Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | at Maryland | | | W 20–13 | 35,112 | [1] |
September 22 | Virginia Tech | | | W 24–10 | 33,000 | [2] |
September 29 | at Illinois | | | W 17–10 | 48,107 | [3] |
October 6 | Indiana | No. 20 | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| L 14–28 | 37,000 | [4] |
October 13 | Pittsburgh | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| L 7–35 | 37,000 | [5] |
October 20 | at Richmond | | | L 17–38 | 21,172 | [6] |
October 27 | at No. 5 Penn State | | | L 14–62 | 59,138 | [7] |
November 2 | at Miami (FL) | | | W 20–14 | 24,890 | [8] |
November 10 | Boston College | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| L 13–25 | 22,500 | [9] |
November 17 | Virginia | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 42–17 | 26,000 | [10] |
November 24 | at Syracuse | | | W 24–14 | 12,917 | [11] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1973 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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Danny Buggs
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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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- ^ "Danny Buggs scores late for West Virginia, 20–13". The Greenville News. September 16, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Virginia beats Virginia Tech". Sunday News. September 23, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia deals Illini first loss, 17–10". Lansing State Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hoosiers rock and roll by 14". Chicago Tribune. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt crushes W. Virginia, 35–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 14, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond defense wins over West Va., 38–17". The Gastonia Gazette. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn St. blitzes West Va". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers upset Miami". The Roanoke Times. November 3, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BC runs over W. Virginia, 25–13". The Boston Globe. November 11, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Virginia wallops Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers defeat Syracuse Orangemen". The Beckley Post-Herald & Register. November 25, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.