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-
1962 Season Highlights
Gene Corum enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1962 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Vanderbilt
26
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Virginia Tech
14
0
W
@ Richmond, VA
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Boston University
7
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Pittsburgh
15
8
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. George Washington
27
25
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Oregon State
22
51
L
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. William & Mary
28
13
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Penn State
6
34
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Citadel
49
0
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Syracuse
17
6
W
1962 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 211
Scoring Average 21.1
Points Allowed 137
Defense Average 13.7
Opponents Record 34-28
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-2
1962 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1962 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1962 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 college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.