1959 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1959 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 5 0 18 1 1
The Citadel 5 1 08 2 0
VPI 3 1 06 4 0
Furman 3 2 03 7 0
Richmond 4 3 14 5 1
West Virginia 2 2 03 7 0
William & Mary 2 5 04 6 0
Davidson 0 5 01 8 0
George Washington 0 5 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Maryland*L 7–27
September 26RichmondW 10–715,000[1]
October 2at George WashingtonW 10–86,000[2][3]
October 9at Boston University*L 0–7
October 17No. 20 Pittsburgh*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 23–15
October 24at No. 6 Syracuse*L 0–4435,000[4]
October 31No. 7 Penn State*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 10–28
November 7at No. 6 USC*L 0–3634,066
November 14VPI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 0–129,000
November 21The Citadel
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 14–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Kicker's toe pulls WVU through, 10–7". The Pittsburgh Press. September 27, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "West Virginia wins on field goal again". The Pittsburgh Press. October 3, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Fitzgerald, Maury (October 2, 1959). "GW Plays West Virginia at Stadium Tonight". The Washington Post. p. D3.
  4. "Syracuse breezes over WVU, 44–0". Pittsburgh Press. October 25, 1959. p. 1, sec.7.
  5. "1959 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
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