2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team began play on September 1, 2007. The team was coached by Rich Rodriguez until he announced on December 16, 2007, that he was leaving West Virginia to coach the Michigan Wolverines. The head coaching position remained vacant after his announcement, with assistant head coach Bill Stewart serving as interim head coach. Stewart was then named head coach on January 3, 2008, after leading the Mountaineers to victory in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl over the #3 Oklahoma Sooners. West Virginia played their home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.

2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Big East co-champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 48–28 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record11–2 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
  • Rich Rodriguez (7th season; regular season)
  • Bill Stewart (interim; bowl game)
Offensive coordinatorCalvin Magee (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJeff Casteel (6th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
2007 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 West Virginia $+  5 2   11 2  
Connecticut +  5 2   9 4  
No. 17 Cincinnati  4 3   10 3  
South Florida  4 3   9 4  
Rutgers  3 4   8 5  
Louisville  3 4   6 6  
Pittsburgh  3 4   5 7  
Syracuse  1 6   2 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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