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1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1987
team	West Virginia Mountaineers
sport	football
conference	Independent
record	6–6
head_coach	Don Nehlen
hc_year	8th
stadium	Mountaineer Field
bowl	[Sun Bowl](1987-sun-bowl)
bowl_result	L 33–35 vs. [Oklahoma State](1987-oklahoma-state-cowboys-football-team)

The 1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Don Nehlen, the Mountaineers compiled a record of 6–6 with a loss to Oklahoma State in the Sun Bowl. West Virginia played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Schedule

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Roster

References

(September 6, 1987). "W. Va. gets by Ohio U.". The Newark Advocate.
(September 13, 1987). "Bucks maul Mountaineers". Dayton Daily News.
(September 20, 1987). "Terps build character, beat W. Virginia, 25–20". The Baltimore Sun.
(September 27, 1987). "Pittsburgh tops West Virginia by field goal". The Charlotte Observer.
(October 4, 1987). "Offense comes alive for West Virginia in 49–0 triumph". The Pittsburgh Press.
(October 18, 1987). "West Va. hammers Cincinnati". The Roanoke Times & World-News.
(October 25, 1987). "BC gets thrashed by West Virginia". The Boston Globe.
(November 1, 1987). "Penn State rallies for 25–21 victory". The Morning Call.
(November 8, 1987). "West Virginia trips Virginia Tech 28–16". Bristol Herald Courier.
(November 15, 1987). "W. Virginia rips Rutgers, 37–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(November 22, 1987). "Syracuse gets sweet victory with 10 seconds left". Fort Lauderdale News.
(December 26, 1987). "Cowboys win Sun in the snow". The El Paso Times.
"1987 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.

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