1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 13–10 vs. NC State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 20
Record	9–3
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (6th season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ←  1974 1976  →

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 West Virginia			–					9	–	3	–	0
Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					4	–	6	–	1
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	7	–	0
Florida State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	8	–	1
Houston			–					2	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Army			–					2	–	9	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	1
Holy Cross			–					1	–	10	–	0
Louisville			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. This was Bobby Bowden's final season as head coach of West Virginia, before moving to Florida State the next season. West Virginia won the Peach Bowl game against NC State, to finish the season with a record of 9–3. They were ranked 17 in the final Coaches Poll and 20 in the final AP Poll.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Temple		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 50–7	32,271	[1]
September 20	at California	No. 20	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 28–10	23,375	[2]
September 27	Boston College	No. 14	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 35–18	34,023	[3]
October 4	at SMU	No. 11	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		W 28–22	27,665	[4]
October 11	at No. 9 Penn State	No. 10	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		L 0–39	59,658	[5]
October 18	Tulane		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		L 14–16	33,842	[6]
October 25	Virginia Tech		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		W 10–7	29,670	[7]
November 1	Kent State		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 38–13	30,160	[8] [9]
November 8	No. 20 Pittsburgh		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ABC	W 17–14	35,298	[10]
November 15	at Richmond		City Stadium Richmond, VA		W 31–13	16,500	[11]
November 22	at Syracuse		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)		L 19–20	15,336	[12]
December 31	vs. NC State		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	Mizlou	W 13–10	45,134	[13]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 12 Tommy Bowden Jr RB 24 Artie Owens Sr OT 79 David Van Halanger Sr TE 80 Ben McDay So TE 82 Robin Meeley Fr OL 75 Steve Earley Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 18 Tom Florence Sr DB 20 Leon Carter Jr DB 22 Tom Pridemore So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bobby Bowden Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Owens sparks West Virginia's romp". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "W. Va. shocks overconfident Cal, 28–10". The San Francisco Examiner. September 21, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "W. Va. tops Boston College 35–18". The Sunday News. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Mustangs subdued by W. Va". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Penn State destroys error-prone Mountaineers". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tulane downs Mountaineers with a field goal". The Post-Herald and Register. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "WVU battles from behind to outlast Va. Tech 10–7". The Danville Register. October 26, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. Hardman, A. L. (November 2, 1975). "WVU Wakes Up, Smokes Kent, 38-13". Sunday Gazette-Mail . Charleston, West Virginia. p. 1C. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
9. "West Virginia rips Kent St., 38–13". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "W. Virginia stuns Pitt on late FG". The Miami Herald. November 9, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "West Virginia smears Spiders". The Daily Times-News. November 16, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Syracuse surprises W. Virginia". Democrat and Chronicle. November 23, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Mounties overtake State, 13–10". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 1, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.