1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1999 record 4–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach Don Nehlen
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
1999 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Virginia Tech $   7 0         11 1  
#15 Miami (FL)   6 1         9 4  
Boston College   4 3         8 4  
Syracuse   3 4         7 5  
West Virginia   3 4         4 7  
Pittsburgh   2 5         5 6  
Temple   2 5         2 9  
Rutgers   1 6         1 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 107th overall and 9th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 20th 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, 3–4 in the Big East).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 3:00 PM at East Carolina* Ericsson StadiumCharlotte, NC ESPN2 L 2330   47,860
September 11 12:00 PM Miami (OH)* Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV ESPN+ W 4327   43,799
September 18 12:00 PM at Maryland* Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD (Rivalry) ESPN2 L 033   33,169
September 25 3:30 PM at Syracuse Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy) CBS L 730   44,890
October 2 12:00 PM Navy* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN+ L 2831   52,875
October 16 1:00 PM Rutgers Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 6216   44,223
October 23 1:00 PM Temple Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 2017   34,908
October 30 12:00 PM at #23 Miami (FL) Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL CBS L 2028   30,310
November 6 3:30 PM #3 Virginia Tech Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy) CBS L 2022   56,906
November 13 12:00 PM at Boston College Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA ESPN L 1734   42,335
November 27 12:00 PM Pittsburgh Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) ESPN W 5221   40,660
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "WVU 1999 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
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