1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football
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)
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Big East Conference football standings
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

[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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