1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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.

1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record0–8–2 (0–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1960 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 4 1 07 2 1
The Citadel 4 2 08 2 1
George Washington 4 2 05 3 1
VPI 4 2 06 4 0
Furman 2 2 05 4 1
Richmond 3 4 13 6 1
Davidson 1 3 03 5 0
William & Mary 1 5 02 8 0
West Virginia 0 2 10 8 2
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Maryland*L 8–31
September 24vs. VPIL 0–15
October 1at No. 4 Illinois*L 0–3343,612
October 8Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 6–610,000[1]
October 15at Pittsburgh*L 0–42
October 22No. 3 Syracuse*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 0–4520,000
October 29at Penn State*L 13–3437,715
November 5Boston University*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 7–7
November 12at Oregon*L 6–20
November 19George Washington
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–2610,000[2]
  • *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.#NameClass
  Harry Carr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. "Richmond ties West Virginia". The Sunday Star. October 9, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
    2. "Colonials beat Mountaineers, 26–0 in finale". The Progress-Index. November 20, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
    3. "1960 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
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