1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1963 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VPI $ 5 0 08 2 0
West Virginia 3 1 04 6 0
VMI 3 1 23 5 2
Furman 3 2 07 3 0
William & Mary 4 4 04 6 0
Richmond 2 2 13 6 1
The Citadel 2 4 04 6 0
George Washington 1 5 02 7 0
Davidson 0 4 11 5 2
  • $ Conference champion

The 1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Gene Corum, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21No. 9 Navy*L 7–51
September 28at Boston University*W 34–0
October 5Oregon*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–3524,000[1]
October 12at William & MaryW 20–1611,500[2]
October 19No. 3 Pittsburgh*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 10–1331,000
October 26at Penn State*L 9–2045,750[3]
November 2at George WashingtonW 20–168,000[4]
November 9at Syracuse*L 13–1522,000
November 16VPI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 3–28
November 28Furman
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 38–75,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Ducks dump Mountaineers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 6, 1963. p. 4, sports.
  2. "West Virginia rally beats Indians, 20–16". The Progress-Index. October 13, 1963. Retrieved October 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Weber nets TD as Penn State defeats Mounts". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. UPI. October 27, 1963. p. 33.
  4. "West Va. stops GW 20–16". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1963. Retrieved February 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "West Virginia ends with 38–7 win". Beckley Post-Herald. November 29, 1963. Retrieved September 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1963 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
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