1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame    10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State    10 2 0
Temple    8 2 0
Boston College    8 3 0
Utah State    8 3 0
No. 19 Houston    8 3 1
Rutgers    7 3 1
Cincinnati    7 4 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
Pittsburgh    7 4 0
Georgia Tech    6 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Miami (FL)    6 5 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Tampa    6 5 0
Holy Cross    5 5 1
Tulane    5 6 0
Colgate    4 6 0
Northern Illinois    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
South Carolina    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
West Virginia    4 7 0
Army    3 8 0
Dayton    3 8 0
Villanova    3 8 0
Air Force    2 9 0
Southern Illinois    2 9 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Florida State    1 10 0
Marshall    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 82nd overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 4–7.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14RichmondL 25–2929,750[1]
September 21Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 16–328,200[2]
September 28at TulaneL 14–1731,647[3]
October 5at IndianaW 24–030,153
October 12at PittsburghL 14–3143,143
October 19Miami (FL)
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 20–2132,800
October 26No. 10 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 12–2134,500
November 2at Boston CollegeL 3–3519,063[4]
November 9Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 39–1124,200
November 16Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 21–3523,900
November 23at Virginia TechW 22–2136,000[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
  Danny Buggs
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. "Good Knight! Richmond beats WVU". Sunday Gazette-Mail. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
    2. "West Virginia throttles Kentucky 16–3". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
    3. "Long Wave drive beats WVU, 17–14". Sunday Gazette-Mail. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
    4. "Eagles bomb Mountaineers". Post-Herald and Register. November 3, 1974. pp. 27, 29. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
    5. "West Virginia upsets Virginia Tech 22–21". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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