill McElroy | C-OG | 6' 3" | 290 | Sr | * | Butler, PA | |
| 74 | Jeremy Sherman | OG | 6' 6" | 300 | Fr | Reynoldsburg, OH | ||
| 75 | Brad Knell | OG | 6' 5" | 280 | Fr | Poca, WV | ||
| 76 | John Conte | C-OG | 6' 4" | 290 | Jr | Morgantown, WV | ||
| 77 | Solomon Page | OT | 6' 6" | 300 | Jr | * | Pittsburgh, PA | |
| 78 | Henry Slay | DT | 6' 2" | 290 | Sr | * | * | Elyria, OH |
| 79 | Tanner Russell | OT | 6' 7" | 305 | So | Princeton, WV | ||
| 79 | Louis Vega | DT | 6' 3" | 250 | So | Bronx, NY | ||
| 80 | Carlos Osegueda | WR | 6' 2" | 200 | So | * | Miami, FL | |
| 81 | Kingsley MacMadu | TE | 6' 5" | 255 | Jr | Morgantown, WV | ||
| 82 | Anthony Becht | TE | 6' 6" | 265 | Jr | * | Drexel Hill, PA | |
| 85 | Mark Corman | TE | 6' 3" | 240 | So | Harrisburg, PA | ||
| 87 | Chad Wable | TE | 6' 5" | 260 | Sr | * | Rivesville, WV | |
| 87 | Paul Myers | TE | 6' 4" | 250 | Fr | Charlottesville, VA | ||
| 88 | Don Quesenberry | WR | 6' 1" | 175 | Jr | Morgantown, WV | ||
| 91 | Bryan Lorenz | LB | 6' 1" | 225 | Jr | Lancaster, NY | ||
| 94 | Richard Allara | DT | 6' 3" | 295 | So | Matewan, WV | ||
| 95 | Steve Johnson | LB | 6' 1" | 230 | Jr | Dillsburg, PA | ||
| 96 | David Butler | DT | 6' 2" | 250 | Fr | Wayne, NJ | ||
| 96 | John Thornton | DT | 6' 3" | 300 | Jr | * | Scottdale, PA | |
| 98 | Kevin Landolt | LB | 6' 5" | 290 | Jr | * | Delran, NJ | |
| 99 | Greg Robinette | DE | 6' 2" | 280 | Jr | Hampden, WV |
BIG EAST Conference Standings
| # | Team | Conf. Games | W | L | T | % | Overall | W | L | T | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 |
| 3 | Pitt | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 |
| 4 | West Virginia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 |
| 5 | Miami, FL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 |
| 6 | Temple | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 |
| 7 | Boston College | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 |