1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Frank Cignetti Sr. (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Pendry (1st season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	Villanova	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 28–7	33,784
September 18	No. 10 Maryland	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 3–24	35,107
September 25	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 10–14	57,703
October 2	Richmond	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 9–6	30,437
October 9	at Temple	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 42–0	8,095
October 16	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 3–14	23,501
October 23	No. 10 Penn State	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 0–33	37,672
October 30	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)	L 7–24	39,000
November 6	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 32–28	29,237
November 13	at No. 1 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	L 16–24	56,500
November 20	Syracuse	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	W 34–28	27,848
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Tommy Bowden	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 22 Tom Pridemore Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Frank Cignetti Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt