1968 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1968 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (1st season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
Rutgers   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Texas State
   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Houston   –   6 – 2 – 2
Utah State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
VPI   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pacific   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   4 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 6 – 1
San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1968 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 76th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Jim Carlen, in his third year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 7–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Richmond
W 17–025,000[1]
September 28at Pittsburgh
W 38–1533,509[2]
October 5No. 3 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 20–3134,500[3]
October 11vs. VMI
W 14–714,000[4]
October 19vs. William & Mary
W 20–015,500[5]
October 26at VPI
L 12–2733,000[6]
November 2Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 16–3531,500[7]
November 9at The Citadel
W 17–07,150[8]
November 16Villanova
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 30–2016,500[9]
November 23Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 23–625,500[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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