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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 5–6 (4–3 Big East) |
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Offensive coordinator | Dan Simrell (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Steve Dunlap (4th season) |
Home stadium | Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500) |
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No. 10 Virginia Tech + | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Miami (FL) + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Syracuse | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 103rd overall and 5th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 16th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 4–3 in the Big East).
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Purdue* | No. 23 | BEN | L 24–26 | 60,876 | [1] | |
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple |
| BEN | W 24–13 | 53,024 | [2] | |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Maryland* | L 17–31 | 48,055 | [3] | |||
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Kent State* |
| W 45–6 | 46,624 | [4] | ||
September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at East Carolina* | L 20–23 | 34,108 | [5] | |||
October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | BEN | W 31–19 | 44,500 | [6] | ||
October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | BEN | L 0–22 | 48,880 | [7] | ||
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech |
| BEN | L 0–27 | 59,819 | [8] | |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers |
| W 59–26 | 42,642 | [9] | ||
November 18 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Miami (FL) | L 12–17 | 43,409 | [10] | |||
November 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh |
| ESPN | W 21–0 | 38,795 | [11] | |
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See also: 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Purdue | 10 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
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See also: 1995 Temple Owls football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Temple | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
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See also: 1995 Maryland Terrapins football team and Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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West Virginia | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Maryland | 14 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland
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Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
West Virginia | 0 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
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See also: 1995 East Carolina Pirates football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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West Virginia | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
East Carolina | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina
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See also: 1995 Boston College Eagles football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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West Virginia | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Boston College | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
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See also: 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team and Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Syracuse | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 22 |
at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
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See also: 1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Black Diamond Trophy |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Virginia Tech | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Rutgers | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
West Virginia | 10 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
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See also: 1995 Miami Hurricanes football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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West Virginia | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Miami (FL) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
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See also: 1995 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Backyard Brawl |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Pitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
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