The 1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1974 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 82nd overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his 5th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall).
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 14
|
Richmond
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
L 25–29
|
29,750
|
| September 21
|
Kentucky
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 16–3
|
28,200
|
| September 28
|
at Tulane
|
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA
|
L 14–17
|
31,647
|
| October 5
|
at Indiana
|
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
|
W 24–0
|
30,153
|
| October 12
|
at Pittsburgh
|
|
Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)
|
L 14–31
|
43,143
|
| October 19
|
Miami (FL)
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
L 20–21
|
32,800
|
| October 26
|
#10 Penn State
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)
|
L 12–21
|
34,500
|
| November 2
|
at Boston College
|
|
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
|
L 3–35
|
19,063
|
| November 9
|
Syracuse
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
|
W 39–11
|
24,200
|
| November 16
|
Temple
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
L 21–35
|
23,900
|
| November 23
|
at Virginia Tech
|
|
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)
|
W 22–21
|
36,000
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
|
References[]
