1972
| H/A/N | Games | Wins | Losses | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Home | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| Away | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp. Rank | Conf. | Site | Location | H/A | OTs | WVU | Opp | W/L | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | Villanova | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 25 | 6 | W | 33,500 | ||||
| Sep 16 | Richmond | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 28 | 7 | W | 31,000 | ||||
| Sep 23 | Virginia | Scott Stadium | Charlottesville, VA | A | 48 | 10 | W | 27,000 | ||||
| Sep 30 | 20 | Stanford | 19 | Stanford Stadium | Palo Alto, CA | N | 35 | 41 | L | 56,000 | ||
| Oct 7 | William & Mary | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 49 | 34 | W | 28,000 | ||||
| Oct 14 | Temple | Temple Stadium | Philadelphia, PA | A | 36 | 39 | L | 13,067 | ||||
| Oct 21 | Tulane | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 31 | 19 | W | 29,500 | ||||
| Oct 28 | 18 | Penn State | 11 | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 19 | 28 | L | 37,000 | ||
| Nov 4 | Pitt | Pitt Stadium | Pittsburgh, PA | A | 38 | 20 | W | 40,286 | ||||
| Nov 11 | VMI | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 50 | 24 | W | 21,000 | ||||
| Nov 18 | Syracuse | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 43 | 12 | W | 31,500 | ||||
| Dec 29 | 18 | North Carolina State | Fulton County Stadium | Atlanta, GA | N | 13 | 49 | L | 52,671 |
| Rushing | GP | No. | Rg | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg./g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 499 | 2579 | 447 | 2116 | 34 | 80 | 176.3 |
| Kerry Marbury | 11 | 150 | 850 | 75 | 775 | 16 | 55 | 70.5 |
| Brian Chiles | 12 | 104 | 405 | 3 | 402 | 5 | 20 | 33.5 |
| Danny Buggs | 12 | 21 | 435 | 39 | 396 | 4 | 80 | 33.0 |
| Ron Lee | 9 | 76 | 312 | 8 | 304 | 3 | 22 | 33.8 |
| Marcus Mauney | 11 | 43 | 302 | 7 | 295 | 2 | 31 | 26.8 |
| Artie Owens | 11 | 13 | 72 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 14 | 6.5 |
| Mike Nelson | 11 | 14 | 48 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 9 | 4.1 |
| Jeff Rice | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 2.8 |
| Marshall Mills | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 6 | -0.2 |
| Ade Dillon | 12 | 12 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 0 | 8 | -1.3 |
| Bernie Galiffa | 12 | 60 | 117 | 268 | -151 | 2 | 26 | -12.6 |
| TEAM | 4 | 2 | -16 | 0 | -7 | -4.0 |
| Passing | GP | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked | Avg./g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 177 | 368 | 17 | 2680 | 18 | 78 | 0 | 223.3 |
| Bernie Galiffa | 12 | 164 | 334 | 16 | 2486 | 17 | 78 | 207.2 | |
| Ade Dillon | 12 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 194 | 1 | 38 | 16.2 | |
| Danny Buggs | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Marcus Mauney | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Steve Soroka | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Receiving | GP | No. | Yds | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 177 | 2680 | 15.1 | 18 | 78 | 223.3 |
| Danny Buggs | 12 | 35 | 781 | 22.3 | 8 | 78 | 65.1 |
| Marshall Mills | 12 | 38 | 608 | 16.0 | 3 | 62 | 50.7 |
| Nate Stephens | 11 | 36 | 577 | 16.0 | 4 | 61 | 52.5 |
| Bernie Kirchner | 11 | 23 | 280 | 12.2 | 1 | 23 | 25.5 |
| Brian Chiles | 12 | 13 | 152 | 11.7 | 1 | 51 | 12.7 |
| Kerry Marbury | 11 | 16 | 127 | 7.9 | 1 | 68 | 11.5 |
| Ron Lee | 9 | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 0 | 25 | 8.2 |
| David Jagdmann | 12 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 22 | 2.6 |
| Mike Nelson | 11 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 | 2.0 |
| Marcus Mauney | 11 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 1.4 |
| Harry Blake | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 2.2 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 24 | 254 | 95 | 50 | 1113 | 100 | 24 | 233 | 51 |
| Danny Buggs | 12 | 170 | 95 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||
| David Morris | 5 | 54 | 38 | 4 | 21 | 18 | |||
| Artie Owens | 2 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 349 | 85 | |||
| John Harcharic | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | |||
| Frank Samsa | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Bruce Huffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| John Everly | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Doug Charley | 1 | -3 | 4 | 41 | 28 | ||||
| Kerry Marbury | 20 | 554 | 100 | ||||||
| Marcus Mauney | 8 | 151 | 43 | ||||||
| Mike Nelson | 5 | 48 | 13 | ||||||
| Nate Stephens | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| David Jagdmann | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Billy Joe Mantooth | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| Jeff Merrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Rick Weiskircher | 2 | 23 | 15 | ||||||
| Tom Zakowski | 2 | 19 | 9 | ||||||
| Tom Geishauser | 7 | 92 | 51 | ||||||
| John Billetz | 1 | 18 |
| # | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Letter | Captain | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Danny Buggs | WR | 6' 3" | 190 | So | * | Atlanta, GA | |
| 9 | Marshall Mills | WR | 6' 2" | 180 | So | * | Morristown, TN | |
| 10 | Doug Charley | DB | 6' 2" | 175 | Sr | * | Ford City, PA | |
| 11 | Mike Michael | LB | 6' 1" | 190 | Fredericksburg, VA | |||
| 12 | Bernie Galiffa | QB | 5' 11" | 184 | Sr | * | * | Donora, PA |
| 15 | Ade Dillon | QB | 6' 1" | 175 | Jr | * | Appleton, WI | |
| 18 | David Morris | DB | 5' 11" | 190 | Sr | * | Wayne, WV | |
| 20 | Rick Weiskircher | DB | 5' 10" | 175 | Sr | * | Martins Ferry, OH | |
| 21 | Charlie Miller | DB | 6' 0" | 180 | So | * | Monongah, WV | |
| 22 | John Everly | WR | 6' 0" | 174 | So | * | New Cumberland, WV | |
| 23 | Tom Geishauser | DB | 6' 1" | 178 | Sr | * | Altoona, PA | |
| 24 | Artie Owens | RB | 5' 11" | 175 | Fr | * | Stroudsburg, PA | |
| 25 | John Billetz | DB | 6' 2" | 195 | Sr | * | Greensboro, PA | |
| 27 | Dick Hart | DB | 5' 9" | 175 | Jr | * | Mt. Lebanon, PA | |
| 28 | Harry Blake | WR | 5' 11" | 165 | Jr | Summerville, SC | ||
| 30 | John Harcharic | DB | 6' 1" | 175 | Jr | * | Weirton, WV | |
| 31 | Eddie Russell | LB | 6' 1" | 215 | So | * | Charleston, WV | |
| 32 | Kerry Marbury | RB | 5' 10" | 180 | Jr | * | Carolina, WV | |
| 33 | Mike Nelson | FB | 6' 0" | 186 | Jr | * | Paden City, WV | |
| 34 | Frank Nester | K | 5' 9" | 179 | Jr | * | Ravenswood, WV | |
| 35 | Marcus Mauney | DB | 6' 0" | 180 | So | * | Shelby, NC | |
| 37 | James Roark | LB | 6' 0" | 215 | Jr | * | Ravenswood, WV | |
| 40 | Ron Lee | FB | 6' 4" | 222 | So | * | Bellaire, OH | |
| 41 | Steve Soroka | K | 6' 1" | 183 | Sr | * | Clifton, NJ | |
| 42 | Jeff Rice | RB | 5' 10" | 180 | So | St. Clairsville, OH | ||
| 44 | Brian Chiles | FB | 6' 1" | 225 | Sr | * | Inwood, NY | |
| 50 | Billy Joe Mantooth | LB | 6' 2" | 225 | Sr | * | Clendenin, WV | |
| 51 | John Withers | LB | 6' 2" | 205 | Jr | * | Altoona, PA | |
| 52 | Sam Nastase | C | 6' 0" | 221 | Sr | * | Bellefonte, PA | |
| 54 | Fred McMillan | DT | 6' 1" | 220 | Sr | * | Cumberland, MD | |
| 55 | Wilbert "Wib" Newton | LB | 6' 2" | 230 | Jr | * | New Martinsville, WV | |
| 57 | Gerald Schultze | C | 6' 0" | 228 | Sr | * | Wheeling, WV | |
| 60 | Bill Samuelson | OT | 6' 2" | 225 | Sr | * | York, PA | |
| 61 | Pat White | OT | 6' 3" | 235 | Jr | * | Mine Hill, NJ | |
| 62 | Dan Resenic | OT | 6' 1" | 230 | Sr | * | Latrobe, PA | |
| 63 | Tom Zakowski | LB | 6' 1" | 220 | Sr | * | Colebrook, PA | |
| 65 | C.D. Oliver | DT | 5' 11" | 220 | So | Welch, WV | ||
| 66 | Rick Stump | DE | 6' 2" | 225 | Sr | * | Clendenin, WV | |
| 68 | Doug Stevens | OG | 6' 4" | 275 | So | * | Milton, WV | |
| 70 | Adam Gluchoski | G | 6' 4" | 240 | Sr | Woodbridge, NJ | ||
| 71 | Billy Don Farley | OT | 6' 4" | 220 | Jr | Hinton, WV | ||
| 72 | Dan Larcamp | OT | 6' 2" | 240 | Jr | * | St. Albans, WV | |
| 73 | Frank Samsa | DT | 6' 0" | 225 | Sr | * | Turtle Creek, PA | |
| 75 | Ron Brown | DT | 6' 3" | 225 | Sr | * | Mallory, WV | |
| 76 | Butch Phillippi | OT | 6' 2" | 220 | So | Smithfield, PA | ||
| 77 | Dennis Reid | DT | 6' 1" | 225 | Sr | * | New Martinsville, WV | |
| 78 | Walt Bragg | OG | 6' 0" | 225 | Jr | * | Morristown, TN | |
| 80 | Gary Lombard | DE | 6' 2" | 220 | Fr | Perryopolis, PA | ||
| 81 | Tom Tamburino | DE | 6' 1" | 200 | Sr | Youngstown, OH | ||
| 82 | David Jagdmann | TE | 6' 1" | 215 | Jr | * | Monroeville, PA | |
| 84 | Bruce Huffman | LB | 6' 4" | 195 | So | * | Poca, WV | |
| 85 | Russ Sweickert | DE | 6' 1" | 218 | Sr | * | Parkersburg, WV | |
| 86 | Bernie Kirchner | WR | 6' 3" | 190 | Jr | * | Arlington, VA | |
| 87 | John Adams | DT | 6' 6" | 260 | So | * | Bethesda, MD | |
| 88 | Nate Stephens | TE | 6' 2" | 205 | Sr | * | Farmington, WV | |
| 89 | Bob Sims | DE | 6' 2" | 225 | Sr | * | * | Zanesville, OH |
| 90 | Jeff Merrow | DT | 6' 4" | 240 | So | * | Akron, OH | |
| 91 | John Spraggins | DE | 6' 2" | 210 | So | * | Coalwood, WV |
Not in a conference.