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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: Gene Corum
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024
1965 Season Highlights
 Gene Corum enters his 6th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 The Mountaineers won the Southern Conference Championship.
 
1965 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Sep. 19  vs. Richmond  56   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ William & Mary  34   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Pittsburgh  63   48   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Citadel  25   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Virginia  0   41   L    @ Richmond, VA   
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Penn State  6   44   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Kentucky  8   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Virginia Tech  31   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Syracuse  19   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. George Washington  37   24   W       
 
1965 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored279
  Scoring Average27.9
  Points Allowed264
  Defense Average26.4
  Opponents Record32-28
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-3
1965 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1965 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
East Carolina 9-129983Won  31-0  Clarence Stasavich
West Virginia 6-4279264   Gene Corum

1965 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1965 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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