American college football season
The 1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 87th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his fourth year, and played their final season of home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall).
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Roster
References
- ^ "Temple routs sloppy W. Va. in second half". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurley hurt as Syracuse rolls to win". Democrat and Chronicle. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "QB Smith gets Pack past WVU". Durham Sunday Herald. September 23, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia edges Richmond". The Daily News Leader. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sub back de-claws Wildcats". The Sunday Courrier & Press. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia rallies by BC". Daily Press. October 14, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers upset Green Wave, 27–17". The Daily Advertiser. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia beaten, 31–6, by Penn State". The Des Moines Register. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jekyll–Hyde West Virginia rallies for 34–23 win over Virginia Tech". The Pittsburgh Press. November 4, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt holds on to beat W. Va". The Sunday News. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State rolls past West Virginia". The Arizona Republic. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
