1990 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1990 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 98th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 11th 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).

1990 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
1990 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Penn State $ 6 –0 –09 –3 –0
Syracuse 4 –1 –17 –4 –2
Temple 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
West Virginia 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
Pittsburgh 2 –3 –13 –7 –1
Boston College 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Rutgers 0 –6 –03 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Louisville   –  10 –1 –1
No. 3 Miami (FL)   –  10 –2 –0
No. 4 Florida State   –  10 –2 –0
No. 6 Notre Dame   –  9 –3 –0
No. 11 Penn State   –  9 –3 –0
Louisiana Tech   –  8 –3 –1
Southern Miss   –  8 –4 –0
Temple   –  7 –4 –0
Syracuse   –  7 –4 –2
Army   –  6 –5 –0
Northern Illinois   –  6 –5 –0
South Carolina   –  6 –5 –0
Virginia Tech   –  6 –5 –0
East Carolina   –  5 –6 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  5 –6 –0
Navy   –  5 –6 –0
Memphis State   –  4 –6 –1
Boston College   –  4 –7 –0
Tulane   –  4 –7 –0
West Virginia   –  4 –7 –0
Akron   –  3 –7 –1
Pittsburgh   –  3 –7 –1
Rutgers   –  3 –8 –0
Tulsa   –  3 –8 –0
Cincinnati   –  1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11:00 p.m.Kent StateNo. 25
W 35–2452,346[1]
September 81:00 p.m.MarylandNo. 25
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 10–1464,950[2]
September 221:00 p.m.Louisville
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 7–961,933[3]
September 291:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh
W 38–2454,689[4]
October 61:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech
L 21–2651,223[5]
October 131:00 p.m.Cincinnati
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 28–2046,515[6]
October 271:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 14–2756,685[7]
November 31:00 p.m.No. 24 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 19–3166,461[8]
November 1012:00 p.m.at Rutgers
W 28–311,117[9]
November 1712:00 p.m.Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
JPSL 7–3144,669[10]
November 228:00 p.m.at South Carolina
ESPNL 10–2964,251[11]

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References
  1. "Kent State impressive despite loss to No. 25 West Virginia". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 2, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Thomas, Maryland catch rerun". The Baltimore Sun. September 9, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "U of L gets its kicks, tips West Virginia 9–7". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "W. Virginia overpowers Pittsburgh". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Hokies hang on, trip WVU". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 7, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "West Virginia edges UC, 28–20". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "BC pays back West Virginia". The Sun-Journal. October 28, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bill pulls Penn State past West Virginia". The Courier-Post. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Rutgers stumbles in the rain". Asbury Park Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Orange will go bowling". Democrat and Chronicle. November 18, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Interception boosts USC past West Virginia". The Item. November 23, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1990 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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