1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football
First row: Fred Adkins, Glenn Bennett, Dale Evans, Vearl Haynes, Roger Holdinsky
Second row: Charles Martin, Dick Struck, Bob Timmerman, Bill Winter, Jay Yeardey
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
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 was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1961 college football season. In their second year under head coach Gene Corum, the Mountaineers compiled a 4–6 record (2–1 in conference games), tied for third place in the SoCon, and were outscored by a total of 145 to 134.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Fred Colvard (482 passing yards), Glenn Holton (372 rushing yards), and Steve Berzansky (116 receiving yards).[2] Tackle Bill Winter and guard Keith Melenyzer were selected as first-team players on the 1961 All-Southern Conference football team.[3]

The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "1961 West Virginia Mountaineers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Ed Young (November 29, 1961). "Spiders' Earl Stoudt Is SC's Player Of Year". The Roanoke Times. p. 18.