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1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1970
team	West Virginia Mountaineers
sport	football
conference	Independent
record	8–3
head_coach	Bobby Bowden
hc_year	1st
stadium	Mountaineer Field

The 1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 78th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his first year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 8–3.

Schedule

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Roster

References

(September 13, 1970). "West Virginia triumphs 43–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(September 20, 1970). "W. Va. romps by Richmond". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(September 27, 1970). "West Va. mauls VMI, 47–10". Florence Morning News.
(October 4, 1970). "Hoosiers shaken, 16–10". Chicago Tribune.
(October 11, 1970). "Duke clamp lid on West Virginia". The Times and Democrat.
(October 18, 1970). "Pitt pulls shocker". San Angelo Standard-Times.
(October 25, 1970). "West Virginia turns back Colorado State by 24–21". The Danville Register.
(November 1, 1970). "West Virginia routed by Penn State, 42–8". The Greenville News.
(November 8, 1970). "Sherwood tosses four TD passes in 28–14 victory". Beckley Post-Herald and Register.
(November 15, 1970). "Orange rally falls short". Democrat and Chronicle.
(November 29, 1970). "West Virginia rips Maryland, 20–10". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
. ["Schedule/Results (1970 West Virginia)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/296808). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.

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