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1976 West Virginia

5–⁠6, coached by Frank Cignetti.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1976, game by game: won vs. Villanova 28–7; lost vs. No. 10 Maryland 3–24; lost at Kentucky 10–14; won vs. Richmond 9–6; won at Temple 42–0; lost at Boston College 3–14; lost vs. Penn State 0–33; lost at Virginia Tech 7–24; won at Tulane 32–28; lost at No. 1 Pittsburgh 16–24; won vs. Syracuse 34–28+42−33Won 28–7 vs. Villanova+21VillanovaLost 3–24 vs. No. 10 Maryland-21No. 10 MarylandLost 10–14 at Kentucky-4KentuckyWon 9–6 vs. Richmond+3RichmondWon 42–0 at Temple+42TempleLost 3–14 at Boston College-11Boston CollegeLost 0–33 vs. Penn State-33Penn StateLost 7–24 at Virginia Tech-17Virginia TechWon 32–28 at Tulane+4TulaneLost 16–24 at No. 1 Pittsburgh-8No. 1 PittsburghWon 34–28 vs. Syracuse+6Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsVillanovaW 28–⁠783%
Sep 18vs10MarylandL 3–⁠2451%
Sep 25atKentuckyL 10–⁠1455%
Oct 2vsRichmondW 9–⁠672%
Oct 9atTempleW 42–⁠051%
Oct 16atBoston CollegeL 3–⁠1448%
Oct 23vsPenn StateL 0–⁠3351%
Oct 30atVirginia TechL 7–⁠2437%
Nov 6atTulaneW 32–⁠2859%
Nov 13at1PittsburghL 16–⁠2418%
Nov 20vsSyracuseW 34–⁠2875%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 34–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
184–⁠202
Coach
Frank Cignetti
Elo
1519 −63 this season
SP+ rating
8.5 No. 41 of 132; offense No. 66, defense No. 35
SRS
4.7 No. 49 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Joe Pendry