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-
1989 Season Highlights
Don Nehlen enters his 10th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Ball State
35
10
W
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Maryland
14
10
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
South Carolina
45
21
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Louisville
30
21
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Pittsburgh
31
31
T
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Virginia Tech
10
12
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Cincinnati
69
3
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Boston College
44
30
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Penn State
9
19
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Rutgers
21
20
W
Thu., Nov. 23 @
Syracuse
24
17
W
Sat., Dec. 30
Clemson
7
27
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1989 Season Totals
Record 8-3
-1
Points Scored 339
Scoring Average 28.3
Points Allowed 221
Defense Average 18.4
Opponents Record 67-60
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
-1
Away Record 4-1
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
21 8-3-1
AP
21 8-3-1
USA Today/CNN
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 All Independent 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.