Mountaineers too big a hurdle
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When Appalachian State running back Kevin Richardson arrived for the press conference following the Mountaineers' 28-17 victory over a never-say-die Massachusetts team in the Division 1-AA final Friday night, he walked in carrying the championship trophy.
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Bob Huggins has his first signature victory at West Virginia. Alex Rouff hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead the Mountaineers to a 79-64 rout of No. 10 Marquette, giving Huggins his 601st career win in his first season since returning to his alma mater.
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Julian Rauchâs 24-yard field goal with 26 seconds put Appalachian State ahead of Michigan and Corey Lynchâs blocked field goal in the final seconds sealed one of college footballâs biggest upsets.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. -- West Virginia&#39;s dream of a perfect season ended Saturday afternoon under a gray sky at Lane Stadium. The sixth-ranked Mountaineers fell victim to a fired up Virginia Tech squad, which used
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Kevin Richardson leads Appalachian State to its second straight Division I-AA national championship, running for 179 yards and four touchdowns in the Mountaineers' 28-17 victory over Massachusetts.
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Appalachian Stateâs defeat of fifth-ranked Michigan was a stunning upset by any measure, but was not as great a shock to those who have followed the team.
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Steve Slaton's speed and Maryland's sloppiness turned No. 5 West Virginia's first anticipated test of the season into a laugher.
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After pulling off one of the greatest upsets in college football history, Appalachian State is still shaking things up.
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Matt Grothe ran for a touchdown and passed for another and South Florida slowed down West Virginia's dominant running game for a surprising 24-19 win Saturday that could end the Mountaineers' chances for a BCS bid.
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(Oct. 11, 2004) -- It is only Oct. 11, but for all practical purposes, the loser of this game faces a mountain too big to climb to make the playoffs.
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The Mountaineers open the season in The Associated Press top 10 for the first time in school history. There are great expectations in Morgantown these days.
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Rasheed Marshall rushed for 110 yards and threw a touchdown pass and Mike Lorello had two interceptions last night to lead West Virginia to a 31-19 victory over Connecticut in the Mountaineers' Big East opener. Marshall repeatedly rescued an offense that sputtered for almost three quarters. With leading rusher Kay-Jay Harris sidelined with injuries, Marshall and ...
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Steve Slaton was outstanding, as usual. No one, however, expected West Virginia's running game to be so Devine. Slaton ran for 137 yards and three touchdowns, Noel Devine amassed 125 yards on his first three carries, and No. 4 West Virginia cruised past Maryland 31-14 Thursday night.
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For the loser of this Saturday's Maryland-North Carolina State game, both at 3-2, the bowl season may be an unreachable destination.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Rasheed Marshall threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Chris Henry in overtime to lift No. 7 West Virginia to a 19-16 victory over No. 21 Maryland yesterday, improving the Mountaineers to 3-0 for the first time since 1996.
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With Appalachian Stateâs victory at fifth-ranked Michigan, the N.C.A.A.âs top teams will probably be more selective in scheduling early games.
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They were supposed to be pushovers, butÃÂ a pair of Division I-AA teams beat a pair of I-A power-conference teamsÃÂ on the season's first Saturday.