1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Simrell (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Dunlap (4th season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Big East Conference football standings
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 212:00 p.m.Purdue*No. 23
BENL 24–2660,876[1]
September 912:00 p.m.Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
BENW 24–1353,024[2]
September 167:00 p.m.at Maryland*
L 17–3148,055[3]
September 231:00 p.m.Kent State*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 45–646,624[4]
September 3012:00 p.m.at East Carolina*
L 20–2334,108[5]
October 1412:00 p.m.at Boston College
BENW 31–1944,500[6]
October 2112:00 p.m.at Syracuse
BENL 0–2248,880[7]
October 2812:00 p.m.Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
BENL 0–2759,819[8]
November 412:00 p.m.Rutgers
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 59–2642,642[9]
November 184:00 p.m.at No. 25 Miami (FL)
L 12–1743,409[10]
November 244:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
ESPNW 21–038,795[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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Purdue

See also: 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Purdue Boilermakers at West Virginia Mountaineers
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 10 9 0726
West Virginia 0 0 141024

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

Temple

See also: 1995 Temple Owls football team
Temple Owls at West Virginia Mountaineers
Period 1 2 34Total
Temple 0 7 0613
West Virginia 0 7 10724

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
Period 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 3 7 7017
Maryland 14 0 17031

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Kent State 0 0 066
West Virginia 0 14 171445

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
Period 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 3 6 8320
East Carolina 14 6 0323

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
Period 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 10 0 14731
Boston College 0 0 61319

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
Period 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 0 0 000
Syracuse 0 3 12722

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 3 14 01027
West Virginia 0 0 000

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Rutgers 6 6 7726
West Virginia 10 21 141459

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
Period 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 0 9 3012
Miami (FL) 0 7 7317

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Pitt 0 0 000
West Virginia 0 14 7021

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.
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