West Virginia Football Team History
West Virginia Mountaineers
West Virginia University
Monrgantown, WV
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Mountaineer Field Capacity: 63,500 Colors: Old Gold & Blue Coach: Arthur Pappy Lewis Conference: Southern-
1959 Season Highlights
Arthur Pappy Lewis enters his 10th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Maryland
7
27
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Richmond
10
7
W
Fri., Oct. 2 @ George Washington
10
8
W
Fri., Oct. 9 @ Boston University
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Pittsburgh
23
15
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Syracuse
0
44
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Penn State
10
28
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Southern California
0
36
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Virginia Tech
0
12
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs. Citadel
14
20
L
1959 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 74
Scoring Average 7.4
Points Allowed 204
Defense Average 20.4
Opponents Record 45-17
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 1-4
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1959 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1959 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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