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American college football season
The 1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 80th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his third year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 8–4 with a loss against NC State in the Peach Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | Villanova | | | W 25–6 | 33,500 | [1] |
September 16 | Richmond | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 28–7 | 31,000 | [2] |
September 23 | at Virginia | | | W 48–10 | 27,000 | [3] |
September 30 | at Stanford | | | L 35–41 | 56,000 | [4] |
October 7 | William & Mary | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 49–34 | 28,000 | [5] |
October 14 | at Temple | | | L 36–39 | 13,067 | [6] |
October 21 | Tulane | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 31–19 | 29,500 | [7] |
October 28 | No. 11 Penn State | No. 18 | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| L 19–28 | 37,000 | [8] |
November 4 | at Pittsburgh | | | W 38–20 | 40,286 | [9] |
November 11 | VMI | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 50–24 | 21,000 | [10] |
November 18 | Syracuse | | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| W 43–12 | 31,500 | [11] |
December 29 | vs. NC State | No. 18 | | L 13–49 | 52,671 | [12] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1972 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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WR
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8
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Danny Buggs
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So
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QB
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12
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Bernie Galiffa
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Sr
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RB
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32
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Kerry Marbury
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Jr
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WR
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9
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Marshall Mills
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So
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OG
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78
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Walt Bragg
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Jr
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OT
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72
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Dan Larcamp
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Jr
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C
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57
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Gerald Schultze
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Sr
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OG
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68
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Doug Stevens
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So
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OT
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60
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Bill Samuelson
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Sr
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TE
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88
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Nate Stephens
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Sr
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FB
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44
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Brian Chiles
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Sr
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DE
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89
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Bob Sims
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Sr
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DT
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77
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Dennis Reid
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Sr
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DT
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90
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Jeff Merrow
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So
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DT
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73
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Frank Samsa
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Sr
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LB
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63
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Tom Zakowski
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Sr
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LB
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50
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Billy Joe Mantooth
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Sr
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LB
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84
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Bruce Huffman
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So
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DB
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20
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Rick Weiskircher
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Sr
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DB
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23
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Tom Geishauser
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Sr
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DB
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18
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David Morris
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Sr
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DB
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10
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Doug Charley
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Sr
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Special teams
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K
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41
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Steve Soroka
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Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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