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-
1961 Season Highlights
Gene Corum enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Richmond
26
35
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Vanderbilt
6
16
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Syracuse
14
29
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Virginia Tech
28
0
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Pittsburgh
20
6
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Boston University
6
12
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Army
7
3
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @ George Washington
12
7
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Penn State
6
20
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Indiana
9
17
L
1961 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 134
Scoring Average 13.4
Points Allowed 145
Defense Average 14.5
Opponents Record 33-37
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-3
Away Record 3-3
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.