1968 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1968 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1968 record7–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (1st season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
Rutgers   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Texas State   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Houston   –   6 – 2 – 2
Utah State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
VPI   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pacific   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   4 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 6 – 1
San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 76th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Jim Carlen, in his third year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 7–3.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Richmond
W 17–025,000
September 28at Pittsburgh
W 38–1533,509
October 5No. 3 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 20–3134,000
October 11at VMI
W 14–714,000[1]
October 19vs. William & Mary
W 20–015,500
October 26at Virginia Tech
L 12–2733,000
November 2Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 16–3531,500
November 9at The Citadel
W 17–07,150
November 16Villanova
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 30–2016,500
November 23Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
W 23–625,000
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "West Virginia nips stubborn VMI, 14–7". The Weirton Daily Times. October 12, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "WVU 1968 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
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