1990 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:00 p.m.	Kent State	No. 25	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia		W 35–24	52,346
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 25	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)		L 10–14	64,950
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Louisville		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia		L 7–9	61,933
September 29	1:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh (Backyard Brawl)		W 38–24	54,689
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy)		L 21–26	51,223
October 13	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia		W 28–20	46,515
October 27	1:00 p.m.	Boston College		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia		L 14–27	56,685
November 3	1:00 p.m.	No. 24 Penn State		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)		L 19–31	66,461
November 10	Noon	at Rutgers		Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey		W 28–3	11,117
November 17	Noon	Syracuse		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	JPS	L 7–31	44,669
November 22	8:00 p.m.	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	ESPN	L 10–29	64,251
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time