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1992 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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).

1992 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–4–2 (2–3–1 Big East)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSteve Dunlap (1st season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Miami (FL) 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Syracuse 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Rutgers 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 21 Boston College 2 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
West Virginia 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 2
Pittsburgh 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Temple 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 55:00 p.m.Miami (OH)*
T 29–2945,418[1]
September 1212:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh
BENW 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 SyracuseNo. 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)
ABCL 26–4066,663[7]
October 317:30 p.m.at No. 1 Miami (FL)
ESPNL 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

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1992 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 5 Ed Hill Jr
QB 14 Darren Studstill Jr
WR 15 James Jett Sr
QB 17 Jake Kelchner Jr
WR 18 Jay Kearney Jr
RB 42 Adrian Murrell Sr
G, C 77 Mike Compton Sr
OT 78 Rich Braham Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 22 Harold Kidd So
DB 23 Kwame Smith Sr
DB 24 Tommy Orr Jr
DB 25 Mike Collins Jr
CB 31 Aaron Beasley Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 16 Todd Sauerbrun So
P 13 Mike Vanderjagt Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Miami rallies for tie". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 6, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "West Va. crushes Pittsburgh". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Virginia comeback foils Maryland, 34–33". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 20, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mounties quash Hokies". The Daily News Leader. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Virginia ties Boston College, 24–24". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Syracuse KO's W. Va". The Boston Globe. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "PSU win almost heaven". The Times Leader. October 24, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UM imposes silence on West Virginia". St. Petersburg Times. November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "W. Virginia scoring blitz tops ECU". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  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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