1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Peach Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 17
Record10–1
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (2nd season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 17 West Virginia   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Houston   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 1
Buffalo   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 3 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 3 – 1
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
West Texas State
   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 0
Army   –   4 – 5 – 1
VPI   –   4 – 5 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 6 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Idaho   –   2 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 9 – 0
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented

AP Poll and 18 in the Coaches Poll
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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Cincinnati
W 57–1131,500[1]
September 20Maryland
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 31–731,000[2]
September 27at Tulane
W 35–1720,000[3]
October 4VMINo. 18
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 32–028,500[4]
October 11at No. 5
University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 0–2052,072[5]
October 25Pittsburgh
W 49–1835,500[6]
November 1at
McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
    		• W 7–637,500[7]
    November 8at William & Mary
    		W 31–07,000[8]
    November 15Richmond
    • Mountaineer Field
    • Morgantown, WV
    		W 33–2121,500[9]
    November 22at SyracuseNo. 18
    		W 13–1021,409[10]
    December 30vs. South CarolinaNo. 19
    		W 14–348,452[11]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB 44 Jim Braxton Jr
    QB 11 Dick Ward Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 50 Dale Farley Jr
    LB 54 Marvin Six Sr
    LB 55 Danny Smith Jr
    		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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