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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record8-4
  Points Scored415
  Scoring Average34.6
  Points Allowed289
  Defense Average24.1
  Opponents Record45-42
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record2-2
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 3-7125188   Ollie Keller
Penn State 10-2358189Lost  0-14  Joe Paterno
Notre Dame 8-3289192Lost  6-40  Ara R. Parseghian
Utah State 8-3329230   Chuck Mills
West Virginia 8-4415289Lost  13-49  Bobby Bowden
Florida State 7-4287224   Larry Jones
Georgia Tech 7-4-1284226Won  31-30  Bill Fulcher
Northern Illinois 7-4198141   Jerry Ippoliti
Air Force 6-4303183   Ben Martin
Army 6-4160282   Tom Cahill
Houston 6-4-1325202   Bill Yeoman
Nevada 6-5276218   Jerry Scattine
Tulane 6-5212165   Bennie Ellender
Virginia Tech 6-4-1307253   Charlie Coffey
Ball State 5-4-1235180   Dave McClain
Miami 5-6214170   Fran Curci
Syracuse 5-6141229   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Temple 5-4164176   Wayne Hardin
Boston College 4-7240258   Joseph Joe Yukica
Navy 4-7181257   Richard Rick Forzano
Southern Mississippi 3-7-1182231   P.W. Bear Underwood
Cincinnati 2-9138323   Ray Callahan
Marshall 2-893254   Jack Lengyel
Nevada Las Vegas 1-10149289   Bill Ireland
Pittsburgh 1-10193350   Carl A. DePasqua
James Madison 0-4-10140   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.


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