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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 3–7 (2–2 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Art Lewis in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at Maryland* | L 7–27 | |||
September 26 | Richmond | W 10–7 | 15,000 | [1] | |
October 2 | at George Washington | W 10–8 | 6,000 | [2][3] | |
October 9 | at Boston University* | L 0–7 | |||
October 17 | No. 20 Pittsburgh* |
| W 23–15 | ||
October 24 | at No. 6 Syracuse* | L 0–44 | 35,000 | [4] | |
October 31 | No. 7 Penn State* |
| L 10–28 | ||
November 7 | at No. 6 USC* | L 0–36 | 34,066 | ||
November 14 | VPI |
| L 0–12 | 9,000 | |
November 21 | The Citadel |
| L 14–20 | ||
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References
- ↑ "Kicker's toe pulls WVU through, 10–7". The Pittsburgh Press. September 27, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "West Virginia wins on field goal again". The Pittsburgh Press. October 3, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Fitzgerald, Maury (October 2, 1959). "GW Plays West Virginia at Stadium Tonight". The Washington Post. p. D3.
- ↑ "Syracuse breezes over WVU, 44–0". Pittsburgh Press. October 25, 1959. p. 1, sec.7.
- ↑ "1959 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
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