1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
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Conference | Big East Conference |
1995 record | 5–6 (4–3 Big East) |
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Home stadium | Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500) |
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No. 10 Virginia Tech + | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Miami (FL) + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Syracuse | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 103rd overall and 5th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 16th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 4–3 in the Big East).
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | Noon | Purdue* | No. 23 |
| BEN | L 24–26 | 60,876 |
September 9 | Noon | Temple |
| BEN | W 24–13 | 53,024 | |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Maryland* |
| L 17–31 | 48,055 | ||
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Kent State* |
| W 45–6 | 46,624 | ||
September 30 | Noon | at East Carolina* | L 20–23 | 34,108 | |||
October 14 | Noon | at Boston College | BEN | W 31–19 | 44,500 | ||
October 21 | Noon | at Syracuse |
| BEN | L 0–22 | 48,880 | |
October 28 | Noon | Virginia Tech |
| BEN | L 0–27 | 59,819 | |
November 4 | Noon | Rutgers |
| W 59–26 | 42,642 | ||
November 18 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Miami (FL) | L 12–17 | 43,409 | |||
November 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh |
| ESPN | W 21–0 | 38,795 | |
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Roster[]
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Game summaries[]
Purdue[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Purdue | 10 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Date: September 2, 1995
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 60,876
- Box Score
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Temple[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Temple | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Date: September 9, 1995
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 53,024
- Box score
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Maryland[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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West Virginia | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Maryland | 14 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland
- Date: September 16, 1995
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 68°F, steady rain, wind NE 12 mph
- Game attendance: 48,055
- Recap, pg. 122
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Kent State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
West Virginia | 0 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Date: September 23, 1995
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 46,624
- Box score
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East Carolina[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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West Virginia | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
East Carolina | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina
- Date: September 30, 1995
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 34,108
- Box score
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Boston College[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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West Virginia | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Boston College | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
- Date: October 14, 1995
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 44,500
- Box score
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Syracuse[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Syracuse | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 22 |
at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
- Date: October 21, 1995
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 48,880
- Box score
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Virginia Tech[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Virginia Tech | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Date: October 28, 1995
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 59,819
- Box Score
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Rutgers[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rutgers | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
West Virginia | 10 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Date: November 4, 1995
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 42,642
- Recap, pg. 125
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Miami (FL)[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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West Virginia | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Miami (FL) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
- Date: October 21, 1995
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 43,409
- Box score
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Pitt[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Date: November 24, 1995
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 38,795
- Box score
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References[]
- 1995 Big East Conference football season
- West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons
- 1995 in sports in West Virginia