1959 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = West Virginia Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 3–7
| conf_record = 2–2
| head_coach = Art Lewis
| hc_year = 10th
| captain =
| stadium = Mountaineer Field
}}
{{1959 Southern Conference football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1959
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Byrd Stadium
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–27
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-speedy-terps-rip/139061827/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Speedy Terps rip sluggish W. Va., 27–7|date=September 20, 1959|accessdate=January 18, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 10–7
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112645462/kickers-toe-pulls-wvu-through-107/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=Kicker's toe pulls WVU through, 10–7|date=September 27, 1959|accessdate=November 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 2|Friday}}
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = George Washington
| site_stadium = Griffith Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 10–8
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69800517/west-virginia-wins-on-field-goal-again/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=West Virginia wins on field goal again|date=October 3, 1959|accessdate=February 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |title=GW Plays West Virginia at Stadium Tonight |first=Maury |last=Fitzgerald |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 2, 1959 |page=D3}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 9|Friday}}
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Boston University Field
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 0–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-bu-tops-w-va-70/139061959/|work=The Boston Globe|title=B.U. tops W. VA., 7–0, in last 44 seconds|date=October 10, 1959|accessdate=January 18, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 23–15
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-west-virginia-outscore/139062119/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=West Virginia outscores Pitt by 23 to 15 margin|date=October 18, 1959|accessdate=January 18, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–44
| attend = 35,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 10–28
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/portland-press-herald-long-runs-give-pen/139062279/|work=Portland Press Herald|title=Long runs give Penn State victory|date=November 1, 1959|accessdate=January 18, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = USC
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 0–36
| attend = 34,066
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-union-usc-thunders-again/139062382/|work=The Sacramento Union|title=USC thunders again 36–0|date=November 8, 1959|accessdate=January 18, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–12
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-vpi-shatters-30-ga/139060513/|work=Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel|title=VPI shatters 30-game W. Va. streak, 12–0|date=November 15, 1959|accessdate=January 18, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 14–20
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-citadel-hands-wvu-7/139059045/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=Citadel hands WVU 7th loss|date=November 22, 1959|accessdate=January 18, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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