1963 West Virginia

4–⁠6 (3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Gene Corum.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1963, game by game: lost vs. No. 9 Navy 7–51; won at Boston University 34–0; lost vs. Oregon 0–35; won at William & Mary 20–16; lost vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh 10–13; lost at Penn State 9–20; won at George Washington 20–16; lost at Syracuse 13–15; lost vs. Virginia Tech 3–28; won vs. Furman 38–7+34−44Lost 7–51 vs. No. 9 Navy-44No. 9 NavyWon 34–0 at Boston University+34Boston Universi…Lost 0–35 vs. Oregon-35OregonWon 20–16 at William & Mary+4William & MaryLost 10–13 vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh-3No. 3 PittsburghLost 9–20 at Penn State-11Penn StateWon 20–16 at George Washington+4George Washingt…Lost 13–15 at Syracuse-2SyracuseLost 3–28 vs. Virginia Tech-25Virginia TechWon 38–7 vs. Furman+31Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Furman 38–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
154–⁠201
Coach
Gene Corum
Elo
1472 −72 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.5 No. 63 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1964

The 1964 draft
Rd 7Pete Goimarac CPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Pete Goimarac CSan Diego Chargers (AFL)

1963 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech5–⁠08–⁠2
West Virginia3–⁠14–⁠6
VMI3–⁠1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Furman3–⁠27–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠44–⁠6
Richmond2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠44–⁠6
George Washington1–⁠52–⁠7
Davidson0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2

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