1994 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1994 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1994 record 7–6 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach Don Nehlen
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
1994 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Miami (FL) $ 7 0 0     10 2 0
Virginia Tech 5 2 0     8 4 0
Syracuse 4 3 0     7 4 0
West Virginia 4 3 0     7 6 0
#23 Boston College 3 3 1     7 4 1
Rutgers 2 4 1     5 5 1
Pittsburgh 2 5 0     3 8 0
Temple 0 7 0     2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 102nd overall and 4th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 15th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and six losses (7–6 overall, 4–3 in the Big East) and with a loss in the Carquest Bowl against South Carolina.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 28 2:00 PM vs. #4 Nebraska* #24 Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) ABC L 0–31   58,233
September 3 1:00 PM Ball State* #24 Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV W 16–14   50,063
September 10 12:00 PM at Rutgers Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ BEN L 12–17   31,624
September 17 1:00 PM Maryland* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) L 13–24   62,852
September 22 8:00 PM at #14 Virginia Tech Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy) ESPN L 6–34   49,679
October 1 2:00 PM at Missouri* Faurot FieldColumbia, MO W 34–10   40,251
October 15 12:00 PM at Pittsburgh Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl) BEN W 47–41   38,293
October 22 12:00 PM #7 Miami (FL) Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ABC L 6–38   63,760
October 29 1:00 PM Louisiana Tech* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 52–16   48,384
November 12 1:00 PM at Temple Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA W 55–17   6,456
November 19 12:00 PM #17 Boston College Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV BEN W 21–20   44,890
November 24 8:00 PM #22 Syracuse Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy) ESPN W 13–0   40,369
January 2 1:30 PM vs. South Carolina* Joe Robbie StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (Carquest Bowl) CBS L 21–24   50,884
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "WVU 1994 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
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