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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: Gene Corum
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 Gene Corum enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Richmond  26   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Vanderbilt  6   16   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Syracuse  14   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Virginia Tech  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Pittsburgh  20   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Boston University  6   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Army  7   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ George Washington  12   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Penn State  6   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Indiana  9   17   L       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored134
  Scoring Average13.4
  Points Allowed145
  Defense Average14.5
  Opponents Record33-37
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record3-3
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1961 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Virginia Tech 4-593112   Jerry Claiborne
West Virginia 4-6134145   Gene Corum

1961 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1961 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.