The 1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1973 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 81st overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his 4th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall).
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 15
|
at Maryland
|
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)
|
W 20–13
|
35,112
|
| September 22
|
Virginia Tech
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy)
|
W 24–10
|
33,000
|
| September 29
|
at Illinois
|
|
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
|
W 17–10
|
48,107
|
| October 6
|
Indiana
|
#20
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
L 14–28
|
37,000
|
| October 13
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)
|
L 7–35
|
37,000
|
| October 20
|
at Richmond
|
|
City Stadium • Richmond, VA
|
L 17–38
|
21,172
|
| October 27
|
at #5 Penn State
|
|
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)
|
L 14–62
|
59,138
|
| November 2
|
at Miami (FL)
|
|
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL
|
W 20–14
|
24,890
|
| November 10
|
Boston College
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
L 13–25
|
22,500
|
| November 17
|
Virginia
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 42–17
|
26,000
|
| November 24
|
at Syracuse
|
|
Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
|
W 24–14
|
12,917
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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