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Countdown to Kickoff
September 26, 2015 07:57 AM | Football
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The 52nd renewal of the West Virginia-Maryland game takes place later today at Milan Puskar Stadium.
West Virginia holds a 27-22-2 advantage in the all-time series, which began with a meeting in Morgantown back in 1919. These two schools met annually from 1980 until 2007 when the series took a pause for two years in 2009-10.
Today’s game will be the sixth straight meeting and the last until play resumes once again in 2020 for two more contests.
West Virginia holds a 14-9-1 record against Maryland in games played in Morgantown, including winning four straight from 2004-2012 – the last time Maryland made an appearance at Milan Puskar Stadium.
Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. and the game will be televised nationally on Fox Sports 1. The Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG’s coverage begins with the Mountaineer Tailgate Show at 11:30 leading into game coverage at 2 p.m.
Prior to Saturday’s game, the WVU Sports Hall of Fame will induct its newest class, headlined by former WVU grid standouts Ken Herock, Amos Zereoue and former coach Bobby Bowden. The ceremony will take place at the Caperton Indoor Practice Facility at noon and is free to the general public.
Here is today’s Countdown to Kickoff, presented by the Friends of Coal:
10 – TEN West Virginia defensive players have recorded more than 75 plays (out of 131) so far this season.
9 – Quarterback Skyler Howard has already completed NINE passes of 20 yards or longer so far this season, including five of more than 40 yards.
8 – EIGHT West Virginia University players have already received their bachelor’s degrees and are currently enrolled in graduate school: Jared Barber, Isaiah Bruce, Terrell Chestnut, Skyler Howard, Nick Kwiatkoski, K.J. Myers, Jordan Thompson and Stone Underwood.
7 – The Mountaineers have won SEVEN out of eight times wearing the gold jersey-blue pant uniform combination.
6 – Dana Holgorsen’s WVU teams have scored more than 60 points in a game THREE times during his five-season tenure in Morgantown.
5 – West Virginia currently has FIVE players on its roster from Maryland: Jordan Adams (Reisterstown), William Crest Jr. (Baltimore), Marvin Gross Jr. (Baltimore), Jarrod Harper (Frostburg) and Jonathan Hayes (Bowie).
4 – West Virginia has won the last FOUR meetings against Maryland at Milan Puskar Stadium dating back to 2004 by an average of 12 points per game.
3 – This week the Mountaineers rank THIRD in the country in scoring defense allowing just 8.5 points per game.
2 – The Mountaineers have lost just TWO out of their last 34 non-conference home games at Milan Puskar Stadium.
1 – West Virginia’s offense this week is ranked FIRST in fewest passes had intercepted (0), fewest fumbles lost (0), and highest team pass efficiency.
Enjoy today’s game and be sure to stop back afterward for complete postgame coverage.
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