1963
| H/A/N | Games | Wins | Losses | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 |
| Home | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
| Away | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp. Rank | Conf. | Site | Location | H/A | OTs | WVU | Opp | W/L | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | Navy | 9 | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 7 | 51 | L | 35,000 | |||
| Sep 28 | Boston University | Nickerson Field | Boston, MA | A | 34 | 0 | W | 7,000 | ||||
| Oct 5 | Oregon | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 0 | 35 | L | 20,000 | ||||
| Oct 12 | William & Mary | * | Cary Field | Williamsburg, VA | A | 20 | 16 | W | 11,500 | |||
| Oct 19 | Pitt | 3 | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 10 | 13 | L | 32,000 | |||
| Oct 26 | Penn State | Beaver Stadium | University Park, PA | A | 9 | 20 | L | 45,750 | ||||
| Nov 2 | George Washington | * | D.C. Stadium | Washington, DC | A | 20 | 16 | W | 8,000 | |||
| Nov 9 | Syracuse | Archbold Stadium | Syracuse, NY | A | 13 | 15 | L | 22,000 | ||||
| Nov 16 | Virginia Tech | * | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 3 | 28 | L | 15,000 | |||
| Nov 28 | Furman | * | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 38 | 7 | W | 5,000 |
| Rushing | GP | No. | Rg | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg./g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 423 | 1821 | 278 | 1543 | 10 | 0 | 154.3 |
| Dick Leftridge | 10 | 79 | 406 | 13 | 393 | 5 | 39.3 | |
| Homer Criddle | 10 | 48 | 258 | 10 | 248 | 1 | 24.8 | |
| Tom Yeater | 10 | 62 | 244 | 2 | 242 | 0 | 24.2 | |
| Joel Hicks | 10 | 30 | 169 | 5 | 164 | 1 | 16.4 | |
| Richie Martha | 10 | 38 | 161 | 23 | 138 | 0 | 13.8 | |
| Dick Rader | 9 | 25 | 116 | 3 | 113 | 0 | 12.6 | |
| Steve Berzansky | 10 | 26 | 71 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| Glenn Holton | 10 | 27 | 65 | 16 | 49 | 0 | 4.9 | |
| Allen McCune | 8 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 5.9 | |
| Roger Blackwell | 2 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 18.0 | |
| Ron Colaw | 7 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| Jerry Yost | 10 | 58 | 170 | 151 | 19 | 3 | 1.9 | |
| Art George | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| Dick Madison | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Wayne Cole | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Curt Harmon | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Ed Pastilong | 6 | 7 | 15 | 51 | -36 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Passing | GP | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked | Avg./g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 70 | 177 | 15 | 945 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 94.5 |
| Jerry Yost | 10 | 62 | 140 | 11 | 685 | 7 | 32 | 68.5 | |
| Ed Pastilong | 6 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 260 | 3 | 0 | 43.3 | |
| Allen McCune | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Receiving | GP | No. | Yds | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 70 | 945 | 13.5 | 10 | 32 | 94.5 |
| Homer Criddle | 10 | 5 | 141 | 28.2 | 1 | 8 | 14.1 |
| Steve Berzansky | 10 | 12 | 125 | 10.4 | 1 | 12.5 | |
| Fred Hauff | 9 | 10 | 112 | 11.2 | 1 | 15 | 12.4 |
| Bob Dunlevy | 10 | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 1 | 10.2 | |
| Bill Sullivan | 10 | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 2 | 9.6 | |
| Milt Clegg | 8 | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 1 | 12.0 | |
| Dick Leftridge | 10 | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 2 | 15 | 8.9 |
| Dick Rader | 9 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 32 | 6.1 |
| Tom Yeater | 10 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 3.3 | |
| Glenn Holton | 10 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 2.1 | |
| Tom Kesting | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 2.1 | |
| Rich Juriga | 8 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 2.3 | |
| Richie Martha | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Ron Colaw | 7 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 2.0 | |
| Jim Hawkins | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Roger Blackwell | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Joel Hicks | 10 | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 27 | 316 | 7 | 30 | 509 | 19 | 9 | 61 | 22 |
| Bill Fleming | 7 | 74 | 5 | ||||||
| Richie Martha | 4 | 59 | |||||||
| Dick Rader | 3 | 63 | 4 | 106 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Glenn Holton | 3 | 25 | 1 | 12 | |||||
| Larry Tracewell | 2 | 31 | 12 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Yeater | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22 | |
| Allen McCune | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Art George | 2 | 11 | |||||||
| Homer Criddle | 1 | 31 | 2 | 35 | 19 | ||||
| Joel Hicks | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Steve Berzansky | 3 | 34 | |||||||
| Dick Leftridge | 3 | 52 | 19 | ||||||
| Ron Colaw | 2 | 35 | |||||||
| Milt Clegg | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| Dick Madison | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| Fred Hauff | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Steve Kush | 2 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| John Burnison | 2 | 11 |
| # | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Letter | Captain | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | John Burnison | QB | 5' 9" | 170 | Sr | Gaylord, MI | ||
| 11 | Ed Pastilong | QB | 6' 0" | 171 | So | Moundsville, WV | ||
| 12 | Allen McCune | QB | 6' 2" | 180 | So | East Bank, WV | ||
| 14 | Larry Tracewell | HB | 6' 0" | 185 | Sr | * | Parkersburg, WV | |
| 15 | Jerry Yost | QB | 6' 2" | 195 | Sr | * | Rogersville, PA | |
| 21 | Richie Martha | DB | 5' 11" | 173 | So | * | Wilkinsburg, PA | |
| 22 | Homer Criddle | HB | 6' 0" | 190 | Jr | * | Huntington, WV | |
| 23 | Steve Berzansky | FB | 6' 1" | 220 | Sr | * | Portage, PA | |
| 24 | Tom Yeater | HB | 5' 11" | 205 | Jr | * | Moundsville, WV | |
| 25 | Roger Blackwell | TB | 6' 2" | 200 | So | Oak Hill, WV | ||
| 31 | Dick Leftridge | FB | 6' 2" | 228 | So | * | Hinton, WV | |
| 32 | Ron Colaw | FB | 6' 1" | 200 | Jr | * | Oakland, MD | |
| 33 | Glenn Holton | FB | 6' 2" | 210 | Sr | * | * | Barboursville, WV |
| 34 | Curt Harmon | FB | 6' 1" | 200 | Jr | Caretta, WV | ||
| 35 | Ernie Wheeler | LB | 6' 0" | 205 | So | Johnstown, PA | ||
| 41 | Bill Fleming | QB | 6' 0" | 173 | Sr | * | Monongah, WV | |
| 42 | Dick Rader | WB | 6' 1" | 187 | So | * | Ripley, WV | |
| 43 | Art George | TB | 5' 8" | 171 | Jr | Morgantown, WV | ||
| 44 | Joel Hicks | HB | 5' 11" | 185 | Sr | * | Richwood, WV | |
| 45 | Dick Madison | WB | 6' 1" | 183 | Jr | New Washington, PA | ||
| 46 | Wayne Cole | HB | 6' 0" | 173 | So | Ellwood City, PA | ||
| 51 | Gary Barnette | C | 6' 3" | 205 | So | Dunbar, WV | ||
| 52 | Jim Karwoski | C | 6' 1" | 231 | So | Freedom, PA | ||
| 53 | Francis Nickler | C | 6' 0" | 200 | Jr | Greensboro, PA | ||
| 54 | Pete Goimarac | C | 6' 1" | 228 | Sr | * | * | Charleroi, PA |
| 55 | Jim Mazzella | C | 6' 1" | 211 | Jr | * | South Charleston, WV | |
| 61 | Alan Hoover | G | 6' 1" | 216 | Jr | * | Waynesboro, PA | |
| 62 | Charles Bursich | G | 6' 2" | 210 | Jr | * | Etna, PA | |
| 63 | Steve Kush | G | 5' 11" | 193 | So | * | Windber, PA | |
| 64 | Donnie Young | G | 5' 10" | 196 | Jr | * | Clendenin, WV | |
| 65 | Vic Green | G | 5' 10" | 203 | Jr | * | Rupert, WV | |
| 66 | Roger Alford | OG | 5' 10" | 219 | So | * | Wintersville, OH | |
| 67 | Bob Popovich | G | 5' 11" | 192 | So | Donora, PA | ||
| 68 | Bernie Carney | T | 6' 1" | 225 | Sr | * | * | Wheeling, WV |
| 69 | Don Arthur | G | 5' 10" | 208 | Jr | * | Montgomery, WV | |
| 72 | Stan Lysick | T | 6' 1" | 210 | So | * | McKees Rocks, PA | |
| 73 | Gene Cicarelli | T | 6' 1" | 227 | So | * | Follansbee, WV | |
| 75 | Joe Pabian, Jr | T | 6' 4" | 270 | Jr | * | Barton, OH | |
| 76 | Ken Fisher | T | 6' 2" | 245 | Jr | Ripley, WV | ||
| 77 | Ken Woodeshick | T | 6' 1" | 220 | So | * | Wilkes-Barre, PA | |
| 78 | Jim Fagan | T | 6' 2" | 222 | So | Windber, PA | ||
| 80 | Fred Hauff | TE | 6' 3" | 225 | So | * | Silver Spring, MD | |
| 81 | Bill Sullivan | E | 6' 4" | 200 | So | * | Claridge, PA | |
| 82 | Jim Hawkins | E | 6' 1" | 197 | So | South Charleston, WV | ||
| 83 | Jim Harris | E | 6' 2" | 196 | So | Sutton, WV | ||
| 84 | Norm Vail | E | 6' 1" | 195 | So | Clarion, PA | ||
| 85 | Milt Clegg | E | 6' 1" | 218 | Jr | * | Moundsville, WV | |
| 86 | Bob Dunlevy | WR | 6' 4" | 206 | So | * | Wheeling, WV | |
| 87 | Tom Kesting | E | 6' 2" | 190 | Jr | Bluefield, WV | ||
| 88 | Danny Eismon | E | 6' 2" | 210 | Jr | Charles Town, WV | ||
| 89 | Rich Juriga | E | 6' 0" | 194 | Jr | * | Uniontown, PA | |
| 100 | Chuck Kinder | K | 5' 9" | 175 | So | * | St. Albans, WV |
Southern Conference Standings
| # | Team | Conf. Games | W | L | T | % | Overall | W | L | T | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
| 2 | VMI | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .667 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 |
| 2 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 |
| 4 | Furman | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 |
| 5 | Richmond | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 |
| 6 | William & Mary | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 |
| 7 | Citadel | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 |
| 8 | George Washington | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
| 9 | Davidson | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .100 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .250 |