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1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1973
team	West Virginia Mountaineers
sport	football
conference	Independent
record	6–5
head_coach	Bobby Bowden
hc_year	4th
stadium	Mountaineer Field

The 1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 81st overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 6–5.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Penn State

Roster

Bobby Bowden

References

(September 16, 1973). "Danny Buggs scores late for West Virginia, 20–13". The Greenville News.
(September 23, 1973). "W. Virginia beats Virginia Tech". Sunday News.
(September 30, 1973). "West Virginia deals Illini first loss, 17–10". Lansing State Journal.
(October 7, 1973). "Hoosiers rock and roll by 14". Chicago Tribune.
(October 14, 1973). "Pitt crushes W. Virginia, 35–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(October 21, 1973). "Richmond defense wins over West Va., 38–17". The Gastonia Gazette.
(October 28, 1973). "Penn St. blitzes West Va.". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(November 3, 1973). "Mountaineers upset Miami". The Roanoke Times.
(November 11, 1973). "BC runs over W. Virginia, 25–13". The Boston Globe.
(November 18, 1973). "W. Virginia wallops Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press.
(November 25, 1973). "West Virginia Mountaineers defeat Syracuse Orangemen". The Beckley Post-Herald & Register.
. ["Schedule/Results (1973 West Virginia)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/364097). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.

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