Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | William & Mary | No. T–20 | | W 43–7 | 32,000 | [1] |
September 19 | Richmond | No. 17 | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 49–10 | 33,500 | [2] |
September 26 | VMI | No. 16 | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 47–10 | 27,500 | [3] |
October 3 | at Indiana | No. 14 | | W 16–10 | 44,882 | [4] |
October 10 | Duke | No. 11 | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| L 13–21 | 35,000 | [5] |
October 17 | at Pittsburgh | | | L 35–36 | 44,479 | [6] |
October 24 | Colorado State | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 24–21 | 28,500 | [7] |
October 31 | at Penn State | | | L 8–42 | 48,932 | [8] |
November 7 | at East Carolina | | | W 28–14 | 10,240 | [9] |
November 14 | Syracuse | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| W 28–19 | 28,500 | [10] |
November 28 | at Maryland | | | W 20–10 | 12,821 | [11] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- ^ "West Virginia triumphs 43–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Va. romps by Richmond". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Va. mauls VMI, 47–10". Florence Morning News. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hoosiers shaken, 16–10". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke clamp lid on West Virginia". The Times and Democrat. October 11, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt pulls shocker". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 18, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia turns back Colorado State by 24–21". The Danville Register. October 25, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia routed by Penn State, 42–8". The Greenville News. November 1, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sherwood tosses four TD passes in 28–14 victory". Beckley Post-Herald and Register. November 8, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange rally falls short". Democrat and Chronicle. November 15, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia rips Maryland, 20–10". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 29, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.