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-
1998 Season Highlights
Don Nehlen enters his 19th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Ohio State
17
34
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Maryland
42
20
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Tulsa
44
21
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Navy
45
24
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Temple
37
7
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Miami
31
34
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Virginia Tech
13
27
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Syracuse
35
28
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Rutgers
28
14
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Boston College
35
10
W
Fri., Nov. 27 @
Pittsburgh
52
14
W
@ Pittsburgh, PA
Sat., Dec. 26
Missouri
31
34
L
@ Tucson, AZ
Insight Bowl
1998 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 410
Scoring Average 34.2
Points Allowed 267
Defense Average 22.3
Opponents Record 68-69
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 4-1
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 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
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.