1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Sun Bowl, L 33–35 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference Independent
1987 record 6–6
Head coach Don Nehlen (8th season)
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
1987 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –  –   12 –0 –0
No. 4 Syracuse   –  –   11 –0 –1
No. 2 Florida State   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 15 South Carolina   –  –   8 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  –   8 –4 –0
Penn State   –  –   8 –4 –0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –  –   8 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  –   6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  –   6 –5 –0
Memphis   –  –   5 –5 –1
Northern Illinois   –  –   5 –5 –1
West Virginia   –  –   6 –6 –0
Tulane   –  –   6 –6 –0
Army   –  –   5 –6 –0
Boston College   –  –   5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  –   5 –6 –0
Akron   –  –   4 –7 –0
Cincinnati   –  –   4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  –   3 –7 –1
Temple   –  –   3 –8 –0
Tulsa   –  –   3 –8 –0
Navy   –  –   2 –9 –0
Virginia Tech   –  –   2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 95th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6 overall), and with a loss against Oklahoma State in the 1987 Sun Bowl.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 5 Ohio Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 23–3   46,744
September 12 at No. 5 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 3–24   88,272
September 19 at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) L 20–25   40,125
September 26 Pittsburgh Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) L 3–6   65,079
October 3 East Carolina Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 49–0   36,630
October 17 Cincinnati Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 45–17   46,488
October 24 at Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 37–16   32,000
October 31 at No. 18 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) L 21–25   85,108
November 7 Virginia Tech Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy) W 28–16   47,322
November 14 Rutgers Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 37–13   44,717
November 23 at No. 6 Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy) L 31–32   49,866
December 25 vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) L 33–35   43,240
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

References

  1. ↑ "WVU 1987 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
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