1988 West Virginia Mountaineers football team information
American college football season
1988West Virginia Mountaineers football
Eastern champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 21–34 vs. Notre Dame
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 5
AP
No. 5
Record
11–1
Head coach
Don Nehlen (9th season)
Offensive scheme
Option
Home stadium
Mountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Major eastern college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 West Virginia $
5
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
No. 13 Syracuse
5
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Pittsburgh
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Temple
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Rutgers
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Penn State
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Boston College
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Notre Dame
–
–
12
–
0
–
0
No. 2 Miami (FL)
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 3 Florida State
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 5 West Virginia
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
10
–
2
–
0
No. 13 Syracuse
–
–
10
–
2
–
0
Army
–
–
9
–
3
–
0
Louisville
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
South Carolina
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Northern Illinois
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southwestern Louisiana
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Akron
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Penn State
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Tulane
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Temple
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Tulsa
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Boston College
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Cincinnati
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
East Carolina
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Navy
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1988 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 96th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his ninth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of eleven wins and one loss (11–1 overall), and a loss against No. 1 Notre Dame in the 1989 Fiesta Bowl for the national championship.
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