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West Virginia Football Team History


West Virginia Mountaineers
West Virginia University
 Monrgantown, WV
Founded: 1867
Stadium: Mountaineer Field
Capacity: 63,500
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: Bobby Bowden
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls


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1891  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2010
1973 Season Highlights
 Bobby Bowden enters his 4th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Maryland  20   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Virginia Tech  24   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Illinois  17   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Indiana  14   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Pittsburgh  7   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Richmond  17   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Penn State  14   62   L       
 Fri., Nov. 2  @ Miami (Florida)  20   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Boston College  13   25   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Virginia  42   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Syracuse  24   14   W       
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored212
  Scoring Average19.3
  Points Allowed266
  Defense Average24.2
  Opponents Record48-53
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record4-2
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
 West Virginia was not ranked.
  
1973 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Air Force 6-4223239  Ben Martin
Army 0-1067382  Tom Cahill
Boston College 7-4311174  Joseph Joe Yukica
Cincinnati 4-7210109  Tony Mason
Florida State 0-1198331  Larry Jones
Georgia Tech 5-6192211  Bill Fulcher
Houston 11-13631421-0477  Bill Yeoman
Louisiana Monroe 1-0-13529  Ollie Keller
Marshall 4-7212288  Jack Lengyel
Miami 5-6163240  Peter R. Elliot
Navy 4-7221232  George Welsh
Nevada 0-000  Jerry Scattine
Nevada Las Vegas 1-13416  Ron Meyer
Notre Dame 11-0382891-02423  Ara R. Parseghian
Penn State 12-04471291-0169  Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh 6-5-12252110-1728  Johnny Majors
South Carolina 7-4347261  Paul Dietzel
Southern Mississippi 6-4-1227166  P.W. Bear Underwood
Syracuse 2-9129288  Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Temple 9-1353167  Wayne Hardin
Tulane 9-32281940-1747  Bennie Ellender
Utah State 7-4230202  Phil Krueger
Virginia Tech 2-9223380  Charlie Coffey
West Virginia 6-5212266  Bobby Bowden

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No West Virginia Players on File.

1973 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No West Virginia Players on File.


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