1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Don Nehlen, the Mountaineers compiled a record of 7–3–1. West Virginia played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3–1
Head coach	Don Nehlen (6th season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Major eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
West Virginia	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Syracuse	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Boston College	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Temple	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				4	–	8	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	7	–	2
Rutgers		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Louisville	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 52–13	62,128
September 14	Duke	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 20–18	61,191
September 21	at No. 17 Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 0–28	51,250
September 28	Pittsburgh	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	T 10–10	62,453
October 5	Virginia Tech	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 24–9	57,514
October 19	Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 13–6	32,000
October 26	at No. 3 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 0–27	85,534
November 2	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 7–27	35,000
November 9	Rutgers	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 27–0	48,373
November 16	Temple	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 23–10	34,721
November 30	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 13–10	33,431
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Grantis Bell Fr RB 3 John Holifield Sr WR 7 John Talley So QB 17 Mike Timko So FB 20 Craig Taylor Fr G 75 John Stroia Fr OT 77 Brian Jozwiak Sr OT 79 Brian Smider Fr TE 81 Keith Winn Fr WR 82 Calvin Phillips Fr TE 83 Gary Basil So WR 87 Brian Krawchyk Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 22 Bo Orlando Fr LB 30 Fred Smalls Sr DT 98 David Grant So DT 99 Jeff Lucas Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 8 Charlie Baumann Fr P 11 Steve Superick Sr	Head coach Don Nehlen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt