American college football season
The 1986 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 94th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall).
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | Northern Illinois | | W 47–14 | 56,665 | [1] |
September 13 | at East Carolina | | W 24–21 | 33,857 | [2] |
September 20 | Maryland | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| L 3–24 | 63,500 | [3] |
September 27 | at Pittsburgh | | L 16–48 | 55,129 | [4] |
October 4 | at Virginia Tech | | L 7–13 | 50,000 | [5] |
October 11 | No. 1 Miami (FL) | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| L 14–58 | 63,500 | [6] |
October 25 | Boston College | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| L 10–19 | 47,760 | [7] |
November 1 | No. 2 Penn State | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| L 0–19 | 59,184 | [8] |
November 8 | at Rutgers | | W 24–17 | 15,101 | [9] |
November 15 | at Louisville | | W 42–19 | 21,834 | [10] |
November 22 | Syracuse | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| L 23–34 | 40,106 | [11] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1986 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | WR | 1 | Grantis Bell | Fr | RB | 3 | John Holifield | Sr | WR | 7 | John Talley | Jr | QB | 13 | Ben Reed | Jr | QB | 17 | Mike Timko | Jr | FB | 20 | Craig Taylor | So | G | 75 | John Stroia | So | OT | 79 | Brian Smider | So | TE | 81 | Keith Winn | So | WR | 82 | Calvin Phillips | So | TE | 83 | Gary Basil | Jr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References[edit]
- ^ "NIU gains respect, and another loss". Chicago Tribune. September 7, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "It wasn't pretty...but WVU will take its 24–21 victory". The Pittsburgh Press. September 14, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland staggers W. Virginia". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 21, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers rip West Virginia". The Lima News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies defeat West Virginia 13–7". Greensboro News & Record. October 5, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Canes barely break a sweat, 58–14". The Palm Beach Post. October 12, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BC stops W. Va., 19–10". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions' defense stifles W. Virginia". The Daily News. November 2, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers shocked by WVa., 24–17". Daily Record. November 9, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers thrash U of L 42–19". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 16, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McPherson directs SU comeback, 34–23". Democrat and Chronicle. November 23, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1986 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
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