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1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Peach Bowl champion

Peach Bowl, W 13–10 vs. NC State

ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 20
Record9–3
Head coach
Home stadiumOld Mountaineer Field (38,000)
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Rutgers     9 2 0
    No.10Penn State     9 3 0
    No.20West Virginia     9 3 0
    Notre Dame     8 3 0
    Virginia Tech     8 3 0
    No.15Pittsburgh     8 4 0
    Boston College     7 4 0
    Georgia Tech     7 4 0
    Memphis State     7 4 0
    Navy     7 4 0
    North Texas State     7 4 0
    Southern Miss     7 4 0
    South Carolina     7 5 0
    Colgate     6 4 0
    Cincinnati     6 5 0
    Hawaii     6 5 0
    Syracuse     6 5 0
    Temple     6 5 0
    Utah State     6 5 0
    Indiana State     5 5 0
    Dayton     5 6 0
    Northeast Louisiana     4 6 1
    Tulane     4 7 0
    Villanova     4 7 0
    Florida State     3 8 0
    Air Force     2 8 1
    Houston     2 8 0
    Miami (FL)     2 8 0
    Army     2 9 0
    Marshall     2 9 0
    Southern Illinois     1 9 1
    Holy Cross     1 10 0
    Louisville     1 10 0
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. This was Bobby Bowden's final season as head coach of West Virginia, before moving to Florida State the next season. West Virginia won the Peach Bowl game against NC State, to finish the season with a record of 9–3. They were ranked 17 in the final Coaches Poll and 20 in the final AP Poll.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 13Temple
  • Morgantown, WV
  • W 50–732,271[1]
    September 20atCaliforniaNo. 20
  • Berkeley, CA
  • W 28–1023,375[2]
    September 27Boston CollegeNo. 14
    • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
  • W 35–1834,023[3]
    October 4atSMUNo. 11
  • Dallas, TX
  • W 28–2227,665[4]
    October 11at No. 9Penn StateNo. 10
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • L 0–3959,658[5]
    October 18Tulane
    • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
  • L 14–1633,842[6]
    October 25Virginia Tech
    • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
  • W 10–729,670[7]
    November 1Kent State
    • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
  • W 38–1330,160[8][9]
    November 8No. 20Pittsburgh
    • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
  • ABCW 17–1435,298[10]
    November 15atRichmond
  • Richmond, VA
  • W 31–1316,500[11]
    November 22atSyracuse
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
  • L 19–2015,336[12]
    December 31vs. NC State
  • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)
  • MizlouW 13–1045,134[13]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster[edit]

    1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 12 Tommy Bowden Jr
    RB 24 Artie Owens Sr
    OT 79 David Van Halanger Sr
    TE 80 Ben McDay So
    TE 82 Robin Meeley Fr
    OL 75 Steve Earley Jr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 18 Tom Florence Sr
    DB 20 Leon Carter Jr
    DB 22 Tom Pridemore So
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Owens sparks West Virginia's romp". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "W. Va. shocks overconfident Cal, 28–10". The San Francisco Examiner. September 21, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "W. Va. tops Boston College 35–18". The Sunday News. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Mustangs subdued by W. Va". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Penn State destroys error-prone Mountaineers". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tulane downs Mountaineers with a field goal". The Post-Herald and Register. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "WVU battles from behind to outlast Va. Tech 10–7". The Danville Register. October 26, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Hardman, A. L. (November 2, 1975). "WVU Wakes Up, Smokes Kent, 38-13". Sunday Gazette-Mail. Charleston, West Virginia. p. 1C. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "West Virginia rips Kent St., 38–13". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "W. Virginia stuns Pitt on late FG". The Miami Herald. November 9, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "West Virginia smears Spiders". The Daily Times-News. November 16, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Syracuse surprises W. Virginia". Democrat and Chronicle. November 23, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Mounties overtake State, 13–10". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 1, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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