1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 79th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his second year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 7–4.

1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1971 record7–4
Head coachBobby Bowden (2nd season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Penn State      11 1 0
Boston College      9 2 0
No. 17 Houston      9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame      8 2 0
Utah State      8 3 0
Florida State      8 4 0
Cincinnati      7 4 0
West Virginia      7 4 0
Temple      6 2 1
Air Force      6 4 0
Army      6 4 0
Colgate      6 4 0
Villanova      6 4 1
South Carolina      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Georgia Tech      6 6 0
New Mexico State      5 5 1
Northern Illinois      5 5 1
Syracuse      5 5 1
Dayton      5 6 0
Miami (FL)      4 7 0
Rutgers      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      4 7 0
Navy      3 8 0
Pittsburgh      3 8 0
Tulane      3 8 0
Xavier      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11Boston CollegeW 45–1431,500
September 18at CaliforniaL 10–2023,000
September 25at RichmondW 16–311,000
October 2Pittsburgh
W 20–938,500
October 9at William & MaryW 28–2315,000
October 16East Carolina
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 44–2127,000
October 23Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 43–3325,000
October 30No. 5 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)
L 7–3537,000
November 6at DukeL 15–3130,150
November 13VMI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 28–324,000
November 20at Syracuse
L 24–2818,049

Game summaries

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh at West Virginia
1 234Total
Pittsburgh 3 600 9
West Virginia 13 007 20
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
  • Game attendance: 38,500
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References

  1. "WVU 1971 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
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