1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1974 record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
  • v
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Penn State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 3 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   7 – 3 – 1
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulane   –   5 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 6 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   3 – 8 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   2 – 9 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Florida State   –   1 – 10 – 0
Marshall   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 82nd overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 4–7.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Richmond
L 25–2929,750
September 21Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 16–328,200
September 28at Tulane
L 14–1731,647[1]
October 5at Indiana
W 24–030,153
October 12at Pittsburgh
L 14–3143,143
October 19Miami (FL)
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 20–2132,800
October 26No. 10 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 12–2134,500
November 2at Boston College
L 3–3519,063[2]
November 9Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
W 39–1124,200
November 16Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 21–3523,900
November 23at Virginia Tech
W 22–2136,000[3]
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
  Danny Buggs
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Long Wave drive beats WVU, 17–14". Sunday Gazette-Mail. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eagles bomb Mountaineers". Post-Herald and Register. November 3, 1974. pp. 27, 29. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Virginia upsets Virginia Tech 22–21". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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