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-
1972 Season Highlights
Bobby Bowden enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Villanova
25
6
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Richmond
28
7
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Virginia
48
10
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Stanford
35
41
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. William & Mary
49
34
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Temple
36
39
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Tulane
31
19
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Penn State
19
28
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Pittsburgh
38
20
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Virginia Military Institute
50
24
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Syracuse
43
12
W
Fri., Dec. 29
North Carolina State
13
49
L
@ Atlanta, GA
Peach Bowl
1972 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 415
Scoring Average 34.6
Points Allowed 289
Defense Average 24.1
Opponents Record 45-42
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 2-2
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.