1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Carlen, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 4–0–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title.^[1] West Virginia played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

1967 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–4–1 (4–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Carlen (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

1967 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia $	4	–	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 West Virginia's game against Villanova and Furman's game against Lehigh counted in the conference standings.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Villanova[n 1]	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 40–0	27,000	[2]
September 16	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 27–6	7,000	[3]
September 23	VMI	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 21–9	28,000	[4]
September 30	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 6–23	28,435	[5]
October 7	Pittsburgh*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	W 15–0	35,000	[6]
October 21	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 14–21	43,704–44,460	[7]
October 28	Virginia Tech*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 7–20	31,500	[8]
November 4	at Kentucky*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–22	30,000	[9]
November 11	William & Mary	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	T 16–16	11,500	[10]
November 18	Davidson	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 35–0	12,000	[11]
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. West Virginia's game against Villanova counted in the SoCon standings.