1994 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1994 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 102nd overall and 4th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 15th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and six losses (7–6 overall, 4–3 in the Big East) and with a loss in the Carquest Bowl against South Carolina.
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| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 7–6 (4–3 Big East) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Steve Dunlap (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500) |
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| No. 6 Miami (FL) $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Boston College | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 28 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Nebraska* | No. 24 | ABC | L 0–31 | 58,233 | ||
| September 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Ball State* | No. 24 | W 16–14 | 50,063 | |||
| September 10 | Noon | at Rutgers | BEN | L 12–17 | 31,624 | |||
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Maryland* |
| L 13–24 | 62,852 | |||
| September 22 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Virginia Tech | ESPN | L 6–34 | 49,679 | |||
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Missouri* | W 34–10 | 40,251 | ||||
| October 15 | Noon | at Pittsburgh | BEN | W 47–41 | 38,293 | |||
| October 22 | Noon | No. 7 Miami (FL) |
| BEN | L 6–38 | 63,760 | ||
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech* |
| W 52–16 | 48,384 | [1] | ||
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Temple | W 55–17 | 6,456 | ||||
| November 19 | Noon | No. 17 Boston College |
| BEN | W 21–20 | 44,890 | ||
| November 24 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 22 Syracuse |
| ESPN | W 13–0 | 40,369 | ||
| January 2 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. South Carolina* | CBS | L 21–24 | 50,884 | |||
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Roster
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Vs. Nebraska (Kickoff Classic)
Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Todd Sauerbrun | Punter | 2 | 56 | Chicago Bears |
References
- "Many happy returns for WVU in 52–16 romp". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 30, 1994. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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