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1978 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1978
team	West Virginia Mountaineers
sport	football
conference	Independent
record	2–9
head_coach	Frank Cignetti Sr.
hc_year	3rd
stadium	Mountaineer Field

The 1978 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 86th overall season and they competed as an NCAA Division I-A independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his third year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record 2–9.

Schedule

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Roster

Frank Cignetti
Nick Saban

References

(September 10, 1978). "West Virginia defeats Richmond". Austin American-Statesman.
(September 17, 1978). "Sooners peak over Mountaineers". Tulsa World.
(September 24, 1978). "Brown paces Pack romp". Durham Sunday Herald.
(October 1, 1978). "Campbell keys Cal past W. Va.". The Modesto Bee.
(October 8, 1978). "Hurley returns, Syracuse rips West Virginia 31–15". Sunday News.
(October 15, 1978). "VPI downs W. Virginia". Rocky Mount Telegram.
(October 22, 1978). "Temple edges West Virginia, 28–27". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(October 29, 1978). "Penn State rallies for 49–21 win". The Tampa Tribune.
(November 5, 1978). "Cavaliers too late 20–17". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(November 12, 1978). "Pitt attack finally erupts, crushes West Va., 52–7". The Pittsburgh Press.
(November 19, 1978). "WVU clobbered again". The Roanoke Times.
"1978 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.

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