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1973 West Virginia

6–⁠5, coached by Bobby Bowden.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1973, game by game: won at Maryland 20–13; won vs. Virginia Tech 24–10; won at Illinois 17–10; lost vs. Indiana 14–28; lost vs. Pittsburgh 7–35; lost at Richmond 17–38; lost at No. 5 Penn State 14–62; won at Miami 20–14; lost vs. Boston College 13–25; won vs. Virginia 42–17; won at Syracuse 24–14+25−48Won 20–13 at Maryland+7MarylandWon 24–10 vs. Virginia Tech+14Virginia TechWon 17–10 at Illinois+7IllinoisLost 14–28 vs. Indiana-14IndianaLost 7–35 vs. Pittsburgh-28PittsburghLost 17–38 at Richmond-21RichmondLost 14–62 at No. 5 Penn State-48No. 5 Penn StateWon 20–14 at Miami+6MiamiLost 13–25 vs. Boston College-12Boston CollegeWon 42–17 vs. Virginia+25VirginiaWon 24–14 at Syracuse+10Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atMarylandW 20–⁠1355%
Sep 22vsVirginia TechW 24–⁠1069%
Sep 29atIllinoisW 17–⁠1050%
Oct 6vsIndianaL 14–⁠2880%
Oct 13vsPittsburghL 7–⁠3579%
Oct 20atRichmondL 17–⁠3837%
Oct 27at5Penn StateL 14–⁠6214%
Nov 2atMiamiW 20–⁠1433%
Nov 10vsBoston CollegeL 13–⁠2559%
Nov 17vsVirginiaW 42–⁠1770%
Nov 24atSyracuseW 24–⁠1457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 24–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 20
Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
212–⁠266
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1499 −49 this season
SP+ rating
1.2 No. 70 of 123; offense No. 58, defense No. 70
SRS
1.9 No. 61 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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