1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3–1
Head coach	Don Nehlen (6th season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 57,500)
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Major eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
West Virginia	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Syracuse	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Boston College	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Temple	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				4	–	8	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	7	–	2
Rutgers		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 93rd overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, three losses and one tie (7–3–1 overall).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Louisville	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 52–13	62,128	[1]
September 14	Duke	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 20–18	61,191	[2]
September 21	at No. 17 Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 0–28	51,250	[3]
September 28	Pittsburgh	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	T 10–10	62,453	[4]
October 5	Virginia Tech	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 24–9	57,514	[5]
October 19	Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 13–6	32,000	[6]
October 26	at No. 3 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 0–27	85,534	[7]
November 2	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 7–27	35,000	[8]
November 9	Rutgers	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 27–0	48,373	[9]
November 16	Temple	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 23–10	34,721	[10]
November 30	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 13–10	33,431	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Grantis Bell Fr RB 3 John Holifield Sr WR 7 John Talley So QB 17 Mike Timko So FB 20 Craig Taylor Fr G 75 John Stroia Fr OT 77 Brian Jozwiak Sr OT 79 Brian Smider Fr TE 81 Keith Winn Fr WR 82 Calvin Phillips Fr TE 83 Gary Basil So WR 87 Brian Krawchyk Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 22 Bo Orlando Fr LB 30 Fred Smalls Sr DT 98 David Grant So DT 99 Jeff Lucas Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 8 Charlie Baumann Fr P 11 Steve Superick Sr	Head coach Don Nehlen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

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2. "WVU holds off Duke". The News and Observer. September 15, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Maryland wins, 28–0, over WVU". The Pittsburgh Press. September 22, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "It's all for knot; WVU catches Pitt, 10–10". The Pittsburgh Press. September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "West Virginia rolls past Virginia Tech". The Greenville News. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "W. Virginia tops Eagles". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 20, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Penn State blanks West Virginia". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Virginia routs West Virginia". Greensboro News & Record. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "West Virginia mauls Rutgers". Asbury Park Press. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "West Virginia rush finishes off the Owls, 23–10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Late drive cuts down Syracuse". Democrat and Chronicle. December 1, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1985 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2024.