The mountaineers
Not a professional team. West Virginia University & Marshall University are the two major collegiate football teams in West Virginia.
As of the start of the 2008 season, West Virginia and Arkansas have never met in college football.
West Virginia doesn't have one. The highest measure of football played is at the collegiate level and the state's most popular teams are the West Virginia University Mountaineers and the Marshall Thundering Herd.
Mountaineers
The WVU, West Virginia University, football team plays in NCAA Division I-FBS. West Virginia University Football plays in the Big 12 conference. The University mascot is the Mountaineer.
Pete Nistad played football at the University of West Virginia for two years. He was on the team fromÊ1938 until 1939.
The state Virginia is home to the William & Mary football team. The William & Mary mascot is the Tribe. William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Although West Virginia does not have an NFL football team, the state currently has four football stadiums: The University of Charleston Stadium in Charleston, the John C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, and Ram Stadium in Shepherdstown. Most of these are used for NCAA purposes.
The Virginia Tech Hokies football team represents Virginia Polytech Institue and State University in the sport of American football. The team was founded in 1892.
Chris Colston has written: 'Hokies handbook' -- subject(s): Football, History, Miscellanea, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia Tech Hokies (Football team) 'Tales from the Virginia Tech sideline' -- subject(s): Virginia Tech Hokies (Football team), Miscellanea, Football, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, History 'Tales from the Virginia Tech Sidelines' 'Hokie Handbook'
West Virginia has no NHL team...
They belong to the Washington DC area. They play their home games in Maryland, but the team's headquarters is in Virginia.