1978 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1978 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 86th overall season and they competed as an NCAA Division I-A independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his third year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record 2–9.

1978 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1978 record2–9
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Penn State        11 1 0
North Texas State        9 2 0
East Carolina        9 3 0
Navy        9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame        9 3 0
Rutgers        9 3 0
Florida State        8 3 0
Temple        7 3 1
Pittsburgh        8 4 0
Holy Cross        7 4 0
Louisville        7 4 0
UNLV        7 4 0
Southern Miss        7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana        6 4 1
Georgia Tech        7 5 0
Hawaii        6 5 0
Miami (FL)        6 5 0
South Carolina        5 5 1
William & Mary        5 5 1
Cincinnati        5 6 0
Villanova        5 6 0
Army        4 6 1
Memphis State        4 7 0
Tulane        4 7 0
Virginia Tech        4 7 0
Air Force        3 8 0
Colgate        3 8 0
Richmond        3 8 0
Syracuse        3 8 0
Illinois State        2 9 0
West Virginia        2 9 0
Boston College        0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9RichmondW 14–1236,558
September 16at No. 3 OklahomaL 10–5271,458
September 23at NC StateL 15–2942,200
September 30California
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
L 21–2833,190
October 7Syracuse
L 15–3132,491
October 14at Virginia TechL 3–1640,000
October 21at TempleL 27–2811,445
October 28No. 2 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)
L 21–4934,010
November 4Virginia
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 20–1729,291
November 11at No. 20 PittsburghL 7–5253,074
November 18at Colorado StateL 14–5012,782

Roster

1978 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Terry Bowden
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 1978 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
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