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1974 West Virginia

4–⁠7, coached by Bobby Bowden.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1974, game by game: lost vs. Richmond 25–29; won vs. Kentucky 16–3; lost at Tulane 14–17; won at Indiana 24–0; lost at Pittsburgh 14–31; lost vs. Miami 20–21; lost vs. No. 10 Penn State 12–21; lost at Boston College 3–35; won vs. Syracuse 39–11; lost vs. Temple 21–35; won at Virginia Tech 22–21+28−32Lost 25–29 vs. Richmond-4RichmondWon 16–3 vs. Kentucky+13KentuckyLost 14–17 at Tulane-3TulaneWon 24–0 at Indiana+24IndianaLost 14–31 at Pittsburgh-17PittsburghLost 20–21 vs. Miami-1MiamiLost 12–21 vs. No. 10 Penn State-9No. 10 Penn StateLost 3–35 at Boston College-32Boston CollegeWon 39–11 vs. Syracuse+28SyracuseLost 21–35 vs. Temple-14TempleWon 22–21 at Virginia Tech+1Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsRichmondL 25–⁠2954%
Sep 21vsKentuckyW 16–⁠349%
Sep 28atTulaneL 14–⁠1735%
Oct 5atIndianaW 24–⁠062%
Oct 12atPittsburghL 14–⁠3147%
Oct 19vsMiamiL 20–⁠2150%
Oct 26vs10Penn StateL 12–⁠2127%
Nov 2atBoston CollegeL 3–⁠3535%
Nov 9vsSyracuseW 39–⁠1169%
Nov 16vsTempleL 21–⁠3546%
Nov 23atVirginia TechW 22–⁠2138%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 22–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
210–⁠224
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1458 −41 this season
SP+ rating
3.7 No. 63 of 124; offense No. 59, defense No. 63
SRS
3.3 No. 54 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 3Danny Buggs WRNew York Giants
Rd 6Charles Miller DBCleveland Browns