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West Virginia vs. Utah

Saturday, December 19, 1964, Liberty Bowl

Utah beat West Virginia 32–⁠6. It was their first meeting; after it, Utah led the series 1–⁠0.

Neutral siteWest Virginia7–⁠4 in 1964
6
Neutral siteUtah9–⁠2 in 1964
32

FinalAttendance 6,059Referee: Gerald Hogan

MVP Ernest “Pokey” Allen (QB, Utah)Wikipedia

On the newsreel

  • FOOTBALL GOES INDOORSFor the first time a bowl game is played under cover as Utah meets West Virginia in Convention Hall, Atlantic City.Universal Newsreel, December 21, 1964. Catalog record at the National Archives

Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Utah 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every West Virginia–Utah game

Utah leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Utah 48, West Virginia 14
2017Utah 30, West Virginia 14Heart of Dallas Bowl
1964Utah 32, West Virginia 6Liberty Bowl

Around this game

West Virginia

Utah