1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1961 record4–6 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumOld Mountaineer Field (38,000)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
The Citadel $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Richmond 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
West Virginia 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
George Washington 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Richmond
L 26–3512,000[2]
September 23at Vanderbilt*
L 6–16
September 30at No. 5 Syracuse*
L 14–2925,000
October 7VPI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 28–0
October 14at Pittsburgh*
W 20–6
October 21at Boston University*
L 6–12
October 28at Army*
W 7–3
November 4at George Washington
W 12–79,395[3]
November 11Penn State*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 6–2030,000
November 18Indiana*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 9–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1961 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "Spiders beat WVU, 35 to 26; Rideout throws 3 TD passes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 17, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W. Virginia wins, 12–7". The Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 5, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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