1965 West Virginia
6–4 (4–0 Southern Conference), coached by Gene Corum. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Richmond 56–0Sep 19
By 56 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Richmond | W 56–0 | 73% |
| Sep 25 | at William & Mary | W 34–14 | 52% |
| Oct 2 | vs Pittsburgh | W 63–48 | 58% |
| Oct 9 | at The Citadel | W 25–2 | 77% |
| Oct 16 | at Virginia | L 0–41 | 64% |
| Oct 23 | at Penn State | L 6–44 | 37% |
| Oct 30 | at Kentucky | L 8–28 | 34% |
| Nov 6 | vs Virginia Tech | W 31–22 | 47% |
| Nov 13 | vs Syracuse | L 19–41 | 43% |
| Nov 20 | vsGeorge Washington | W 37–24 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat George Washington 37–24; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.
In program history: The 65th-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 1965.
Southern Conference champions4–0 in the conference
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 4–0 first in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 279–264
- Coach
- Gene Corum
- Elo
- 1500 +7 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.2 No. 74 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1966
The 1966 draft| Rd 1 | Dick Leftridge RB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rd 6 | Bob Dunlevy WR | Dallas Cowboys |
1965 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 West Virginia | 4–0 | 6–4 | |
| William & Mary | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
 East Carolina | 3–1 | 9–1 | |
 VMI | 3–2 | 3–7 | |
| George Washington | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
 Davidson | 2–3 | 6–4 | |
 Furman | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
| The Citadel | 2–6 | 2–8 | |
| Richmond | 0–6 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.