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1992 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1992West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–4–2 (2–3–1 Big East)
Head coach	Don Nehlen (13th season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Dunlap (1st season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Big East Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Miami (FL)	4	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Syracuse	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Boston College	2	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	2
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
Temple	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings fromAP Poll

The1992 West Virginia Mountaineers football team representedWest Virginia University as a member of theBig East Conference during the1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 13th-year head coachDon Nehlen, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 5–4–2 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play. West Virginia played home games atMountaineer Field inMorgantown, West Virginia.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	5:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		T 29–29	45,418	^[1]
September 12	12:00 p.m.	atPittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	BEN	W 44–6	41,723	^[2]
September 19	1:00 p.m.	Maryland*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		W 34–33	55,727	^[3]
September 26	1:00 p.m.	atVirginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		W 16–7	51,211	^[4]
October 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 22Boston College		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	BEN	T 24–24	55,634	^[5]
October 17	12:00 p.m.	No. 14Syracuse	No. 24	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	BEN	L 17–20	52,627	^[6]
October 24	3:30 p.m.	No. 14Penn State*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ABC	L 26–40	66,663	^[7]
October 31	7:30 p.m.	at No. 1Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	L 23–35	51,246	^[8]
November 7	1:00 p.m.	East Carolina*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 41–28	41,139	^[9]
November 14	12:00 p.m.	atRutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BEN	L 9–13	22,295	^[10]
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 23–3	27,751	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inEastern time

1992 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`5`	Ed Hill	Jr
QB	`14`	Darren Studstill	Jr
WR	`15`	James Jett	Sr
QB	`17`	Jake Kelchner	Jr
WR	`18`	Jay Kearney	Jr
RB	`42`	Adrian Murrell	Sr
G,C	`77`	Mike Compton	Sr
OT	`78`	Rich Braham	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`22`	Harold Kidd	So
DB	`23`	Kwame Smith	Sr
DB	`24`	Tommy Orr	Jr
DB	`25`	Mike Collins	Jr
CB	`31`	Aaron Beasley	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`16`	Todd Sauerbrun	So
P	`13`	Mike Vanderjagt	Sr

^"Miami rallies for tie".The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 6, 1992. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"West Va. crushes Pittsburgh".The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 13, 1992. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"West Virginia comeback foils Maryland, 34–33".Anderson Independent-Mail. September 20, 1992. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Mounties quash Hokies".The Daily News Leader. September 27, 1992. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"West Virginia ties Boston College, 24–24".The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1992. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Syracuse KO's W. Va".The Boston Globe. October 18, 1992. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"PSU win almost heaven".The Times Leader. October 24, 1992. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"UM imposes silence on West Virginia".St. Petersburg Times. November 1, 1992. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"W. Virginia scoring blitz tops ECU".The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1992. RetrievedMarch 6, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Rutgers defense holds door open for bowl bid".The Record. November 15, 1992. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"WVU blasts Tech, 23–3".Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1992. RetrievedJuly 15, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"1992 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2024.

v t e West Virginia Mountaineers football
Venues	Mountaineer Field (1924–1979) Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati Marshall:Friends of Coal Bowl Maryland Old Ironsides Penn State Pittsburgh:Backyard Brawl Syracuse Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	The Mountaineer Marching band "Take Me Home, Country Roads" 2007 Backyard Brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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