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1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1980
team	West Virginia Mountaineers
sport	football
conference	Independent
record	6–6
head_coach	Don Nehlen
hc_year	1st
off_coach	Gary Tranquill
oc_year	1st
stadium	Mountaineer Field

The 1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 88th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his first year, and played their home games at their new stadium, Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6 overall).

Schedule

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Roster

References

(September 7, 1980). "Mountaineers put Evil 'I' on UC, 41–27". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(September 14, 1980). "West Virginia has way too much for CSU". The Daily Sentinel.
(September 21, 1980). "Wysocki and Terps sock WVU, 14–11". The Pittsburgh Press.
(September 28, 1980). "WVU comes up big, nips Spiders, 31–28". The Pittsburgh Press.
(October 5, 1980). "'Explosive' defense paces WVU, 45–21". The Pittsburgh Press.
(October 12, 1980). "Asmus kicks in UH upset special". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
(October 19, 1980). "Pitt rips West Virginia". The Anniston Star.
(October 26, 1980). "Penn State uses interception to tip W. Va., 20–15". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(November 2, 1980). "Turkey trot by Gobblers steams Nehlen". The Pittsburgh Press.
(November 9, 1980). "WVU topples Temple by using a lot of Luck". The Pittsburgh Press.
(November 16, 1980). "West Virginia stops Rutgers to end any hopes at bowl bid". Asbury Park Press.
(November 23, 1980). "West Virginia loses". The Roanoke Times & World-News.

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