1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team information
American college football season
1985West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference
Independent
Record
7–3–1
Head coach
Don Nehlen (6th season)
Home stadium
Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 57,500)
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Major eastern college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Penn State $
6
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
West Virginia
4
–
1
–
1
7
–
3
–
1
Syracuse
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
5
–
0
Boston College
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
8
–
0
Pittsburgh
2
–
3
–
1
5
–
5
–
1
Temple
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Rutgers
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
1
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
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
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).
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