1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Conference| Independent
Record| 8–3
Head coach|

* Bobby Bowden (1st season)

Home stadium| Mountaineer Field

Seasons

<- 1969

1971 ->

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records

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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 NCAA University Division 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.

## Schedule

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September 12| William & Mary| No. T–20|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 43–7| 32,000| [1]
September 19| Richmond| No. 17|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 49–10| 33,500| [2]
September 26| VMI| No. 16|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 47–10| 27,500| [3]
October 3| at Indiana| No. 14|

* Seventeenth Street Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| W 16–10| 44,882| [4]
October 10| Duke| No. 11|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| L 13–21| 35,000| [5]
October 17| at Pittsburgh| |

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)

| L 35–36| 44,479| [6]
October 24| Colorado State| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 24–21| 28,500| [7]
October 31| at Penn State| |

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA (rivalry)

| L 8–42| 48,932| [8]
November 7| at East Carolina| |

* Ficklen Memorial Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| W 28–14| 10,240| [9]
November 14| Syracuse| |

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| W 28–19| 28,500| [10]
November 28| at Maryland| |

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD (rivalry)

| W 20–10| 12,821| [11]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Roster

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1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RB | `44` | Jim Braxton | Sr
QB | `11` | Dick Ward | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB | `50` | Dale Farley | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Bobby Bowden

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "West Virginia triumphs 43–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "W. Va. romps by Richmond". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 28, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "West Va. mauls VMI, 47–10". Florence Morning News. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Hoosiers shaken, 16–10". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Duke clamp lid on West Virginia". The Times and Democrat. October 11, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Pitt pulls shocker". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 18, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "West Virginia turns back Colorado State by 24–21". The Danville Register. October 25, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "West Virginia routed by Penn State, 42–8". The Greenville News. November 1, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Sherwood tosses four TD passes in 28–14 victory". Beckley Post-Herald and Register. November 8, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Orange rally falls short". Democrat and Chronicle. November 15, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "West Virginia rips Maryland, 20–10". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 29, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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West Virginia Mountaineers football

Venues|

* Mountaineer Field (1924–1979)
* Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

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* Bowl games
* Cincinnati
* Marshall: Friends of Coal Bowl
* Maryland
* Old Ironsides
* Penn State
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* Virginia Tech

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* Marching band
* "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
* 2007 Backyard Brawl

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