American college football season
The 1996 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season . It was the Mountaineers' 104th overall and 6th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen , in his 17th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia . They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 4–3 in the Big East) and with a loss in the Gator Bowl against North Carolina .
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 7:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh ESPN W 34–054,612 [1]
September 7 12:00 p.m. Western Michigan * ESPN W 34–947,938 [2]
September 14 12:00 p.m. East Carolina * Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN Plus W 10–950,129 [3]
September 21 7:00 p.m. at Purdue * W 20–640,642 [4]
September 28 6:00 p.m. Maryland * No. 23 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry ) ESPN2 W 13–054,542 [5]
October 5 3:30 p.m. Boston College No. 19 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV CBS W 34–1758,307 [6]
October 19 1:30 p.m. at Temple No. 15 W 30–1012,546 [7]
October 26 7:00 p.m. No. 25 Miami (FL) No. 12 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN L 7–1066,948 [8]
November 2 3:30 p.m. Syracuse No. 18 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry ) CBS L 7–3056,312 [9]
November 9 12:00 p.m. at Rutgers W 55–1421,024 [10]
November 23 12:00 p.m. at No. 17 Virginia Tech No. 23 ESPN2 L 14–3150,086 [11]
January 1 12:30 p.m. vs. No. 12 North Carolina * No. 25 NBC L 13–2052,103 [12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP — — — — — 23 19 17 15 12 18 — — 23 25 24 25 — Coaches — — — — 23 19 15 14 11 17 — 24 21 25 24 25 —
Roster
1996 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^ "WVU stomps Pitt" . Indiana Gazette . September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "West Virginia rushes past Western Michigan" . Detroit Free Press . September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "West Virginia wins, 10–9, after East Carolina fails on 2-point play" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Purdue's offense feels mountain of W. Va. pressure" . The Indianapolis Star . September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Double-zero; Mountaineers blank Maryland while keeping the loss column empty" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Eagles have no answer" . The Boston Globe . October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Only victory Temple finds in moral" . Courier-Post . October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Blocked punt revives 'Canes' fortunes 10–7" . Fort Myers News-Press . October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Syracuse rips Mountaineers" . The Roanoke Times . November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "West Virginia blasts Rutgers" . The Record . November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Virginia Tech stays in Big East title chase" . The Charlotte Observer . November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Backup quarterback stars for Tar Heels" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . January 2, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1996 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024 .
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