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The state of West Virginia is proud to boast of a college football program that has consistently been one of the best in the country for the past several decades. Sales of West Virginia Mountaineers tickets for football have been spurred by the team’s almost-constant presence in bowl games since the 1980s.

The Mountaineers first fielded a football team back in 1891, losing its inaugural game to Washington & Jefferson 72-0. Despite its inauspicious beginning, West Virginia posted a winning record during the 19^th century, and entered the 20^th century with high hopes. Discount Mountaineers tickets could be purchased at the time for games widely seen only in the Northeast, as West Virginia enjoyed independent status for much of the first half of the 20^th century.

In 1950, sales of West Virginia football tickets soared, as the team joined the Southern Conference. For the next 18 seasons, the Mountaineers football schedule included games against other formidable opponents in the conference, and West Virginia captured eight Southern Conference titles, including four in a row from 1953 to 1956.

In 1968, West Virginia left the Southern Conference as was again independent until 1990, when they joined the Big East Conference. Sales of cheap Mountaineers tickets were brisk as WVU asserted its dominance in their new conference, winning Big East conference championships seven times through the 2011 season. Sales of WVU football tickets soared as the Mountaineers have participated in thirteen "major" Division I-A/FBS bowl games, including three BCS Bowl Games, one Bowl Coalition Game and one National Championship Game. All four of West Virginia's major bowl victories have come in its last five major bowl appearances, including their 2012 Orange Bowl victory over the Clemson Tigers.

In the future sales of West Virginia Mountaineers tickets for football will no doubt skyrocket again, as the Mountaineers football schedule will get considerably tougher with its inclusion in the Big 12 Conference. With the Mountaineers football schedule now including the Texas Longhorns, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Kansas State Wildcats and Kansas Jayhawks, WVU football tickets will be hot ducats indeed.

West Virginia also enjoys one of the most famous rivalries in college football. The “Backyard Brawl,” pitting the Mountaineers against the Pitt Panthers, has been an almost annual event since 1895, with Pitt holding a 61-40-3 advantage through the 2011 season. The two colleges are only separated by 70 miles, so sales of West Virginia Mountaineers tickets for this annual game are usually sold out.

By far the most celebrated head coach in the Mountaineers’ long history was Don Nehlen. For fans who purchased discount Mountaineers tickets in the latter part of the 20^th century, they watched as Nehlen compiled a 149-93-4 record, spurring huge sales of WVU football tickets and leading his Mountaineers to 13 bowl appearances during his 21-year tenure. Nehlen was replaced by Rich Rodriguez, and fans who bought West Virginia University tickets watched Rodriguez continued the standard of excellence set by his predecessor.

WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS TICKETS- HISTORY OF WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS BASKETBALL

WVU basketball tickets first began being sold in 1903, when the university launched its men’s basketball team for the first team. In its early years, they largely played regionally, facing off against local teams such as Waynesburg, Bethany, Davis and Elkins, Washington and Jefferson and Fairmont. The Mountaineeers basketball schedule was limited in its early years as well.

During the years 1955-1965, cheap Mountaineers tickets were in high demand, as WVU would be selected to the NCAA Tournament nine times in an 11-year span. Sales of WV tickets for basketball were spurred by the fact that WVU won nine Southern Conference tournaments during that time as well.

Overall, the Mountaineers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 24 times, advancing to the NCAA Championship game in 1959, and reaching the Final Four twice, in 1959 and 2010.

One of the biggest reasons that Mountaineers basketball tickets became popular items was the cavalcade of stars that have appeared blue and gold for WVU over the years. For fans purchasing discount Mountaineers tickets between the years 1955-1965, they watched what was highly regarded as the Golden Era of WVU basketball, and three stars in particular gave fans reasons to buy WVU tickets for basketball.

In 1955, 1956 and 1957, WVU was led by guard Hot Rod Hundley, who led the team to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances, the first in school history. Hundley would enjoy a seven-year career in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers, and has been the play-by-play announcer for the Utah Jazz for over three decades. Hundley was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.

After Hundley left West Virginia, another great guard took his place—Jerry West. West played for four seasons at WVU from 1957-1960, and fans who bought WVU basketball tickets during that time watched as West set all-time records for most points (2,309) and rebounds (1,240), records that still stand today. In 1959, fans who bought cheap Mountaineers tickets watched West lead WVU to the NCAA Finals before losing to the eventual champion California Golden Bears 71-70. In 1960, West’s senior year, fans who bought West Virginia University tickets watched West set single season records in points (908) and rebounds (510), leading WVU back to the NCAA Tournament once again. West’s number 44 jersey was the first number ever retired in WVU history in 2005.

Following West’s departure, the team was again led by another guard, this time by Rod Thorn, who would lead WVU for three seasons before his departure in 1963. Fans who bought cheap Mountaineers tickets during that time watched Thorn bring WVU back to the NCAA Tournament in 1962 and 1963, reaching the Sweet Sixteen in his final season.

WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS TICKETS- HISTORY OF WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS BASEBALL

Baseball at West Virginia University has been a part of the collegiate sports landscape since 1892. In its early years, fans who bought West Virginia Mountaineers tickets for baseball games watched as the WVU baseball schedule largely consisted of local teams. One of WVU’s early baseball stars, first baseman Scoops Carey, was the first WVU graduate to play in Major League Baseball, playing four years before retiring in 1903.

Through the years, fans who have purchased WVU baseball tickets have seen the Mountaineers advance to the NCAA Tournament 22 times in their history, and 20 players in WVU history have been selected as All-Americans.

In addition, fans who bought discount West Virginia Mountaineers tickets for baseball over the years have seen 62 players go on to play Major League Baseball, including Steve Klein, Dustin Nippert and David Carpenter. Gene Budig, who was the president of West Virginia University from 1977-1980, was also the president of MLB’s American League from 1994-1999.

Since 1995, loyal fans who have purchased West Virginia baseball tickets have seen head coach Greg Van Zant lead the program. Van Zant has accumulated over 500 victories during that time, becoming only the fourth coach in WVU history to amass 500 wins in any sport.

In 2013, fans who buy West Virginia Mountaineers tickets for baseball will watch as the program begins play in the Big 12 Conference for the first time.

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