1994 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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.

1994 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record7–6 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSteve Dunlap (3rd season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1994 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $ 7 –0 –010 –2 –0
Virginia Tech 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Syracuse 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
West Virginia 4 –3 –07 –6 –0
No. 23 Boston College 3 –3 –17 –4 –1
Rutgers 2 –4 –15 –5 –1
Pittsburgh 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Temple 0 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 282:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Nebraska*No. 24
ABCL 0–3158,223[1]
September 31:00 p.m.Ball State*No. 24
W 16–1450,063[2]
September 1012:00 p.m.at Rutgers
BENL 12–1731,624[3]
September 171:00 p.m.Maryland*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 13–2462,852[4]
September 228:00 p.m.at No. 14 Virginia Tech
ESPNL 6–3449,679[5]
October 12:00 p.m.at Missouri*
W 34–1040,251[6]
October 1512:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh
BENW 47–4138,293[7]
October 2212:00 p.m.No. 7 Miami (FL)
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
BENL 6–3863,760[8]
October 291:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 52–1648,384[9]
November 121:00 p.m.at Temple
W 55–176,456[10]
November 1912:00 p.m.No. 17 Boston College
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
BENW 21–2044,890[11]
November 248:00 p.m.No. 22 Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
ESPNW 13–040,369[12]
January 21:30 p.m.vs. South Carolina*
CBSL 21–2450,833[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster
1994 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 8 Chad Johnston So
TE 82 Lovett Purnell Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 23 Mike Logan So
CB 32 Aaron Beasley Jr
DT 93 John Browning Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 16 Todd Sauerbrun Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Todd SauerbrunPunter256Chicago Bears

References
  1. "Nebraska opens '94 with win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. August 29, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "BSU lets big one get away". The Star Press. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Knights find better half". The Herald-News. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "WVU continues to sink, 24–13". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Undefeated Hokies roll past W. Va. 34–6". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mizzou is pushed off a cliff". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "WVU stuns Pitt with 2 TDs in final 1:32". Centre Daily Times. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Turning the tables; Hurricanes quiet WVU fans, avenge last year's defeat, 38–6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Many happy returns for WVU in 52–16 romp". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 30, 1994. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Crumbling Temple absorbs 55–17 loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "West Virginia win puts a kink in Eagles' plans". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Orange defeated, 13–0". The Post-Star. November 25, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "South Carolina climbs the mountain". South Florida Sun Sentinel. January 3, 1995. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1994 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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