1962 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1962 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 6 0 0 6 4 0
West Virginia 4 0 0 8 2 0
Richmond 3 2 0 6 3 0
William & Mary 4 3 1 4 5 1
Furman 2 2 0 4 6 0
VPI 2 3 0 5 5 0
The Citadel 1 4 0 3 7 0
George Washington 1 5 0 3 7 0
Davidson 0 4 1 3 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Gene Corum, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Vanderbilt*W 26–024,000[1]
September 29vs. VPIW 14–019,000[2]
October 6Boston University*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 7–020,000[3]
October 13at Pittsburgh*W 15–834,091[4]
October 20George Washington
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 27–2522,000[5]
October 27at Oregon State*L 22–5117,469[6]
November 3William & Mary
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 28–1314,000[7]
November 10at
University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 6–3433,212[8]
November 17The Citadel
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 49–014,000[9]
November 24at Syracuse*W 17–613,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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