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: Frank Cignetti Conference: Independent-
1977 Season Highlights
Frank Cignetti enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1977 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 vs. Richmond
36
0
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Maryland
24
16
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Kentucky
13
28
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Virginia
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Temple
38
16
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Boston College
24
28
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Penn State
28
49
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs. Villanova
36
41
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Pittsburgh
3
44
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Virginia Tech
20
14
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Syracuse
9
28
L
1977 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 244
Scoring Average 22.2
Points Allowed 264
Defense Average 24.0
Opponents Record 59-39
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-3
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1977 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1977 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.