1965 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1965 West Virginia Mountaineers football

SoCon champion

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 6–4 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Gene Corum (6th season)

Home stadium| Mountaineer Field

Seasons

<- 1964

1966 ->

1965 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
West Virginia $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
William & Mary | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
East Carolina | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
VMI | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
George Washington | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
The Citadel | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Davidson | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Furman | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Richmond | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1965 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Gene Corum in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title for the second consecutive season.

## Schedule

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September 19| Richmond|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 56–0| | [1]
September 25| at William & Mary|

* Cary Field
* Williamsburg, VA

| W 34–14| 9,500| [2]
October 2| Pittsburgh*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| W 63–48| 35,000| [3]
October 9| at The Citadel|

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC

| W 25–2| | [4]
October 16| vs. Virginia*|

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)

| L 0–41| 24,000| [5]
October 23| at Penn State*|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA (rivalry)

| L 6–44| 44,230| [6]
October 30| at Kentucky*|

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| L 8–28| 37,500| [7]
November 6| Virginia Tech*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| W 31–22| 23,000| [8]
November 13| Syracuse*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| L 19–41| 33,500| [9]
November 20| George Washington|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 37–24| 16,000| [10]

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ "West Virginia rips Richmond in 56–0 rout". The News and Observer. September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 27, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "West Virginia does it again; Rips W&M 34–14". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 26, 1965. Retrieved October 25, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "West Virginia stuns Pitt in 63–48 spree". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 3, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "West Virginia 25–2 winner at The Citadel". The Danville Register. October 10, 1965. Retrieved October 27, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "UVA's 'perfect' offense clobbers WVU, 41 to 0". The Lynchburg News. October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Penn St. nabs 44–6 triumph". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Wildcats defense West Virginia for 28–8 win". The Park City Daily News. October 31, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "West Virginia turns back Virginia Tech by 31 to 22". The Danville Register. November 7, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Little, Csonka pace Syracuse's 41–19 win". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 14, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Mountaineers rally, capture 3rd straight SC grid title". The Beckley Post-Herald. November 21, 1966. Retrieved February 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "1965 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
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1891
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Southern Conference football champions

Pre-SEC|

* Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech & North Carolina (1922)
* Vanderbilt & Washington and Lee (1923)
* Alabama (1924)
* Alabama & Tulane (1925)
* Alabama (1926)
* Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & NC State (1927)
* Georgia Tech (1928)
* Tulane (1929)
* Alabama & Tulane (1930)
* Tulane (1931)
* Tennessee & Auburn & LSU (1932)

Pre-ACC|

* Duke (1933)
* Washington and Lee (1934)
* Duke (1935)
* Duke (1936)
* Maryland (1937)
* Duke (1938)
* Duke (1939)
* Clemson (1940)
* Duke (1941)
* William & Mary (1942)
* Duke (1943)
* Duke (1944)
* Duke (1945)
* North Carolina (1946)
* William & Mary (1947)
* Clemson (1948)
* North Carolina (1949)
* Washington and Lee (1950)
* Maryland & VMI (1951)
* Duke (1952)

Post-ACC|

* West Virginia (1953)
* West Virginia (1954)
* West Virginia (1955)
* West Virginia (1956)
* VMI (1957)
* West Virginia (1958)
* VMI (1959)
* VMI (1960)
* The Citadel (1961)
* VMI (1962)
* Virginia Tech (1963)
* West Virginia (1964)
* West Virginia (1965)
* East Carolina & William & Mary (1966)
* West Virginia (1967)
* Richmond (1968)
* Davidson & Richmond (1969)
* William & Mary (1970)
* Richmond (1971)
* East Carolina (1972)
* East Carolina (1973)
* VMI (1974)
* Richmond (1975)
* East Carolina (1976)
* Chattanooga & VMI (1977)
* Chattanooga & Furman (1978)
* Chattanooga (1979)
* Furman (1980)
* Furman (1981)

I-AA/FCS|

* Furman (1982)
* Furman (1983)
* Chattanooga (1984)
* Furman (1985)
* Appalachian State (1986)
* Appalachian State (1987)
* Furman & Marshall (1988)
* Furman (1989)
* Furman (1990)
* Appalachian State (1991)
* The Citadel (1992)
* Georgia Southern (1993)
* Marshall (1994)
* Appalachian State (1995)
* Marshall (1996)
* Georgia Southern (1997)
* Georgia Southern (1998)
* Appalachian State, Furman, & Georgia Southern (1999)
* Georgia Southern (2000)
* Furman & Georgia Southern (2001)
* Georgia Southern (2002)
* Wofford (2003)
* Furman & Georgia Southern (2004)
* Appalachian State (2005)
* Appalachian State (2006)
* Appalachian State & Wofford (2007)
* Appalachian State (2008)
* Appalachian State (2009)
* Appalachian State & Wofford (2010)
* Georgia Southern (2011)
* Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, & Wofford (2012)
* Chattanooga, Furman, & Samford (2013)
* Chattanooga (2014)
* Chattanooga & The Citadel (2015)
* The Citadel (2016)
* Wofford (2017)
* East Tennessee State, Furman, & Wofford (2018)
* Wofford (2019)
* VMI (2020)
* East Tennessee State (2021)
* Samford (2022)
* Furman (2023)

National championships in bold
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