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1991 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons← 19901992 →
1991 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Syracuse 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 1 Miami (FL) 2 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
Virginia Tech 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boston College 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Temple 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 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).

Schedule

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

Roster

1991 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 5 Ed Hill So
QB 14 Darren Studstill So
WR 15 James Jett Jr
QB 16 Chris Gray Sr
RB 31 Carl Hayes Jr
RB 32 Garrett Ford, Jr. Jr
RB 33 Jon Jones So
FB 34 Doug Costin So
RB 42 Adrian Murrell Jr
G, C 77 Mike Compton Jr
OT 78 Rich Braham So
OT 79 Joe Avila Jr
QB 80 Al Johnson Fr
TE 81 Darius Burwell Jr
TE 82 John Cappa Jr
TE 83 Keith Graley Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 4 Steve Grant Sr
DB 22 Harold Kidd Fr
DB 23 Kwame Smith Jr
DB 24 Tommy Orr So
DB 25 Mike Collins So
LB 48 Steve Holmes Fr
LB 49 Matt Ceglie So
LB, DE 50 Mike Booth So
LB 51 Joe Pabian, III So
DE, LB 52 Alex Steffano Fr
DL 52 Mark Ulmer So
LB 54 Shannon King So
LB 54 Matt Taffoni Fr
LB 55 Boris Graham Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 21 Mike Vanderjagt Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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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