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1961 West Virginia

4–⁠6 (2–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Gene Corum.

First row: Fred Adkins, Glenn Bennett, Dale Evans, Vearl Haynes, Roger Holdinsky Second row: Charles Martin, Dick Struck, Bob Timmerman, Bill Winter, Jay Yeardey
First row: Fred Adkins, Glenn Bennett, Dale Evans, Vearl Haynes, Roger Holdinsky Second row: Charles Martin, Dick Struck, Bob Timmerman, Bill Winter, Jay YeardeyPhoto: not named, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1961, game by game: lost vs. Richmond 26–35; lost at Vanderbilt 6–16; lost at Syracuse 14–29; won vs. Virginia Tech 28–0; won at Pittsburgh 20–6; lost at Boston University 6–12; won at Army 7–3; won at George Washington 12–7; lost vs. Penn State 6–20; lost vs. Indiana 9–17+28−15Lost 26–35 vs. Richmond-9RichmondLost 6–16 at Vanderbilt-10VanderbiltLost 14–29 at Syracuse-15SyracuseWon 28–0 vs. Virginia Tech+28Virginia TechWon 20–6 at Pittsburgh+14PittsburghLost 6–12 at Boston University-6Boston Universi…Won 7–3 at Army+4ArmyWon 12–7 at George Washington+5George Washingt…Lost 6–20 vs. Penn State-14Penn StateLost 9–17 vs. Indiana-8Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsRichmondL 26–⁠3555%
Sep 23atVanderbiltL 6–⁠1630%
Sep 30atSyracuseL 14–⁠2910%
Oct 7vsVirginia TechW 28–⁠031%
Oct 14atPittsburghW 20–⁠621%
Oct 21atBoston UniversityL 6–⁠1252%
Oct 28atArmyW 7–⁠321%
Nov 4atGeorge WashingtonW 12–⁠740%
Nov 11vsPenn StateL 6–⁠2034%
Nov 18vsIndianaL 9–⁠1765%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana 17–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 108th-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 1961.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
134–⁠145
Coach
Gene Corum
Elo
1413 +35 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.1 No. 58 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1962

The 1962 draft
Rd 6Bill Winter OTSan Francisco 49ers

1961 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
The Citadel5–⁠17–⁠3
Richmond5–⁠25–⁠5
VMI4–⁠26–⁠4
West Virginia2–⁠14–⁠6
Furman2–⁠27–⁠3
George Washington3–⁠43–⁠6
Virginia Tech2–⁠34–⁠5
Davidson1–⁠44–⁠4
William & Mary1–⁠61–⁠9

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