1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football
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Conference	Independent
1980 record	6–6
Head coach	Don Nehlen
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 50,000)

1980 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
#5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
#18 Miami		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	Cincinnati		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 41–27	50,150
September 13	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO		W 52–24	23,972
September 20	Maryland		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)		L 11–14	48,038
September 27	Richmond		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 31–28	40,847
October 4	Virginia		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 45–21	45,088
October 11	at Hawaii		Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI		L 13–16	41,899
October 18	at #11 Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)		L 14–42	55,130
October 25	#13 Penn State		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)		L 15–20	49,194
November 1	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)		L 11–34	45,200
November 8	at Temple		Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		W 41–28	14,995
November 15	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ		W 24–15	16,400
November 22	Syracuse		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)		L 7–20	34,441
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

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