1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1967 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia $ 3 –0 –15 –4 –1
East Carolina 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Richmond 5 –2 –05 –5 –0
William & Mary 2 –2 –15 –4 –0
VMI 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Furman 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
The Citadel 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Davidson 1 –5 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 75th overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Conference. The team was led by head coach Jim Carlen, in his second year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 5–4–1 overall and 3–0–1 in the SoCon, winning the conference title.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Villanova*
W 40–027,000
September 16at Richmond
W 27–67,000[1]
September 23VMI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 21–928,000[2]
September 30at Syracuse*
L 6–2328,435
October 7Pittsburgh*
W 15–035,000
October 21at Penn State*
L 14–2143,704
October 28VPI*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 7–2031,500
November 4at Kentucky*
L 7–2230,000[3]
November 11William & Mary
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 16–1611,500[4]
November 18Davidson
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 35–012,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "W. Virginia bombards Richmond 27–6". The Bradenton Herald. September 17, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Digon, W. Va. top VMI, 21–9". The Progress-Index. September 24, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Lyons booms UK out of losing streak 22–7". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "W. Virginia settles for tie game, 16–16". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1967. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "WVU rips Davidson in finale". The Pittsburgh Press. November 19, 1967. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "1967 Football Schedule". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
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