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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 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Don Nehlen enters his 19th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Ohio State	17	34	L
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Maryland	42	20	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Tulsa	44	21	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Navy	45	24	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Temple	37	7	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Miami	31	34	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Virginia Tech	13	27	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Syracuse	35	28	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Rutgers	28	14	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Boston College	35	10	W
Fri., Nov. 27	@ Pittsburgh	52	14	W	@ Pittsburgh, PA
Sat., Dec. 26	Missouri	31	34	L	@ Tucson, AZ	Insight Bowl

1998 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	410
Scoring Average	34.2
Points Allowed	267
Defense Average	22.3
Opponents Record	68-69
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	4-1

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1998 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Syracuse	8-4	478	300	Lost 10-31	6-1	317	148	Paul Pasqualoni
Miami	9-3	448	298	Won 46-23	5-2	235	175	Butch Davis
Virginia Tech	9-3	381	149	Won 38-7	5-2	195	103	Frank Beamer
West Virginia	8-4	410	267	Lost 31-34	5-2	231	134	Don Nehlen
Boston College	4-7	273	311		3-4	147	165	Tom OBrien
Rutgers	5-6	206	376		2-5	112	270	Terry Shea
Temple	2-9	198	360		2-5	100	226	Bobby Wallace
Pittsburgh	2-9	234	334		0-7	128	244	Walt Harris

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 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

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.