American college football season
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 fourth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 6–5.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | at Maryland | | | W 20–13 | 35,112 | [1] |
September 22 | Virginia Tech | | | W 24–10 | 33,000 | [2] |
September 29 | at Illinois | | | W 17–10 | 48,107 | [3] |
October 6 | Indiana | No. 20 | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| L 14–28 | 37,000 | [4] |
October 13 | Pittsburgh | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| L 7–35 | 37,000 | [5] |
October 20 | at Richmond | | | L 17–38 | 21,172 | [6] |
October 27 | at No. 5 Penn State | | | L 14–62 | 59,138 | [7] |
November 2 | at Miami (FL) | | | W 20–14 | 24,890 | [8] |
November 10 | Boston College | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| L 13–25 | 22,500 | [9] |
November 17 | Virginia | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 42–17 | 26,000 | [10] |
November 24 | at Syracuse | | | W 24–14 | 12,917 | [11] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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Danny Buggs
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Danny Buggs scores late for West Virginia, 20–13". The Greenville News. September 16, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Virginia beats Virginia Tech". Sunday News. September 23, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia deals Illini first loss, 17–10". Lansing State Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hoosiers rock and roll by 14". Chicago Tribune. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt crushes W. Virginia, 35–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 14, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond defense wins over West Va., 38–17". The Gastonia Gazette. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn St. blitzes West Va". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers upset Miami". The Roanoke Times. November 3, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BC runs over W. Virginia, 25–13". The Boston Globe. November 11, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Virginia wallops Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers defeat Syracuse Orangemen". The Beckley Post-Herald & Register. November 25, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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