1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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

1960 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

1960 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class   Harry Carr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gene Corum Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

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".