1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football Big East Conference Big East 5–6 4–3 Don Nehlen 16th Dan Simrell 1st Steve Dunlap 4th Mountaineer Field The 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Don Nehlen, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big East. The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Schedule 1995 AP Eastern September 2 12:00 p.m. l y 23 Purdue Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV BEN 24–26 60,876 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-purdue-holds-on-for/140643299/ The Kansas City Star Purdue holds on for an upset when W. Virginia misses kick September 3, 1995 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com September 9 12:00 p.m. w Temple Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV BEN 24–13 53,024 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-wvus-win-over-owls-ex/140643430/ The Roanoke Times WVU's win over Owls expensive September 10, 1995 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com September 16 7:00 p.m. l y y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD rivalry 17–31 48,055 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-terrapins-whip-west-virg/140581191/ The Daily Times Terrapins whip West Virginia September 17, 1995 February 9, 2024 Newspapers.com September 23 1:00 p.m. w y Kent State Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 45–6 46,624 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-kent-state-muff/140643521/ The Akron Beacon Journal Kent State muffs its big opportunity September 24, 1995 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com September 30 12:00 p.m. l y y East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC 20–23 34,108 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72919532/pirates-lose-a-big-lead-but-grab-win/ The Charlotte Observer Pirates lose a big lead, but grab win October 1, 1995 March 7, 2021 Newspapers.com October 14 12:00 p.m. w y Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA BEN 31–19 44,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-west-virginia-has-bc-pegged/140643633/ The Record West Virginia has BC pegged October 15, 1995 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com October 21 12:00 p.m. l y Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY rivalry BEN 0–22 48,880 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-and-sun-bulletin-sus-defense-stom/140643705/ Press & Sun-Bulletin SU's defense stomps W. 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October 22, 1995 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com October 28 12:00 p.m. l Virginia Tech Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV rivalry BEN 0–27 59,819 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-hokies-blank-mou/140600343/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Hokies blank Mountaineers October 29, 1995 February 9, 2024 Newspapers.com November 4 12:00 p.m. w Rutgers Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 59–26 42,642 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-rutgers-hammered-by-wes/140643802/ The Courier-News Rutgers hammered by West Virginia, 59–26 November 5, 1995 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 18 4:00 p.m. l y Miami (FL) 25 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 12–17 43,409 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-canes-hold-off-mountain/140643924/ St. Petersburg Times 'Canes hold off Mountaineers 17–12 November 19, 1995 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 24 4:00 p.m. w Pittsburgh Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl ESPN 21–0 38,795 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-west-virginia-bla/140644025/ The Charlotte Observer West Virginia blanks Pittsburgh November 25, 1995 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC February 10, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-virginia/1995-schedule.html Game summaries Purdue 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team West Virginia Mountaineers 2; text-align:center collapsed Purdue Boilermakers at West Virginia Mountaineers September 2, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Purdue 10 9 0 7 West Virginia 0 0 14 10 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia 60,876 Box Score 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 1995 Temple Owls football team West Virginia Mountaineers 2; text-align:center collapsed Temple Owls at West Virginia Mountaineers September 9, 1995 12:00 p.m. Temple 0 7 0 6 West Virginia 0 7 10 7 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia 53,024 Box score First quarter No scoring Second quarter TEM - Lee 1 run (Michalski kick) WVU - Gary 2 run (Br. Baumann kick) Third quarter WVU - FG Br. Baumann 36 WVU - Barber 1 run (Br. Baumann kick) Fourth quarter WVU - Purnell 30 pass from Johnston (Br. Baumann kick) TEM - Lee 1 run (two-point conversion failed) Maryland 1995 Maryland Terrapins football team Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry West Virginia Mountaineers 2; text-align:center collapsed West Virginia Mountaineers at Maryland Terrapins September 16, 1995 7:00 p.m. EST West Virginia 3 7 7 0 Maryland 14 0 17 0 Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland 48,055 68 F, steady rain, wind NE 12 mph on Recap, pg. 122 First quarter WVU - B. Baumann 35-yard field goal UMD - Buddy Rodgers 54-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick) Second quarter WVU - A. Beasley 49-yard interception return (B. Baumann kick) Third quarter UMD - Mancel Johnson 24-yard pass from Brian Cummings (Joe O'Donnell kick) UMD - Joe O'Donnell 47-yard field goal WVU - L. Purnell 17-yard pass from C. Johnston (B. Baumann kick) UMD - Jermaine Lewis 11-yard pass from Brian Cummings (Joe O'Donnell kick) Fourth quarter No scoring Kent State 1995 Kent State Golden Flashes football team West Virginia Mountaineers 2; text-align:center collapsed Kent State Golden Flashes at West Virginia Mountaineers September 23, 1995 1:00 p.m. Kent State 0 0 0 6 West Virginia 0 14 17 14 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia 46,624 Box score First quarter No scoring Second quarter WVU - Purnell 16 pass from Johnston (Baumann kick) WVU - Vanterpool 8 pass from Johnston (Baumann kick) Third quarter WVU - FG Baumann 26 WVU - Barber 3 run (Baumann kick) WVU - Gary 25 run (Baumann kick) Fourth quarter WVU - Vanterpool 47 pass from Boykin (Baumann kick) KENT - Walker 2 run (kick failed) WVU - Minneyfield 32 pass from Boykin (Baumann kick) East Carolina 1995 East Carolina Pirates football team West Virginia Mountaineers 2; text-align:center collapsed West Virginia Mountaineers at East Carolina Pirates September 30, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST West Virginia 3 6 8 3 East Carolina 14 6 0 3 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina 34,108 Box score First quarter WVU - FG Br. Baumann 33 ECU - Shannon 67 pass from M Crandell (Holcomb kick) ECU - M. Crandell 10 run (Holcomb kick) Second quarter ECU - Shannon 9 pass from M. Crandell (kick failed) WVU - Barber 2 run (two-point conversion failed) Third quarter WVU - Saunders 50 pass from Boykin (two-point conversion failed) WVU - Safety, M. Crandell tackled in end zone Fourth quarter WVU - FG Br. Baumann 31 ECU - FG Holcomb 27 Boston College 1995 Boston College Eagles football team West Virginia Mountaineers 2; text-align:center collapsed West Virginia Mountaineers at Boston College Eagles October 14, 1995 12:00 p.m. West Virginia 10 0 14 7 Boston College 0 0 6 13 Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 44,500 Box score First quarter WVU - K. Barber 1-yard pass from C. Johnston (B. Baumann kick) WVU - B. Baumann 22-yard field goal Second quarter No scoring Third quarter WVU - R. Vanterpool 36-yard pass from C. Johnston (B. Baumann kick) WVU - K. Barber 24-yard run (B. Baumann kick) BC - K. Watson 84-yard punt return (2-pt. conversion failed) Fourth quarter BC - K. Watson 30-yard pass from T. Pollack (2-pt. conversion failed) WVU - R. Walker 1-yard run (B. Baumann kick) BC - T. Pollack 1-yard pass from M. Hasselbeck (D. McGuire kick) Syracuse 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy West Virginia Mountaineers 2; text-align:center collapsed West Virginia Mountaineers at Syracuse Orangemen October 21, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST West Virginia 0 0 0 0 Syracuse 0 3 12 7 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York 48,880 Box score First quarter No scoring Second quarter SYR - O. Mare 50-yard field goal Third quarter SYR - D. Maddox 45-yard pass from D. McNabb (kick failed) SYR - D. McNabb 14-yard run (2-pt. conversion failed) Fourth quarter SYR - M. Harrison 96-yard pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) Virginia Tech 1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team Black Diamond Trophy West Virginia Mountaineers 2; text-align:center collapsed Virginia Tech Hokies at West Virginia Mountaineers October 28, 1995 12:00 p.m. Virginia Tech 3 14 0 10 West Virginia 0 0 0 0 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia 59,819 Box Score First quarter VT - A. Larsen 43-yard field goal Second quarter VT - D. Thomas 8-yard run (A. Larsen kick) VT - L. Green 37-yard interception return (A. Larsen kick) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter VT - B. Jennings 37-yard pass from J. Druckenmiller (A. Larsen kick) VT - A. Larsen 39-yard field goal Rutgers 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team West Virginia Mountaineers 2; text-align:center collapsed Rutgers Scarlet Knights at West Virginia Mountaineers November 4, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Rutgers 6 6 7 7 West Virginia 10 21 14 14 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia 42,642 Recap, pg. 125 First quarter WVU - Purnell 49-yard pass from Johnston (Baumann kick) WVU - Baumann 25-yard field goal RUT - Harper 77-yard pass from Lucas (kick failed) Second quarter WVU Gary 17-yard run (Baumann kick) WVU - Gary 1-yard run (Baumann kick) RUT - Lucas 4-yard run (kick failed) WVU - Gary 2-yard run (Baumann kick) Third quarter WVU - Saunders 21-yard pass from Johnston (Baumann kick) RUT - Harper 28-yard pass from Lucas (Kucowski kick) WVU - Purnell 76-yard pass from Johnston (Baumann kick) Fourth quarter WVU - Saunders 32-yard pass from Johnston (Baumann kick) RUT - Presley 1-yard run (Kucowski kick) WVU - White 60-yard run (Baumann kick) Miami (FL) 1995 Miami Hurricanes football team West Virginia Mountaineers 2; text-align:center collapsed West Virginia Mountaineers at #25 Miami Hurricanes October 21, 1995 4:00 p.m. EST West Virginia 0 9 3 0 Miami (FL) 0 7 7 3 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 43,409 Box score First quarter No scoring Second quarter WVU - B. Baumann 19-yard field goal UM - D. Harris 6-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) WVU - D. Saunders 28-yard pass from C. Johnston (kick failed) Third quarter UM - C. Joseph 17-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) WVU - B. Baumann 36-yard field goal Fourth quarter UM - D. Prewitt 33-yard field goal Pittsburgh 1995 Pittsburgh Panthers football team Backyard Brawl West Virginia Mountaineers 2; text-align:center collapsed Pitt Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers November 24, 1995 4:00 p.m. EST Pitt 0 0 0 0 West Virginia 0 14 7 0 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia 38,795 Box score First quarter No scoring Second quarter WVU - Gray 14-yard run (Baumann kick) WVU - Saunder 29-yard pass from Johnston (Baumann kick) Third quarter WVU - Purnell 7-yard pass from Johnston (Baumann kic) Fourth quarter No scoring Roster 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers f 8 Jr Chad Johnston QB 82 Sr Lovett Purnell TE y 23 Jr Mike Logan Mike Logan (American football) DB y 32 Sr Aaron Beasley CB y 91 Jr Bernard Russ LB y 92 So Henry Slay DT y 93 Sr John Browning John Browning (American football) DT y 96 Fr John Thornton John Thornton (American football) DT y *Don Nehlen References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football