1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Peach Bowl, L 13–49 vs. NC State
Conference	Independent
1972 record	8–4
Head coach	Bobby Bowden
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field

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 an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his third year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 8–4 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	No. 11 Penn State	No. 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	No. 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.

↑ "WVU 1972 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2012.

West Virginia Mountaineers football

Venues	Mountaineer Field (1924–1979) Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall Maryland Penn State Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	The Mountaineer Marching band "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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