1991 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1991 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 99th overall and 1st season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 12th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 3–4 in the Big East).

1991 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Big East Conference
1991 record	6–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Don Nehlen (12th season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500)

1991 Big East Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Syracuse	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 1 Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Temple	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	L 3–34	68,041
September 7	1:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 24–17	32,597
September 14	1:00 p.m.	South Carolina*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 21–16	51,989
September 21	4:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		W 37–7	40,442
October 5	Noon	Virginia Tech	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy)	BEN	L 14–20	57,492
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Temple	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 10–9	43,767
October 19	Noon	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	BEN	W 31–24	28,162
October 26	4:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 6–51	96,445
November 2	Noon	Rutgers	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	BEN	W 28–3	38,127
November 9	4:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 3–27	60,250
November 23	4:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	ESPN	L 10–16	45,263
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1991 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 5 Ed Hill So QB 14 Darren Studstill So WR 15 James Jett Jr QB 16 Chris Gray Sr RB 31 Carl Hayes Jr RB 32 Garrett Ford, Jr. Jr RB 33 Jon Jones So FB 34 Doug Costin So RB 42 Adrian Murrell Jr G, C 77 Mike Compton Jr T 78 Rich Braham So T 79 Joe Avila Jr QB 80 Al Johnson Fr TE 81 Darius Burwell Jr TE 82 John Cappa Jr TE 83 Keith Graley Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 4 Steve Grant Sr DB 22 Harold Kidd Fr DB 23 Kwame Smith Jr DB 24 Tommy Orr So DB 25 Mike Collins So LB 48 Steve Holmes Fr LB 49 Matt Ceglie So LB, DE 50 Mike Booth So LB 51 Joe Pabian, III So DE, LB 52 Alex Steffano Fr DL 52 Mark Ulmer So LB 54 Shannon King So LB 54 Matt Taffoni Fr LB 55 Boris Graham Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 21 Mike Vanderjagt Jr	Head coach Don Nehlen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "WVU 1991 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved June 23, 2012.