1988 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1988 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Fiesta Bowl, L 21–34 vs. Notre Dame
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record11–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1988 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 West Virginia $ 5 0 011 1 0
No. 13 Syracuse 5 1 010 2 0
Pittsburgh 3 3 06 5 0
Temple 2 3 04 7 0
Rutgers 2 4 05 6 0
Penn State 2 4 05 6 0
Boston College 1 5 03 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)      11 1 0
No. 3 Florida State      11 1 0
No. 5 West Virginia      11 1 0
Southern Miss      10 2 0
No. 13 Syracuse      10 2 0
Army      9 3 0
Louisville      8 3 0
South Carolina      8 4 0
Northern Illinois      7 4 0
Pittsburgh      6 5 0
Memphis State      6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana      6 5 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
Akron      5 6 0
Penn State      5 6 0
Tulane      5 6 0
Temple      4 7 0
Tulsa      4 7 0
Boston College      3 8 0
Cincinnati      3 8 0
East Carolina      3 8 0
Navy      3 8 0
Virginia Tech      3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Don Nehlen, the Mountaineers compiled a record of 11–1 with a loss to Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl, which decided the national championship. West Virginia played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.