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American college football season
The 1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented
West Virginia University in the
1974 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 82nd overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach
Bobby Bowden, in his fifth year, and played their home games at
Mountaineer Field in
Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 4–7.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 |
Richmond | | L 25–29 | 29,750 |
[1] |
September 21 |
Kentucky | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 16–3 | 28,200 |
[2] |
September 28 | at
Tulane | | L 14–17 | 31,647 |
[3] |
October 5 | at
Indiana | | W 24–0 | 30,153 |
[4] |
October 12 | at
Pittsburgh | | L 14–31 | 43,143 |
[5] |
October 19 |
Miami (FL) | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| L 20–21 | 32,800 |
[6] |
October 26 | No. 10
Penn State | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (
rivalry)
| L 12–21 | 34,500 |
[7] |
November 2 | at
Boston College | | L 3–35 | 19,062 |
[8] |
November 9 |
Syracuse | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (
rivalry)
| W 39–11 | 24,200 |
[9] |
November 16 |
Temple | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| L 21–35 | 23,900 |
[10] |
November 23 | at
Virginia Tech | | W 22–21 | 36,000 |
[11] |
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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Danny Buggs
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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"Good Knight! Richmond beats WVU". Sunday Gazette-Mail. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"West Virginia throttles Kentucky 16–3". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Long Wave drive beats WVU, 17–14". Sunday Gazette-Mail. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Mountaineers cut off IU at pass, 24–0; 11 in row". Sunday Herald-Times. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Long boots, Daniels passes, Pitt wins 31–14". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Miami nips WVU on Baker's pass". Florence Morning News. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Penn State again". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Eagles bomb Mountaineers". Post-Herald and Register. November 3, 1974. pp. 27, 29. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Mountaineers rout Syracuse, 39–11". Sunday Telegram. November 10, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Joachim's arm throws West Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press. November 17, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"West Virginia upsets Virginia Tech 22–21". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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