1983 West Virginia Mountaineers football team information
American college football season
1983West Virginia Mountaineers football
Hall of Fame Classic champion
Hall of Fame Classic, W 20–16 vs. Kentucky
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 16
AP
No. 16
Record
9–3
Head coach
Don Nehlen (4th season)
Home stadium
Mountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Major eastern college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 16 West Virginia
4
–
1
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Penn State
3
–
1
–
1
8
–
4
–
1
No. 18 Pittsburgh
2
–
1
–
1
8
–
3
–
1
No. 19 Boston College $
3
–
2
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Syracuse
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Temple
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Rutgers
0
–
5
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Miami (FL)
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
–
9
–
2
–
0
No. 19 Boston College
–
–
9
–
3
–
0
No. 16 West Virginia
–
–
9
–
3
–
0
No. 20 East Carolina
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
No. 18 Pittsburgh
–
–
8
–
3
–
1
Florida State
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Penn State
–
–
8
–
4
–
1
Southern Miss
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
6
–
4
–
1
Notre Dame
–
–
7
–
5
–
0
Syracuse
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
South Carolina
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Cincinnati
–
4
–
6
–
1
Southwestern Louisiana
–
–
4
–
6
–
0
Temple
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Tulane
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Louisville
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Navy
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Army
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1983 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 91st overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3 overall) and with a victory over Kentucky in the Hall of Fame Classic.
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