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: Independent-
1982 Season Highlights
Don Nehlen enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1982 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Oklahoma
41
27
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Maryland
19
18
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Richmond
43
10
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Pittsburgh
13
16
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Boston College
20
13
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Virginia Tech
16
6
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Penn State
0
24
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
East Carolina
30
3
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Temple
20
17
W
Thu., Nov. 11 @
Rutgers
44
17
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Syracuse
26
0
W
Thu., Dec. 30
Florida State
12
31
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1982 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 284
Scoring Average 23.7
Points Allowed 182
Defense Average 15.2
Opponents Record 78-48
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-1
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 9-3-0
AP
19 9-3-0
Coaches
19 9-3-0
UPI
17 9-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1982 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1982 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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