1990 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1990 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–7
Head coach|

* Don Nehlen (11th season)

Home stadium| Mountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)

Seasons

<- 1989

1991 ->

1990 Major eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 11 Penn State $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Syracuse | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 2
Temple | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
West Virginia | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Pittsburgh | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Boston College | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Rutgers | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ – Lambert Trophy Winner

Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | 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

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).

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 1| 1:00 p.m.| Kent State| No. 25|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| | W 35–24| 52,346| [1]
September 8| 1:00 p.m.| Maryland| No. 25|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| | L 10–14| 64,950| [2]
September 22| 1:00 p.m.| Louisville| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| | L 7–9| 61,933| [3]
September 29| 1:30 p.m.| at Pittsburgh| |

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)

| | W 38–24| 54,689| [4]
October 6| 1:00 p.m.| at Virginia Tech| |

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)

| | L 21–26| 51,223| [5]
October 13| 1:00 p.m.| Cincinnati| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| | W 28–20| 46,515| [6]
October 27| 1:00 p.m.| Boston College| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| | L 14–27| 56,685| [7]
November 3| 1:00 p.m.| No. 24 Penn State| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| | L 19–31| 66,461| [8]
November 10| 12:00 p.m.| at Rutgers| |

* Giants Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ

| | W 28–3| 11,117| [9]
November 17| 12:00 p.m.| Syracuse| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| JPS| L 7–31| 44,669| [10]
November 22| 8:00 p.m.| at South Carolina| |

* Williams–Brice Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| ESPN| L 10–29| 64,251| [11]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## References

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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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* Mountaineer Field (1924–1979)
* Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

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