1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Houston   –   11 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Tulane   –   9 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tampa   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 4 – 0
Utah State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 4 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 1
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   0 – 10 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 81st overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 6–5.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Maryland
W 20–1335,112[1]
September 22Virginia Tech
W 24–1033,000[2]
September 29at Illinois
W 17–1048,107[3]
October 6IndianaNo. 20
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 14–2837,000[4]
October 13Pittsburgh
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 7–3537,000[5]
October 20at Richmond
L 17–3821,172[6]
October 27at No. 5 Penn State
L 14–6259,138[7]
November 28:03 p.m.at Miami (FL)
W 20–1424,890[8]
November 10Boston College
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 13–2522,500[9]
November 17Virginia
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 42–1726,000[10]
November 24at Syracuse
W 24–1412,917[11]

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Game summaries

at Penn State

West Virginia Mountaineers at No. 5 Penn State Nittany Lions
Quarter 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 0 14 0014
Penn St 14 14 142062

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 27, 1973
  • Game weather: Sunny, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 59,138
  • Referee: Raymond Bower
  • Box Score
Team Category Player Statistics
WVU Passing Ben Williams Jr. 6/22, 166 Yds, TD, 4 INT
Rushing Dwyane Woods 14 Rush, 26 Yds
Receiving Danny Buggs 1 Rec, 96 Yds, TD
PSU Passing Tom Shuman 6/18, 175 Yds, TD
Rushing John Cappelletti 24 Rush, 130 Yds, 4 TD
Receiving Chuck Herd 1 Rec, 76 Yds, TD
External videos
1973 Penn State vs. West Virginia (Game footage – no audio)

Roster

1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
  Danny Buggs
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Danny Buggs scores late for West Virginia, 20–13". The Greenville News. September 16, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "W. Virginia beats Virginia Tech". Sunday News. September 23, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Virginia deals Illini first loss, 17–10". Lansing State Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hoosiers rock and roll by 14". Chicago Tribune. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pitt crushes W. Virginia, 35–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 14, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Richmond defense wins over West Va., 38–17". The Gastonia Gazette. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Penn St. blitzes West Va". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mountaineers upset Miami". The Roanoke Times. November 3, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "BC runs over W. Virginia, 25–13". The Boston Globe. November 11, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "W. Virginia wallops Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers defeat Syracuse Orangemen". The Beckley Post-Herald & Register. November 25, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1973 West Virginia)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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