1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Gene Corum, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 0–8–2 with a mark of 0–2–1 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the SoCon.

1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record0–8–2 (0–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 4 1 0 7 2 1
The Citadel 4 2 0 8 2 1
George Washington 4 2 0 5 3 1
VPI 4 2 0 6 4 0
Furman 2 2 0 5 4 1
Richmond 3 4 1 3 6 1
Davidson 1 3 0 3 5 0
William & Mary 1 5 0 2 8 0
West Virginia 0 2 1 0 8 2
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Maryland*L 8–3118,000[1]
September 24vs. VPIL 0–1519,000[2]
October 1at No. 4 Illinois*L 0–3343,612[3]
October 8Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 6–610,000[4]
October 15at Pittsburgh*L 0–4231,813[5]
October 22No. 3 Syracuse*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 0–4520,000[6]
October 29at Penn State*L 13–3435,600–37,715[7]
November 5Boston University*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 7–73,000[8]
November 12at Oregon*L 6–2011,864[9]
November 19George Washington
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–2610,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster edit

1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
  Harry Carr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References edit

  1. ^ "Maryland rips West Virginia by 31–8 tally". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 18, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "VPI stomps West Va., 15–0". The Asheville Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W. Virginia beaten, 33–0, by Illinois". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Richmond ties West Virginia". The Sunday Star. October 9, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pitt's best offensive in 6 years beats W. Virginia, 42–0". Sunday News. October 16, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Syracuse gridders wallop West Virginia gridders". The Tribune. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State rocks, rolls over WVU, 34–13, to mark Band Day". The Pittsburgh Press. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Late drive by Boston U. ties West Virginia, 7–7". The Sunday Star. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fast Oregon beats tough W. Virginia". Herald and News. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Colonials beat Mountaineers, 26–0 in finale". The Progress-Index. November 20, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1960 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".