1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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 8th 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.

Schedule

September 5Ohio

W 23–346,744 September 12at No. 5 Ohio State

L 3–2488,272 September 19at Maryland

L 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 College

W 37–1632,000 October 31at No. 18 Penn State

L 21–2585,108 November 7Virginia Tech

W 28–1647,322 November 14Rutgers

  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV

W 37–1344,717 November 23at No. 6 Syracuse

L 31–3249,866 December 25vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State

L 33–3543,240

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ "WVU 1987 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved June 23, 2012.