1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. West Virginia completed the regular season with a 9–1 record and traveled to the Peach Bowl, where they beat the South Carolina Gamecocks, 14–3. They finished with a ranking of 17 in the AP Poll and 18 in the Coaches Poll.

1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 14–3 vs. South Carolina
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 17
Record	10–1
Head coach	Jim Carlen (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 17 West Virginia			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Houston			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
West Texas State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Army			–					4	–	5	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	9	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	1:25 p.m.	Cincinnati		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 57–11	31,500	[1]
September 20		Maryland		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 31–7	31,000	[2]
September 27		at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 35–17	20,000	[3]
October 4		VMI	No. 18	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 32–0	28,500	[4]
October 11		at No. 5 Penn State	No. 17	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 0–20	52,072	[5]
October 25		Pittsburgh		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	W 49–18	35,500	[6]
November 1		at Kentucky		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 7–6	37,500	[7]
November 8		at William & Mary		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 31–0	7,000	[8]
November 15		Richmond		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 33–21	21,500	[9]
November 22		at Syracuse	No. 18	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 13–10	21,409	[10]
December 30		vs. South Carolina	No. 19	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	W 14–3	48,452	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 44 Jim Braxton Jr QB 11 Dick Ward Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 50 Dale Farley Jr LB 54 Marvin Six Sr LB 55 Danny Smith Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Carlen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt