1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team information
American college football season
1973West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference
Independent
Record
6–5
Head coach
Bobby Bowden (4th season)
Home stadium
Mountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Notre Dame
–
11
–
0
–
0
No. 5 Penn State
–
12
–
0
–
0
No. 9 Houston
–
11
–
1
–
0
Temple
–
9
–
1
–
0
No. 20 Tulane
–
9
–
3
–
0
Memphis State
–
8
–
3
–
0
Tampa
–
8
–
3
–
0
Boston College
–
7
–
4
–
0
South Carolina
–
7
–
4
–
0
Utah State
–
7
–
4
–
0
Air Force
–
6
–
4
–
0
Southern Miss
–
6
–
4
–
1
Northern Illinois
–
6
–
5
–
0
Rutgers
–
6
–
5
–
0
West Virginia
–
6
–
5
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
6
–
5
–
1
Colgate
–
5
–
5
–
0
Dayton
–
5
–
5
–
1
Xavier
–
5
–
5
–
1
Georgia Tech
–
5
–
6
–
0
Holy Cross
–
5
–
6
–
0
Miami (FL)
–
5
–
6
–
0
Cincinnati
–
4
–
7
–
0
Marshall
–
4
–
7
–
0
Navy
–
4
–
7
–
0
Southern Illinois
–
3
–
7
–
1
Villanova
–
3
–
8
–
0
Syracuse
–
2
–
9
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
2
–
9
–
0
Army
–
0
–
10
–
0
Florida State
–
0
–
11
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 81st overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 6–5.
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