1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–6 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Gene Corum (4th season)
Home stadium	Old Mountaineer Field (38,000)

1963 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Virginia Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
West Virginia	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
VMI	3	–	1	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
Furman	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Richmond	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
George Washington	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Davidson	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	No. 9 Navy*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 7–51
September 28	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 34–0
October 5	Oregon*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–35
October 12	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 20–16
October 19	No. 3 Pittsburgh*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	L 10–13
October 26	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 9–20
November 2	at George Washington	District of Columbia Stadium Washington, DC	W 20–16
November 9	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 13–15
November 16	VPI	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 3–28
November 28	Furman	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 38–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game