The 1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1976 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 84th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti, Sr., in his 1st year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall).
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 11
|
Villanova
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 28–7
|
33,784
|
| September 18
|
#10 Maryland
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)
|
L 3–24
|
35,107
|
| September 25
|
at Kentucky
|
|
Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY
|
L 10–14
|
57,703
|
| October 2
|
Richmond
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 9–6
|
30,437
|
| October 9
|
at Temple
|
|
Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA
|
W 42–0
|
8,095
|
| October 16
|
at Boston College
|
|
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
|
L 3–14
|
23,501
|
| October 23
|
#10 Penn State
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)
|
L 0–33
|
37,672
|
| October 30
|
at Virginia Tech
|
|
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)
|
L 7–24
|
39,000
|
| November 6
|
at Tulane
|
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA
|
W 32–28
|
29,237
|
| November 13
|
at #1 Pittsburgh
|
|
Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)
|
L 16–24
|
56,500
|
| November 20
|
Syracuse
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
|
W 34–28
|
27,848
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
|
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