1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1961 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
The Citadel $ 5 1 07 3 0
Richmond 5 2 05 5 0
VMI 4 2 06 4 0
West Virginia 2 1 04 6 0
Furman 2 2 07 3 0
George Washington 3 4 03 6 0
VPI 2 3 04 5 0
Davidson 1 4 04 4 0
William & Mary 1 6 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Gene Corum, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16RichmondL 26–3512,000[1]
September 23at Vanderbilt*L 6–1618,000[2]
September 30at No. 5 Syracuse*L 14–2925,000
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 12–79,395[3]
November 11Penn State*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 6–2030,000
November 18Indiana*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 9–1715,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

References

  1. "Spiders beat WVU, 35 to 26; Rideout throws 3 TD passes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 17, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Vanderbilt wins, 16–6, over W. Va". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "W. Virginia wins, 12–7". The Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 5, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1961 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.