The 1970 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1970 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 78th overall season and they competed as an University Division Independent. The team was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, in his 1st year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall).