1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–6
Head coach	Don Nehlen (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Tranquill (1st season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 50,000)

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				9	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 88th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his first year, and played their home games at their new stadium, Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6 overall).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	Cincinnati	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 41–27	50,150
September 13	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 52–24	23,972
September 20	Maryland	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 11–14	48,038
September 27	Richmond	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 31–28	40,847
October 4	Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 45–21	45,088
October 11	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 13–16	41,899
October 18	at No. 11 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	L 14–42	55,130
October 25	No. 13 Penn State	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 15–20	49,194
November 1	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)	L 11–34	45,200
November 8	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 41–28	14,995
November 15	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 24–15	16,400
November 22	Syracuse	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	L 7–20	34,441
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Oliver Luck Jr RB 31 Robert Alexander Sr FB 46 Walter Easley Sr WR 81 Darrell Miller Jr WR 89 Darryl Weatherspoon Jr TE 94 Mark Nagy Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 40 Fulton Walker Sr LB 50 Dennis Fowlkes So LB 90 Darryl Talley So DT 91 Todd Campbell So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 5 Curt Carion Sr	Head coach Don Nehlen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt