1964 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1964
| team = West Virginia Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 5–0
| head_coach = Gene Corum
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Mountaineer Field
| champion = SoCon champion
| bowl = Liberty Bowl
| bowl_result = L 6–32 vs. Utah
}}
{{1964 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1964 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Gene Corum, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title. West Virginia was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where the Mountaineers lost to Utah, 32–6.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1964
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = City Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 20–10
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112128699/wvu-beats-richmond/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=WVU beats Richmond|date=September 20, 1964|accessdate=October 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 7–3
| attend = 17,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-w-virginia-gain/139181830/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=W. Virginia gains shaky 7–3 victory|date=September 27, 1964|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 0–24
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-rice-coasts-to-240/139182031/|work=The Odessa American|title=Rice coasts to 24–0 win|date=October 4, 1964|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–14
| attend = 37,179
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-pitt-gains-140-win-ov/139182153/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Pitt gains 14–0 win over W. Va.|date=October 11, 1964|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| site_stadium = Miles Stadium
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 23–10
| attend = 13,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-west-virginia-sweep/139182291/|work=The Rocky Mount Telegram|title=West Virginia sweeps big 23–10 win|date=October 18, 1964|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Penn State
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 8–37
| attend = 26,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-penn-state-rom/139182421/|work=The Danville Register|title=Penn State romps over WVA, 37–8|date=October 25, 1964|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 26–21
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-tumbling-kentucky-upended/133675666/|work=The Nashville Tennessean|title=Tumbling Kentucky upended|date=November 1, 1964|accessdate=October 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = George Washington
| site_stadium = District of Columbia Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 20–19
| attend = 14,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69635664/mounties-nip-colonials-in-important-sc/|work=The Beckley Post-Herald|title=Mounties nip Colonials in important SC victory|date=November 8, 1964|accessdate=February 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 24–14
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111953857/west-virginia-rallies-to-top-william-mar/|work=Rocky Mount Telegram|title=West Virginia rallies to top William-Mary|date=November 15, 1964|accessdate=October 24, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 28–27
| attend = 14,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-syracuse-in-sugar-loses/139182651/|work=Chicago Tribune|title=Syracuse in Sugar; loses!|date=November 22, 1964|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 19
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Atlantic City Convention Hall
| site_cityst = Atlantic City, NJ
| gamename = Liberty Bowl
| score = 6–32
| attend = 6,059
| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UstaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5X8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3093%2C5041710 |newspaper=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah)|last=Miller |first=Hack |title=Utes scalp West Virginia, 32-6 in Liberty Bowl |date=December 19, 1964 |page=1A }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CltYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5283%2C5048201 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title=Liberty Bowl won by Utah |date=December 19, 1964 |page=10}}
}}
}}
References
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{{Southern Conference football champions}}
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