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American college football season

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← 19741976 →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh   –   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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13TempleW 50–732,271
September 20at CaliforniaNo. 20W 28–1023,375
September 27Boston CollegeNo. 14
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 35–1834,023
October 4at SMUNo. 11W 28–2227,665
October 11at No. 9 Penn StateNo. 10L 0–3959,658
October 18Tulane
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 14–1633,842
October 25Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 10–729,670
November 1Kent State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 38–1330,160
November 8No. 20 Pittsburgh
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
ABCW 17–1435,298
November 15at RichmondW 31–1316,500
November 22at SyracuseL 19–2015,336
December 31vs. NC StateMizlouW 13–1045,134
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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

  1. "Owens sparks West Virginia's romp". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "W. Va. shocks overconfident Cal, 28–10". The San Francisco Examiner. September 21, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "W. Va. tops Boston College 35–18". The Sunday News. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mustangs subdued by W. Va". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Penn State destroys error-prone Mountaineers". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tulane downs Mountaineers with a field goal". The Post-Herald and Register. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "WVU battles from behind to outlast Va. Tech 10–7". The Danville Register. October 26, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. 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.
  9. "West Virginia rips Kent St., 38–13". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "W. Virginia stuns Pitt on late FG". The Miami Herald. November 9, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "West Virginia smears Spiders". The Daily Times-News. November 16, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Syracuse surprises W. Virginia". Democrat and Chronicle. November 23, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Mounties overtake State, 13–10". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 1, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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