1960 West Virginia

0–⁠8–⁠2 (0–⁠2–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Gene Corum.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1960, game by game: lost vs. Maryland 8–31; lost at Virginia Tech 0–15; lost at No. 4 Illinois 0–33; tied vs. Richmond 6–6; lost at Pittsburgh 0–42; lost vs. No. 3 Syracuse 0–45; lost at Penn State 13–34; tied vs. Boston University 7–7; lost at Oregon 6–20; lost vs. George Washington 0–26+7−45Lost 8–31 vs. Maryland-23MarylandLost 0–15 at Virginia Tech-15Virginia TechLost 0–33 at No. 4 Illinois-33No. 4 IllinoisTied 6–6 vs. Richmond0RichmondLost 0–42 at Pittsburgh-42PittsburghLost 0–45 vs. No. 3 Syracuse-45No. 3 SyracuseLost 13–34 at Penn State-21Penn StateTied 7–7 vs. Boston University0Boston Universi…Lost 6–20 at Oregon-14OregonLost 0–26 vs. George Washington-26George Washingt…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to George Washington 26–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 123rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1960.

Record
0–⁠8–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
40–⁠259
Coach
Gene Corum
Elo
1317 −131 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.1 No. 91 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1960 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI4–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
The Citadel4–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
George Washington4–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠26–⁠4
Furman2–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Richmond3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠33–⁠5
William & Mary1–⁠52–⁠8
West Virginia0–⁠2–⁠10–⁠8–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.