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1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference Independent
1971 record 7–4
Head coach Bobby Bowden (2nd year)
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Penn State   –       11 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –       9 – 2 – 0
#17 Houston   –       9 – 3 – 0
#13 Notre Dame   –       8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –       8 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –       8 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –       7 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –       7 – 4 – 0
Temple   –       6 – 2 – 1
Air Force   –       6 – 4 – 0
Army   –       6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –       6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –       6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –       6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –       6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –       6 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –       5 – 5 – 1
Northern Illinois   –       5 – 5 – 1
Syracuse   –       5 – 5 – 1
Dayton   –       5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –       4 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –       4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –       4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –       3 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –       3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –       3 – 8 – 0
Xavier   –       1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
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

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 an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his second year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 7–4.


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