1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. West Virginia completed the regular season with a 9–1 record and traveled to the Peach Bowl, where they beat the South Carolina Gamecocks, 14–3. They finished with a ranking of 17 in the AP Poll and 18 in the Coaches Poll.

1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Peach Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 17
Record10–1
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (2nd season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State    11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia    10 1 0
No. 12 Houston    9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame    8 2 1
Buffalo    6 3 0
Rutgers    6 3 0
Villanova    6 3 0
Florida State    6 3 1
Colgate    5 3 1
Air Force    6 4 0
West Texas State    6 4 0
Boston College    5 4 0
New Mexico State    5 5 0
Southern Miss    5 5 0
Syracuse    5 5 0
Army    4 5 1
VPI    4 5 1
Georgia Tech    4 6 0
Miami (FL)    4 6 0
Pittsburgh    4 6 0
Dayton    3 7 0
Marshall    3 7 0
Northern Illinois    3 7 0
Tulane    3 7 0
Utah State    3 7 0
Idaho    2 8 0
Navy    1 9 0
Xavier    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13CincinnatiW 57–1131,500
September 20Maryland
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 31–731,000
September 27at TulaneW 35–1720,000[1]
October 4VMINo. 18
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 32–028,500[2]
October 11at No. 5 Penn StateNo. 17L 0–2052,072
October 25Pittsburgh
W 49–1835,500
November 1at KentuckyW 7–637,500[3]
November 8at William & MaryW 31–07,000[4]
November 15Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 33–2121,500[5]
November 22at SyracuseNo. 18W 13–1021,409
December 30vs. South CarolinaNo. 19W 14–348,452
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 44 Jim Braxton Jr
QB 11 Dick Ward Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 50 Dale Farley Jr
LB 54 Marvin Six Sr
LB 55 Danny Smith Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

  1. "Mountaineers defeat Tulane for third straight win". Beckley Post-Herald and Register. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "W. Virginia shuts VMI out by 32–0". The Greenville News. October 5, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mountaineers eke by Kentucky 7–6". St. Petersburg Times. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mountaineers roar past W&M, 31–0". The State. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "W. Virginia outscores Richmond". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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