The 1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 107th overall and 9th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 20th 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, 3–4 in the Big East).
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Time
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 4*
|
3:00 PM
|
at East Carolina
|
|
Ericsson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
|
ESPN2
|
L 23–30
|
47,860
|
| September 11*
|
12:00 PM
|
Miami (OH)
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
ESPN+
|
W 43–27
|
43,799
|
| September 18*
|
12:00 PM
|
at Maryland
|
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)
|
ESPN2
|
L 0–33
|
33,169
|
| September 25
|
3:30 PM
|
at Syracuse
|
|
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
|
CBS
|
L 7–30
|
44,890
|
| October 2*
|
12:00 PM
|
Navy
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
ESPN+
|
L 28–31
|
52,875
|
| October 16
|
1:00 PM
|
Rutgers
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
|
W 62–16
|
44,223
|
| October 23
|
1:00 PM
|
Temple
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
|
W 20–17
|
34,908
|
| October 30
|
12:00 PM
|
at #23 Miami (FL)
|
|
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL
|
CBS
|
L 20–28
|
30,310
|
| November 6
|
3:30 PM
|
#3 Virginia Tech
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy)
|
CBS
|
L 20–22
|
56,906
|
| November 13
|
12:00 PM
|
at Boston College
|
|
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
|
ESPN
|
L 17–34
|
42,335
|
| November 27
|
12:00 PM
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)
|
ESPN
|
W 52–21
|
40,660
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.
|
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