The 1981 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 89th overall season. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his second year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with record of 9–3 and defeated Florida in the Peach Bowl. Wiki link