Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Temple | | L 16–38 | 34,299 | [1] |
September 15 | vs. Syracuse | | L 14–24 | 10,375 | [2] |
September 22 | No. 19 NC State | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| L 14–38 | 26,298 | [3] |
September 29 | at Richmond | | W 20–18 | 17,500 | [4] |
October 6 | Kentucky | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 10–6 | 33,792 | [5] |
October 13 | at Boston College | | W 20–18 | 21,640 | [6] |
October 20 | Tulane | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 27–17 | 28,303 | [7] |
October 27 | at Penn State | | L 6–31 | 77,923 | [8] |
November 3 | Virginia Tech | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| W 34–23 | 27,531 | [9] |
November 10 | No. 12 Pittsburgh | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| L 17–24 | 38,681 | [10] |
November 17 | at Arizona State | | L 7–42 | 68,573 | [11] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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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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- ^ "Temple routs sloppy W. Va. in second half". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurley hurt as Syracuse rolls to win". Democrat and Chronicle. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "QB Smith gets Pack past WVU". Durham Sunday Herald. September 23, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia edges Richmond". The Daily News Leader. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sub back de-claws Wildcats". The Sunday Courrier & Press. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia rallies by BC". Daily Press. October 14, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers upset Green Wave, 27–17". The Daily Advertiser. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia beaten, 31–6, by Penn State". The Des Moines Register. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jekyll–Hyde West Virginia rallies for 34–23 win over Virginia Tech". The Pittsburgh Press. November 4, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt holds on to beat W. Va". The Sunday News. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State rolls past West Virginia". The Arizona Republic. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.