1996
| H/A/N | Games | Wins | Losses | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Home | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Away | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp. Rank | Conf. | Site | Location | H/A | OTs | WVU | Opp | W/L | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Pitt | * | Pitt Stadium | Pittsburgh, PA | A | 34 | 0 | W | 54,612 | |||
| Sep 7 | Western Michigan | Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, WV | H | 34 | 9 | W | 47,938 | ||||
| Sep 14 | East Carolina | Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, WV | H | 10 | 9 | W | 50,129 | ||||
| Sep 21 | Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium | West Lafayette, IN | A | 20 | 6 | W | 40,624 | ||||
| Sep 28 | 23 | Maryland | Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, WV | H | 13 | 0 | W | 54,542 | |||
| Oct 5 | 19 | Boston College | * | Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, WV | H | 34 | 17 | W | 58,307 | ||
| Oct 19 | 15 | Temple | * | Veterans Stadium | Philadelphia, PA | A | 30 | 10 | W | 2,546 | ||
| Oct 26 | 12 | Miami, FL | 25 | * | Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, WV | H | 7 | 10 | L | 66,948 | |
| Nov 2 | 18 | Syracuse | * | Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, WV | H | 7 | 30 | L | 56,312 | ||
| Nov 9 | Rutgers | * | Rutgers Stadium | Piscataway, NJ | A | 55 | 14 | W | 21,024 | |||
| Nov 23 | 23 | Virginia Tech | 17 | * | Lane Stadium | Blacksburg, VA | A | 14 | 31 | L | 50,086 | |
| Jan 1 | 25 | North Carolina | 12 | Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, FL | N | 13 | 20 | L | 52,103 |
| Rushing | GP | No. | Rg | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg./g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 469 | 2070 | 459 | 1611 | 13 | 69 | 134.3 |
| Amos Zereoue | 11 | 222 | 1122 | 87 | 1035 | 9 | 69 | 94.1 |
| Alvin Swoope | 12 | 61 | 321 | 24 | 297 | 3 | 48 | 24.8 |
| Khari Mott | 8 | 32 | 191 | 8 | 183 | 1 | 63 | 22.9 |
| Anthony Green | 11 | 29 | 110 | 3 | 107 | 0 | 14 | 9.7 |
| Mark Plants | 11 | 40 | 101 | 11 | 90 | 0 | 16 | 8.2 |
| Leroy White | 5 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 13 | 10.2 |
| Daryl Wilbanks | 4 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 40 | 10.5 |
| Rahsaan Vanterpool | 11 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 1.2 |
| T.J. Walker | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 |
| Rashod Gillespie | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 |
| David Saunders | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 | -8 | -0.7 |
| Marc Bulger | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | -17 | 0 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Chad Johnston | 12 | 60 | 103 | 296 | -193 | 0 | 16 | -16.1 |
| Passing | GP | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked | Avg./g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 186 | 378 | 9 | 2310 | 15 | 65 | 0 | 192.5 |
| Chad Johnston | 12 | 167 | 334 | 8 | 1958 | 12 | 48 | 163.2 | |
| Marc Bulger | 6 | 19 | 42 | 1 | 352 | 3 | 65 | 58.7 | |
| Brian West | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| JaJuan Seider | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Receiving | GP | No. | Yds | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 185 | 2310 | 12.5 | 15 | 65 | 192.5 |
| David Saunders | 12 | 76 | 1043 | 13.7 | 5 | 47 | 86.9 |
| Rahsaan Vanterpool | 11 | 31 | 421 | 13.6 | 3 | 33 | 38.3 |
| Shawn Foreman | 11 | 25 | 415 | 16.6 | 3 | 65 | 37.7 |
| Anthony Becht | 6 | 10 | 140 | 14.0 | 1 | 24 | 23.3 |
| Chad Wable | 12 | 10 | 127 | 12.7 | 0 | 27 | 10.6 |
| Amos Zereoue | 11 | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 1 | 15 | 5.4 |
| Alvin Swoope | 12 | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 | 3.2 |
| Anthony Green | 11 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 19 | 2.0 |
| Don Quesenberry | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | 8.0 |
| David Richardson | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| Mark Plants | 11 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 1.1 |
| Leroy White | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Ken Fisher | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Khari Mott | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 41 | 422 | 61 | 30 | 655 | 91 | 16 | 175 | 47 |
| Mike Logan | 23 | 282 | 61 | 14 | 260 | 36 | 5 | 41 | 33 |
| Rahsaan Vanterpool | 11 | 49 | 31 | 3 | 85 | 33 | |||
| Alvin Swoope | 5 | 58 | 32 | 11 | 307 | 91 | |||
| Bob Baum | 1 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
| Boo Sensabaugh | 1 | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Mark Plants | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Barrett Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jason Williams | 1 | 39 | 39 | ||||||
| Charles Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Charles Emanuel | 3 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| Bernard Russ | 1 | 19 | 19 | ||||||
| Canute Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Perlo Bastien | 4 | 63 | 47 |
| # | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Letter | Captain | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vann Washington | DB | 6' 0" | 200 | Sr | * | Monticello, FL | |
| 2 | Charles Emanuel | SS | 6' 0" | 200 | Sr | * | * | Indiantown, FL |
| 3 | Wilkie Perez | QB | 6' 1" | 205 | So | Miami, FL | ||
| 4 | Charles Fisher | DB | 6' 1" | 185 | So | * | Aliquippa, PA | |
| 6 | David Saunders | WR | 6' 2" | 205 | So | * | Palatine, IL | |
| 7 | Bryan Baumann | K | 6' 1" | 200 | Jr | Erie, PA | ||
| 8 | Chad Johnston | QB | 6' 3" | 210 | Sr | * | * | Peterstown, WV |
| 9 | Jim Maynor | QB | 6' 2" | 180 | Fr | Mt. Hope, WV | ||
| 9 | Curtis Keaton | RB | 5' 10" | 200 | So | Columbus, OH | ||
| 10 | Marc Bulger | QB | 6' 3" | 205 | Fr | Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| 10 | Joseph Celaschi | QB | 6' 2" | 195 | Fr | Lebanon, PA | ||
| 11 | Eric Boykin | TE | 6' 3" | 235 | Sr | * | Dayton, OH | |
| 11 | Jason Bassham | DB | 5' 10" | 180 | Fr | Man, WV | ||
| 12 | Gregory Hernandez | DB | 6' 1" | 210 | So | * | Hurley, NY | |
| 13 | Jamie Brown | DB | 5' 10" | 195 | Sr | Newark, NJ | ||
| 14 | Todd Dei | DB | 5' 11" | 195 | Sr | Wheeling, WV | ||
| 14 | Jon Ohliger | K | 6' 0" | 215 | Fr | Newark, DE | ||
| 14 | Sean Wright | WR | 6' 0" | 180 | Fr | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 15 | Gary Thompkins | DB | 5' 11" | 200 | Fr | Miami, FL | ||
| 16 | Shawn Foreman | WR | 6' 1" | 205 | So | * | Chesapeake, VA | |
| 16 | Shawnmus Cummings | DB | 6' 0" | 188 | Jr | Madison, FL | ||
| 17 | JaJuan Seider | QB | 6' 2" | 225 | Fr | Belle Glade, FL | ||
| 17 | Greg McHugh | WR | 6' 0" | 200 | Fr | Loveland, OH | ||
| 18 | Don Quesenberry | WR | 6' 1" | 175 | Fr | Morgantown, WV | ||
| 18 | Ken Fisher | WR | 6' 1" | 205 | Jr | * | New Martinsville, WV | |
| 19 | Boo Sensabaugh | DB | 6' 2" | 210 | Fr | Norton, VA | ||
| 20 | Amos Zereoue | RB | 5' 10" | 200 | Fr | * | Hempstead, NY | |
| 21 | Mitch Liston | DB | 6' 1" | 205 | Fr | Kingwood, WV | ||
| 21 | Pat Greene | WR | 6' 2" | 190 | Fr | Monessen, PA | ||
| 22 | David Richardson | WR | 6' 3" | 195 | Jr | Abescon, NJ | ||
| 22 | Jason Belcher | DB | 5' 11" | 195 | Fr | Princeton, WV | ||
| 23 | Mike Logan | DB | 6' 1" | 200 | Sr | * | McKeesport, PA | |
| 24 | Alvin Swoope | RB | 5' 10" | 205 | Fr | * | Port St. Lucie, FL | |
| 25 | Khari Mott | RB | 5' 10" | 200 | Jr | Swarthmore, PA | ||
| 25 | Rashod Gillespie | RB | 5' 10" | 196 | So | Washington, DC | ||
| 26 | Rahsaan Vanterpool | WR | 5' 11" | 185 | Sr | * | North Babylon, NY | |
| 26 | Donnie Pack | DB | 5' 10" | 190 | Fr | Princeton, WV | ||
| 27 | Kerry Siverand | DB | 6' 0" | 195 | Sr | La Marque, TX | ||
| 28 | Anton Anderson | DB | 5' 11" | 180 | Fr | Delray Beach, FL | ||
| 29 | Brad Hackett | K | 6' 0" | 195 | Jr | Vienna, WV | ||
| 30 | Daryl Wilbanks | RB | 6' 1" | 200 | So | Rockville, MD | ||
| 31 | Jade Stillings | P | 5' 11" | 175 | Jr | Lake Charles, LA | ||
| 32 | Perlo Bastien | DB | 6' 1" | 190 | Fr | * | Delray Beach, FL | |
| 33 | Barrett Green | DB | 6' 1" | 215 | Fr | * | West Palm Beach, FL | |
| 34 | Leroy White | FB | 6' 1" | 230 | Jr | * | Washington, DC | |
| 35 | David Lightcap | WR | 6' 0" | 190 | So | Wilmington, DE | ||
| 36 | Brian West | P | 6' 0" | 195 | Sr | * | Fallsington, PA | |
| 37 | T.J. Walker | RB | 6' 0" | 195 | Jr | Ansonia, CT | ||
| 38 | K.C. Schiller | LB | 6' 1" | 230 | Fr | * | Delran, NJ | |
| 39 | Matt McCulty | WR | 6' 2" | 175 | Sr | Spencer, WV | ||
| 40 | James Avritte | LB | 6' 0" | 225 | Sr | * | Amityville, NY | |
| 41 | Bryan Lorenz | LB | 6' 1" | 225 | Fr | Lancaster, NY | ||
| 42 | Kamau Brown | RB | 5' 10" | 245 | So | Washington, DC | ||
| 42 | Canute Curtis | LB | 6' 2" | 250 | Sr | * | Amityville, NY | |
| 43 | Frank Aliveto | RB | 5' 11" | 206 | Fr | Shepherdstown, WV | ||
| 43 | Ryan Brady | LB | 6' 2" | 255 | Fr | Huntington, NY | ||
| 44 | Jason Williams | LB | 5' 11" | 230 | Jr | * | Youngstown, OH | |
| 45 | Bob Baum | DE | 6' 4" | 260 | Jr | * | Latrobe, PA | |
| 46 | Mark Plants | FB | 6' 3" | 245 | Fr | * | South Charleston, WV | |
| 47 | Jay Taylor | K | 6' 2" | 200 | Fr | * | Hershey, PA | |
| 48 | Howard Johnson | RB | 5' 11" | 215 | So | Lawrenceville, NJ | ||
| 48 | Jamie Sweeney | LB | 6' 1" | 225 | Jr | * | Greensburg, PA | |
| 49 | Anthony Green | FB | 6' 2" | 240 | Fr | * | Jersey City, NJ | |
| 50 | Steve Lippe | LB | 6' 2" | 240 | Jr | * | Uniontown, OH | |
| 52 | John Hadley | LB | 6' 2" | 240 | Jr | * | Delray Beach, FL | |
| 52 | J.B. Caputo | LB | 6' 2" | 220 | Fr | Bridgeport, WV | ||
| 53 | Danny Pratt | LB | 6' 2" | 220 | Fr | Shinnston, WV | ||
| 54 | Ryan Price | DT | 6' 6" | 275 | Jr | * | Brookville, OH | |
| 54 | Charlton Forbes | DT | 6' 0" | 285 | So | * | Old Harbour, Jamaica | |
| 55 | Adam "Bo" Chatfield | LB | 6' 2" | 240 | Sr | * | Tucson, AZ | |
| 56 | O'Dell Tucker | LB | 6' 0" | 220 | Jr | * | McKenney, VA | |
| 57 | Gary Stills | LB | 6' 2" | 235 | So | * | Trenton, NJ | |
| 58 | Walter Scott | LB | 6' 2" | 235 | Jr | Endicott, NY | ||
| 58 | Bernardo Amerson | LB | 6' 2" | 225 | Sr | * | Hattiesburg, MS | |
| 59 | Ted Daniels | OG | 6' 3" | 285 | So | Red Hill, PA | ||
| 59 | Damon Cogdell | LB | 6' 2" | 235 | Jr | Miami, FL | ||
| 60 | Randy Dunnigan | OG | 6' 3" | 315 | So | * | Dublin, VA | |
| 61 | Steve Ford | OG | 6' 3" | 300 | So | * | Trenton, NJ | |
| 62 | Bryan Pukenas | OG | 6' 4" | 295 | So | * | Bordentown, NJ | |
| 63 | Michael Edmunds | C | 6' 2" | 250 | Jr | Yorkshire, NY | ||
| 63 | Matt Ceresa | OT | 6' 5" | 275 | Jr | Ebensburg, PA | ||
| 64 | Josh Sizemore | OG | 6' 5" | 285 | So | Pecks Mill, WV | ||
| 65 | Sam Austin | OT | 6' 4" | 295 | Jr | * | Tampa, FL | |
| 65 | Rick Oleyar | OG | 6' 1" | 230 | Fr | Saxonburg, PA | ||
| 66 | Frank Birts | OT | 6' 3" | 290 | Jr | * | Okeechobee, FL | |
| 67 | Eric de Groh | C | 6' 5" | 295 | So | * | Huron, OH | |
| 68 | David Silijanoski | OL | 6' 3" | 290 | Jr | Rockaway, NJ | ||
| 69 | Mike Horn | OG | 6' 5" | 295 | Sr | * | Lancaster, PA | |
| 70 | Donnie Lindsey | OL | 6' 2" | 280 | Fr | * | Bridgeport, WV | |
| 71 | Bryan Washington | OT | 6' 6" | 310 | Sr | * | Moorefield, WV | |
| 73 | Jeff Costelnock | OT | 6' 5" | 290 | So | Greensburg, PA | ||
| 74 | Bill McElroy | OG | 6' 3" | 290 | Jr | * | Butler, PA | |
| 76 | John Conte | C | 6' 4" | 290 | Fr | Morgantown, WV | ||
| 77 | Solomon Page | OT | 6' 6" | 300 | Fr | * | Pittsburgh, PA | |
| 78 | Henry Slay | DT | 6' 2" | 290 | Jr | * | Elyria, OH | |
| 79 | Brock Holland | OT | 6' 5" | 300 | Jr | Bangor, PA | ||
| 81 | Elige Longino | LB | 6' 2" | 230 | Sr | * | Cleveland, OH | |
| 82 | Anthony Becht | TE | 6' 6" | 265 | Fr | * | Drexel Hill, PA | |
| 83 | Joe Reasbeck | TE | 6' 5" | 250 | So | Yorkville, OH | ||
| 84 | Julian Butler | WR | 6' 4" | 175 | So | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | ||
| 87 | Chad Wable | TE | 6' 5" | 260 | Jr | * | Rivesville, WV | |
| 90 | Greg Robinette | DE | 6' 2" | 280 | Fr | Hampden, WV | ||
| 91 | Bernard Russ | LB | 6' 1" | 230 | Sr | * | Utica, NY | |
| 92 | Steve Johnson | LB | 6' 1" | 230 | So | Dillsburg, PA | ||
| 92 | John Thornton | DT | 6' 3" | 300 | So | * | Scottdale, PA | |
| 93 | Al Browning | DE | 6' 7" | 240 | Fr | Annville, PA | ||
| 94 | Richard Allara | DT | 6' 3" | 295 | Fr | Matewan, WV | ||
| 94 | Jeremy Rizer | DT | 6' 5" | 255 | Fr | Point Pleasant, WV | ||
| 98 | Kevin Landolt | LB | 6' 5" | 290 | So | * | Delran, NJ | |
| 98 | Greg Zinone | DT | 6' 5" | 250 | Fr | Bayonne, NJ |
BIG EAST Conference Standings
| # | Team | Conf. Games | W | L | T | % | Overall | W | L | T | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami, FL | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 |
| 4 | West Virginia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 |
| 5 | Pitt | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 |
| 6 | Boston College | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 |
| 8 | Temple | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 |