1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (1st season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
UNLV   –   –   9 – 1 – 2
No. 17 Temple   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Tulane   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
No. 20 Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
North Texas State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Louisville   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
William & Mary   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Air Force   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Richmond   –   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 87th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his fourth year, and played their final season of 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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Temple
L 16–3834,299[1]
September 15vs. Syracuse
L 14–2410,375[2]
September 22No. 19 NC State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 14–3826,298[3]
September 29at Richmond
W 20–1817,500[4]
October 6Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 10–633,792[5]
October 13at Boston College
W 20–1821,640[6]
October 20Tulane
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 27–1728,303[7]
October 27at Penn State
L 6–3177,923[8]
November 3Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 34–2327,531[9]
November 10Pittsburgh
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 17–2438,681[10]
November 17at Arizona State
L 7–4268,573[11]

Roster[edit]

1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Oliver Luck So
RB 31 Robert Alexander Jr
FB 45 Walter Easley Jr
G 83 Mike Durrette Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 27 Jerry Holmes Sr
DB 40 Fulton Walker Jr
LB 50 Dennis Fowlkes Fr
LB 90 Darryl Talley Fr
DT 91 Todd Campbell Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Temple routs sloppy W. Va. in second half". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hurley hurt as Syracuse rolls to win". Democrat and Chronicle. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "QB Smith gets Pack past WVU". Durham Sunday Herald. September 23, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Virginia edges Richmond". The Daily News Leader. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sub back de-claws Wildcats". The Sunday Courrier & Press. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Virginia rallies by BC". Daily Press. October 14, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mountaineers upset Green Wave, 27–17". The Daily Advertiser. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Virginia beaten, 31–6, by Penn State". The Des Moines Register. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jekyll–Hyde West Virginia rallies for 34–23 win over Virginia Tech". The Pittsburgh Press. November 4, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Pitt holds on to beat W. Va". The Sunday News. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Arizona State rolls past West Virginia". The Arizona Republic. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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