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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-

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1891 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

Bobby Bowden enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Boston College	45	14	W
Sat., Sep. 18	@ California	10	20	L
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Richmond	16	3	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Pittsburgh	20	9	W
Sat., Oct. 9	@ William & Mary	28	23	W
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. East Carolina	44	21	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Temple	43	33	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Penn State	7	35	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Duke	15	31	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Virginia Military Institute	28	3	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Syracuse	24	28	L

1971 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	280
Scoring Average	25.5
Points Allowed	220
Defense Average	20.0
Opponents Record	50-34
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-3

1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1971 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	4-6-1	122	208					Dixie B. White
Penn State	11-1	484	137	Won 30-6				Joe Paterno
Boston College	9-2	259	117					Joseph Joe Yukica
Houston	9-3	339	199	Lost 17-29				Bill Yeoman
Florida State	8-4	309	174	Lost 38-45				Larry Jones
Notre Dame	8-2	225	86					Ara R. Parseghian
Utah State	8-3	243	183					Chuck Mills
Cincinnati	7-4	225	188					Ray Callahan
Eastern Michigan	7-1-2	228	85					Dan Boisture
West Virginia	7-4	280	220					Bobby Bowden
Air Force	6-4	187	187					Ben Martin
Army	6-4	146	206					Tom Cahill
Georgia Tech	6-6	207	207	Lost 18-41				Bud Carson
Southern Mississippi	6-5	202	192					P.W. Bear Underwood
Temple	6-2-1	248	136					Wayne Hardin
Central Michigan	5-5	183	181					Roy Kramer
Nevada	5-5	181	165					Jerry Scattine
Nevada Las Vegas	5-4-1	257	171					Bill Ireland
Northern Illinois	5-5-1	202	232					Jerry Ippoliti
Syracuse	5-5-1	197	179					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Ball State	4-5-1	136	155					Dave McClain
Miami	4-7	174	221					Fran Curci
Virginia Tech	4-7	249	272					Charlie Coffey
Navy	3-8	146	331					Richard Rick Forzano
Pittsburgh	3-8	216	388					Carl A. DePasqua
Tulane	3-8	152	215					Bennie Ellender
Marshall	2-8	57	299					Jack Lengyel

1971 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1971 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.