1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football

SoCon champion

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 5–4–1 (3–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Jim Carlen (2nd season)

Home stadium| Mountaineer Field

Seasons

<- 1966

1968 ->

1967 Southern Conference football standings

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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

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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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September 9| Villanova*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 40–0| 27,000| [1]
September 16| at Richmond|

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA

| W 27–6| 7,000| [2]
September 23| VMI|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 21–9| 28,000| [3]
September 30| at Syracuse*|

* Archbold Stadium
* Syracuse, NY (rivalry)

| L 6–23| 28,435| [4]
October 7| Pittsburgh*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)

| W 15–0| 35,000| [5]
October 21| at Penn State*|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA (rivalry)

| L 14–21| 43,704–44,460| [6]
October 28| VPI*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| L 7–20| 31,500| [7]
November 4| at Kentucky*|

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| L 7–22| 30,000| [8]
November 11| William & Mary|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| T 16–16| 11,500| [9]
November 18| Davidson|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 35–0| 12,000| [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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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

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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)
* VPI (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)

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