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1993 West Virginia

11–⁠1 (7–⁠0 Big East), coached by Don Nehlen, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1993, game by game: won vs. Eastern Michigan 48–6; won at Maryland 42–37; won vs. Missouri 35–3; won vs. Virginia Tech 14–13; won vs. No. 17 Louisville 36–34; won vs. Pittsburgh 42–21; won at Syracuse 43–0; won vs. Rutgers 58–22; won at Temple 49–7; won vs. No. 4 Miami 17–14; won at No. 11 Boston College 17–14; lost vs. No. 8 Florida 7–41+43−34Won 48–6 vs. Eastern Michigan+42Eastern MichiganWon 42–37 at Maryland+5MarylandWon 35–3 vs. Missouri+32MissouriWon 14–13 vs. Virginia Tech+1Virginia TechWon 36–34 vs. No. 17 Louisville+2No. 17 LouisvilleWon 42–21 vs. Pittsburgh+21PittsburghWon 43–0 at Syracuse+43SyracuseWon 58–22 vs. Rutgers+36RutgersWon 49–7 at Temple+42TempleWon 17–14 vs. No. 4 Miami+3No. 4 MiamiWon 17–14 at No. 11 Boston College+3No. 11 Boston CollegeLost 7–41 vs. No. 8 Florida-34No. 8 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsEastern MichiganW 48–⁠681%
Sep 18atMarylandW 42–⁠3760%
Sep 25vsMissouriW 35–⁠372%
Oct 2vsVirginia TechW 14–⁠1364%
Oct 9vs17LouisvilleW 36–⁠3456%
Oct 23vsPittsburghW 42–⁠2185%
Oct 30atSyracuseW 43–⁠039%
Nov 6vsRutgersW 58–⁠2281%
Nov 13atTempleW 49–⁠789%
Nov 20vs4MiamiW 17–⁠1444%
Nov 26at11Boston CollegeW 17–⁠1447%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8FloridaSugar BowlL 7–⁠4146%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 41–⁠7 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; Big East champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 25
  2. Wk 7: 24
  3. Wk 8: 17
  4. Wk 9: 18
  5. Wk 10: 13
  6. Wk 11: 11
  7. Wk 12: 9
  8. Wk 13: 9
  9. Wk 14: 5
  10. Wk 15: 3
  11. Wk 16: 3
  12. Final: 7

Big East champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationJay Kearney: yards per catch (25.9)

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Big East
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 3
Points
408–⁠212
Coach
Don Nehlen
Elo
1676 +132 this season
SP+ rating
18.9 No. 17 of 105; offense No. 15, defense No. 32
SRS
12.2 No. 20 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Steve Dunlap

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 3Rich Braham OGArizona Cardinals
Rd 6Jay Kearney WRGreen Bay Packers
Rd 6Darren Studstill DBDallas Cowboys

1993 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia7–⁠011–⁠17
Miami6–⁠19–⁠315
Boston College5–⁠29–⁠313
Virginia Tech4–⁠39–⁠322
Syracuse3–⁠46–⁠4–⁠1
Pittsburgh2–⁠53–⁠8
Rutgers1–⁠64–⁠7
Temple0–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.