The West Virginia Mountaineers were 11-0 in 1988. They fell to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 34 to 21, in the Fiesta Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 472 | 5,310 | 816 | 6.5 | 3,228 | 621 | 5.2 | 2,082 | 195 | 10.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 4th | 9th | 33rd | 3rd | 6th | 10th | 5th | 50th | 90th | 1st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 174 | 3,144 | 4.0 | 1,528 | 466 | 3.3 | 1,616 | 315 | 5.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 15th | 15th | 9th | 31st | 39th | 27th | 13th | 62nd | 2nd | ||||||||||
Net | +298 | +2,166 | +816 | +2.5 | +1,700 | +155 | +1.9 | +466 | -120 | +5.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 1st | 5th | 33rd | 2nd | 7th | 14th | 8th | 26th | 92nd | 1st |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 1 | .923 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 1 | .923 | |
| 2 | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | .538 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 3 | .769 | |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | .615 |