The 1971 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1971 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 79th overall season and they competed as an University Division Independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his 2nd year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4 overall).