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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  <-- 1994 <- 1995 -> 1996 --> 2024
1995 Season Highlights
 Don Nehlen enters his 16th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
1995 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Purdue  24   26   L       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Temple  24   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Maryland  17   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Kent  45   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ East Carolina  20   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Boston College  31   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Syracuse  0   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Virginia Tech  0   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Rutgers  59   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Miami  12   17   L       
 Fri., Nov. 24  vs. Pittsburgh  21   0   W       
 
1995 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored253
  Scoring Average23.0
  Points Allowed210
  Defense Average19.1
  Opponents Record57-56
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-4
1995 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1995 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Virginia Tech 10-2349165Won  28-106-119483  Frank Beamer
Miami 8-3294201 6-1185112  Butch Davis
Syracuse 9-3375213Won  41-05-2211136  Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia 5-6253210 4-3147124  Don Nehlen
Boston College 4-8207322 4-3150167  Dan Henning
Rutgers 4-7304412 2-5184272  Doug Graber
Temple 1-10187358 1-6113189  Ron Dickerson
Pittsburgh 2-9217329 0-793194  Johnny Majors

1995 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1995 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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