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: Independent-
1986 Season Highlights
Don Nehlen enters his 7th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Northern Illinois
47
14
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
East Carolina
24
21
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Maryland
3
24
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Pittsburgh
16
48
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Virginia Tech
7
13
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Miami
14
58
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Boston College
10
19
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Penn State
0
19
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Rutgers
24
17
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Louisville
42
19
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Syracuse
23
34
L
1986 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 210
Scoring Average 19.1
Points Allowed 286
Defense Average 26.0
Opponents Record 72-49
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-5
Away Record 3-2
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.