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-
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 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
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).