1999 West Virginia
4–7 (3–4 Big East), coached by Don Nehlen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rutgers 62–16Oct 16
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs East Carolina | L 23–30 | 63% |
| Sep 11 | vs Miami (OH) | W 43–27 | 46% |
| Sep 18 | at Maryland | L 0–33 | 62% |
| Sep 25 | at Syracuse | L 7–30 | 29% |
| Oct 2 | vs Navy | L 28–31 | 73% |
| Oct 16 | vs Rutgers | W 62–16 | 78% |
| Oct 23 | vs Temple | W 20–17 | 79% |
| Oct 30 | at 23Miami | L 20–28 | 31% |
| Nov 6 | vs 3Virginia Tech | L 20–22 | 26% |
| Nov 13 | at Boston College | L 17–34 | 45% |
| Nov 27 | at Pittsburgh | W 52–21 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 52–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big East.
In program history: The tied 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
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 1999.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 4th in Big East
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 292–289
- Coach
- Don Nehlen
- Elo
- 1509 −64 this season
- SP+ rating
- 2.8 No. 54 of 114; offense No. 50, defense No. 66
- SRS
- 2.6 No. 48 of 114 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Dan Simrell
- Defensive coordinator
- Steve Dunlap
Drafted in 2000
The 2000 draft| Rd 1 | Anthony Becht TE | New York Jets |
| Rd 2 | Jerry Porter WR | Oakland Raiders |
| Rd 2 | Barrett Green LB | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 6 | Marc Bulger QB | New Orleans Saints |
All-Big East
2 first team, 5 second teamFirst team
Avon CobourneRBCoaches-1- Barrett GreenLBCoaches-1
Second team
Marc BulgerQBCoaches-2- Khori IvyWRCoaches-2
Anthony BechtTECoaches-2- Jay TaylorKCoaches-2
- Mark FazzolariPCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1999 Big East standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 7–0 | 11–1 | 2 |
| Miami | 6–1 | 9–4 | 15 |
| Boston College | 4–3 | 8–4 | |
| Syracuse | 3–4 | 7–5 | |
| West Virginia | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Pittsburgh | 2–5 | 5–6 | |
| Temple | 2–5 | 2–9 | |
| Rutgers | 1–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.