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1997 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1997 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Flying WV logo.svg
Carquest Bowl, L 30–35 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference Big East Conference
1997 record 7–5 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach Don Nehlen (18th year)
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#21 Syracuse $   6 1         9 4  
#23 Virginia Tech   5 2         7 5  
West Virginia   4 3         7 5  
Pittsburgh   4 3         6 6  
Miami (FL)   3 4         5 6  
Boston College   3 4         4 7  
Temple   3 4         4 8  
Rutgers   0 7         0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 105th overall and 7th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 18th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 4–3 in the Big East) and with a loss in the Carquest Bowl against Georgia Tech.


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