MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A second season under the same defense – and a greater understanding of areas of improvements – has the Mountaineers a more focused group under Tony Gibson.
Last season, West Virginia broke in its third defense in as many years, and the results were quite solid considering. The Mountaineers allowed 399 yards and 27.3 points per game, numbers that were an actual improvement from the previous two seasons. The odd front set was also able to bail the offense out of several short-field situations, like those against Maryland and Baylor, to get to the seven-victory mark and back to a bowl.