1991 West Virginia
6–5 (3–4 Big East), coached by Don Nehlen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Maryland 37–7Sep 21
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs Pittsburgh | L 3–34 | 60% |
| Sep 7 | vs Bowling Green | W 24–17 | 59% |
| Sep 14 | vs South Carolina | W 21–16 | 51% |
| Sep 21 | at Maryland | W 37–7 | 40% |
| Oct 5 | vs Virginia Tech | L 14–20 | 62% |
| Oct 12 | vs Temple | W 10–9 | 67% |
| Oct 19 | at Boston College | W 31–24 | 53% |
| Oct 26 | at 8Penn State | L 6–51 | 23% |
| Nov 2 | vs Rutgers | W 28–3 | 68% |
| Nov 9 | at 2Miami | L 3–27 | 14% |
| Nov 23 | at 16Syracuse | L 10–16 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 16–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big East.
In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Big East
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 187–224
- Coach
- Don Nehlen
- Elo
- 1516 +21 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.6 No. 46 of 104; offense No. 66, defense No. 28
- SRS
- 1.1 No. 49 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1992
The 1992 draft| Rd 7 | Jim Gray DT | New England Patriots |
1991 Big East standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 5–0 | 10–2 | 11 |
| Miami | 2–0 | 12–0 | 1 |
| Virginia Tech | 1–0 | 5–6 | |
| Pittsburgh | 3–2 | 6–5 | |
 West Virginia | 3–4 | 6–5 | |
| Rutgers | 2–3 | 6–5 | |
| Boston College | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| Temple | 0–5 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.