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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 <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2010

1987 Season Highlights

Don Nehlen enters his 8th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

1987 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Ohio	23	3	W
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Ohio State	3	24	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Maryland	20	25	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Pittsburgh	3	6	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. East Carolina	49	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Cincinnati	45	17	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Boston College	37	16	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Penn State	21	25	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Virginia Tech	28	16	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Rutgers	37	13	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Syracuse	31	32	L
Fri., Dec. 25	Oklahoma State	33	35	L	@ El Paso, TX	Sun Bowl

1987 Season Totals
Record	6-6
Points Scored	330
Scoring Average	27.5
Points Allowed	212
Defense Average	17.7
Opponents Record	70-64
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	1-4

1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
West Virginia was not ranked.

1987 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Akron	4-7	204	273							Gerry Faust
Arkansas State	0-1-1	31	68							Larry Lacewell
Army	5-6	277	223							Jim Young
Boston College	5-6	244	281							Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo	0-0	0	0							Bill Dando
Central Florida	0-0	0	0							Gene McDowell
Cincinnati	4-7	234	314							Dave Currey
East Carolina	5-6	229	330							Art Baker
Florida State	11-1	481	163	1-0	31	28				Bobby Bowden
Louisiana Lafayette	6-5	191	252							Nelson Stokley
Louisiana Tech	1-3	35	70							Carl Torbush
Louisville	3-7-1	215	348							Howard Schnellenberger
Memphis	5-5-1	220	210							Charlie Bailey
Navy	2-9	160	317							Elliot Uzelac
Northern Illinois	5-5-1	305	262							Jerry Pettibone
Notre Dame	8-4	339	218	0-1	10	35				Lou Holtz
Penn State	8-4	286	244	0-1	10	35				Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	8-4	230	146	0-1	27	32				Mike Gottfried
Rutgers	6-5	168	213							Dick Anderson
South Carolina	8-4	341	141	0-1	13	30				Joe Morrison
Southern Mississippi	6-5	270	296							Jim Carmody
Syracuse	11-0-1	379	169	0-0-1	16	16				Dick MacPherson
Temple	3-8	154	251							Bruce Arians
Tulane	6-6	370	376	0-1	12	24				Mack Brown
Tulsa	3-8	175	371							George Henshaw
Virginia Tech	2-9	203	300							Frank Beamer
West Virginia	6-6	330	212	0-1	33	35				Don Nehlen
Western Kentucky	0-0	0	0							Dave Roberts

1987 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No West Virginia Players on File.

1987 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No West Virginia Players on File.

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