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1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame     10 1 0
Villanova     9 2 0
No. 16 Air Force     9 3 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech     9 3 0
Boston College     8 2 0
No. 19 Houston     8 3 0
West Virginia     8 3 0
No. 17 Tulane     8 4 0
No. 18 Penn State     7 3 0
West Texas State     7 3 0
Cincinnati     7 4 0
Florida State     7 4 0
Virginia Tech     5 6 0
Syracuse     6 4 0
Dayton     5 4 1
Pittsburgh     5 5 0
Rutgers     5 5 0
Utah State     5 5 0
Colgate     5 6 0
Southern Miss     5 6 0
New Mexico State     4 6 0
Miami (FL)     3 8 0
Northern Illinois     3 7 0
Marshall     3 6 0
Buffalo     2 9 0
Navy     2 9 0
Army     1 9 1
Xavier     1 9 0
Holy Cross     0 10 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1970 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 78th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his first year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 8–3.

Roster

1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 44 Jim Braxton Sr
QB 11 Dick Ward Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 50 Dale Farley Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Schedule

September 12William & MaryNo. 20

W 43–732,000 September 19RichmondNo. 17

  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia

W 49–1033,500 September 26VMINo. 16

  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia

W 47–1027,500 October 3at IndianaNo. 14

W 16–1044,882 October 10DukeNo. 11

  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia

L 13–2135,000 October 17at Pittsburgh

L 35–3644,479 October 24Colorado State

  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia

W 24–2128,500 October 31at Penn State

L 8–4248,932 November 7at East Carolina

W 28–1410,240 November 14Syracuse

W 28–1928,500 November 28at Maryland

W 20–1012,281

Template:CFB Schedule End Source[1]

References

  1. ^ "WVU 1970 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved June 24, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)