1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1963
| team = West Virginia Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 3–1
| head_coach = Gene Corum
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Mountaineer Field
}}
{{1963 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Gene Corum, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1963
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Navy
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 7–51
| attend = 35,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-huntsville-times-middies-riddle-west/139161000/|work=The Huntsville Times|title=Middies riddle West Virginia|date=September 22, 1963|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Nickerson Field
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 34–0
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-west-virginia-gets-3/139161123/|work=The Greenville News|title=West Virginia gets 34–0 victory over Boston U.|date=September 29, 1963|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Oregon
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 0–35
| attend = 24,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = yes
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Cary Field
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| score = 20–16
| attend = 11,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111951518/west-virginia-rally-beats-indians-2016/|work=The Progress-Index|title=West Virginia rally beats Indians, 20–16|date=October 13, 1963|accessdate=October 24, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 10–13
| attend = 31,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-pitt-avoids-upse/139161282/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Pitt avoids upset by WVU, wins, 13–10, with late score|date=October 20, 1963|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Penn State
| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 9–20
| attend = 45,750
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = George Washington
| site_stadium = District of Columbia Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 20–16
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69643932/west-va-stops-gw-2016/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=West Va. stops GW 20–16|date=November 3, 1963|accessdate=February 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–15
| attend = 22,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-progress-index-syracuse-tops-w-va/139161411/|work=The Progress-Index|title=Syracuse tops W. Va. on late field goal|date=November 10, 1963|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 3–28
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-onside-kick-starts/139161560/|work=Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel|title=Onside kick starts Va. Tech toward 28–3 rout of W. Va.|date=November 17, 1963|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 28|Thursday}}
| w/l = w
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 38–7
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|title=West Virginia ends with 38–7 win|newspaper=Beckley Post-Herald|date=November 29, 1963|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109645616/west-virginia-ends-with-387-win/|accessdate=September 16, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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