1964 West Virginia
7–4 (5–0 Southern Conference), coached by Gene Corum. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 9 Syracuse 28–27Nov 21
Syracuse was ranked No. 9, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Richmond | W 20–10 | 50% |
| Sep 26 | vs The Citadel | W 7–3 | 78% |
| Oct 3 | at Rice | L 0–24 | 41% |
| Oct 10 | at Pittsburgh | L 0–14 | 31% |
| Oct 17 | at Virginia Tech | W 23–10 | 37% |
| Oct 24 | vs Penn State | L 8–37 | 53% |
| Oct 31 | vs Kentucky | W 26–21 | 56% |
| Nov 7 | atGeorge Washington | W 20–19 | 56% |
| Nov 14 | vs William & Mary | W 24–14 | 73% |
| Nov 21 | vs 9Syracuse | W 28–27 | 34% |
| Dec 19Bowls & playoff | vs UtahLiberty Bowl | L 6–32 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Utah 32–6 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.
In program history: The 70th-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 1964.
Southern Conference champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 162–211
- Coach
- Gene Corum
- Elo
- 1491 +10 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.9 No. 79 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1964 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 West Virginia | 5–0 | 7–4 | |
| Virginia Tech | 3–1 | 6–4 | |
| George Washington | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| William & Mary | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| The Citadel | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| Richmond | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
 Davidson | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
 Furman | 1–4 | 3–7 | |
 VMI | 1–4 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.