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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-

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1891 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

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 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Syracuse	9-4	441	226	Lost 18-35	6-1	238	104	Paul Pasqualoni
Virginia Tech	7-5	324	227	Lost 3-42	5-2	197	127	Frank Beamer
West Virginia	7-5	360	285	Lost 30-35	4-3	219	167	Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh	6-6	333	354	Lost 7-41	4-3	208	197	Walt Harris
Miami	5-6	314	285		3-4	215	191	Butch Davis
Boston College	4-7	237	314		3-4	173	176	Tom OBrien
Temple	3-8	212	371		3-4	150	212	Ron Dickerson
Rutgers	0-11	191	496		0-7	121	347	Terry Shea

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

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.