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-
1996 Season Highlights
Don Nehlen enters his 17th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 @
Pittsburgh
34
0
W
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Western Michigan
34
9
W
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
East Carolina
10
9
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Purdue
20
6
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Maryland
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Boston College
34
17
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Temple
30
10
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Miami
7
10
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Syracuse
7
30
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Rutgers
55
14
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Virginia Tech
14
31
L
Wed., Jan. 1
North Carolina
13
20
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1996 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 271
Scoring Average 22.6
Points Allowed 156
Defense Average 13.0
Opponents Record 68-69
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 4-1
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 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 college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.