1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Mountaineers' 82nd overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 4–7.

1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (5th season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulane			–					5	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Army			–					3	–	8	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Florida State			–					1	–	10	–	0
Marshall			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Richmond	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 25–29	29,750
September 21	Kentucky	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 16–3	28,200
September 28	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–17	31,647
October 5	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 24–0	30,153
October 12	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 14–31	43,143
October 19	Miami (FL)	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 20–21	32,800
October 26	No. 10 Penn State	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 12–21	34,500
November 2	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 3–35	19,062
November 9	Syracuse	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 39–11	24,200
November 16	Temple	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 21–35	23,900
November 23	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	W 22–21	36,000
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 8 Danny Buggs Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 90 Jeff Merrow Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bobby Bowden Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt