The 1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1972 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 80th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his 3rd year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall) and with a loss against NC State in the Peach Bowl.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 9
|
Villanova
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 25–6
|
33,500
|
| September 16
|
Richmond
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 28–7
|
31,000
|
| September 23
|
at Virginia
|
|
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
|
W 48–10
|
27,000
|
| September 30
|
at Stanford
|
|
Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA
|
L 35–41
|
56,000
|
| October 7
|
William & Mary
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 49–34
|
28,000
|
| October 14
|
at Temple
|
|
Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA
|
L 36–39
|
13,067
|
| October 21
|
Tulane
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 31–19
|
29,500
|
| October 28
|
#11 Penn State
|
#18
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)
|
L 19–28
|
37,000
|
| November 4
|
at Pittsburgh
|
|
Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)
|
W 38–20
|
40,286
|
| November 11
|
VMI
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 50–24
|
21,000
|
| November 18
|
Syracuse
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
|
W 43–12
|
31,500
|
| December 29
|
vs. NC State
|
#18
|
Atlanta Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)
|
L 13–49
|
52,671
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
|
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