1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Penn State    11 1 0
Boston College    9 2 0
No. 17 Houston    9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame    8 2 0
Utah State    8 3 0
Florida State    8 4 0
Cincinnati    7 4 0
West Virginia    7 4 0
Temple    6 2 1
Air Force    6 4 0
Army    6 4 0
Colgate    6 4 0
Villanova    6 4 1
South Carolina    6 5 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Georgia Tech    6 6 0
New Mexico State    5 5 1
Northern Illinois    5 5 1
Syracuse    5 5 1
Dayton    5 6 0
Holy Cross    4 6 0
Miami (FL)    4 7 0
Rutgers    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
Navy    3 8 0
Pittsburgh    3 8 0
Tulane    3 8 0
Marshall    2 8 0
Xavier    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 79th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his second year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 7–4.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Boston CollegeW 45–1431,500
September 18at CaliforniaL 10–2023,000
September 25at RichmondW 16–311,000[1]
October 2Pittsburgh
W 20–938,500
October 9at William & MaryW 28–2315,000
October 16East Carolina
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 44–2127,000[2]
October 23Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 43–3325,000[3]
October 30No. 5 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)
L 7–3537,000
November 6at DukeL 15–3130,150
November 13VMI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 28–324,000[4]
November 20at SyracuseL 24–2818,049

Game summaries

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh at West Virginia
1 234Total
Pittsburgh 3 600 9
West Virginia 13 007 20
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
  • Game attendance: 38,500

References

  1. "UR defense stands out despite loss". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "WVU defense intercepts four E. Carolina passes". Beckley Post-Herald and Register. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Speed gives WVU edge". The Dominon News. October 24, 1971. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  4. "WVU downs stubborn VMI". The Pittsburgh Press. November 14, 1971. Retrieved February 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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