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-
1987 Season Highlights
Don Nehlen enters his 8th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Ohio
23
3
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Ohio State
3
24
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Maryland
20
25
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Pittsburgh
3
6
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
East Carolina
49
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Cincinnati
45
17
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Boston College
37
16
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Penn State
21
25
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Virginia Tech
28
16
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Rutgers
37
13
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Syracuse
31
32
L
Fri., Dec. 25
Oklahoma State
33
35
L
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1987 Season Totals
Record 6-6
Points Scored 330
Scoring Average 27.5
Points Allowed 212
Defense Average 17.7
Opponents Record 70-64
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 1-4
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.