1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Gary Tranquill (1st season)
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Florida State  – – 11 –1 –0
No. 7 Pittsburgh  – – 11 –1 –0
UNLV  – – 9 –1 –2
No. 17 Temple  – – 10 –2 –0
Tulane  – – 9 –3 –0
Rutgers  – – 8 –3 –0
Tennessee State  – – 8 –3 –0
East Carolina  – – 7 –3 –1
No. 20 Penn State  – – 8 –4 –0
South Carolina  – – 8 –4 –0
Navy  – – 7 –4 –0
Notre Dame  – – 7 –4 –0
Southern Miss  – – 6 –4 –1
Syracuse  – – 7 –5 –0
Colgate  – – 5 –4 –1
Boston College  – – 5 –6 –0
Holy Cross  – – 5 –6 –0
Memphis State  – – 5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)  – – 5 –6 –0
North Texas State  – – 5 –6 –0
Villanova  – – 5 –6 –0
Virginia Tech  – – 5 –6 –0
West Virginia  – – 5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech  – – 4 –6 –1
Louisville  – – 4 –6 –1
William & Mary  – – 4 –7 –0
Illinois State  – – 3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana  – – 3 –8 –0
Army  – – 2 –8 –1
Air Force  – – 2 –9 –0
Cincinnati  – – 2 –9 –0
Richmond  – – 0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 87th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his fourth year, and played their final season of home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall).

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Temple
L 16–3834,299 [1]
September 15vs. Syracuse
L 14–2410,375 [2]
September 22No. 19 NC State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 14–3826,298 [3]
September 29at Richmond
W 20–1817,500 [4]
October 6 Kentucky Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 10–633,792 [5]
October 13at Boston College
W 20–1821,640 [6]
October 20 Tulane
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 27–1728,303 [7]
October 27at Penn State
L 6–3177,923 [8]
November 3 Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 34–2327,531 [9]
November 10No. 12 Pittsburgh
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 17–2438,681 [10]
November 17at Arizona State
L 7–4268,573 [11]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Oliver Luck So
RB 31 Robert Alexander Jr
FB 45Walter EasleyJr
G 83 Mike Durrette Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 27 Jerry Holmes Sr
DB 40 Fulton Walker Jr
LB 50 Dennis Fowlkes Fr
LB 90 Darryl Talley Fr
DT 91Todd CampbellFr
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

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  2. ↑ "Hurley hurt as Syracuse rolls to win". Democrat and Chronicle. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  11. ↑ "Arizona State rolls past West Virginia". The Arizona Republic. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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