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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  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Don Nehlen enters his 18th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. Marshall  42   31   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. East Carolina  24   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Boston College  24   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Miami  28   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Rutgers  48   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Maryland  31   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Virginia Tech  30   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Syracuse  10   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Temple  41   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Notre Dame  14   21   L       
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Pittsburgh  38   41   L       
 Mon., Dec. 29   Georgia Tech  30   35   L    @ Miami, FL   Micron PC Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored360
  Scoring Average30.0
  Points Allowed285
  Defense Average23.8
  Opponents Record65-76
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-3
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Syracuse 9-4441226Lost  18-356-1238104  Paul Pasqualoni
Virginia Tech 7-5324227Lost  3-425-2197127  Frank Beamer
West Virginia 7-5360285Lost  30-354-3219167  Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh 6-6333354Lost  7-414-3208197  Walt Harris
Miami 5-6314285 3-4215191  Butch Davis
Boston College 4-7237314 3-4173176  Tom OBrien
Temple 3-8212371 3-4150212  Ron Dickerson
Rutgers 0-11191496 0-7121347  Terry Shea

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 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

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