The 1992 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 100th overall and 2nd season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of five wins, four losses and two ties (5–4–2 overall, 2–3–1 in the Big East).
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Time
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 5*
|
5:00 PM
|
Miami (OH)
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
|
T 29–29
|
45,418
|
| September 12
|
12:00 PM
|
at Pittsburgh
|
|
Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)
|
BEN
|
W 44–6
|
41,723
|
| September 19*
|
1:00 PM
|
Maryland
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)
|
|
W 34–33
|
55,727
|
| September 26
|
1:00 PM
|
at Virginia Tech
|
|
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)
|
|
W 16–7
|
51,211
|
| October 3
|
12:00 PM
|
#22 Boston College
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
CBS
|
T 24–24
|
55,634
|
| October 17
|
12:00 PM
|
#14 Syracuse
|
#24
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
|
CBS
|
L 17–20
|
52,627
|
| October 24*
|
3:30 PM
|
#14 Penn State
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)
|
ABC
|
L 26–40
|
66,663
|
| October 31
|
7:30 PM
|
at #1 Miami (FL)
|
|
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL
|
ESPN
|
L 23–35
|
51,246
|
| November 7*
|
1:00 PM
|
East Carolina
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
|
W 41–28
|
41,139
|
| November 14
|
12:00 PM
|
at Rutgers
|
|
Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
|
BEN
|
L 9–13
|
22,295
|
| November 21*
|
1:00 PM
|
Louisiana Tech
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
|
W 23–3
|
27,751
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.
|
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