1992 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1992 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
Conference Big East Conference
Record5–4–2 (2–3–1 Big East)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Steve Dunlap (1st season)
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons
←  1991
1993  →
1992 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Miami (FL) 4 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 6 Syracuse 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
Rutgers 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
No. 21 Boston College 2 –1 –18 –3 –1
West Virginia 2 –3 –15 –4 –2
Pittsburgh 1 –3 –03 –9 –0
Virginia Tech 1 –4 –02 –8 –1
Temple 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 100th overall and 2nd season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of five wins, four losses and two ties (5–4–2 overall, 2–3–1 in the Big East).

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 55:00 p.m. Miami (OH) *
T 29–2945,418 [1]
September 1212:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh
BEN W 44–641,723 [2]
September 191:00 p.m. Maryland *
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 34–3355,727 [3]
September 261:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech
W 16–751,211 [4]
October 312:00 p.m.No. 22 Boston College
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
BENT 24–2455,634 [5]
October 1712:00 p.m.No. 14 Syracuse No. 24
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
BENL 17–2052,627 [6]
October 243:30 p.m.No. 14 Penn State *
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
 ABC L 26–4066,663 [7]
October 317:30 p.m.at No. 1 Miami (FL)
ESPN L 23–3551,246 [8]
November 71:00 p.m. East Carolina *
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 41–2841,139 [9]
November 1412:00 p.m.at Rutgers
BENL 9–1322,295 [10]
November 211:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech *
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 23–327,751 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1992 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 5Ed HillJr
QB 14 Darren Studstill Jr
WR 15 James Jett Sr
QB 17 Jake Kelchner Jr
WR 18Jay KearneyJr
RB 42 Adrian Murrell Sr
G, C 77 Mike Compton Sr
OT 78 Rich Braham Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 22Harold KiddSo
DB 23Kwame SmithSr
DB 24Tommy OrrJr
DB 25Mike CollinsJr
CB 31 Aaron Beasley Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 16 Todd Sauerbrun So
P 13 Mike Vanderjagt Sr
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

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  2. ↑ "West Va. crushes Pittsburgh". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  10. ↑ "Rutgers defense holds door open for bowl bid". The Record. November 15, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "WVU blasts Tech, 23–3". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1992. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1992 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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