1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
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The 1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1971 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 79th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his second year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 7–4.
Schedule
September 11Boston College
W 45–1431,500 September 18at California
L 10–2023,000 September 25at Richmond
W 16–311,000 October 2Pittsburgh
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)
W 20–938,500 October 9at William & Mary
W 28–2315,000 October 16East Carolina
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
W 44–2127,000 October 23Temple
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
W 43–3325,000 October 30No. 5 Penn State
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)
L 7–3537,000 November 6at Duke
L 15–3130,150 November 13VMI
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
W 28–324,000 November 20at Syracuse
L 24–2818,049
- Reference:[1]
Game summaries
Pittsburgh
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References
- ^ "WVU 1971 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2012.