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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  <-- 1991 <- 1992 -> 1993 --> 2024
1992 Season Highlights
 Don Nehlen enters his 13th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
1992 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Miami Ohio  29   29   T       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Pittsburgh  44   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Maryland  34   33   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Virginia Tech  16   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Boston College  24   24   T       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Syracuse  17   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Penn State  26   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Miami  23   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. East Carolina  41   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Rutgers  9   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Louisiana Tech  23   3   W       
 
1992 Season Totals
  Record5-4 -2
  Points Scored286
  Scoring Average26.0
  Points Allowed238
  Defense Average21.6
  Opponents Record67-56
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record3-2 -2
  Away Record2-2
1992 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1992 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Syracuse 10-2340205Won  26-226-121497  Paul Pasqualoni
Miami 11-1369161Lost  13-344-014256  Dennis Erickson
Rutgers 7-4341245 4-2167171  Doug Graber
Boston College 8-3-1330238Lost  23-382-1-111677  Tom Coughlin
West Virginia 5-4-2286238 2-3-1133105  Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh 3-9289429 1-359126  Paul Hackett
Virginia Tech 2-8-1270282 1-4114144  Frank Beamer
Temple 1-10132383 0-650219  Jerry Berndt

1992 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1992 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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