1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Southern Conference Champions
Conference	Southern Conference
1967 record	5–4–1 (3–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Carlen
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field

1967 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia $	3	–	0	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
East Carolina	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Richmond	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Furman	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1967 college football season. It was the Mountaineers' 75th overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Conference. The team was led by head coach Jim Carlen, in his 2nd year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (5–4–1 overall, 3–0–1 SoCon) and as Southern Conference champions.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	Villanova*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 40–0	27,000
September 16	at Richmond		City Stadium • Richmond, VA	W 27–6	7,000
September 23	VMI		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 21–9	28,000
September 30	at Syracuse*		Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	L 6–23	28,435
October 7	Pittsburgh*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	W 15–0	35,000
October 21	at #3 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	L 14–21	43,704
October 28	Virginia Tech*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)	L 7–20	31,500
November 4	at Kentucky*		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 7–22	30,000
November 11	William & Mary		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	T 16–16	11,500
November 18	Davidson		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 35–0	12,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Reference:^[1]

References

1. "WVU 1967 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved June 27, 2012.