1968 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1968 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 76th overall season and they competed as an independent. The team was led by head coach Jim Carlen, in his third year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 7–3.

1968 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1968 record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Penn State      11 0 0
West Texas State      8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame      7 2 1
Florida State      8 3 0
Air Force      7 3 0
Army      7 3 0
Buffalo      7 3 0
No. 18 Houston      6 2 2
Utah State      7 3 0
Boston College      7 3 0
West Virginia      7 3 0
VPI      7 4 0
Pacific      6 4 0
Syracuse      6 4 0
Villanova      6 4 0
Xavier      6 4 0
Colgate      5 5 0
Dayton      5 5 0
Miami (FL)      5 5 0
New Mexico State      5 5 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 0
Southern Miss      4 6 0
Holy Cross      3 6 1
San Jose State      3 7 0
Navy      2 8 0
Tulane      2 8 0
Pittsburgh      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21RichmondW 17–025,000
September 28at PittsburghW 38–1533,509
October 5No. 3 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 20–3134,000
October 11at VMIW 14–714,000
October 19at William & MaryW 20–015,500
October 26at Virginia TechL 12–2733,000
November 2Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 16–3531,500
November 9at The CitadelW 17–07,150
November 16Villanova
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 30–2016,500
November 23Syracuse
W 23–625,000

References

  1. "WVU 1968 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
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