1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Pendry (2nd season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State      11 1 0
Colgate      10 1 0
North Texas State *      10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State      10 1 0
Tennessee State      8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh      9 2 1
East Carolina      8 3 0
Rutgers      8 3 0
Army      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 1
Boston College      6 5 0
Cincinnati      5 4 2
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Memphis State      6 5 0
Northwestern State      6 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
William & Mary      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Temple      5 5 1
Hawaii      5 6 0
Navy      5 6 0
West Virginia      5 6 0
South Carolina      5 7 0
Utah State      4 7 0
Villanova      4 7 0
Illinois State      3 7 1
Virginia Tech      3 7 1
Miami (FL)      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Tulane      3 8 0
Air Force      2 8 1
Holy Cross      2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana      2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 85th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his second-year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record 5–6.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10RichmondW 36–035,545[2]
September 17at No. 11 MarylandW 24–1645,123
September 24at KentuckyL 13–2857,796[3]
October 1at VirginiaW 13–013,000
October 8Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 38–1632,822
October 15Boston College
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 24–2836,211[4]
October 22at No. 10 Penn StateL 28–4962,108
October 29Villanova
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 36–4131,175
November 5No. 12 Pittsburgh
L 3–4437,031
November 12Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 20–1429,041[5]
November 19at SyracuseL 9–2816,118
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Robert Alexander Fr
RB 37 Terry Bowden Sr
FB 46 Walter Easley So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 22 Tom Pridemore Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
    2. "West Virginia's offense too much for Richmond, 36–0". Pensacola News Journal. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
    3. "Kentucky plows over W. Virginia". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
    4. "BC Bowls Over Mounties, 28–24". Pittsburgh Press. October 16, 1977. p. D4 via Newspapers.com.
    5. "Alexander's great again, 20–14". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 13, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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