1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Peach Bowl Champions
Peach Bowl vs. North Carolina State, W 13–10
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#17
AP	#20
1975 record	9–3
Head coach	Bobby Bowden
Home stadium	Old Mountaineer Field (38,000)

The 1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with an 8–3 record. They won the Peach Bowl game against NC State, to finish 9–3. They finished with a ranking of 17/20.

1975 Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
1975-09-13	Temple*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 50–7	32,271
1975-09-20	at California*	#20	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		W 28–10	23,375
1975-09-27	Boston College*	#14	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 35–18	34,023
1975-10-04	at Southern Methodist*	#11	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		W 28–22	27,665
1975-10-11	at #9 Penn State*	#10	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		L 0–39	59,658
1975-10-18	Tulane*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		L 14–16	33,842
1975-10-25	Virginia Tech*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 10–7	29,670
1975-11-01	Kent State*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 38–13	29,670
1975-11-08	#20 Pittsburgh*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ABC	W 17–14	35,298
1975-11-15	at Richmond*		University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 31–13	16,500
1975-11-22	at Syracuse*		Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY		L 19–20	15,336
1975-12-31	vs. North Carolina State*		Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	Mizlou	W 13–10	45,134
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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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