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American college football season
The 1978 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 86th overall season and they competed as an NCAA Division I-A independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his third year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record 2–9.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | Richmond | | W 14–12 | 36,558 | |
September 16 | at No. 3 Oklahoma | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, Oklahoma
| L 10–52 | 71,458 | |
September 23 | at NC State | | L 15–29 | 42,200 | |
September 30 | California | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, West Virginia
| L 21–28 | 33,190 | |
October 7 | Syracuse | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, West Virginia (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
| L 15–31 | 32,491 | |
October 14 | at Virginia Tech | | L 3–16 | 40,000 | [1] |
October 21 | at Temple | | L 27–28 | 11,445 | |
October 28 | No. 2 Penn State | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)
| L 21–49 | 34,010 | |
November 4 | Virginia | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, West Virginia
| W 20–17 | 29,291 | |
November 11 | at No. 20 Pittsburgh | | L 7–52 | 53,074 | |
November 18 | at Colorado State | | L 14–50 | 12,782 | |
- Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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Roster[]
1978 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
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- Injured
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- 1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football season
- West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons
- 1978 in sports in West Virginia
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