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1994 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record7–6 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSteve Dunlap (3rd season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 282:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Nebraska*No. 24
ABCL 0–3158,233
September 31:00 p.m.Ball State*No. 24
W 16–1450,063
September 10Noonat Rutgers
BENL 12–1731,624
September 171:00 p.m.Maryland*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)
L 13–2462,852
September 228:00 p.m.at No. 14 Virginia Tech
ESPNL 6–3449,679
October 12:00 p.m.at Missouri*
W 34–1040,251
October 15Noonat Pittsburgh
BENW 47–4138,293
October 22NoonNo. 7 Miami (FL)
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
BENL 6–3863,760
October 291:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 52–1648,384[1]
November 121:00 p.m.at Temple
W 55–176,456
November 19NoonNo. 17 Boston College
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
BENW 21–2044,890
November 248:00 p.m.No. 22 Syracuse
ESPNW 13–040,369
January 21:30 p.m.vs. South Carolina*
CBSL 21–2450,884
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1994 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Chad Johnston So
TE 82 Lovett Purnell Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 23 Mike Logan So
CB 32 Aaron Beasley Jr
DT 93 John Browning Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 16 Todd Sauerbrun Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Vs. Nebraska (Kickoff Classic)

See also: 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Kickoff Classic

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Todd Sauerbrun Punter 2 56 Chicago Bears

References

  1. ^ "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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