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West Virginia Football Team History

West Virginia Mountaineers

West Virginia University
Monrgantown, WV
Founded: 1867
Stadium: Mountaineer Field
Capacity: 63,500
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: Don Nehlen
Conference: Big East-

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1891 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Don Nehlen enters his 17th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	@ Pittsburgh	34	0	W
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Western Michigan	34	9	W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. East Carolina	10	9	W
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Purdue	20	6	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Maryland	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Boston College	34	17	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Temple	30	10	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Miami	7	10	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Syracuse	7	30	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Rutgers	55	14	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Virginia Tech	14	31	L
Wed., Jan. 1	North Carolina	13	20	L	@ Jacksonville, FL	Gator Bowl

1996 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	271
Scoring Average	22.6
Points Allowed	156
Defense Average	13.0
Opponents Record	68-69
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	4-1

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1996 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Virginia Tech	10-2	370	209		6-1	220	111	Frank Beamer
Miami	9-3	368	210	Won 31-21	6-1	233	111	Butch Davis
Syracuse	9-3	437	208	Won 30-17	6-1	291	105	Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia	8-4	271	156	Lost 13-20	4-3	181	112	Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh	4-7	214	430		3-4	121	242	Johnny Majors
Boston College	5-7	264	364		2-5	138	220	Dan Henning
Rutgers	2-9	143	380		1-6	78	238	Terry Shea
Temple	1-10	218	386		0-7	140	263	Ron Dickerson

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 All Big East Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.