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American college football season
The 1994 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented
West Virginia University in the
1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 102nd overall and 4th season as a member of the
Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach
Don Nehlen, in his 15th year, and played their home games at
Mountaineer Field in
Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and six losses (7–6 overall, 4–3 in the Big East) and with a loss in the
Carquest Bowl against
South Carolina.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 28 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4
Nebraska* | No. 24 | |
ABC | L 0–31 | 58,223 |
[1] |
September 3 | 1:00 p.m. |
Ball State* | No. 24 | | | W 16–14 | 50,063 |
[2] |
September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at
Rutgers | | |
BEN | L 12–17 | 31,624 |
[3] |
September 17 | 1:00 p.m. |
Maryland* | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (
rivalry)
| | L 13–24 | 62,852 |
[4] |
September 22 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 14
Virginia Tech | | |
ESPN | L 6–34 | 49,679 |
[5] |
October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at
Missouri* | | | | W 34–10 | 40,251 |
[6] |
October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at
Pittsburgh | | | BEN | W 47–41 | 38,293 |
[7] |
October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 7
Miami (FL) | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| BEN | L 6–38 | 63,760 |
[8] |
October 29 | 1:00 p.m. |
Louisiana Tech* | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| | W 52–16 | 48,384 |
[9] |
November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at
Temple | | | | W 55–17 | 6,456 |
[10] |
November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17
Boston College | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| BEN | W 21–20 | 44,890 |
[11] |
November 24 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 22
Syracuse | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (
rivalry)
| ESPN | W 13–0 | 40,369 |
[12] |
January 2 | 1:30 p.m. | vs.
South Carolina* | | |
CBS | L 21–24 | 50,833 |
[13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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[14]
Roster
1994 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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Team players in the NFL
References
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"Nebraska opens '94 with win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. August 29, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"BSU lets big one get away". The Star Press. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Knights find better half". The Herald-News. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"WVU continues to sink, 24–13". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Undefeated Hokies roll past W. Va. 34–6". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Mizzou is pushed off a cliff". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"WVU stuns Pitt with 2 TDs in final 1:32". Centre Daily Times. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Turning the tables; Hurricanes quiet WVU fans, avenge last year's defeat, 38–6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Many happy returns for WVU in 52–16 romp". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 30, 1994. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Crumbling Temple absorbs 55–17 loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"West Virginia win puts a kink in Eagles' plans". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Orange defeated, 13–0". The Post-Star. November 25, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"South Carolina climbs the mountain". South Florida Sun Sentinel. January 3, 1995. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1994 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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