1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record0–8–2 (0–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumOld Mountaineer Field (38,000)
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 4 1 0 7 2 1
The Citadel 4 2 0 8 2 1
George Washington 4 2 0 5 3 1
VPI 4 2 0 6 4 0
Furman 2 2 0 5 4 1
Richmond 3 4 1 3 6 1
Davidson 1 3 0 3 5 0
William & Mary 1 5 0 2 8 0
West Virginia 0 2 1 0 8 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Maryland*L 8–31
September 24vs. VPIL 0–15
October 1at No. 4 Illinois*L 0–33
October 8Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 6–610,000[2]
October 15at Pittsburgh*L 0–42
October 22No. 3 Syracuse*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 0–4520,000
October 29at Penn State*L 13–3437,715
November 5Boston University*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 7–7
November 12at Oregon*L 6–20
November 19George Washington
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–2610,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
  Harry Carr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1960 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "Richmond ties West Virginia". The Sunday Star. October 9, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Colonials beat Mountaineers, 26–0 in finale". The Progress-Index. November 20, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.