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 fourthyear, 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
1973 record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W 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
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 15at MarylandW 20–1335,112
September 22Virginia TechW 24–1033,000
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
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
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. "WVU 1973 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
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