1964 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1964 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

1964 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
Liberty Bowl, L 6–32 vs. Utah
Conference	Southern Conference
1964 record	7–4 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Gene Corum (5th season)
Home stadium	Old Mountaineer Field (38,000)

1964 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
West Virginia $		5	–	0					7	–	4
VPI		3	–	1					6	–	4
George Washington		3	–	2					5	–	4
The Citadel		4	–	3					4	–	6
William & Mary		4	–	3					4	–	6
Richmond		2	–	4					3	–	7
Davidson		1	–	3					3	–	6
Furman		1	–	4					3	–	7
VMI		1	–	4					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 19	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 20–10
September 26	The Citadel	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 7–3
October 3	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–24
October 10	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	L 0–14
October 17	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	W 23–10
October 24	Penn State*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 8–37
October 31	Kentucky*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 26–21
November 7	at George Washington	District of Columbia Stadium Washington, DC	W 20–19	[2]
November 14	William & Mary	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 24–14
November 21	No. 9 Syracuse*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 28–27
December 19	vs. Utah*	Atlantic City Convention Hall Atlantic City, NJ (Liberty Bowl)	L 6–32
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-virginia/1964-schedule.html
2. "Mounties nip Colonials in important SC victory". The Beckley Post-Herald. November 8, 1964. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.