1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 81st overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 6–5.

1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    11 0 0
No. 5 Penn State    12 0 0
No. 9 Houston    11 1 0
Temple    9 1 0
No. 20 Tulane    9 3 0
Memphis State    8 3 0
Tampa    8 3 0
Boston College    7 4 0
South Carolina    7 4 0
Utah State    7 4 0
Air Force    6 4 0
Southern Miss    6 4 1
Northern Illinois    6 5 0
Rutgers    6 5 0
West Virginia    6 5 0
Pittsburgh    6 5 1
Colgate    5 5 0
Dayton    5 5 1
Xavier    5 5 1
Georgia Tech    5 6 0
Holy Cross    5 6 0
Miami (FL)    5 6 0
Cincinnati    4 7 0
Marshall    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
Southern Illinois    3 7 1
Villanova    3 8 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Virginia Tech    2 9 0
Army    0 10 0
Florida State    0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at MarylandW 20–1335,112
September 22Virginia TechW 24–1033,000[1]
September 29at IllinoisW 17–1048,107
October 6IndianaNo. 20
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 14–2837,000
October 13Pittsburgh
L 7–3537,000
October 20at RichmondL 17–3821,172[2]
October 27at No. 5 Penn StateL 14–6259,138
November 2at Miami (FL)W 20–1424,890
November 10Boston College
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 13–2522,500
November 17Virginia
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 42–1726,000
November 24at SyracuseW 24–1412,917

Roster

1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
  Danny Buggs
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. "W. Virginia beats Virginia Tech". Sunday News. September 23, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
    2. "Richmond defense wins over West Va., 38–17". The Gastonia Gazette. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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