American college football season
The 1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Gene Corum, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | No. 9 Navy* | | L 7–51 | 35,000 | [1] |
September 28 | at Boston University* | | W 34–0 | 7,000 | [2] |
October 5 | Oregon* | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| L 0–35 | 24,000 | [3] |
October 12 | at William & Mary | | W 20–16 | 11,500 | [4] |
October 19 | No. 3 Pittsburgh* | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| L 10–13 | 31,000 | [5] |
October 26 | at Penn State* | | L 9–20 | 45,750 | [6] |
November 2 | at George Washington | | W 20–16 | 8,000 | [7] |
November 9 | at Syracuse* | | L 13–15 | 22,000 | [8] |
November 16 | VPI | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| L 3–28 | 15,000 | [9] |
| Furman | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| W 38–7 | 5,000 | [10] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Middies riddle West Virginia". The Huntsville Times. September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia gets 34–0 victory over Boston U." The Greenville News. September 29, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ducks dump Mountaineers". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. October 6, 1963. p. 4, sports.
- ^ "West Virginia rally beats Indians, 20–16". The Progress-Index. October 13, 1963. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt avoids upset by WVU, wins, 13–10, with late score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Weber nets TD as Penn State defeats Mounts". Reading Eagle. UPI. October 27, 1963. p. 33.
- ^ "West Va. stops GW 20–16". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1963. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse tops W. Va. on late field goal". The Progress-Index. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Onside kick starts Va. Tech toward 28–3 rout of W. Va". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia ends with 38–7 win". Beckley Post-Herald. November 29, 1963. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1963 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
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