They rebounded from a 1 – 4 start to end the season 8 – 5 and captured a share of the Big East Conference Championship , the school 's first since 1993 . The team earned a trip to the 2004 Gator Bowl , where they lost a rematch to the rival Maryland Terrapins 41 – 7
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team