1962 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1962 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1962 record8–2 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumOld Mountaineer Field (38,000)
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 6 0 0 6 4 0
West Virginia 4 0 0 8 2 0
Richmond 3 2 0 6 3 0
William & Mary 4 3 1 4 5 1
Furman 2 2 0 4 6 0
VPI 2 3 0 5 5 0
The Citadel 1 4 0 3 7 0
George Washington 1 5 0 3 7 0
Davidson 0 4 1 3 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Vanderbilt*W 26–0
September 29vs. VPIW 14–0
October 6Boston University*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 7–0
October 13at Pittsburgh*W 15–8
October 20George Washington
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 27–2522,000[2]
October 27at Oregon State*
L 22–5117,469
November 3William & Mary
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 28–13
November 10at Penn State*L 6–3433,212
November 17The Citadel
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 49–0
November 24at Syracuse*W 17–613,000
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1962 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "Mountaineers edge fighting Colonials by 27–25". The Beckley Post-Herald. October 21, 1962. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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