1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1961 record46 (21 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumOld Mountaineer Field (38,000)
1961 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
The Citadel $ 5 1 0  7 3 0
Richmond 5 2 0  5 5 0
VMI 4 2 0  6 4 0
West Virginia 2 1 0  4 6 0
Furman 2 2 0  7 3 0
George Washington 3 4 0  3 6 0
VPI 2 3 0  4 5 0
Davidson 1 4 0  4 4 0
William & Mary 1 6 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16RichmondL 26–35
September 23at Vanderbilt*L 6–16
September 30at No. 5 Syracuse*L 14–29
October 7VPI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 28–0
October 14at Pittsburgh*W 20–6
October 21at Boston University*
L 6–12
October 28at Army*W 7–3
November 4at George WashingtonW 12–7
November 11Penn State*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 6–20
November 18Indiana*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 9–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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