1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 0–8–2 (0–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Gene Corum (1st season)

Home stadium| Mountaineer Field

Seasons

<- 1959

1961 ->

1960 Southern Conference football standings

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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

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September 17| Maryland*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| L 8–31| 18,000| [1]
September 24| vs. Virginia Tech|

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl, rivalry)

| L 0–15| 19,000| [2]
October 1| at No. 4 Illinois*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| L 0–33| 43,612| [3]
October 8| Richmond|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| T 6–6| 10,000| [4]
October 15| at Pittsburgh*|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)

| L 0–42| 31,813| [5]
October 22| No. 3 Syracuse*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| L 0–45| 20,000| [6]
October 29| at Penn State*|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA (rivalry)

| L 13–34| 35,600–37,715| [7]
November 5| Boston University*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| T 7–7| 3,000| [8]
November 12| at Oregon*|

* Multnomah Stadium
* Portland, OR

| L 6–20| 11,864| [9]
November 19| George Washington|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| L 0–26| 10,000| [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster

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1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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| `` | Harry Carr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Gene Corum

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "Maryland rips West Virginia by 31–8 tally". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 18, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "VPI stomps West Va., 15–0". The Asheville Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "W. Virginia beaten, 33–0, by Illinois". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Richmond ties West Virginia". The Sunday Star. October 9, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Pitt's best offensive in 6 years beats W. Virginia, 42–0". Sunday News. October 16, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Syracuse gridders wallop West Virginia gridders". The Tribune. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "State rocks, rolls over WVU, 34–13, to mark Band Day". The Pittsburgh Press. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Late drive by Boston U. ties West Virginia, 7–7". The Sunday Star. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Fast Oregon beats tough W. Virginia". Herald and News. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Colonials beat Mountaineers, 26–0 in finale". The Progress-Index. November 20, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "1960 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".

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West Virginia Mountaineers football

Venues|

* Mountaineer Field (1924–1979)
* Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Cincinnati
* Marshall: Friends of Coal Bowl
* Maryland
* Old Ironsides
* Penn State
* Pittsburgh: Backyard Brawl
* Syracuse
* Virginia Tech

Culture & lore|

* The Mountaineer
* Marching band
* "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
* 2007 Backyard Brawl

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
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