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WVU Football: Ranking the top 5 teams in school history

By Daniel Walsh

Dec. 27, 2008; Charlotte, NC, USA; West Virginia Mountaneers quarterback Pat White (5) reacts after the Mountaineers 31-30 victory against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Dec. 27, 2008; Charlotte, NC, USA; West Virginia Mountaneers quarterback Pat White (5) reacts after the Mountaineers 31-30 victory against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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ATLANTA – JANUARY 02: Quarterback Pat White #5 of the West Virginia Mountaineers runs against the defense of the Georgia Bulldogs during 1st quarter of the Nokia Sugar Bowl at the Georgia Dome on January 2, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
ATLANTA – JANUARY 02: Quarterback Pat White #5 of the West Virginia Mountaineers runs against the defense of the Georgia Bulldogs during 1st quarter of the Nokia Sugar Bowl at the Georgia Dome on January 2, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

5. 2006

Head coach: Rich Rodriguez
Record: 11-2

The Mountaineers were the fifth-ranked team in the nation heading into their 2006 season. I was nine, and the second-fastest guy in elementary school, everything was idyllic and I didn’t know how incredible it was to be a WVU fan just yet. But, I digress.

WVU started the season by destroying little brother Marshall (duh) and winning seven straight games before falling to Louisville. Pat White and Steve Slaton — ever heard of them? — continued their dynamic dominance from the prior year and helped WVU finish the season with an 11-2 record.

The 2006 team would end up beating the Calvin Johnson-led Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 38-35 in the Gator Bowl. The win in the Gator Bowl would get the Mountaineers ranked 10th in the AP poll, which would give them their sixth ever top 10 ranking at the season’s end.

I would fall to my knees and rejoice if we had a year like that this year.

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