1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1970 record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   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
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
Holy Cross   –   0 – 10 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1970 NCAA University Division 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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12William & MaryNo. 20
W 43–732,000
September 19RichmondNo. 17
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 49–1033,500
September 26VMINo. 16
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 47–1027,500[1]
October 3at IndianaNo. 14
W 16–1044,882
October 10DukeNo. 11
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
L 13–2135,000
October 17at Pittsburgh
L 35–3644,479
October 24Colorado State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 24–2128,500
October 31at Penn State
L 8–4248,932
November 7at East Carolina
W 28–1410,240[2]
November 14Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
W 28–1928,500
November 28at Maryland
W 20–1012,281
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "West Va. mauls VMI, 47–10". Florence Morning News. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sherwood tosses four TD passes in 28–14 victory". Beckley Post-Herald and Register. November 8, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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