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: Jim Carlen Conference: Independent-
1968 Season Highlights
Jim Carlen enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1968 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 vs. Richmond
17
0
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Pittsburgh
38
15
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Penn State
20
31
L
Fri., Oct. 11 @ Virginia Military Institute
14
7
W
@ Roanoke, VA
Sat., Oct. 19 @ William & Mary
20
0
W
@ Richmond, VA
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Virginia Tech
12
27
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Kentucky
16
35
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Citadel
17
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Villanova
30
20
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Syracuse
23
6
W
1968 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 207
Scoring Average 20.7
Points Allowed 141
Defense Average 14.1
Opponents Record 28-24
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 4-1
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1968 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1968 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.