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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 <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2010

1988 Season Highlights

Don Nehlen enters his 9th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

1988 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. Bowling Green State	62	14	W
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Fullerton State	45	10	W
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Maryland	55	24	W
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Pittsburgh	31	10	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Virginia Tech	22	10	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ East Carolina	30	10	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Boston College	59	19	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Penn State	51	30	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Cincinnati	51	13	W	@ Cincinnati, OH
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Rutgers	35	25	W	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Syracuse	31	9	W
Mon., Jan. 2	Notre Dame	21	34	L	@ Tempe, AZ	Fiesta Bowl

1988 Season Totals
Record	11-1
Points Scored	493
Scoring Average	41.1
Points Allowed	208
Defense Average	17.3
Opponents Record	55-57
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	5-0

1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
6	11-1-0	USA Today/CNN
5	11-1-0	UPI
5	11-1-0	Coaches
5	11-1-0	AP

1988 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Arkansas State	3-2	111	89							Larry Lacewell
Army	9-3	336	226	0-1	28	29				Jim Young
Boston College	3-8	237	326							Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo	0-0	0	0							Bill Dando
Central Florida	0-0	0	0							Gene McDowell
Cincinnati	3-8	201	379							Dave Currey
East Carolina	3-8	281	325							Art Baker
Florida State	11-1	455	172	1-0	13	7				Bobby Bowden
Louisiana Lafayette	6-5	296	224							Nelson Stokley
Louisiana Tech	4-7	185	352							Joe Peace
Louisville	8-3	261	245							Howard Schnellenberger
Memphis	6-5	226	205							Charlie Bailey
Navy	3-8	221	274							Elliot Uzelac
Northern Illinois	7-4	155	185							Jerry Pettibone
Notre Dame	12-0	393	156	1-0	34	21				Lou Holtz
Penn State	5-6	231	201							Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	6-5	300	183							Mike Gottfried
Rutgers	5-6	273	255							Dick Anderson
South Carolina	8-4	232	224	0-1	10	34				Joe Morrison
Southern Mississippi	10-2	353	284	1-0	38	18				Curley Hallman
Syracuse	10-2	341	189	1-0	23	10				Dick MacPherson
Temple	4-7	207	317							Bruce Arians
Tulane	5-6	251	334							Greg Davis
Tulsa	4-7	254	318							Dave Rader
Virginia Tech	3-8	176	264							Frank Beamer
West Virginia	11-1	493	208	0-1	21	34				Don Nehlen
Western Kentucky	0-1	17	35							Dave Roberts

1988 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No West Virginia Players on File.

1988 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No West Virginia Players on File.

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