1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference Independent
1971 record 7–4
Head coach Bobby Bowden
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
Seasons
« 1970 1972 »

The 1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1971 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 79th overall season and they competed as a University Division Independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his 2nd year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4 overall).

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 11 Boston College Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 45–14   31,500
September 18 at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 10–20   23,000
September 25 at Richmond City Stadium • Richmond, VA W 16–3   11,000
October 2 Pittsburgh Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) W 20–9   38,500
October 9 at William & Mary Cary Field • Williamsburg, VA W 28–23   15,000
October 16 East Carolina Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 44–21   27,000
October 23 Temple Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 43–33   25,000
October 30 #5 Penn State Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) L 7–35   37,000
November 6 at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC L 15–31   30,150
November 13 VMI Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 28–3   24,000
November 20 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy) L 24–28   18,049
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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Game notes

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh at West Virginia
1 2 3 4 Total
Pittsburgh 3 6 0 0 9
• West Virginia 13 0 0 7 20
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Morgantown, WV
  • Game attendance: 38,500

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