1986 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1986 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 94th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall).

1986 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1986 record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Penn State   –  –   12 –0 –0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 20 Virginia Tech   –  –   9 –2 –1
No. 19 Boston College   –  –   9 –3 –0
Tulsa   –  –   7 –4 –0
Florida State   –  –   7 –4 –1
Army   –  –   6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  –   6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   6 –5 –0
Temple   –  –   6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –  –   5 –5 –1
Rutgers   –  –   5 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  –   5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  –   5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  –   5 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  –   3 –6 –2
Tulane   –  –   4 –7 –0
West Virginia   –  –   4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  –   3 –8 –0
Navy   –  –   3 –8 –0
Wichita State   –  –   3 –8 –0
East Carolina   –  –   2 –9 –0
Northern Illinois   –  –   2 –9 –0
Memphis State   –  –   1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6Northern IllinoisW 47–1456,665
September 13at East CarolinaW 24–2133,857
September 20Maryland
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)
L 3–2463,500
September 27at PittsburghL 16–4855,129
October 4at Virginia TechL 7–1350,000
October 11No. 1 Miami (FL)
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
L 14–5863,500
October 25Boston College
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
L 10–1947,760
November 1No. 2 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)
L 0–1959,184
November 8at RutgersW 24–1715,101
November 15at LouisvilleW 42–1921,834
November 22Syracuse
L 23–3440,106

References

  1. "WVU 1986 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
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