1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
1979 record	5–6
Head coach	Frank Cignetti Sr. (4th season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field

1979 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
UNLV		–		–		9	–	1	–	2
No. 17 Temple		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Tulane		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
No. 20 Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Memphis		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Miami		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
North Texas State		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Louisville		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Connecticut		–		–		3	–	6	–	2
William & Mary		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Air Force		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Richmond		–		–		0	–	11	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 87th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his fourth year, and played their final season of home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall).

Roster

1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`31`	Alexander, RobertRobert Alexander	5.0 !Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	Temple	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	L 16–38	34,299
September 15	vs. Syracuse	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	L 14–24	10,375
September 22	No. 19 NC State	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	L 14–38	26,298
September 29	at Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	W 20–18	17,500
October 6	Kentucky	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 10–6	33,792
October 13	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	W 20–18	21,640
October 20	Tulane	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 27–17	28,303
October 27	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	L 6–31	77,923
November 3	Virginia Tech	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy)	W 34–23	27,531
November 10	Pittsburgh	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	L 17–24	38,681
November 17	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 7–42	68,573
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

↑ "WVU 1979 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2012.

West Virginia Mountaineers football
Venues	Mountaineer Field (1924–1979) Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall Maryland Penn State Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	The Mountaineer Marching band "Take Me Home, Country Roads" 2007 Backyard Brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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