1965 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1965 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

1965 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1965 record6–4 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumOld Mountaineer Field (38,000)
1965 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
West Virginia $  4 –0   6 –4  
William & Mary  5 –1   6 –4  
East Carolina  3 –1   9 –1  
VMI  3 –2   3 –7  
George Washington  4 –3   5 –5  
The Citadel  4 –4   4 –6  
Davidson  2 –3   6 –4  
Furman  2 –3   5 –5  
Richmond  0 –6   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Richmond
W 56–0
September 25at William & Mary
W 34–14
October 2Pittsburgh*
W 63–48
October 9at The Citadel
W 25–2
October 16vs. Virginia*
L 0–41
October 23at Penn State*
L 6–44
October 30at Kentucky*
L 8–28
November 6VPI*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 31–22
November 13Syracuse*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 19–41
November 20George Washington
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 37–24 16,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1965 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
  2. "Mountaineers rally, capture 3rd straight SC grid title". The Beckley Post-Herald. November 21, 1966. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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