1965
| H/A/N | Games | Wins | Losses | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Home | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| Away | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp. Rank | Conf. | Site | Location | H/A | OTs | WVU | Opp | W/L | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | Richmond | * | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 56 | 0 | W | 16,000 | |||
| Sep 25 | William & Mary | * | Cary Field | Williamsburg, VA | A | 34 | 14 | W | 9,500 | |||
| Oct 2 | Pitt | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 63 | 48 | W | 35,000 | ||||
| Oct 9 | Citadel | * | Johnson Hagood Stadium | Charleston, SC | A | 25 | 2 | W | 9,200 | |||
| Oct 16 | Virginia | Richmond City Stadium | Richmond, VA | N | 0 | 41 | L | 21,000 | ||||
| Oct 23 | Penn State | Beaver Stadium | University Park, PA | A | 6 | 44 | L | 44,000 | ||||
| Oct 30 | Kentucky | Stoll Field | Lexington, KY | A | 8 | 28 | L | 38,000 | ||||
| Nov 6 | Virginia Tech | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 31 | 22 | W | 23,000 | ||||
| Nov 13 | Syracuse | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 19 | 41 | L | 33,500 | ||||
| Nov 20 | George Washington | * | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 37 | 24 | W | 16,000 |
| Rushing | GP | No. | Rg | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg./g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 408 | 2344 | 328 | 2016 | 16 | 34 | 201.6 |
| Garrett Ford, Sr. | 10 | 140 | 955 | 61 | 894 | 6 | 23 | 89.4 |
| Dick Leftridge | 10 | 144 | 785 | 11 | 774 | 8 | 23 | 77.4 |
| Dick Rader | 10 | 29 | 199 | 35 | 164 | 0 | 4 | 16.4 |
| Roger Blackwell | 6 | 24 | 167 | 4 | 163 | 1 | 8 | 27.2 |
| Larry Sine | 8 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 34 | 6.6 |
| Ben Siegfried | 4 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 | |
| John Piscorik | 10 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12 | 3.8 |
| John Mallory | 10 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 2.8 |
| Tim Hanley | 1 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19.0 | |
| Ed Pastilong | 9 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 0 | -2 | -1.6 |
| Bob Uchic | 7 | 10 | 15 | 48 | -33 | 0 | -6 | -4.7 |
| Allen McCune | 10 | 28 | 40 | 125 | -85 | 1 | -7 | -8.5 |
| TEAM | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | -27 | 0 | -9.0 |
| Passing | GP | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked | Avg./g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 101 | 205 | 6 | 1417 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 141.7 |
| Allen McCune | 10 | 91 | 182 | 6 | 1274 | 15 | 32 | 127.4 | |
| Bob Uchic | 7 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 138 | 1 | 3 | 19.7 | |
| Ed Pastilong | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Receiving | GP | No. | Yds | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 101 | 1417 | 14.0 | 16 | 32 | 141.7 |
| Bob Dunlevy | 10 | 29 | 480 | 16.6 | 4 | 19 | 48.0 |
| Dick Rader | 10 | 10 | 213 | 21.3 | 4 | 32 | 21.3 |
| Jim Harris | 10 | 14 | 182 | 13.0 | 1 | 11 | 18.2 |
| Garrett Ford, Sr. | 10 | 16 | 179 | 11.2 | 3 | 17.9 | |
| Larry Canterbury | 8 | 10 | 149 | 14.9 | 2 | 25 | 18.6 |
| Dick Leftridge | 10 | 9 | 77 | 8.6 | 1 | 10 | 7.7 |
| Larry Sine | 8 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| John Piscorik | 10 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 2.9 | |
| John Finnerty | 5 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 4.6 | |
| Roger Blackwell | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Jim Hawkins | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 |
| John Mallory | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 34 | 510 | 86 | 46 | 825 | 77 | 11 | 204 | 40 |
| John Mallory | 20 | 362 | 86 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Richie Martha | 7 | 100 | 49 | 3 | 93 | 40 | |||
| Doug Stanley | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Sypult | 2 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Garrett Ford, Sr. | 1 | 5 | 13 | 353 | 77 | ||||
| Doug Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Gary Young | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| John Piscorik | 9 | 161 | 13 | ||||||
| Dick Rader | 8 | 130 | 19 | ||||||
| Dick Leftridge | 6 | 70 | 15 | ||||||
| Jim Harris | 3 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Ben Siegfried | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| Stan Lysick | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| John Finnerty | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| Roger Alford | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Doug Hoover | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Ernie Wheeler | 1 | 36 | |||||||
| Karl Busic | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| # | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Letter | Captain | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chuck Kinder | K | 5' 9" | 175 | Jr | * | St. Albans, WV | |
| 10 | Jim Sypult | E | 6' 1" | 195 | Jr | * | Fairmont, WV | |
| 11 | Ed Pastilong | QB | 6' 0" | 171 | Sr | * | Moundsville, WV | |
| 12 | Allen McCune | QB | 6' 2" | 180 | Sr | * | * | East Bank, WV |
| 14 | Bob Uchic | QB | 5' 11" | 185 | Jr | Russellton, PA | ||
| 15 | Ron Yuss | LB | 5' 11" | 188 | So | * | Charleroi, PA | |
| 21 | Richie Martha | DB | 5' 11" | 173 | Sr | * | Wilkinsburg, PA | |
| 22 | John Mallory | DB | 6' 0" | 182 | So | * | Summit, NJ | |
| 23 | Doug Stanley | RB | 6' 0" | 171 | Jr | * | Williamstown, WV | |
| 24 | Dave Lavella | TB | 5' 8" | 188 | So | Herminie, PA | ||
| 25 | Roger Blackwell | TB | 6' 2" | 200 | Sr | Oak Hill, WV | ||
| 26 | Dick Whitman | DB | 6' 2" | 189 | So | St. Albans, WV | ||
| 26 | Doug Carter | DB | 6' 2" | 195 | So | Wise, VA | ||
| 31 | Dick Leftridge | FB | 6' 2" | 228 | Sr | * | Hinton, WV | |
| 32 | Garrett Ford, Sr. | RB | 6' 2" | 224 | So | * | Washington, DC | |
| 33 | Wayne Vassalotti | C | 6' 0" | 200 | Jr | * | Claymont, DE | |
| 34 | Tim Hanley | FB | 6' 0" | 200 | Jr | Rainelle, WV | ||
| 35 | Doug Hoover | LB | 6' 0" | 195 | Jr | * | Waynesboro, PA | |
| 41 | Karl Busic | RB | 6' 1" | 179 | Jr | Mingo Junction, OH | ||
| 42 | Dick Rader | WB | 6' 1" | 187 | Sr | * | Ripley, WV | |
| 43 | Jeff Riley | DB | 6' 1" | 187 | So | Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| 43 | Dusky Lotito | DB | 5' 11" | 190 | So | Bluefield, WV | ||
| 44 | Larry Sine | WB | 5' 11" | 190 | So | * | Paden City, WV | |
| 45 | Ben Siegfried | RB | 6' 0" | 207 | So | Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| 46 | John Piscorik | FB | 5' 11" | 190 | Jr | * | Wilkes-Barre, PA | |
| 51 | Gary Barnette | C | 6' 3" | 205 | Sr | * | Dunbar, WV | |
| 52 | Jim Karwoski | LB | 6' 1" | 231 | Sr | Freedom, PA | ||
| 53 | Ernie Wheeler | LB | 6' 0" | 205 | Jr | * | Johnstown, PA | |
| 54 | Greg Dragovich | C | 6' 1" | 214 | Jr | Keystone, WV | ||
| 55 | Tom Phillips | C | 6' 1" | 213 | So | Beckley, WV | ||
| 56 | Pat Buratti | T | 6' 3" | 237 | Jr | Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| 61 | Mike Fewell | MG | 5' 9" | 221 | So | * | Winfield, WV | |
| 62 | Bill Groves | OT | 6' 1" | 220 | Jr | * | Carmichaels, PA | |
| 63 | Steve Kush | G | 5' 11" | 193 | Sr | * | Windber, PA | |
| 64 | George Begalla | OT | 5' 9" | 205 | So | * | Salem, OH | |
| 65 | Frank Malardie | G | 6' 1" | 210 | Jr | * | Burgettstown, PA | |
| 66 | Roger Alford | OG | 5' 10" | 219 | Sr | * | Wintersville, OH | |
| 67 | Ken Woodeshick | T | 6' 1" | 220 | Jr | * | Wilkes-Barre, PA | |
| 68 | Don Cookman | G | 6' 1" | 205 | Jr | * | Romney, WV | |
| 69 | Stanley Bem | G | 6' 2" | 214 | Jr | Hastings, PA | ||
| 71 | Richie Rodes | DT | 5' 11" | 217 | So | * | Hinton, WV | |
| 72 | Stan Lysick | T | 6' 1" | 210 | Sr | * | * | McKees Rocks, PA |
| 73 | Gene Cicarelli | T | 6' 1" | 227 | Sr | * | Follansbee, WV | |
| 74 | Mike George | T | 6' 3" | 237 | So | Waynesburg, PA | ||
| 75 | Jim Fisher | LB | 6' 2" | 225 | So | * | Charleston, WV | |
| 76 | Don Vail | T | 6' 1" | 228 | Sr | * | Clarion, PA | |
| 77 | Dale Stortz | OT | 6' 3" | 220 | Jr | * | Emmaus, PA | |
| 78 | Joe Taffoni | G | 6' 2" | 218 | Jr | * | Nemacolin, PA | |
| 79 | Norman Hill | OT | 6' 1" | 230 | So | * | Moorestown, NJ | |
| 80 | Dick Hardison | DE | 6' 2" | 194 | So | * | Welch, WV | |
| 81 | Bill Sullivan | E | 6' 4" | 200 | Sr | * | * | Claridge, PA |
| 82 | Jim Hawkins | E | 6' 1" | 197 | Sr | South Charleston, WV | ||
| 83 | Jim Harris | E | 6' 2" | 196 | Sr | * | Sutton, WV | |
| 84 | Danny Williamson | E | 6' 3" | 209 | So | * | Wheeling, WV | |
| 85 | John Finnerty | DB | 6' 2" | 193 | So | Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| 86 | Bob Dunlevy | WR | 6' 4" | 206 | Sr | * | Wheeling, WV | |
| 87 | Larry Canterbury | E | 6' 2" | 200 | Jr | * | Ceredo, WV | |
| 88 | Gordon Lambert | E | 6' 5" | 201 | Jr | * | Leckie, WV | |
| 89 | Gary Young | DE | 6' 1" | 194 | So | * | Akron, OH |
Southern Conference Standings
| # | Team | Conf. Games | W | L | T | % | Overall | W | L | T | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 |
| 2 | William & Mary | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 |
| 4 | VMI | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 |
| 5 | George Washington | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 |
| 6 | Davidson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 |
| 7 | Furman | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 |
| 8 | Citadel | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 |
| 9 | Richmond | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 |