1992 West Virginia
5–4–2 (2–3–1 Big East), coached by Don Nehlen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pittsburgh 44–6Sep 12
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Miami (OH) | T 29–29 | 61% |
| Sep 12 | at Pittsburgh | W 44–6 | 41% |
| Sep 19 | vs Maryland | W 34–33 | 77% |
| Sep 26 | at Virginia Tech | W 16–7 | 44% |
| Oct 3 | vs 22Boston College | T 24–24 | 61% |
| Oct 17 | vs 14Syracuse | L 17–20 | 47% |
| Oct 24 | vs 14Penn State | L 26–40 | 40% |
| Oct 31 | at 1Miami | L 23–35 | 15% |
| Nov 7 | vs East Carolina | W 41–28 | 62% |
| Nov 14 | at Rutgers | L 9–13 | 53% |
| Nov 21 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 23–3 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Louisiana Tech 23–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big East.
In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 8: 24
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1992.
- Record
- 5–4–2
- Conference
- 2–3–1 5th in Big East
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 24
- Points
- 286–238
- Coach
- Don Nehlen
- Elo
- 1566 +55 this season
- SP+ rating
- 8.3 No. 30 of 105; offense No. 34, defense No. 50
- SRS
- 6.1 No. 32 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Steve Dunlap
Drafted in 1993
The 1993 draft| Rd 3 | Mike Compton C | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 5 | Adrian Murrell RB | New York Jets |
1992 Big East standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 4–0 | 11–1 | 3 |
| Syracuse | 6–1 | 10–2 | 6 |
| Rutgers | 4–2 | 7–4 | |
| Boston College | 2–1–1 | 8–3–1 | 21 |
 West Virginia | 2–3–1 | 5–4–2 | |
| Pittsburgh | 1–3 | 3–9 | |
| Virginia Tech | 1–4 | 2–8–1 | |
 Temple | 0–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.