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1975 West Virginia

9–⁠3, coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1975, game by game: won vs. Temple 50–7; won at California 28–10; won vs. Boston College 35–18; won at SMU 28–22; lost at No. 9 Penn State 0–39; lost vs. Tulane 14–16; won vs. Virginia Tech 10–7; won vs. Kent State 38–13; won vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh 17–14; won at Richmond 31–13; lost at Syracuse 19–20; won vs. NC State 13–10+43−39Won 50–7 vs. Temple+43TempleWon 28–10 at California+18CaliforniaWon 35–18 vs. Boston College+17Boston CollegeWon 28–22 at SMU+6SMULost 0–39 at No. 9 Penn State-39No. 9 Penn StateLost 14–16 vs. Tulane-2TulaneWon 10–7 vs. Virginia Tech+3Virginia TechWon 38–13 vs. Kent State+25Kent StateWon 17–14 vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh+3No. 20 PittsburghWon 31–13 at Richmond+18RichmondLost 19–20 at Syracuse-1SyracuseWon 13–10 vs. NC State+3NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsTempleW 50–⁠746%
Sep 20atCaliforniaW 28–⁠1042%
Sep 27vsBoston CollegeW 35–⁠1852%
Oct 4atSMUW 28–⁠2248%
Oct 11at9Penn StateL 0–⁠3929%
Oct 18vsTulaneL 14–⁠1671%
Oct 24vsVirginia TechW 10–⁠764%
Nov 1vsKent StateW 38–⁠1373%
Nov 8vs20PittsburghW 17–⁠1454%
Nov 15atRichmondW 31–⁠1364%
Nov 22atSyracuseL 19–⁠2066%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsNC StatePeach BowlW 13–⁠1049%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat NC State 13–⁠10 in the Peach Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 20
  2. Wk 4: 14
  3. Wk 5: 11
  4. Wk 6: 10
  5. Final: 20
Record
9–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
No. 20 peak No. 10
Points
283–⁠189
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1623 +150 this season
SP+ rating
18.9 No. 17 of 132; offense No. 25, defense No. 23
SRS
11.1 No. 28 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Frank Cignetti Sr.
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Klausing

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 3Ron Lee RBBaltimore Colts
Rd 4Artie Owens WRSan Diego Chargers