1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record0–8–2 (0–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
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

The 1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Gene Corum, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 0–8–2 with a mark of 0–2–1 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Maryland*
L 8–3118,000[1]
September 24vs. VPI
L 0–1519,000[2]
October 1at No. 4 Illinois*
L 0–3343,612[3]
October 8Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 6–610,000[4]
October 15at Pittsburgh*
L 0–4231,813[5]
October 22No. 3 Syracuse*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 0–4520,000[6]
October 29at Penn State*
L 13–3435,600–37,715[7]
November 5Boston University*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 7–73,000[8]
November 12at Oregon*
L 6–2011,864[9]
November 19George Washington
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–2610,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. ^ "Maryland rips West Virginia by 31–8 tally". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 18, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "VPI stomps West Va., 15–0". The Asheville Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W. Virginia beaten, 33–0, by Illinois". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Richmond ties West Virginia". The Sunday Star. October 9, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pitt's best offensive in 6 years beats W. Virginia, 42–0". Sunday News. October 16, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Syracuse gridders wallop West Virginia gridders". The Tribune. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State rocks, rolls over WVU, 34–13, to mark Band Day". The Pittsburgh Press. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Late drive by Boston U. ties West Virginia, 7–7". The Sunday Star. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fast Oregon beats tough W. Virginia". Herald and News. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Colonials beat Mountaineers, 26–0 in finale". The Progress-Index. November 20, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1960 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
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