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1962 West Virginia

8–⁠2 (4–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Gene Corum.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1962, game by game: won vs. Vanderbilt 26–0; won at Virginia Tech 14–0; won vs. Boston University 7–0; won at Pittsburgh 15–8; won vs. George Washington 27–25; lost at Oregon State 22–51; won vs. William & Mary 28–13; lost at Penn State 6–34; won vs. The Citadel 49–0; won at Syracuse 17–6+49−29Won 26–0 vs. Vanderbilt+26VanderbiltWon 14–0 at Virginia Tech+14Virginia TechWon 7–0 vs. Boston University+7Boston Universi…Won 15–8 at Pittsburgh+7PittsburghWon 27–25 vs. George Washington+2George Washingt…Lost 22–51 at Oregon State-29Oregon StateWon 28–13 vs. William & Mary+15William & MaryLost 6–34 at Penn State-28Penn StateWon 49–0 vs. The Citadel+49The CitadelWon 17–6 at Syracuse+11Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsVanderbiltW 26–⁠063%
Sep 29atVirginia TechW 14–⁠045%
Oct 6vsBoston UniversityW 7–⁠069%
Oct 13atPittsburghW 15–⁠842%
Oct 20vsGeorge WashingtonW 27–⁠2569%
Oct 27atOregon StateL 22–⁠5140%
Nov 3vsWilliam & MaryW 28–⁠1377%
Nov 10atPenn StateL 6–⁠3421%
Nov 17vsThe CitadelW 49–⁠078%
Nov 24atSyracuseW 17–⁠629%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 17–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-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 1962.

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠0 shared first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
211–⁠137
Coach
Gene Corum
Elo
1565 +123 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.5 No. 51 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1963

The 1963 draft
Rd 4Tom Woodeshick RBBuffalo Bills (AFL)

1962 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI6–⁠06–⁠4
West Virginia4–⁠08–⁠2
Richmond3–⁠26–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Furman2–⁠24–⁠6
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠43–⁠7
George Washington1–⁠53–⁠7
Davidson0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1

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