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1959 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons← 19581960 →
1959 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
The Citadel 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Virginia Tech 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1959 college 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Maryland*L 7–27
September 26RichmondW 10–715,000
October 2at George WashingtonW 10–86,000
October 9at Boston University*L 0–7
October 17No. 20 Pittsburgh*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 23–15
October 24at No. 6 Syracuse*L 0–4435,000
October 31No. 7 Penn State*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 10–28
November 7at No. 6 USC*L 0–3634,066
November 14Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 0–128,000
November 21The Citadel
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 14–207,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Speedy Terps rip sluggish W. Va., 27–7". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Kicker's toe pulls WVU through, 10–7". The Pittsburgh Press. September 27, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "West Virginia wins on field goal again". The Pittsburgh Press. October 3, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Fitzgerald, Maury (October 2, 1959). "GW Plays West Virginia at Stadium Tonight". The Washington Post. p. D3.
  5. "B.U. tops W. VA., 7–0, in last 44 seconds". The Boston Globe. October 10, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "West Virginia outscores Pitt by 23 to 15 margin". The Tampa Tribune. October 18, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Syracuse breezes over WVU, 44–0". Pittsburgh Press. October 25, 1959. p. 1, sec.7.
  8. "Long runs give Penn State victory". Portland Press Herald. November 1, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "USC thunders again 36–0". The Sacramento Union. November 8, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "VPI shatters 30-game W. Va. streak, 12–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 15, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Citadel hands WVU 7th loss". The Pittsburgh Press. November 22, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1959 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
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