1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. West Virginia completed the regular season with a 9–1 record and traveled to the Peach Bowl, where they beat the South Carolina Gamecocks, 14–3. They finished with a ranking of 17 in the AP Poll and 18 in the Coaches Poll.

1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Peach Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 17
1969 record10–1
Head coachJim Carlen (4th season)
Home stadiumOld Mountaineer Field (38,000)
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Penn State      11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia      10 1 0
No. 12 Houston      9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame      8 2 1
Buffalo      6 3 0
Rutgers      6 3 0
Villanova      6 3 0
Florida State      6 3 1
Colgate      5 3 1
Air Force      6 4 0
West Texas State      6 4 0
Boston College      5 4 0
New Mexico State      5 5 0
Southern Miss      5 5 0
Syracuse      5 5 0
Army      4 5 1
VPI      4 5 1
Georgia Tech      4 6 0
Miami (FL)      4 6 0
Pittsburgh      4 6 0
Dayton      3 7 0
Northern Illinois      3 7 0
Tulane      3 7 0
Utah State      3 7 0
Navy      1 9 0
Xavier      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 13Cincinnati
W 57–1131,500
September 20Maryland
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 31–731,000
September 27at TulaneW 35–1715,225
October 4VMINo. 18
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 32–028,500
October 11at No. 5 Penn StateNo. 17L 0–2052,072
October 25Pittsburgh
W 49–1835,500
November 1at Kentucky
W 7–637,500
November 8at William & MaryW 31–07,000
November 15Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 33–2121,500
November 22at SyracuseNo. 18W 13–1021,409
December 30vs. South CarolinaNo. 19
W 14–348,452
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 44 Jim Braxton Jr
QB 11 Dick Ward Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 50 Dale Farley Jr
LB 54 Marvin Six Sr
LB 55 Danny Smith Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
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