# 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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).

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Purdue* | No. 23 | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | BEN | L 24–26 | 60,876 |
| September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple | | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | BEN | W 24–13 | 53,024 |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Maryland* | | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD (rivalry) | | L 17–31 | 48,055 |
| September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Kent State* | | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | | W 45–6 | 46,624 |
| September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at East Carolina* | | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | | L 20–23 | 34,108 |
| October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | BEN | W 31–19 | 44,500 |
| October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY (rivalry) | BEN | L 0–22 | 48,880 |
| October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (rivalry) | BEN | L 0–27 | 59,819 |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers | | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | | W 59–26 | 42,642 |
| November 18 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Miami (FL) | | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | | L 12–17 | 43,409 |
| November 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) | ESPN | W 21–0 | 38,795 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Game summaries
### Purdue

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 10 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
* Date: September 2, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 60,876
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PUR - Bobich 37 yard field goal
PUR - Alford 18 yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick)
Second quarter
PUR - Bobich 24 yard field goal
PUR - Rogers 17 yard run (two-point conversion failed)
Third quarter
WVU - Walker 4 yard run (Baumann kick)
WVU - Walker 8 yard run (Baumann kick)
Fourth quarter
WVU - Baumann 43 yard field goal
PUR - Rogers 1 yard run (Bobich kick)
WVU - Walker 8 yard run (Baumann kick)
PUR - Mike Alstott 17 Rush, 109 Yds :

### Temple

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Temple | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
* Date: September 9, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 53,024
* Box score

### Maryland

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| West Virginia | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Maryland | 14 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland
* Date: September 16, 1995
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), steady rain, wind NE 12 mph (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 48,055
* Recap, pg. 122

### Kent State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
* Date: September 23, 1995
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 46,624
* Box score

### East Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| West Virginia | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| East Carolina | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina
* Date: September 30, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 34,108
* Box score

### Boston College

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| West Virginia | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Boston College | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
* Date: October 14, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 44,500
* Box score

### Syracuse

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 22 |
at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
* Date: October 21, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 48,880
* Box score

### Virginia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
* Date: October 28, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 59,819
* Box Score

### Rutgers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rutgers | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| West Virginia | 10 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
* Date: November 4, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 42,642
* Recap, pg. 125

### Miami (FL)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| West Virginia | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Miami (FL) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
* Date: October 21, 1995
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 43,409
* Box score

### Pittsburgh

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
* Date: November 24, 1995
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 38,795
* Box score