1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team information
American college football season
1972West Virginia Mountaineers football
Peach Bowl, L 13–49 vs. NC State
Conference
Independent
Record
8–4
Head coach
Bobby Bowden (3rd season)
Home stadium
Mountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
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t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 10 Penn State
–
10
–
2
–
0
No. 14 Notre Dame
–
8
–
3
–
0
Utah State
–
8
–
3
–
0
West Virginia
–
8
–
4
–
0
Florida State
–
7
–
4
–
0
Northern Illinois
–
7
–
4
–
0
Rutgers
–
7
–
4
–
0
No. 20 Georgia Tech
–
7
–
4
–
1
Air Force
–
6
–
4
–
0
Army
–
6
–
4
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
6
–
4
–
1
Houston
–
6
–
4
–
1
Tulane
–
6
–
5
–
0
Temple
–
5
–
4
–
0
Colgate
–
5
–
4
–
1
Holy Cross
–
5
–
4
–
1
Syracuse
–
5
–
6
–
0
Miami (FL)
–
5
–
6
–
0
Dayton
–
4
–
6
–
1
Boston College
–
4
–
7
–
0
Navy
–
4
–
7
–
0
South Carolina
–
4
–
7
–
0
Southern Miss
–
3
–
7
–
1
Xavier
–
3
–
8
–
0
Marshall
–
2
–
8
–
0
Cincinnati
–
2
–
9
–
0
Villanova
–
2
–
9
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
1
–
10
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 80th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his third year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 8–4 with a loss against NC State in the Peach Bowl.
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