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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-

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1891 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights

Don Nehlen enters his 20th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 4	vs. East Carolina	23	30	L	@ Charlotte, NC
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Miami Ohio	43	27	W
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Maryland	0	33	L
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Syracuse	7	30	L
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Navy	28	31	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Rutgers	62	16	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Temple	20	17	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Miami	20	28	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Virginia Tech	20	22	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Boston College	17	34	L
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Pittsburgh	52	21	W

1999 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	292
Scoring Average	26.5
Points Allowed	289
Defense Average	26.3
Opponents Record	69-59
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-4

1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1999 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Virginia Tech	11-1	484	162	Lost 29-46	7-0	315	88	Frank Beamer
Miami	9-4	432	220	Won 28-13	6-1	257	107	Butch Davis
Boston College	8-4	297	308	Lost 28-62	4-3	161	156	Tom OBrien
Syracuse	7-5	300	256	Won 20-13	3-4	138	189	Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia	4-7	292	289		3-4	198	168	Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh	5-6	281	278		2-5	167	198	Walt Harris
Temple	2-9	153	366		2-5	138	261	Bobby Wallace
Rutgers	1-10	155	427		1-6	110	317	Terry Shea

1999 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1999 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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.