1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1977 record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Pendry (2nd season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
North Texas State *   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 San Diego State   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 4 – 2
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Hawaii   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 85th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his secondyear, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record 5–6.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Richmond
W 36–035,545
September 17at No. 11 Maryland
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 24–1645,123
September 24at KentuckyNo. 17
L 13–2857,796
October 1at Virginia
W 13–013,000
October 8Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 38–1632,822
October 15Boston College
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 24–2836,211
October 22at No. 10 Penn State
L 28–4962,108
October 29Villanova
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 36–4131,175
November 5No. 12 Pittsburgh
L 3–4437,031
November 12Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy)
W 20–1429,041[2]
November 19at Syracuse
L 9–2816,118
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Robert Alexander Fr
RB 37 Terry Bowden Sr
FB 46 Walter Easley So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 22 Tom Pridemore 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. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ "Alexander's great again, 20–14". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 13, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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