1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
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

The 1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Gene Corum, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21No. 9 Navy*
L 7–5135,000[1]
September 28at Boston University*
W 34–07,000[2]
October 5Oregon*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–3524,000[3]
October 12at William & Mary
W 20–1611,500[4]
October 19No. 3 Pittsburgh*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 10–1331,000[5]
October 26at Penn State*
L 9–2045,750[6]
November 2at George Washington
W 20–168,000[7]
November 9at Syracuse*
L 13–1522,000[8]
November 16VPI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 3–2815,000[9]
November 28Furman
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 38–75,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Middies riddle West Virginia". The Huntsville Times. September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "West Virginia gets 34–0 victory over Boston U." The Greenville News. September 29, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ducks dump Mountaineers". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. October 6, 1963. p. 4, sports.
  4. ^ "West Virginia rally beats Indians, 20–16". The Progress-Index. October 13, 1963. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pitt avoids upset by WVU, wins, 13–10, with late score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Weber nets TD as Penn State defeats Mounts". Reading Eagle. UPI. October 27, 1963. p. 33.
  7. ^ "West Va. stops GW 20–16". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1963. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Syracuse tops W. Va. on late field goal". The Progress-Index. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Onside kick starts Va. Tech toward 28–3 rout of W. Va". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "West Virginia ends with 38–7 win". Beckley Post-Herald. November 29, 1963. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1963 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
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