1990 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1990 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 98th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 11th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall).

1990 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1990 record4–7
Head coachDon Nehlen (11th season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 Louisville      10 1 1
No. 3 Miami      10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame      9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State      9 3 0
Louisiana Tech      8 3 1
Southern Miss      8 4 0
Temple      7 4 0
Syracuse      7 4 2
Army      6 5 0
Northern Illinois      6 5 0
South Carolina      6 5 0
Virginia Tech      6 5 0
East Carolina      5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana      5 6 0
Navy      5 6 0
Memphis State      4 6 1
Boston College      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
West Virginia      4 7 0
Akron      3 7 1
Pittsburgh      3 7 1
Rutgers      3 8 0
Tulsa      3 8 0
Cincinnati      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11:00 p.m.Kent StateNo. 25
W 35–2452,346
September 81:00 p.m.MarylandNo. 25
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)
L 10–1464,950
September 221:00 p.m.Louisville
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
L 7–961,933
September 291:30 p.m.at PittsburghW 38–2454,689
October 61:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech
L 21–2651,223
October 131:00 p.m.Cincinnati
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 28–2046,515
October 271:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
L 14–2756,685
November 31:00 p.m.No. 24 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)
L 19–3166,461
November 10Noonat RutgersW 28–311,117
November 17NoonSyracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
JPSL 7–3144,669
November 228:00 p.m.at South Carolina
ESPNL 10–2964,251
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References

  1. "WVU 1990 Schedule". West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
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