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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  <-- 1990 <- 1991 -> 1992 --> 2024
1991 Season Highlights
 Don Nehlen enters his 12th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
1991 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Pittsburgh  3   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Bowling Green State  24   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. South Carolina  21   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Maryland  37   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Virginia Tech  14   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Temple  10   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Boston College  31   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Penn State  6   51   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Rutgers  28   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Miami  3   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Syracuse  10   16   L       
 
1991 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored187
  Scoring Average17.0
  Points Allowed224
  Defense Average20.4
  Opponents Record61-51
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-3
1991 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1991 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Syracuse 10-2321200Won  24-175-013366  Paul Pasqualoni
Pittsburgh 6-5244241 3-212196  Paul Hackett
West Virginia 6-5187224 3-499133  Don Nehlen
Miami 12-0386100Won  22-02-04617  Dennis Erickson
Rutgers 6-5217217 2-38884  Doug Graber
Boston College 4-7247246 2-4138133  Tom Coughlin
Virginia Tech 5-6275229 1-02014  Frank Beamer
Temple 2-9145290 0-535137  Jerry Berndt

1991 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1991 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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