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1990 West Virginia

4–⁠7, coached by Don Nehlen.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1990, game by game: won vs. Kent State 35–24; lost vs. Maryland 10–14; lost vs. Louisville 7–9; won at Pittsburgh 38–24; lost at Virginia Tech 21–26; won vs. Cincinnati 28–20; lost vs. Boston College 14–27; lost vs. No. 24 Penn State 19–31; won at Rutgers 28–3; lost vs. Syracuse 7–31; lost at South Carolina 10–29+25−24Won 35–24 vs. Kent State+11Kent StateLost 10–14 vs. Maryland-4MarylandLost 7–9 vs. Louisville-2LouisvilleWon 38–24 at Pittsburgh+14PittsburghLost 21–26 at Virginia Tech-5Virginia TechWon 28–20 vs. Cincinnati+8CincinnatiLost 14–27 vs. Boston College-13Boston CollegeLost 19–31 vs. No. 24 Penn State-12No. 24 Penn StateWon 28–3 at Rutgers+25RutgersLost 7–31 vs. Syracuse-24SyracuseLost 10–29 at South Carolina-19South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsKent StateW 35–⁠2487%
Sep 8vsMarylandL 10–⁠1474%
Sep 22vsLouisvilleL 7–⁠964%
Sep 29atPittsburghW 38–⁠2442%
Oct 6atVirginia TechL 21–⁠2661%
Oct 13vsCincinnatiW 28–⁠2088%
Oct 27vsBoston CollegeL 14–⁠2776%
Nov 3vs24Penn StateL 19–⁠3140%
Nov 10atRutgersW 28–⁠362%
Nov 17vsSyracuseL 7–⁠3148%
Nov 22atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠2944%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 29–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 25
  2. Wk 2: 25
Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠3 5th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked peak No. 25
Points
217–⁠238
Coach
Don Nehlen
Elo
1493 −118 this season
SP+ rating
-6.7 No. 76 of 104; offense No. 89, defense No. 48
SRS
−3.9 No. 68 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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