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1969 West Virginia

10–⁠1, coached by Jim Carlen, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1969, game by game: won vs. Cincinnati 57–11; won vs. Maryland 31–7; won at Tulane 35–17; won vs. VMI 32–0; lost at No. 5 Penn State 0–20; won vs. Pittsburgh 49–18; won at Kentucky 7–6; won at William & Mary 31–0; won vs. Richmond 33–21; won at Syracuse 13–10; won vs. South Carolina 14–3+46−20Won 57–11 vs. Cincinnati+46CincinnatiWon 31–7 vs. Maryland+24MarylandWon 35–17 at Tulane+18TulaneWon 32–0 vs. VMI+32VMILost 0–20 at No. 5 Penn State-20No. 5 Penn StateWon 49–18 vs. Pittsburgh+31PittsburghWon 7–6 at Kentucky+1KentuckyWon 31–0 at William & Mary+31William & MaryWon 33–21 vs. Richmond+12RichmondWon 13–10 at Syracuse+3SyracuseWon 14–3 vs. South Carolina+11South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsCincinnatiW 57–⁠1166%
Sep 20vsMarylandW 31–⁠779%
Sep 27atTulaneW 35–⁠1764%
Oct 4vsVMIW 32–⁠087%
Oct 11at5Penn StateL 0–⁠2027%
Oct 25vsPittsburghW 49–⁠1882%
Nov 1atKentuckyW 7–⁠670%
Nov 8atWilliam & MaryW 31–⁠070%
Nov 15vsRichmondW 33–⁠2172%
Nov 22atSyracuseW 13–⁠1047%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsSouth CarolinaPeach BowlW 14–⁠363%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 14–⁠3 in the Peach Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 18
  2. Wk 4: 17
  3. Wk 10: 18
  4. Wk 11: 19
  5. Wk 12: 16
  6. Wk 13: 19
  7. Final: 17
Record
10–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 17 peak No. 16
Points
302–⁠113
Coach
Jim Carlen
Elo
1663 +130 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.2 No. 34 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Richard Bell