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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 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Bobby Bowden enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Villanova	25	6	W
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Richmond	28	7	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Virginia	48	10	W
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Stanford	35	41	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. William & Mary	49	34	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Temple	36	39	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Tulane	31	19	W
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Penn State	19	28	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Pittsburgh	38	20	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Virginia Military Institute	50	24	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Syracuse	43	12	W
Fri., Dec. 29	North Carolina State	13	49	L	@ Atlanta, GA	Peach Bowl

1972 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	415
Scoring Average	34.6
Points Allowed	289
Defense Average	24.1
Opponents Record	45-42
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	2-2

1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1972 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	3-7	125	188					Ollie Keller
Penn State	10-2	358	189	Lost 0-14				Joe Paterno
Notre Dame	8-3	289	192	Lost 6-40				Ara R. Parseghian
Utah State	8-3	329	230					Chuck Mills
West Virginia	8-4	415	289	Lost 13-49				Bobby Bowden
Florida State	7-4	287	224					Larry Jones
Georgia Tech	7-4-1	284	226	Won 31-30				Bill Fulcher
Northern Illinois	7-4	198	141					Jerry Ippoliti
Air Force	6-4	303	183					Ben Martin
Army	6-4	160	282					Tom Cahill
Houston	6-4-1	325	202					Bill Yeoman
Nevada	6-5	276	218					Jerry Scattine
Tulane	6-5	212	165					Bennie Ellender
Virginia Tech	6-4-1	307	253					Charlie Coffey
Ball State	5-4-1	235	180					Dave McClain
Miami	5-6	214	170					Fran Curci
Syracuse	5-6	141	229					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Temple	5-4	164	176					Wayne Hardin
Boston College	4-7	240	258					Joseph Joe Yukica
Navy	4-7	181	257					Richard Rick Forzano
Southern Mississippi	3-7-1	182	231					P.W. Bear Underwood
Cincinnati	2-9	138	323					Ray Callahan
Marshall	2-8	93	254					Jack Lengyel
Nevada Las Vegas	1-10	149	289					Bill Ireland
Pittsburgh	1-10	193	350					Carl A. DePasqua
James Madison	0-4-1	0	140					Challace McMillin

1972 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1972 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.