1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
Seasons
←  1973
1975  →
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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 Richmond
L 25–2929,750 [1]
September 21 Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 16–328,200 [2]
September 28at Tulane
L 14–1731,647 [3]
October 5at Indiana
W 24–030,153 [4]
October 12at Pittsburgh
L 14–3143,143 [5]
October 19 Miami (FL)
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 20–2132,800 [6]
October 26No. 10 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 12–2134,500 [7]
November 2at Boston College
L 3–3519,062 [8]
November 9 Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 39–1124,200 [9]
November 16 Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 21–3523,900 [10]
November 23at Virginia Tech
W 22–2136,000 [11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 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
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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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. ↑ "Mountaineers cut off IU at pass, 24–0; 11 in row". Sunday Herald-Times. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Long boots, Daniels passes, Pitt wins 31–14". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Miami nips WVU on Baker's pass". Florence Morning News. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Penn State again". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Eagles bomb Mountaineers". Post-Herald and Register. November 3, 1974. pp. 27, 29. Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Mountaineers rout Syracuse, 39–11". Sunday Telegram. November 10, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Joachim's arm throws West Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press. November 17, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "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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