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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 <-- 1990 <- 1991 -> 1992 --> 2024

1991 Season Highlights

Don Nehlen enters his 12th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

1991 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	vs. Pittsburgh	3	34	L
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Bowling Green State	24	17	W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. South Carolina	21	16	W
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Maryland	37	7	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Virginia Tech	14	20	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Temple	10	9	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Boston College	31	24	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Penn State	6	51	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Rutgers	28	3	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Miami	3	27	L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Syracuse	10	16	L

1991 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	187
Scoring Average	17.0
Points Allowed	224
Defense Average	20.4
Opponents Record	61-51
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-3

1991 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1991 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Syracuse	10-2	321	200	Won 24-17	5-0	133	66	Paul Pasqualoni
Pittsburgh	6-5	244	241		3-2	121	96	Paul Hackett
West Virginia	6-5	187	224		3-4	99	133	Don Nehlen
Miami	12-0	386	100	Won 22-0	2-0	46	17	Dennis Erickson
Rutgers	6-5	217	217		2-3	88	84	Doug Graber
Boston College	4-7	247	246		2-4	138	133	Tom Coughlin
Virginia Tech	5-6	275	229		1-0	20	14	Frank Beamer
Temple	2-9	145	290		0-5	35	137	Jerry Berndt

1991 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1991 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.