1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Don Nehlen (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Simrell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Dunlap (4th season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500)

1995 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
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
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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	Source
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Purdue*	No. 23	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	BEN	L 24–26	60,876	[1]
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Temple		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	BEN	W 24–13	53,024	[2]
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Maryland*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		L 17–31	48,055	[3]
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Kent State*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 45–6	46,624	[4]
September 30	12:00 p.m.	at East Carolina*		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		L 20–23	34,108	[5]
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	BEN	W 31–19	44,500	[6]
October 21	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	BEN	L 0–22	48,880	[7]
October 28	12:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	BEN	L 0–27	59,819	[8]
November 4	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 59–26	42,642	[9]
November 18	4:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 12–17	43,409	[10]
November 24	4:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	W 21–0	38,795	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 8 Chad Johnston Jr TE 82 Lovett Purnell Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 23 Mike Logan Jr CB 32 Aaron Beasley Sr LB 91 Bernard Russ Jr DT 92 Henry Slay So DT 93 John Browning Sr DT 96 John Thornton Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Don Nehlen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Purdue

See also: 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Purdue Boilermakers at West Virginia Mountaineers

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

See also: 1995 Temple Owls football team

Temple Owls at West Virginia Mountaineers

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

Game information
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

See also: 1995 Maryland Terrapins football team and Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry

West Virginia Mountaineers at Maryland Terrapins

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

Game information

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

See also: 1995 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Kent State Golden Flashes at West Virginia Mountaineers

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

Game information
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

See also: 1995 East Carolina Pirates football team

West Virginia Mountaineers at East Carolina Pirates

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

Game information

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

See also: 1995 Boston College Eagles football team

West Virginia Mountaineers at Boston College Eagles

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

Game information

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

See also: 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team and Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy

West Virginia Mountaineers at Syracuse Orangemen

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

Game information
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

See also: 1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Black Diamond Trophy

Virginia Tech Hokies at West Virginia Mountaineers

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

Game information
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

See also: 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Rutgers Scarlet Knights at West Virginia Mountaineers

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

Game information

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)

See also: 1995 Miami Hurricanes football team

West Virginia Mountaineers at #25 Miami Hurricanes

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

Game information
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

See also: 1995 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Backyard Brawl

Pitt Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers

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

Game information
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

References

1. "Purdue holds on for an upset when W. Virginia misses kick". The Kansas City Star. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "WVU's win over Owls expensive". The Roanoke Times. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Terrapins whip West Virginia". The Daily Times. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Kent State muffs its big opportunity". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Pirates lose a big lead, but grab win". The Charlotte Observer. October 1, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "West Virginia has BC pegged". The Record. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "SU's defense stomps W. Va". Press & Sun-Bulletin. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Hokies blank Mountaineers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rutgers hammered by West Virginia, 59–26". The Courier-News. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "'Canes hold off Mountaineers 17–12". St. Petersburg Times. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "West Virginia blanks Pittsburgh". The Charlotte Observer. November 25, 1995. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1995 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.