1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Conference	Independent
1980 record	6–6
Head coach	Don Nehlen
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 50,000)

1980 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#5 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
#8 Penn State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
#9 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
#18 Miami		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		1	–	9	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 88th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his first year, and played their home games at their new stadium, Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6 overall).

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	Cincinnati	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 41–27	50,150
September 13	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	W 52–24	23,972
September 20	Maryland	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)	L 11–14	48,038
September 27	Richmond	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 31–28	40,847
October 4	Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 45–21	45,088
October 11	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	L 13–16	41,899
October 18	at No. 11 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	L 14–42	55,130
October 25	No. 13 Penn State	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)	L 15–20	49,194
November 1	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)	L 11–34	45,200
November 8	at Temple	Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA	W 41–28	14,995
November 15	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	W 24–15	16,400
November 22	Syracuse	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	L 7–20	34,441
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

↑ "WVU 1980 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved June 23, 2012.

West Virginia Mountaineers football

Venues	Mountaineer Field (1924–1979) Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall Maryland Penn State Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	The Mountaineer Marching band "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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