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1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia $ 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
East Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Richmond 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Furman 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 75th overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Conference. The team was led by head coach Jim Carlen, in his second year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 5–4–1 overall and 3–0–1 in the SoCon, winning the conference title.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Villanova*
W 40–027,000[1]
September 16at Richmond
W 27–67,000[2]
September 23VMI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 21–928,000[3]
September 30at Syracuse*
L 6–2328,435[4]
October 7Pittsburgh*
W 15–035,000[5]
October 21at Penn State*
L 14–2143,704–44,460[6]
October 28Virginia Tech*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 7–2031,500[7]
November 4at Kentucky*
L 7–2230,000[8]
November 11William & Mary
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 16–1611,500[9]
November 18Davidson
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 35–012,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "West Virginia trounces Villanova in opener, 40–0". The Danville Register. September 10, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "W. Virginia bombards Richmond 27–6". The Bradenton Herald. September 17, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Digon, W. Va. top VMI, 21–9". The Progress-Index. September 24, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Virginia is trampled by Syracuse". Asbury Park Press. October 1, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Field goals whip Pitt". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 8, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pittman leads Penn State to nod over West Virginia". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gobblers top West Virginia". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 29, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lyons booms UK out of losing streak 22–7". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "W. Virginia settles for tie game, 16–16". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1967. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "WVU rips Davidson in finale". The Pittsburgh Press. November 19, 1967. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1967 Football Schedule". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
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