1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
Seasons
←  1970
1972  →
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.

Contents

Schedule

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

Game summaries

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh at West Virginia
1234Total
Pittsburgh36009
•West Virginia1300720
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
  • Game attendance: 38,500
Scoring summary
1PITTKnisley 35 yard field goalPITT 3-0
1WVUMarbury 10 yard run (kick failed)WVU 6-3
1WVUMarbury 2 yard run (Nester kick)WVU 13-3
2PITTGindin 25 yard pass from Havern (run failed)WVU 13-9
4WVUGaliffa 4 yard run (Nester kick)WVU 20-9

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References

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  2. ↑ "WVU defense intercepts four E. Carolina passes". Beckley Post-Herald and Register. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "WVU downs stubborn VMI". The Pittsburgh Press. November 14, 1971. Retrieved February 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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