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American college football season
The 1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented
West Virginia University in the
1972 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 80th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach
Bobby Bowden, in his third year, and played their home games at
Mountaineer Field in
Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 8–4 with a loss against
NC State in the
Peach Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 |
Villanova | | | W 25–6 | 33,500 |
[1] |
September 16 |
Richmond | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 28–7 | 31,000 |
[2] |
September 23 | at
Virginia | | | W 48–10 | 27,000 |
[3] |
September 30 | at
Stanford | | | L 35–41 | 56,000 |
[4] |
October 7 |
William & Mary | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 49–34 | 28,000 |
[5] |
October 14 | at
Temple | | | L 36–39 | 13,067 |
[6] |
October 21 |
Tulane | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 31–19 | 29,500 |
[7] |
October 28 | No. 11
Penn State | No. 18 | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (
rivalry)
| L 19–28 | 37,000 |
[8] |
November 4 | at
Pittsburgh | | | W 38–20 | 40,286 |
[9] |
November 11 |
VMI | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 50–24 | 21,000 |
[10] |
November 18 |
Syracuse | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (
rivalry)
| W 43–12 | 31,500 |
[11] |
December 29 | vs.
NC State | No. 18 | | L 13–49 | 52,671 |
[12] |
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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WR
|
8
|
Danny Buggs
|
So
|
QB
|
12
|
Bernie Galiffa
|
Sr
|
RB
|
32
|
Kerry Marbury
|
Jr
|
WR
|
9
|
Marshall Mills
|
So
|
OG
|
78
|
Walt Bragg
|
Jr
|
OT
|
72
|
Dan Larcamp
|
Jr
|
C
|
57
|
Gerald Schultze
|
Sr
|
OG
|
68
|
Doug Stevens
|
So
|
OT
|
60
|
Bill Samuelson
|
Sr
|
TE
|
88
|
Nate Stephens
|
Sr
|
FB
|
44
|
Brian Chiles
|
Sr
|
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DE
|
89
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Bob Sims
|
Sr
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DT
|
77
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Dennis Reid
|
Sr
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DT
|
90
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Jeff Merrow
|
So
|
DT
|
73
|
Frank Samsa
|
Sr
|
LB
|
63
|
Tom Zakowski
|
Sr
|
LB
|
50
|
Billy Joe Mantooth
|
Sr
|
LB
|
84
|
Bruce Huffman
|
So
|
DB
|
20
|
Rick Weiskircher
|
Sr
|
DB
|
23
|
Tom Geishauser
|
Sr
|
DB
|
18
|
David Morris
|
Sr
|
DB
|
10
|
Doug Charley
|
Sr
|
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Special teams
|
K
|
41
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Steve Soroka
|
Sr
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
-
Injured
-
Redshirt
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References
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"W. Virginia zips behind 6 boots, 25–6". The Des Moines Register. September 10, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"West Virginia romps over Richmond by 28–7 margin". The Danville Register. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"West Virginia's bombs upend Virginia, 48–10". Florida Today. September 24, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Stanford fights back West Virginia, 41–35". The Lincoln Star. October 1, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"Mounties outscore Indians". The News and Observer. October 8, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Allen Lewis (October 15, 1972).
"Temple Nips W. Va. On Late Punt Return". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1D, 10D – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Turn-about, WVU converts Tulane mistakes into important 31–19 victory". Sunday Gazette-Mail. October 22, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Penn St. rallies to nip WVa". The Sacramento Bee. October 29, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"West Virginia rolls with Kerry Marbury". The Roanoke Times. November 5, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"W. Virginia beats VMI by 50 to 24". The Danville Register. November 12, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"West Virginia crushes Syracuse". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 19, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"West Virginia joy silenced". The Atlanta Journal. December 30, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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