1967 West Virginia

5–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Jim Carlen.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1967, game by game: won vs. Villanova 40–0; won at Richmond 27–6; won vs. VMI 21–9; lost at Syracuse 6–23; won vs. Pittsburgh 15–0; lost at Penn State 14–21; lost vs. Virginia Tech 7–20; lost at Kentucky 7–22; tied at William & Mary 16–16; won vs. Davidson 35–0+40−17Won 40–0 vs. Villanova+40VillanovaWon 27–6 at Richmond+21RichmondWon 21–9 vs. VMI+12VMILost 6–23 at Syracuse-17SyracuseWon 15–0 vs. Pittsburgh+15PittsburghLost 14–21 at Penn State-7Penn StateLost 7–20 vs. Virginia Tech-13Virginia TechLost 7–22 at Kentucky-15KentuckyTied 16–16 at William & Mary0William & MaryWon 35–0 vs. Davidson+35Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 80th-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 1967.

Southern Conference champions3–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0–⁠1 first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
188–⁠117
Coach
Jim Carlen
Elo
1472 +2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.0 No. 49 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1968

The 1968 draft
Rd 3Garrett Ford RBDenver Broncos

1967 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia3–⁠0–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
East Carolina4–⁠18–⁠2
Richmond5–⁠25–⁠5
William & Mary2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
VMI2–⁠36–⁠4
The Citadel2–⁠45–⁠5
Furman1–⁠35–⁠5
Davidson1–⁠54–⁠5

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