The 1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1970 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 78th overall season and they competed as an University Division Independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his 1st year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall).
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 12
|
William & Mary
|
#20
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 43–7
|
32,000
|
| September 19
|
Richmond
|
#17
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 49–10
|
33,500
|
| September 26
|
VMI
|
#16
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 47–10
|
27,500
|
| October 3
|
at Indiana
|
#14
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
|
W 16–10
|
44,882
|
| October 10
|
Duke
|
#11
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
L 13–21
|
35,000
|
| October 17
|
at Pittsburgh
|
|
Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)
|
L 35–36
|
44,479
|
| October 24
|
Colorado State
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 24–21
|
28,500
|
| October 31
|
at Penn State
|
|
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)
|
L 8–42
|
48,932
|
| November 7
|
at East Carolina
|
|
Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC
|
W 28–14
|
10,240
|
| November 14
|
Syracuse
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
|
W 28–19
|
28,500
|
| November 28
|
at Maryland
|
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)
|
W 20–10
|
12,281
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
|
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