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1970 West Virginia

8–⁠3, coached by Bobby Bowden.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1970, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 43–7; won vs. Richmond 49–10; won vs. VMI 47–10; won at Indiana 16–10; lost vs. Duke 13–21; lost at Pittsburgh 35–36; won vs. Colorado State 24–21; lost at Penn State 8–42; won at East Carolina 28–14; won vs. Syracuse 28–19; won at Maryland 20–10+39−34Won 43–7 vs. William & Mary+36William & MaryWon 49–10 vs. Richmond+39RichmondWon 47–10 vs. VMI+37VMIWon 16–10 at Indiana+6IndianaLost 13–21 vs. Duke-8DukeLost 35–36 at Pittsburgh-1PittsburghWon 24–21 vs. Colorado State+3Colorado StateLost 8–42 at Penn State-34Penn StateWon 28–14 at East Carolina+14East CarolinaWon 28–19 vs. Syracuse+9SyracuseWon 20–10 at Maryland+10Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsWilliam & MaryW 43–⁠782%
Sep 19vsRichmondW 49–⁠1069%
Sep 26vsVMIW 47–⁠1091%
Oct 3atIndianaW 16–⁠1072%
Oct 10vsDukeL 13–⁠2182%
Oct 17atPittsburghL 35–⁠3663%
Oct 24vsColorado StateW 24–⁠2183%
Oct 31atPenn StateL 8–⁠4241%
Nov 7atEast CarolinaW 28–⁠1485%
Nov 14vsSyracuseW 28–⁠1965%
Nov 28atMarylandW 20–⁠1079%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Maryland 20–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Wk 5: 11
Record
8–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
311–⁠200
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1614 +6 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 70 of 117; offense No. 48, defense No. 88
SRS
−0.6 No. 65 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1971

The 1971 draft
Rd 3Jim Braxton RBBuffalo Bills
Rd 3Dale Farley LBMiami Dolphins