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GAMEWest Virginia 7 GAMERutgers 8 GAMEPittsburgh 9 GAMESyracuse 10 GAMECincinnati 11 GAMELouisville 12 MOUNTAINEERS SCARLET KNIGHTS PANTHERS ORANGE BEARCATS CARDINALS October 20, 2006 October 29, 2006 November 11, 2006 November 18, 2006 November 25, 2006 December 2, 2006 U C Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Conn. Rutgers Stadium • New Brunswick, N.J. Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Conn. Carrier Dome • Syracuse, N.Y. Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Conn. Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Ky. O N N QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS F Location: ...... Morgantown, W. Va. Location: ...... New Brunswick, N.J. Location: ...... Pittsburgh, Pa. Location: ...... Syracuse, N.Y. Location: ...... Cincinnati, Ohio Location: ...... Louisville, Ky. O Enrollment: ...... 26,051 Enrollment: ...... 33,500 Enrollment: ...... 33,792 Enrollment: ...... 10,750 Enrollment: ...... 35,244 Enrollment: ...... 25,000 O T Stadium (Cap.): ...... Mountaineer Field (60,000) Stadium (Cap.): ...... Rutgers Stadium (41,500) Stadium (Cap.): ...... Heinz Field (65,050) Stadium (Cap.): ...... Carrier Dome (49,262) Stadium (Cap.): ...... Nippert Stadium (35,000) Stadium (Cap.): ... Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium (42,000) B A Surface: ...... FieldTurf Surface: ...... FieldTurf Surface: ...... Natural Grass Surface: ...... FieldTurf Surface: ...... FieldTurf Surface: ...... FieldTurf L Colors: ...... Old Gold & Blue Color: ...... Scarlet Colors: ...... Blue & Gold Color: ...... Orange Colors: ...... Red & Black Colors: ...... Red & Black L Nickname: ...... Mountaineers Nickname: ...... Scarlet Knights Nickname: ...... Panthers Nickname: ...... Orange Nickname: ...... Bearcats Nickname: ...... Cardinals 2 President: ...... Dr. David C. Hardesty, Jr. President: ...... Dr. Richard L. McCormick Chancellor: ...... Dr. Mark A. Nordenberg Chancellor: ...... Dr. Nancy Cantor President: ...... Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher President: ...... Dr. James Ramsey 0 0 Athletics Director: ...... Ed Pastilong Athletics Director: ...... Robert Mulcahy, III Athletics Director: ...... Jeff Long Athletics Director: ...... Dr. Daryl Gross Athletics Director: ...... Mike Thomas Athletics Director: ...... Tom Jurich 6 Conference: ...... : ...... BIG EAST Conference: ...... BIG EAST Conference: ...... BIG EAST Conference: ...... BIG EAST Conference: ...... BIG EAST P R E TEAM INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION V I 2005 Record (Overall/Conf.): ...... 11-1 / 7-0 2005 Record (Overall/Conf.): ...... 7-5 / 4-3 2005 Record (Overall/Conf.): ...... 5-6 / 4-3 2005 Record (Overall/Conf.): ...... 1-10 / 0-7 2005 Record (Overall/Conf.): ...... 7-5 / 2-5 2005 Record (Overall/Conf.): ...... 9-3/5-2 E Letterwinners Ret./Lost: ...... 51/19 Letterwinners Ret./Lost: ...... 44/18 Letterwinners Ret./Lost: ...... 46/23 Letterwinners Ret./Lost: ...... 42/24 Letterwinners Ret./Lost: ...... 44/13 Letterwinners Ret./Lost: ...... 43/13 W Starters Returning (O/D/S): ...... 14 (8/5/1) Starters Returning (O/D/S): ...... 16 (7/7/2) Starters Returning (O/D/S): ...... 13 (6/6/1) Starters Returning (O/D/S): ...... 12 (6/4/2) Starters Returning (O/D/S): ...... 18 (7/10/1) Starters Returning (O/D/S): ...... 15 (6/7/2) C Starters Lost (O/D/S): ...... 10 (3/6/1) Starters Lost (O/D/S): ...... 8 (4/4/0) Starters Lost (O/D/S): ...... 11 (5/5/1) Starters Lost (O/D/S): ...... 12 (5/7/0) Starters Lost (O/D/S): ...... 6 (4/1/1) Starters Lost (O/D/S): ...... 9 (5/5/0) O A Base Offense: ...... Spread Base Offense: ...... Pro Style Base Offense: ...... Pro Style Base Offense: ...... West Coast Base Offense: ...... Multiple Base Offense: ...... Multiple C Base Defense: ...... 3-3 Stack Base Defense: ...... 4-3 Base Defense: ...... 4-3 Base Defense: ...... Attacking 4-3 Base Defense: ...... Multiple 4-3 Base Defense: ...... 4-3 H I N G COACHING STAFF COACHING STAFF COACHING STAFF COACHING STAFF COACHING STAFF COACHING STAFF S Head Coach: ...... Rich Rodriguez Head Coach: ...... Head Coach: ...... Dave Wannstedt Head Coach: ...... Greg Robinson Head Coach: ...... Mark Dantonio Head Coach: ...... Bobby Petrino T Alma Mater: ...... West Virginia ‘86 Alma Mater: ...... Bucknell ‘88 Alma Mater: ...... Pittsburgh ‘74 Alma Mater: ...... Pacific ‘75 Alma Mater: ...... South Carolina ‘79 Alma Mater: ...... Carroll College ‘83 A F Record at West Virginia: ...... 39-22 (five seasons) Record at Rutgers: ...... 19-39 (five seasons) Record at Pittsburgh: ...... 5-6 (one season) Record at Syracuse: ...... 1-10 (one season) Record at Cincinnati: ...... 11-12 (two seasons) Record at Louisville: ...... 29-8 (three seasons) F Career Record: ...... 84-58-2 (13 seasons) Career Record: ...... Same Career Record (College): ...... Same Career Record: ...... Same Career Record: ...... Same Career Record: ...... Same

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(RC, TE), Craig Ver Steeg (OC). David Walker (RB). WR), Bob Wylie (OL). ST), Dave Warner (QB). Whitt, Jr. (CB, RC), Kevin Wolthausen (DL). E W SERIES RECORD SERIES RECORD SERIES RECORD SERIES RECORD SERIES RECORD SERIES RECORD O P Series: ...... West Virginia leads 2-0 Series: ...... Rutgers leads 17-8 Series: ...... Tied at 1-1 Series: ...... Tied at 1-1 Series: ...... Cincinnati leads 2-0 Series: ...... Louisville leads 2-0 P Streak: ...... West Virginia won two Streak: ...... Rutgers won one Streak: ...... Pittsburgh won one Streak: ...... UConn won one Streak: ...... Cincinnati won two Streak: ...... Louisville won two O N Last Meeting: ...... WVU, 45-13; Nov. 2, 2005 Last Meeting: ...... Rutgers, 26-24; Oct. 22, 2005 Last Meeting: ...... Pitt, 24-0; Nov. 12, 2005 Last Meeting: ...... UConn, 26-7; Oct. 7, 2005 Last Meeting: ...... Cincinnati, 28-17; Oct. 15, 2005 Last Meeting: ...... Louisville, 30-20; Dec. 3, 2005 E N Mountaineer Field; Morgantown, W. Va. 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[email protected] R E C 2006 SCHEDULE 2006 SCHEDULE 2006 SCHEDULE 2006 SCHEDULE 2006 SCHEDULE 2006 SCHEDULE O R Sept. 2 MARSHALL Sept. 2 at North Carolina Sept. 2 VIRGINIA Sept. 2 at Wake Forest Sept. 2 EASTERN KENTUCKY Sept. 2 KENTUCKY D Sept. 9 E. WASHINGTON Sept. 9 ILLINOIS Sept. 8 at Cincinnati Sept. 9 IOWA Sept. 8 PITTSBURGH Sept. 9 at Temple S Sept. 14 MARYLAND Sept. 16 OHIO Sept. 16 MICHIGAN STATE Sept. 16 at Illinois Sept. 16 at Ohio State Sept. 16 MIAMI (FLA.) U Sept. 23 at East Carolina Sept. 23 HOWARD Sept. 23 THE CITADEL Sept. 23 MIAMI (OHIO) Sept. 23 at Virginia Tech Sept. 23 at Kansas St. N I Oct. 7 at Mississippi St. Sept. 29 at South Florida Sept. 30 TOLEDO Sept. 30 WYOMING Sept. 30 MIAMI (OHIO) Oct. 6 vs. Middle Tennessee St. V Oct. 14 SYRACUSE Oct. 14 at Navy Oct. 7 at Syracuse Oct. 7 PITTSBURGH Oct. 7 AKRON Oct. 14 CINCINNATI E R Oct. 20 at Connecticut Oct. 21 at Pittsburgh Oct. 13 at Central Florida Oct. 14 at West Virginia Oct. 14 at Louisville Oct. 21 at Syracuse S I Nov. 2 at Louisville Oct. 29 CONNECTICUT Oct. 21 RUTGERS Oct. 21 LOUISVILLE Oct. 22 SOUTH FLORIDA Nov. 2 WEST VIRGINIA T Nov. 11 CINCINNATI Nov. 9 Louisville Nov. 4 at South Florida Oct. 28 at Cincinnati Oct. 28 SYRACUSE Nov. 9 at Rutgers Y Nov. 16 at Pittsburgh Nov. 18 at Cincinnati Nov. 11 at Connecticut Nov. 11 at South Florida Nov. 11 at West Virginia Nov. 18 USF Nov. 25 SOUTH FLORIDA Nov. 25 SYRACUSE Nov. 16 WEST VIRGINIA Nov. 18 CONNECTICUT Nov. 18 RUTGERS Nov. 25 at Pittsburgh Dec. 2 RUTGERS Dec. 2 at West Virginia Nov. 25 LOUISVILLE Nov. 25 at Rutgers Nov. 25 at Connecticut Dec. 2 UCONN MSNSportsNET.com ScarletKnights.com PittsburghPanthers.com SUAthletics.com UCBearcats.com UofLSports.com

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