1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
Seasons
  1972
1974  
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   11 0 0
No. 5 Penn State   12 0 0
No. 9 Houston   11 1 0
Temple   9 1 0
No. 20 Tulane   9 3 0
Memphis State   8 3 0
Tampa   8 3 0
Boston College   7 4 0
South Carolina   7 4 0
Utah State   7 4 0
Air Force   6 4 0
Southern Miss   6 4 1
Northern Illinois   6 5 0
Rutgers   6 5 0
West Virginia   6 5 0
Pittsburgh   6 5 1
Colgate   5 5 0
Dayton   5 5 1
Xavier   5 5 1
Georgia Tech   5 6 0
Holy Cross   5 6 0
Miami (FL)   5 6 0
Cincinnati   4 7 0
Marshall   4 7 0
Navy   4 7 0
Southern Illinois   3 7 1
Villanova   3 8 0
Syracuse   2 9 0
Virginia Tech   2 9 0
Army   0 10 0
Florida State   0 11 0
Lamar   5 5 0
Southern Illinois   3 7 1
Texas-Arlington   4 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 81st overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 6–5.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Maryland W 20–1335,112 [1]
September 22 Virginia Tech W 24–1033,000 [2]
September 29at Illinois W 17–1048,107 [3]
October 6 Indiana Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 20
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 14–2837,000 [4]
October 13 Pittsburgh
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 7–3537,000 [5]
October 20at Richmond L 17–3821,172 [6]
October 27at No. 5 Penn State L 14–6259,138 [7]
November 28:03 p.m.at Miami (FL) W 20–1424,890 [8]
November 10 Boston College
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 13–2522,500 [9]
November 17 Virginia
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 42–1726,000 [10]
November 24at Syracuse W 24–1412,917 [11]

Roster

1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
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
    • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "Danny Buggs scores late for West Virginia, 20–13". The Greenville News. September 16, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "W. Virginia beats Virginia Tech". Sunday News. September 23, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "West Virginia deals Illini first loss, 17–10". Lansing State Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Hoosiers rock and roll by 14". Chicago Tribune. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pitt crushes W. Virginia, 35–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 14, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Richmond defense wins over West Va., 38–17". The Gastonia Gazette. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Penn St. blitzes West Va". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Mountaineers upset Miami". The Roanoke Times. November 3, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "BC runs over W. Virginia, 25–13". The Boston Globe. November 11, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "W. Virginia wallops Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "West Virginia Mountaineers defeat Syracuse Orangemen". The Beckley Post-Herald & Register. November 25, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.