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-
1983 Season Highlights
Don Nehlen enters his 4th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Ohio
55
3
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs. Pacific
48
7
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Maryland
31
21
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Boston College
27
17
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Pittsburgh
24
21
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Virginia Tech
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Penn State
23
41
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Miami
3
20
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Temple
27
9
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Rutgers
35
7
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Syracuse
16
27
L
Thu., Dec. 22
Kentucky
20
16
W
@ Birmingham, AL
All-American Bowl
1983 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 322
Scoring Average 26.8
Points Allowed 189
Defense Average 15.8
Opponents Record 76-49
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 2-3
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
16 9-3-0
AP
16 9-3-0
Coaches
16 9-3-0
UPI
15 9-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.