1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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.

1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Sun Bowl, L 33–35 vs. Oklahoma State
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record6–6
Head coachDon Nehlen (8th season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
1987 NCAA 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 State        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
Virginia Tech        2 9 0
Navy        2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5Ohio
W 23–346,744
September 12at No. 5 Ohio StateL 3–2488,272
September 19at MarylandL 20–2540,125
September 26Pittsburgh
L 3–665,079
October 3East Carolina
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 49–036,630
October 17Cincinnati
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 45–1746,488
October 24at Boston CollegeW 37–1632,000
October 31at No. 18 Penn StateL 21–2585,108
November 7Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy)
W 28–1647,322
November 14Rutgers
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 37–1344,717
November 23at No. 6 Syracuse
L 31–3249,866
December 25vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State
L 33–3543,240

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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