West Virginia Football Team History
West Virginia Mountaineers
West Virginia University
Monrgantown, WV
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Mountaineer Field Capacity: 63,500 Colors: Old Gold & Blue Coach: Bobby Bowden Conference: Independent-
1970 Season Highlights
Bobby Bowden enters his 1st season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1970 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs. William & Mary
43
7
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Richmond
49
10
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Virginia Military Institute
47
10
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Indiana
16
10
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Duke
13
21
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Pittsburgh
35
36
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Colorado State
24
21
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Penn State
8
42
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
East Carolina
28
14
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Syracuse
28
19
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Maryland
20
10
W
1970 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 311
Scoring Average 28.3
Points Allowed 200
Defense Average 18.2
Opponents Record 34-50
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1970 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1970 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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