1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Sun Bowl, L 33–35 vs. Oklahoma State
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1987 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Syracuse $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 1
Penn State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
West Virginia 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Rutgers 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boston College 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Temple 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Syracuse   –   –   11 – 0 – 1
No. 2 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 15 South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
West Virginia   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Temple   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Don Nehlen, the Mountaineers compiled a record of 6–6 with a loss to Oklahoma State in the Sun Bowl. West Virginia played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

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