2008 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2008 West Virginia Mountaineers football Big East Conference Big East 23 9–4 5–2 Bill Stewart 1st Jeff Mullen 1st Spread Jeff Casteel 7th 3–3–5 Milan Puskar Stadium Meineke Car Care Bowl champion Meineke Car Care Bowl W 31–30 vs. North Carolina The 2008 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Stewart, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Big East. West Virginia was invited the Meineke Car Care Bowl, where the Mountaineers defeated North Carolina. The team played home games at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. Stewart took over as the interim head coach at the end of the 2007 season after the departure of head coach Rich Rodriguez to the University of Michigan. Schedule 2008 AP Eastern August 30 3:30 p.m. w y 8 Villanova Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV ESPN Plus 48–21 60,566 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100344875/white-has-record-day-in-victory/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette White has record day in victory August 31, 2022 April 23, 2022 Newspapers.com September 6 4:30 p.m. l y y 8 East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPN 3–24 43,610 September 18 8:30 p.m. l y y 21 Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO ESPN 14–17 OT 51,883 September 27 3:30 p.m. w y Marshall Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV Friends of Coal Bowl ESPN Plus 27–3 60,154 October 4 12:00 p.m. w Rutgers Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV ESPN Plus 24–17 59,122 October 11 12:00 p.m. w y Syracuse Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV rivalry ESPNU 17–6 58,133 October 23 7:30 p.m. w y Auburn Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV Gold Rush ESPN 34–17 60,765 November 1 12:00 p.m. w y Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN Plus 35–13 40,000 November 8 7:00 p.m. l 20 Cincinnati Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV ESPNU 23–26 OT 59,834 November 22 12:00 p.m. w y Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 35–21 34,796 November 28 12:00 p.m. l y Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA Backyard Brawl ABC 15–19 63,019 December 6 8:00 p.m. w South Florida Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV ESPN2 13–7 48,019 December 27 1:00 p.m. w y y North Carolina Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC Meineke Car Care Bowl ESPN 31–30 73,712 Rankings 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 8 8 25 21 NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 NR NR NR NR NR 23 8 8 24 22 NR NR NR NR NR NR 23 NR NR 25 NR NR NR 4 NR NR NR NR NR NR 22 NR NR NR NR NR 7 NR NR NR 25 NR NR NR NR NR Spring Game The Gold & Blue Spring Game was held on Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Mountaineer Field. A record crowd of over 25,000 fans attended as the Gold defeated the Blue 59–15. Kicker Pat McAfee was four-for-four on field goals with a long of 47 yards, and starting quarterback Pat White and backup Jarrett Brown both had touchdown passes. Brown also had a four-yard touchdown run and two backup kickers hit a field goal each. The defense recorded six sacks in total, and walk-on defensive back Darnell Christian led all corners with three passes deflected. Sophomore linebacker Pat Lazear had the only interception on the game off of a White pass. Backup running back led all ballcarriers with 54 yards on 17 carries while sophomore Brandon Hogan led all receivers with 49 yards on six catches. Game summaries Syracuse Syracuse 3 3 0 0 West Virginia 0 7 0 10 October 11 Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV Noon EST ESPNU yes Q1 5:11 SYR Shadle 26 yard field goal SYR 3–0 Q2 7:39 WVU Sanders 12 yard pass from Brown (McAfee kick) WVU 7–3 Q2 1:03 SYR Shadle 53 yard field goal WVU 7–6 Q4 11:41 WVU McAfee 33 yard field goal WVU 10–6 Q4 4:16 WVU Devine 92 yard run (McAfee kick) WVU 17–6 yes Noel Devine 18 Rush, 188 YdsESPN. Retrieved 2014-Oct-06. Auburn Auburn 3 14 0 0 West Virginia 0 10 10 14 October 23 Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV 7:30 p.m. EST ESPN yes Q1 2:05 AUB Byrum 19 yard field goal AUB 3–0 Q2 13:25 AUB Lester 16 yard pass from Burns (Byrum kick) AUB 10–0 Q2 10:58 WVU McAfee 23 yard field goal AUB 10–3 Q2 10:20 AUB Burns 9 yard run (Byrum kick) AUB 17–3 Q2 6:37 WVU Arnett 44 yard pass from White (McAfee kick) AUB 17–10 Q3 10:45 WVU McAfee 42 yard field goal AUB 17–13 Q3 4:06 WVU Jalloh 2 yard pass from White (McAfee kick) WVU 20–17 Q4 11:44 WVU Jalloh 32 yard pass from White (McAfee kick) WVU 27–17 Q4 2:26 WVU Devine 30 yard run (McAfee kick) WVU 34–17 yes ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Oct-06. Personnel Coaching staff Head coach Bill Stewart was the Mountaineers 32nd head coach in school history. He returned defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel and defensive line coach Bill Kirelawich. His new hirings were associate head coach, recruiting coordinator, fullback, and tight ends coach Doc Holliday, assistant head coach and safeties coach Steve Dunlap, running backs coach Chris Beatty, offensive line coach Dave Johnson, and cornerbacks coach David Lockwood. Jeff Mullen, former quarterbacks coach at Wake Forest, was announced as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The receivers coach was named on January 29, Lonnie Galloway, the receivers coach from Appalachian State. Recruiting class yes John Bassler OL Union Bridge, MD Francis Scott Key HS 6 4 285 5.40 July 3, 2007 2 2 40 Tyler Bitancurt K Springfield, VA West Springfield HS 6 0 170 N/A December 9, 2007 2 2 40 Brantwon Bowser DB Phoenix, AZ Phoenix Community College 6 1 190 4.50 January 7, 2008 3 3 Jeff Braun DT Westminster, MD West Hills HS 6 4 300 5.50 November 25, 2006 3 3 74 Ryan Clarke FB Hyattsville, MD Dematha Catholic HS 6 0 235 February 3, 2008 2 2 40 J.J. Dorsey ATH Winchester, VA John Handley HS 620 1 185 4.60 May 23, 2007 3 2 40 Tevita Finau DL Phoenix, AZ Phoenix Community College 6 5 275 4.80 February 1, 2008 4 4 Larry Ford DL Coffeyville, KS Coffeyville Community College 6 4 250 4.80 October 16, 2007 3 3 Corey Freeman DL University Heights, OH Cleveland Heights HS 6 3 210 4.52 January 24, 2008 2 2 40 Zach Hulce HB Puyallup, WA Glendale Junior College 5 10 200 4.41 February 27, 2008 1 Josh Jenkins OL Parkersburg, WV Parkersburg HS 6 3 303 February 6, 2008 5 4 80 Benji Kemoeatu OL Kahuku, HI Kahuku HS 6 3 315 February 6, 2008 3 4 76 Terence Kerns RB Chatham, VA Hargrave Military Academy 6 1 225 4.55 April 12, 2006 4 4 77 Joey Madsen OL Chardon, OH Chardon HS 6 4 275 5.00 July 12, 2007 3 2 40 Donovan Miles LB Stafford, VA Brooke Point HS 6 1 225 4.50 June 5, 2007 3 3 78 Jatavious Miller LB Pahokee, FL Pahokee HS 6 0 203 February 6, 2008 3 3 67 Chris Palmer DL Philadelphia, PA St. John Neumann HS 6 2 292 5.01 June 29, 2007 2 3 73 Mark Rodgers RB Lawndale, CA Leuzinger HS 5 9 180 4.55 April 1, 2008 4 40 Robert Sands LB North Bergen, NJ North Bergen HS 6 6 196 4.59 February 6, 2008 3 2 40 D.J. Shaw DL Wesson, MS Copiah-Lincoln 6 2 285 January 28, 2008 3 3 Bernard Smith LB Atlanta, GA Mays HS 6 2 220 4.71 January 27, 2008 3 2 75 Courtney Stuart DB Phoenix, AZ Phoenix Community College 6 2 220 4.45 January 23, 2008 3 2 Jerome Swinton DB Daytona Beach, FL Seabreeze Beach HS 5 8 160 February 6, 2008 3 3 78 Tyler Urban FB North Huntingdon, PA Norwin SHS 6 4 240 February 2, 2008 2 2 74 Coley White QB Daphne, AL Daphne HS 6 1 170 4.50 February 5, 2008 3 3 40 J.D. Woods WR Naples, FL Golden Gate HS 6 2 190 4.50 February 5, 2008 2 2 40 Jorge Wright DL Miami, FL Dr. Michael M. Krop HS 6 3 260 January 30, 2008 2 2 40 yes 2008 West Virginia Commit List for 2008 Scout.com Football Recruiting RecruitTracker 2008: West Virginia westvirginia 679 277 36 43 February 20, 2008 yes Statistics Team Team Opp Scoring       Points per game     First downs       Rushing       Passing       Penalty     Total offense       Avg per play       Avg per game     Fumbles-Lost     Penalties-Yards       Avg per game     Team Opp Punts-Yards       Avg per punt     Time of possession/Game     3rd down conversions     4th down conversions     Touchdowns scored     Field goals-Attempts-Long     PAT-Attempts     Attendance       Games/Avg per Game     Scores by quarter WVU Opponents Offense Rushing Name GP-GS Att Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G Noel Devine 8–8 132 909 6.9 3 92 113.3Pat White 7–7 102 545 5.3 44 4 77.9 Jock Sanders 8–8 30 168 5.6 19 2 21 Jarrett Brown 5–1 32 157 4.9 35 1 31.4 Mark Rodgers 5–0 12 69 5.8 19 0 13.8 Total             Opponents             Passing Name GP-GS Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Pat White 7–7 99–142–3 69.7 885 13 44 126.4 Jarrett Brown 5–1 22–30–1 73.3 114 1 25 22.8 Total               Opponents               Receiving Name GP-GS Rec. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Jock Sanders 8–8 35 263 7.5 6 25 32.9 Alric Arnett 8–8 19 226 11.9 3 44 28.3 Dorrell Jalloh 8–8 17 202 11.9 3 35 25.3 Noel Devine 8–8 22 96 4.4 0 17 12 Wes Lyons 4–0 9 90 10 0 19 22.5 Will Johnson 4–2 7 48 6.9 1 12 12 Tito Gonzales 3–0 4 35 8.8 0 11 11.6 Tyler Urban 2–0 1 25 25 2 25 12.5 Bradley Starks 3–0 4 20 5 0 13 6.6Total              Opponents               Defense Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Def. Interceptions Fumbles BlkdKick Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BU No.-Yds Avg TD Rcv-Yds FF No.Mortty Ivy 8 24 37 61 4.0 – 10 .5 – 3 2 3–48 16 0 1–30 0 0Quinton Andrews 8 28 26 54 2.0 – 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Sidney Glover 8 23 22 45 4.5 – 18 1.0 – 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Ellis Lankster 8 27 17 44 1.5 – 11 0 4 1–31 31 0 0 0 0Anthony Leonard 8 12 31 43 1.5 – 4 .5 – 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0J.T. Thomas 8 12 25 37 3.5 – 24 1.5 – 15 3 0 0 0 0 2 1Chris Neild 8 9 23 32 2.5 – 6 1.5 – 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Brandon Hogan 8 15 13 28 0 0 3 2–50 25 0 2–0 0 0Franchot "Boogie" Allen 8 13 13 26 2.5 – 4 1.0 – 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Eain Smith 8 10 15 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0John Holmes 8 7 13 20 3.5 – 25 3.0 – 24 1 1 0 0 0 2 0Robert Sands 8 8 11 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Doug Slavonic 8 3 15 18 2.5 – 9 2.5 – 9 1 0 0 0 1–0 1 0Ovid Goldbourne 8 5 12 17 .5 – 3 .5 – 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Reed Williams 4 6 11 17 2.0 – 4 0 1 1–11 11 0 0 0 0Pat Lazear 8 4 11 15 1.0 – 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kent Richardson 8 8 5 13 1.0 – 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Nate Sowers 7 7 6 13 .5 – 1 0 1 1–0 0 0 0 0 0Pat Liebig 5 1 10 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Guesly Dervil 7 4 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Zac Cooper 8 3 5 8 1.0 – 8 1.0 – 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Special teams Name Kicking Punting XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% LG No. Yds Avg. TB -20 LG Pat McAfee 25 25 100 9 10 90 52 37 1643 44.4 5 18 65 Total Name Punt returns Kick returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Ellis Lankster 20 171 8.6 0 36 3 67 22.3 0 31 Brandon Hogan 2 17 8.5 11 0 Mark Rodgers 13 301 23.2 0 44 Jock Sanders 1 0 0 0 0 5 108 21.6 0 32 Total References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons Category:Duke's Mayo Bowl champion seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football