West Virginia entered the 1991 season as new members of the Big East in what became a 20-year affiliation with the conference . After finishes of 6 – 5 in 1991 and 5 – 4 – 2 in 1992 , the Mountaineers returned to ranks of the college football elite in the 1993 season . For the second time in six seasons , West Virginia produced an undefeated , 11-win regular season in 1993 . The Mountaineers engineered several close victories , beginning with a 36 – 34 upset of No. 17 Louisville at home in Morgantown . In its final two regular season games , WVU twice erased 4th quarter deficits to defeat No. 4 Miami and No. 11 Boston College . Despite finishing the regular season undefeated and ranked No. 2 in the Coaches Poll and No. 3 in the AP Poll , West Virginia was not selected to play in the Orange Bowl for a possible national championship . The Bowl Coalition system , designed to place the top two ranked teams in a bowl to determine the National Champion , slotted the Mountaineers at No. 3 behind 11 – 1 Florida State . The Seminoles were selected to play No. 1 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl for the national championship , while West Virginia settled for a Sugar Bowl berth against SEC Champion Florida . The Gators routed the Mountaineers 41 – 7 , denying West Virginia its perfect season . WVU finished the season at 11 – 1 , ranked No. 6 in the Coaches Poll and No. 7 in the AP Poll . Robert Walker amassed a then-school record 1,250 rushing yards , along with 11 touchdowns on the season
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