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1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 93rd overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, three losses and one tie (7–3–1 overall).

1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 57,500)
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State $6–0–011–1–0
West Virginia4–1–17–3–1
Syracuse4–2–07–5–0
Boston College3–3–04–8–0
Pittsburgh2–3–15–5–1
Temple1–5–04–7–0
Rutgers0–6–02–8–1
Rankings from AP Poll
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State – – 11–1–0
No. 9 Miami (FL) – – 10–2–0
Army – – 9–3–0
No. 15 Florida State – – 9–3–0
West Virginia – – 7–3–1
Southern Miss – – 7–4–0
Syracuse – – 7–5–0
Virginia Tech – – 6–5–0
Pittsburgh – – 5–5–1
Cincinnati – – 5–6–0
Notre Dame – – 5–6–0
South Carolina – – 5–6–0
Southwestern Louisiana – – 4–7–0
Navy – – 4–7–0
Temple – – 4–7–0
Boston College – – 4–8–0
Memphis State – – 2–7–2
Rutgers – – 2–8–1
East Carolina – – 2–9–0
Louisville – – 2–9–0
Tulane – – 1–10–0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Louisville
W 52–1362,128[1]
September 14Duke
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 20–1861,191[2]
September 21at No. 17 Maryland
L 0–2851,250[3]
September 28Pittsburgh
T 10–1062,453[4]
October 5Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 24–957,514[5]
October 19Boston College
W 13–632,000[6]
October 26at No. 3 Penn State
L 0–2785,534[7]
November 2at Virginia
L 7–2735,000[8]
November 9Rutgers
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 27–048,373[9]
November 16Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 23–1034,721[10]
November 30at Syracuse
W 13–1033,431[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR1Grantis BellFr
RB3John HolifieldSr
WR7John TalleySo
QB17Mike TimkoSo
FB20Craig TaylorFr
G75John StroiaFr
OT77Brian JozwiakSr
OT79Brian SmiderFr
TE81Keith WinnFr
WR82Calvin PhillipsFr
TE83Gary BasilSo
WR87Brian KrawchykSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB22Bo OrlandoFr
LB30Fred SmallsSr
DT98David GrantSo
DT99Jeff LucasJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K8Charlie BaumannFr
P11Steve SuperickSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

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