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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-

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1891 <-- 1963 <- 1964 -> 1965 --> 2024

1964 Season Highlights

Gene Corum enters his 5th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

The Mountaineers won the Southern Conference Championship.

1964 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Richmond	20	10	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Citadel	7	3	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Rice	0	24	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Pittsburgh	0	14	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Virginia Tech	23	10	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Penn State	8	37	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Kentucky	26	21	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ George Washington	20	19	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. William & Mary	24	14	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Syracuse	28	27	W
Sat., Dec. 19	Utah	6	32	L	@ Atlantic City, NJ	Liberty Bowl

1964 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	162
Scoring Average	14.7
Points Allowed	211
Defense Average	19.2
Opponents Record	40-29
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-2

1964 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1964 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
West Virginia	7-4	162	211	Lost 6-32				Gene Corum
Virginia Tech	6-4	224	178					Jerry Claiborne

1964 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1964 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.