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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: Independent-

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1891 <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2010

1984 Season Highlights

Don Nehlen enters his 5th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

1984 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 1	vs. Ohio	38	0	W
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. Louisville	30	6	W
Sat., Sep. 15	@ Virginia Tech	14	7	W
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Maryland	17	20	L
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Pittsburgh	28	10	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Syracuse	20	10	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Boston College	21	20	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Penn State	17	14	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Virginia	7	27	L
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Rutgers	19	23	L	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Temple	17	19	L
Mon., Dec. 31	Texas Christian	31	14	W	@ Houston, TX	Bluebonnet Bowl

1984 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	259
Scoring Average	21.6
Points Allowed	170
Defense Average	14.2
Opponents Record	77-55
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	2-2

1984 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
21	8-4-0	USA Today/CNN
18	8-4-0	UPI
18	8-4-0	Coaches

1984 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Akron	0-2	44	52							Jim Dennison
Army	8-3-1	320	218	1-0	10	6				Jim Young
Boston College	10-2	449	296	1-0	45	28				Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo	0-0	0	0							Bill Dando
Central Florida	1-1	28	62							Louis H. Lou Saban
Cincinnati	2-9	198	424							Dave Currey
East Carolina	2-9	210	309							Ed Emory
Florida State	7-3-2	406	254	0-0-1	17	17				Bobby Bowden
Louisiana Lafayette	6-5	207	198							Sam Robertson
Louisville	2-9	237	360							Bob Weber
Memphis	5-5-1	201	178							Rey Dempsey
Navy	4-6-1	240	254							Gary Tranquill
Notre Dame	7-5	299	239	0-1	20	27				Gerry Faust
Penn State	6-5	209	230							Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	3-7-1	178	247							Serafino Foge Fazio
Rutgers	7-3	213	155							Dick Anderson
South Carolina	10-2	371	258	0-1	14	21				Joe Morrison
Southern Mississippi	4-7	188	243							Jim Carmody
Syracuse	6-5	151	151							Dick MacPherson
Temple	6-5	226	180							Bruce Arians
Tulane	3-8	177	275							Wally English
Virginia Tech	8-4	253	150	0-1	7	23				Bill Dooley
West Virginia	8-4	259	170	1-0	31	14				Don Nehlen
Western Kentucky	0-1	17	45							Dave Roberts

1984 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No West Virginia Players on File.

1984 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No West Virginia Players on File.

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