1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Air Force   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tulane   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   1 – 9 – 1
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Holy Cross   –   0 – 10 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 78th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his first year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 8–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12William & MaryNo. T–20
W 43–732,000[1]
September 19RichmondNo. 17
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 49–1033,500[2]
September 26VMINo. 16
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 47–1027,500[3]
October 3at IndianaNo. 14
W 16–1044,882[4]
October 10DukeNo. 11
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 13–2135,000[5]
October 17at Pittsburgh
L 35–3644,479[6]
October 24Colorado State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 24–2128,500[7]
October 31at Penn State
L 8–4248,932[8]
November 7at East Carolina
W 28–1410,240[9]
November 14Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 28–1928,500[10]
November 28at Maryland
W 20–1012,821[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 44 Jim Braxton Sr
QB 11 Dick Ward Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 50 Dale Farley Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "West Virginia triumphs 43–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "W. Va. romps by Richmond". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Va. mauls VMI, 47–10". Florence Morning News. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hoosiers shaken, 16–10". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke clamp lid on West Virginia". The Times and Democrat. October 11, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pitt pulls shocker". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 18, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Virginia turns back Colorado State by 24–21". The Danville Register. October 25, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Virginia routed by Penn State, 42–8". The Greenville News. November 1, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sherwood tosses four TD passes in 28–14 victory". Beckley Post-Herald and Register. November 8, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Orange rally falls short". Democrat and Chronicle. November 15, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "West Virginia rips Maryland, 20–10". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 29, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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