1991 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1991 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
Conference Big East Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons
←  1990
1992  →
1991 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Syracuse 5 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 1 Miami (FL) 2 –0 –012 –0 –0
Virginia Tech 1 –0 –05 –6 –0
Pittsburgh 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
West Virginia 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Rutgers 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Boston College 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Temple 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 99th overall and 1st season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 12th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 3–4 in the Big East).

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:30 p.m. Pittsburgh
ESPN L 3–3468,041 [1]
September 71:00 p.m. Bowling Green *
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 24–1732,597 [2]
September 141:00 p.m. South Carolina *
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 21–1651,989 [3]
September 214:00 p.m.at Maryland *
W 37–740,442 [4]
October 512:00 p.m. Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
 BEN L 14–2057,492 [5]
October 121:00 p.m. Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 10–943,767 [6]
October 1912:00 p.m.at Boston College
BENW 31–2428,162 [7]
October 264:00 p.m.at No. 8 Penn State *
ESPNL 6–5196,445 [8]
November 212:00 p.m. Rutgers
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
BENW 28–338,127 [9]
November 94:00 p.m.at No. 2 Miami (FL)
L 3–2760,250 [10]
November 234:00 p.m.at No. 16 Syracuse
ESPNL 10–1645,263 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1991 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 5Ed HillSo
QB 14 Darren Studstill So
WR 15 James Jett Jr
QB 16Chris GraySr
RB 31Carl HayesJr
RB 32Garrett Ford, Jr.Jr
RB 33Jon JonesSo
FB 34Doug CostinSo
RB 42 Adrian Murrell Jr
G, C 77 Mike Compton Jr
OT 78 Rich Braham So
OT 79Joe AvilaJr
QB 80Al JohnsonFr
TE 81Darius BurwellJr
TE 82John CappaJr
TE 83Keith GraleySr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 4 Steve Grant Sr
DB 22Harold KiddFr
DB 23Kwame SmithJr
DB 24Tommy OrrSo
DB 25Mike CollinsSo
LB 48Steve HolmesFr
LB 49Matt CeglieSo
LB, DE 50Mike BoothSo
LB 51Joe Pabian, IIISo
DE, LB 52Alex SteffanoFr
DL 52Mark UlmerSo
LB 54Shannon KingSo
LB 54Matt TaffoniFr
LB 55Boris GrahamJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 21 Mike Vanderjagt Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. ↑ "No bad news for Panthers in 34–3 rout". The Pittsburgh Press. September 1, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "WVU edges Bowling Green". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "W. Virginia little 'lucky' in 21–16 win". York Sunday News. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "West Virginia rushes past Maryland, 37–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 22, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Hokies stop West Virginia". The Greenville News. October 6, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Temple is edges by West Virginia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "W. Virginia puts its foot down". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "The real State dismantles the Mountaineers". Sunday News. October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Weak effort dooms Rutgers". The Courier-News. November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Miami wakes up, tops West Virginia 27–3". The Palm Beach Post. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Graves' late TD run gives Syracuse victory". The State. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1991 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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