1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
1970 record	8–3
Head coach	Bobby Bowden
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field

The 1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1970 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 78th overall season and they competed as a University Division Independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his 1st year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	William & Mary	#20	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 43–7	32,000
September 19	Richmond	#17	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 49–10	33,500
September 26	VMI	#16	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 47–10	27,500
October 3	at Indiana	#14	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	W 16–10	44,882
October 10	Duke	#11	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	L 13–21	35,000
October 17	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	L 35–36	44,479
October 24	Colorado State		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 24–21	28,500
October 31	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	L 8–42	48,932
November 7	at East Carolina		Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 28–14	10,240
November 14	Syracuse		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	W 28–19	28,500
November 28	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)	W 20–10	12,281
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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