1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 93rd overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, three losses and one tie (7–3–1 overall).

1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record7–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 57,500)
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Penn State        11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)        10 2 0
Army        9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State        9 3 0
West Virginia        7 3 1
Southern Miss        7 4 0
Syracuse        7 5 0
Virginia Tech        6 5 0
Pittsburgh        5 5 1
Cincinnati        5 6 0
Notre Dame        5 6 0
South Carolina        5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana        4 7 0
Navy        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Boston College        4 8 0
Memphis State        2 7 2
Rutgers        2 8 1
East Carolina        2 9 0
Louisville        2 9 0
Tulane        1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7LouisvilleW 52–1362,128
September 14Duke
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 20–1861,191
September 21at No. 17 MarylandL 0–2851,250
September 28Pittsburgh
T 10–1062,453
October 5Virginia Tech
W 24–957,514
October 19at Boston CollegeW 13–632,000
October 26at No. 3 Penn StateL 0–2785,534
November 2at VirginiaL 7–2735,000
November 9Rutgers
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 27–048,373
November 16Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 23–1034,721
November 30at SyracuseW 13–1033,431

References

  1. "WVU 1985 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
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