1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Gene Corum, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the SoCon.
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 4–6 (2–1 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Richmond | L 26–35 | 12,000 | [1] | |
September 23 | at Vanderbilt* | L 6–16 | 18,000 | [2] | |
September 30 | at No. 5 Syracuse* | L 14–29 | 25,000 | ||
October 7 | VPI |
| W 28–0 | ||
October 14 | at Pittsburgh* | W 20–6 | |||
October 21 | at Boston University* | L 6–12 | |||
October 28 | at Army* | W 7–3 | |||
November 4 | at George Washington | W 12–7 | 9,395 | [3] | |
November 11 | Penn State* |
| L 6–20 | 30,000 | |
November 18 | Indiana* |
| L 9–17 | ||
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References
- "Spiders beat WVU, 35 to 26; Rideout throws 3 TD passes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 17, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vanderbilt wins, 16–6, over W. Va". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "W. Virginia wins, 12–7". The Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 5, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1961 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
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