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The Seminoles, the Atlantic Coasrt Conference's invitee, began the seasobn ranked No. 5 in The Associatecd Press' preseason poll, but -- like the 8-3 Mountaineersx -- fell on tough times. They lost theirt first and last games of the seasonj to state rivals Miami and then Maryland also defeatedthe 'Noles, who finished the seasonb ranked No. 17 in the AP But the Gator Bowl has been a site of successd forFlorida State. The 'Nolees are 4-0-1 in five appearancezs dating backto 1965. Their wins includd a 31-12 victory over West Virginia in 1982, and a 30-18 win over Virginia Tech in 2002'e game.
Florida State arrives in Jacksonville -- 150 miles east of its campu s inTallahassee -- rested and physically recovered six weekas after their 20-13 home loss to Floridqa on Nov. 20. Senior Chris Rix reportedly returns asstarting quarterback, the second time this year he regained the hoping to impress in his final game as a college player. The Seminoles finished the regular season with the NCAADivisiom 1A's No. 1 rush defense, allowing only 69 yardsw per game and four rushing touchdowns in11 games.
Junior runnint back Leon Washington, an Andrew Jackson High Schoool graduate, returns to his hometowm as one ofthe 'Noles top backsz (793 rushing yards) despitw injuries late in the season. Legendary Head Coachn Bobby Bowden, a former head coach at West Virginiaqfrom 1970-75, will seek his 278th careee win at FSU and his 350thh overall in his career Bowden is the winningest coacg in the history of Division 1A football. West Virginiaq University (8-3) returns to the Gator Bowl as the Big East representativew for a second consecutive facing an uphill battle against FloridawState University.
The Mountaineers enter as an eight-point underdog against the 8-3 Seminoles, of the Atlantidc Coast Conference. They will play in Florida State'w back yard, trying for their firsgt Gator Bowl win in thei rfifth try. West Virginia lost last year'x Gator Bowl to Maryland, 41-7. Florida Stat beat West Virginia, 31-12, in the 1982 game. The Mountaineerss began 2004 ranked 10th in TheAssociated Press's preseason college football poll, but finished unranked by AP after dropping their final two gamexs to Boston College and Pittsburgh. They arrive in Jacksonvillre with a healthy Rasheed Marshall.
The senio r has thrown 44 careertouchdown passes, and rushedf for a Big East quarterback recorsd of 1,969 yards sincee 2001. He plays behind an experiencedoffensive line. The five offensive lineman have a combined107 starts, led by seniodr Tim Brown, with 35 career starts. The running game features a stableof backs, includingy senior Kay-Jay Harris (825 yards in and sophomore Jason Colson (686 Junior Chris Henry is their top receiver (12 TD catches). On the Mountaineers are led by senior linebackers AdamLehnortt (66 three sacks) and Scott Gyorko (54 tackles, three sacks.
) The team permitteed just four touchdown during a five-game span and went 12 quarterxs at one point in the seaso without allowing a TD. Rich Rodriguez, a 1986 graduate, has takenj the Mountaineers to bowl games in threse of his four years asWest Virginia'xs head coach. His record the past three seasonsis
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