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-
1997 Season Highlights
Don Nehlen enters his 18th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Marshall
42
31
W
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
East Carolina
24
17
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Boston College
24
31
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Miami
28
17
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Rutgers
48
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Maryland
31
14
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Virginia Tech
30
17
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Syracuse
10
40
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Temple
41
21
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Notre Dame
14
21
L
Fri., Nov. 28 vs.
Pittsburgh
38
41
L
Mon., Dec. 29
Georgia Tech
30
35
L
@ Miami, FL
Micron PC Bowl
1997 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 360
Scoring Average 30.0
Points Allowed 285
Defense Average 23.8
Opponents Record 65-76
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-3
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.