1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1967 record5–4–1 (3–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia $ 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
East Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Richmond 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Furman 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 75th overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Conference. The team was led by head coach Jim Carlen, in his second year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 5–4–1 overall and 3–0–1 in the SoCon, winning the conference title.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Villanova*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 40–027,000
September 16at Richmond
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 27–67,000
September 23VMI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 21–928,000[1]
September 30at Syracuse*
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
L 6–2328,435
October 7Pittsburgh*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)
W 15–035,000
October 21at No. 3 Penn State*
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 14–2143,704
October 28VPI*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 7–2031,500
November 4at Kentucky*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–2230,000
November 11William & Mary
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 16–1611,500
November 18Davidson
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 35–012,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Digon, W. Va. top VMI, 21–9". The Progress-Index. September 24, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "WVU 1967 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
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