1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record0–8–2 (0–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
The Citadel 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
George Washington 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Virginia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Furman 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Richmond 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Davidson 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
West Virginia 0 – 2 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1960 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Gene Corum, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 0–8–2 with a mark of 0–2–1 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Maryland*
L 8–3118,000[1]
September 24vs. Virginia Tech
L 0–1519,000[2]
October 1at No. 4 Illinois*
L 0–3343,612[3]
October 8Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 6–610,000[4]
October 15at Pittsburgh*
L 0–4231,813[5]
October 22No. 3 Syracuse*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 0–4520,000[6]
October 29at
University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 13–3435,600–37,715[7]
November 5Boston University*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 7–73,000[8]
November 12at
Oregon*
L 6–2011,864[9]
November 19George Washington
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–2610,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
  Harry Carr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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