1959 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1959 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

1959 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1959 record3–7 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumOld Mountaineer Field (38,000)
1959 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
VMI $ 5 0 1  8 1 1
The Citadel 5 1 0  8 2 0
VPI 3 1 0  6 4 0
Furman 3 2 0  3 7 0
Richmond 4 3 1  4 5 1
West Virginia 2 2 0  3 7 0
William & Mary 2 5 0  4 6 0
Davidson 0 5 0  1 8 0
George Washington 0 5 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19at Maryland*L 7–27
September 26RichmondW 10–7
October 2at George WashingtonW 10–8
October 9at Boston University*
L 0–7
October 17No. 20 Pittsburgh*
W 23–15
October 24at No. 6 Syracuse*L 0–44
October 31No. 7 Penn State*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 10–28
November 7at No. 6 USC*L 0–36
November 14VPI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 0–12
November 21The Citadel
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 14–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-virginia/1959-schedule.html
  2. Fitzgerald, Maury (October 2, 1959). "GW Plays West Virginia at Stadium Tonight". The Washington Post. p. D3.
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