1988 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1988 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Fiesta Bowl, L 21–34 vs. Notre Dame
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record11–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1988 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 West Virginia $ 5 0 0 11 1 0
No. 13 Syracuse 5 1 0 10 2 0
Pittsburgh 3 3 0 6 5 0
Temple 2 3 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 2 4 0 5 6 0
Penn State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Boston College 1 5 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame       12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)       11 1 0
No. 3 Florida State       11 1 0
No. 5 West Virginia       11 1 0
Southern Miss       10 2 0
No. 13 Syracuse       10 2 0
Army       9 3 0
Louisville       8 3 0
South Carolina       8 4 0
Northern Illinois       7 4 0
Pittsburgh       6 5 0
Memphis State       6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Rutgers       5 6 0
Akron       5 6 0
Penn State       5 6 0
Tulane       5 6 0
Temple       4 7 0
Tulsa       4 7 0
Boston College       3 8 0
Cincinnati       3 8 0
East Carolina       3 8 0
Navy       3 8 0
Virginia Tech       3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Don Nehlen, the Mountaineers compiled a record of 11–1 with a loss to Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl, which decided the national championship. West Virginia played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.