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
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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