2008 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2008 West Virginia Mountaineers football team competed on behalf of West Virginia University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bill Stewart, who took over after he led the Mountaineers to a 2008 Fiesta Bowl victory over the #3 Oklahoma Sooners as the interim head coach after the departure of former head coach Rich Rodriguez. The team finished the season with a 9–4 record and a win over North Carolina in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

2008 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Meineke Car Care Bowl champion
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
APNo. 23
Record9–4 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Mullen (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJeff Casteel (7th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
(Capacity: 60,000)
2008 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Cincinnati $  6 1   11 3  
Pittsburgh  5 2   9 4  
No. 23 West Virginia  5 2   9 4  
Rutgers  5 2   8 5  
Connecticut  3 4   8 5  
South Florida  2 5   8 5  
Louisville  1 6   5 7  
Syracuse  1 6   3 9  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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