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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 <-- 1991 <- 1992 -> 1993 --> 2024

1992 Season Highlights

Don Nehlen enters his 13th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

1992 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Miami Ohio	29	29	T
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Pittsburgh	44	6	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Maryland	34	33	W
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Virginia Tech	16	7	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Boston College	24	24	T
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Syracuse	17	20	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Penn State	26	40	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Miami	23	35	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. East Carolina	41	28	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Rutgers	9	13	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Louisiana Tech	23	3	W

1992 Season Totals
Record	5-4 -2
Points Scored	286
Scoring Average	26.0
Points Allowed	238
Defense Average	21.6
Opponents Record	67-56
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	3-2 -2
Away Record	2-2

1992 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1992 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Syracuse	10-2	340	205	Won 26-22	6-1	214	97	Paul Pasqualoni
Miami	11-1	369	161	Lost 13-34	4-0	142	56	Dennis Erickson
Rutgers	7-4	341	245		4-2	167	171	Doug Graber
Boston College	8-3-1	330	238	Lost 23-38	2-1-1	116	77	Tom Coughlin
West Virginia	5-4-2	286	238		2-3-1	133	105	Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh	3-9	289	429		1-3	59	126	Paul Hackett
Virginia Tech	2-8-1	270	282		1-4	114	144	Frank Beamer
Temple	1-10	132	383		0-6	50	219	Jerry Berndt

1992 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1992 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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.