1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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).

1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 57,500)
1985 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
West Virginia 4 –1 –17 –3 –1
Syracuse 4 –2 –07 –5 –0
Boston College 3 –3 –04 –8 –0
Pittsburgh 2 –3 –15 –5 –1
Temple 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Rutgers 0 –6 –02 –8 –1
Rankings from AP Poll
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Louisville
W 52–1362,128[1]
September 14Duke
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 20–1861,191[2]
September 21at No. 17 Maryland
L 0–2851,250[3]
September 28Pittsburgh
T 10–1062,453[4]
October 5Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 24–957,514[5]
October 19Boston College
W 13–632,000[6]
October 26at No. 3 Penn State
L 0–2785,534[7]
November 2at Virginia
L 7–2735,000[8]
November 9Rutgers
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 27–048,373[9]
November 16Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 23–1034,721[10]
November 30at Syracuse
W 13–1033,431[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Grantis Bell Fr
RB 3 John Holifield Sr
WR 7 John Talley So
QB 17 Mike Timko So
FB 20 Craig Taylor Fr
G 75 John Stroia Fr
OT 77 Brian Jozwiak Sr
OT 79 Brian Smider Fr
TE 81 Keith Winn Fr
WR 82 Calvin Phillips Fr
TE 83 Gary Basil So
WR 87 Brian Krawchyk Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 22 Bo Orlando Fr
LB 30 Fred Smalls Sr
DT 98 David Grant So
DT 99 Jeff Lucas Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 8 Charlie Baumann Fr
P 11 Steve Superick Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References
  1. "Schnellenberger loses Louisville debut, 52–13". The Miami Herald. September 8, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "WVU holds off Duke". The News and Observer. September 15, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Maryland wins, 28–0, over WVU". The Pittsburgh Press. September 22, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "It's all for knot; WVU catches Pitt, 10–10". The Pittsburgh Press. September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "West Virginia rolls past Virginia Tech". The Greenville News. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "W. Virginia tops Eagles". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 20, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Penn State blanks West Virginia". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Virginia routs West Virginia". Greensboro News & Record. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "West Virginia mauls Rutgers". Asbury Park Press. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "West Virginia rush finishes off the Owls, 23–10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Late drive cuts down Syracuse". Democrat and Chronicle. December 1, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1985 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
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