1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1980 record6–6
Head coach
  • Don Nehlen (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (1st season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 9 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 88th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his first year, and played their home games at their new stadium, Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6 overall).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Cincinnati
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 41–2750,150
September 13at Colorado State
W 52–2423,972
September 20Maryland
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 11–1448,038
September 27Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 31–2840,847
October 4Virginia
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 45–2145,088
October 11at Hawaii
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
L 13–1641,899
October 18at No. 11 Pittsburgh
L 14–4255,130
October 25No. 13 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 15–2049,194
November 1at Virginia Tech
L 11–3445,200[1]
November 8at Temple
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 41–2814,995
November 15at Rutgers
W 24–1516,400
November 22Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
L 7–2034,441
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Oliver Luck Jr
RB 31 Robert Alexander Sr
FB 46 Walter Easley Sr
WR 81 Darrell Miller Jr
WR 89 Darryl Weatherspoon Jr
TE 94 Mark Nagy Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 40 Fulton Walker Sr
LB 50 Dennis Fowlkes So
LB 90 Darryl Talley So
DT 91 Todd Campbell So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 5 Curt Carion Sr
Head coach
  • Don Nehlen
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Turkey trot by Gobblers steams Nehlen". The Pittsburgh Press. November 2, 1980. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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