1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–6 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Gene Corum (2nd season)
Home stadium	Old Mountaineer Field (38,000)

1961 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
The Citadel $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Richmond	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Furman	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
George Washington	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Davidson	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	Richmond	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 26–35
September 23	at Vanderbilt*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–16
September 30	at No. 5 Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 14–29
October 7	VPI	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 28–0
October 14	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	W 20–6
October 21	at Boston University*	Boston University Field Boston, MA	L 6–12
October 28	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 7–3
November 4	at George Washington	District of Columbia Stadium Washington, DC	W 12–7
November 11	Penn State*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 6–20
November 18	Indiana*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 9–17
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game