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-
1969 Season Highlights
Jim Carlen enters his 4th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1969 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Cincinnati
57
11
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Maryland
31
7
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Tulane
35
17
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Virginia Military Institute
32
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Penn State
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Pittsburgh
49
18
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Kentucky
7
6
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @ William & Mary
31
0
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. Richmond
33
21
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Syracuse
13
10
W
Tue., Dec. 30
South Carolina
14
3
W
@ Atlanta, GA
Peach Bowl
1969 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 302
Scoring Average 27.5
Points Allowed 113
Defense Average 10.3
Opponents Record 39-43
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 4-1
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
17 10-1-0
AP
18 9-1-0
Coaches
18 9-1-0
UPI
1969 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1969 All Independent 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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