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1968 West Virginia

7–⁠3, coached by Jim Carlen.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1968, game by game: won vs. Richmond 17–0; won at Pittsburgh 38–15; lost vs. No. 3 Penn State 20–31; won at VMI 14–7; won at William & Mary 20–0; lost at Virginia Tech 12–27; lost vs. Kentucky 16–35; won at The Citadel 17–0; won vs. Villanova 30–20; won vs. Syracuse 23–6+23−19Won 17–0 vs. Richmond+17RichmondWon 38–15 at Pittsburgh+23PittsburghLost 20–31 vs. No. 3 Penn State-11No. 3 Penn StateWon 14–7 at VMI+7VMIWon 20–0 at William & Mary+20William & MaryLost 12–27 at Virginia Tech-15Virginia TechLost 16–35 vs. Kentucky-19KentuckyWon 17–0 at The Citadel+17The CitadelWon 30–20 vs. Villanova+10VillanovaWon 23–6 vs. Syracuse+17Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsRichmondW 17–⁠072%
Sep 28atPittsburghW 38–⁠1561%
Oct 5vs3Penn StateL 20–⁠3141%
Oct 11atVMIW 14–⁠760%
Oct 19atWilliam & MaryW 20–⁠055%
Oct 26atVirginia TechL 12–⁠2746%
Nov 2vsKentuckyL 16–⁠3572%
Nov 9atThe CitadelW 17–⁠062%
Nov 16vsVillanovaW 30–⁠2060%
Nov 23vsSyracuseW 23–⁠638%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 23–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠141
Coach
Jim Carlen
Elo
1549 +68 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.8 No. 59 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Richard Bell