1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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.

1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12William & MaryNo. T–20W 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. 14W 16–1044,882[4]
October 10DukeNo. 11
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 13–2135,000[5]
October 17at PittsburghL 35–3644,479[6]
October 24Colorado State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 24–2128,500[7]
October 31at Penn StateL 8–4248,932[8]
November 7at East CarolinaW 28–1410,240[9]
November 14Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 28–1928,500[10]
November 28at MarylandW 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.#NameClass
RB 44 Jim Braxton Sr
QB 11 Dick Ward Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 50 Dale Farley Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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