| 1996 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
Gator Bowl, L 13–20 vs. North Carolina | |
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| Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
| 1996 record | 8–4 (4–3 Big East) |
| Head coach | Don Nehlen |
| Home stadium | Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500) |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #13 Virginia Tech § | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #14 Miami § | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #21 Syracuse § | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1996 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 104th overall and 6th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 17th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 4–3 in the Big East) and with a loss in the Gator Bowl against North Carolina.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
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| August 31 | at Pittsburgh | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl) | W 34–0 | 54,612 | ||||
| September 7* | Western Michigan | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | W 34–9 | 47,938 | ||||
| September 14* | East Carolina | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | W 10–9 | 50,129 | ||||
| September 21* | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | W 20–6 | 40,624 | ||||
| September 28* | Maryland | #23 | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) | W 13–0 | 54,542 | |||
| October 5 | Boston College | #19 | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | W 34–17 | 58,307 | |||
| October 19 | at Temple | #15 | Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA | W 30–10 | 2,546 | |||
| October 26 | #25 Miami (FL) | #12 | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | L 7–10 | 66,948 | |||
| November 2 | Syracuse | #18 | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy) | L 7–30 | 56,312 | |||
| November 9 | at Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | W 55–14 | 21,024 | ||||
| November 23 | at #17 Virginia Tech | #23 | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy) | L 14–31 | 50,086 | |||
| January 1 | vs. #12 North Carolina | #25 | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | L 13–20 | 52,103 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. | ||||||||
- Reference:[1]
References[]
- ↑ "WVU 1996 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. http://wvustats.com/football/schedule.php?team_id=308&season=1996. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
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