1959 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
| 1959 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (2–2 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Art Lewis in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Maryland* | L 7–27 | [1] | ||
| September 26 | Richmond | W 10–7 | 15,000 | [2] | |
| October 2 | at George Washington | W 10–8 | 6,000 | [3][4] | |
| October 9 | at Boston University* | L 0–7 | [5] | ||
| October 17 | No. 20 Pittsburgh* |
| W 23–15 | [6] | |
| October 24 | at No. 6 Syracuse* | L 0–44 | 35,000 | [7] | |
| October 31 | No. 7 Penn State* |
| L 10–28 | [8] | |
| November 7 | at No. 6 USC* | L 0–36 | 34,066 | [9] | |
| November 14 | VPI |
| L 0–12 | 8,000 | [10] |
| November 21 | The Citadel |
| L 14–20 | 7,000 | [11] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Speedy Terps rip sluggish W. Va., 27–7". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kicker's toe pulls WVU through, 10–7". The Pittsburgh Press. September 27, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia wins on field goal again". The Pittsburgh Press. October 3, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Maury (October 2, 1959). "GW Plays West Virginia at Stadium Tonight". The Washington Post. p. D3.
- ^ "B.U. tops W. VA., 7–0, in last 44 seconds". The Boston Globe. October 10, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia outscores Pitt by 23 to 15 margin". The Tampa Tribune. October 18, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse breezes over WVU, 44–0". Pittsburgh Press. October 25, 1959. p. 1, sec.7.
- ^ "Long runs give Penn State victory". Portland Press Herald. November 1, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USC thunders again 36–0". The Sacramento Union. November 8, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI shatters 30-game W. Va. streak, 12–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 15, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel hands WVU 7th loss". The Pittsburgh Press. November 22, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1959 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
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