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The 1992 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season.It was the Mountaineers' 100th overall and 2nd season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East).
The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 14th-year head coach Gale Catlett , the Mountaineers received an at-large bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the East region.
WVU incorporated the Mountaineers nickname in 1905 after the coining of West Virginia's state motto, "Mountaineers are Always Free." Prior to 1905, the team was referred to as the "Snakes." [ 105 ] The Mountaineer mascot first appeared at WVU sporting events during the 1934–35 school year and has been a fixture ever since.
The Mountaineers' longest winning streak in the Backyard Brawl is five games, with WVU winning from 1992 through 1996. West Virginia has had a pair of three-game winning streaks throughout the ...
From 1891 to 1949, West Virginia competed as a football independent. The Mountaineers saw modest success during this period and made appearances in bowl games in both 1922 and 1948. From 1950 to 1967, West Virginia was a member of the Southern Conference and won the conference championship nine times. The membership of the SoCon fluctuated ...
West Virginia hasn’t beaten a ranked opponent since 2021. By no means will this be an easy game for K-State, but I like the Wildcats to finally win and cover as a road favorite. Kansas State 27 ...
The Nittany Lions and Mountaineers first met in 1904 and played every season from 1947 to 1992 (46 consecutive games), with the series ending in 1993 after Penn State and West Virginia joined the Big Ten and Big East Conferences, respectively.
In the first meeting between former Big East foes since 2011, the Mountaineers (7-4, 5-3 Big 12) took control of the ... WVU's offense dominates as Mountaineers roll Bearcats 42-21 on Senior Day ...