1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Sun Bowl, L 33–35 vs. Oklahoma State
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1987 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Syracuse $ 5 0 011 0 1
Penn State 4 2 08 4 0
Pittsburgh 3 3 08 4 0
West Virginia 2 3 06 6 0
Rutgers 2 4 06 5 0
Boston College 2 4 05 6 0
Temple 1 3 03 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)      12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse      11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State      11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina      8 4 0
Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Penn State      8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame      8 4 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Rutgers      6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana      6 5 0
Memphis State      5 5 1
Northern Illinois      5 5 1
West Virginia      6 6 0
Tulane      6 6 0
Army      5 6 0
Boston College      5 6 0
East Carolina      5 6 0
Akron      4 7 0
Cincinnati      4 7 0
Louisville      3 7 1
Temple      3 8 0
Tulsa      3 8 0
Virginia Tech      2 9 0
Navy      2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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.