1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
1973 record	6–5
Head coach	Bobby Bowden
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field

The 1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1973 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 81st overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his 4th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)	W 20–13	35,112
September 22	Virginia Tech		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 24–10	33,000
September 29	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 17–10	48,107
October 6	Indiana	#20	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	L 14–28	37,000
October 13	Pittsburgh		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	L 7–35	37,000
October 20	at Richmond		City Stadium • Richmond, VA	L 17–38	21,172
October 27	at #5 Penn State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	L 14–62	59,138
November 2	at Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 20–14	24,890
November 10	Boston College		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	L 13–25	22,500
November 17	Virginia		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 42–17	26,000
November 24	at Syracuse		Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	W 24–14	12,917
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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