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West Virginia Football Team History

West Virginia Mountaineers

West Virginia University
Monrgantown, WV
Founded: 1867
Stadium: Mountaineer Field
Capacity: 63,500
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: Jim Carlen
Conference: Independent-

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1891 <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2010

1969 Season Highlights

Jim Carlen enters his 4th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

1969 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Cincinnati	57	11	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Maryland	31	7	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Tulane	35	17	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Virginia Military Institute	32	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Penn State	0	20	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Pittsburgh	49	18	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Kentucky	7	6	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ William & Mary	31	0	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Richmond	33	21	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Syracuse	13	10	W
Tue., Dec. 30	South Carolina	14	3	W	@ Atlanta, GA	Peach Bowl

1969 Season Totals
Record	10-1
Points Scored	302
Scoring Average	27.5
Points Allowed	113
Defense Average	10.3
Opponents Record	39-43
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-1

1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
18	9-1-0	UPI
18	9-1-0	Coaches
17	10-1-0	AP

1969 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Air Force	6-4	267	177								Ben Martin
Army	4-5-1	161	160								Tom Cahill
Ball State	1-1	23	24								Wave Myers
Boise State	0-0	0	0								Tony Knap
Boston College	5-4	218	245								Joseph Joe Yukica
Buffalo	6-3	174	89								Bob Deming
Eastern Michigan	0-0	0	0								Dan Boisture
Florida State	6-3-1	220	182								Bill Peterson
Georgia Tech	4-6	144	183								Bud Carson
Houston	9-2	422	208	1-0	36	7					Bill Yeoman
Marshall	3-7	207	281								Rick Tolley
Miami	4-6	201	216								Charlie Tate
Navy	1-9	98	307								Richard Rick Forzano
Nevada	0-1	6	21								Jerry Scattine
Nevada Las Vegas	0-0	0	0								Bill Ireland
New Mexico State	5-5	199	235								Jim Wood
Northern Illinois	3-7	191	284								Richard Doc Urich
Notre Dame	8-2-1	351	134	0-1	17	21					Ara R. Parseghian
Penn State	11-0	322	90	1-0	10	3					Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	4-6	166	287								Carl A. DePasqua
Southern Mississippi	5-5	162	307								P.W. Bear Underwood
Syracuse	5-5	169	126								Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Tulane	3-7	152	235								Jim Pittman
Utah State	3-7	134	250								Chuck Mills
Virginia Tech	4-5-1	234	110								Jerry Claiborne
West Virginia	10-1	302	113	1-0	14	3					Jim Carlen

1969 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No West Virginia Players on File.

1969 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No West Virginia Players on File.

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