1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team information
American college football season
1987West Virginia Mountaineers football
Sun Bowl, L 33–35 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference
Independent
Record
6–6
Head coach
Don Nehlen (8th season)
Home stadium
Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Major eastern college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 4 Syracuse $
5
–
0
–
0
11
–
0
–
1
Penn State
4
–
2
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
Pittsburgh
3
–
3
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
West Virginia
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
6
–
0
Rutgers
2
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Boston College
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Temple
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Miami (FL)
–
–
12
–
0
–
0
No. 4 Syracuse
–
–
11
–
0
–
1
No. 2 Florida State
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 15 South Carolina
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Penn State
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
No. 17 Notre Dame
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southwestern Louisiana
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
5
–
5
–
1
Northern Illinois
–
–
5
–
5
–
1
West Virginia
–
–
6
–
6
–
0
Tulane
–
–
6
–
6
–
0
Army
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Boston College
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
East Carolina
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Akron
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Cincinnati
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Louisville
–
–
3
–
7
–
1
Temple
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Tulsa
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Navy
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 95th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6 overall), and with a loss against Oklahoma State in the 1987 Sun Bowl.
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