1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 75th overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Conference. The team was led by head coach Jim Carlen, in his second year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of 5–4–1 overall and 3–0–1 in the SoCon, winning the conference title.

1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1967 record5–4–1 (3–0–1 SoCon)
Head coachJim Carlen (2nd season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1967 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
West Virginia $ 3 –0 –1  5 –4 –1
East Carolina 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Richmond 5 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
William & Mary 2 –2 –1  5 –4 –0
VMI 2 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Furman 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
The Citadel 2 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Davidson 1 –5 –0  4 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9Villanova*
W 40–027,000
September 16at Richmond
W 27–67,000
September 23VMI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 21–928,000
September 30at Syracuse*
L 6–2328,435
October 7Pittsburgh*
W 15–035,000
October 21at No. 3 Penn State*
L 14–2143,704
October 28Virginia Tech*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 7–2031,500
November 4at Kentucky*
L 7–2230,000
November 11William & Mary
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 16–1611,500
November 18Davidson
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 35–012,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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References
  1. "WVU 1967 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
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