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1978 West Virginia

2–⁠9, coached by Frank Cignetti.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1978, game by game: won vs. Richmond 14–12; lost at No. 3 Oklahoma 10–52; lost at NC State 15–29; lost vs. California 21–28; lost vs. Syracuse 15–31; lost at Virginia Tech 3–16; lost at Temple 27–28; lost vs. No. 2 Penn State 21–49; won vs. Virginia 20–17; lost at No. 20 Pittsburgh 7–52; lost at Colorado State 14–50+7−45Won 14–12 vs. Richmond+2RichmondLost 10–52 at No. 3 Oklahoma-42No. 3 OklahomaLost 15–29 at NC State-14NC StateLost 21–28 vs. California-7CaliforniaLost 15–31 vs. Syracuse-16SyracuseLost 3–16 at Virginia Tech-13Virginia TechLost 27–28 at Temple-1TempleLost 21–49 vs. No. 2 Penn State-28No. 2 Penn StateWon 20–17 vs. Virginia+3VirginiaLost 7–52 at No. 20 Pittsburgh-45No. 20 PittsburghLost 14–50 at Colorado State-36Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsRichmondW 14–⁠1268%
Sep 16at3OklahomaL 10–⁠5220%
Sep 23atNC StateL 15–⁠2928%
Sep 30vsCaliforniaL 21–⁠2843%
Oct 7vsSyracuseL 15–⁠3164%
Oct 14atVirginia TechL 3–⁠1635%
Oct 21atTempleL 27–⁠2826%
Oct 28vs2Penn StateL 21–⁠4913%
Nov 4vsVirginiaW 20–⁠1766%
Nov 11at20PittsburghL 7–⁠5212%
Nov 18atColorado StateL 14–⁠5034%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 50–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1978.

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
167–⁠364
Coach
Frank Cignetti
Elo
1355 −127 this season
SP+ rating
-14.8 No. 114 of 133; offense No. 83, defense No. 127
SRS
−11.4 No. 111 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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