1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1976 record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Pendry (1st season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 17 Rutgers   –   11 – 0 – 0
San Diego State   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   8 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State *   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   7 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   7 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
Army   –   5 – 6 – 0
Florida State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Illinois State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 1
Temple   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   4 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 8 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   3 – 8 – 0
Utah State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Miss   –   2 – 9 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 84th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his first year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record 5–6.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Villanova
W 28–733,784
September 18No. 10 Maryland
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 3–2435,107
September 25at Kentucky
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 10–1457,703
October 2Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 9–630,437
October 9at Temple
W 42–08,095
October 16at Boston College
L 3–1423,501
October 23No. 10 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 0–3337,672
October 30at Virginia Tech
L 7–2439,000[2]
November 6at Tulane
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 32–2829,237[3]
November 13at No. 1 Pittsburgh
L 16–2456,500
November 20Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
W 34–2827,848
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Tommy Bowden
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 22 Tom Pridemore Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. ^ "Barnes leads Gobblers over WVU". Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register. October 31, 1976. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "WVU wins in last minute". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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