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 coach
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 5OhioW 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
W 28–1647,322
November 14Rutgers
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 37–1344,717
November 23at No. 6 SyracuseL 31–3249,866
December 25vs. No. 11 Oklahoma StateL 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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