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: Independent-
1984 Season Highlights
Don Nehlen enters his 5th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1984 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Ohio
38
0
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Louisville
30
6
W
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Virginia Tech
14
7
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Maryland
17
20
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Pittsburgh
28
10
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Syracuse
20
10
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Boston College
21
20
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Penn State
17
14
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Virginia
7
27
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Rutgers
19
23
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Temple
17
19
L
Mon., Dec. 31
Texas Christian
31
14
W
@ Houston, TX
Bluebonnet Bowl
1984 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 259
Scoring Average 21.6
Points Allowed 170
Defense Average 14.2
Opponents Record 77-55
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 2-2
1984 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
18 8-4-0
Coaches
18 8-4-0
UPI
21 8-4-0
USA Today/CNN
1984 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1984 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.