1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1979 record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (1st season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
UNLV   –   –   9 – 1 – 2
No. 17 Temple   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Tulane   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
No. 20 Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
North Texas State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Louisville   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
William & Mary   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Air Force   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Richmond   –   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 87th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his fourth year, and played their final season of home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Temple
L 16–3834,299
September 15vs. Syracuse
L 14–2410,375
September 22No. 19 NC State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 14–3826,298
September 29at Richmond
W 20–1817,500
October 6Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 10–633,792
October 13at Boston College
W 20–1821,640
October 20Tulane
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 27–1728,303
October 27at Penn State
L 6–3177,923
November 3Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy)
W 34–2327,531[1]
November 10Pittsburgh
L 17–2438,681
November 17at Arizona State
L 7–4268,573
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Oliver Luck So
RB 31 Robert Alexander Jr
FB 45 Walter Easley Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 27 Jerry Holmes Sr
DB 40 Fulton Walker Jr
LB 50 Dennis Fowlkes Fr
LB 90 Darryl Talley Fr
DT 91 Todd Campbell Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Nick Saban
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Jekyll–Hyde West Virginia rallies for 34–23 win over Virginia Tech". The Pittsburgh Press. November 4, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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