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-
1978 Season Highlights
Frank Cignetti enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Richmond
14
12
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Oklahoma
10
52
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
North Carolina State
15
29
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
California
21
28
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Syracuse
15
31
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Virginia Tech
3
16
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Temple
27
28
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Penn State
21
49
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Virginia
20
17
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Pittsburgh
7
52
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Colorado State
14
50
L
1978 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 167
Scoring Average 15.2
Points Allowed 364
Defense Average 33.1
Opponents Record 66-47
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 0-6
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.