1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football Independent 8–3 Bobby Bowden 1st Mountaineer Field 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 1970 AP September 12 w T–20 William & Mary Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 43–7 32,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-west-virginia-t/139351051/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram West Virginia triumphs 43–7 September 13, 1970 January 22, 2024 Newspapers.com September 19 w 17 Richmond Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 49–10 33,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112153665/w-va-romps-by-richmond/ The Philadelphia Inquirer W. Va. romps by Richmond September 20, 1970 October 28, 2022 Newspapers.com September 26 w 16 VMI Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 47–10 27,500 West Va. mauls VMI, 47–10 Florence Morning News September 27, 1970 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93938573/west-va-mauls-vmi-4710/ January 31, 2022 Newspapers.com October 3 w y 14 Indiana Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN 16–10 44,882 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-hoosiers-shaken-1610/139352859/ Chicago Tribune Hoosiers shaken, 16–10 October 4, 1970 January 22, 2024 Newspapers.com October 10 l 11 Duke Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 13–21 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-duke-clamp-lid-on/139352957/ The Times and Democrat Duke clamp lid on West Virginia October 11, 1970 January 22, 2024 Newspapers.com October 17 l y Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA rivalry 35–36 44,479 https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-angelo-standard-times-pitt-pulls-sho/139353030/ San Angelo Standard-Times Pitt pulls shocker October 18, 1970 January 22, 2024 Newspapers.com October 24 w Colorado State Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 24–21 28,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-west-virginia/139353120/ The Danville Register West Virginia turns back Colorado State by 24–21 October 25, 1970 January 22, 2024 Newspapers.com October 31 l y Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry 8–42 48,932 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-west-virginia-routed/139353229/ The Greenville News West Virginia routed by Penn State, 42–8 November 1, 1970 January 22, 2024 Newspapers.com November 7 w y East Carolina Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC 28–14 10,240 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72514521/sherwood-tosses-four-td-passes-in/ Beckley Post-Herald and Register Sherwood tosses four TD passes in 28–14 victory November 8, 1970 March 2, 2021 Newspapers.com November 14 w Syracuse Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV rivalry 28–19 28,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle/28828071/ Democrat and Chronicle Orange rally falls short November 15, 1970 January 22, 2024 Newspapers.com November 28 w y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD rivalry 20–10 12,821 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-west-virginia-ri/139353653/ The Cincinnati Enquirer West Virginia rips Maryland, 20–10 November 29, 1970 January 22, 2024 Newspapers.com Schedule/Results (1970 West Virginia) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/296808 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics October 7, 2025 Roster 1970 West Virginia Mountaineers f 44 Sr Jim Braxton RB y 33 Sr Bob Gresham RB y 85 Jr Hollis Haff E 14 Sr Mike Sherwood QB 11 Sr Dick Ward QB 50 Sr Dale Farley LB y 21 Jr Leon Jenkins DB 80 Jr Ron Goodwin LB 81 So Tom Tamburino DE 81 So Rick Stump DE 82 Sr John Hale DE 83 So Frank Samsa DT 83 So Russ Sweickert DE 84 Sr Art Holdt DE 86 Jr Ken Osleger DE 87 Jr Scott Hindsley DE *Bobby Bowden References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football