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

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. 20W 43–732,000
September 19RichmondNo. 17
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 49–1033,500[1]
September 26VMINo. 16
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 47–1027,500[2]
October 3at IndianaNo. 14W 16–1044,882
October 10DukeNo. 11
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
L 13–2135,000
October 17at PittsburghL 35–3644,479
October 24Colorado State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 24–2128,500
October 31at Penn StateL 8–4248,932
November 7at East CarolinaW 28–1410,240[3]
November 14Syracuse
W 28–1928,500
November 28at MarylandW 20–1012,281

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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "W. Va. romps by Richmond". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "West Va. mauls VMI, 47–10". Florence Morning News. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Sherwood tosses four TD passes in 28–14 victory". Beckley Post-Herald and Register. November 8, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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