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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 <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2010

1986 Season Highlights

Don Nehlen enters his 7th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

1986 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Northern Illinois	47	14	W
Sat., Sep. 13	@ East Carolina	24	21	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Maryland	3	24	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Pittsburgh	16	48	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Virginia Tech	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Miami (Florida)	14	58	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Boston College	10	19	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Penn State	0	19	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Rutgers	24	17	W	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Louisville	42	19	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Syracuse	23	34	L

1986 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	210
Scoring Average	19.1
Points Allowed	286
Defense Average	26.0
Opponents Record	57-52
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	3-2

1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
West Virginia was not ranked.

1986 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Akron	1-1	38	31							Gerry Faust
Army	6-5	276	292							Jim Young
Boston College	9-3	338	233	1-0	27	24				Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo	0-0	0	0							Bill Dando
Central Florida	0-1	6	9							Gene McDowell
Cincinnati	5-6	267	345							Dave Currey
East Carolina	2-9	187	364							Art Baker
Florida State	7-4-1	393	218	1-0	27	13				Bobby Bowden
Louisiana Lafayette	6-5	242	204							Nelson Stokley
Louisville	3-8	179	303							Howard Schnellenberger
Memphis	1-10	104	292							Charlie Bailey
Navy	3-8	238	306							Gary Tranquill
Notre Dame	5-6	299	219							Lou Holtz
Penn State	12-0	340	133	1-0	14	10				Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	5-5-1	253	209							Mike Gottfried
Rutgers	5-5-1	221	189							Dick Anderson
South Carolina	3-6-2	313	286							Joe Morrison
Southern Mississippi	6-5	198	252							Jim Carmody
Syracuse	5-6	241	266							Dick MacPherson
Temple	6-5	308	271							Bruce Arians
Tulane	4-7	265	334							Mack Brown
Tulsa	7-4	293	186							Don Morton
Virginia Tech	9-2-1	286	208	1-0	25	24				Bill Dooley
West Virginia	4-7	210	286							Don Nehlen
Western Kentucky	0-1	6	45							Dave Roberts

1986 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No West Virginia Players on File.

1986 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No West Virginia Players on File.

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