1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 84th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his first year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record 5–6.

1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Pendry (1st season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh    12 0 0
No. 17 Rutgers    11 0 0
San Diego State    10 1 0
No. 12 Notre Dame    9 3 0
Colgate    8 2 0
Boston College    8 3 0
Cincinnati    8 3 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
North Texas State *    7 4 0
Southern Illinois    7 4 0
Penn State    7 5 0
Villanova    6 4 1
South Carolina    6 5 0
Virginia Tech    6 5 0
Army    5 6 0
Florida State    5 6 0
Illinois State    5 6 0
Richmond    5 6 0
West Virginia    5 6 0
Georgia Tech    4 6 1
Temple    4 6 0
Air Force    4 7 0
Dayton    4 7 0
Louisville    4 7 0
Marshall    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
Indiana State    3 7 0
Hawaii    3 8 0
Holy Cross    3 8 0
Miami (FL)    3 8 0
Syracuse    3 8 0
Utah State    3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana    2 9 0
Southern Miss    2 9 0
Tulane    2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11VillanovaW 28–733,784
September 18No. 10 Maryland
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 3–2435,107
September 25at KentuckyL 10–1457,703
October 2Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 9–630,437[2]
October 9at TempleW 42–08,095
October 16at Boston CollegeL 3–1423,501
October 23No. 10 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 0–3337,672
October 30at Virginia TechL 7–2439,000[3]
November 6at TulaneW 32–2829,237[4]
November 13at No. 1 PittsburghL 16–2456,500
November 20Syracuse
W 34–2827,848

Roster

1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Tommy Bowden
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 22 Tom Pridemore Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    References

    1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
    2. "Mounties weave by Spiders". The High Point Enterprise. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
    3. "Barnes leads Gobblers over WVU". Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register. October 31, 1976. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
    4. "WVU wins in last minute". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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