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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024
1999 Season Highlights
 Don Nehlen enters his 20th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. East Carolina  23   30   L    @ Charlotte, NC   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Miami Ohio  43   27   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Maryland  0   33   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Syracuse  7   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Navy  28   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Rutgers  62   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Temple  20   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Miami  20   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Virginia Tech  20   22   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Boston College  17   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Pittsburgh  52   21   W       
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored292
  Scoring Average26.5
  Points Allowed289
  Defense Average26.3
  Opponents Record69-59
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record1-4
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1999 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Virginia Tech 11-1484162Lost  29-467-031588  Frank Beamer
Miami 9-4432220Won  28-136-1257107  Butch Davis
Boston College 8-4297308Lost  28-624-3161156  Tom OBrien
Syracuse 7-5300256Won  20-133-4138189  Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia 4-7292289 3-4198168  Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh 5-6281278 2-5167198  Walt Harris
Temple 2-9153366 2-5138261  Bobby Wallace
Rutgers 1-10155427 1-6110317  Terry Shea

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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