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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  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Don Nehlen enters his 19th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Ohio State  17   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Maryland  42   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Tulsa  44   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Navy  45   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Temple  37   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Miami  31   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Virginia Tech  13   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Syracuse  35   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Rutgers  28   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Boston College  35   10   W       
 Fri., Nov. 27  @ Pittsburgh  52   14   W    @ Pittsburgh, PA   
 Sat., Dec. 26   Missouri  31   34   L    @ Tucson, AZ   Insight Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored410
  Scoring Average34.2
  Points Allowed267
  Defense Average22.3
  Opponents Record68-69
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record4-1
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1998 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Syracuse 8-4478300Lost  10-316-1317148  Paul Pasqualoni
Miami 9-3448298Won  46-235-2235175  Butch Davis
Virginia Tech 9-3381149Won  38-75-2195103  Frank Beamer
West Virginia 8-4410267Lost  31-345-2231134  Don Nehlen
Boston College 4-7273311 3-4147165  Tom OBrien
Rutgers 5-6206376 2-5112270  Terry Shea
Temple 2-9198360 2-5100226  Bobby Wallace
Pittsburgh 2-9234334 0-7128244  Walt Harris

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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