1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference Independent
1970 record 8–3
Head coach Bobby Bowden (1st season)
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –    10 –1 –0
Villanova   –    9 –2 –0
No. 16 Air Force   –    9 –3 –0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   –    9 –3 –0
Boston College   –    8 –2 –0
No. 19 Houston   –    8 –3 –0
West Virginia   –    8 –3 –0
No. 17 Tulane   –    8 –4 –0
No. 18 Penn State   –    7 –3 –0
Temple   –    7 –3 –0
West Texas State   –    7 –3 –0
Cincinnati   –    7 –4 –0
Florida State   –    7 –4 –1
Virginia Tech   –    5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –    6 –4 –0
Dayton   –    5 –4 –1
Pittsburgh   –    5 –5 –0
Rutgers   –    5 –5 –0
Utah State   –    5 –5 –0
Colgate   –    5 –6 –0
Southern Miss   –    5 –6 –0
New Mexico State   –    4 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –    3 –8 –0
Northern Illinois   –    3 –7 –0
Marshall   –    3 –6 –0
Buffalo   –    2 –9 –0
Navy   –    2 –9 –0
Army   –    1 –9 –1
Xavier   –    1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1970 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 78th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his first year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 8–3.

Roster

1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 44 Jim Braxton Sr
QB 11 Dick Ward Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 50 Dale Farley Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 12 William & Mary No. 20 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia W 43–7   32,000
September 19 Richmond No. 17 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia W 49–10   33,500
September 26 VMI No. 16 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia W 47–10   27,500
October 3 at Indiana No. 14 Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana W 16–10   44,882
October 10 Duke No. 11 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia L 13–21   35,000
October 17 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh (Backyard Brawl) L 35–36   44,479
October 24 Colorado State Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia W 24–21   28,500
October 31 at Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania (Rivalry) L 8–42   48,932
November 7 at East Carolina Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina W 28–14   10,240
November 14 Syracuse Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy) W 28–19   28,500
November 28 at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland (Rivalry) W 20–10   12,281
#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

  1. ↑ "WVU 1970 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
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