1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
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The 1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1972 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 80th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his third year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 8–4 with a loss against NC State in the Peach Bowl.
Schedule
September 9Villanova
W 25–633,500 September 16Richmond
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
W 28–731,000 September 23at Virginia
W 48–1027,000 September 30at Stanford
L 35–4156,000 October 7William & Mary
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
W 49–3428,000 October 14at Temple
L 36–3913,067 October 21Tulane
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
W 31–1929,500 October 28No. 11 Penn StateNo. 18
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)
L 19–2837,000 November 4at Pittsburgh
W 38–2040,286 November 11VMI
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
W 50–2421,000 November 18Syracuse
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
W 43–1231,500 December 29vs. NC StateNo. 18
L 13–4952,671
- Reference:[1]
References
- ^ "WVU 1972 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2012.