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1987 West Virginia

6–⁠6, coached by Don Nehlen.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1987, game by game: won vs. Ohio 23–3; lost at No. 5 Ohio State 3–24; lost at Maryland 20–25; lost vs. Pittsburgh 3–6; won vs. East Carolina 49–0; won vs. Cincinnati 45–17; won at Boston College 37–16; lost at No. 18 Penn State 21–25; won vs. Virginia Tech 28–16; won vs. Rutgers 37–13; lost at No. 6 Syracuse 31–32; lost vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State 33–35+49−21Won 23–3 vs. Ohio+20OhioLost 3–24 at No. 5 Ohio State-21No. 5 Ohio StateLost 20–25 at Maryland-5MarylandLost 3–6 vs. Pittsburgh-3PittsburghWon 49–0 vs. East Carolina+49East CarolinaWon 45–17 vs. Cincinnati+28CincinnatiWon 37–16 at Boston College+21Boston CollegeLost 21–25 at No. 18 Penn State-4No. 18 Penn StateWon 28–16 vs. Virginia Tech+12Virginia TechWon 37–13 vs. Rutgers+24RutgersLost 31–32 at No. 6 Syracuse-1No. 6 SyracuseLost 33–35 vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State-2No. 11 Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsOhioW 23–⁠376%
Sep 12at5Ohio StateL 3–⁠2423%
Sep 19atMarylandL 20–⁠2534%
Sep 26vsPittsburghL 3–⁠645%
Oct 3vsEast CarolinaW 49–⁠066%
Oct 17vsCincinnatiW 45–⁠1766%
Oct 24atBoston CollegeW 37–⁠1634%
Oct 31at18Penn StateL 21–⁠2525%
Nov 7vsVirginia TechW 28–⁠1675%
Nov 14vsRutgersW 37–⁠1370%
Nov 21at6SyracuseL 31–⁠3224%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvs11Oklahoma StateSun BowlL 33–⁠3543%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 35–⁠33 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠3 4th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
330–⁠212
Coach
Don Nehlen
Elo
1562 +77 this season
SP+ rating
12.7 No. 22 of 101; offense No. 25, defense No. 26
SRS
11.2 No. 21 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1988

The 1988 draft
Rd 4David Grant DECincinnati Bengals