1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 95th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6 overall), and with a loss against Oklahoma State in the 1987 Sun Bowl.

1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Sun Bowl, L 33–35 vs. Oklahoma State
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
1987 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Syracuse $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –1
Penn State 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Pittsburgh 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
West Virginia 2 –3 –06 –6 –0
Rutgers 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Boston College 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Temple 1 –3 –03 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –  – 12 –0 –0
No. 4 Syracuse   –  – 11 –0 –1
No. 2 Florida State   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 15 South Carolina   –  – 8 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 8 –4 –0
Penn State   –  – 8 –4 –0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –  – 8 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 6 –5 –0
Memphis State   –  – 5 –5 –1
Northern Illinois   –  – 5 –5 –1
West Virginia   –  – 6 –6 –0
Tulane   –  – 6 –6 –0
Army   –  – 5 –6 –0
Boston College   –  – 5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  – 5 –6 –0
Akron   –  – 4 –7 –0
Cincinnati   –  – 4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  – 3 –7 –1
Temple   –  – 3 –8 –0
Tulsa   –  – 3 –8 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 2 –9 –0
Navy   –  – 2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
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