B O W L NOTES
WEST VIRGINIA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Game Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF
O-Champ Geno Smith None Joe Madsen None Dustin Garrison Stedman Bailey None Tavon Austin None Geno Smith Stedman Bailey Dustin Garrison
D-Champ Terence Garvin Darwin Cook Pat Miller None Keith Tandy Bruce Irvin None Julian Miller None Julian Miller Julian Miller Najee Goode
ST-Champ Cecil Level Cecil Level Jared Barber None Tyler Bitancurt Mike Molinari None Cody Nutter None Eain Smith Corey Smith Willie Milhouse
O-Scout D-Scout BIG EAST Cody Clay Ted Rietschlin Tavon Austin Coley White William Marable Marquis Lucas Hunter Bittner Geno Smith Tyler Bitancurt None None Russell Haughton-James Ben Tomasek Rob Kressler Lucas Henn Stedman Bailey Curtis Feigt Nick Cadwell K.J. Myers Ishmail Showell J.D. Izon Arthur Johannes Geno Smith Marquis Lucas Chidoziem Ezemma Julian MIller Eain Smith Connor Arlia Taige Redman Julian Miller Corey Smith K.J. Myers David Slonski Tavon Austin
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ROLLING AFTER BOWLING In the 30 seasons after going to a bowl,
the Mountaineers have compiled a 224-120-5 record. WVU has earned back-to-back bowl berths 16 times, including 10 straight, currently a school record.
AGAINST THE ACC IN BOWLS
West Virginia is 3-11 in bowl games versus the ACC in 14 meetings. West Virginia has played Georgia Tech (1-2), NC State (1-2), Florida State (0-3), Clemson (0-1), North Carolina (1-1), Virginia (0-1) and Maryland (0-1). West Virginia will be facing an ACC team in a bowl game for the fourth consecutive year, having defeated North Carolina and losing to Florida State and North Carolina State. The Mountaineers are 0-1 all-time against Clemson after losing, 27-7, to the Tigers in the 1989 Gator Bowl.
AGAINST THE ACC
West Virginia is 97-97-5 against current members of the ACC, including an 8-8 record since 2002, with this year’s 37-31 victory at Maryland. WVU is 21-11-1 against Boston College; 0-1 vs. Clemson; 1-3 vs. Duke; 0-3 against Florida State; 1-2 against Georgia Tech; 25-21-2 against Maryland; 3-16 vs. Miami; 1-1 against North Carolina; 5-5 vs. NC State; 10-12-1 against Virginia; 28-22-1 vs. Virginia Tech; and 2-0 all-time vs. Wake Forest. With the 37-31 victory at Maryland on Sept. 17, the Mountaineers currently have won five of their last seven games against teams which currently hail from the ACC.
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