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-
1973 Season Highlights
Bobby Bowden enters his 4th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Maryland
20
13
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Virginia Tech
24
10
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Illinois
17
10
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Indiana
14
28
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Pittsburgh
7
35
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Richmond
17
38
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Penn State
14
62
L
Fri., Nov. 2 @
Miami
20
14
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Boston College
13
25
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Virginia
42
17
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Syracuse
24
14
W
1973 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 212
Scoring Average 19.3
Points Allowed 266
Defense Average 24.2
Opponents Record 53-59
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 4-2
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.