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

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.

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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