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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1992 <- 1993 -> 1994 --> 2024
1993 Season Highlights
 Don Nehlen enters his 14th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 The Mountaineers won the Big East Conference Championship.
 
1993 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Eastern Michigan  48   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Maryland  42   37   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Missouri  35   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Virginia Tech  14   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Louisville  36   34   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Pittsburgh  42   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Syracuse  43   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Rutgers  58   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Temple  49   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Miami  17   14   W       
 Fri., Nov. 26  @ Boston College  17   14   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Florida  7   41   L    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1993 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored408
  Scoring Average34.0
  Points Allowed212
  Defense Average17.7
  Opponents Record70-66
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record4-0
1993 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
7 11-1-0 AP
6 11-1-0 Coaches
8 11-1-0 UPI
6 11-1-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1993 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
West Virginia 11-1408212Lost  7-417-024091  Don Nehlen
Miami 9-3331167Lost  0-296-121557  Dennis Erickson
Boston College 9-3408240Won  31-135-2232138  Tom Coughlin
Virginia Tech 9-3445270Won  45-204-3261177  Frank Beamer
Syracuse 6-4-1281288 3-4160212  Paul Pasqualoni
Pittsburgh 3-8168371 2-5119225  Johnny Majors
Rutgers 4-7351334 1-6192221  Doug Graber
Temple 1-10115527 0-756354  Ron Dickerson

1993 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1993 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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