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1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1972
team	West Virginia Mountaineers
sport	football
conference	Independent
record	8–4
head_coach	Bobby Bowden
hc_year	3rd
stadium	Mountaineer Field
bowl	[Peach Bowl](1972-peach-bowl)
bowl_result	L 13–49 vs. [NC State](1972-nc-state-wolfpack-football-team)

The 1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 80th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his third year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 8–4 with a loss against NC State in the Peach Bowl.

Schedule

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Roster

Bobby Bowden

References

(September 10, 1972). "W. Virginia zips behind 6 boots, 25–6". The Des Moines Register.
(September 17, 1972). "West Virginia romps over Richmond by 28–7 margin". The Danville Register.
(September 24, 1972). "West Virginia's bombs upend Virginia, 48–10". Florida Today.
(October 1, 1972). "Stanford fights back West Virginia, 41–35". The Lincoln Star.
(October 8, 1972). "Mounties outscore Indians". The News and Observer.
Allen Lewis. (October 15, 1972). "Temple Nips W. Va. On Late Punt Return". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(October 22, 1972). "Turn-about, WVU converts Tulane mistakes into important 31–19 victory". Sunday Gazette-Mail.
(October 29, 1972). "Penn St. rallies to nip WVa.". The Sacramento Bee.
(November 5, 1972). "West Virginia rolls with Kerry Marbury". The Roanoke Times.
(November 12, 1972). "W. Virginia beats VMI by 50 to 24". The Danville Register.
(November 19, 1972). "West Virginia crushes Syracuse". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel.
(December 30, 1972). "West Virginia joy silenced". The Atlanta Journal.

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