1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Peach Bowl, L 13–49 vs. NC State
Conference	Independent
1972 record	8–4
Head coach	Bobby Bowden
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field

The 1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1972 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 80th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his 3rd year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall) and with a loss against NC State in the Peach Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	Villanova		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 25–6	33,500
September 16	Richmond		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 28–7	31,000
September 23	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 48–10	27,000
September 30	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA	L 35–41	56,000
October 7	William & Mary		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 49–34	28,000
October 14	at Temple		Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 36–39	13,067
October 21	Tulane		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 31–19	29,500
October 28	#11 Penn State	#18	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)	L 19–28	37,000
November 4	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	W 38–20	40,286
November 11	VMI		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 50–24	21,000
November 18	Syracuse		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	W 43–12	31,500
December 29	vs. NC State	#18	Atlanta Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	L 13–49	52,671
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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