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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  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Don Nehlen enters his 17th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Pittsburgh  34   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Western Michigan  34   9   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. East Carolina  10   9   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Purdue  20   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Maryland  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Boston College  34   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Temple  30   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Miami  7   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Syracuse  7   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Rutgers  55   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Virginia Tech  14   31   L       
 Wed., Jan. 1   North Carolina  13   20   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored271
  Scoring Average22.6
  Points Allowed156
  Defense Average13.0
  Opponents Record68-69
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record4-1
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Virginia Tech 10-2370209 6-1220111  Frank Beamer
Miami 9-3368210Won  31-216-1233111  Butch Davis
Syracuse 9-3437208Won  30-176-1291105  Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia 8-4271156Lost  13-204-3181112  Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh 4-7214430 3-4121242  Johnny Majors
Boston College 5-7264364 2-5138220  Dan Henning
Rutgers 2-9143380 1-678238  Terry Shea
Temple 1-10218386 0-7140263  Ron Dickerson

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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