1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
1974 record	4–7
Head coach	Bobby Bowden
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field

The 1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1974 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 82nd overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his 5th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	Richmond		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	L 25–29	29,750
September 21	Kentucky		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 16–3	28,200
September 28	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 14–17	31,647
October 5	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	W 24–0	30,153
October 12	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	L 14–31	43,143
October 19	Miami (FL)		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	L 20–21	32,800
October 26	#10 Penn State		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)	L 12–21	34,500
November 2	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	L 3–35	19,063
November 9	Syracuse		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	W 39–11	24,200
November 16	Temple		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	L 21–35	23,900
November 23	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)	W 22–21	36,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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