1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
1977 record	5–6
Head coach	Frank Cignetti, Sr.
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field

The 1977 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1977 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 85th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti, Sr., in his 2nd year, and played their 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).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Richmond		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 36–0	35,545
September 17	at #11 Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)	W 24–16	45,123
September 24	at Kentucky	#17	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 13–28	57,796
October 1	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 13–0	13,000
October 8	Temple		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 38–16	32,822
October 15	Boston College		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	L 24–28	36,211
October 22	at #10 Penn State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	L 28–49	62,108
October 29	Villanova		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	L 36–41	31,175
November 5	#12 Pittsburgh		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	L 3–44	37,031
November 12	Virginia Tech		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy)	W 20–14	29,041
November 19	at Syracuse		Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	L 9–28	16,118
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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