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West Virginia Mountaineers

NCAAF · Big 12

Team information

Abbr
WVU
Sport
Football
League
NCAAF
Conference
Big 12
Founded
1891
Mascot
The Mountaineer
Fan nickname
Mountaineer Nation
City nickname
West Virginia
Home market
Morgantown, WV, USA
Championships
0
Followers
0

The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University (also referred to as "WVU" or "West Virginia") in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. West Virginia plays its home games at Milan Puskar Stadium on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Mountaineers have won or shared a total of 15 conference championships, including eight Southern Conference titles and seven Big East Conference titles. The Mountaineers co

Mascot: The Mountaineer

Official website

Venue timeline

  1. Island Park

    —

  2. Mountaineer Field

    1924–1979

  3. Milan Puskar Stadium / New Mountaineer Field

    1980–Present

Retired numbers

9 Major Harris Retired 2021
21 Ira Rodgers Retired 2010
75 Sam Huff Retired 2005
77 Bruce Bosley Retired 2016
90 Darryl Talley Retired 2021

Signature songs

Take Me Home, Country Roads

Almost heaven, West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama Take me home, country roads

“Country Roads”

Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama Take me home, country roads

Signature chants

Let's Go Mountaineers!

(Clap pattern) Let's go Mountaineers! (clap clap clap-clap-clap) Let's go Mountaineers!

Former names

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