1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Don Nehlen (20th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Simrell (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Dunlap (8th season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field

1999 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Virginia Tech $		7	–	0					11	–	1
No. 15 Miami (FL)		6	–	1					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	3					8	–	4
Syracuse		3	–	4					7	–	5
West Virginia		3	–	4					4	–	7
Pittsburgh		2	–	5					5	–	6
Temple		2	–	5					2	–	9
Rutgers		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Don Nehlen, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big East. The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:00 p.m.	at East Carolina*	Ericsson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN2	L 23–30	47,860
September 11	12:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN Plus	W 43–27	43,799
September 18	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 0–33	33,169
September 25	3:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–30	44,890
October 2	12:00 p.m.	Navy*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN Plus	L 28–31	52,875
October 16	1:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	MSN	W 62–16	44,223
October 23	1:00 p.m.	Temple	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	MSN	W 20–17	34,908
October 30	12:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	L 20–28	30,310
November 6	3:30 p.m.	No. 3 Virginia Tech	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	CBS	L 20–22	56,906
November 13	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	L 17–34	42,335
November 27	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	W 52–21	40,660
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Jerry Porter Sr QB 4 Marc Bulger Sr WR 8 Khori Ivy Sr RB 20 Cooper Rego So WR 21 Pat Greene Sr RB 22 Avon Cobourne Fr RB, LB 34 Corey McIntyre Jr FB 40 Wes Ours Jr OT 77 Lance Nimmo Fr WR 81 James Norton Sr TE 82 Anthony Becht Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 32 Ben Collins So LB 33 Barrett Green Sr LB 41 Chris Edmonds Jr LB 43 Ryan Brady Sr DT 87 Antwan Lake Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 47 Jay Taylor Sr	Head coach Don Nehlen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt