1968 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (1st season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State    11 0 0
Rutgers    8 2 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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21RichmondW 17–025,000[1]
September 28at PittsburghW 38–1533,509
October 5No. 3 Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 20–3134,000
October 11vs. VMIW 14–714,000[2]
October 19vs. William & MaryW 20–015,500[3]
October 26at VPIL 12–2733,000
November 2Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 16–3531,500[4]
November 9at The CitadelW 17–07,150
November 16Villanova
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 30–2016,500
November 23Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 23–625,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Mounties top Richmond, 17–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "West Virginia nips stubborn VMI, 14–7". The Weirton Daily Times. October 12, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "West Virginia tops Wm. & Mary". The Daily Advertiser. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Kentucky, Lyons rip Mountaineers". Daily Press. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "WVU 1968 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
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