1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Date: October 2
Location: Morgantown, WV
Game attendance: 38,500

West Virginia Mountaineers football
	1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
1971 record	7–4
Head coach	Bobby Bowden
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1971 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 79th overall season and they competed as an University Division Independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his 2nd year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4 overall).

ScheduleEdit

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	Boston College	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 45–14	31,500
September 18	at California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 10–20	23,000
September 25	at Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	W 16–3	11,000
October 2	Pittsburgh	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	W 20–9	38,500
October 9	at William & Mary	Cary Field • Williamsburg, VA	W 28–23	15,000
October 16	East Carolina	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 44–21	27,000
October 23	Temple	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 43–33	25,000
October 30	#5 Penn State	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)	L 7–35	37,000
November 6	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	L 15–31	30,150
November 13	VMI	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 28–3	24,000
November 20	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	L 24–28	18,049
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

↑ "WVU 1971 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. http://wvustats.com/football/schedule.php?team_id=308&season=1971. Retrieved June 24, 2012.