1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1995 record 5–6 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach Don Nehlen
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
1995 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#10 Virginia Tech §   6 – 1         10 – 2  
#20 Miami (FL) §   6 – 1         8 – 3  
#19 Syracuse   5 – 2         9 – 3  
West Virginia   4 – 3         5 – 6  
Boston College   4 – 3         4 – 8  
Rutgers   2 – 5         4 – 7  
Temple   1 – 6         1 – 10  
Pittsburgh   0 – 7         2 – 9  
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 103rd overall and 5th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 16th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 4–3 in the Big East).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 12:00 PM Purdue* #23 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV BEN L 24–26   60,876
September 9 12:00 PM Temple Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV BEN W 24–13   53,024
September 16 7:00 PM at Maryland* Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) L 17–31   48,055
September 23 1:00 PM Kent State* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 45–6   46,624
September 30 12:00 PM at East Carolina* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC L 20–23   34,108
October 14 12:00 PM at Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA BEN W 31–19   44,500
October 21 12:00 PM at Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy) BEN L 0–22   48,880
October 28 12:00 PM Virginia Tech Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy) BEN L 0–27   59,819
November 4 12:00 PM Rutgers Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 59–26   42,642
November 18 4:00 PM at #25 Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL L 12–17   43,409
November 24 4:00 PM Pittsburgh Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) ESPN W 21–0   38,795
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ "WVU 1995 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved June 23, 2012.