1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1985 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State $ 6 0 011 1 0
West Virginia 4 1 17 3 1
Syracuse 4 2 07 5 0
Boston College 3 3 04 8 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 15 5 1
Temple 1 5 04 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 02 8 1
Rankings from AP Poll
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State      11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)      10 2 0
Army      9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State      9 3 0
West Virginia      7 3 1
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Syracuse      7 5 0
Virginia Tech      6 5 0
Pittsburgh      5 5 1
Cincinnati      5 6 0
Notre Dame      5 6 0
South Carolina      5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana      4 7 0
Navy      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Boston College      4 8 0
Memphis State      2 7 2
Rutgers      2 8 1
East Carolina      2 9 0
Louisville      2 9 0
Tulane      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Don Nehlen, the Mountaineers compiled a record of 7–3–1. West Virginia played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.