American college football season
The 1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 84th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his first year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record 5–6.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | Villanova | | W 28–7 | 33,784 | [2] |
September 18 | No. 10 Maryland | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| L 3–24 | 35,107 | [3] |
September 25 | at Kentucky | | L 10–14 | 57,703 | [4] |
October 2 | Richmond | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 9–6 | 30,437 | [5] |
October 9 | at Temple | | W 42–0 | 3,777 | [6] |
October 16 | at Boston College | | L 3–14 | 23,501 | [7] |
October 23 | No. 10 Penn State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| L 0–33 | 37,672 | [8] |
October 30 | at Virginia Tech | | L 7–24 | 39,000 | [9] |
November 6 | at Tulane | | W 32–28 | 29,237 | [10] |
November 13 | at No. 1 Pittsburgh | | L 16–24 | 56,500 | [11] |
November 20 | Syracuse | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| W 34–28 | 27,848 | [12] |
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1976 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
- ^ "Mountaineers roll by Villanova, 28–7". The Sunday Times. September 12, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps beat WVU, 24–3". The Danville Register. September 19, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ramsey ramrods Kentucky by West Virginia". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mounties weave by Spiders". The High Point Enterprise. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Virginia drubs Temple, 42–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 10, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "First period scores win for Boston College". The Hartford Courant. October 17, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fusina riddles West Virginia". Asbury Park Press. October 24, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Barnes leads Gobblers over WVU". Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register. October 31, 1976. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WVU wins in last minute". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers hold off WVU, 24–16". The Pittsburgh Press. November 14, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WVU edges Syracuse in 34–28 battle". Daily Press. November 21, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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