1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
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The 1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 84th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti, Sr., in his first year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record 5–6.
Schedule
September 11Villanova
W 28–733,784 September 18No. 10 Maryland
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)
L 3–2435,107 September 25at Kentucky
L 10–1457,703 October 2Richmond
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
W 9–630,437 October 9at Temple
W 42–08,095 October 16at Boston College
L 3–1423,501 October 23No. 10 Penn State
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)
L 0–3337,672 October 30at Virginia Tech
L 7–2439,000 November 6at Tulane
W 32–2829,237 November 13at No. 1 Pittsburgh
L 16–2456,500 November 20Syracuse
- Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
W 34–2827,848
- Reference:[1]
References
- ^ "WVU 1976 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2012.