1964 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
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1964 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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SoCon champion | |
Liberty Bowl, L 6–32 vs. Utah | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 7–4 (5–0 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1964 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Gene Corum, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title. West Virginia was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where the Mountaineers lost to Utah, 32–6.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at Richmond | W 20–10 | 12,000 | [1] | |
September 26 | The Citadel | W 7–3 | 17,000 | [2] | |
October 3 | at Rice* | L 0–24 | 25,000 | [3] | |
October 10 | at Pittsburgh* | L 0–14 | 37,179 | [4] | |
October 17 | at VPI | W 23–10 | 13,500 | [5] | |
October 24 | Penn State* |
| L 8–37 | 26,000 | [6] |
October 31 | Kentucky* |
| W 26–21 | 20,000 | [7] |
November 7 | at George Washington | W 20–19 | 14,200 | [8] | |
November 14 | William & Mary |
| W 24–14 | 15,000 | [9] |
November 21 | No. 9 Syracuse* |
| W 28–27 | 14,000 | [10] |
December 19 | vs. Utah* | L 6–32 | 6,059 | [11][12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "WVU beats Richmond". The Pittsburgh Press. September 20, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Virginia gains shaky 7–3 victory". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice coasts to 24–0 win". The Odessa American. October 4, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt gains 14–0 win over W. Va". The Tampa Tribune. October 11, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia sweeps big 23–10 win". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 18, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State romps over WVA, 37–8". The Danville Register. October 25, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tumbling Kentucky upended". The Nashville Tennessean. November 1, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mounties nip Colonials in important SC victory". The Beckley Post-Herald. November 8, 1964. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia rallies to top William-Mary". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 15, 1964. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse in Sugar; loses!". Chicago Tribune. November 22, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Miller, Hack (December 19, 1964). "Utes scalp West Virginia, 32-6 in Liberty Bowl". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 1A.
- ^ "Liberty Bowl won by Utah". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 19, 1964. p. 10.
- ^ "1964 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".