1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football team information
American college football season
1977West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference
Independent
Record
5–6
Head coach
Frank Cignetti Sr. (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator
Joe Pendry (2nd season)
Home stadium
Mountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Notre Dame
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 5 Penn State
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
Colgate
–
–
10
–
1
–
0
North Texas State *
–
–
10
–
1
–
0
No. 16 San Diego State
–
–
10
–
1
–
0
Tennessee State
–
–
8
–
1
–
1
No. 14 Florida State
–
–
10
–
2
–
0
No. 8 Pittsburgh
–
–
9
–
2
–
1
East Carolina
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
Army
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Louisville
–
–
7
–
4
–
1
Boston College
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Cincinnati
–
–
5
–
4
–
2
Georgia Tech
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Northwestern State
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Syracuse
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
William & Mary
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Temple
–
–
5
–
5
–
1
Hawaii
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Navy
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
West Virginia
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
South Carolina
–
–
5
–
7
–
0
Utah State
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Villanova
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Illinois State
–
–
3
–
7
–
1
Virginia Tech
–
–
3
–
7
–
1
Miami (FL)
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Richmond
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Tulane
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Air Force
–
–
2
–
8
–
1
Holy Cross
–
–
2
–
8
–
0
Northeast Louisiana
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 85th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his second-year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record 5–6.
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