1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumOld Mountaineer Field (38,000)
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VPI $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
West Virginia 3 1 0 4 6 0
VMI 3 1 2 3 5 2
Furman 3 2 0 7 3 0
William & Mary 4 4 0 4 6 0
Richmond 2 2 1 3 6 1
The Citadel 2 4 0 4 6 0
George Washington 1 5 0 2 7 0
Davidson 0 4 1 1 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21No. 9 Navy*L 7–51
September 28at Boston University*W 34–0
October 5Oregon*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–3524,000[2]
October 12at William & MaryW 20–1611,500[3]
October 19No. 3 Pittsburgh*
L 10–13
October 26at Penn State*L 9–2045,750[4]
November 2at George WashingtonW 20–168,000[5]
November 9at Syracuse*L 13–1522,000
November 16VPI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 3–28
November 28Furman
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 38–75,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1963 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "Ducks dump Mountaineers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 6, 1963. p. 4, sports.
  3. ^ "West Virginia rally beats Indians, 20–16". The Progress-Index. October 13, 1963. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Weber nets TD as Penn State defeats Mounts". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. UPI. October 27, 1963. p. 33.
  5. ^ "West Va. stops GW 20–16". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1963. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Virginia ends with 38–7 win". Beckley Post-Herald. November 29, 1963. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.