1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football
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Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 13–10 vs. NC State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 20
Record9–3
Head coach
Home stadium Old Mountaineer Field (38,000)
Seasons
←  1974
1976  →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13 Temple
W 50–732,271 [1]
September 20at California No. 20
W 28–1023,375 [2]
September 27 Boston College No. 14
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 35–1834,023 [3]
October 4at SMU No. 11
W 28–2227,665 [4]
October 11at No. 9 Penn State No. 10
L 0–3959,658 [5]
October 18 Tulane Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 14–1633,842 [6]
October 25 Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 10–729,670 [7]
November 1 Kent State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 38–1330,160 [8] [9]
November 8No. 20 Pittsburgh
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
 ABC W 17–1435,298 [10]
November 15at Richmond
W 31–1316,500 [11]
November 22at Syracuse
L 19–2015,336 [12]
December 31vs. NC State
Mizlou W 13–1045,134 [13]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 12 Tommy Bowden Jr
RB 24 Artie Owens Sr
OT 79David Van HalangerSr
TE 80Ben McDaySo
TE 82Robin MeeleyFr
OL 75Steve EarleyJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 18Tom FlorenceSr
DB 20Leon CarterJr
DB 22 Tom Pridemore So
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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  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.
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