1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 85th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his second-year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record 5–6.

1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Pendry (2nd season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State      11 1 0
Colgate      10 1 0
North Texas State *      10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State      10 1 0
Tennessee State      8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh      9 2 1
East Carolina      8 3 0
Rutgers      8 3 0
Army      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 1
Boston College      6 5 0
Cincinnati      5 4 2
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Memphis State      6 5 0
Northwestern State      6 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
William & Mary      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Temple      5 5 1
Hawaii      5 6 0
Navy      5 6 0
West Virginia      5 6 0
South Carolina      5 7 0
Utah State      4 7 0
Villanova      4 7 0
Illinois State      3 7 1
Virginia Tech      3 7 1
Miami (FL)      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Tulane      3 8 0
Air Force      2 8 1
Holy Cross      2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana      2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10RichmondW 36–035,545[2]
September 17at No. 11 MarylandW 24–1645,123
September 24at KentuckyNo. 17L 13–2857,796
October 1at VirginiaW 13–013,000
October 8Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 38–1632,822
October 15Boston College
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 24–2836,211
October 22at No. 10 Penn StateL 28–4962,108
October 29Villanova
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 36–4131,175
November 5No. 12 Pittsburgh
L 3–4437,031
November 12Virginia Tech
W 20–1429,041[3]
November 19at SyracuseL 9–2816,118

Roster

1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Robert Alexander Fr
RB 37 Terry Bowden Sr
FB 46 Walter Easley So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 22 Tom Pridemore Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
    2. "West Virginia's offense too much for Richmond, 36–0". Pensacola News Journal. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
    3. "Alexander's great again, 20–14". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 13, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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