1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 82nd overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 4–7.

1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1974 record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Notre Dame      10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State      10 2 0
Temple      8 2 0
Boston College      8 3 0
Utah State      8 3 0
No. 19 Houston      8 3 1
Rutgers      7 3 1
Cincinnati      7 4 0
Memphis State      7 4 0
Pittsburgh      7 4 0
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Miami (FL)      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Tampa      6 5 0
Holy Cross      5 5 1
Tulane      5 6 0
Colgate      4 6 0
Northern Illinois      4 7 0
Navy      4 7 0
South Carolina      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      7 0
West Virginia      4 7 0
Army      3 8 0
Dayton      3 8 0
Villanova      3 8 0
Air Force      2 9 0
Southern Illinois      2 9 0
Syracuse      2 9 0
Florida State      1 10 0
Marshall      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 14RichmondL 25–2929,750
September 21Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 16–328,200
September 28at TulaneL 14–1731,647
October 5at IndianaW 24–030,153
October 12at PittsburghL 14–3143,143
October 19Miami (FL)
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 20–2132,800
October 26No. 10 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 12–2134,500
November 2at Boston CollegeL 3–3519,063
November 9Syracuse
W 39–1124,200
November 16Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 21–3523,900
November 23at Virginia TechW 22–2136,000

Roster

1974 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 1974 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
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